Denver, Colorado is the site of the 2012 PGRSA conference, which will be held July 22-26, 2012 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. For more information, contact Mr. Dave Barcel, PGRSA Program Chair, OHP, Inc., W331 S4122 Saddleback Dr., Genesee, WI 53118; phone: 262-392-3004; fax: 262-392-3007; email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Please check the website often for updates!
Dr. Peter Petracek, 1st Vice President, will be the PGRSA program coordinator for the 2011 annual meeting to be held in Chicago, Illinois July 24-27, 2011. Mark your calendars for this special 38th annual meeting! Information about the 2011 meeting will be mailed to members and posted on the web site.
Dr. Tim Spann was elected 2nd Vice President. He is joined on the 2011-2012 Steering Committee by Dr. Holly Little, First Year Member-at-Large (MAL-1) and Dr. Albert Liptay, Second Year Member-at-Large (MAL-2). Tim, Holly and Albert assumed their responsibilities following the annual meeting in July, 2011.
Dr. Sonja L. Maki and Ms. Sally Mayeux are currently serving as Executive Officer and Business Manager, respectively. Dawn Mancini at ASHS was recently appointed Executive Secretary to handle daily PGRSA financial activities, maintain a current membership and mailing list, archive socieity publications, and distribute all society mailings. Dawn's email address is This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
The PGRSA website is undergoing a new look and layout. Please be patient while looking for specific content items as the site design is still being refined. The new site is being developed by Dr. Tim Rhodus, Editor for Digital Information Resources, American Society for Horticultural Science; Bud Witney, ASHS Systems Administrator and Elaine Eberlin, Systems Specialist.