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April, 2008. Dr. David Lockwood received the 2008 Educator of the Year Award from the Claiborne County Conservation District. April, 2008. Dr. Tom Mueller received a University of Tennessee Chancellor's Honors Award for Research and Creative Achievement. February, 2008. At the Southern Weed Science Society 2008 Annual Meeting, Jacksonville, FL, Dr. Tom Mueller was presented the Southern Weed Science Society’s 2008 Distinguished Service Award. This prestigious award recognized his very extensive record of service to the Society and the discipline of Weed Science over the past two decades. February, 2008. Congrats to Jay McCurdy and Steve Borst for winning awards at the Student Paper Presentation, Southern Weed Science Society 2008 Annual Meeting, Jacksonville, FL. Jay took 1st place: McCurdy, James D., J. Scott McElroy, Dean A. Kopsell, Carl E. Sams, and John C. Sorochan, "Effects of photoperiod and temperature on perennial ryegrass response to mesotrione". Steve took 2nd place: S.M. Borst, J.S. McElroy, G.K. Breeden, "Improved Silvery-thread moss control in bentgrass putting greens with carfentrazone plus cultural practices". February, 2008. Congrats to Dustin Lewis, 2nd Place Masters Student Poster Contest, Southern Weed Science Society 2008 Annual Meeting, Jacksonville, FL Dustin F. Lewis, J. Scott McElroy, John C. Sorochan, and Greg K. Breeden, "Response of zoysiagrass to varied rates and timing of fluazifop and triclopyr". January, 2008. At the annual meeting of the American Forage and Grassland Council in Louisville, KY on January 26-31, Dr. Henry Fribourg, Plant Sciences Emeritus Professor, received the prestigious Distinguished Grasslander Award from the AFGC. This award recognizes Henry’s long and productive career as a researcher and educator in forages, and it is presented by the Council to individuals who have served the forage and grassland segment of agriculture with distinction. January, 2008. Lucas Owen , who works with Dr. Larry Steckel, won first place in the Weed Science poster section at the 2008 Beltwide Cotton Conference that was held at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, TN Jan. 8-11. Congratulations, Lucas! December, 2007. Graduate student awards: Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) Annual Resaerch Conference Section 5: Turfgrass: November 26, 2007. We are very pleased to announce that Dr. Xinhua (Frank) Yin will be joining the faculty of the Plant Sciences Department as an Assistant Professor working in the area of Systems Agronomy. Frank and his family will be relocating to Tennessee near the first of 2008, and he will begin his 100% research appointment on January 7, 2008. His office will be located at the West Tennessee Research and Education Center in Jackson. Frank will bring much needed expertise in precision agriculture and nutrient management to our already present, strong team of research and Extension scientists in Jackson. August , 2007. The University of Tennessee's weed science student team (members Matt Cutulle, Jay McCurdy, Dustin Lewis, Drew Ellis and team alternate Dennis Jones) placed 5th overall at the annual summer weeds contest (hosted by Syngenta Crop Production) at the August 9, 2007 Southern Weed Science Society in Vero Beach, FL. The 5 contest events included: 1) Individual Math Calibration, 2) Crop/Weed Herbicide Response, 3) Farmer Problem, 4) Team Calibration, and 5) a Mystery Event. In all, there were 39 student participants representing 8 schools from across the southern region of the United States. Special honors were awarded to MS Studnet Drew Ellis, who received a 3rd place cash prize for his outstanding individual performance. July 26 , 2007. UT to Offer Master in Landscape Architecture Program. Tennesseans seeking an advanced degree in landscape architecture will no longer have to go out of state to get it. June 26 , 2007. UT-ORNL Team Wins DOE Bioenergy Center. The University of Tennessee and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory will manage a new $125 million bioenergy research center that will search for ways to produce alternatives to gasoline. More >> May 26 , 2007. Marci Turner, a junior in our Turfgrass Science & Management program, was named NGCA All-American after the NCAA Championship Tournament May 25, 2007. Turner became the first Lady Vol to win the Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award since 1994. More >> April 3, 2007. Plant Sciences hit it out of the park at this spring's College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources Awards Banquet. April 2007. Catherine Nyinyi was honored in Quebec Canada as the 3rd place winner of the 2007 Biotechnology Student Excellence Award by the American Oil Chemists Society for