Congratulations to Ben Pease for winning first place in the graduate student poster competition at the American Society of Agronomy Meetings in San Antionio mid November. Great job, Ben!
Michael Gooder graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Horticulture with a Turf & Ag Business emphasis in May of 1980. Michael is from Cresco, IA. Michael’s major job responsibilities include being the President and CEO. He is responsible for leading and administration of the company including: Vision for the future, forward planning, financial goals,…
Congratulations to the following students attending MACHS (Mid-America Collegiate Horticulture Society) at University of Wisconsin at River Falls, WI this weekend. Ellen Sattler, Emily Meader, Connor Evers, Grant Hughes, Henric Krause, Justin Wigdahl, Sarah Steffen, Teresa Pelzer, Lori Croghan, and Leah Henderson. Every student did amazing in the competition. The Official Team members included Sarah…
Scott Solar graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Horticulture with minors in fruit and vegetable production and management in Spring of 2013. Scott is from is from Marion, IA. Scott’s major job responsibilities include taking care of the garden beds in a section of the Mall of America theme park. This includes watering, cleaning…
Zack Sargent graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Horticulture with a minor in entrepreneurial studies in Fall of 2012. Zack is from is from Wauconda, IL. Zack’s major job responsibilities include grading, sizing, and labeling all plant material that comes to their yard. That also includes coordinating plant health care needs to ensure their…
Each spring, the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated exemplary mentoring of junior faculty. Dr. Cindy Haynes was nominated by Dr. Grant Thompson and selected as an exemplary mentor for the 2018-19 academic year.
Dan Brabec has been working in the Floral Industry for over 25 years. Previous Owner at Coes Floral and Gifts in Ames Iowa for over 20 years, Dan is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Horticulture at Iowa State University. Dan has been teaching the Elements of Floral Design Course at ISU for over…
Lindsey Smith graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture with an emphasis on Public Gardens in 2013. Lindsey is from Ankeny, Iowa. Lindsey’s major job responsibilities at Reiman Gardens is cataloging and mapping 4,000 accessioned plants, verifying plant identities, virus testing of the Nationally Accredited Buck Rose Collection, and creating educational programming and interpretation…
