Department of Landscape Services

WHAT WE DO

Landscape Services is dedicated to delivering exceptional environmental care while enhancing the university’s exterior academic spaces. With numerous historically significant buildings across campus, we approach the landscaping of these areas with the utmost care, ensuring every detail aligns with the university's rich heritage and academic mission.

The Values that Drive Us

At the heart of our landscape team are the core values that guide everything we do.
Employee planting flowers

Mission

Our Mission is to provide professional services to the University which ensure that its natural splendor is well maintained, environmentally sensitive, and aesthetically pleasing to our customers. Our objective is to expand the beauty of the campus in order to attract, support, and increase a healthy, safe learning background. 

Employee planting flowers

Vision

The function of Landscape Services is to provide excellence in environmental care while enhancing the exterior academic atmosphere. The University has many historically important buildings and the approach to landscaping these areas has to be undertaken with great care and attention to detail.

Red tulips in front of the Lyceum

Landscape Creed

We, the department of Landscape Services, are a team of hardworking individuals united under one banner and dedicated to inspiring others.

We . . . . . . . . . . .

Lead by Example.
Adapt and Overcome.
Never Stop Training and Growing.
Dedicate Ourselves to Professional Integrity.
Serve with Respect and Pride.
Cultivate Greatness.
Achieve Quality Results with an Eye for Detail.
Promote and Provide a Beautiful Environment.
Excel Through High Standards and Excellence Within.

I am a Landscape Rebel.

  • Former UM Chancellor, Robert Khayat

    "It's unusual for a university to be blessed with the amount of green space we enjoy, and it really sets the mood of this campus. Any gathering place needs to be treasured. Stewardship of the Grove is not solely the responsibility of the university, but of all who love and use it."

    The Grove
  • Voted "The Most Beautiful Campus" by USA Today

    The honor reflects the care and pride taken in maintaining a campus that serves as both an academic hub and a beautiful environment for students, faculty, and visitors alike. Whether it's the iconic Lyceum, the stately columns of the Old Capitol, or the serene Grove, Ole Miss stands out as a place where beauty and tradition meet.

    Best Beautiful College Campus: University of Mississippi!

Meet Our Team

Landscape Services is proud to keep Ole Miss beautiful.
Nathan Lazinsky

Nathan Lazinsky

  • Assistant Director Landscape Services
Buffy Upton

Buffy Upton

  • Operations Manager
Thomas Dickerson

Thomas Dickerson

  • Coordinator of Maintenance
Nicholas Dodd

Nicholas Dodd

  • Mechanic II
Matt Foley

Matt Foley

  • Grounds Supervisor
Sophie Kline

Sophie Kline

  • Grounds Supervisor
Christopher Baird

Christopher Baird

  • Landscape Technician
John Baker

John Baker

  • Groundskeeper
Michael Bell

Michael Bell

  • Groundskeeper
Steven Boatright

Steven Boatright

  • Sanitation Supervisor
Keegan Braxton

Keegan Braxton

  • Groundskeeper
Keegan Braxton

Keegan Braxton

  • Groundskeeper
Rogelio Escobedo

Rogelio Escobedo

  • Groundskeeper
Chris Green

Chris Green

  • Groundskeeper II/ Commercial Driver
Richard Hickman

Richard Hickman

  • Project Coordinator
Ivan Lopez

Ivan Lopez

  • Groundskeeper
Jerry Miller

Jerry Miller

  • Groundskeeper III
Kevin Pannell

Kevin Pannell

  • Landscape Technician
Eli Pearson

Eli Pearson

  • Groundskeeper
Eric Rexroat

Eric Rexroat

  • Groundskeeper
Patrick Rutledge

Patrick Rutledge

  • Groundskeeper III
Tyler Sparks

Tyler Sparks

  • Irrigation Technician
Ryan Starnes

Ryan Starnes

  • Groundskeeper
Stan Tolbert

Stan Tolbert

  • Groundskeeper II/Commercial Driver
Kenneth Walls

Kenneth Walls

  • Groundskeeper II
Ryder Ward

Ryder Ward

  • Groundskeeper
Paul Woods

Paul Woods

  • Landscape Technician
Noah Zerangue

Noah Zerangue

  • Groundskeeper