Return to 2002 NMPRO Nursery Grower of the Year.


Charlie Parkerson was selected 2002 NMPRO Nursery Grower of the Year, sponsored by Pursell Technologies Inc. The award program began in 1997, and winners are chosen by a panel of five industry peers who submit candidates and chose a finalist. Panel members are:

J. Frank Schmidt Jr., J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co., Boring, Ore., 1997 Grower of the Year.

William Flemer III, Princeton Nurseries, Allentown, N.J., 1998 Grower of the Year..

Gary Briggs, Briggs Nursery, Olympia, Wash., son of Bruce A. Briggs, 1999 Grower of the Year.

Gordon Bailey Jr., Bailey Nurseries, St. Paul, Minn., 2000 Grower of the Year.

Peter Orum, Midwest Groundcovers, St. Charles, Ill., 2001 NMPRO Nursery Grower of the Year.

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