Growers selected to new educational program

Part of the 2013 EAGL participants have been selected. They were selected through an application process and are all serving in ownership and senior leadership in their respective operations. Their businesses represent an exceptional spectrum of progressive, industry-leading nursery & greenhouse operations. Paricipants include: Landmark Nurseries, Overdevest Nurseries, GreenForest Nursery, Willoway Nurseries, Wenke Greenhouses, Prides Corner Farms, Rockwell Farms, Ruppert Nurseries and Delray Plants. If qualified, up to two more EAGL participants could be accepted prior to January 1.

Earlier this year, StandPoint Inc. launched the Executive Academy for Growth & Leadership (EAGL), an intense one-year executive education program, developed specifically for business leaders in the nursery & greenhouse production industry. It is the product of a multi-year design collaboration between program principals Kip Creel of StandPoint and Dr. Charlie Hall of Texas A&M University. In addition to its function as a networking peer group, this comprehensive one-year educational experience will culminate in a continuing education Certificate in Applied Horticultural Business Management from Texas A&M University.

EAGL peer groups were designed for a target size of 12 participants representing a diversity of business sizes and production methods, with the guiding principle that no two participants would be competitors in a geographic region.

The one-year program launches January 20 in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit www.eaglpro.com.