The American Society for Horticultural Science has recognized several HLA Undergraduate students. Morgan Klein was awarded the 2025 Outstanding Undergraduate Award Winner. Students are selected for this award on the basis of their academic achievements, leadership abilities, participation in campus/club activities, and service to their department. Nine undergraduate students were honored as 2025 ASHS Collegiate[Read More…]
The Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture held their annual celebration on April 22, recognizing outstanding undergraduate students, award winners, and graduating seniors from the 2024-2025 academic year. The event, which highlighted student achievements across all HLA disciplines, was successfully organized thanks to Brandy Pinkard‘s initial planning efforts and the coordination of faculty members Kathryn[Read More…]
Four teams comprised of 17 undergraduate students from HLA-Turf Science competed last month in the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) Collegiate Quiz Bowl competition at the GCSAA annual meeting in San Diego, CA. This exam tests the students’ plant/seed/pest/equipment identification skills, and practical turfgrass calculations related to golf turf management. Students from Turf[Read More…]
Eight HLA-Turf Science undergraduates competed last week in the Sports Field Managers Association (SFMA) Collegiate Quiz Bowl competition at the SFMA annual meeting in Palm Springs, CA. The students placed 3rd overall out of 26 teams in this competition. This exam tests the students plant/seed/pest/equipment identification skills, practical turfgrass calculations for the sports field manager[Read More…]
Hi everyone! My name is Brody Piel and I am from Arcadia, IN. I am currently a senior studying Turf Management & Science with minors in Soil Science, Crop Science, and Food & Agribusiness Management, as well as the former President of the HLA Ambassadors. This summer I am interning at Castle Pines Golf Club[Read More…]
Cale Bigelow and Jada Powlen attended and participated in the 2024 Sports Field Managers Association (SFMA) annual meeting in Daytona, FL. They co-presented a seminar “What’s new in research for winter overseeding of warm-season grasses”. Cale also presented: “Pure Live Seed: Does it matter?” and co-presented “Soils 201: Next level soils knowledge for the sports[Read More…]
Cale Bigelow, Jada Powlen and Lee Miller attended the 2024 Golf Course Superintendent’s Association of America (GCSAA) annual meeting in Phoenix, AZ. Cale presented the topic “Nutrient update from turfgrasses: How much do you lose with clipping collection?” Dr. Lee Miller from the Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology Department presented on the topic of “What[Read More…]
“Take an internship/study abroad somewhere you are not familiar with but are interested in exploring! Stepping outside your comfort zone is the best way to grow your knowledge in whatever it is that you are passionate about!” Brody Piel (Junior/Turf Management and Science) is spending the summer working for the Charlotte Country Club in Charlotte,[Read More…]
