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PI ALPHA XI Lotus Leaflet Spring Summer 2007
PI ALPHA XI Lotus Leaflet Spring Summer 2007
Newsletter Editor: Dr. Daniel Warnock, University of Illinois
THE PURPOSE OF PI ALPHA XI, THE HONOR SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURE, IS TO RECOGNIZE HIGH SCHOLARSHIP, TO FOSTER
GOOD RELATIONSHIPS AMONG ITS MEMBERS, TO PROMOTE OR TO FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AMONG MEMBERS OF
THE PROFESSIONS, AND TO ESTABLISH CORDIAL RELATIONS AMONG STUDENTS, EDUCATORS AND INDUSTRY MEMBERS.
Dear Friends of the Lotus, What a great floral design and judging competition we had in Stillwater this past March! Doug Needham and the Oklahoma State University staff and students were the perfect hosts –not a single item was left to chance. From country line dancing to the state-of-the-art floral demonstration at Teleflora, from the somber visit at the Memorial to the Victims of the Oklahoma City Bombing to the festive opening night mixer, from the coaches’ staging of the classes, to the student judging and finally the Awards Ceremony - everything went smoothly. I encourage all Pi Alpha Xi chapters think about fielding a judging team and if that is too much – then just a foursome for the floral design competition. You will find rewards for you and your students beyond the obvious. At the Coaches meeting, a very serious topic was raised – the future of Pi Alpha Xi National. As faculty retire and more obligations are imposed on current faculty, filling the positions of the national office are getting harder and harder. The secretary-treasurer commitment is very time consuming particularly during the Spring semester. As a result two things are in the works – first I will be meeting with the Administrator’s Working Group at ASHS to promote reactivation and increase Pi Alpha Xi chapters. Secondly, we have started the process of looking for a permanent home of Pi Alpha Xi national. The purpose of the permanent home would be to ensure the website was updated, the bank account verified, the flower judging manual available and a stable place to request and receive pins and certificates. I have already had e-discussions with Mike Neff at ASHS. ASHS already does something similar for the Florida State Horticultural Society and are
interested in working with us. The challenge of course will be the cost as we are a very low budget operation. Virginia Walter is also researching the possibility of an independent Executive Secretary. There are also other organizations that we may consider approaching once we have determined what would be the responsibilities of this individual and how much we can pay! We will continue this very serious discussion at our annual meeting in Scottsdale this July. Please think about this and contact any of the officers with your suggestions and comments. I hope that summer brings you a time to refresh and rejuvenate. Don’t’ forget our annual photography contest. See you in Scottsdale. As ever,
Ellen
Board of Directors July 2006 – June 2008
President
Ellen T. Paparozzi, Ph.D. Department of Agronomy and
Horticulture University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE 68583-0724 Phone: 402-472-1129
Fax: 402-472-8650 Email: [email protected]
Vice President
Daniel F. Warnock, Ph.D. Department of Natural
Resources and Environmental Sciences
University of Illinois 1029 Plant Sciences Lab
1201 S. Doner Drive Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: 217-244-9380 Fax: 217-244-3469
Email: [email protected]
Secretary-Treasurer Michael Compton
School of Agriculture University of Wisconsin –
Platteville 1 University Plaza
Platteville, WI 53818 Phone: 608-342-1323
Fax: 608-342-1395 Email: [email protected]
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Letter from your President
By Trisha Gedon Communications Specialist Agricultural Communications Services Oklahoma State University STILLWATER, Okla. – Students from eight universities across the country demonstrated their judging and design skills as they took part in the recent 66th Annual National Intercollegiate Floral Crop Quality Evaluation and Design Competition.
Oklahoma State University (OSU) hosted the event which is sponsored by Pi Alpha Xi, the National Honor Society for Horticulture, and the American Floral Endowment, the only industry wide organization completely dedicated to funding research and educational programs for floriculture and environmental horticulture.
Participating schools included OSU, California Polytechnic State University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, The Pennsylvania State University, New Mexico State University, South Dakota State University, University of Wisconsin – Platteville and University of Wisconsin – River Falls.
“The purpose of this competition is to provide students with a
venue in which they can demonstrate their ability to identify quality of potted plants and cut flowers, as well as to learn more about production and utilization,” said Doug Needham, OSU floriculture professor. “When the students judge in the various categories they need to look at symmetry, proportion, uniformity and floriferousness, as well as several other criteria such as proper facing, spacing and progression of the floral display. The competition definitely challenges the students’ higher order thinking skills of analysis and evaluation.”
Competing in contests such as this one, Needham said students hone their skills of assessment in order to make wiser choices of plants to use in landscapes, interiorscapes and floral designs.
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OSU hosts national floral crop quality evaluation and design competition
Awards for team and individual judging were presented at the awards banquet. California Polytechnic State University took first place in the team competition. The University of Wisconsin – River Falls, placed second and OSU placed third.
