Horticulture Field Specialist
Primary areas of expertise: commercial fruits and vegetables. Secondary areas of expertise: ornamental horticulture including greenhouse and nursery crops, and turfgrass
Joined ISU Extension:
August 1994
Extension Positions/Other Experience:
Field Specialist/Commercial Horticulture, Iowa State University Extension, 1994 to present. Instructor & Coordinator of Horticulture, Iowa Lakes Community College, Emmetsburg, Iowa, 1993-1994. Research Assistant University of Hawaii Horticulture Department, 1985-1992. Assistant Horticulturist, Cedar Rapids, IA, 1981-1984.
Education:
Ph.D., Horticulture, University of Hawaii, 1992.
M.S., Horticulture, University of Hawaii, 1988.
B.S., Horticulture, Iowa State University, 1981.
Awards/Honors/Publications:ARCS (Achievement Reward for College Scientists) 1989, 1991; Honorary Organizations: Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Alpha Zeta.

