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HOMER L. ELLIOTT II [For address and phone and additional contact info please email]
DEGREES:
M.S. in Natural Resources, Forest Science, Rubenstein School of Environment & Natural Resources,
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. 2009.
B. S. in Horticulture, Summa cum Laude (GPA 3.96), Temple University, Ambler College, Ambler, PA.
1998.
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
Ohio University, Department of Environmental & Plant Biology, Graduate Level Coursework in Plant Biology,
Botany, Ecology, Population Ecology, Plant Systematics & Evolution, Ecophysiology, Soil Ecology &
Microbiology, Biological Statistics. Passed all Oral and Written Comprehensive Exams, in Biological Statistics,
Forest Ecology, Plant Ecophysiology, Vaccinium Systematics/Botany. 2010-2014.
EMPLOYMENT AND SERVICE EXPERIENCE:
2015 – Present: Adjunct Faculty, Hocking College School of Natural Resources, Nelsonville, OH.
2014 – 2016: AmeriCorps Service – Rural Action: Sunday Creek Watershed Group, Trimble, OH. Ohio Stream
Restore Corps member, conducting watershed monitoring, watershed restoration, interpretive hikes and
environmental education. Supervised 5 Hocking College Natural Resources students as interns with the Rural
Action/Sunday Creek Watershed Group in 2016.
2010 – 2014: Graduate Appointment, Department of Environmental & Plant Biology, Ohio University,
Athens, OH. Teaching and Research Assistantship while a graduate student at Ohio University.
2006 – 2009: Graduate Appointment, Rubenstein School of Environment & Natural Resources, University of
Vermont, Burlington, VT. Research Assistantship. Forest ecosystem science and research, including field-research
at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in New Hampshire, and laboratory-based research assistance at the
USDA Forest Service George D. Aiken Forestry Sciences Laboratory in Burlington.
1997 - 2006: Adjunct Instructor, Temple University, Ambler College, Department of Landscape Architecture
and Horticulture, Ambler, PA.
Taught a number of undergraduate courses (see Teaching Experience).
1998 - 2005: Horticulturist, Ambler Arboretum, Temple University & Manager, Temple University Native
Plant Propagation Center, Ambler, PA.
I led formal and informal interpretive tours of the Arboretum. I was the horticulturist-in-charge of several important
arboretum garden areas, including the award-winning Sustainable Wetland Garden, historic woodland gardens,
greenhouse, trial gardens and native plant nursery of what was then known as the Landscape Arboretum. The
Ambler Arboretum has its roots in the historic gardens designed by Jane Bowne Haines and Beatrix Farrand when it
was the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women founded in 1910. I was the Propagator and Manager of the
Temple University Native Plant Propagation Center (TUNPPC). Additional responsibilities included assisting
faculty and students in support of the Landscape Architecture and Horticulture curriculum; Facilitating student
research; Serving as ecological restoration and botany/horticulture outreach liaison to various non-profit
organizations, municipalities, gardens & arboreta, park systems, and community groups; I managed and gave tours
of the university greenhouse; I trained and supervised student employees.
1994 - 1998: Nursery Manager, All Occasions Flower Shop and Garden Center, Philadelphia, PA.
Provided part-time management, retail support, plant care, and horticultural expertise in support of the garden center
component of the business.
1991 - 1993: Vanguard Group of Investment Companies. Valley Forge, PA.
Worked various duties in the mailroom facility initially, later was employed in marketing fulfillment and responded
to requests for company literature for various funds.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2015-Present: Adjunct Faculty, Hocking College, School of Natural Resources
BIOS-1163: Wild Edible Plants & Mycology. (Fall 2016)
FOR-1109: Dendrology. (Summer 2016)
FOR-1109L: Dendrology Lab. (Fall 2015, Summer 2016, Fall 2016)
BIOS-1132L: Field Biology Lab. (Spring 2016)
2010-2014: Teaching Associate, Ohio University, Department of Environmental and Plant Biology.
Athens, OH.
