Graduate Placement
The MPHM program has enrolled 80 students since 2012 and graduated our 55th student in Summer 2024*.
57% Working in industry or private sector
11% Employed by Extension programs in Ohio and other states
14% Ohio State or other university or USDA labs; or teaching/education
3 students earned or are pursuing Ph.D. degrees
* Confirmed employment for 45/55 graduates.
Meet some of our graduates . . .
Ellie Andrews, Specialty Crops Advisor, Sonoma, Marin, and Napa Counties, California
Renato Zardo, Director of Growing, Great Lakes Growers
Sarah Eff, Scotts Miracle-Gro Company. Watch this Good Morning America segment with Sarah Eff (filmed the day after her MPHM graduation!)
Rachel Cochran, Water Quality Extension Associate, OSU Extension
Heather Kase, Regional Commercial Berry Specialist, Cornell Cooperative Extension
Rachel Bienemann, ACRT Services Laboratory Supervisor and Diagnostician
Jason Hartschuh, Assistant Professor - Field Specialist, Dairy Management, and Precision Livestock, OSU Extension
José Fernandez, Arborist, Ahlum and Arbor Tree Preservation
Layne Connolly, Research Lead Technician, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State
Colin Barclay, Research Associate, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State
Olivia Lang, Agricultural Risk Advisor, Hummel Group, selected for Ohio Farm Bureau's AgriPOWER Elite Training program
Anna Kelley, Heart of 4-H Award winner
Matthew Elsass, Agriculture Educator, Marion Local High School, Maria Stein, Ohio, and farmer
Mary Griffith, Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Manager, USDA NRCS (one of our first MPHM graduates)
Selected Employers
- OSU Extension and Ohio State laboratories
- The Scotts Co.
- The Davey Tree Expert Co.
- PivotBio
- CropKing
- Mid-Ohio Food Collective
- EarthScout
- BioBee USA
- Beck’s Hybrids
- Great Lakes Growers
- Ahlum and Arbor
- Bayer
- USDA Natural Resources and Conservation Services (NRCS)
- USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
- Ohio Department of Agriculture
- Small businesses and retailers of horticultural plants, produce and cut flowers (Sunny Meadows Flower Farm, Columbus Artisan Growers, private consulting)
- LLK Greenhouse Solutions
Contact Us
MPHM Graduate Studies Co-Chairs
Sam Ward, Assistant Professor, Entomology (ward.1792@osu.edu)
Christopher G. Taylor, Associate Professor, Plant Pathology (taylor.1886@osu.edu)