**Spencer Hoagland**
_Florist and forgetful child’s savior_

Let’s say you forgot your mom’s birthday. Quick — what do you do?

A: Panic
B: Yell at the iCal alert that you _swear_ wasn’t there yesterday
C: Go to Tiger Garden

Granted, it’s your life, but we’d suggest Option C.

It’ll save you the stress of running to Hy-Vee and scouring the aisles for a suitable box of chocolates. And secondly, if you _do_ go to the student-run flower shop in the Agriculture Science building, you’re likely to run into Spencer Hoagland.

The sophomore from Schell City is the student manager of Tiger Garden’s operations and production.

“I coordinate orders, deal with customers and manage employees,” she says.

Hoagland, who is a plant sciences major, has worked at Tiger Garden for more than a year, after working at her mother’s flower shop back home.

Hoagland is also the president of the MU chapter of the Student American Institute of Floral Design, an organization that aims to further student interest and involvement in floral design through special projects, seminars and demonstrations, according to [its website](http://mizzousaifd.wordpress.com/).

“I’d like to do something like this (Tiger Garden) one day,” Hoagland says.

So fear not, forgetful children of the world. Hoagland’s got your back.

**Kate Chadwick**
_Full-time mom, part-time bookseller_

Kate Chadwick, a native of Harrisonville, moved to Columbia five years ago. In those five years, Chadwick has taken on a number of roles in the Columbia community.

She works part-time at the Yellow Dog Bookshop and is the VIP coordinator for Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival. In addition, Chadwick is the publicist for Oblivious Signal, an independent band based in Florida.

She said her favorite part of working at Yellow Dog Bookshop is recommending books to customers.

“When no one’s here, I pick up books and read them, so I can give others an idea of what books they may be interested in,” Chadwick says. “I’ve always loved reading. It wasn’t until I moved to Columbia that I was exposed to as varied a selection of books.”

Chadwick’s most cherished role, however, is her role as a mom. She finds Columbiaa good place to raise children because of the various community resources available, such as the Armory Sports and Recreation Center and the public library.

“As a first-time parent, you’re constantly analyzing and reanalyzing again what you do for your child,” she says. “(Every morning) I look forward to the first sentence out of (my son’s) mouth.”

She’s passing the skills and love of reading on to her 6-year-old son, Sky.

And as she continues to fulfill her role as mother, Chadwick will also take her love of communicating and reading to another medium: writing book reviews. She hopes to publish her first review at the Yellow Dog Bookshop in the coming week.