For the preceding thirteen years , AmericanHort has identified and support six college scholarly person with a passion and drive for the gardening industry through the HortScholars program .
The 2019 HortScholars will be set on a path to success at Cultivate’19 where they will be exposed to the breadth of the horticulture industry , its opportunities , and its leaders . The programme offers a beyond - the - schoolroom experience , giving insight and awareness of the industry , its supply mountain chain , and where they might incur a home for their passion . With a focusing on professional development , the HortScholars will hang educational sessions , meshwork , and work with industriousness wise man during Cultivate’19 .
With almost 50 applications submitted , 2019 was another platter - breakage for HortScholar applications . Chosen from a very competitive pool of applicants , AmericanHort submit the 2019 HortScholars .
Josiah Bale is pursuing a degree in Horticultural Science at The Ohio State University focusing on Greenhouse and Nursery Management . From a immature age , he has had a passion for flora and that has led him to fill in several internships in dissimilar segment of the horticulture industry , including : a wholesale nursery , retail garden center , and even a non - profit aquaponic adroitness .
Kalyn Helms is attending University of Arkansas major in Horticulture , Landscape , and Turf Science with an emphasis in Greenhouse Production and a German minor . She also works as an Undergraduate Research Assistant in greenhouse product . After graduation , she hopes to do research on sustainable alternatives in the field of floriculture .
Marcus Jansen is mold on his master ’s at Iowa State University , research the physiological response and performance of peach and nectarine tree trees grown in a gamey burrow production organisation compare to a conventional field production organization . He has held internships with Bachmans Inc. , the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University , and Ball Horticultural Company .
Andrew Kielion is a bookman in the Horticulture Program at College of DuPage engage a Horticulture AAS , Greenhouse Management Certificate , and Sustainable Urban Agriculture Certificate . His interest group in plant upbringing led to his work at the College of DuPage Greenhouse and PanAmerican Seed Research Company . He is even work on a few capsicum hybrid in his home garden .
Annika Kohler is a master key ’s student at Michigan State University study herb and decorative production in controlled environment . Her warmth for horticulture is lead by her cause to produce comestible and decorative crops sustainably without compromising quantity or lineament . With a background in both organic field production and controlled environments , she trust to become a research technician for a assure environment company .
Felicia Millet has knead as an arborist in Connecticut for the preceding seven years . This year , she enrolled in the University of Connecticut ’s Associate Degree program in Plant Science , concentrate on Ornamental Horticulture , to take more about ornamental trees and bush in the New England neighborhood . Her interest in find replacements for incursive species in the landscape has go her to become more involved in greenhouse production and plant propagation .
The HortScholars will be give way Ignite ! presentations at Cultivate’19 on Monday , July 15 at 11:00 AM in the Knowledge Center on the trade show floor .
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