Plant Biology 115, 1150: Plant Structure & Development Laboratory. (Fall 2011, Spring 2013 & 2014)
Plant Biology 2060: Sustainable Agriculture. (Fall 2013)
Plant Biology 3100/5100: Biology of Fungi. (Fall Semester 2012)
Biology 101: Introductory Biology Laboratory. (Spring 2010, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Summer 2012)
Plant Biology 514: Soil Ecology Laboratory. (Spring 2011)
Plant Biology 502: Soil Microbial Techniques. (Summer 2010)
1997 - 2006: Adjunct Instructor, Temple University, Ambler College, Department of Landscape Architecture
and Horticulture. Ambler, PA.
Botany 101: General Botany & General Botany Lab. (Fall 1999; Spring 2000). Introduction to plant
biology, plant physiology, aspects of traditional and contemporary classification and taxonomy.
Botany 102: Plant Ecology (Spring 2006). Survey of global biomes and plant communities. Explores the
responses of plant communities to a diversity of biomes. Introduces concepts central to plant ecology.
Botany 102: Plant Ecology Lab. (Spring 2006; Spring 2005). Lab component of Plant Ecology survey.
Explores the responses of plant communities to a diversity of biomes. Introduces concepts such as
succession, disturbance, climatic change, acidic deposition, and plant community associations. Introduces
plant community inventorying and experimental techniques.
“Ambler Trails Initiative” Landscape Architecture Design Studio. (Spring 2005). Consultant and co-
taught portions of a landscape architecture design studio charged with evaluating and enhancing
community and open space connections and features and creating green interpretive design. Made
recommendations for and helped determine the route for connecting the Ambler Campus to natural areas,
parks and the historic core of Ambler Borough and participated in research and studio sessions.
Hort 202: Herbaceous Plants II Lab. (Spring 2005) Lab and field instruction in the identification,
knowledge of taxonomic characteristics, cultivation, and landscape uses of herbaceous plant species.
LA/Hort 210: Summer Field Ecology, (Co-taught: Summers 1997 – 2000; 2003). This class surveys the
ecology of plant communities and land-use history of local and regional geologic and physiographic
provinces and biomes from the Atlantic Coastal Plain through the Piedmont to the Pocono Plateau.
Hort 311: Landscape Techniques. (Spring 1999). Developed the curriculum for and taught the class.
This class emphasized the systematic and interconnected nature of the landscape, introduced inventory and
recommendation work related to ecological restoration, sustainable landscaping, parks, and hands-on
implementation of these techniques in community outreach projects.
Hort 107 & 108: Woody Plants I & II Labs. (1997 – 1998). Lab and field instruction in the
identification, knowledge of taxonomic characteristics, cultivation, and landscape uses of woody plant
species.
Hort 310: Landscape Restoration and Management. (Co-taught: Fall 1997). This class focuses on the
principles of ecological restoration of the landscape and wetland mitigation, including woodland, riparian,
and meadow restoration. Introduced concepts of watershed analysis and ecological restoration of natural
landscapes as they intergrade into our suburban and urban cultural cores.
1999 - 2005: Temple University, Ambler College, Non-Credit Programs. Ambler, PA.
I led guided interpretive hikes of regional notable natural areas and arboreta while at Temple University, Ambler
College.
I was also the instructor of Woody Plant Identification and Cultivation where I developed the curriculum and taught
the class over a six year period. This class introduces students to an arsenal of taxonomic characters useful for the
identification of woody plant species. Landscape techniques, issues of cultivation, use of native species, and
awareness of invasive species were addressed, with sustainable and ecological approaches emphasized.
PROFESSIONAL INTERPRETIVE EXPERIENCES & ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS:
A selection of professional interpretive and academic presentations and workshops for groups and organizations
including, but not limited to:
September, 2016: “Primeval Crane Hollow Hike” For Hocking College’s Leisure Learning Program as a
naturalist and Natural Resources professional I organized a well-received interpretive experience in the Crane
Hollow State Nature Preserve. Participants could feel like they had taken a trip back in time as they entered the
Hollow by climbing down a ladder through a dramatic fissure in the Blackhand Sandstone and learned about the
natural history and some of the 10,000 species found in the preserve.
