BioWorks announces winner of scholarship

BioWorks announced that Stacey Haack of Roseville, Calif. has been selected as the winner of the American Floral Endowment: "BioWorks IPM/Sustainable Practices Scholarship".  Students were evaluated on the basis of sound academic performance and a grade point average of 3.0 or better. 
 
Haack will be a senior at the University of California, Davis, majoring in Plant Sciences with a double emphasis in Plant Breeding and Genetics, and Crop Production. She has a special interest in plant pathology, flower breeding systems, the seed industry, and aspires to become certified as a Pest Control Advisor (PCA). 
 
Haack is currently working as an undergraduate researcher for Dr. Doug Gubler's laboratory in the Dept. of Plant Pathology at the University on a senior thesis project investigating the potential use of antifeedant and repellent sprays in preventing the landing and feeding of aphids on melon as a means to control mosaic viruses. This past year she also assisted at the Ralph M. Parsons Plant Transformation Facility at the University, on a special project regarding the transformation and regeneration of commercial rose cultivars to develop resistance to crown gall disease.
 
Following graduation Haack plans to pursue a Masters degree in Plant Pathology, then a Ph.D., working with a breeding program for both commercial and personal industry flower cultivar development, studying the development of resistance to flower pests and diseases that can cause economic losses. She hopes to then enter the pest management industry, working with sustainable agrochemical development research, consulting, or cooperative extension work within the flower industry.
 
Haack is a student member of both the California Seed Association, and California Association of Pest Control Advisors, and volunteers at the Department of Plant Sciences Outreach program, and University of California Cooperative Extension Field Days. Her academic honors include Dean's List and Top Freshmen Scholar (2009-2010).

For more information about the American Floral Endowment, visit www.endowment.org. Visit www.bioworksinc.com to learn more about BioWorks.