PLANET – Professional Landcare Network
Accreditation Annual Report
for
Brigham Young University – Provo
October 31, 2007
prepared by
Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences
for the
Landscape Management Major
Table of Contents
1. Number of Students Enrolled in the Program
2. Number of Students Placed in Internships
3. Names, Firms, and Addresses of Members of Advisory Committee
4. Type and Location of PLANET Meetings Attended
5. Score Results of PLANET Student Career Days 2006 (Brigham Young University)
6. Placement / Graduation Statistics
7. Salary Statistics for Graduates
Number of Students Enrolled in the Program
October 2007
Major Emphasis Students Enrolled
Landscape Management 161
*Horticulture Management 1
*Landscape and Urban Horticulture 5
**Landscape Management Minor 13
Total 180
*Indicates majors that are remnants of older programs that are no longer offered to incoming students. They are students that are active in pursuing careers in the green industry and are actively involved in student oriented PLANET programs.
**The Landscape Management Minor was officially introduced in January 2007.
Number of Students Placed in Internships
Name Company Location
1. Kelsey Alsup Heaviland Industries San Diego
2. Aaron Andrews Greenhouse Provo
3. Brian Baker Darrington Tree Service / BYU Grounds Provo
4. Nathan Baker Darrington Tree Service / BYU Grounds Provo
5. Megan Baker ValleyCrest Houston
6. Becca Buckley Greenhouse Utah
7. Nicholas Chariton Municipal Golf Course Pennsylvania
8. Ryan Christensen Christensen Family Golf Course Idaho
9. Richard Clarke BYU Grounds Utah
10. Cayly Crawford Walt Disney World Florida
11. Rex Doman Doman Family Landscape Contractors Oregon
12. Rachel Dunn Greenhouse Provo
13. Brian Engstrom Greenhouse Provo
14. Ammon Eubanks UPS West Valley
15. Kevin Fish Nursery Manager Alpine
16. Jessica Friis BYU Grounds Provo
17. Jenny Frodsham Brickman Virginia
18. Austin Gardener Landscape Construction Contractor Utah
19. Joel Green Landscape Construction Contractor South Jordan
20. Geoff Hall Brent Braithwaite Landscape Contractor Provo
21. Christy Hannamaikai Brent Braithwaite Landscape Contractor Provo
22. Nathan Heinitz Frederico Landscaping Utah
23. Brian Henrie Gomez Landscapes Utah
24. Kendall Hutchings Hutchings Landscape Contractor California
25. Natalie Johnson BYU Grounds Provo
26. James Jones Heads Up Landscaping New Mexico
27. Merrill Larsen Springville City Utah
28. Spencer Lercher BYU Grounds Provo
29. Kim Mower ValleyCrest Denver
30. Mark Olsen BYU Grounds Provo
31. Damon Peabody Holt Landscaping Alpine
32. Michael Pitcher BYU Grounds Provo
33. Daniel Reeves BYU Grounds Provo
34. Tyson Ricks BYU Grounds Provo
35. Kyle Roper ValleyCrest Los Angeles
36. Jenna Standing Greenhouse Provo
37. Scot Talbert Chapel Valley Virginia
38. Justin Wilson Landscape Construction Contractor Utah
Names, Firms, and Addresses of Members of Advisory Committee
Steven Glover, CLP 801-307-0730, ext. 006(ph)
Executive Chairman of the Board 801-307-0731 (fax)
Symbiot Business Group
11781 South Lone Peak Parkway, Suite 100
Draper, Utah 84020
Management
BYU Graduate
Cathy Silcox 801.794.0502
Designer’s Touch
8374 So. State Road
Spanish Fork, Utah 84660
Design
BYU Student
President UNLA
Ron Tatton (801) 263-2462 (office)
Erickson Landscape (801) 262-2995
666 West 5300 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84123
Maintenance
Elise Sabey
BYU Student (PLANET Student Chapter)
473 North 200 East 970-310-3780
Provo, Utah 84806
Glenl Wear (801) 422-5457
BYU Grounds Department
Landscape Specialty
Grounds PPGO
Provo, Utah 84602
Maintenance/Construction
BYU Graduate
Janet Simonich
Progressive Plants
9180 South Wasatch Boulevard
Sandy, Utah 84093
801.565.7333
Rod Southwick
Planned Outdoor Living
1065 Washington Boulevard, Suite #3
Ogden, Utah 84404
801.782.4376 (home)
801.430.1838 (cell)
Lars Anderson
Bach Homes (801) 330-4966
Project Manager
11650 S. State Street
Draper, Utah 84020
BYU Graduate
Jeremy Saxey
Gomez Landscaping
Home Address
276 West Thornberry Way
Pleasant Grove, Utah 84???
