Cal Poly Horticulture and Crop Science Professor Receives National Honor 1 of 1 file:///X:/Copyright/Submissions/_PressReleases%20&%20Cal%20Pol... Skip to Content Cal Poly News Search Cal Poly News Go California Polytechnic State University July 24, 2003 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Virginia Walter (805) 756-2987 Cal Poly Professor Receives National Honor SAN LUIS OBISPO - Cal Poly Horticulture and Crop Science Professor Virginia Walter has been named a National Fellow by Pi Alpha Xi (PAX), the national floriculture scholastic honor society. Walter teaches horticulture and floriculture classes at Cal Poly, and also coaches the department's awardwinning student flower judging teams. She coached the Cal Poly floral judging team to national championship titles in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002, and 2003. She joined the College of Agriculture faculty in 1974, after earning her bachelor's and master's degrees from The Ohio State University. Walter was named a PAX Fellow in spring 2003. For more information on PAX, visit the association's Web site at http://www.pax.okstate.edu. For more information on Cal Poly's Horticulture and Crop Science Department and teams, visit the department's Web site at http://www.calpoly.edu/~crsc. -30CP Home • CP Find It Get Adobe Reader • Microsoft Viewers Events • Recent Releases • Cal Poly Magazine • Cal Poly Update E-newsletter • Contact Public Affairs • Alumni • Giving • Athletics Cal Poly Public Affairs California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 805.756.7266 polynews@calpoly.edu 9/25/2009 11:18 AM