Students from Catherine Simpson’s Urban Horticulture and Sustainability Lab Group attended the inaugural Texas Nursery and Landscape Association (TNLA) Lone Star Hort Forum, which was held in College Station on Jan. 10-12.
Catherine Simpson, Vikram Baliga, Alicia Thomas, Kamron Newberry, Jonah Trevino, Abishkar Regmi, Shivani Kathi, Emily Stamm, Savannah Cognasi, and Gretchen Plocek represented Texas Tech at the event, with all of the students presenting their research.
Gretchen Plocek - Student Competition Undergraduate Degree Category, 1st Place Winner
Kamron Newberry - Student Competition Masters Degree Category, 2nd Place Winner
Emily Stamm - Student Competition Masters Degree Category, 3rd Place Winner
This was the first annual session of the forum, which was created to bring together input from academia and Texas green industry leaders. In addition to the Master Classes and Student Competitions designed to present horticulture research findings from the state's top academic institutions, the three-day conference also included tours, a keynote presentation, breakout sessions, and industry awards.