Academic Resume
Steven Earl Newman, Ph.D., A.A.F.
Extension Greenhouse Crops Specialist
Associate Professor
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1173
Work (970) 491-7118
Facsimile (970) 491-7745
Home (970) 482-1328
Home Facsimile (970) 482-1329
eMail: Steven.Newman@ColoState.edu
Private eMail: SENewman@Comcast.net
Current Employment
July 1997 to present. Extension Greenhouse Crops Specialist and Associate Professor of Horticulture [tenured (75% extension, 13% resident instruction and 12% experiment station)]. Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture; Colorado State University; Ft. Collins, CO 80523-1173; Supervisor, Stephen J. Wallner, Ph.D., Head, 970-491-7019.
September 1994 to June 1997. Extension Greenhouse Crops Specialist. Assistant Professor of Horticulture (75% extension and 25% experiment station). Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture; Colorado State University; Ft. Collins, CO 80523-1173; Supervisor, Stephen J. Wallner, Ph.D., Head, 970-491-7019.
Previous Employment
November 1990 to September 1994. Associate Professor of Horticulture (tenured). Department of Plant and Soil Sciences (Horticulture); Box 9555; Mississippi State University; Mississippi State, MS 39762; Supervisor, Richard H. Mullenax, Ph.D., Head, 601-325-2311.
August 1985 to June 1990. Assistant Professor of Horticulture. Department of Horticulture; Mississippi State University.
September 1981 to December 1984. Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant. Department of Horticulture Sciences; Texas A&M University; College Station, TX 77843; supervisor, Fred T. Davies, Jr., Ph.D., Professor, 409-845-4524.
August 1978 to July 1981. Greenhouse Manager for Horticulture Department Teaching and Research Greenhouses. Department of Horticulture; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Lincoln, NE 68583; supervisor, Jay Fitzgerald, Ph.D., Professor, 402-472-1145.
January 1978 to August 1978. Graduate Teaching Assistant for Horticulture Department. Department of Horticulture; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Lincoln, NE 68583; supervisor, Sotero Salac, Ph.D., Professor, 402-472-1125.
Summer of 1977. Landscape Design Assistant for a small home landscaping company. GAG Landscape Service; 1207 East Main Street; Bozeman, MT 59715; supervisor, Mr. Greg A Gates, Owner.
Spring and Summer of 1975 and Summer of 1976. Research Aide for a Field Team. Duties included assisting researchers in conducting reclamation studies in open pit coal mines in eastern Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming. Reclamation Research division; Department of Animal and Range Sciences; Montana State University; Bozeman, MT 59717; supervisor, Mr. Richard L. Hodder, Ph.D. (deceased), Senior Research Associate.
Educational Background
Texas A&M University: Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Horticulture, December 1985.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Master of Science Degree in Horticulture, August 1981.
Montana State University: Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural Production, December 1977.
Option: Recreation Area Management
Personal Data
Date of Birth:May 29, 1955
Place of Birth:El Paso, Texas
Marital Status: Married (Debra);two children (Russell and Thomas)
Publication Record (for full description, list available upon request)
Publications (refereed) (23)
Publications (Extension) (15)
Published Conference or Symposium Proceedings (38)
Trade Magazines (13)
Theses and Dissertations (26, 24 student)
Publications (Experiment Station) (11)
Published Abstracts (79)
Textbooks (1) contracted and under preparation
Websites authored and managed (4)
Research Proposals and Extension Projects Funded
Colorado State University ($255,171)
United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII. 2005-2006. Reducing pesticide use by floriculture professionals in the inter mountain western region of the united states through education ($39,999)
Department of Energy SBIR (2000) Use of recycled plastics as alternative soil amendments in the culture of plants ($12,500 subcontract)
Colorado Advanced Materials Institute. 2000. Adaption of waste tire rubber for greenhouse media and zinc fertilizers ($80,007)
Colorado State University Distance Education and Outreach. 1999. Web-based conversion of H 310 Greenhouse Management ($5,000)
Colorado Floriculture Foundation. 1999. Preventing petal shattering in geraniums with 1-MCP. ($4,500)
Colorado Floriculture Foundation. 1998. Greenhouse renovations ($4,000)
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. 1997. Reduction of pesticide use in Colorado commercial greenhouses ($17,107)
Colorado Floriculture Foundation. 1997. Alternative cut flower evaluations. ($1,000)
Colorado Floriculture Foundation. 1997. Colorado commercial greenhouse needs assessment survey. ($2,000)
USDA IR-4. 1996-1998. Fungicide Development Using Naturally Occurring Benzophenanthridine Alkaloids Extracted from Macleaya cordata for use on Greenhouse and Ornamental Crops. ($39,000).
