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George Carl Ball Jr. is an American seedsman who has served as chairman and CEO of W. Atlee Burpee since 1991. After studying at Bard College and DePaul University, he joined Ball Seed in the late 1970s. He later worked as a marketing executive at Pan American Seed, where he was named that company's president in 1984. When the opportunity presented itself, George Ball acquired Burpee, and took on the roles of Burpee's CEO and Chairman. George Ball is currently Chairman of the Board of the Burpee Foundation and a trustee of the Horticultural Society of New York. From 1990 to 1993, he served as the President of the American Horticultural Society and was the youngest in the organization's history. George Ball has served as a trustee on numerous boards, including Bard College (1996–2001), The Orme School (1995–2000), and The National Gardening Association. He was President of his family foundation for two years (2000–2002). George Ball also participated in numerous seed relief efforts. In February 2004, he contributed to what can may be categorized as the largest vegetable seed relief shipment in history involving aid to farmers in Iraq--in collaboration with the Coalition Partnership Authority and United States Department of Defense. George Ball's awards include the ''Wilfred Jung Distinguished Service Award'' from the ''Garden Writers Association of America'', the ''Outstanding Achievement Award'' from the ''Horticulture Society of New York'', the ''President's Medal of Appreciation'' from the ''American Horticultural Society'', and the ''"Design 100"'' from ''Metropolitan Home Magazine''. George Ball's opinion articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and The Philadelphia Inquirer, and other newspapers.〔(About George Ball - Burpee Chairman and CEO ). ''The Burpee Gardening'', retrieved February 10, 2011〕〔Eileen P. Gunn (2002-03-31). (GRASS-ROOTS BUSINESS; Gone to Seed And Back, Again ). ''The New York Times'', retrieved March 5, 2011〕〔(Commencement Address 2007 by Mr. George C. Ball, Jr. '69 ). ''The Orme School'', retrieved March 5, 2011〕〔News (2011-02-14). (Burpee Foundation Donates To Urban Farming ). ''The Green House Grower'', retrieved March 5, 2011〕〔Press Releases (June 2006). (). ''The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society'', retrieved March 5, 2011〕〔Anne Raver (1992-08-23). (CUTTINGS; Where Burpee First Tilled ). ''The New York Times'', retrieved March 8, 2011〕 == Published works == *(Ode to the Original Workplace ) *(Our Personal Climate Change ) *(The winter is a garden, too ) *(Daylight Saving - Now Is Not The Time ) *(Seeds Of Good Health ) *(Find Sanctuary in Gardens ) *(2011: The Year of the Vegetable ) *(George Ball: Mix and match ) *(Seeds: Nature's Microchips ) *(Naturalism Has Been Hijacked ) *(Border War ) *(How Does Your Garden Grow?; Stand Up For Hybrids ) *(Heirloom fundamentalists go too green ) *(Allow resolutions to grow, bear fruit ) *(The empire beckons back? ) *(A garden in every backyard ) *($11 million is fair price for Heronswood botanical garden ) *(Politicians should cultivate Garden Party ) *(Springtime for veggies ) *(Garden of Manners on First Day of Spring ) *(Sober Reflection is in Order ) *(Grow Your Investment ) *(Consider Massive ‘Manmade Personal Climate Change’ ) *(2011: The Year of the Vegetable ) *“We, The Vegetables” *“We, The Flowers” *Garden Of Bargains *How To Turn Your Castle Into A Home *Diamond In The Rough *Green Estate *(Passport To Paradise ) *Paging Dr. Green *Turning Over The Political Soil *(Ode To Green Autumn ) *(Hybrid veggies are the cream of the crop ) *(Irish roots: The potato's role in history goes far beyond the famine ) *(Independence Day is America's 'Happiness' holiday ) *(The People v. Broccoli ) *(The season of salvation ) *(Take one dose of Happiness Garden ) *(Where have all the flowers gone? ) *(Common Core standards are 'curriculum upsidedownia' ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Ball (Burpee)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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