Featured Students
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Learning opportunities and a wide range of resources led Keivan Bahmani to MSU
Published on November 4, 2019
Keivan Bahmani is a Ph.D student and received his degree in Plant Breeding from the University of Tehran. He is working under the direction of Dr. Ryan Warner and his research focuses on understanding the genetic basis of sweetener production in stevia.
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Learning opportunities and a wide range of resources led Keivan Bahmani to MSU
Published on November 4, 2019
Keivan Bahmani is a Ph.D student and received his degree in Plant Breeding from the University of Tehran. He is working under the direction of Dr. Ryan Warner and his research focuses on understanding the genetic basis of sweetener production in stevia.
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Nathan Fox applies skills from the classroom to the real world
Published on October 6, 2019
Nathan Fox is from Holt, Michigan and is in the 2-year program with a certificate in Landscape and Nursery Management. We asked Nathan a few questions about his experience about himself.
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MSU has given John Gove the right path in horticulture
Published on September 4, 2019
John Gove is an undergraduate Horticulture student with a concentration in Fruit and Vegetable Production and is working under the direction of Dr. Susan Gruber.
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Isaac Lartey values how he can impact others with a horticulture degree
Published on August 2, 2019
Isaac Lartey is pursuing a Ph.D in horticulture after receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture with a specialization in crop science. His hometown is Accra, Ghana, and he is working under the direction of Dr. Haddish Melakeberhan.
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Catherine Jordan values her small classes and caring professors
Published on July 5, 2019
Catherine has known since high school that she wanted to pursue a career in the green industry. Her time at Michigan State has given her the ability to get to know her professors personally and learn about new career paths.
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Delainey Williams Finds Direction With Her Horticulture Major
Published on May 3, 2019
Delainey Williams followed her interests in plant systems and the environment to discover the diversity a horticulture science degree provides.
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Tyler Hampton finds a new career path from horticulture
Published on April 8, 2019
Tyler's lifelong passion for horticulture has helped him get involved in Student Horticulture Association, work on campus, and intern at Duke Gardens in North Carolina.
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Ben will continue his career as a post-doctoral researcher
Published on March 1, 2019
Ben’s advice to current graduate students is to find a healthy work/life balance, learn R or another programming language, take ownership and pride in your work, and be on Science Twitter.
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Anthony Soster is hoping to continue his horticulture studies after graduation at MSU
Published on February 4, 2019
Anthony Soster believes that he gets the most out of a bachelor's degree in horticulture from all of the hands-on experience he gets from his classes and his time studying abroad.
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Ying-Chen chose Horticulture for her graduate degree because of the variety of crops to study
Published on January 6, 2019
Ying-Chen is impressed by the amount and variety of resources available for Horticulture grad students.
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Noah is studying horticulture to help his family orchard be successful
Published on December 6, 2018
Noah's favorite class so far has been HRT 332: Tree Fruit Production and Management
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Cheyenne studies Horticulture so as to have a career as an Extension Educator
Published on November 6, 2018
Cheyenne's favorite part of her time in MSU Horticulture so far is the research she's done and her involvement in the Student Horticulture Association.
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Joshua plans on using his degree to be a researcher
Published on October 5, 2018
Joshua started as a M.S. student and is now working on a PhD in Horticulture
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Brad plans on owning a landscaping business
Published on September 10, 2018
Brad is turning his love for plants into a career
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Melissa takes her passion for plants to a career in the plant sciences
Published on August 1, 2018
Melissa loves the open and friendly atmosphere of her major
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Kelly is studying for her PhD specializing in greenhouse plant production
Published on July 5, 2018
Kellie Walters' dissertation title is "Physiological responses of hydroponically produced specialty vegetables to daily light integral, temperature, and nutrition."
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Bryan chose to study Horticulture because of his love of growing food
Published on June 12, 2018
Bryan Rennick, a B.S. Horticulture student, is eager to rise every morning with his new career path
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Jocelyn Lambe plans on being a greenhouse grower upon graduation from certificate program
Published on May 3, 2018
Jocelyn's best experiences in the Horticulture Certificate Program were the variety of experiences offered.
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Tyler Gilson attributes his educational success to the Student Horticulture Association
Published on April 4, 2018
Tyler Gilson's love for landscaping was inspired by his father which led him to study as a Horticulture B.S. student today
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Landon Tillman loves the hands-on nature of his education
Published on March 1, 2018
Landon Tillmann is a student in our Certificate Program and a Wisconsin native.
