ASHS Committee Descriptions
Committee Annual Report Form
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Annual Conference Technical Program Committee
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Dennis Ray, Co-Chair
Carl Sams, Co-Chair
Sandra Wilson, Co-Chair (2021-2025)
Kathryn Orvis, Co-Chair (2022-2026)
Per McCord (2021-2025)
Wusheng Liu (2022-2026)
Julie Campbell (2023-2027)
Emmanuel Torres
Quezada (2023-2027)
Holly Little (2024-2028)
Yiqun Weng (2024-2028)
Daniel Leskovar (ASHS President, 2024-2025)*
Tracy Shawn (ASHS Chief Administrative Officer)*
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Awards Committee
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Louise Ferguson (2020-2025), Chair
Kimberly Moore (2021-2026)
Essie Fallahi (2022-2027)
Dean Kopsell (2023-2028)
Daniel Leskovar (2024-2029) |
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ASHS Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, Social Justice, and Accessibility (DEIJA) Committee
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Ryan Contreras (2024–2025), Chair
Tom Bewick (2023-2024)
Leo Lombardini (2023-2025)
Heather Kirk-Ballard (2023-2025)
Alicain Carlson (2023-2026)
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Chad Miller (2023-2026)
Ashley Jernigan (2024-2027)
Ping Yu (2024-2027)
Vanessa Vassilaros (2024-2027) |
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Endowment Fund Committee
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Wusheng Liu (2020-2025), Chair
Lekha Sreedhar (2020-2025)
Jean Dodson Peterson (2020-2025)
Curt Rom (2020-2025)
Manoj Shukla (2021-2026)
Lu Zhang (2021-2026)
Sandy Wilson (2022-2027)
Essie Fallahi
(2022-2027)
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Louise Ferguson (2022-2027)
Kimberly Moore (2023-2028)
Rosemarie Somers (2023-2028)
Mica McMillan (2024-2029)
Hongmin Qin (2024-2029)
Amy Wright (ASHS Treasurer)*
Tracy Shawn (ASHS Chief Administrative Officer)*
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Executive Committee
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Dean A. Kopsell, ASHS Board Chair (2022-2025)
Daniel Leskovar, ASHS President (2023-2026)
Rolston St. Hilaire, ASHS President-elect (2024-2027)
Amy Wright, ASHS Finance Committee Chair (2024-2026)
Tracy Shawn (ASHS
Chief Administrative Officer)*
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Fellows Screening Committee
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Alan Lakso (2022-2025), Chair
Patricia Knight (2022-2025)
Zhanao Deng (2022-2025)
Mengmeng Gu (2023-2026)
David Kopsell (2023-2026)
Bhimanagouda Patil (2023-2026)
Randolph Beaudry (2024-2027)
Desmond
Layne (2024-2027)
Dilip Nandwani (2024-2027)
Daniel Leskovar, ASHS President (2024-2025)*
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Finance Committee
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Amy Wright (2020-2026), Chair
Chris Gunter (2022-2028)
Larry Knerr (2024-2030)
Dean A. Kopsell, ASHS Board Chair (2022-2025)
Daniel Leskovar, ASHS President (2023-2026)
Rolston St. Hilaire, ASHS President-elect
(2024-2027)
Tracy Shawn (ASHS Chief Administrative Officer)*
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Horticulture Hall of Fame Selection Committee
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Sandy Wilson (2022-2025), Chair
Alan Lakso (2022-2025)
Sandy Wilson (2022-2025)
John Dole (2023-2026)
Louise Ferguson (2023-2026)
Larry Knerr (2023-2026)
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Robert Paull (2023-2026)
Qi Zhang (2024-2027)
Essie Fallahi (2024-2027)
James Grey (2024-2027)
Nathan Eylands (2024-2027)
Daniel Leskovar, ASHS President (2024-2025)*
(ASHS Archivist/Historian)*
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Membership Committee
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Ahmad Omar (2020-2026), Chair
Teresita Amore (2021-2025)
Derald Harp (2021-2025)
Christine Hensley (2022-2026)
Kedong Da (2022-2026)
Julie Campbell (2023-2026)
Laura Barth (2024-2027)
Lorenzo Rossi (2024-2027)
Daniel Leskovar (ASHS President, 2024-2025)*
Tracy Shawn (ASHS Chief Administrative Officer)*
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National Issues Committee
