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2000 to present
Develop and implement educational curriculum in agriculture for the College. Teach selected courses in plant taxonomy, turfgrass management, horticulture, sports field maintenance, and general agronomy. Conduct an active business and media enterprise that includes a 30-minute television show, a 3-minute "DownEast Gardener" television segment, weekly garden newspaper columns, pesticide safety recertification education programs, and agronomic/horticulture consulting. Provide expert testimony on marijuana biology and culture.
1996 to 2000
Resume of C. Bruce Williams, III
Professional Experience
Brunswick Community College, Supply, North Carolina
Provided educational, administrative, and resource development leadership for North Carolina State University’s Cooperative Extension Program in New Hanover County.
1990 to 1996
- Area Specialized Turfgrass Agent for Brunswick, New Hanover, and Pender Counties, North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, Raleigh, North Carolina
Provided leadership and technical expertise, and conducted educational programming/research for the turfgrass industry in southeastern North Carolina for North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension Service.
1985 to 1990
- Chair, Agriculture and Horticulture Business Technology, Fayetteville Technical Community College, Fayetteville, North Carolina
Developed and implemented the educational curriculum in agriculture for the College. Taught courses in plant taxonomy, soils, horticulture, greenhouse management, vegetable production, and general agronomy.
1982 to 1985
- Research Specialist. Monsanto Corporation, Chesterfield, Missouri.
Conducted field and laboratory research on plant growth regulator effects upon the growth and yield of soybeans and alfalfa.
Educational Background
1979 to 1982: Doctor of Philosophy
Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. Dissertation Topic: Root System Morphology of Tall Fescue, Festuca arundinacea Schreb. The Evaluation of Selected Genotypes for Cultivar Improvement.
1976 to 1979: Master of Science in Horticulture
Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. Thesis Topic: Heterosis, Inbreeding Depression, Correlation of Yield Components, and Natural Outcrossing in Southpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Wald.)
1974 to 1976: Twenty-four semester hours graduate course work in Field Biology
University of Virginia, Mountain Lake Biological Station, Mountain Lake, Virginia.
1971 to 1974: Bachelor of Arts in Biology
Randolph Macon College, Ashland, Virginia. Completed all undergraduate requirements in 34 months.
Task Forces and Boards
- Board of Trustees, Cape Fear Community College (2007 to present)
- Presidential Search Committee, Brunswick Community College. 2005.
- Annual Meeting Program Co-Chair, Turfgrass Council of North Carolina, 2005.
- Secretary and Board of Directors, Wilmington Cape Fear Rotary, 2005.
- Member, Planning Committee, Lawn and Environment Initiative, Center for Resource Management. 2003 to present.
- Board of Directors, Cape Fear Riverwood Corporation, Wilmington, North Carolina. 2002 to 2005.
- President and member of Board of Directors, Lakeside Farms Incorporated. 2002 to present.
- Board Member, Brunswick County Greenways Committee. 2002 to 2005.
- Advisory Board, North Carolina Aquarium, Fort Fisher, NC. 1996 to 2005.
- President, NC Community College Horticulture Instructors Association. 2003
- Board of Directors, Airlie Gardens Foundation, Inc. 1999 to 2004.
- New Hanover County Tidal Creeks Advisory Board. 1999 to 2002.
- Board of Directors, New Hanover County Arboretum. 1996 to 2000.
- Board of Directors, Cape Fear Agricultural Park, Inc. 1998 to 2000.
- Advisory Board of Directors, Shaw Speakes Center. 1999 to 2000.
- Wilmington Tree Commission. 1996 to 1998.
- Board of Directors, Secretary and Program Chair, Cape Fear Golf Course Superintendents Association. 1991 to 1996.
- Board of Directors, North Carolina Association of County Agricultural Agents. 1993 to 1994.
- Director and Vice Director, South Central District North Carolina Association of County Agricultural Agents. 1993 to 1994.
- President and Co-Founder, Cape Fear Botanical Garden, Fayetteville, NC. 1989 to 1990.
- Vice Chair, Cumberland County Extension Advisory Board, Fayetteville, NC. 1987 to 1990.
- Chair, Board of Directors, Alternative Education Foundation, Auburn, Alabama. 1980 to 1981.
