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’s, established the tribute.
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 “One to Grow On” in Greenhouse Grower Magazine for over three decades.
He established and served as the faculty coordinator for the Michigan Master Gardener program that trained more than 10,000 master gardeners.
