PRO Notes: January 2007 - GMPro

 New positions

Dick O’Donnell to director of sales, BioWorks, Fairport , N.Y.

Leslie Poel to customer service representative; Keith Hurst to customer service manager; Jon Koral, Fred Drees and Rob Waters to territory sales representatives; Steve Livermore to customer quality assurance manager; Matthew Swicegood to farm operations manager/grower; Jill Lane and Dan Bussard to farm managers; and Dan Carper to perennial section grower, Zelenka Nursery LLC, Grand Haven, Mich.

Norm Belliveau to president and chief executive officer, Nursery Supplies Inc., Akron, Ohio.

Michelle Rodwell to international branding and marketing  director, Initial Tropical Plants, Riverwoods , Ill.

Brian Cantin to senior grower specialist, Berger Peat Moss Ltd., Saint Modeste, Quebec, Canada.

David Rowles to president, Bobcat Americas, West Fargo , N.D.

Tamir Lavi to general manager, Polygal USA , Janesville , Wis.

Donald Botkin to senior field sales representative, Bayer Environmental Science, Research Triangle Park , N.C.

Bill Randle to chair, Horticulture and Crop Science Department , Ohio State University, Columbus .

Jessica Ziebart to marketing coordinator, Amiad Filtration Systems, Oxnard , Calif.

Dick Charpentier and Kevin Johnson to territory managers, Organica Biotech Inc., Norristown , Pa.

Claudia Defibaugh to graphic designer, and Osmana Nagata to office manager and bookkeeper, Pen & Petal Inc., Fallbrook, Calif.

Tim Berres to safety and loss prevention manager, Ruppert Nurseries, Laytonsville, Md.

Lisa Sweet to territory sales manager, Aquascape, Batavia , Ill.

Michael Alexander to chief executive officer, Ecowood Ltd., Lake Dallas , Texas .

Peter Hinrichs to gardens curator, Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Wellesley , Mass.

Luis (Lucho) F. Salazar to scientific director, Agdia Inc., Elkhart , Ind.

Mark Bromley to regional vice president, Skinner Nurseries, Dallas.

Darren Gilbert to director of licensing, Spring Meadow Nursery, Grand Haven, Mich.

Honors

Florikan E.S.A., Sarasota , Fla. , received the Governor’s Business Diversification Award for Business Expansion in a Major Market from Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.

Ken and Leah James, James Greenhouses, Colbert , Ga. , were named Distinguished Young Professionals of the Year by Georgia Green Industry Association.

Denise Godfrey, Olive Hill Greenhouses, Fallbrook , Calif. , was selected to participate in the California Agricultural Leadership Program.

All-America Selections presented two awards: Anna C. Ball, Ball Horticultural Co., West Chicago , Ill. , Medallion of Honor; and David Lemon, Ecke Ranch, Encinitas , Calif. , Breeders’ Cup Trophy.

Farwest Show recognized three outstanding new varieties: Weigela florida My Monet, Proven Winners ColorChoice, Grand Haven, Mich.; Euphorbia Blackbird, Skagit Gardens, Mount Vernon, Wash; and Ficus carica ‘Violetta,’ T&L Nursery, Redmond, Wash.

Society of American Florists award recipients: Jules “Toots” Armellini, Armellini Industries, Miami, Floriculture Hall of Fame; Arlene Sorensen, Lincoln Wholesale Co., Lincoln, Neb., Paul Ecke Jr. Award; Augusto Solano, Asocolflores, Colombia, John H. Walker Award; Peter Ullrich, Esmeralda Farms, Miami, Gold Medal Award; Mount Eden Floral Co., Mountain View, Calif., and White Lake Greenhouses, Floral and Gifts, White Lake, Mich., Century Award; Allan M. Armitage, University of Georgia, Athens, Alex Laurie Award; and Kirk Pamper, freelance floral designer, Tommy Bright Award.

Gary Hudson, Hudson and Associates, Sacramento , Calif. , received the Award of Distinction from UC-Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

Kirby’s Flower Shop, Portsmouth , Ohio , won the You’re the Director retail customer video competition sponsored by Kay Berry, Saxonburg , Pa.

Business Changes

GGG International, Germany , and McGregor Plant Sales Inc., Carlsbad , Calif. , signed a licensing agreement on genetics to be produced by Florexpo, Costa Rica .

Organica Biotech Inc., Norristown , Pa. , added three distributors: Meyer Seed, Baltimore;

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Wetsel Inc., Harrisonburg , Va. ; and P.L. Rohrer and Brothers, Smoketown , Pa.