Consulting (partial listing)
- Orton Plantation Gardens, 2005 to present
- Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment, Washington, DC. 2000 to present.
- C.N.F.A. Inc. (volunteer), Poltava Region, Ukraine, 2005.
- W. K. Dickson, Inc. 2003-present
- Tri-State Turf. 2002 to 2004.
- Winrock International (volunteer), Shymkent, Kazakhstan. 2003 to 2004.
- Bald Head Island Golf Club, Bald Head Island, NC. 2001 to 2002
- Oak Island Golf Course, Oak Island, NC. 2001 to 2002
- New Hanover County Government. 2000-2001
- Hog Slats, Inc., Newton Grove, NC. 1998.
- Winrock International (volunteer), Selva Negra Plantation, Matagalpa, Nicaragua. 1995 and 1996.
- Methodist College, Fayetteville, NC. 1988 to 1990.
- Highland Country Club, Fayetteville, NC. 1988 to 1990.
- Carolina Turf Farm, Raeford, NC. 1986 to 1988.
Scientific and Professional Society Activities
ASHS (American Society of Horticultural Science)
- Associate Editor, HortTechnology Journal. 1998 to 2005
- Member, Extension Advisory Committee. 1997 to 2000
- Member, Consumer Horticulture Work Group. 1998 to 2000
- Member since 1976.
AABGA (American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta)
- Member, Historical Garden Work Group. 1999 to 2000
- Member, Municipal Garden Work Group. 1999
NACAA (National Association of County Agricultural Agents)
- National Chair, Resource and Program Development Committee. 1998 to 2000
- National Vice Chair, Resource and Program Development Committee. 1995 to 1998
Professional Certifications and Licenses
Certified Professional Horticulturist
American Society of Horticultural Science License #30004
Pesticide Consultant – Ornamental and Turfgrass Subcategory
North Carolina Department of Agriculture License #1229
Licensed Public Pesticide Applicator
Turf/Ornamental, Aquatic, and Research/Demonstration, License #2972
Certified Plant Professional
North Carolina Association of Nurseryman
Landscape Contractor Certified Instructor
North Carolina Landscape Contractor Registration Board, 2004
International Experience
Great Britain, 1984.
Great Britain, Germany, France 1995.
Nicaragua, 1995 and 1996.
England, 1998.
Spain and Belgium, 1998.
Italy, 1999.
British Columbia, Canada, 1999.
Costa Rica, 1999.
Spain, 2000.
France, 2000 and 2001.
Ireland, 2002.
Kazakhstan, 2003 and 2004.
Portugal and Spain, 2004.
Ukraine, 2005.
Moldava and Italy, 2006.
Moldava, 2007.
Kyrsyzstan, 2007.
Nepal, 2007.
Thailand, 2007.
Grants and Contracts (1996 to 2001)
Wildlife Enhancement Grant, $75,000.00, 2007.
Planned and assisted with the purchase of Airlie Gardens ($10,500,000.00) for New Hanover County (1999).
Facilitated funding of Airlie Gardens purchase with a $6,000,000.00 grant from North Carolina Clean Water Trust to New Hanover County with $2,000,000.00 for purchase of Airlie Gardens and remainder to fund mitigation projects to clean estuarine waters (with Dave Weaver, Patrick Lowe, and Camilla Herlevich). 1999 to 2004.
Directed the Nutrition Education Center renovation in New Hanover County Extension Complex with $40,000.00 funding from Cape Fear Memorial Foundation (with Brenda Carter). 1998 to 1999.
Directed construction of Hutaff Visitor Center at the New Hanover County Extension Complex and facilitated the private funding of $162,000.00 of the building. 1998.
Co-founded the Cape Fear Agricultural Park Incorporated (1998), which is dedicated to the development of a Farmers Market, Fairground, and Equine Center in southeast North Carolina. Initiated efforts that resulted in funding of $40,000 from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture to continue and expand the organizations mission.
Supervised and coordinated over $250,000.00 funding to support the New Hanover County Extension Arboretum Foundation’s annual operating and capital budget. 1996 to present.