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Peter Hirst (2021-2025), Chair
Thomas Björkman (2014–2025)
Kevin Folta (2021-2025)
Mae Culumber (2021-2025)
Kimberly Moore (2021-2025)
Ryan Contreras (2022-2026)
Heather Kirk-Ballard (2022-2026)
Frank Louws (2022-2026)
Julie Campbell (2022-2026)
Essie Fallahi (2022-2026)
William Randle (2023-2025)
T. Casey Barickman (2024-2028)
Ruth Carll (2024-2028)
Gregory Peck (2024-2028)
Mark Uchanski
(2024-2028)
Curt Rom (ASHS Associate Director for Engagement and Outreach)
Tracy Shawn (ASHS Chief Administrative Officer)*
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| Nominations and Elections Committee |
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Education Division
Vacant (2023-2025)
Vacant (2023-2025)
Vacant (2024-2026)
Vacant (2024-2026)
Extension Division
Mengmeng Gu (2023-2025)
Shital Poudyal (2023-2025)
Qianwen Zheng (2024-2026)
Most Tahera Naznin (2024-2026)
Industry Division
Mark Yelanich (2023-2025)
Brian Corr (2023-2025)
Vacant (2024-2026)
Vacant (2024-2026)
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International Division
Leo Lombardini (2023-2025)
Erik Runkle (2023-2025)
Derek Barchenger (2024-2026)
Genhua Niu (2024-2026)
Research Division
Amir Khoddamzadeh (2023-2025)
Wenhao Dai (2023-2025)
Patricia Knight (2024-2026)
Krishna Bhattarai (2024-2026)
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Scholarship Awards Committee
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Giverson Mupambi (2022-2025), Chair
Tongyin Li (2022-2025)
Azlan Zahid (2023-2026)
Sarah Lowder (2023-2026)
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Diana Cochran (2024-2027)
Emily Merewitz (2024-2027)
Amy Wright (ASHS Treasurer/Finance Committee Chair)*
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| Selection Committees for Career and Achievement Awards
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Outstanding Extension Educator Award
Cheryl Boyer (2022-2025), Chair
Steve Sargent (2022-2025)
Justin Moss (2022-2025)
Michael Chamberland (2023-2026)
Wenjing Guan (2023-2026)
Annette Wszelaki (2023-2026)
Louise Ferguson (2024-2027)
Ankit Singh (2024-2027)
Eric Stafne (2024-2027)
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Outstanding Industry Scientist Award
Nirit Bernstein (2022-2025), Chair
Daniel Leskovar (2022-2025)
Shamel Alam-Eldein (2022-2025)
Razieh Khajehyar (2023-2026)
Holly Little (2023-2026)
Jozsef Racsko (2023-2026)
(2024-2027)
(2024-2027)
(2024-2027)
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Outstanding Researcher Award
Rebecca Sideman (2022-2025), Chair
Patricia
Knight (2022-2025)
Channa Rajashekar (2022-2025)
Emily Merewitz (2023-2026)
Manjul Dutt (2023-2026)
Michelle Jones (2023-2026)
Alisheik Atta (2024-2027)
Kedong Da (2024-2027)
Anne Plotto (2024-2027)
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Outstanding Graduate Educator Award
David Picha (2022-2025), Chair
J. Pablo Morales-Payan (2022-2025)
Channa Rajashekar (2022-2025)
John Dole (2023-2026)
Guochen Yang (2023-2026)
Lu Zhang (2023-2026)
Bruce Dunn (2024-2027)
Melinda Knuth (2024-2027)
Youping Sun (2024-2027)
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Outstanding International Horticulturist Award
Samir Debnath (2022-2025), Chair
Chuan Shen (2022-2025)
Chad Miller (2022-2025)
Aboubacar Diagne (2023-2026)
Marcus Nagle (2023-2026)
Nisha Karki (2023-2026)
Bonny Oloka (2024-2027)
Zora Singh (2024-2027)
Guochen Yang (2024-2027)
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Outstanding Undergraduate
Educator Award and Outstanding Undergraduate Mentor Award
J. Pablo Morales-Payan (2022-2025), Chair
Shad Nelson (2022-2025)
Chad Miller (2022-2025)
Donglin Zhang (2023-2026)
Skyler Brazel (2023-2026)
Diana Cochran (2023-2026)
Kent Kobayashi (2024-2027)
Tim Pannkuk (2024-2027)
Sam Wortman (2024-2027)
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Outstanding Leadership and Administration Award and Professional Early Career Award
Toktam Taghavi (2022-2025), Chair
Leonard Githinji (2022-2025)
Sathish Kuma Ponniah (2022-2025)
Kaylee South (2023-2026)
Qianwen Zhang (2023-2026)
Xin Zhao (2023-2026)
William Baird (2024-2027)
Claude 'Judy' Jean (2024-2027)
Kimberly Moore (2024-2027)
