Lewis receives Latino award Karen Lewis, Washington State University tree fruit regional extension specialist, has been honored with the first annual Latino Leadership Award from the Washington State Horticultural Association. The award was established at the suggestion of retiring association president West Mathison to recognize Latino people working in the tree fruit industry or industry ­people who have contributed to the Latino community. Leo Garcia, bilingual agricultural education director at Wenatchee Valley College, who announced the award during the Hort Association’s annual meeting in December, said Lewis was instrumental in establishing an educational session in Spanish during the annual meeting […]