John Dole

John Dole joined North Carolina State University's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences in 1989 as professor. He went on to serve as department head of horticultural science and is now the associate dean of academic programs. His work garners an international reputation in floricultural crop production and handling and use of cut flowers. Further, Dole has world-famous research on postharvest handling of cut flowers, cuttings and poinsettias.