Notables: June 2008 - Nursery Management & Production

New positions

David Crank to national accounts manager, Bayer Environmental Science, Green Professional Products Division, Research Triangle Park, N.C.

Roger Bergh to senior sales manager, FeberwebT Biobarrier Division, Old Hickory, Tenn.

Lisa Koonts to marketing services specialist, Scotts Co. North America Professional Business Group, Marysville, Ohio.

Mona Haberer to president and CEO, Hortica Insurance and Employee Benefits, Edwardsville, Ill.

Andy Lee to CEO, Sipcam Agro USA Inc. and ADVAN LLC, Roswell, Ga.

Steve Synnott to president and CEO, PRO Group, Denver.

Tom Batt to vice president of sales and marketing, Hines Horticulture, Irvine, Calif.

Mary Jane Harrell to sales support representative, Fides North America, Santa Paula, Calif.

Harry Kroeker to technical sales manager, Seminis, Oxnard, Calif.

Les Winners to general manager, Clear Zone Nursery, Alexandria, La.

Chuck Whealton to regional director of business development, Ruppert Nurseries, Laytonsville, Md.

Trent Caldwell to senior territory sales manager, Aquascape Inc., St. Charles, Ill.

Honors

Robert J. Schlegel, Pavestone Co., Dallas, was inducted into Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans.

Horticultural Research Institute, Washington, D.C., announced the establishment of the Home Nursery Inc.-Chuck and Jean Tosovsky Family Fund.

American Society for Plasticulture award recipients: James W. Garth, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pioneer Award; Michael Orzokek, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Distinguished Service Award; and Bernard A. Kratky, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Best Paper Award.

Associations

New trustees of American Floral Endowment board of trustees: Dwight Larimer, Design Master Color Tool Inc.; Boulder, Colo.; Robert Maddux, Krueger-Maddux Greenhouses, Cincinnati; and Eric Nissen, Sunshine State Carnation Inc., Hobe Sound, Fla.

Jason Cupp, Highland Outdoor, Olathe, Kan., was named president, Professional Landcare Network (PLANET), Herndon, Va.

New officers of Mid-America Horticultural Trade Show: Richard Harms, Countryside Flower Shop and Nursery, Crystal Lake, Ill., president; Barbara Rosborough, Rosborough Partners Inc., Libertyville, Ill.; vice president; Bill Vogel, Spring Valley Turf Products, Jackson, Wis., secretary; and Carsten Hoffmeyer, Hoffie Nursery, Union, Ill., treasurer.

New officers of America in Bloom: Marvin Miller, Ball Horticultural Co., West Chicago, Ill., president; Stan Pohmer, Pohmer Consulting, Minnetonka, Minn., vice president; John R. Holmes, OFA -- an Association of Floriculture Professionals, Columbus, Ohio, secretary/treasurer; and board members Jonathan Bardzik, ANLA, Washington, D.C., Katy Moss Warner, American Horticultural Society; Evelyn Alemanni, Escondido, Calif.; and Jack Clasen, Mason, Ohio.

Business changes

CG Botanical Designs changed its name to Immortalis Botanicals, Farmville, Va.

Casa Flora, Dallas, purchased a 7.1-acre nursery in Dallas, adding 70,000 square feet of greenhouse space for production.

Monsanto Co., St. Louis, acquired De Ruiter Seeds Group B.V., Holland.

Jiffy International, Norway, acquired Tref B.V., Holland.

Florensis, Holland, and Kieft Pro Seeds, Holland, joined forces to create Florensis Finest Favorites, a breeding program for vegetative varieties.

Florikan, Sarasota, Fla., received a U.S. patent for polyurethane-encapsulated fertilizer marketed as Staged Nutrient Release fertilizer.

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Dover Corp., New York, N.Y., acquired Neptune Chemical Pump Co., Lansdale, Pa.

June 2008