July, 2016: “Wild Edible Plant, Mycology and Ecology Hike for China Camp” I led an interpretive adventure
on the trails near the Sauber Environmental Education Center at Lake Snowden for visiting Chinese students and
guests from the University of Toledo. My interpretation was interpreted into Chinese through a Chinese language
interpreter.
May, 2016: “An Evening of Botany in Wildcat Hollow: Perry County OCVN” I was a botanist/naturalist trainer
for the Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist (OCVN) program being run through the Perry County Soil & Water
Conservation District. I gave this field-based training on the Wildcat Hollow Backpack Trail near Corning, OH.
April, 2016: “Sunday Creek Wildflower Hike on the Buckeye Trail” I organized, promoted and led an
interpretive spring wildflower hike for the public and Rural Action’s Sunday Creek Watershed Group on the
Buckeye/North Country Trails in the Wayne National Forest west of the Tom Jenkins Dam of Burr Oak Lake.
Glouster, OH.
April, 2015: “Ohio Poisonous Plants” Conducted an interpretive presentation and workshop at the 2015 Mohican
Wildlife Weekend: Face Your Wildest Fears, Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, Pleasant Hill Park,
Perrysville, OH.
April, 2015: “Sunday Creek Wildflower Hike on the Wildcat Hollow Backpack Trail” Over thirty participants
were engaged on this unique interpretive hike in Wildcat Hollow of the Wayne National Forest celebrating its
amazing biodiversity of spring wildflowers and ephemerals as well as touching on the history of the site with the
Civil Conservation Corps and the “Wildcatters” seeking black gold near the first Perry County oil well in Corning,
OH.
October, 2014: “Go Batty for Halloween in the Sunday Creek Watershed” Gave a collaborative interpretive
presentation on bats and the crisis of White Nose Syndrome with Hocking College’s Sayre Flannigan followed by a
nocturnal ultrasonic bat survey for the public through Rural Action’s Sunday Creek Watershed Group. Trimble, OH.
July, 2013: “Ecotonal Study of Functional Guilds of Photobionts & Mycobionts at the Edge of Appalachia,”
Presented a poster of original study at Botany 2013, Celebrating Diversity New Orleans, LA.
April, 2013: “Plants & Fungi, Inseparable Partners in a Dynamic Marriage” Gave an interpretive presentation
for which I received an honorarium for the Glen Valley Garden Club, Wayne, PA.
April, 2013: “Impacts of Terrestrial Invasive Plants on Aquatic Ecosystems” Seminar presentation for graduate
students of the Ohio University Environmental & Plant Biology Dept., Ohio University, Athens, OH.
October, 2011: “Implications of Mycoheterotrophy as an Adaptation in Ecology & Evolution,” Seminar
presentation for graduate students of the Ohio University Environmental & Plant Biology Department, Ohio
University, Athens, OH.
May, 2011: “Implications of Phosphorus Biogeochemistry in Acidic Ohio Forest Soils,” Poster presentation of
original research at the Ohio University Research & Creative Activity Exposition, Ohio University, Athens, OH.
February, 2011: “Integration of Ecological Stoichiometry and Scaling: Implications in Ecosystem Functions
and Dynamics,” Seminar presentation for the Ohio University Environmental & Plant Biology Department, Ohio
University, Athens, OH.
April, 2009: M.S. Thesis and Defense: “Soil calcium and aluminum dynamics impact tree physiology and soil
enzyme systems in northern hardwood forest ecosystems,” Research was at the Hubbard Brook Experimental
Forest in the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire. University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.
October, 2007: “Measures of the influence of acid rain-induced calcium depletion on tree physiology and soil
processes: a case study at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest,” Oral presentation at the Graduate Research
Symposium, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.
March, 2005: "A Linnaean Excursion in FDR Park", George Wright Society Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
I led an interpretive tour and botanical inventory of species described by Linnaeus for attendees of the 2005 annual
George Wright Society conference. The conference was co-hosted by the Fairmount Park System, the American
Swedish History Museum, and organized by, Karen Reeds, Curator "Linnaeus & America" Exhibit (2007),
Fairmount Park System professionals, and myself.
