About Norman

Norman earned his degree in Ornamental Horticulture from the California State Polytechnic University in Pomona. As a student, he managed the Raymond Burr Orchid Collection on campus. He has received many scholarships to study plant tissue culture. He studied under the renowned Dr. Murshiage at the University of California at Riverside and Dr. Tanabe at the University of Hawaii. In 1986, he won the First Place Research Paper Award and was named outstanding horticulture student by the American Society for Horticulture Science. In 1987, he started his own nursery, Norman's Orchids. In 1994, California Junior Chamber of Commerce named him Young Farmer of the Year. Norman is active in a number of organizations that help him continue to develop his skills as well as teach others about the fine science of orchid propagation. He has been the guest speaker on many occassions at state orchid society conferences. Norman is an accredited judge and serves on the Research and Education Committee at the American Orchid Society.

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