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Garry Menendez to speak at Callaway Gardens' Southern Gardening Symposium

Recent Undergraduate News and Happenings

PS Major wins Outstanding Civic Organization Grand Award   9-25-08 Check out our own Julie Hogg, who, while pursuing her PH degree at UT, has put her education and passion into action with tremendous results. She is the founder and current president of the Alpharetta Arboretum in GA , a new non-profit, which just won the Georgia Urban Forest Council’s ‘Outstanding Civic Organization Grand Award’!!!

Plant Sciences Major awarded Herb Society Scholorship      5-16-08 Amanda Plante, who will be a sophomore majoring in Plant Sciences, was awardedone of the Herb Society of Nashville's Scholorships of $1000.00 for the 2008-2009 college year. Congratulations!

Plant Sciences Major to intern at U.S.' foremost public Gardens      5-12-08 UT Institute of Agriculture,senior Amanda Hannah studies public horticulture and landscape design. This summer she’ll put her knowledge of both of those fields to work as a paid full-time intern at the U.S. premier public gardens, Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Penn. More>>

Congratulations to Our Spring 2008 Graduates ! ! !                   5-9-08 Commencement for our spring 2008 graduates was held May 9 at the Knoxville Convention Center.

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 >

Congratulations to Our Fall 2006 Graduates ! ! !                          12-17-06 Commencement for our fall 2006 graduates was held December 17 at Thompson-Bolling Assembly Center and Arena. Rita Sanders Geier addressed the graduates. More >

Garden Bench Student Competition                                          12-14-06 PLSC 360 More >

Endowed Professorship in Public Horticulture                         11-6-06 At the Friends of the Gardens meeting November 6, 2006, Dr. Rhodes (department head), Dr. Klindt (Research & Education Center dean) and Dr. DiPietro (UTIA Vice President) formally announced new Endowed Professorship in Public Horticulture.... More > (also page 12 here)

Michael Petty Receives Outstanding Sophomore Award         11-9-06 Congratulation to Michael Petty, who received an Outstanding Sophomore Award from Gamma Sigma Delta at the November banquet.

Public Horticulture Students Receive Scholarships                  11-6-06 Beth Willis, Terumi Saito and Andy Pulte have been awardees of sevral garden and horticulture scholarships this year .... More >

ANR 491 England / Ireland Garden Tour                                  Oct 06 Exciting study abroad opporunity, offered during the summer 2007 through the University of Tennessee. The tour will focus on visiting nearly 26 different gardens and cultural sites in Ireland and England. .... More >

Pope's Garden Center Names 2nd Scholar-Intern                      May 06 Sarah Murphy has been named the second scholar-intern from UT at Pope's Garden Center. Her work this spring is part of an innovative partnership established by the Friends of the Gardens, UT, and Jason Spence, owner of Pope's.... More >

Public Hort Students Learn By Doing The Horticulture Honor Society, Pi Alpha Xi, recently attended a Public Horticulture symposium at the world renowned Longwood Gardens. The symposium included educational information on leadership and innovative educational programs.... More >

Student ALCA Competition 2006 Each year, our department sends a team to an undergraduate landscaping competition to compete against students from across the country. Also a good place to check out lucrative future internships and careers... More >

Public Horticuture Lab Featured in At Home Tennessee The UT Gardens, our public horticulture program's outdoor laboratory, was featured prominently in an article about Tennessee Gardens in At Home Tennessee magazine: March 2006 pp. 72-79

 

Pope's Garden Center Names 1st Scholar-Intern Ben Blackwood has been named the first scholar-intern from UT at Pope's Garden Center.His work this spring is part of an innovative partnership established by the Friends of the Gardens, UT, and Jason Spence, owne of Pope's. > More...

 

McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program Seminar Ronald McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program IDS 100 Seminar Spring 2006 (1 credit hour course). Get a head start on “Graduate School” preparation! Classes start Feb. 9. ENROLL IN THE SPRING 2006 SEMINAR SERIES.....  More >

 

Spring 2006 Study Abroad Fair Feb 2, Thurs, 10am-3pm University Center Ballroom. Participants can get information program, meet students who have studied abroad, speak with faculty and learn about scholarships and financial aid...  More >

 

Returning Student Scholarship Application The 2006-2007 Returning Student Scholarship Application must be post-marked no later than February 1, 2006....  More >

 

JumpStart Your Career! It is never too early to start planning your career. To assist you, the following events are scheduled for the West Campus this semester:...  More >

 

Scholarship Awards On the Increase for CASNR Students Since the 2001-2002 academic year, the average scholarship award by the college increased from $1,750 to $2,200. UT freshmen also had the highest retention rate of all Tennessee schools for HOPE Scholarships... More >

 

Student Clubs Department clubs: good way to meet people, learn professional skills, have a good time.... ... More >

 

Congratulations, Class of Spring 2005! Thirty-three students received the Bachelor of Science in Plant Sciences and Landscape Systems degree this spring semester, three the masters, and three the PhD... More >

 

Plant Sciences Students Help Host College Open House About 40 students in the Hort Club and in our landscape construction classes helped out BIGTIME in putting together our department's displays at this year's College Open House...  More >

 

Plant Sciences Students Receive College Honors At the annual College Awards Banquet, April 5, 2005, several Plant Sciences students were recognized for scholastic achievement...  More >

 

New Design Lab Helps Students Last semester marked the beginning of a new era for the Plant Sciences Landscape Design Concentration: state of the art design facility encompassing 2000 square feet and housing 19 drawing tables and 6 computers...  More >

 

Student ALCA Competition 2005 Each year, UT sends a diverse team to an undergraduate landscaping competition to compete against students from across the country. Also a good place to check out lucrative future internships and careers... More >

UT Hort Club Helps with Neighborhood Beautification The Hort Club, Dogwood Arts Festival Organizers, and Fourth and Gill Neighborhood Organization coordinated their efforts in bringing about a dogwood planting beautification project, which will enhance the beauty of the area for generations.  More >

 

A Pond, a Waterfall, and A Dream Making real what is learned in the classroom -- working with The Dream Foundation, students help fulfill a dream of a cancer resident...   More >

 

Turf Student - Super Bowl Bound! The National Football League has selected UT turf student Stephen Sayrs as the winner of the third annual Toro Super Bowl sports turf training program...   More >

 

Career Services Workshops Spring 2005 All students are invited to attend Ag Campus career planning workshops, Feb and Mar '05: Résumé Doctor; Conducting a Job Search; Planning Toward Graduation...   Time and dates >

 

Friendships, Education, and Fun The TenneArk Turf Cup is a competition between the universities of Tennessee and Arkansas undergraduate turf club members... More >

 

Students Help Dream Come True Working with the Dream Foundation, departmental students and faculty create water garden... More >

 

Student ALCA Competition 2004 Each year, UT sends a diverse team to an undergraduate landscaping competition to compete against students from across the country. Also a good place to check out lucrative future internships and careers... More >

 

We're Adding New Courses! We are excited to annouce that our curricular review of 2004 is resulting in several new and revised courses for the department. More >

 

Departmental Concentrations Updated One result of our 2004 self-study is to propose revising our concentrations. We are going from five to four... More >

 

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