Charlie Hall awarded the American Horticultural Society’s Teaching Award

Charlie Hall, Ph.D., professor and Ellison Chair in International Floriculture at Texas A&M University (TAMU) in College Station, has been named the 2019 recipient of the American Horticultural Society’s (AHS) Teaching Award. The award is given to an individual whose ability to share his or her horticultural knowledge with others has contributed to a better public understanding of the plant world and its important influence on society.

The award is one of the Great American Gardeners Awards that the AHS presents annually to individuals, organizations, and businesses that represent the best in American gardening. Each of the recipients has contributed significantly to fields such as scientific research, garden communication, landscape design, youth gardening and conservation. 

Hall grew up in a family-run nursery in North Carolina and is known for his expertise and innovative research in horticultural management, marketing, green industry outlook, and financial analysis. In his teaching at Texas A&M, he strives to make students aware of the important role plants and horticulture play in their daily lives and in the world around them.

In addition to his academic work, Hall currently serves as the chief economist for AmericanHort, an industry trade association, and as co-chair of Seed Your Future's Advisory Council. Among his many awards and achievements are the Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence for Student Counseling and Relations, and the Association of Former Students’ Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching, both from TAMU.

Hall received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Tennessee, and his doctorate from Mississippi State University. He began his academic career at TAMU in 1988, where he spent 13 years on the faculty before moving to the University of Tennessee in 2002. In 2007, Hall returned to TAMU in his current role.

On Friday, June 21, 2019, the AHS will honor Hall and the other award recipients during the Great American Gardeners Awards Ceremony and Banquet, held at the Society’s River Farm headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia.