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Blumenthal, Anita – Facilities Manager, 2012
"My thumb got me into this!" declares the new APPA President Mary Vosevich when asked how she entered the field of educational facilities management. It was 1984, and Vosevich, a Midwest native, was working at Monsanto in St. Louis as a research biologist, having earned her B.S. in horticulture/agriculture from the University of…
Descriptors: Profiles, Educational Facilities, Horticulture, School Maintenance
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Schrock, Denny S.; Meyer, Mary; Ascher, Peter; Snyder, Mark – Journal of Extension, 2000
Responses from 282 current and former Master Gardeners in Missouri identified the most important benefits they derived from participation: increased knowledge, personal growth, and satisfaction of altruistic values. Social and career-related benefits received the lowest rankings. The most active volunteer Master Gardeners were most likely to…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Extension Education, Gardening, Horticulture