This award honors the academic achievements of junior and senior undergraduates from departments of horticulture, or of plant and crop science, who are majoring in horticulture. Students must be in the top 15% of their class, based on academic standing and are selected on the basis of their scholarship achievements, leadership abilities, participation in campus/club activities, and services to their departments.

Congratulations go tho this year's awardees.

The ASHS Outstanding Horticulture Student Awards officially recognizes exceptional undergraduate horticulture students in baccalaureate programs. Students enrolled in horticulture (including pomology, olericulture, floriculture, and landscape or ornamental horticulture) or in a plant science/crop science department with an emphasis or major in horticulture are eligible. ASHS is pleased to announce this year's awardees.

ASHS President Paul Bosland turns over this month's "Reflections" column to guest writer, Dr. Eric T. Stafne, Extension Professor at Mississippi State University.

In this "Reflections" column, ASHS President Paul Bosland introduces a new membership program for graduate students in horticulture.