2003: "The Temple Ambler Greenhouse Facility," Delaware Valley Chapter of the Greenhouse Hobby
Association, Ambler, PA.
Interpretive Presentation made at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, and led a tour of the state-of-the-art Temple
University Ambler Greenhouse system in Ambler, PA.
2002: "Vacant Lot Ecology Workshop," Wagner Free Institute of Science, Philadelphia, PA.
Conducted a workshop designed for high-school teachers on identifying and characterizing naturalized plant
communities in vacant lots and other urban waste places. Workshop given in collaboration with the Philadelphia
Public School System, the Academy of Natural Sciences, and the Wagner Free Institute of Science.
2002: "A Native Plant Nursery Workshop," Fairmount Park System, Philadelphia, PA.
This workshop was for park staff professionals covering establishing and managing a native plant nursery, for use in
forest and riparian restoration in watershed parks.
2002: "A Horticulturist in the Wild: Notable Native Plants," 12th
Annual New Directions in the American
Landscape Symposium, Connecticut College, & Villanova University, New London, CT & Villanova, PA.
Twice, I gave an hour-long interpretive presentation of a selection of native species with potential for cultivated use
which provide greater interest and habitat value in our designed landscapes and ecological restoration. Species were
presented both in cultivation and in the wild. Plant community associations were presented as an approach to
developing naturalistic and scientific inspired landscape palettes. At Villanova I gave the presentation with my own
digital photography, and at Connecticut College when the computer system didn’t function I gave the presentation
with back-up analog slide photography taken by myself and Dr. Anne Rhoads of the Morris Arboretum.
2001: "A Trip to the Little Blue Stem Meadow in Fairmount Park," Morris Arboretum of The University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
I led an interpretive field-trip to the Wissahickon Watershed Park of the Fairmount Park System to explore an
unusual nutrient-poor, warm-season meadow plant community which exhibits high species diversity including,
several state rare-to-threatened species within Philadelphia.
1999 - 2006: "The Sustainable Wetland Garden," Temple University, Ambler College, Ambler, PA.
Over this time period I gave numerous talks and interpretive tours (formal and informal) to students (elementary to
college-age student audiences), faculty, horticultural and botanical professionals, authors, watershed groups, and the
community-at-large of the Sustainable Wetland Garden. This award-winning garden with which I was involved
with since its design phase with the then-professor S. Edgar David serves as a teaching tool and model of storm-
water best-management practices, as a garden space, as habitat, as well as fulfilling other ecological and design
functions. It remains a focal part of tours of the Ambler Arboretum today as the “Wetland Garden.”
1998 - 2005: "Naturalist Excursions to the NJ Pine Barrens and the Appalachian Trail at Blue Mountain
Ridge," Landscape Architecture & Horticulture Student Assoc., Temple Univ., Ambler College.
Led naturalist excursions for both students and faculty to explore the unique upland and lowland nutrient-poor plant
associations of the NJ Pinelands (annual interpretive canoe trip) and the ridge-top plant community and unique
geology of the Shawangunk Formation along the Appalachian Trail at Blue Mountain Ridge (annual interpretive
hike).
1998: B.S. Thesis Presentation & Defense: “Mycorrhizae in Reforestation; an Understanding Vital to the
Ecological Restoration of the Temple University Ambler Campus.” Temple University, Ambler College.
CONSULTING & ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Consulting work including, but not limited to:
2014 – 2015: Joshua Tree Landscapes, Athens, OH. Botanical/Horticultural Consultant as well as grunt work.
1998 - 2009: S. Edgar David Landscape Architects & Associates, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.
Provided botanical/ecological consultation services; worked on numerous projects including Maryland and
Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation State Highway vegetation management proposals, as well as for various
residential, educational, and municipal landscapes and ecological restoration work. I gave technical and botanical
input for the interpretive design of these landscapes.
2003: Natural Lands Trust, French Creek State Park, Hopewell, PA.
Trialing of a plant inventory and habitat assessment procedure designed for implementation by the non-specialist in
the field. I was employed as a specialist in the flora of the region, to test the on-the-ground effectiveness and
accuracy of this new methodology and to provide botanical inventory data.
