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Casey Sclar, executive director of the American Public Gardens Association, has been named H.O. Smith Endowed Director of The Arboretum at Penn State. His appointment will begin in August 2022.
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“I want to bring people, plants, partnerships, and pollinators together with my passion for the art, science, and business of horticulture, and lead The Arboretum at Penn State to its brightest future,” Sclar said in a release.
A aerial view of The Arboretum at Penn State.
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Search begins for next leader of The Arboretum at Penn State
May 10, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. A national search will commence to find the next leader of The Arboretum at Penn State one of the most cherished and popular destinations in State College.
In the meantime, an interim director will provide temporary leadership beginning July 1, 2021.
Sanford Sandy Smith, teaching professor in forest resources and natural resources and youth extension specialist in the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, will serve as interim director of the Arboretum until a permanent replacement is selected with the help of a national search firm. Smith, who has been with Penn State since 1985, has spent much of his career leading education programs for youth, adult volunteerism in conservation and environmental education, and forest stewardship on private forestlands.