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Florida State Horticultural Society
E-mail: fshs@fshs.org

Sectional VPs are listed in the right sidebar on this page.


Board of Directors and Officers

The business of FSHS is conducted by the Board of Directors as directed by the membership. The FSHS membership elects the Board of Directors at the annual meeting. Please contact the Board of Directors if you have any questions concerning the many benefits of FSHS or the annual meeting. Email communications are carried out in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

  • Board Chair: John Griffis
  • President: Alan Chambers
  • President Elect: Ute Albrecht
  • Secretary : Fernando Alferez
  • Treasurer: Kevin Athearn
  • Sectional Vice-Presidents (Right Sidebar)
  • Board Member-at-Large (2021-2022): Craig Campbell
  • Board Member-at-Large (2021): Richard Campbell

FSHS Committee Chairs & Administrative Contacts

The following people contribute to FSHS activities by supporting various programs.

  • Program Coordinator (2021-2024): German Sandoya Miranda
  • Proceedings Editor (2020-2025): Mary Lamberts
  • Marketing Coordinator: John Griffis
  • Meetings Coordinator: 
  • Member Coordinators: Ali Sarkhosh and Davie Kadyampakeni
  • Student Awards Chairperson: Michelle Danyluk
  • Meeting Poster Coordinator: Vania Maria Pereira
  • Sponsorship Coordinator: Gene McAvoy
  • Sectional Vice-Presidents Elects: Listed in right sidebar
  • Newsletter Editor: Alicia Lamborn
  • Student Competition Coordinator: Xin Zhao
  • Poster Coordinator: Prissy Fletcher

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Nominate Honorary Member

Election to Honorary Membership requires approval by two-thirds of the Board of Directors. Completed nomination forms (available here in pdf). Documents must be returned to the Secretary Fernando Alferez (alferez@ufl.edu) by April 27.

Recent News

  • Submit your Abstract
  • Register for the 2022 meeting, June 5-7

Sectional VPs

CITRUS

● Lorenzo Rossi, VP

● John Chater, VP Elect

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VEGETABLES

● Lisa Hickey, VP

● Alejandro Bolques, VP Elect

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ORNAMENTALS | GARDEN | LANDSCAPE

● Ashley Kush, VP

● David Austin, VP Elect

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HANDLING | PROCESSING

● Angelos Deltsidis, VP

● Adrian Berry, VP Elect

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KROME

● Kimberly Morgan, VP

● Muhammad Adnan Shahid, VP Elect

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AGROECOLOGY | NATURAL RESOURCES

● Bonnie Wells, VP

● Leslie Nicole Munroe, VP Elect

Author Resources

  • Author Agreement

  • Student Author Agreement

  • Instructions - Full Papers

  • Instructions - Scientific Notes

  • Sample Full Paper

  • Sample Scientific Note

  • Sample Published Scientific Note

  • FSHS Sample Manuscript with Explanations

  • FSHS Examples of Citations (Literature Cited)

  • FSHS Accepted Abbreviations

  • Sample Précis for Scientific Notes (alternative an abstract for Scientific Notes only)

Sponsor the FSHS

Sponsor our organization and network with other horticultural professionals in Florida! The FSHS welcomes sponsors for it’s annual meeting. If you'd like to be an FSHS sponsor, please contact Gene McAvoy at (gmcavoy@ufl.edu).

Recent Program

2021 Conference Program

By FSHS

This conference was on September 26 to 28, 2021 at the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort in Daytona Beach, Florida. Highlights included in-service training on improving health and productivity through manipulation of the root-soil environment and a keynote speaker on a horticulturist’s perspective on soil health in practice.

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Volunteer to Help FSHS

Committee participation is critical for the Society to operate effectively. Please look at the committees below if you would like to help with our activities. If so, please contact the FSHS.
  • Presidential Gold Medal Award
  • Best Paper Award
  • Presidents Industry Award
  • Student Best Presentation and Best Paper Awards

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Recent News

  • Submit your Abstract March 22, 2021
  • Register for the 2022 meeting, June 5-7 March 22, 2021
  • Paper Submissions Due by October 31 October 29, 2020
  • FSHS Meeting Registration Closes October 17th October 8, 2020
  • Announcement from FSHS Vegetable Section Vice President September 22, 2020

Prior Conference Archives

● 2020 Meeting Program

● 2019 Meeting Program

● 2018 Meeting Program

● 2017 Meeting Program

● 2016 Meeting Program

● 2015 Meeting Program

● All Conference Archives

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