Terri James joined the faculty in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Aug. 1 as an assistant extension educator. She is coordinating the Nebraska Master Gardener program and working with Backyard Farmer.
James said her goal is to increase participation and awareness of these programs in the state and region. She would like both, to be the place to go, for quality, science-based horticultural information. She plans to accomplish this by using a combination of print media and constantly evolving multimedia communications.
James is no stranger to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She grew up on a small, family-owned farm just south of Lincoln. In 2003 she received a bachelor’s degree in horticulture with an emphasis on design from UNL. James was then offered a position with the Nebraska State Fair Park in Lincoln as the property's horticulturist, where she managed the 200 acre property for the next five years. She returned to the university and the department in 2008, taking the position of extension assistant for urban gardening, and continued her education by pursuing a master’s degree in public horticulture. She received her master’s degree in May 2016.
