NEWS, NOTES, & QUOTES Y “40 Years of Growing” continued from p.8
Q: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FACULTY TO BE ABLE TO COACH STUDENTS AND WATCH THEM COMPETE?
A: It has been an honor to help students develop as professionals. This event has provided us with another vehicle to do so. There are so many different ways students can develop leadership skills by planning, preparing for, participating in the event. (Bryce Lane, NC State)
A: The best part of watching the stu- dents compete is seeing them take the knowledge and skills they learned in the classroom and apply it in that setting. Sometimes they don’t trust their own skills and to see then compete and be success- ful and the confidence that it instills in the student after the fact is what makes it all worthwhile. (Justin Snyder, Faculty Ad- visor, Alamance Community College)
A: It’s one of the top 3 reasons I love my job as a faculty member in Horticulture.
It’s such an amazing experience to work with these students each year, and see how awesome they perform on a national level. Very proud of our “kids”! (Marcus Duck, Michigan State University)
Q: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU TO BE ABLE TO TEACH THE FUTURE OF OUR INDUSTRY?
A: It’s the whole reason I do what I do. This is how I feel I can truly make an impact on the future of the industry, and help with the NALP’s mission to raise the professionalism of our industry. Teach- ing our students what it means to be a professional. (Marcus Duck, Michigan State University)
A: I have been teaching for 22 years and I love it. I hope to continue until I retire but we need to attract more students to the industry. (Robin Fruth-Dugstad, Instructor, Rochester Community Technical College)
A: I get to share my passion for plants, people and success with them and know that there are great opportunities in this industry for them. (Lee Ivy, Landscape Industry Certified, Professor, NC State)
A: The most rewarding thing for us is a student that is hired and then calls back and lets us know that have received promotions and are being successful in their chosen career. Then when a gradu- ate of our program calls us back looking for recent graduates. (Justin Synder, Landscape Industry Certified, Fac- ulty Advisory, Alamance Community College)
Q: WHY IS THIS EVENT SO IMPORTANT TO FORMER NCLC CHAIRS?
A: This event can get students that partici- pate a grander perspective of our industry. The idea that the potential is endless within this industry is a very motivating thought. (Brett Lemcke, Landscape Industry Certified, Vice President, RM Landscape)
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A: I think it serves to put on display to young people, the breadth and width and depth of what this industry has to offer. In many ways it’s a manifestation of potential that they might not experience elsewhere. Things are certainly different now, but back in the day, most students never realized there was much beyond that small company back in their hometown. It is so far beyond that, and I think this event still serves to broaden peoples’ horizons... and set the bar higher and higher. (Chris Kujawa, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Kujawa Enter- prises, Inc.)
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A: In a lot of ways it helped to shape who I am today not only within my organization, but as an industry representative. The networking and public speaking element that I have gained has been awesome as well. (Ed Furner, Landscape Industry Certified, Director of Customer Care, Mariani Landscape) 7
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