Students receiving awards for judging at the banquet included Hilary Hirzel, Cal Poly, first place overall judge and first place judge of cut flowers; Cassie Rogers, OSU, second place judge overall, and tied for first place judge of potted plants; Bridget Zurcher, UW – Platteville, third place judge overall, and tied for first place judge of potted plants; Ryan Bolduan, Cal Poly, second place judge of cut flowers; Melissa Penovich, UIUC, third place judge of cut flowers; Danielle Huper, UW – River Falls, second place judge of potted plants; and Brandon Lowry, UW – River Falls, third place judge of potted plants.
The floral design competition included both professional and non-professional divisions, and the
designs were judged by Mary Baker, House of Flowers, Stillwater; Jim Burtschi, Colonial Florist, Stillwater; and Dan Long, AIFD, Uptown Florist, Enid. In the non-professional division, students receiving awards for their round centerpieces included Kelsi Cureton, NMSU, first place; Karlee Curatola, Penn State, second place; and Lena Ruesch, UW – River Falls, third place; and students receiving awards for their asymmetrical triangle arrangements included Megan Hilt, OSU, first place; Bridget Zurcher, UW – Platteville, second place; and Melissa Penovich, UIUC, third place. In the professional division, students receiving awards for their bridal bouquets included Michaela Molter, UW – River Falls, first place; Krystle Peelen, SDSU, second place; and Ellen Weatherholt, OSU, third place; and students receiving awards for their double-tiered wedding table centerpiece included Joshua Morris, OSU, first place; Sara Barnhart, UIUC, second place; and Megan Chilson, SDSU, third place.
In addition to the competition itself, students also had the opportunity to make industry contacts and learn more about internships and career opportunities. Participants took part in several tours, including Bear Creek Farms, a specialty cut flower farm in Stillwater owned and operated by Vicki Stamback; the OSU Botanical Garden; The Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory in Oklahoma City; the Teleflora Education Center in Oklahoma City; and the Oklahoma City National Bombing Memorial.
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OSU hosts national floral crop quality evaluation and design competition (con’t.)
“The tour of the Crystal Bridge presented a unique opportunity, as much of the interior is currently
under reconstruction,” Needham said. “The students were able to get a first-hand look at what it takes to maintain all of the plants throughout the construction process. One of the main topics of interest at the Bombing Memorial was the “Survivor Tree” and how it was cared for, protected, and incorporated into the design of the memorial site.”
To gain a better understanding of the artistic side of floral design, Marie Ackerman, vice president of education at the Teleflora Education center, shared her expertise with the group regarding trends in floral design, including trends in colors, new arrangement styles and unusual containers.
“Overall this was a great competition with high quality plant material that challenged the evaluative and design abilities of the students,” Needham said. “We’re already looking forward to next year’s competition at University of Wisconsin — Platteville.”
Additional photos from the judging competition, industry tours, and awards banquet may be viewed
and downloaded from OSU Agricultural Communications Services’ website <http://139.78.58.1/netpub/server.np?quickfind=Show%20All&catalog=catalog&site=flower_judging&template=results.np>
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OSU hosts national floral crop quality evaluation and design competition
Stillwater, OK March 28, 2007 Call to Order: President Paparozzi called the meeting to order about 1:00pm. Attendance: Present were coaches and assistants from the 8 participating judging and design teams including: Oklahoma State University, California Polytechnic State University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, The Pennsylvania State University, New Mexico State University, South Dakota State University, University of Wisconsin – Platteville and University of Wisconsin – River Falls. Total attendance est. 16.
Business: 1. Should Pi Alpha Xi – National become a Non Profit Organization
a. Discussion centered around the benefits and challenges i. Benefits
1. Would allow PAX to received charitable contributions that could support the organization’s mission
2. interest could be used to provide matching funds to support chapter scholarships
3. would allow PAX to align with another organization a. hire executive director/secretary to assist in daily operations
4. would give PAX-National a permanent home a. maintain member data base b. receive dues and requests for matching scholarship funds c. distribute and maintain judging manuals d. print awards and shingles
ii. Challenges 1. Does PAX-National have the resources to manage investments 2. What expenses would we incur
a. cost of executive director/secretary b. cost of annual audit
3. Modification of Secretary/Treasurer Duties a. Secretary would still maintain financial records but would no
longer receive dues or print shingles and awards b. Action
i. Suggested to establish a committee to investigate officer structure 1. suggested that committee be formed by current board of directors
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Minutes Pi Alpha Xi Meeting 66th Intercollegiate Floral Quality Evaluation and Design Competition Oklahoma State University
P I A L P H A X I
Stillwater, OK March 28, 2007 Business (con’t.):
b. Action i. Suggested to establish a committee to investigate officer structure
1. suggested that committee be formed by current board of directors ii. President Paparozzi will contact Mike Neff at ASHS
1. inquire about possible ASHS role and costs 2. invite to summer meeting for further discussion
iii. Virginia Walter volunteered to contact individuals that act as executive secretaries to explore costs and possible duties
2. PAX note cards
a. Discussion i. How to close out existing stock
1. Include information in letters to chapters reminding them that cards are still available
a. Currently cost $3.00 per 6-pack plus shipping 2. Sell at ASHS
a. President Paparozzi will contact ASHS 3. Sell on Ebay
a. David Graper volunteered to investigate
2. Design and Judging Competition a. Judging manual
i. Improvements 1. provide color pictures of various attributes and disorders 2. can be in manual or enclosed CD
ii. Virginia and Terry will continue to work on updates 1. drafts of new chapters were circulated
a. Calla lily b. Anthirium
b. Future contest sites i. 2008 - UW-Platteville
ii. 2009 - SDSU iii. 2010 – Penn State ?? iv. 2011 – Cal Poly
The meeting was adjourned about 3:00 pm.
