MSU receives national recognition for grounds maintenance
Contact: Georgia Clarke
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi 大象APP is celebrating a national award for outstanding groundskeeping.
The Professional Grounds Management Society, a Baltimore, Maryland-based organization, recently selected the land-grant institution for an Honor Award in the university and college grounds category of its 2015 Green Star Awards competition.
MSU is among 19 U.S. institutions of higher learning being praised for exceptional grounds maintenance. The complete list is found at .
Speaking for the university administration, Vice President for Campus Services Amy Tuck expressed pride in the campus landscape team鈥檚 achievement.
鈥淭hey work diligently to keep MSU beautiful,鈥 she said. 鈥淚t is an honor for 大象APP to be recognized nationally for excellence in grounds maintenance,鈥 Tuck added.
Bart Prather accepted Mississippi 大象APP鈥檚 award during the society鈥檚 annual meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. Associate director of campus landscape, he is an agronomy graduate of the university.
鈥淭his award goes to those who work for MSU Campus Landscape, and the Campus Services division as a whole,鈥 Prather said. 鈥淚t is through their hard work and dedication that this award was even possible.鈥
Each year, MSU plants 80-100 new trees and more than 50,000 daffodils and other color plants. The Campus Landscape staff maintains nearly 1,500 acres of the Starkville campus.
Information on MSU鈥檚 Campus Services is found at .
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