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Two Former Students Honored at National Association for Interpretation (NAI)   Jay Schneider and Sarah Keating, two graduates of the Park Management and Conservation (PMC) program at Kansas State University, were recently honored in Hartford, Conn., at the National Association for Interpretation (NAI) National Workshop.
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Starr Places in SNA Research Competition  Graduate student Zach Starr (at left, with his adviser, Dr. Cheryl Boyer) placed third in the Bryson L. James Student Research Competition at the Southern Nurseryman's Association in Alabama on Jan. 22, 2010. Congratulations!
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Becker Named Ag Student of the Month  Nick Becker, a Horticulture major from Kansas City, MO, has been selected as the January Student of the Month for the College of Agriculture. Read more...
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Congrats to Our Newest Alumni A total of 26 degrees were awarded to graduates of the HFRR department in graduation ceremonies held December 11 and 12, 2009. Sixteen new Horticulture and 9 Park Management & Conservation graduates were awarded B.S. degrees, and Nicole Rud earned her M.S. in Horticulture.
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Magna Cum Laude Horticulture Graduate  Dane Johnson, Horticulture student specializing in Landscape Design with a secondary major of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, graduated Magna Cum Laude in the Fall 2009 class.
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New Distance Course in Spring 2010 HORT 405/640 Water Issues in the Lawn and Landscape will focus on critical water issues related to irrigation in urbanizing water sheds with focus on water quality and quantity. Read more...
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Poinsettia Production Provides Hands-on Learning  Horticulture and Ag Education students produced over 50 cultivars of poinsettias in the course Greenhouse Operations Management during the Fall 2009 semester. Their efforts were featured on KTKA Channel 49 news on Nov. 23. The class's Poinsettia Open House was Dec. 2, 2009.
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Floriculture Student is FFA National Champ  Meet Bridget Baker, the 2009 winner of the National Agricultural Sales Proficiency Award. Baker is a sophomore from Morrowville, Kan., majoring in Horticulture with a specialization in Greenhouse Management. She works part-time in the KSU Gardens. Read more....
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Prairie Star Flowers Featured in Horticulture Magazine  Floriculture extension specialist Alan Stevens' Prairie Star Flowers program has been featured in the Dec. 2009/Jan. 2010 issue of Horticulture magazine. The cover photo of the issue was taken at the K-State Research and Extension Center in Olathe, and the article features stellar performing plants from the annual trials at the Center. Read more....
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Horticulture Faculty Member Receives National Teaching Award  Kim Williams recently received the North Central Region Award for Excellence in College and University Teaching in the Food and Agricultural Sciences from the Higher Education Programs of the United States Department of Agriculture. Read more....
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Two Horticulture Students Honored by GSD At the Fall 2009 banquet of Gamma Sigma Delta, the Honor Society of Agriculture, Jesse K. Brown was presented with one of only 20 First-year Performance Awards and Dane E. Johnson was inducted into the society as a member.
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Parks Management and Conservation Alumnus receives Award  Lisa Stork, recent graduate of K-State's Parks Management and Conservation program, has been awarded the Distinguished Seasonal Interpreter Award from the Association of Missouri Interpreters.
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