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Dale Deppe
Dale Deppe Receives Scott Medal and Award
The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College awarded the 2016 Scott Medal and Award to Dale Deppe on Sunday, March 13th. An Eastern Region member since 1971, Dale is an Award of Merit recipient, Fellow Award recipient and also received the International IPPS Award of Honor. Deppe graciously credits IPPS for "training him well" and spoke about how the International Plant Propagators Society's motto "seek and share" helped build a small production company into a world renowned nursery. More HERE.
Executive Committee Dustup: The gloves are off!
Dale Pierson (2016 Conference Program Chair) and Brian Decker (2015 Conference Program Chair) go head to head HERE. Civility takes a back seat as these two talk smack about each other and about this year's annual conference in New England. Check it out and stay tuned for the 2016 Program debut next month. You may want to take sides!
Seed Your Future Campaign Launches
Seed Your Future is a multi-year effort to combat declining awareness of horticulture among U.S. audiences and promote horticulture as a vital and viable career path for the nation's youth. They have produced a very engaging video that you can share on your website. Seed Your Future is supported by more than 150 partner organizations. It strives to grow the horticulture field by advancing educational programs for students in middle school through college. Click HERE for more and visit SeedYourFuture.org to see the video and how you can help!
