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We Are Immensely Proud of EAGL Alumni

EAGL Alumni are Boldly Creating the Future of Commercial Horticulture

Kappa Cohort (2022) Kim Lovelace- Hainsfurther, Forrest Keeling Nursery (MO) Chris McCorkle, McCorkle Nurseries (GA) Mike Miller, Decker's Nursery (OH) Lyndsi Oestmann, Loma Vista Nursery (KS) Jeff Olsen, Brookdale Treeland Nursery (ONT) Chris Robinson, Robinson Nursery (OR) Phil Statile, L.P. Statile Inc. (NJ) Chris Uhland, Harmony Hill Nursery (PA) Iota Cohort (2021) Andy Aiken, Grower Direct Farms (CT) Karin Walters, Walters Gardens (MI) Ryan Hop, Walters Gardens (MI) Alan Jones, Manor View Farms (MD) Farai Madziva, Kitayama Brothers Farms (CA) Bob Blew, Centerton Nursery (NJ) Becky Thomas, Spring Grove Nursery (IL) Theta Cohort (2020) Mark van Hoef, Oregon Pride Nurseries (OR) Joseph Roberts IX, ForemostCo (FL) Ed Tankard, Tankard Nurseries (VA) Dana Massey, Plantworks Nursery (NC) W. Scott Epps, Plantworks Nursery (NC) Steve Bennett, Riverbend Nurseries (TN) Richard May, May Nursery (FL) Travis Gill, Matsudas Nursery (CA) Eta Cohort (2019) Charlie Allen, GreenBiz Nursery (NC) Sam Barkley, J. Frank Schmidt & Son (OR) Evan Jones, Spring Creek Growers (TX) Lauren Kirchner, Spring Creek Growers (TX) Courtenay Koontz, Trees of Corrales (NM) Steve Knezick, Pinelands Nursery (NJ) Ryan Overdevest, Overdevest Nurseries (NJ) Robert Saunders, Saunders Bros. Inc (VA) Jack Sellew, Prides Corner Farms (CT) Zeta Cohort (2018) David Hoffman, Hoffman Nursery (NC) Brandon Olson, Olson's Greenhouse (CO) Emily Showalter, Premier Plant Solutions (OH) Thad Beshears, Simpson Nursery (FL) Chad Corso, Corso’s Perennials (OH) Shane Brockshus, Bailey Nurseries (OR) Derek Clark, South Central Growers (TN) Epsilon Cohort (2017) Chad Olson, Olson’s Greenhouse (UT) Steve Sloan, ColorPoint (KY) Richard Hesselein, Pleasant Run Nursery (NJ) Daryl Kobesky, Sunset Farmstead (NJ) Tommy Dudley, R.A. Dudley Nursery (GA) Bill Jones, Carolina Native Nursery (NC) Tom Knezick, Pinelands Nursery (NJ) Bradd Yoder, Star Roses & Plants (PA) Bart Olson, Olson’s Greenhouse (UT) Gamma Cohort (2016) Dan Nelson, Hans Nelson & Son (OR) Jon Reelhorn, Belmont Nursery (CA) Jonathan Berry, J. Berry Nursery (TX) Andy McNitt, McNitt Growers (IL) Jill Hoffman, Hoffman Nursery (NC) Beta Cohort (2015) Gordy Webster, J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. (OR) Scott Lueder, Natural Beauty Growers (WI) Steve Castorani, North Creek Nurseries, Inc.(PA) Bill Studebaker, Studebaker Nurseries, Inc. (OH) Eric Smith, Smith Gardens (WA) Alpha Cohort (2014) Kevin Norris, Landmark Nurseries (TX) Ed Overdevest, Overdevest Nurseries (NJ) Dan Batson, GreenForest Nursery (MS) Tom Demaline, Willoway Nurseries (OH) Mark Sellew, Prides Corner Farms (CT) Bryan Abramowski, Rockwell Farms (NC) Jason Roseman, Rockwell Farms (NC) Kelly Lewis, Ruppert Nurseries (MD) Randy Gilde, Delray Plants (FL)