2000: Mostar 2000 Workshop, Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Collected botanical and ecological data in and around Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina on the landscape watershed of
the Radobolja River to be used to inform community rebuilding, greening, riparian corridor enhancement, and
interpretive cultural preservation/restoration efforts. Community open space and historic aspects were considered. I
participated as part of a multi-disciplinary group which included Landscape Architects, Architects, students, and a
Field Naturalist (myself), and then followed by involvement in an interpretive landscape architecture studio based
on the fieldwork. Results presented by students at the Mostar 2000 Workshop. Funded by the Kresge Foundation
and Aga Khan Cultural Trust.
1998 - 2006: Philadelphia Water Department, Philadelphia, PA.
Over this period I participated in vegetation management study of sites covering treated drinking water storage
areas. Evaluated warm-season meadow management strategies (without the use of herbicides) established through
seeding and by using some existing native propagule banks. Vegetation management strategies included removing
invasive woody plants, timed mowings, taking advantage of nutrient poor substrate conditions. Other aspects of this
project included the evaluation of additional abandoned reservoirs and buffer zones surrounding these facilities.
Alternate aims were to encourage desirable wildlife use of these sites, while discouraging species such as Canada
Geese, which contribute to nitrogen loading and disease/parasite contamination. Some areas also had recreational
and city training uses to be accommodated into management and planning. Responsibilities included extensive
botanical inventory work, seed mixture recommendations, management plan and report writing and acting as a
liaison. Funded by a grant from the Philadelphia Water Department.
1996 - 2000: Waste Management, Inc. of Pennsylvania G.R.O.W.S. landfill, Morrisville, PA.
Contributed to a vegetation management study of woody and herbaceous plants growing on a Delaware River
landfill site aimed at evaluating vegetation management options as alternatives to turf, evaluating Scrubby woody
plant cover and meadows as successional plant community models which provide increased habitat value, enhanced
filtration, and aesthetic functions. Responsibilities included extensive plant inventory work, meeting with
environmental site engineers, installing and monitoring experimental study plots, and work on varied portions of
reports for the site. Funded by a grant from Waste Management, Inc. of Pennsylvania.
1997: Gwynedd Friends Meeting, Gwynedd, Pennsylvania.
Worked on grounds management, inventory work, and creating a landscape management plan for this historic
landmark founded in 1699 which includes a massive Basswood associated with George Washington, and other large
notable trees such as the two “William Penn Tree,” white oaks alive during the time of William Penn’s first visit to
Pennsylvania and reportedly there during his first visit to the Meeting in 1701.
Summer 1989: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Philadelphia, PA.
Internship in the Philadelphia office of the Environmental Protection Agency.
RESEARCH & WRITTEN WORK:
2011: “Soil microbial responses to elevated phosphorus and pH in acidic temperate deciduous forests” Jared
L. DeForest (lead author), Kurt A. Smemo, David J. Burke, Homer L. Elliott, and Jane C. Becker in
Biogeochemistry. 109: 189-202. DOI: 10.1007/s10533-011-9619-6
2009: M.S. Thesis and Defense: “Evaluating the Influences of Soil Calcium and Aluminum Availability on
Ecosystem Processes in the Northern Hardwood Forest,” University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.
Calcium (Ca) depletion and increased bioavailability of aluminum (Al) are potential consequences of soil
acidification caused by acidic deposition and other anthropogenic factors. Tree declines are associated with base
cation depletion and increased Al toxicity in forest soils in North America, Europe, and Asia. Changes in soil Ca and
Al availability may lead to increased oxidative stress and disruptions in carbohydrate relationships in forest trees, as
well as to substantial alterations in the capacity for enzymatically controlled processes of decomposition and
mineralization in forest soils. Within this native, mature northern hardwood forest, early indications of response in
foundation species to Ca and Al manipulation are detected including Al-induced oxidative stress and resulting
carbohydrate irregularities in sugar maple trees, and substantial seasonal swings in soil EEA: processes that could
foreshadow broader ecosystem alterations as anthropogenic disruptions of soil Ca and Al availability continue.