Awarded a $100,000.00 grant by Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment to fund R.I.S.E. Horticulture/Turfgrass Tour of America by County Extension Agents. 1997 to 2000.
Established and awarded a Pesticide Container Recycling Grant for New Hanover County, $12,500 from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture - Pesticide Division. 1998.
Established Coastal Environmental Demonstration House Project for New Hanover County Extension Arboretum and assisted to obtain $20,000.00 funding from the North Carolina Department of Energy (with Dianne Gatewood). 1999.
Honors
President's Silver Volunteer Award, 2006.
Excellence in Teaching, Brunswick Community College. 2004-05
Search for Excellence Award for Resource Development, North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension Service Foundation: Individual Award. 1999.
Search for Excellence Award for Administration and Leadership: Team Award to New Hanover County Extension Center, North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension Service Foundation. 1999.
Excellence in an Extension Newsletter, National Finalist, National Association of County Agricultural Agents. 1996.
Distinguished Service Award, Turfgrass Council of North Carolina. 1995.
"Environmental Protection Through the Safe Use of Pesticides", National Finalist, National Association of County Agricultural Agents. 1995.
Extension Education Award "Turfgrass Pest Management", North Carolina Association of Cooperative Extension Specialists. 1995.
Epsilon Sigma Phi Extension. 1995.
Achievement Award for the Development and Implementation of the Golf Course Workers Safety Program, North Carolina Safety Council. 1994.
Achievement Award, National Association of County Agricultural Agents. 1994.
Search for Excellence Award, National and State Winner, National Association of County Agricultural Agents. 1993.
Gamma Sigma Delta Agricultural Honorary. 1978.
Best All Around Naturalist Award, Honorable Mention, Mountain Lake Research Station, University of Virginia. 1976.
William Neal Cunningham Biology Award to Outstanding Biology Senior, Randolph Macon College. 1974.
Chi Beta Phi Chemistry Honorary. 1973.
Beta Beta Beta Biological Honorary, President. 1973 to 1974.
Invited Presentations, Mass Media Presentations, and Lectures (partial listing)
Invited as speaker to numerous regional and national organizations.
Produced "Apply IPM" DVD, 2006.
Produced "Best of the DownEast Gardener" DVD, November, 2005.
Authored numerous articles in a new magazine called "Living Southern Style," 2004 to 2007.
Wrote a weekly gardening column for southeastern North Carolina newspapers: "The Plant Doctor," 1989 to 2006.
Produced and hosted a 30-minute regional weekly television show on WECT-NBC: "The DownEast Gardener." 1996 to 2008.
Invited as speaker to Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Annual Meeting. 2002 to 2005.
Invited as speaker to New England Golf Course Superintendents Association Annual Meeting. 2005.
Presented numerous lectures concerning Airlie Gardens, the New Hanover County Arboretum, turfgrass and horticulture research, and extension programs in southeastern North Carolina as Director of Cooperative Extension in New Hanover County; average over 70 presentations a year. 1996 to 2000.
The Cape Fear Garden Guide. Spring, 2000 and 2001. (17,000 copies published per printing).
Wrote, published,and distributed 15,000 copies of The DownEast Gardener Home and Garden Guide. 1999.
Coordinator and speaker to Southeastern North Carolina Turfgrass Conference, New Hanover and Brunswick Counties. 1991 to 2000.
Speaker and workshop leader, Turfgrass Council of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina. 1993 to 1999.
Speaker, Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment, Washington, DC. 1997.
Speaker and Workshop Leader, National Association of County Agricultural Agents, Burlington, Vermont. 1997.
Speaker, North Carolina Seedsmen Association, Pinehurst, North Carolina. 1997.
Speaker and Workshop Leader, Wyoming Groundskeepers and Growers Association, Casper, Wyoming. 1997.
Speaker, BASF, Limburgerhof, Germany. 1995.
Speaker, Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment, Washington, DC. 1995.
Speaker, Alabama Turfgrass Association, Auburn, Alabama. 1993.
Publications (partial listing)
Williams, C. Bruce 2005-2006. "Living Southern Style" magazine. Columnist of "Grow Your World."
Hertl, Peter T., Rick Brandenburg, and C. Bruce Williams, III, 2005. Flight activity of Scapteriscus vicinus Scudder and S. borellii giglio-tos (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) in Southeastern North Carolina. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal 10:723-733.
