People & Events

New Positions
Laurie V. Sullivan to garden center perennial sales supervisor, Weston Nurseries, Hopkinton, Mass.
 
Wensheng (Vincent) Li to senior buyer, McConkey Co., Sumner, Va.
 
Paul Koole to biological control specialist for British Columbia, Alberta and the western U.S., Biobest, Leamington, Ontario, Canada.
 
John Johnston to national sales manager for non-crop business, Valent Professional Products, Walnut Creek, Calif.
 
David Lumley to chief executive officer, Spectrum Brands, Atlanta.
 
Walter Bonnett to vice president of marketing, Pump Solutions Group, Redlands, Calif.

Business Changes
Ellison Chair in International Floriculture, College Station, Texas, has launched a new Web site which incorporates the Making Cents of Green Industry Economics blog. The new site also features a multimedia section and business content.
 
Green-Tek Inc., San Diego, has acquired  Polysack USA, Visalia, Calif.

Honors
Valerie Pence, director of plant research, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW), Cincinnati, received the Conservation Star Award by the Center for Plant Conservation for her work with imperiled plants of the United States.
 
Walter Gardens, Zeeland, Mich., was awarded first place for its consumer website, www.perennialresource.com, by the National Agri-Marketing Association.
 
2010 Nature Hills Nursery Green America Award winners: Cleveland Botanical Garden, Cleveland, grand prize; SEEDS Program, Durham, N.C., first place; Gifford Park Community Garden, Omaha, Neb., second place.