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| VITA - TIMOTHY A. PRINCE, PH.D. |
| (prior to founding Prince & Prince, Inc.) |
| Vice-President |
| Prince & Prince, Inc. |
| P.O. Box 2465 |
| Columbus, OH 43216-2465 |
| phone: 614-299-4050 |
| www.FloralMarketResearch.com |
| Education |
| B.S. with Distinction in Horticulture, The Ohio State University, 1977 |
| M.S. in Horticulture, Michigan State University, 1980 |
| Ph.D. in Horticulture, Michigan State University, 1983 |
| Professional Experience |
| 1990 - present |
| Vice-President, Prince & Prince, Inc. Conducts market testing and customized |
| surveys of horticultural products & services at the production, wholesaling, retailing, |
| and consumer levels of the floral distribution channels. Product handling & marketing |
| consultant to the floral industries. |
| 1983 - 1990 |
| Faculty Member, Department of Horticulture, The Ohio State University. Research |
| on postharvest handling, packaging, storage, and shipment of floral crops. |
| 1977 - 1983 |
| Graduate Research Associate, Michigan State University. Development and testing |
| of a modified atmosphere packaging system for consumer marketing of precooled |
| tulip bulbs. |
| 1976 - 1977 (summers) |
| Rose grower, Endres Floral Co., New Philadelphia, OH, Rose production |
| and marketing practices. |
| Teaching Experience |
| Instructor |
| Horticulture 509, Postharvest Physiology-Horticultural Crops, 1983-1990. |
| Horticulture 815, Graduate Level Postharvest Physiology, 1985 & 1987. |
| Horticulture 430, Interior Plantscaping, 1988-1989. |
| Horticulture 595, Trends in Horticulture, 1988-1989. |
| Selected Academic Publications |
| Prince, T.A., R.C. Herner, and J. Lee. 1986. Bulb organ changes and influence of |
| temperature fluctuations on gaseous levels in a modified atmosphere package of |
| precoolled tulip bulbs. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 111(6):900-904. |
| Prince, T.A. and M.S. Cunningham. 1986. Response of tubers of Begonia x |
| tuberhybrida to chilling temperatures, ethylene, and low oxygen storage. |
| HortScience 22(2): 252-254. |
| Prince, T.A., M.S. Cunningham, and J.S. Peary, 1987. Floral and foliar quality |
| of potted Easter Lilies after STS or phenidone application, refrigerated storage, |
| and simulated boxed shipment. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 112(3):469-473. |
| Prince, T.A. and M.S. Cunningham. 1988. Leaf abscission of poinsettias affected |
| by preharvest fertilization termination and sleeving stress. HortSci. 23:1038-1039. |
| Prince, T.A. 1989. Modified atmosphere packaging of horticultural commodities. In: |
| Controlled Atmosphere Packaging. A.E. Brody (ed), Food and Nutrition Press |
| Peary, J.S. and T.A. Prince. 1989. Cut flower vaselife is little-affected by lipoxygenase |
| inhibitors. HortScience 24:808-809. |
| Prince, T.A. and M.S. Cunningham. 1989. Production and storage factors influencing |
| quality of potted Easter Lilies. HortScience 24(6):992-994. |
| Prince, T.A. and M.S. Cunningham. 1989. Response of Easter lily bulbs to peat |
| moisture content and to the use of peat or of polyethylene lined cases during handling |
| and vernalization. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 115(1):68-72 |
| Peary, J.S. and T.A. Prince. 1989. Floral lipoxygenase: Activity during senescence |
| and inhibition by phenidone. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 115(3):445-457. |
| Tingley, D.R. and T.A. Prince. 1990. Ethylene production and influence of STS on |
| ethylene sensitivity of cut evergreens. HortScience 25(8):944-946. |
| Honors and Awards |
| Paul Ecke Award, Intercollegiate Floral Judging, 1977 National Champions, West |
| Lafayette, IN. |
| National Intercollegiate Flower Judging Team - OSU Faculty Coach, 1984-1989 |
| 1985 |
| First Place Team Award (17 teams total) |
| First Place Individual Overall |
| 1986 |
| Second Place Team Award (15 total teams) |
| First Place Individual- Fresh Cut Flowers |
| 1987 |
| Third Place Team Award (19 total teams) |
| 1988 |
| First Place Team Award (15 total teams) |
| First Place Individual - Overall |
| 1989 |
| First Place Team Award (16 total teams) |
| First Place Individual - Cut Flowers |
| Pi Alpha Xi - member and faculty advisor |
| Selected Conference Presentations |
| Care and Handling of Fresh Flowers. FTD District 4-I Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, |
| March 14, 1984. |
| Interiorscapers Fresh Flower Opportunities and Cut Flower Handling Techniques. |
| Ohio Florists Short Course, Columbus, OH, June 9, 1984 |
| Poinsettia Postproduction-Care & Handling. OSU Poinsettia School, Columbus, OH, |
| Nov. 5, 1985. |
| New Realities for Planning Your Postproduction Practices - Ohio Florists Short |
| Course, Columbus, OH, July 15, 1986 |
| What's New in Cut Flower Handling - FTD District 4-H Meeting, Newark, OH, |
| April 10, 1986. |
| Geranium Postproduction Handling - Zonal Geranium School, Warren, OH, |
| Nov. 18, 1988. |
| Retail Florist Industry Growth in a Changing Economy - T.L. Prince co-presenter, |
| Central Ohio Regional FTD Meeting, Columbus, OH, Apr. 29, 1993 |
| Mass-Market Floral Buying and Sourcing Practices - A North American Survey. |
| T.L. Prince, co-presenter, 1995 International Floral Short Course, Cincinnati, OH, |
| July 11, 1995. |