ECW - Environmentally Controlled Waste

George E. Fitzpatrick, PhD

Professional Certification:

Certified Professional Horticulturist, Certification no. 5989, American Society for Horticultural Science

Experience:

1995-present: Professor of Environmental Horticulture, University of Florida
2000-04: Program Coordinator, University of Florida Academic Program at Homestead
1991-2000: Program Coordinator, University of Florida Academic Program at Fort Lauderdale
1998-98: Visiting Instructor, University of the Virgin Islands, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
1995-95: Visiting Instructor, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica
1984-95: Associate Professor of Environmental Horticulture, University of Florida
1979-84: Assistant Professor of Environmental Horticulture, University of Florida
1976-79: Assistant Research Scientist, Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida
1975-76: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Forest Entomology, Mississippi State University

Professional Affilinatios:

American Society for Horticultural Science
Florida State Horticultural Society
International Society of Arboriculture
International Society for Horticultural Science
Society for Economic Botany

Honors and awards:

Election to the Society of the Sigma Xi, Rutgers University chapter, 1975
Outstanding Paper Award, Florida State Horticultural Society, 1983
Rufus Chaney Award for Research Excellence, U.S. Composting Council, 1995
Teaching Incentive Program Award, University of Florida, 1996
Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor of the Year Award, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Florida, 2001
Academy of Teaching Excellence, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Florida, 2008

Professional Service:

Compost Science and Utilization
1993-present
Editorial Board Member

Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society
2000-2001
Editor

Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society
1986-1995
Associate Editor

Arborist Certification Workshops, International Society of Arboriculture
1994-1996; 1998-present
Instructor

Florida State Horticultural Society
1993-1995; 2000-2001
Member, Board of Directors

American Registry of Certified Professionals in Agronomy, Crops and Soils
1991-1994

American Society for Horticultural Science
1997-2000
Board Member, Horticulture Certification Board

American Society for Horticultural Science
1991-1993
Member, Extension Advisory Committee

University of Florida Faculty Senate
1984-86
Senator

Education:

B.A. (1968), College of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ
M.A. (1972), College of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ
Ph.D. (1975), Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Contact Details:

University of Florida
Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center
3205 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33314
Telephone: 954-577-6331
fitz@ufl.edu