People Features

Deb Heintz receives Clore award

Heintz has served as executive secretary of the Washington State Grape Society for 14 years.

Grape Society names Grower of the Year

Dennis Pleasant grows wine and juice grapes and is the nation's largest current grower.

Mathisons receive Family Legacy Award

Tom Mathison founded Stemilt Growers in 1964. The company has expanded into a leader in the tree fruit industry.

Scientist recognized for work with spinosyns

Thomas Sparks, a researcher at Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, Indiana, has won the 2012 international award for research in agrochemicals from the agrochemical division of the American Chemical Society.

Wine Commission exec to leave

Executive Director Robin Pollard will pursue private sector work, leaving the Washington Wine Commission at the end of this year.

Melissa Hansen

OSU hires postharvest researcher

Dr. Yan Wang will focus on pears and cherries.

Nursery promotes Ty Snyder

Clore Center hires coordinator

Abbey Cameron has experience in event planning and education.

USApple names its new leaders

The U.S. Apple Association named new officers and directors during its annual outlook and marketing conference in Chicago.

Peach breeder Dick Okie retiring

W.R. (Dick) Okie, the USDA-Agricultural Research Service’s stone fruit breeder in Byron, Georgia, for more than 30 years, retired earlier this year and is continuing to work part time until a new breeder is hired.

Richard Lehnert