801.592.7756
BYU Graduate
Maintenance/Installation/Construction
Jeremy Lott
Artisan Outdoor Living (801) 440-2204
Owner
Type and Location of PLANET Meetings Attended
Date Meeting Type Location
Nov. 2006 Green Industry Conference Columbus, Ohio
(2) Faculty
(16) Students
Emily Fuller (Student Ambassador)
March 2007 Student Career Days Lansing, Michigan
(7) Faculty and Staff
(35) Students
June 2006 PLANET Summer Leadership Niagara Falls, Canada
(1) Faculty
Score Results of PLANET Student Career Days 2007
(at Michigan State University)
Team Results - Brigham Young University-Provo
Place Competition Score
2nd Overall Results by School 3692.81
Individual Results - Brigham Young University-Provo
Place Competition / Individual Score
1 Annual and Perennial ID (Elise Sabey) 87.00
? Annual and Perennial ID (Stephanie Felt) 83.00
1 Arboriculture Techniques (Brian Baker) 70.5
1 Arboriculture Techniques (Nathan Baker) 71.0
? Business Management (Kyle Roper) 86.00
? Business Management (Mike Pitcher) 81.00
?? Compact Utility Loader (Michael Pitcher) 88.00
?? Construction Cost Estimating (Abigail Rabasto) 75.00
?? Construction Cost Estimating (Tao Fan) 68.00
4 Exterior Landscape Design (Scot Talbert) 75.00
2 Interior Landscape Design (Hanna Bell Nelson) 98.00
3 Interior Plant ID (Debbie Hulme) 96.00
? Interior Plant ID (Cayly Crawford) 92.00
? Irrigation Assembly (Nate Hansen & Scott Natter) 168.00
? Irrigation Design (Scott Natter) 19.50
? Irrigation Troubleshooting (Brian Glenn) 60.00
? Landscape Maintenance Operations (Juan Garcia & Mike Pitcher) 174.50
? Leadership Skills (Anna West) 85.00
? Leadership Skills (Natalie Johnson) 81.83
? Maintenance Cost Estimating (Kyle Roper) 60.00
? Maintenance Cost Estimating (Juan Amor Garcia) 15.00
? Paver Installation (Scott Renberg and Eric Anderson) 173.0
? Personnel Management (Ammon Eubanks & Kevin Fish) 118.66
1 Pest Management (Emily Fuller) 72.00
2 Pest Management (Michelle Gates) 68.00
? Safety Management (Shanna Christensen) 90.00
? Safety Management (Austin Gardener) 90.00
? Sales Presentation (Scott Renberg) 85.66
? Skid Steer Operation (Spencer Lercher) 85.00
? Truck and Trailer Operation (Austin Gardener & Preston Colver) 187.00
2 Turf and Turf Pest ID (Emily Fuller) 90.00
? Turf and Turf Pest ID (Brian Glenn) 83.00
? Wood Construction (Austin Gardener & James Jones) 132.00
2 Woody Ornamental Plant ID (Becca Buckley) 84.00
1 Woody Ornamental Plant ID (Tao Fan) 89.00
Placement / Graduation Statistics
Category Percentage / Number
Number of Graduates (April/August): 33**
Percentage Placed in Landscape Industry Jobs: 67% (22 Total)
Companies Placed: Linden Nursery - Utah
ACC - Denver
Heads Up Landscape - Albuquerque
James Martin & Associates - Chicago
ValleyCrest – San Jose
ValleyCrest – Las Vegas
All States Landscaping - Utah
BYU Grounds
City of Provo - Utilities
Bartlett Trees – Northern California
Brickman - Virginia
Northland Design - Utah
Desanti Landscapes - Oregon
Percentage Placed in Graduate School: 6% (2 Total)
Graduate Schools: MLA (Kansas State)
M.Arch. (Notre Dame)
Percentage Placed in Jobs Outside of Landscape Industry: 9% (3 Total)
Percentage Domestic Managers (Moms!): 18% (6 Total)
Percentage Unplaced or Unknown: 0% (0 Total)
**It should be noted that of the total number of graduates 16 received a Business Management minor (this is nearly 49% of the graduates!).
Certified Landscape Professional – CLP Exterior
The following (14) students took and passed the CLP Exam:
Cody Treese Tyson Ricks Tyler Hall Hanna Nelson
Emily Warner Michael Pitcher Nate Hansen Damon Peabody
Austin Gardner Dennis Carlson Jason Jensen Becca Buckley
Michelle Gates Kyle Roper
Salary Statistics for Graduates
Number of Students in Landscape Industry Jobs: 22
Salary Range Percentage in Range
$20K or less 5% (1 total)
$21-30K 9% (2 total)
$31-40K 27% (6 total)
$41-50K 45% (10 total)
$51-60K 9% (2 total)
$61K or more 5% (1 total)