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Minutes Pi Alpha Xi Meeting 66th Intercollegiate Floral Quality Evaluation and Design Competition Oklahoma State University
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Submitted by Mike Compton, University of Wisconsin - Platteville Secretary-Treasurer
Pi Alpha Xi established a photography contest in 1996 to be held annually in conjunction with the Annual Conference of the American Society for Horticultural Science. This year’s competition will take place at Westin Kierland Resort and Spa, Scottsdale, Arizona on July 16–19, 2007. The purpose of the contest is to promote excellence in photography as well as promote Pi Alpha Xi. A scholarship program is supported by entry fees associated with the contest, and several of the award-winning photographs are available as beautiful Pi Alpha Xi note cards. Please visit the Pi Alpha Xi National website (www.pax.okstate.edu) for sample images or contact Dr. Dave Graper at South Dakota State University by email at [email protected] to place a note card order.
Tips for image acquisition were provided in the Fall 2006 Lotus Leaflet in an article entitled “Creating a better image: An introduction to selected rules of composition” by Robert E. Lyons, Professor of Landscape Horticulture and Director, Longwood Graduate Program in Public Horticulture. Some of the winning entries from the 2006 Photography Contest which was held on July 27 – 30 in New Orleans, LA are featured below.
Flower Category: 1st – Alice LeDuc, The Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Magnolia sieboldii 2nd – James McConnell, University of Guam, Passiflora foetida 3rd – James McConnell, University of Guam, Bikkia tetrandra
Ornamental Category: There was a single entry in this category; therefore, this class was not judged.
Landscape Category: 1st and “Best in Show” - Alice LeDuc, The Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Iris ensata with iris bridge 2nd – James McConnell, University of Guam, Delonix regia 3rd – Alice LeDuc, The Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Prunus × yedoensis 'Shidare Yoshino'
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Pi Alpha Xi Photography Contest
P I A L P H A X I
Α Β
Ι K
Alpha
Cornell University
1129 Peeter Aarismaa 1130 Barbara Conolly 1131 Polyxeni Filios 1132 Ariella Mitchneck 1133 Keelin P urcell
Beta University of Illinois
678 Kelly Francis 679 Jamie Hart 680 Jamie Ingold 681 Patrick Lynch 682 Erica Manley 683 James Melka 684 Amber Miller 685 Janet Moreno 686 Greg Nichols 687 Drew Schlumpf
Iota
North Carolina State University
693 Emily Bland 694 Olivia Brakenbury 695 Meagan M. Coneybeer 696 B.J. Fisher 697 Brett Fisher 698 Rakesh Kumar 699 Joshua A. Mathis 700 Lis Meyer 701 Suzanne O’Connell 702 Erin Possiel 703 Angela R. Post 704 Alison Prehn 705 Jeana Roach 706 Stephanie Romelczyk 707 Adam P. Sain 708 Christine Sickler 709 Cherlynn Tchir 710 Emily R. Vollmer 711 Trey Warrick 712 Jason Weatherington 713 Tanya S. Weyhrauch 714 John Wooldridge 715 Joseph Ryan Young
Kappa Virginia Polytechnic & State University
613 Dabney S. Blanton 614 Michael, D. Clem
615 Jamie Crews 616 Catherine L. Galvan 617 Christine L. Harrington 618 Katy Hawthorne 619 Suzanne Hirst 620 Elizabeth Hughes 621 Anthony C. Orband 622 Rachel Anna Polan 623 Rachel M. Smith
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New Members of Pi Alpha Xi New Initiates 2007
Υ Φ
Χ Ψ
Upsilon California Polytechnic State University
Date: May 25, 2006 924 Heather R. Ephraim 925 Nicolle M. Miller 926 Adam B. Minkus 927 Nicole M. Spencer 928 Randy K. Carrera
Date: November 30, 2006 929 Ryan N. Bolduan 930 Andrew M. Schaeffer 931 Lisa S. Theisen 932 James Rietkerk
Phi South Dakota State University
216 Robyn Ball 217 Janelle Burkard 218 Tyler Feldt 219 Jonathan Green 220 Justin Koepp 221 Cailyn Kunnemann 222 Amanda Ludwig 223 Nick McGinnis 224 Cory Murner 225 Kyle Rausch 226 Christopher Schlenker 227 Deborah Strommer 228 Zachary Zimprich
