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Gardening passion grows into career opportunity for new Extension state specialist

Courtney DeKalb-Myers is a new consumer horticulture specialist at Oklahoma State University.
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Cowboy Way: Lou Anella

Wed, May 14, 2025

Lou Anella loves sharing his horticulture expertise. He grew up in a rural area of upstate New York and worked on his neighbor’s farm. After completing a doctorate at Cornell University, his job search led to Stillwater and a teaching role in the Oklahoma State University Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture.

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