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www.goodfruit.com Good Fruit Grower FEBRUARY 1, 2015 5 Washington Wine Institute hires new executive director T he Washington Wine Institute has hired a new executive director to manage policy and regula- tory issues facing Washington winery owners. Josh McDonald, with background in legislative affairs and trade association work, began his new role in early January. McDonald was the state and local government affairs manager for the Washington Restaurant Association, headquartered in Olympia, before joining the Wine Institute. He was responsible for building the association's local government program and manag- ing the group's interests on issues including tourism, food safety, environment, immigration, taxation, and regulation. Wine Institute President Marty Clubb of L'Ecole No. 41 winery in Walla Walla, said in a news release that it was time to build on the organization's past legislative and regulatory successes in Olympia with a full-time executive director who can provide critical outreach to members. "Josh has the association background, organizational development skills, and political experience that will help take the Wine Institute to the next level so wineries can realize even more value for their membership," stated Clubb. The Wine Institute has been the voice for legislative and regulatory advocacy for Washington wineries for more than 25 years. Washington is the second largest wine producing state and has more than 800 bonded wineries. $30,000 in scholarships available for viticulture, enology students T he Washington Wine Industry Foundation is offering more than $30,000 in scholarships for undergraduate and post-graduate students studying viticulture, enology, or related disciplines. Applications are due March 15 and are for the 2015-16 academic year. Scholarship offerings include: —Horse Heaven Hills Wine Growers Scholarship: Two $1,500 awards will be given to students who are residents of Benton, Yakima, or Klickitat counties. This schol- arship was created by industry members dedicated to promoting education in the areas of grape growing and wine production. —Walter J. Clore Scholarship: Scholarships range from $500 to $2,000. This schol- arship, established in 1997 by the Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers, honors Dr. Walter Clore's research and achievements in viticulture and enology. Clore is recognized as the father of Washington's wine grape industry. The number of awards is based on the number of qualified applicants. —Foundation Scholarship: This scholarship was established last year as an endowed fund by the Wine Industry Foundation's board of directors and friends of Charles Lill, Michael Manz, Glenn Coogan, and John Farmer. Up to five scholarships of up to $5,000 each can be awarded. Scholarship applications can be found on the Foundation's website at: www. washingtonwinefoundation.org. Applications and supporting documentation must be postmarked before March 15, 2015. Cornell tops rankings in world's best plant sciences programs T he magazine U.S. News and World Report has released its ranking of universities that are tops in the world in plant and animal sciences, and New York's Cornell University got the top position. Other universities among the top 100 in the plant and animal science group include University of California, Davis (2), UC-Berkeley (3), Harvard University (4), University of Florida (9), Michigan State University (12), Oregon State (28), Pennsylvania State (30), University of Washington (35), Ohio State (46), and Washington State University (53). In the ranking for best universities for agriculture programs generally, Cornell University ranked third in the world, behind Wageningen University in the Netherlands and UC Davis. University of Massachusetts and University of Florida were also in the top ten. The complete list of rankings, and the system used to develop them, are on the www.usnews.com website. 509/662-6931 www.cameronnursery.com 1261 Ringold Rd., PO Box 300 • Eltopia, WA 99330 We ship nationwide, so please call for price and availability! Time TO PLAN! • 2016 Sleepy Eyes • 2018 Tree Needs PAUL TVERGYAK 509-669-0689 ptvergyak@genext.net CONTRACTS for 2015 and beyond! Custom Contracted Apple, Pear, Cherry & Peach Trees ✔TOP QUALITY ✔VIRUS TESTED ✔VERY COMPETITIVE PRICING HIGHEST QUALITY FRUIT TREES ! Call for: • TREES • ROOTSTOCK • INTERSTEMS • BENCH GRAFTS • SLEEPING EYES • ROYALTIES Quick Bites People and industry in the news. Read more Fresh Updates at goodfruit.com/fresh-updates Josh McDonald