DEPARTMENT HEAD

Dale M. Maronek
Introduction: Dr. Maronek has more than 30 combined years of commercial horticulture and landscape industry management as well as university research, teaching, extension and administration experience.  He also serves as Director of the statewide Oklahoma Botanical Garden and Arboretum system (one of only two in the U.S.) and the OSU Botanical Garden.  He is a liaison to numerous horticultural and landscape enterprises and on the Board of Directors of several agricultural organizations.   His publications include refereed research journal articles, book chapters, research reports and popular press articles related to plant production, propagation, marketing; stress physiology, and urban agriculture.

Degrees and Universities:
B.S. in Ornamental Horticulture, Michigan State University, 1970
M.S. in Ornamental Horticulture, Purdue University, 1972
Ph.D. in Ornamental Horticulture/Plant Physiology, Purdue University, 1975

Areas of Specialization:
Plant Production Systems, Growth Control, Mycorrhizal Fungi, Stress Physiology
Landscape/Nursery and Botanical Garden Management
Educational Teaching and Administration

Representative Professional Associations and Achievements:
Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, Past President
American Society for Horticultural Science
American Association for Advancement of Science
American Public Garden Association
American Association of Museums
Professional Landscape Network
International Plant Propagators' Society
International Society for Horticultural Science
National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture
Oklahoma Greenhouse Grower's Association
Oklahoma State Nursery and Landscape Association
Oklahoma Turfgrass Research Foundation

Contact:
Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department
360 AG Hall, Stillwater, OK  74078-6027
phone: 405-744-5414, FAX 405-744-9709
email: dale.maronek@okstate.edu
 
 
Faculty Page
Horticulture and Landscape Architecure Department 
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources 
Oklahoma State University

September 2007 • 360 Agriculture Hall, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078  • Phone: 405.744.5414
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