Charles Bruce Williams III

PO Box 4461

Wilmington, NC 28406

 

Professional Experience

 

2000 to present 

President and owner, Agronomy and Horticulture Services L.L.C

President and owner, Lakeside Farm, Inc

Conduct an active business and media enterprise that includes hosting and production of a 30-minute television show “Grow Your Own with Dr Bruce” on WILM-CBS and 10+ other venues covering eastern North Carolina, pesticide safety recertification/training programs, farming, and international agronomic/horticulture consulting.

 

2000 to 2007

Co-Owner, Bruce Williams’ Land Design

Director (retired), Turfgrass/Horticulture Programs, Brunswick Community College, Supply, North Carolina

Developed and implemented educational curriculums in agriculture for the College. Taught selected courses in plant taxonomy, turfgrass management, horticulture, sports field maintenance, and general agronomy.

Adjunct Faculty, University of North Carolina at Wilmington

 

1990 to 2000

North Carolina State University Extension Faculty

1996-2000   Director, New Hanover County Extension Center Arboretum and Airlie Gardens, Wilmington, North Carolina; Adjunct Faculty, University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Provide educational, administrative, and resource development leadership for North Carolina State University’s Cooperative Extension Program in New Hanover County.

 

1990-1996  Area Specialized Agent for Brunswick, New Hanover, and Pender Counties, North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Provided leadership, 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

 

                1979 to 1982

                                Agronomist, USDA, Soil Water Research Labs, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama

 

                1976 to 1979

                                Research Assistant, Horticulture Department, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama

 

                1974 to 1976

                                Physical Science Teacher, 8^th Grade, Gretna Junior High School, Gretna, Virginia

 

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

 

Community Involvement (partial listing)

                Board of Trustees, Vice-Chair (2008) Cape Fear Community College, New Hanover County 2007 – present

Wilmington Cape Fear Rotary, President (2008-2009), Paul Harris Fellow, Perfect attendance: 12 years

Presidential Search Committee, Brunswick Community College 2005

Annual Meeting Program Co-Chair, Turfgrass Council of North Carolina, 2005.

Vice President, Secretary and Board of Directors, Wilmington Cape Fear Rotary 2005-2006

Planning Committee, Lawn and Environment Initiative, Center for Resource Management. 2003 to 2006

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 2006

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

 

Domestic Consulting (partial listing)

                Orton Plantation Gardens 2004 - present

Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment, Washington, DC 2000– present

W.K. Dickson Inc., 2003- 2004

Tri-State Turf, 2002-2007

Bald Head Island Golf Club 2001-02

                Oak Island Golf Course, Oak Island, NC 2001-02

                New Hanover County Government 2000-2001

                Hog Slats, Inc., Newton Grove, North Carolina. 1998.

Methodist College, Fayetteville, North Carolina. 1988 to 1990

Highland Country Club, Fayetteville, North Carolina 1988 to 1990

                Carolina Turf Farm, Raeford, North Carolina 1986 to 1988

 

International Consulting

2008. Kyiv, Ukraine. Vegetable Production and Post Harvest Preparation, CNFA, Inc

2008. Moldova, Chisinau. Vegetable Production: Tomatoes and Cucumbers. CNFA, Inc

2008. Turkmenistan, Ashgabat. Off-Season Tomato Production, Winrock International, Inc

2007.  Chirleni and Bumbata, Moldova. Vegetable Production and IPM, CNFA, Inc

2007. Surkhet, Nepal. Off-Season Vegetable Production, Winrock International, Inc.

2007. Orgochor. Kyrgyzstan, Vegetable Production, Winrock International, Inc

2007. Dubasarii Vechi and Delacau  Moldova. Early Vegetable Production, Citizen Network for Foreign Affairs, Inc. (CNFA)

2006. Drochia, Moldova. Vegetable Production Practices-Pest Control and Production Improvement. CNFA Inc.

2005. Poltava Region, Ukraine. Vegetable Production Practices and IPM., CNFA Inc.

2004. Shymkent, Kazakhstan. Vegetable Production Practices, IPM, and Cultivar Improvement ACDI-VOCA

2003. Shymkent, Kazakhstan. Vegetable Improvement and IPM  Winrock International.

1995-1996. Northern Nicaragua. Opportunities for Horticultural Crop and Greenhouse Production. Winrock International

 

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 #030-1229

Licensed Commercial Pesticide Applicator – NC Turf/Ornamental, Aquatic, and Research/Demonstration, License #026-25425

                Certified Plant Professional, North Carolina Association of Nurseryman

Landscape Contractor Certified Instructor, North Carolina Landscape Contractor Registration Board 2004

 

Honors

The President’s Volunteer Service Award, President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation in conjunction with USAID, NCS, and USA Freedom Corp. 2007 (Winrock International)

The President’s Volunteer Service Award, President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation in conjunction with USAID, NCS, and USA Freedom Corp. 2006 (CNFA, Inc)

Excellence in Teaching Award,  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)

Produce and Host a 30-minute weekly television show on WILM-CBS, “Grow Your Own with Dr. Bruce” 2007- present

Invited Speaker Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents Association 2008 

Invited Speaker BuySod University, Pinehurst, NC January, 2006-07            

Produced the 30-minute DVD “Apply IPM!”, November, 2006

Produced “Best of the DownEast Gardener” DVD, November, 2005

Write a weekly gardening column for southeastern North Carolina newspapers, “The DownEast Gardener” 1989 to 2006

Produce and host a 30-minute regional weekly television show on WECT-NBC, “The DownEast Gardener” 1996 to 2007

Invited Speaker to Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Annual Meeting, 2002 to 2006

Invited Speaker to the New England Golf Course Superintendents Association Annual Meeting, 2005

 

Publications (complete listing upon request)

 

Williams, C. Bruce  2005-2006. Living Southern Style Magazine. Columnist “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.