Dr. David
Wm. Reed Ag Leadership, Education and Communications
Professor of Horticulture Department of Horticultural Sciences |
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dwreed@tamu.edu Web bio: http://hort201.tamu.edu/prof/dave/bio.htm
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Professional Interest: |
Area of expertise is related to the floral,
greenhouse and ornamental crops used in interior and exterior landscapes.
Studies center on tow areas: 1) the physiology of nutrient uptake by plants
and the development of efficient fertility programs, and 2) water quality
and salinity effects on plants.
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| Courses Taught: |
UNDERGRADUATE: HORT 201 - General Horticulture (fall, spring 1979-present) HORT 202 - General Horticulture Laboratory (fall, spring 1979-present) HORT 225 – Horticulture Learning Community (spring 2004, every fall 2004-present) HORT 320 - Exotic Plants (fall 1984-87)
GRADUATE: HORT 602 - Environmental Relations of Horticultural Crops (alt. fall 1980-84) HORT 604 - Applied Physiology of Horticultural Crops (alt. spring 1985-present) FLOR 616 - Asexual Plant Propagation (alt. spring 1979-83) PPHY 620 – Exp. Tech. in Plant Physiology; lab on Use of Liquid Scintillation Counting (spr. 1983-87)
INVITED INTERNATIONAL UNDERGRADUATE: Plant Propagation, Soilless Growing Media and Simple Soil and Water Testing. July 2007 University of Veracruz at Xalapa, Xalapa, Mexico. An invited condensed 2 -day undergraduate lecture and laboratory demonstration course. Equivalent to a 1 credit hour course. INVITED INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE: Applied Physiology of Horticultural Crops, Fall 1985, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. Invited by US-AID in cooperation with the University of Peradeniya. Equivalent to 3 credit hour course. Applied Physiology of Horticultural Crops, July 2007, Colegio de Postgraduados, Campus Montecillo, Montecillo, Mexican. An invited condensed 5-day graduate lecture course sponsored by the Mexican Academy of Sciences in cooperation with the Colegio de Postgraduados. Equivalent 2 credit hour course.
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| Education: |
Bachelor of Science, May 1974
Master of Science, January 1977 Doctor of Philosophy, January 1979
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY |
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Awards: |
Special Honors Keynote Speaker “Become the Best You Can Be”, 2004 Freshman Convocation, Texas A&M University, College Teaching Awards and Honors Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence for Undergraduate Teaching, 1995, College Level, The Agriculture Program, Texas A&M University University Teaching Awards and Honors Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching, College Level, 1990, Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching, University Level, 1999, Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University Professional Scientific Society Teaching Awards L.M. Ware Distinguished Teaching Award, 1989, Regional Level, Southern Region of the American Society for Horticultural Sciences Outstanding Undergraduate Educator Award, 2002, National Award, American Society for Horticultural Sciences Student Originated Teaching Awards and Honors Professor of the Year in Agriculture, 1995, Delta Delta Delta Sorority, Texas A&M Chapter Outstanding Contributions as a Professor, 1998, Pi Beta Phi, Texas A&M Chapter Faculty Award, Horticulture Graduate Council, 2002, Texas A&M University Fish Camp Namesake, Camp Reed, the Sea Surfin’ Canaries, August 1993, Texas A&M University T Camp Namesake, Camp Reed, the Red Hot Reggae Rainmakers, August 1996, Texas A&M University T Camp Namesake, Camp Reed, the Rockin’ Red Hot Crawdaddy Pinchers, August 2002, Texas A&M Univ. |
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