Congratulations to the ISU Horticulture Club MACHS 2018 Participants
October 3, 2018Last week the Horticulture Club traveled to Fort Collins, CO to participate in the 2018 MACHS (Mid-America Collegiate Horticultural Society) annual competition. MACHS is a society created to promote an awareness of the profession of Horticulture, to create a medium of communication for Horticultural students, and to exchange club and professional ideas. Along with the annual meeting, the clubs compete in four divisions: Plant Judging, Plant Identification of Woody specimens, Plant Identification of Herbaceous specimens and a general knowledge exam. ISU had a strong finish and extra congratulations to the following students:
Konrad Powell, Sarah Steffen, Matthew Hughes, and Grant Hughes placed 2nd in Team Overall
Emily Meader placed 2nd in Individual Judging
Grant Hughes placed 1st in Individual Herbaceous ID and 3rd in Individual Overall
Justin Wigdahl placed 3rd in Individual Herbaceous ID, 2nd in Individual Overall