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NCEA honors Jhala with Excellence award Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Amit Jhala, University of Nebraska–Lincoln associate professor of agronomy and horticulture and Nebraska Extension weed specialist, was honored with the Nebraska Cooperative Extension Association Award of Excellence Creative Individual Program for organizing Herbicide-Resistant Weed Management Field Days at the Nebraska Extension Fall Conference and NCEA Annual Conference in Kearney, Nebraska.

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Kruger receives Excellence in Extension award Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Greg Kruger, left, and Charles Hibberd, Nebraska Extension dean and director.

Greg Kruger, associate professor of agronomy and horticulture and weed science and application technology specialist, received an Excellence in Extension Award in Engagement at the Nebraska Fall Conference and Nebraska Cooperative Extension Association Annual Conference in Kearney, Nebraska.

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Luong named Chancellor’s Scholar Tuesday, December 17, 2019

University of Nebraska–Lincoln horticulture senior Tran Kim Ngan “Mia” Luong, of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, has been named a Chancellor’s Scholar. Loung, along with ten other Nebraska seniors graduating in December, will be recognized during the undergraduate commencement ceremony Dec. 21 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

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Schacht to retire after 25 years in rangeland science and management Friday, December 13, 2019

Walter H. Schacht, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Sunkist Fiesta Bowl Professor of Agronomy in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture and the School of Natural Resources, will retire December 31 after a 25-year career focused on teaching and research. A retirement reception is from 3 to 4:30 p.m. December 13 at the Goodding Learning Center, 280 Plant Sciences Hall, East Campus.

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Zoucha awarded department’s largest single scholarship Thursday, December 5, 2019

Justin Zoucha | Photo by Lana Koepke Johnson, Agronomy and Horticulture

Justin Zoucha, a senior agronomy major, has been awarded the largest single scholarship ever given — just over $10,000 — by the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture.

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Cahoon, Clemente, Hebets named AAAS fellows Monday, December 2, 2019

Three University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty, including Tom Elmo Clemente, have been selected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society. Fellows are selected by their peers for scientifically or socially distinguished achievements that advance science or its application.

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Chancellor digs into students’ annual poinsettia sale Monday, December 2, 2019

Chancellor Ronnie Green is venturing out to experience campus life in a new “Green at…” video series. In his most recent adventure, Green visited the Horticulture Club and learned how students grow poinsettias in an East Campus greenhouse for an annual fundraiser.

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Eight alumni receive Lifetime Achievement Award Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Martha Mamo, center, and Raymond Ward, second from right, present award to A. Bruce Maunder's family.

Eight University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni received the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 Emeriti Banquet November 21. The banquet was hosted by the department’s undergraduate Agronomy Club and Horticulture Club members. Award recipients include George W. Beadle, William Wesley Burr, Steve A. Eberhart, Kimberly Erusha, Franklin D. Keim, A. Bruce Maunder, Monica Norby and Robert A. Olson.

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Mamo receives CASNR Fellow Award Tuesday, November 19, 2019

IANR Vice Chancellor Michael Boehm, left, CASNR Dean Tiffany Heng-Moss and Martha Mamo.

Martha Mamo, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Weaver Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture and department head, received the 2019 Fellow of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Award at the Eleventh Annual CASNR Honors Banquet Oct. 31. The award recognizes a CASNR faculty member who has provided exemplary contributions to undergraduate education through courses offered in the CASNR Honors program, experiential learning and mentoring undergraduate research.

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Sutton receives career research award Monday, November 18, 2019

Richard K. Sutton (second from left) receives the Career Research Award in Green Roof Research from Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Research Committee Chair Reid Coffman (left), Green Roofs for Healthy Cities CEO Steven Peck (third from left) and Gray to Green Conference Chair Joe Barmore (right) Oct. 29 at the Gray to Green Conference in Washington, D.C.

Richard K. Sutton, professor emeritus of agronomy and horticulture, was awarded the distinguished Career Research Award in Green Roof Research Oct. 29 at the Gray to Green Conference in Washington, D.C.

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