her paper, March 30, 2007. Tony Clark, Johnson Bullard and Valerie Friedmann entered the 2007 Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement . Their posters and live presentations on the evening of March 29 were impressive, with Valerie winning a College award for: The Queener Residence: Design Solutions for a Residential Landscape. February 2007. Blooms Days Event Wins National Educational Award. The Blooms Days Garden Festival and Marketplace, sponsored by our department, was named an Exemplary Education Award winner by All-America Selections. More>> January 2007. The Department of Plant Sciences undergraduate team of Stuart Morris, Lucas Freshour, Tyler Mittlesteadt, and Will Jellicorse took home the first place trophy in the Student Challenge - Undergraduate Competition, at the Sports Turf Managers Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition in San Antonio, Texas. More>> January 2007. Dr. Tom Mueller, Professor in the Plant Sciences Department, was presented the 2007 Outstanding Educator Award at the 60th annual meeting of the Southern Weed Science Society (SWSS), held at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville. The SWSS presents this prestigious award each year to a weed scientist "in recognition of outstanding contributions to the Society and Weed Science through education". December 2006. Adam Thoms, a Masters student conducting athletic field research with Dr. November 2006. Congratulation to Michael Petty, who received the Outstanding Sophomore Award from Gamma Sigma Delta at the November banquet. Congratulations as well to our graduate students Justin Bryant, Jennifer Pfeffer, Andrew J. Pulte, Rodney Tocco, Michael Waynick for being inducted into Gamma Sigma Delta. September 2006. Dr. Pantalone receives B. Otto and Kathleen Wheeley Award for Excellence In Technology Transfer 2006. Dr. Bob Conger received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Plant Sciences Section of the Society for In Vitro Biology and an Honored Alumni Award from the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at Colorado State University. May 12, 2006. Congratulations, Class of Spring 2006! April 4, 2006. Hollis Malone, OHLD 1970 graduate, was presented with the Distinguished Alumni Award from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, at the college's annual awards banquet. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in the academic or corporate community and/or noteworthy public service, which have brought distinction to the graduate and The University of Tennessee. April 4, 2006. Susan Conlon and Emily Smith, each recent masters graduates from our public horticulture program, were presented with a Chancelor's Citation at the college's annual awards banquet. The Citation recognizes extraordinary professional promise. April 4, 2006. Congratulations to Dustin Lewis, junior in our turf program, for recognition as the Outstanding Junior in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources in 2005. Congratulations as well to Anthony Clark and Michael Petty for their recognition by the College for Scholastic Honors, 2005-2006. Also recognized were Sarah Smith (Outstanding Senior, OHLD), Jessica Hentchel (Outstanding Freshman, Plant Sciences), Michael Flessner (Outstanding Sophomore, Plant Sciences), Amber Dunn (Outstanding Junior, Plant Sciences), and Jeremy Nicholson (Outstanding Senior, Plant Sciences). March, 2006. Richard Johnson, PhD student working with Dr. Fred Allen, was awarded first place in the graduate student poster session at the ASA meetings, Southern Regional Branch, held February 4-8, 2006, in Orlando, Florida. The title of his poster was “Effect of Scion vs. Rootstock on Isoflavone, Oil, Protein, and Amino Acid Levels in Seed of Grafted Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] Plants. His coauthors were Craig Charron, Carl Sams and Fred Allen. February, 2006. Dr. Fred Allen receives the Outstanding Service Award from the Southern Coordinating Committee - 33 (SCC-33) at their annual meeting in Savannah, GA. The SCC-33 is an Information Exchange Group composed of scientists from universities and agribusiness who are involved in agronomic crop variety testing. January, 2006. Jenny Clement, masters student of Dr. Owen Gwathmey, won the poster competition at the Beltwide Cotton Conferences in San Antonio with her MS research on non-structural carbohydrate concentration at bloom and cutout observed in DP555 & PM1218 (more determinant & indeterminant) cotton cultivars. December, 2005. Lindsay Martin, graduating with a bachelor's degree in our landscape concentration, was the top graduate (highest GPA) in the College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources in fall semester 2005. September, 2005. The building housing