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Esmaeil and Bahar Fallahi Award for
Integrity and Professionalism
Curt Rom (2024-2027), Chair
Gregory Lang (2024-2027)
Sandra Wilson (2024-2027)
Nahla Bassil (2024-2027)
(2024-2027)
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| Screening Committees for Publication Awards
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Cross-Commodity Publication Award
Tripti Vashisth (2022-2025), Chair
Carolyn Scagel (2022-2025)
(2022-2025)
Jeffrey Brecht (2023-2026)
Eunhee Park (2023-2026)
Kuan Qin (2023-2026)
Geno Picchioni (2024-2027)
Soo-Hyung Kim (2024-2027)
Mercy Olmstead (2024-2027)
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Extension Publication Award
Lu Zhang (2022-2025), Chair
Shawn Steed (2022-2025)
Amaya Atucha (2022-2025)
Michael Chamberland (2023-2026)
Wenjing Guan (2023-2026)
Charlie Rohwer (2023-2026)
Laura Scholz (2024-2027)
Manisha Kumari (2024-2027)
Michelle Jones (2024-2027)
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Ornamentals Publication Award
Justin Moss (2022-2025), Chair
Jianjun Chen (2022-2025)
Megan Bowman (2022-2025)
(2023-2026)
Amanda Solliday (2023-2026)
Donglin Zhang (2023-2026)
Cai-Zhong Jiang (2024-2027)
Xingbo Wu (2024-2027)
Zhanao Deng (2024-2027)
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Education Publication Award
Ali Sarkhosh (2022-2025), Chair
Sven Svenson (2021-2026)
Tongyin Li (2022-2025)
Elina Coneva (2022-2025)
Guodong Liu (2023 - 2026)
Tie Liu (2023 - 2026)
J. Pablo Morales-Payan (2024-2027)
Elisa Lauritzen (2024-2027)
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Fruit Publication Award
Steve Sargent (2022-2025), Chair
Xinwang Wang (2022-2025)
Zora Singh (2022-2025)
Patrick Conner (2023-2026)
Mark Ritenour (2023-2026)
Xiuxiu Sun (2023-2026)
Andrew Bierer (2024-2027)
Renee Moran (2024-2027)
Muhammad Shahid (2024-2027)
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Vegetable Publication Award
Mary Rogers (2022-2025), Chair
Arianna Bozzolo (2022-2025)
Amol Nankar (2022-2025)
Emmanuel Torres Quezada (2023-2026)
Ainong Shi (2023-2026)
Nan Xu (2023-2026)
Shivani Kathi (2024-2027)
Zheng Wang (2024-2027)
Fayrouz Buojaylah (2024-2027)
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2022-2023 Ad Hoc and Special Committees
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General Administration
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Horticultural Landmarks Selection Committee
Tina Marie Waliczek Cade (2022-2025), Chair
John Griffis (2021-2026)
Ewelina Jacygrad (2022-2027)
Larry Knerr (2023-2028)
John Dole (2024-2029)
Mary Lewnes Albrecht, Archivist/Historian
Certified Professional Horticulturist (CPH)
Leslie Halleck (2023-2027), Chair
David Zlesak (2021-2025)
Casey Seals (2021-2025)
Chris Gunter (2023-2027)
Jeff Wilson (2023-2027)
Greg Church (2024-2028)
Sathish Ponniah (2024-2028)
ASHS Education Planning Committee
Amir Khoddamzadeh (2022-2025), Chair
Julie Campbell (2019-2025)
Gerald Burgner (2020-2027)
Bodie Pennisi (2022-2025)
Curt Rom (2022-2025)
Ahmad Omar (2022-2025)
Fernanda Krupek (2023-2026)
Girish Panicker (2023-2026)
Jeffrey Brecht (2023-2026)
Ben Campbell (2024-2027)
Sheri Dorn (2024-2027)
Dennis Nicuh Lozada (2024-2027)
Navreet Mahal (2024-2027)
Janel Ohletz (2024-2027)
Media Communications Committee
Jyostna Devi Mura (2022-2025), Chair
Brian Pearson (2021-2025)
Heather Kirk-Ballard (2022-2025)
Teresita Amore (2022-2025)
Milt McGiffen (2023-2026)
Ibrahim Moshood (2023-2026)
Amanda Philyaw Perez (2023-2026)
Juan Carlos Diaz-Perez (2024-2027)
Joshua Harvey (2024-2027)
Ewelina Jacygrad (2024-2027)
Zilfina
Rubio (2024-2027)
Partnership Development Committee
Nathan Jahnke (2022-2025), Chair
Jonathan Egilla (2021-2025)
Ajay Nair (2021-2025)
Kauahi Perez (2021-2025)
Craig Campbell (2021-2025)
Derek Woolard (2022-2025)
Laura Barth (2022-2025)
Melinda Knuth (2022-2025)
Megan
Bowman (2022-2025)
Daniel Donahue (2022-2025)
Yosef Al Shoffe (2022-2025)
Lu Zhang (2022-2025)
Sean Campbell (2023-2026)
Michelle McDonald (2023-2026)
Lisa Alexander (2023-2026)
Jayesh
Samtani (2023-2026)
Mark Mason (2024-2027)
Milt McGiffen (2024-2027)
Azlan Zahid (2024-2027)
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Plenary (William A. "Tex" Frazier) & Invited Speakers Selection Committee
