Haldor Howard -
Reliability Personified
On September 27th the
Oklahoma Greenhouse Growers Association bestowed
upon one of it's most faithful and reliable members
the coveted Greenhouse Grower of the Year Award.
Haldor Howard was nominated for his outstanding work
as a grower, educator and for his many years of
support and hard work for the association.
Haldor has over 25 years
experience growing and maintaining plants. He has a
Bachelor's in Science degree from the University of
Oklahoma and an Associate of Science degree in
Horticulture from O.S.U. - OKC. Since 1987 Haldor has
been a grounds manager, greenhouse manager,
instructor, researcher and plant trials judge while
working for O.S.U. - OKC. He advanced from campus
grounds keeper to grounds manager, then he became
manager over the horticulture center greenhouses,
gardens and grounds. He did such a good job with
each new responsibility they just kept giving him
more titles and more to do!
Haldor Howards' efforts
as the greenhouse manager were the basis for the
award nomination. For 13 years he has managed a
diverse and at times very difficult crop schedule in
order to accommodate the numerous horticulture
courses being taught by instructors in the
department. The goal was always to expose students
to real world production practices and results. On
top of planning and producing crops for classes,
Haldor was also responsible for growing hundreds of
varieties of All American Selections trial plants
each year. Each semester he has had to Integrate
trial varieties and the various class crops along
with cash crops which are also an important part of
keeping the facility funded for ongoing class use.
Haldor has been on the
board of OGGa for at least ten years and served as
chairman of several committees and ultimately as
president of the association in 2004 and 2005. His
annual efforts on the summer short course have
resulted in many outstanding programs which as a
result have promoted the healthy growth of virtually
every greenhouse company in Oklahoma. We are very
grateful for Haldor Howard's efforts and
congratulate him for being selected as this
years Greenhouse Grower of the Year!
