{"id":2955,"date":"2010-02-19T18:51:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-19T18:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afe.epicenter1.com\/news\/will-carlson-memorial-tribute-established"},"modified":"2024-03-18T21:39:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T21:39:22","slug":"will-carlson-memorial-tribute-established","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/news\/will-carlson-memorial-tribute-established","title":{"rendered":"Will Carlson Memorial Tribute Established"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n\tid=\"block_98e7138cbf5e83e86ff8dd645dc71022\"\n\tclass=\"nmc-block nmc-block--half-half alignfull  half-half   alignfull\">\n\t  <div class=\"bound boundwide\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"image\">\n                                                \n    <div class=\"img-variable\" style=\"width: 202px; aspect-ratio: 202 \/ 300;\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/carlson-202x300-1.jpg\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n    <\/div>\n          <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" viewbox=\"0 0 15 15\" fill=\"none\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><title>externo<\/title>\n<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M1.88345 13.1241H13.124V8.24662H15V15H0V0H6.75338V1.87594H1.88345V13.1241ZM8.25152 1.87594V0H14.9974V6.74587H13.1215V3.2041L8.16152 8.16405L6.84082 6.83592L11.7933 1.87594H8.25152Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\n<\/svg>        \n              <\/div>\n      <div class=\"content\">\n                <div class=\"text\"><p>A memorial tribute has been established within AFE honoring Will Carlson, Ph.D., who died January 20, 2010, in East Lansing, Mich. Jack Van Namen of Vans Inc., a longtime friend and former student of Carlson\u2019s, established the tribute.<\/p>\n<p>Born August 20, 1941, Carlson was a Professor Emeritus of Floriculture at Michigan State University for 36 years where he earned the Distinguished Faculty Designation in 1995. During his tenure he published more than 35 scientific articles and 400 popular articles on physiology of ornamental floriculture crops. He taught more than 1,500 undergraduate students, 40 graduate students, 30,000 students in extension courses and maintained a popular column \u201cOne to Grow On\u201d in Greenhouse Grower Magazine for over three decades.<br \/>\nHe established and served as the faculty coordinator for the Michigan Master Gardener program that trained more than 10,000 master gardeners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <div class=\"buttons\">\n                            <\/div>\n        \n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was responsible for establishing the Horticultural Demonstration Gardens and was the past Chairperson of the MSU Garden Consortium. He helped establish the Professional Plant Growers Association, was a director of the Garden Writers Association and lectured to garden groups throughout the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carlson earned many industry accolades, including the Floriculture Hall of Fame from the Society of American Florists and the H. Marc Cathey Award from the American Horticultural Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nmc-buttons aligncenter  buttons   aligncenter\" id=\"block_f383cb1019c697b4b0ca9847d117d1d7\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.networkforgood.com\/projects\/71074-donate-to-afe\" class=\"btn\" target=\"_blank\">Make a Contribution<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>or send a check to:<\/strong><br><strong>Endowment Floral Americano<br>c\/o Will Carlson Memorial Tribute<\/strong><br><strong><strong>610 Madison St, Ste 101, PMB 803<\/strong><\/strong><br><strong>Alexandria, VA 22314<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The family is always notified of donations and contributions can be made in any amount.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","news-categories":[32,31,48,29],"class_list":["post-2955","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news-categories-donors","news-categories-latest-news","news-categories-memorials","news-categories-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Will Carlson Memorial Tribute Established - American Floral Endowment<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jack Van Namen has established a memorial tribute within AFE honoring industry great Will Carlson. 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