Devin Merkley
- West Winfield, NY
- BT Landscape Contracting
- Expected graduation: 2011
Why did you choose
SUNY Cobleskill?
I chose SUNY
Cobleskill because it fit my personality and I had heard many positive things
about the college from alumni, family and friends.
What is your
favorite place to be (on campus or in the community) here in Cobleskill?
My favorite place on
campus is the Woodsmen's Club training facility over by the greenhouses.
Is there a professor
who inspires you in and/or out of the classroom?
The entire Plant
Science department as a whole have become friends and mentors of mine and I
keep in touch with them over the summer.
How do you keep busy
outside of the classroom?
I am an avid
Timbersport athlete. I am president of the Woodsmen's Club and have been
competing with the club for the three years I've been at SUNY Cobleskill.
What are your future
plans for after SUNY Cobleskill?
After college I plan
on working as an arborist and landscaper in New York State.

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