Chi Colorado State University
687 Jessica M. Kalanick 688 Joyce L. Gilbert 689 Sarah E. Kuehn 690 Jillian Sanders 691 Heidi Moss 692 Sherry South 693 Megan S. Loiz 694 Bernard S. Gratton 695 Mitch McClary 696 Lydia Young 697 Michael Wysocki
Psi Texas A & M University
298 Deborah Judd 299 Nicholas Keng 300 Laura Martin 301 Clinton Pearson 302 Amanda Tucker 303 Natalie Anderson 304 Emily Davis 305 Jose Luis Perez 306 Sheetal Rao 307 Dr. Stephen King 308 Ramsey Adkins 309 Christine Yen
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ΑΓ
ΑΘ
ΑΜ
ΑΧ
Alpha-Gamma University of Nebraska-Lincoln
248 Trentee Applegarth 249 Stephanie Blum 250 Nicole Haxton 251 Jacob Frank Hoxmeier 252 Jonathan Jacobs 253 Stephanie Johnson 254 Kevin A. Korus 255 Garrett John Lange 256 Dan Long 257 Brian Munk 258 Alyssa E. Stapp 259 Natalie Sukup
Alpha-Theta Iowa State University
104 Christopher Blume 105 Sarah Hogan 106 Valerie Johnson 107 Olivia Lenahan 108 Kelly Norris 109 Megan Staley 110 Susannah Stofer 111 Carrie Tauscher 112 Emilie Justin
Alpha-Mu Temple University-Ambler
172 Rebecca Baker 173 Joseph Bayer 174 Noel Beyrer 175 Toni Casaceli 176 Shelia M. Chlebda 177 Gabrielle Crowley 178 Samara Danan 179 Jill Dieterich 180 Nicholas Haywood 181 Heather Hughes 182 Jeanine Johnson 183 Elton Koroly 184 Virginia O’Toole 185 Benjamin Palladino 186 AnnMarie Rambo 187 Joyce Rondinella 188 Joann Unkst 189 Alisha Walker 190 Paul Wasmanski
Alpha-Xi Texas State University-San Marcos
18 Melissa Laing 19 Kelly Nalle 20 Jason Sanders 21 Leah Stanley
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ΑΟ ΑΠ
Alpha-Omicron University of Arkansas
21 Barbara Bethel 22 John Kauffman 23 Clint Metcalf 24 Mallory Moore 25 Kara Oney 26 Ryan Rolfe 27 Regina Trollinger 28 Tracy Wallace 29 Timothy Rogers
Alpha-Pi University of Wisconsin – Platteville
11 Jeffrey Moyer 12 Bridget Zurcher 13 Laura Bahr 14 Katey Dimmlich 15 Marsha Wyatt
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New Members of Pi Alpha Xi New Initiates 2007
As students and faculty are beginning their plans for the future academic year, it also looks to be an exciting year ahead for Pi Alpha Xi with the talent evidenced in our 2007 class of initiates. We hope that all of our members and chapters can become involved and help celebrate the traditions of excellence, high achievement and enrichment of life through plants and ornamental horticulture that Pi Alpha Xi has helped to foster.
Congratulations to the 2007 initiates from the national officers of Pi Alpha Xi. We are honored to have you join us in Pi Alpha Xi and we look forward to following your success in horticulture.
In response to the Pi Alpha Xi Floral Evaluation and Design Competition at Stillwater, O.K. this past March, Marie Ackerman, Vice President of Education for the Teleflora Education Center in Oklahoma City, USA ran a story in the Myteleflora Newsletter about the event as a way to tell florists that Teleflora cares about their future - and how important it is to inspire young people in our industry. Ms. Ackerman indicated that some attendees asked about employment opportunities and wanted to let everyone know of one opportunity in Newport, Arkansas. Contact: John Purdy Shop Name: Purdy's Flowers Newport, Arkansas Phone: 870-523-5872 Email: [email protected] The business is 76 years old and has always been in the family - currently in the second generation of family ownership. They use Teleflora’s "big system" software - RTI which is pretty sophisticated and complete. Mr. Purdy is seeking an individual that is interested in learning about the business and grow into owning it. He thinks it is a great opportunity for someone like the students who participated in the Pi Alpha Xi Floral Evaluation and Design Competition.
