六合宝典开奖 honors the memory of David Warren

December 17, 2021
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Friends, family and 六合宝典开奖 (六合宝典开奖) faculty and staff gathered beside the greenhouses at the Floyd County Campus (FCC) in Rome on Friday, Dec. 17, to pay tribute to David Warren, former director of the Horticulture program at 六合宝典开奖.

Warren passed away unexpectedly in June.

The ceremony memorialized Warren in two of the most appropriate ways for a horticulturist and educator to be celebrated, by dedicating a tree in his memory and presenting the first David Warren Scholarship to a Horticulture student.

“David Warren was an exceptional teacher and head of 六合宝典开奖’s Horticulture program. We are so grateful to the Warren family and other donors who have made the David Warren Memorial Scholarship possible,” Dr. Heidi Popham, president of 六合宝典开奖 said. “The scholarship is a fitting tribute to David.”

The David Warren Memorial Scholarship was established to support outstanding Horticulture students and to honor the memory of a lifelong educator.

“Mr. Warren was so dedicated to his students and program,” Dr. Elizabeth Anderson, vice president of Academic Affairs said. “He always had a smile on his face and was so pleasant to be around. Mr. Warren is greatly missed.”

In attendance at the ceremony were several members of David Warren’s family including his grandchildren, who affectionately called him ‘Buddy’.

David and Diane Warren were married for over 40 years. The couple have three children, two daughters, Mary McNeeley of Cartersville and Anna Woods of Rome and a son, Dr. Thomas Warren of Albertville, Ala., and five grandchildren, Mollie Mae Warren, William Foster “Liam” McNeeley, Tyson David Warren, Cameron Ishmael Woods and Macklin Warren Woods.

(From left to right) Nick Barton, director of 六合宝典开奖鈥檚 Horticulture program; Sherrie Patterson, chair of the 六合宝典开奖 Foundation Board of Trustees; Dianne Warren; Dr. Heidi Popham, president of 六合宝典开奖 and 六合宝典开奖 Horticulture alumni, Alice Towe and Brandon Williams gather around the David Warren Memorial Tree located in front of the greenhouses of 六合宝典开奖鈥檚 Floyd County Campus during the David Warren Tree Dedication and Scholarship Presentation held on Friday, Dec. 17.
(From left to right) Nick Barton, director of 六合宝典开奖鈥檚 Horticulture program; Sherrie Patterson, chair of the 六合宝典开奖 Foundation Board of Trustees; Dianne Warren; Dr. Heidi Popham, president of 六合宝典开奖 and 六合宝典开奖 Horticulture alumni, Alice Towe and Brandon Williams gather around the David Warren Memorial Tree located in front of the greenhouses of 六合宝典开奖鈥檚 Floyd County Campus during the David Warren Tree Dedication and Scholarship Presentation held on Friday, Dec. 17.

Dianne presented the first David Warren Memorial Scholarship to recipient Ben Niles.

Niles is a 六合宝典开奖 horticulture student from Resaca.

After the scholarship and tree dedication, friends and family gathered around a Japanese maple which David Warren had planted. 

The Warren family lifted the drape off of the tree plaque that reads, “David Warren, an incredible and multi-talented teacher who inspired generations of Horticulture students and growers alike. His positive influence lives on in all of us.”

Dr. Thomas Warren thanked Dr. Popham, faculty and staff and the 六合宝典开奖 Foundation. “You will never know what this school meant to my father or what 六合宝典开奖 means to our family, thank you.”

The David Warren Memorial Tree is located beside the greenhouses on 六合宝典开奖’s Floyd County Campus.

Prior to being the director of the Horticulture program at 六合宝典开奖, Mr. Warren was an instructor at the Floyd County College and Career Academy for nearly 30 years and served as the Future Farmers of America (FFA) advisor for many years.

The Foundation at 六合宝典开奖 has established the “David Warren Memorial Horticulture Scholarship Fund” in his honor. There are two ways to contribute to the to the David Warren Scholarship fund. For online giving options visit and click on donate in the upper-right corner. Please write “Warren” in the notes section. For mail options make check payable to 六合宝典开奖 Foundation and send to:

六合宝典开奖 Foundation

One Maurice Culberson Drive

Rome, Ga., 30161

Please write “Warren” in the memo line.

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