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2007 ASHS Outstanding Undergraduate Horticulture Students

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The American Society for Horticultural Science officially recognizes exceptional undergraduate horticulture students each year. Several of our students received these honors this year.

ASHS Collegiate Scholars

Our junior and senior horticulture students in the top 15% of their class, nominated on the basis of academic standing, scholarship and departmental participation (enrolled both terms during the 2006 academic year):

Seniors

Angelike G Angelopoulos
Alina Sandra Campbell
Beth Anne Hancock
Dustin Franklin Lewis
Heather Marie Luttrell
Tyler Lee Mittlesteadt
Sarah Elizabeth Smith
Christy Lynn Stroud
Carla Jean Walden

Juniors

Christopher Lee Chandler
Anthony James Clark
Andrew Neal Davenport
Michael Luke Flessner
Jesse David Higginbotham
Nathan Daniel Oliver
Zachary Sterling Stanley
Marci Alleson Turner 
Jeremy Ryon Wade

2007 ASHS Outstanding Undergraduate Horticulture Student Award

Sarah Smith was honored as our department's Outstanding Undergraduate Student. She was enrolled in our public horticulture concentration. Her qualifications are briefly summarized below:

Scholarships 

Knoxville Garden Club; Don Williams scholarship; Tom and Mae Hitch Agriculture Scholarship; Howard and Ruby Wilkerson Agriculture Scholarship; Edwin S. Zwicker Scholarship in the Agricultural Plant Sciences

Most Outstanding Freshman, Department of Ornamental Horticulture & Landscape Design (our legacy department); 

Most Outstanding Senior, Department of Plant Sciences

Extracurricular activities

Pi Alpha Xi local chapter

Alpha Zeta, Agriculture Honor Society

Orange Nation - pep squad for athletics

In charge of Prepared Speaking Competition (FFA)

Speaker, Knoxville Garden Club

Tour volunteer, Perennial Plant Association

Volunteer, Blooms Days (annual festival/fund raiser for the UT Gardens)

Organized creation of rack cards and brochures for UT Gardens

Developed tour guide handbook for our garden volunteers

Volunteer, UT Gardens

Volunteer, Annual Institute of Agriculture Ag Day

Taught a classroom session to first graders about horticulture

Sigma Cappa sorority (Spirit and Sisterhood Chairman, Assistant Vice-President of New Member Education)