Looking Beyond the

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Looking Beyond the Centennial
Dan Lineberger ASHS President, 2001
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(American) Society for Horticultural Science
Mackintosh Auburn AES
Hutt Utah AES
Little Iowa State
Garcia New Mexico State
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Emerson Nebraska AES
Erwin Iowa State
Craig Cornell
Hansen South Dakota AES
Irish Missouri Bot Gard
Unknown pomologist USDA
Brackett USDA
Beach NYSAES Geneva
Taft Michigan State
Lazenby Ohio State
Green Minnesota AES
St. Louis, Missouri - December 28-29, 1903
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ASHS Centennial Meeting 3-6 October, 2003
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A Long History with ASHS N.C. State Horticulture
Club, 1970
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The 4000 ASHS members represent all areas of
horticultural science

• Plant science researchers
• Teachers
• University administrators
• County and area extension agents
• Manager field workers for processing companies
• Federal state experiment station
  representatives
• Growers and handlers of horticultural products

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ASHS Services

• Peer-reviewed scholarly publications
• Reviews and other topical books (ASHS Press)
• Annual Meetings and special meetings
• Career placement (HortOpportunities)
• Association of Collegiate Branches
• Certified Professional Horticulturist program
• Scholarships, travel grants, Endowment Fund
• Internet services (Web site listservs)

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Total Budget 1,899,800
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Role as professional society...

• Outlet for scholarly activities of members
• Gatekeeper of the disciplinary science
• Facilitator of professional networking
• Recognize and reward outstanding contributions
• Publicize and market the benefits of the
  discipline to society

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Challenges that lie ahead...

• Declining ranks of academic horticulturists
• Institutional reorganization/departmental mergers
• Cooperative library subscription practices
• Being a print-based operation in a Web-based
  world
• Reluctance of STRONG traditional core to
  diversify (members, programs, activities)

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As disciplines evolve, their representative
organizations adapt to new needs. Sometimes the
adaption process is painful because scholarly
societies tend to be defenders of the status quo.
The learned society has a partner in its efforts
to maintain the status quothe university. Saul
B. Cohen, Learned Societies and the Evolution of
the Disciplines http//www.acls.org/op5.htm
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The 64k Question...
It may be helpful to engage the topic of
Learned Societies and the Evolution of the
Disciplines through the following question
How can a discipline retain its roots,
traditions and intellectual integrity, while
responding to strong inter- and
cross-disciplinary currents that enrich the
discipline and yet may undermine its unity?.
Saul B. Cohen, Learned Societies and the
Evolution of the Disciplines http//www.acls.org/o
p5.htm
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to advance the knowledge and application of
horticultural science by nurturing the diversity
of professionals in horticulture and serving as a
primary source of scientific information."