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Awards, Grants and Honors

46. 2006 Henry A. Wallace Award from Iowa State University College of Agriculture.
45. 2003 Gold Medal Award by the Oklahoma Horticulture Society. "In recognition of your willingness to share your knowledge and experience in horticulture to nursery professionals and to all American gardeners".
44. 2003 Author's Award of Excellence, International Society of Arboriculture, Feb. 2004. "In recognition for his significant impact in the field of arboriculture through the publication of books, articles, and technical papers".
43. Sidney Meadows Award of Merit, presented by the Int. Plant Propagator's Society, Oct. 9, 2000.
42. Strathmore's Who's Who 1998.  "Individuals who have demonstrated leadership and achievement in their profession".
41. Who's Who in Science and Engineering, The Marquis Who's Who Publication Board. 1997.
40. Distinguished Alumni Award, Neodesha Kansas High School. 1996.
39. Fellow: International Plant Propagator's Society.  Nov. 3, 1993.
38. President, International Plant Propagator's Society, Southern Chapter. 1989.
37. Program Chairman, International Plant Propagator's Society, Southern Chapter. 1988.
36. 1988 Quill and Trowels Communication Award for Specialty Book by Association of Garden Writers.
35. Outstanding Industry Person, 1987, Florida Nurserymen's Association.
34. Slater Wight Memorial Award, 1986, Southern Nurserymen's Association.
33. Honorary Life Member, Oklahoma Horticulture Society. 1986.
32. Outstanding Oklahoma Nurseryman, 1985. Oklahoma Nurserymen's Association.
31. Nurseryman of the Month. Nursery Business Magazine, March 1984.
30. L.C. Chadwick Award. 1983. American Association of Nurserymen for "superior teaching, guidance, and motivation of students in the nursery and landscape arts and sciences."
29. Education and Research Committee, Inter. Soc. of Arboriculture.
28. Honorary Member, Oklahoma Nurserymen's Association, 1982.
27. Grand Review Board, Horticulture Res. Inst.
26. Editorial Review Board: Journal of Environmental Horticulture, Nursery Research Journal and Journal of Arboriculture.
25. Conference Discussion Session Moderator, Southern Region International Plant Propagator's Society, 1982.
24. Membership Committee, Southern Region International Plant Propagator's Society, 1982- 1985.
23. Review board, Horticulture Res. Inst. For publication and grants, a division of the American Assoc. of Nurserymen, 1980-present.
22. Chairman Student Affairs Committee, OSU, Faculty Council, 1979 & 1980.
21. Special recognition and plaque presented by the Oklahoma Nurserymen's Assoc., 1979 Annual Convention for Research Relative to the Oklahoma Nursery Industry.
20. Faculty Council. Elected to 3-year term, 1979.Top of Page
19. Faculty Council. Elected to 1-year term, 1978.
18. Review Board, Nursery Res. Journal, 1978-present.
17. Porter Henegar Award for "excellence in research relative to the nursery industry", 1978.
16. Honorary Life Membership, Tulsa Nurserymen's Association, Tulsa, OK. 1978.
15. Who's Who in the South and Southwest.
14. Advisor, Undergraduate Student Research Award Recipient. International Plant Propagator's Society, December 1975. "In recognition of and outstanding paper in the art and science of plant propagation."
13. American Men of Science. Volume 12, 1973.
12. Dictionary of International Biography, Vol. IX, 1972.
11. Award of Appreciation. Florida Nurserymen and Grower's Association. 1971.
10. Award of Appreciation. Florida Nurserymen and Grower's Association. 1970.
9. Speaker's Citation. Institute of Sanitation Management Conf., Florida, 1970.
8. "Call Him Doctor Now". The Florida Nurseryman, 14:12, 1969.
7. Personalities of the South. 1969 Edition.
6. Speaker's Club. Golf Course Superintendent's Assoc. of America, 1968.
5. Special award by Iowa State University Horticulture club for voluntary service and support, April 1967.
4. Gamma Sigma Delta.
3. Golf Course Superintendent's Association of America Scholarship. 1966.
2. Outstanding Horticulture Senior Award, Kansas State University, 1964.
1. Academic Honors, KSU, 1963.Top of Page