1998: B.S. Thesis Presentation & Defense: “Mycorrhizae in Reforestation; an Understanding Vital to the
Ecological Restoration of the Temple University Ambler Campus.” Temple University, Ambler College.
A year-long evaluation of mycorrhizae and reforestation technologies in application to selected native tree species
which culminated in a paper and included an oral presentation and defense. This study evaluated the relative
effectiveness of the use of a commercial mycorrhizal inoculum and two other common restoration technologies (tree
tubes and cellulose fiber mats) in conjunction with mostly canopy native tree species with strong terminal leaders,
predominantly native Quercus and Carya spp. and less common understory species including Zanthoxylum
americanum and Ptlea trifoliata.
1997: “Effects of Flooding on Salvia farinacea.” Temple University, Ambler College.
A Plant Physiology stress study-- a controlled scientific study as well as a literature review regarding plant stress
physiology in response to anaerobic flood conditions. This research served as an introduction to the principles and
methodologies of conducting controlled scientific studies with relevance towards developing a research-based
understanding of plant physiology and growth response in disturbed and stressed ecosystems.
1997: “Landscape Restoration & Habitat Enhancement Inventory & Plan”. Landscape Arboretum, Temple
University, Ambler College.
Study which inventoried existing plant communities and habitats of the 186 acre campus, including: riparian zones,
mature woodlands, and successional landscapes. Prioritized areas of the campus for ecological restoration,
especially riparian buffer zones, woodlands, and greenway connections where a continuous riparian corridor was not
feasible. I provided recommendations for transforming turf areas to a native warm season using a meadow
management scheme and made other sustainable landscape management recommendations. Plan was eventually
used as a teaching tool and restoration guide by the class: Landscape Restoration & Management. The meadow
management and portions of the woodland restoration plans were eventually adopted and implemented by the
university. The plan provided a framework for my B.S. Thesis and later resulted in a funded restoration internship
position and also was incorporated into municipal community open space recommendations.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS:
Current:
National Association for Interpretation
Botanical Society of America Previous:
The Ecological Society of America 2010-2014
American Chestnut Foundation, 1998-1999, 2008-2009
American Horticultural Society, 1999 - 2006.
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, 2001 - 2005.
Pennsylvania Native Plant Society, 1999 - 2005.
CURRENT CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Interpretive Guide (CIG) – National Association for Interpretation (NAI)
NAI CIT workshop attended September, 2016, certification in progress
First Aid, CPR & AED – American Heart Association
ORGANIZATIONS & VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES:
2014-2016: Rural Action, AmeriCorps member with the Sunday Creek Watershed Group, Trimble, OH.
2011 - 2013: Environmental & Plant Biology Club, Ohio University, Athens, OH.
I participate in various day and weekend excursions in a mentorship role for undergrads. For example I organized
and led a weekend backpacking and camping trip to the Dolly Sods Wilderness Area in West Virginia in October,
2012.
2004 - 2006: Committee Member, Open Space Committee, Ambler Borough, Ambler, PA.
Appointed committee charged with creating an open-space plan in accordance with the 2003 county-wide open-
space referendum. Also participated in community outreach and educational efforts leading up to the 2003 election
in which the referendum was passed.
2000 - 2006: Co-Chair (2004-2006), Environmental Advisory Council, Ambler Borough, Ambler, PA.
Committee appointed by the Ambler Borough Council charged with educating, informing and providing
recommendations to the Borough Council, other official Borough committees, and the Ambler community on
environmental issues.
2003: Parks Revitalization Committee, Ambler Borough, Ambler, PA.
2000-2006: Ambler Borough Annual Stream Clean-Up & Tree Plantings, Ambler, PA.
Organize, recruit and lead Temple student participation in annual stream clean-up days (for Ambler Borough
tributaries to the Wissahickon Creek) and native tree plantings in Ambler Borough Park.
2000: Botany judge, Montgomery County Science Fair. Held at Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA.
