{"id":1354,"date":"2019-09-24T22:32:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T22:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afe.epicenter1.com\/news\/industry-honors-dr-paul-thomas-through-afe"},"modified":"2023-12-14T22:21:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T22:21:54","slug":"la-industria-rinde-homenaje-al-dr-paul-thomas-a-traves-de-afe","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/news\/industry-honors-dr-paul-thomas-through-afe","title":{"rendered":"La industria rinde homenaje al Dr. Paul Thomas a trav\u00e9s de AFE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/8d2cd96b-5e96-4a37-869d-e64bbacc10c1.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"262\" data-file-id=\"741665\">Se ha establecido un homenaje conmemorativo en la American Floral Endowment por parte del Departamento de Horticultura de la Universidad de Georgia para honrar al Dr. Paul Thomas, quien falleci\u00f3 el 14 de septiembre de 2019 a la edad de 65 a\u00f1os.<\/p><p>Paul era un investigador de renombre, un conferenciante prol\u00edfico y un defensor de los horticultores noveles. Dedic\u00f3 su vida al estudio de la horticultura. Sus numerosos logros incluyeron la publicaci\u00f3n de m\u00e1s de 350 art\u00edculos cient\u00edficos y de divulgaci\u00f3n revisados por pares, la recepci\u00f3n de 41 premios acad\u00e9micos y la impartici\u00f3n de m\u00e1s de 600 presentaciones a grupos de la industria. Tambi\u00e9n recibi\u00f3 el premio Alex Laurie de la SAF por logros sobresalientes en investigaci\u00f3n justo el a\u00f1o pasado.<\/p><p>A Paul le encantaba especialmente guiar a los estudiantes y ayudarles a embarcarse en carreras de horticultura. Durante m\u00e1s de 20 a\u00f1os, fue profesor en la Universidad de Georgia, donde imparti\u00f3 clases de gesti\u00f3n de invernaderos, pr\u00e1cticas comerciales de horticultura y paisajismo de interiores. Un componente clave de su programa era facilitar el aprendizaje experiencial a trav\u00e9s de pasant\u00edas en la industria. Thomas se desempe\u00f1\u00f3 como especialista de Extensi\u00f3n Estatal en floricultura. En este puesto, plane\u00f3 e implement\u00f3 programas regionales y estatales relacionados con los invernaderos y la industria florista.<\/p><p>Se hab\u00eda jubilado recientemente de la UGA y, justo este mes, hab\u00eda comenzado a trabajar como embajador de pasant\u00edas y becas de la Fundaci\u00f3n Floral Estadounidense (American Floral Endowment). Estaba viajando entre universidades cuando falleci\u00f3. Antes de su nuevo cargo, revis\u00f3 subvenciones de investigaci\u00f3n y solicitudes de becas para la AFE y tambi\u00e9n ayud\u00f3 a coordinar videos promocionales de pasant\u00edas que la organizaci\u00f3n todav\u00eda utiliza hoy en d\u00eda.<\/p><p>\u201cTengo el coraz\u00f3n roto\u201d, dijo Debi Chedester, directora ejecutiva de la AFE, quien trabaj\u00f3 con Paul durante muchos a\u00f1os y admiraba su compromiso con preparar a los estudiantes para el \u00e9xito. \u201cSe mantuvo en contacto con cada uno de ellos y era como un padre orgulloso cuando se enteraba del nuevo puesto profesional o acontecimiento importante en la vida de un exalumno\u201d, se\u00f1al\u00f3. \u201cEl amor de Paul por esta industria era innegable. La viv\u00eda todos los d\u00edas e, incluso despu\u00e9s de jubilarse, decidi\u00f3 viajar para hablarles a los estudiantes sobre las oportunidades para los j\u00f3venes profesionales. La industria ha perdido a un educador, defensor y amigo excepcional\u201d.\u201d<\/p><p>Su colega de la UGA, el Dr. Marc van Iersel, aplaudi\u00f3 el talento de Paul para sacar a los estudiantes de su zona de confort. \u201cLas garant\u00edas y el aliento de Paul permitieron a muchos estudiantes perseguir sue\u00f1os y carreras que de otro modo no habr\u00edan hecho\u201d, afirm\u00f3. \u201cQuiz\u00e1s su mayor impacto no fue que creyera en los estudiantes, sino que pudo hacer que los estudiantes creyeran en s\u00ed mismos\u201d.\u201d<\/p><p>Aunque la comunidad de la horticultura perdi\u00f3 a uno de sus mayores activistas, a trav\u00e9s de estos estudiantes, \u201cel legado de Paul continuar\u00e1 durante las generaciones venideras\u201d, afirm\u00f3 el doctor Leonardo Lombardini, jefe del departamento de horticultura de la Universidad de Georgia (UGA).<\/p><p>Se llevar\u00e1 a cabo un velorio el viernes 27 de septiembre, de 6:00 p. m. a 8:00 p. m., en Lord &amp; Stephens Funeral Homes,<br>4355 Lexington Road, Athens, GA 30605. Su servicio conmemorativo ser\u00e1 el s\u00e1bado 28 de septiembre a las 2 p. m. en la Iglesia Bautista Corinth, 2040 Belmont Rd., Arnoldsville, GA 30619.<\/p><p>Contribuciones a las\u00a0<strong>Homenaje p\u00f3stumo al Dr. Paul Thomas<\/strong>\u00a0se puede hacer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/donar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>, o mediante el env\u00edo de un cheque a:<\/p><p><strong>Fundaci\u00f3n Floral Americana<br>Homenaje p\u00f3stumo al Dr. Paul Thomas c\/o<br>1001 N. Fairfax Street, Suite 201<br>Alexandria, VA 22314<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Siempre se notifica a la familia sobre las donaciones y se pueden hacer contribuciones de cualquier monto.<\/em><\/p><p>Puedes ver todos los homenajes conmemorativos de la AFE <a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/memorial-tributes-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aqu\u00ed.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","news-categories":[],"class_list":["post-1354","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Industry Honors Dr. Paul Thomas through AFE - American Floral Endowment<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A memorial tribute has been established with AFE by the University of Georgia Department of Horticulture to honor Paul Thomas, Ph.D.A memorial tribute has been established with AFE by the University of Georgia Department of Horticulture to honor Paul Thomas, Ph.D.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/noticias\/la-industria-rinde-homenaje-al-dr-paul-thomas-a-traves-de-afe\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Industry Honors Dr. Paul Thomas through AFE - 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