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FNGLA’s annual convention meets June 12-13; Industry Award winners named

The Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association’s sixty-third annual convention will meet June 12-13 and according to the organization’s website, “it’s a time each year for FNGLA members and industry friends to celebrate the past year of success while welcoming FNGLA’s new leadership taking office.”

This event is held in a new location each year, near the organization’s president’s hometown, and in 2015 that is Coral Gables, FL. Several local area tours are planned for convention attendees, including Montgomery Botanical Center, Vizcaya Gardens, Fairchild Tropical Gardens and the historic Biltmore Resort. Also on the agenda is FNGLA’s annual membership meeting, during which there will be the presentation of several Industry Awards.

FNGLA’s Industry Awards Program acknowledges both FNGLA and industry service, with varying criteria geared for each award, according to a news release. Nominations are accepted from the industry-at-large and a committee of industry peers selects the winners. This year’s winners will be honored during FNGLA’s Annual Convention and are as follows:

• Wendell E. Butler Award – Theresa and Kevin Riley, Rockledge Gardens, Rockledge, FL.

• FNGLA Hall of Fame Inductee — Hugh Gramling, Tampa Bay Wholesale Growers (retired), Plant City, FL.

• FNGLA Young Nursery Professional — Richard May, May Nursery, Havana, FL.

• FNGLA Outstanding Volunteer Member — Deb Joneck, Florida Coast Equipment, Inc., Boynton Beach, FL.

• FNGLA Outstanding Educator — Stephen Greer, South Dade Senior High, Homestead, FL.

• FNGLA Friend of the Industry — Tyson Emery, FDACS Division of Plant Industry, Gainesville, FL.

• FNGLA Outstanding Chapter President — Amanda Hebert, Big Earth Landscape Supply, Inc., Tampa, FL, Tampa Bay Chapter.

• FNGLA Outstanding Chapter Secretary — Chandler Green, Green Heron Landscapes, Naples, FL, Royal Palm Chapter.

For more information, go to www.fngla.org.

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