Sunday, July 30, 2006

Happy 60th Rick Lindsay !!!

On Friday, everyone who could break away from exam grading and other end-of-semester activities gathered to wish Rick a happy 60th birthday. Thanks to a lot of quick arrangements by Jenny, a surprise party was put together and Rick was ambushed :-)
Rick received many gag gifts including a suvival chain to assist him at his advanced age :-)
Team 'wildlife' works together to review the various survival items attached to the chain.
Several folks in the main office put together a greatest hits CD (of country music...Rick's favorite). I would mention some of the titles here, but most aren't appropriate for the Internet. Above, Rick gives an impromptu dance lesson to the party goers.

Monday, July 10, 2006

Tignor Gives Invited Talk on Online-Education Resources for Greenhouse Science

Buddy Tignor was an invited speaker at the 2006 OFA Short Course in Columbus, OH. The OFA Short Course is recognized as the premier educational and trade show event in North America. The 2006 OFA Short Course will be the 76th event – featuring nearly 1,330 trade show booths, approximately 500 exhibiting companies, and more than 130 educational sessions. It will attract an estimated 10,000 floriculture professionals to Columbus, Ohio.

The OFA Short Course is the best place each year to get your own worldwide perspective on floriculture. Attendees come to the OFA Short Course from throughout the United States and more than 20 foreign countries. They come to view the latest products and equipment, find answers to business problems, learn new skills, catch up with old friends, and network with industry leaders. The first Ohio Florist Short Course was held in January 1930.
These are some of the slides presented during Buddy's talk on an educational resource developed by several particpating colleges including The University of Vermont, University of Florida, The Ohio State University, and The University of Arizona. Buddy continues efforts on this project at Haywood Community College and will use many of the materials developed by this national team in his on-line offering of the two greenhouse courses in the Horticulture Technology Program.
Main directory of educational resource tools.
One of over 60 videos filmed around the country on greenhouse issues.
Sample from digital repository of over 700 images.
Weekly site traffic.
Searches of the digital repository which have resulted in over 50,000 bitstream views in the last 12 months.
Greenhouse simulator and its primary creators at the University of Arizona. The University of Florida developed the GUI for this project based on the University of Arizona's concept.