In July, Dr. Dawn Sherry, chair of MGA's Department of Natural Sciences, served as conference director for the Cullowhee Native Plant Conference at Western Carolina University (WCU). The conference celebrated its 40th anniversary and hosted more than 500 people.
WCU Magazine featured an article about the conference.
"Dawn Sherry, the director of the conference, is always impressed by the range of professions represented every year.
"'This conference brings together nursery growers, botanists, college educators and just a diverse range of plant enthusiasts that bring all of these different and unique perspectives to native plants,' she said. 'I am a science person and then come here and get the opportunity to hear from a landscape designer, so that is what makes this conference so special.'"
