Department News Archive


2009 Summer

An international team with participants from the US, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia have begun to sequence a Doubled Monoploid line developed by Richard Veilleux. See the website

The Virginia Beach Master Gardener program is featured in a segment on May’s edition of “Down Home Virginia” which runs statewide on various public access stations.

Horticulture graduate and undergraduate students give back to the community during VT's Big Event. more

Graduate Teaching Assistantship Opportunity

The Department of Horticulture receives the Center for Student Engagement & Community Partnerships (CSECP) Engaged Department Initiative Award. more


2009 Spring

Horticulture alumni, Jeffrey Miller (’70) and Josh Kane (’98), receive CALS Outstanding Alumni Awards for their contributions to the horticulture and the VT community. more

Dr. Tony Wolf receives the 2009 Alumni Award for Excellence in Extension. more

Dr. Tony Wolf recently coauthored the reference book, Wine Grape Production Guide for Eastern North America.

Bonnie Appleton is featured in the CALS magazine, Innovations, for her research on bare root planting methods.

New Horticulture Alumni Spotlight: Sarah Murphy (2005)

The IALR in Danville was featured in the VT magazine, Outreach Now (Finding Ways to Solve Both Needs pgs. 14-17) for its bioenergy research.

Beautiful Gardens® was featured in Today's Garden Center.

Dave Close is featured on the National Park Service website and Healthy Forests and Rangelands website for the Land Care Stewards Program.

Robert McDuffie was recognized for receiving the 2008 W.E. Wine Award for Teaching Excellence in the CALS magazine, Innovations, and VT News.

Congratulations to Joyce Latimer for being awarded the State Achievement Award by the Association of Agricultural Agents!

Susan Day and Bonnie Appleton both receive awards from the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (MAC-ISA).

Susan Day and Sarah Dickinson are featured in VT News for their work with the Sustainable Sites Initiative.

Beautiful Gardens® is featured in VT Spotlight on Impact.


2008 Fall

Joyce Latimer is featured as one of the top 25 "Perennial Personalities" in Greenhouse Grower magazine.

Laurie Fox was interviewed about rain gardens on WVEC Project Green.

Jerry M. Williams is honored with emeritus status.

Horticulture faculty Susan Day and Sarah Dickinson contribute to new Sustainable Sites Initiative report, Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks Draft 2008. The report is open for public comment until January 20, 2009. more


2008 Summer

Congratulations to Robert McDuffie for receiving the W.E. Wine Award for Teaching Excellence!!

Landscape Practicum Class Builds Green Roof on Seitz Hall

Dr. J. Roger Harris appointed Interim Department Head

Former Head, Dr. Jerzy Nowak will be heading Virginia Tech’s new Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention