Dr. Shelby Henning has joined the faculty at Spoon River College as a full-time Agriculture instructor. Born in South Africa, he moved to the U.S. when he was in the fourth grade. He has a B.S. in Forestry, a M.S. in Plant Pathology, and a Ph.D. in Soil Fertility/Fertilizer Use Efficiency, all of which he earned at the University of Illinois.
While at the U of I, Henning ran a 100 acre off-campus agricultural research facility. After graduating, he was an associate professor Horticulture at Western Illinois University. He also served as the advisor for the Horticulture Club, leading its members in a number of community service projects, and oversaw the Cannabis Cultivation program.
Henning specializes in commercial vegetable crop production, hydroponic plant cultivation, protected (high-tunnel) and greenhouse crop production, and alternative crops.
Spoon River College is a two-year, public community college in West Central Illinois, with campuses and Community Outreach Centers in Canton and Macomb, and Learning Centers in Havana and Rushville. It serves students in a 1,566 square mile area that includes portions of Fulton, McDonough, Mason, Schuyler, and Knox counties. For more information about Spoon River College, visit www.src.edu.