2000: Advisor at the 2000 Mid-Atlantic Landscape/Horticulture Field Day. Held at SUNY, Farmington, NY.
1999 - 2004: Lahr Symposium, National Arboretum, Washington, D.C.
Represented Temple University and the Native Plant Propagation Center at the annual Lahr Symposium on native
plants at the National Arboretum.
1999 - 2003: Millersville Native Plants Conference. Millersville University, Millersville, PA.
Represented Temple University and the Native Plant Propagation Center at the annual Millersville Native Plants
Conference.
1997, 2002 - 2004: Temple University Philadelphia Flower Show Exhibits, Philadelphia, PA.
Involved in the interpretive design, installation, and taxonomy aspects of Temple’s award winning exhibits: 1997:
‘The Green Machine’; 2002: ‘Green Roof’; 2003: ‘Gray Water Gardens’ (all best of Show, Academic Institution
Category); and, 2004: ‘Riparian Restoration’ (Flower Show Award, Academic Institution Category).
1996 - 1998: Friends of the Wissahickon Flora Diversity Inventory, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA.
Contributed to a botanical field inventory of the flora of the Wissahickon Valley. An update to the Fogg inventory
of 50 years earlier.
1996 - 1998: Member, Landscape Architecture and Horticulture Student Association, Temple University
Ambler College.
Representative of this organization at student government meetings and fund raising events.
1996 - 1999, 2005: Pennsylvania Associated Nursery Trades Shows (PANTS).
Represented Temple University Dept. of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture.
1997: Class Gift Committee Member, Temple University.
HONORS & AWARDS:
2012-Present: Member of Sigma Xi, Ohio University Chapter, The Scientific Research Society.
2004: Key to the Borough of Ambler, Ambler, PA.
Presented to myself and students involved in the award winning 2004 Philadelphia Flower Show Exhibit, “Riparian
Restoration” in recognition of the positive attention brought to the community of Ambler, and in recognition of my
efforts in promoting the involvement of Temple University, Ambler College student participation in Ambler
Borough ecological restoration and storm water management efforts and community activities.
2003: Perennial Plant Association Honor Award (Highest Award Category) for the “Sustainable Wetland
Garden”, Landscape Arboretum, Temple University, Ambler College. I was the Horticultural Consultant for the design of this teaching and demonstration rain garden and habitat garden,
as well as the Horticulturist-in-charge of this garden & prepared all documentation for the award submission.
1998: B.S. Summa Cum Laude, Temple University, Ambler College.
1996-1998: Member of Pi Alpha Xi, Alpha Mu Chapter, National Collegiate Honor Society in Horticulture.
1998: American Society for Horticultural Science Award.
Presented by Temple University Ambler Department of Landscape Architecture & Horticulture.
1998: Horticultural Alumni Association Award.
Presented by Temple University Ambler Department of Landscape Architecture & Horticulture.
1998: Emma Blakiston-Frances Lukens Award.
Presented by Temple University Ambler Department of Landscape Architecture & Horticulture. Awarded to
graduating senior in Horticulture and Landscape Architecture with the highest GPA.
1998: Temple University President's Scholar General Alumni Association Certificate of Merit.
Awarded to graduating seniors who have earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or greater for the first
seven semesters, or 108 credit hours.
1997: Pennsylvania Foundation for Ornamental Horticulture Scholarship Award for Scholastic Excellence.
1996 & 1997: First Place, Interior Plant Identification & Weed and Turf Identification; Mid-Atlantic
Landscape/Horticulture Field Days.
1994-Present: Membership in the Golden Key National Honor Society.
REFERENCES:
External
Dr. Harvey E. Ballard, Jr., Associate Professor (Plant Systematics & Evolution)
Department of Environmental and Plant Biology
Ohio University
406 Porter Hall, Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701
740-593-4659
S. Edgar David, Principal, MLA, RLA, ASLA
S. Edgar David Associates Landscape Architects
740 Penllyn Blue Bell Pike
Blue Bell, PA 19422
610-304-2085
Internal
Sayre Flannagan
Faculty, Wildlife Mgmt
Natural Resources
Nelsonville NR 202
(740) 753-6254
