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Recent Undergraduate News and Happenings 2007

UT Turf Team 4th Takes Annual TenneArk Cutter Cup Trophy   11-13-07
Winning UT team: William Newsome, Tony Cortez, and Brock Turner. Landon Clark and Josh Cooper. The tournament was played at Tennessee National in Sweetwater, TN. UT won the match play tournament 3 to 2 to capture the 4th annual TenneArk Cutter Cup Trophy. More >>

Turfing With the Boston Red Sox                                                         11-13-07
For most UT students, summer jobs mean a chance to earn money or gain valuable work experience. Stuart Morris of Memphis did both in a position that makes a baseball fan's heart beat faster. More >>

Freshman Publishes News Article                                                        11-6-07
Morgan Sharp, freshman in public horticulture, wrote our UT Gardens Plant of The Month article for November 2007, which was picked up by the Murfreesboro Post. Morgan was also on the Garden Girls radio show the first Saturday of November..

UT Landscape Program & Springbrook Stream Buffer Project   8-8-07
Riparian Remake --- Designed by Sam Roger's Environmental Landscape Design Lab, Springbrook Stream Buffer project promises strength, beauty for park's creek. More >

UT to Offer Master in Landscape Architecture Program            7-26-07
Tennesseans seeking an advanced degree in landscape architecture will no longer have to go out of state to get it. More >

Students Attend Cullowhee Native Plant Conference            7-03-07
Eight of our students received scholarships to attend the 2007 Cullowhee Conference: Native Plants in the Landscape, July 18-21, Western Carolina University. More >

Turf Student Marci Turner Named NGCA All-American            5-29-07
Marci Turner, junior in turfgrass science & management, 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 >

2007 ASHS Outstanding Undergraduate Horticulture Students  5-15-07
The American Society for Horticultural Science officially recognizes exceptional undergraduate horticulture students each year. Several of our students received these honors this year. More >

Congratulations to Our Spring 2007 Graduates ! ! !                   5-10-07
Commencement for our spring 2007 graduates was held May 10 at the Knoxville Convention Center. More >

Student ALCA Competition 2007                                                        4-17-07
Tean Tennessee has a great time at the 31st Annual Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) Student Career Days, at Michigan State University. Fourteen students made the trip...More >

Landscape Students Show Work at Exbibition                          3-30-07
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. More>

UT Students Rock at National Turf Competition                          1-27-07
UT Turf Club students take 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 >

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