Colorado Floriculture Foundation. 1994-1996. Pulse irrigation strategies for Colorado greenhouses. co-author Dr. Douglas A. Hopper ($6,800)
Colorado State University Agricultural Experiment Station. Cultural factors affecting greenhouse crops, 1995-2000.
Camas Technologies, Inc. 1995-1996. Evaluation of naturally occurring benzophenanthridine alkaloids for fungicidal activity on greenhouse crops. ($36,758)
Colorado Floriculture Foundation. 1994. Shredded rubber as a media amendment. co-author -- Dr. Karen L. Panter ($5,000)
Colorado Water Quality Institute. 1996. Greenhouse water conservation. co-author -- Dr. Karen L. Panter ($1,500)
Mississippi State University ($71,735)
Contract Funding
Colorado State University ($47,000)
Bayer. 2003. Evaluation of fenamidone on downy mildew infections on cut snapdragons ($5,000)
Syngenta. 2002-2003. Evaluation of Hurricane on Soil-borne greenhouse diseases ($11,000)
Uniroyal Chemical Company. 2000-2002. Evaluation of daminozide and paclobutrazol on herbaceous perennials ($6,000)
Camas Technologies, Inc. 2000. Evaluation of plant metabolism regulator compounds ($5,000)
EPA Waste Reduction Program. 1999. Development of a container media from waste packing foam ($2,500)
Aquatrols. Surfactant evaluation in container media. $3,000.
Valent USA. Evaluation of Sumagic in commercial greenhouses. $2,000.
Colorado Federation of Garden Clubs.1997. Evaluation of selected retail potting media. $1,000.
Rhone Poulenc. 1997-1998. Evaluation of thiodicarb baits as a molluscicide. $4,500.
Uniroyal Chemical Company. 1997. Evaluation of daminozide and paclobutrazol on bedding and pot plants. $5,000.
Ciba-Geigy Corp. 1996. Evaluation of Medallion fungicide on greenhouse crops. $2,000
Mississippi State University ($17,500)
Courses Taught
H 310 – Greenhouse Management (4 credits, offered spring terms and continuously online through Continuing Education)
http://www.learn.colostate.edu/courses/course.asp?course=H+310
H 412 – Floriculture Crops (4 credits, offered alternate fall terms and continuously online through Continuing Education)
http://www.learn.colostate.edu/courses/course.asp?course=H+412
H 581 – Controlled Environment Agriculture (3 credits, offered alternate fall terms)
Professional Society Memberships
American Academy of Floriculture
American Society for Horticultural Sciences
Colorado Nursery and Greenhouse Growers Association
International Society for Horticultural Science
National Greenhouse Manufacturers Association
Ohio Florists Association
Society of American Florists
Professional Service Activities
Colorado State University
January 2006. Grant Panel. Small Business Innovation Research - United States Department of Agriculture.
January 2002 to 2007. Consulting Editor. HortTechnology. American Society for Horticultural Science.
September 2002 to October 2004. Member. Government Relations Committee. Society of American Florists.
August 2005 to July 2006. Past-chair. Commercial Horticulture Working Group. American Society for Horticultural Science.
