“In the Garden with Bryce Lane” won its third regional EMMY® Award in Nashville, Tennessee. The series was named top instructional/informational TV series in the mid-South. The award capped an 11-season run for the show on North Carolina’s public television network, UNC-TV. Continue reading
Category Archives: Awards and Honors
Dr. Yencho, a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor
Dr. Craig Yencho is announced as the next cohort of William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professors. It is the highest recognition the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences provides. The William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professorships are intended to recognize tenure-track faculty who are “great scholars, great teachers, great scientists and great interpreters,” having distinguished themselves in any area of research, teaching and/or extension in agriculture and/or the life sciences.
Congratulations to fellow 2015 Reynolds professors:
- Dennis T. Brown, Molecular and Structural Biochemistry
- Gregory Cope, Applied Ecology
- William L. Flowers, Animal Science
- William F. Hunt III, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- David L. Jordan, Crop Science
- Ken H. Pollock, Applied Ecology
NCNLA Honors Dr. Werner for Contributions to Horticulture Industry
Kim Powell Outstanding Contribution to the Horticulture Industry
The Kim Powell Award recognizes an individual’s outstanding contribution to the Association and industry; specifically involvement in program development and execution. Nominees do not have to be a member of the Association, and board members are not eligible.
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White House Garden Harvests NC State Sweet Potatoes
First Lady Harvests North Carolina State University Sweet Potatoes
Under First Lady Michelle Obama, the White House kitchen garden has been expanded and reinvigorated to include a wide range of herbs, fruits, and vegetables. It serves to educate people, especially children, on the importance of good nutrition and the role that vegetables and fruits can play in improving health. The sweet potatoes that were planted in the garden were provided by North Carolina State University (NCSU) and include Covington, a variety developed at NCSU…
http://www.harvestplus.org/content/white-house-garden-harvests-vitamin-rich-orange-sweet-potato
Horticulture Students Receive Sir Walter Raleigh Award
Students in the HS 410 Construction Studio in collaboration with NCSU Grounds Management and Landscape Construction Services, designed and built the Polk Hall Heat-Mitigation Garden on the NCSU campus. They have received a Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Appearance and a merit award from the North Carolina American Society of Landscape Architects. Landscape. In addition, architecture firms have contacted us to request construction specifications and details of our innovative heat dissipation system. Landscape Architecture Magazine has also published an article on this innovative project in the September 2014 issue in the NOW section.