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Floral Team Competes Nationally
By Jenny Bjelland
UW-RF News Bureau
APRIL 29, 2005--The UW-River Falls floral evaluation team traveled to
the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign April 6-10 to compete in
the Pi Alpha Xi Intercollegiate Floral Quality Evaluation and Design Competition.
Of the eight UW-RF students who participated, two students received second
high individual awards in their respective categories. Shelly Wollerman,
a sophomore horticulture major from Fond du Lac, placed second in the
cut flowers judging competition and Jamie Davis, a junior horticulture
major from Hastings, Minn., placed second in the topiary design competition.
The UW-RF team also included Danielle Doyle, a senior horticulture major
from Shoreview, Minn., Nick Kuehl, a junior horticulture major from Kewaunee,
Joseph Faust, a junior horticulture major from Malone, Pam Sojka, a junior
horticulture major from Pittsville, Chelsea Stimson, a sophomore horticulture
major from Lindstrom, Minn., and Megan Schulztenberg, a senior business
administration major from St. Cloud, Minn. The team was coached by UW-RF
professor of plant science Terry Ferriss and assistant coach Becky Everson,
a junior horticulture major from Hudson.
Other highlights of the trip included a visit to the ADM plant where students
viewed a large aquaculture facility with hydroponic greenhouses, a tour
of the Chicago Botanical Gardens, a visit to Hauserman's Orchids, one
of the leading orchid producers, and a keynote speech by Anna Caroline
Ball of the Ball Horticultural Company.
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Last updated:
Tuesday, 03-May-2005 16:08:26 CDT
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