August 2003 to July 2005. Chair. Commercial Horticulture Working Group. American Society for Horticultural Science.
August 2001 to July 2003. Chair-elect. Commercial Horticulture Working Group. American Society for Horticultural Science.
August 2004 to July 2004. Research Division Advisory Council. American Society for Horticultural Science.
September 2001 to October 2002. Member and Academic Advisor, Research Committee. Society of American Florists.
August 2003 to August 2005. Past-chair, Floriculture Working Group. American Society for Horticultural Science.
August 2001 to July 2003. Chair, Floriculture Working Group. American Society for Horticultural Science.
July 2001. Session moderator, Annual Meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science.
August 2000 to March 2001. Host and Planning Committee. Annual Meeting of the International Cut Flower Association (formerly Roses, Inc.).
August 2000 to July 2003. Chair, Continuing Strategic Planning Committee. American Society for Horticultural Science.
January 2000 to present. Member, Colorado Water Quality Forum. Colorado Water Quality Commission and the Denver Regional Council of Governments.
August 1999 to July 2001. Chair-elect, Floriculture Working Group. American Society for Horticultural Science
August 1999 to July 2002. Member, Continuing Strategic Planning Committee. American Society for Horticultural Science.
July 1999. Session moderator, Annual Meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science.
September 1998. Host and Planning Committee. Annual Meeting of Bedding Plants International, Denver, Colorado.
July 1998. Session moderator, Annual Meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science.
August 1996 to July 2000. Member, HortBase Committee. American Society for Horticultural Science.
August 1997 to July 2000. Member, Outstanding Industry Career Award Selection Committee. American Society for Horticultural Science.
February 1997 to December 2004. Member, Education Director, Colorado Greenhouse Growers Association Board of Directors.
November 1996. Host and Planning Committee. Hands on in Denver, Annual Meeting of the Association of Specialty Cut Growers.
October 26-28, 1994. Moderator. Rocky Mountain Horticulture Expo. Colorado Greenhouse Growers Association and Colorado Garden Centers Association, Denver, Colorado.
September 1994 to present. Member. Research Committee. Colorado Floriculture Foundation.
September 1994 to December 2004. Member. Rocky Mountain Horticulture Expo Education Committee. Colorado Greenhouse Growers Association.
August 1994 to August 1995. Chair. Floriculture Education Working Group. American Society for Horticultural Science.
August 1993 to August 1995. Poster section chairman. Southern Nurserymen's Association Research Conference.
August 1993 to July 1996. Member Outstanding Graduate Educator Career Award Selection Committee. American Society for Horticultural Science.
August 1992 to July 1997. Member. Collegiate Activities Committee. American Society for Horticultural Science.
August 1995 to July 1996. Chair. Collegiate Activities Committee. American Society for Horticultural Science.
University Activities and Committee Appointments
Colorado State University
September 2005 to present. Member. Colorado eXtension Institutional Team. Colorado State University Cooperative Extension.
October 2004 to present. Team Leader. Natural Resources and the Environment Core Competency Team. Colorado State University Cooperative Extension.
July 2004 to present. Member. Faculty Council. Colorado State University.
July 2004 to present. Member. Pre- and Post-Award Task Force for Futuring for Extension. Colorado State University Cooperative Extension.
December 2003 to present. Member. Committee on Academic Responsibilities and Standing of Academic Faculty. Colorado State University.
July 2001 to 2004. Co-chair. Master Gardener Curriculum Committee. Colorado State University Cooperative Extension.
August 2001 to present. Member, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department Committee on Resident Instruction.
August 2000 to July 2004. Chair. Growing Horticulture in Colorado State Plan of Work Team. Colorado State University Cooperative Extension.
September 2000 to July 2004. Member. Workforce Preparation Statewide Initiative Team. Colorado State University Cooperative Extension.
January 2000 to August 2001. Chair, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department Committee on Resident Instruction.
September 1999 to present. Mint Certification Official for the State of Colorado. Horticulture and Landscape Architecture.