our new landscape design facility, the Environment and Landscape Laboratory at 2512 Jacob Drive, receives its sign: have a look. September 2, 2005. Our PLSC 230 and 470 students have the advantage of a national industry leader, Dick Ott, as their instructor. More >> August 23, 2005. Departmental Scientists Discover Unique Genetic Marker July 12, 2005. Plant Sciences staff recognized at the UTIA Awards Banquet July 12, 2005: May 07, 2005. Congratulations, Class of Spring 2005! May 19, 2005. Susan Conlon, masters student in public horticulture with Dr. Hamilton, is awarded the Perennial Plant Association's 2005 Young Professional Award. May 2005. Christina Pierson receives the American Society of Horticultural Science 2005 Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Horticulture from the University of Tennessee. She received her bachelor's from the department in December 2004 and is currently a graduate student with Dr. Sams. April 14, 2005. Dr. Carl Sams receives the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) Outstanding Graduate Educator for 2005. March 10, 2005. Dilip Panthee, his major professor Dr. Vince Pantalone, and his co-authors, P. Kwanyuen, C.E. Sams, A.M. Saxton, have been awarded the American Oil Chemists Society's Archer Daniels Midland/Protein & Co-Products Division Best Paper Award in the chemistry/nutrition category for their research publication: January 30, 2005. From the WNOX web site "...Beginning Sunday, January 30 at 7:00 am, you'll hear the latest information, tips, and features about gardening and agriculture topics on NewsTalk99 WNOX! Dr. Sue Hamilton, Beth Babbit and special guests from the University of Tennessee Agriculture Department will discuss all that's gardening. Hosted by WNOX's Christine Jessel, the panel will take YOUR questions and comments each week! Check back here in the coming weeks for more information about The Garden Girls. " January, 2005. Dr. John Sorochan Honored as Turfgrass Professional of the Year.
September 27-29, 2004. The Department enjoys an Academic Review.
September 2, 2004. C. Neal Stewart, Racheff Chair of Excellence in Plant Molecular Genetics, has written a new book published by Oxford University Press. Genetically Modified Planet: Environmental
Impacts of Genetically Engineered Plants, written for a lay audience, acknowledges the potential risks of growing engineered crops while noting environmental benefits. http://www.oup.com/us/?view=usa
September 1, 2004. Dr. Feng Chen, functional genomicist, joins our faculty!
August 1, 2004. Dr. Dean Kopsell, vegetable physiologist, joins our faculty!
July 2004. Ludmilla Ohnoutkova, working with Janice Zale, joins our staff!
July 23, 2004. Heather Toler, plant physiologist working with Bob Auge', joins our staff!
July 9, 2004. Plant Sciences staff recognized
at the UTIA Awards Banquet July 9, 2004: April 15, 2004. Mr. Garry Menendez, associate professor in the Department of Plant Sciences, received one of the UT National Alumni Association's Outstanding Teacher Awards. April 6, 2004. Congratulations to Dr. Carl Sams on winning the 2004 W.S. Overton Faculty Merit Award, at the 44th Annual CASNR Scholarships and Awards Recognition Program and Banquet. March 2004.
Leaders of the Seventh Annual Nationa Conservation Tillage cotton and Rice Conference have presented Dr. Bob Hayes, superintendent of the West Tennessee Research & Education Center, with the organization's 2004 Cotton Researcher of the Year Award. The honor recognizes Hayes' body of work in the
development of weed control systems for no-tillage cotton. Hayes, presenters noted, has conducted more no-till practical and applied
cotton weed control research than anyone else in the cotton producing states. The award is particularly notable because it represents an acknowledgment
by both producers and the research community of the significance of Hays' contributions to conservation tillage. January 16, 2004.
Dr. Mueller to serve on EPA Committee January 2, 2004.
We welcome Curtis Stewart to our faculty! Curtis' expertise is landscape architecture and design. November 25, 2003. The Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry, awards the status of Level 3 Certified Arboretum to the UT Gardens. October 1, 2003.
The Department welcomes Scott McElroy and Larry Steckel to our faculty! September 15 , 2003.
The Department welcomes Monica Dockery to our bookkeeping staff! September
1 , 2003. The
Department welcomes Dr. Janice Zale! August
29, 2003. Dr.
Augé's mycorrhizal
web site featured in Science's
Netwatch section (Science 301: 1163). July
23, 2003. Dr.
Larry Stekel will join our department on September 1 and he will
be located at Jackson. His appointment is in extension and research
and he will be working in the area of weed management in row crops.
