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New Rochelle Horticulturist To Be Honored By Farmingdale State College

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – Melissa Daniels, Margery Daughtrey, and Susan Lacerte – three of the region’s top horticulturists - will be honored by Farmingdale State College with its Ram’s Horn Award at its annual Fall Garden Party.

Susan Lacerte, of New Rochelle, will be honored by Farmingdale State College with its Ram’s Horn Award Sept. 27.

Susan Lacerte, of New Rochelle, will be honored by Farmingdale State College with its Ram’s Horn Award Sept. 27.

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The event will be Sunday, Sept. 27 at the college, 2350 Broad Hollow Road, Farmingdale. The event starts with a cocktail party from 1-2:30 p.m. A buffet dinner will be served from 3-6 p.m. 

New Rochelle resident Lacerte is executive director of Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing, a position she has had since 1994. She is noted for leading the transformation of the garden into a model of cultural expression and sustainable design – a place “where people, plants and cultures meet,” according to a press release. Under her leadership, the garden has gained national recognition, through the award-winning sustainable landscapes and buildings project, which led to the designation of the garden as one of the “Great Places in America” by the American Planning Association, according to a press release.

Daughtrey is senior extension associate with the Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Section of Cornell University. Since 1978 she has run the research and extension program on the management of diseases of ornamental plants at Cornell’s Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Center in Riverhead, where she lives. 

Daniels, a Riverhead resident, is vice president of Plant Connection Inc., a leader in the green wall and roof industry, according to a press release.

The Ram’s Horn Award is given to an individual or business that supports the Farmingdale College Foundation’s efforts to provide student scholarships, faculty development grants, and fund programs and projects of the college, according to a press release. It is the highest award given by the foundation. 

Tickets for the party, sponsored by the Horticulture Committee of the Farmingdale College Foundation, are $150 per person and may be purchased by calling 631-420-2075, or e-mailing brownj@farmingdale.edu. 

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