During his tenure with K-State Research and Extension, Ward Upham has put more research into the hands of stakeholders and local agents than, well, most anyone else in the organization. As the horticulture rapid response coordinator, and the state coordinator of the Master Gardener program, Ward has helped home gardeners keep schedule with Mother Nature, and was cranking out an electronic newsletter back when CompuServe and AOL were still forces to be reckoned with.