September 1998 to February 1999. Member, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension In-service Training Planning Committee.
May 1998 to December 2003. Member, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Associate Director Advisory Committee.
June 1998 to May 2002. Member, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department Advancement, Rank, and Tenure Committee
June 1997 to December 1997. Member, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department Committee on Faculty Evaluations
January 1997 to present. Member, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department Committee on Resident Instruction.
August 1996 to present Chair, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department Outreach Coordination Committee.
August 1996 to December 1999 Member, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department Graduate Admissions and Studies Committee.
August 1996 to September 1997. Member, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department Social Activities Committee.
April 1996 to 1999 Member, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department. Research and Extramural Funding Committee.
September 1995 to April 1996. Member, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department. Departmental Code Revision Committee.
May 1995 to 1999. Member, CSU Greenhouse Facilities Management Committee.
January 1995 to present. Member, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department. Out-side PERC Advisory Committee.
September 1994 to 1996. Member, CSU Cooperative Extension Northern Front Range Pesticide Recovery Program.
Honor Societies and Awards
Colorado State University
American Academy of Floriculture. September 2004.
Epsilon Sigma Phi Regional Award. September 2001. PlantTalk Colorado.
Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, September 2000. Epsilon Sigma Phi Team Award. PlantTalk.
Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, September 2000. Cooperative Extension Team Award. PlantTalk.
Bedding Plants International, 1999. Futura Award.
ASHS Extension Materials Awards, 1999. Commercial Ornamentals, Floriculture, and Turf--K. Panter, S. Newman, and R. Waskom
Epsilon Sigma Phi, National Honorary Extension Fraternity, Colorado State University.
Colorado County Agents Association Certificate of Recognition, October 1996. Communications Team Newsletter.
Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, October 1996. Cooperative Extension Team Award, Northern Colorado Front Range Agricultural Pesticide Recovery Program.
Mississippi State University
Gamma Sigma Delta Teaching Award of Merit, Mississippi State University Chapter, April 1991.
Alpha Zeta Outstanding Advising Award, College of Agriculture and Home Economics, Mississippi State University, August 1990.
Sigma Xi, Mississippi State University, The Scientific Research Society.
Pi Alpha Xi, Alpha-Kappa Chapter, Mississippi State University, faculty advisor and founding member.
Texas A&M University
Gamma Sigma Delta, Mississippi State University and Texas A&M University Chapters, agriculture honor society.
Phi Alpha Xi, Psi Chapter, Texas A&M University, a national floriculture ornamental horticulture honor society.
Phi Sigma, Beta Rho Chapter, Texas A&M University, a national biological honor society affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Institute of Biological Sciences.
Outstanding Graduate Assistant--Teaching for 1982-83, Texas A&M University and the AMOCO Foundation.
Boy Scouts of America, Troop 667, Bozeman, Montana - Eagle Scout, 1972
Community Service Activities
Archdiocese of Denver and the Deanery of Fort Collins. VIRTUS OnlineTM Certified Facilitator for Protecting God’s Children Program for Adults.
Boy Scouts of America, Cub Scout Pack 95, Fort Collins, Colorado. Den Leader, 2001-2006; Committee Chair, 2001-1005; Assistant Pack Master, 2005-2006.
Boy Scouts of America, Troop 95, Fort Collins, Colorado. Committee Member, 2005-2006; Organizational Representative, 2005-2006; Merit Badge Counselor: Environmental Science, First Aid, Gardening, and Plant Science.
Knights of Columbus, Council 1214, Fort Collins, Colorado. Blood Drive Director, 2001-2004; Troop 95 Organizational Representative, 2005-2006.
Saint Joseph Catholic Church, Fort Collins, Colorado. Eucharistic Minister and Lector.
Saint Joseph Catholic School, Fort Collins, Colorado. School Advisory Council, 2002-2004. Dads on Duty, Playground volunteer, 1999-present; Coordinator, 2003-2005.