Williams, C. Bruce, 2000. Using Master Gardener Volunteers for Youth Education in New Hanover County. Consumer Horticulture Workshop, Annual Meeting of American Society of Horticultural Science, Orlando, Florida.
Rowe, Barbara and Bruce Williams. 2000. The History of Airlie Gardens. The Public Garden Magazine, American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta.
Williams, C. Bruce, 2000. The Cape Fear Garden Guide, Encore Publications, Wilmington, North Carolina.
Williams, C. Bruce, 1999. The Downeast Gardener Home and Garden Guide, Wordwright Communications Publishers, Wilmington, North Carolina.
Jones, Janet and C. Bruce Williams. 1998. Pet Waste and Water Quality, New Hanover County Coastal Demonstration Project. New Hanover County Extension Center Publication.
Jones, Janet and C. Bruce Williams. 1998. Best Management Practices Lawn Guide. New Hanover County Coastal Demonstration Project. New Hanover County Extension Publication.
Williams, Bruce. 1989 to 1997. "The Plant Doctor" weekly gardening column published in the Fayetteville Observer, Myrtle Beach Sun Times, Brunswick County Beacon, The State Port Pilot, The Wilmington Morning Star, and many other regional newspapers. Wrote 416 consecutive weekly original columns.
"Dealing With Disasters". 1996. Edited by C. Bruce Williams, compiled and published by the New Hanover County Extension Center and Project HOPE Catholic Social Ministries.
Williams, Bruce. 1990 to 1996. Numerous trade journal articles were published to include articles in Turfgrass Newsletter (Turfgrass Council of North Carolina), Atlantic Coast Camellia Journal, American Nurseryman Magazine, Golf Course Superintendent Magazine, Lawn and Garden Magazine, Carolina Gardener Magazine, and others.
Bruneau, Arthur H., C. Bruce Williams, L.T. Lucas, R. L. Brandenburg, and Fred Yelverton. 1995. St. Augustinegrass Maintenance Calendar. North Carolina Cooperative Extension Publication.
Bruneau, Arthur H., G.D. Jennings, L.T. Lucas, C. B. Williams, C.H. Peacock, C.F. Hartwiger, and G.R. Taylor. 1995. Water Quality and Turfgrass Area Development. North Carolina Cooperative Extension Publication.
Bruneau, A.H., C.B. Williams, L.T. Lucas, C.H. Peacock, and D.C. Bowman. 1995. Water Quality and Golf Course Superintendents. North Carolina Cooperative Extension Publication.
Brandenburg, R.L. and C. B. Williams III. 1993. A Complete Guide to Mole Cricket Management in North Carolina. Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, ENT/ORT-101.
Carlson, D.R. and C. B. Williams. 1985. Effect of temperature on the expression of male sterility in conditional male sterile soybeans. Crop Sci. 25:646-648
Williams, C. B., C. B. Elkins, R. Rodriguez-Kabana. 1982. Root size of tall fescue affects yield, stand persistence. Highlights of Agric. Res., Ala. Agric. Expt. Stat., Auburn, AL. 29(3).
Williams, C.B., C.B. Elkins, R.L. Haaland, C.S. Hoveland, and R. Rodriguez-Kabana. 1982. Effects of root diameter, nematodes, and soil compaction on forage yield of two tall fescue genotypes. Proc. XIV Intern. Grasslands Congr. Lexington, KY., 14:121-124.
Haaland, R.L., C.B. Williams, C. B. Elkins, C. S. Hoveland, and R. Rodriguez-Kabana. 1980. Nematode resistance in forage and its relation to root morphology. Proc. Plant Breeding Workshop. Texas A and M University, College Station, TX, February 18-20.
Williams, C. B. and O.Y. Chambliss. 1980. Outcrossing in Southernpea. HortScience. 15(2): 179
Haaland, R.L., C.B. Elkins, C.S. Hoveland, C.B. Williams, and R. Rodriguez-Kabana. 1979. Techniques used to study grass root systems. Proc. 25th Grass Breeders Work Planning Conference, Lexington, KY. May 29-31, 25:16.
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