Wusheng Liu (2021-2025), Chair
Curt Rom (2022-2026)
Vijay Joshi (2023-2027)
Jun Song (2024-2028)
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Education Division
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Education Advisory Council
Carolyn Robinson (Education Division Vice President), Chair
Nicole Waterland (Education Division VP-elect), Chair-elect
Tina Marie Waliczek Cade
(Past Education Division Vice President)
The Council consists of the Chairs and Chairs-Elect of each group within the division, and any interested ASHS Member.
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Collegiate Activities Committee (CAC)
Kimberly Moore (2023-2025), Chair
Dennis Ray (2019-2025)
Lauren Garner (2021-2025)
Carolyn Robinson (2022-2026)
Cole Etheredge (2022-2026)
Elizabeth Diehl (2024-2027)
Cynthia Domenghini (2024-2027)
Kaitlin Hopkins (2024-2027)
Amir Khoddamzadeh (2024-2027)
Curt Pierce (2024-2027)
Nicole Waterland (2024-2028)
Undergraduate Interest Group Chair
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Graduate Student Activities Committee
Rhuanito Ferrarezi (2021-2025),
Chair
Kent Kobayashi (2017-2025)
Shital Poudyal (2020-2025)
German Sandoya (2023-2027)
Penelope Perkins-Veazie (2023-2027)
Bridget Bolt (2023-2027)
Joshua Craver (2023-2027)
Marlee Trandel-Hayse (2024-2028)
Leonard Githinji (2024-2028)
Ibraheem Olasupo (2024-2028)
Shivani Kathi (2024-2028)
Amita Kaundal (2024-2028)
Carolyn Robinson (2023-2026)
Nicole Waterland (2024-2028)
Lorenzo Rossi, ex officio
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Extension Advisory Council
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Rebecca Brown (Extension Division Vice President), Chair
2025 election (Extension Division VP-elect), Chair-elect
Ajay Nair
(Past Extension Division Vice President)
The Council consist of the Chairs and Chairs-elect of each group within the division, and any interested ASHS Member.
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Industry Division Advisory Council
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Alicain Carlson (Industry Division Vice President), Chair
2025 election (Industry Division VP-elect), Chair-elect
Javier Castillon
(Past Industry Division Vice President)
The Council consist of the Chairs and Chairs-elect of each group within the division, and any interested ASHS Member.
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International Advisory Council
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Leo Lombardini (International Division Vice President), Chair
Bhimanagouda Patil (International Division VP-elect), Chair-elect
Mengmeng Gu (Past
International Division Vice President),
The Council consist of the Chairs and Chairs-elect of each group within the division, and any interested ASHS Member.
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Research Advisory Council
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Sarah White (Research Division Vice President), Chair
T. Casey Barickman (Research Division VP-elect), Chair-elect
Ryan Contreras (Past Research Division Vice President)
The Council consist of the Chairs and Chairs-elect of each group within the division, and any interested ASHS Member
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ASHS Editorial Boards
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Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science
Paul Bosland, Editor in Chief
H. Brent Pemberton
Carolyn F. Scagel
Rolston St. Hilaire
Marisa M. Wall
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HortScience
Paul Bosland, Editor in Chief
Lisa Alexander
Jianjun
Chen
Christopher Currey
Ivette Guzman
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HortTechnology
Paul Bosland, Editor in Chief
Tina M. Waliczek Cade
Charlie R. Hall
Mark A. Ritenour
Rebecca G. Sideman
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ASHS Representatives to Other Societies
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ISHS Executive Council
Kim Hummer
Daniel Leskovar
Esmaeil Fallahi
Meyer Medal for Plant Genetic Resources Committee
John Clark
*ex officio
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