Dr. Scott McElroy
will join our department on October 27 and he will be located in
Knoxville. His work area is in turf and right-of-way weed management,
his appointment is research and extension. July
11, 2003. Dr. Carl E. Sams recognized as the Austin Distinguished Professor. July
11, 2003. Garry Menendez receives the William T. Miles M.D. Memorial Award for Community
Service. July
11, 2003. Dr. Tom Mueller promoted to full Professor. July
11, 2003. Dr. Vince
Pantalone promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure. June
11, 2003. Woody
Plant Biotechnology Symposium, Oct 17, 2003. May 2, 2003. Dr.
John Day, former associate professor of the Department of Ornamental
Horticulture & Landscape Design, passed away.
April, 2003. Richard Ott awarded 2003 ALCA lifetime leadership award.
March 6, 2003. Sue Campbell passed away, from injuries suffered in an auto accident.
March, 2003. The Weed Science Society of America has presented Robert Hayes, professor Plant Sciences and Landscape Systems with its Fellow Award.
March, 2003. Plant Sciences doctoral student Dilip Panthee is the first place winner of the Biotechnology Student Excellence Award for 2003.
March, 2003. Ms. Beth Babbit will join the Plant Sciences Department on June 1, 2003 as Area Specialist for Urban Horticulture. Beth comes to us from Georgia, and she has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Ornamental Horticulture from Auburn University. Beth will be working statewide in her 100% Extension appointment, and one of her primary duties will be to coordinate the Tennessee Master Gardener program. She will be located in Knoxville.
March, 2003. Department's official, permanent name becomes Plant Sciences.
January, 2003. Dr. Robert Hayes is the new Superintendent of the West Tennessee Research & Education Center in Jackson.
January, 2003.
Alice Harless retires after 38 years of service.
December, 2002. Dr. Dave Coffey retires after 35 years of service.
December, 2002. Dr. Bob Conger retires after 34 years of service.
December, 2002.
Dr. Gaylon Morgan accepts agronomist position at Texas A&M University.
November, 2002. Kathy Dalton takes bookkeeping position in the Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries.
November 2002. PSLS revises its masters and PhD degrees
October 2002.
Dr. Neil Rhodes is the new head of UT's Department of Plant Sciences and Landscape Systems.
July, 2002. Sue Campbell leaves the department to take a job with Mcghee Tyson Airport Security.
June, 2002.
Dr. Gary Bates receives Forage Award.
May 2002.
Dr. Neal Stewart joins the department as the Racheff Chair of Excellence.
May 2002.
Dr. John Sorochan joined the department May 2002.
May, 2002.
Dr. Chism Craig joined the department In May 2002. Dr. Craig is located at the West Tennessee Research & Education Center in Jackson, TN. He is an Extension Specialist working with cotton and small grains.
May, 2002.
Dr. Angela Thompson joined the department In May 2002. Dr. Thompson is located at the West Tennessee Research & Education Center in Jackson, TN. She is an Extension Specialist working with corn and soybeans.
April, 2002.
Dr. Susan Hamilton, receives a Women of Achievement Award and the Provost Honor's Banquet April, 10, 2002.
March 2002.
Dr. John Sorochan accepts the Turfgrass position and will be joining the department May 15, 2002.
March 22, 2002.
Dr. Allen Straw receives the Extension Specialist of the year award for the Cumberland TAAA&S District
January 1, 2002.
Dr. Robert Trigiano leaves the PSLS department and joins EPP.
December 31, 2001.
Dr. Vernon Reich retires.
December 1, 2001.
Dr. Robert Trigiano steps down as interim department head of PSLS, and Dr. Neil Rhodes assumes the job.
October 23, 2001.
Education Spending in Tennessee.
October, 2001.
Dr. Neal Stewart accepts offer for endowed Racheff Chair position.
August, 2001.
Search for PSLS Department Head initiated.
August, 2001.
Search for Floriculture/Greenhouse Production position initiated.
July, 2001.
Dr. Susan Hamilton has been selected to receive the 2001 Academic
Award of the Perennial Plant Association. This national award is given in
recognition to a PPA member who has provided exceptional leadership in
education to students and industry members .
July, 2001.
Dr. Susan Hamilton & Garry Menendez have been granted tenure and promotion to Associate Professor.
June, 2001.
Dr. Max Cheng accepts offer for tree physiologist position.
May, 2001.
Searches initiated for positions in corn and soybean production and cotton and small grain production.
May, 2001.
Dr. Gaylon Morgan accepts offer for systems agronomist position.
May 15, 2001.
OHLD and PSS Departments reorganize.
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