CFAES Wooster Campus Connector: December 2025

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Directors' Message

We are winding down the autumn semester and 2025, a year that included many challenges. Our campus and our college responded to SB1 and overall enrollment, to uncertainties in state and federal budgets, to limited and delayed research opportunities, and to issues with buildings and facilities. At every step of the way, our campus and our college persevered. While we still lack clarity and certainty for a few issues, we are certain of the resilience of our campus and our college in the semesters and years ahead.

ATI Livestock Judging Team Results

The Ohio State ATI Livestock Judging Team has begun their travels across the country to compete in a variety of contests over the course of the academic year. Coached by ATI lecturer Seth Ebert, last year's team had many successes, including making the top 10 overall teams at multiple competitions.
Gaining hands-on experience: ATI alums support build of new project

Turfgrass students at Ohio State ATI have been assisting in the construction of a three-hole golf course on campus. With the support of these ATI alums, students have the opportunity to connect with industry professionals and gain hands-on experience building this project.

Staff Spotlight: Nick Leach

Name, title, and department: Nicholas Leach, operations manager of CFAES coffee shop and Cafe` Carmen, Office of Student Life.

Educational Background: Studied at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY.
Graduate Student Spotlight: Camila Gutierrez Manriquez

Name, title, and department: My name is Camila Gutiérrez-Manríquez. I am a Master of Science student in the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science OSU, working at the Wooster campus.
Faculty Spotlight: Edward Nangle

Edward Nangle, originally from Enniscorthy, Ireland, joined OSU in 2016, and is currently an Associate Professor at Ohio State ATI. In terms of teaching, his work is broken into two parts: 75% focusing on plant science engineering technology, and 25% horticulture and crop sciences. Currently, Nangle and his students are working on a three-hole golf course project that allows students to be exposed to that part of the industry. His students t
Student Spotlight: Hunter Snell

Hunter Snell, a second-year Turf Grass Management major, is originally from Wooster, Ohio. Hunter became very interested in golf during COVID, and after meeting with some of the Turf Grass department at ATI, he trusted them to point him in the right direction to grow his career. Within his coursework, Hunter identifies a variety of grasses, weeds, and chemicals, as well as learning about turf analytics and management.