Vita - Tim Prince

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.