CAL POLY FLOAT WINS INNOVATION AWARD AT ROSE PARADE
Cronquist, CEO/Ambassador of the California Cut Flower Commission, believes there are three reasons why Cal Poly’s float entry, “Bedtime Buccaneers,” was deserving of an award for their imagination and innovation: design, flower choices and student team.
“This year’s float design was not only pleasing to the eye, but it was built with some very creative animation,” said Cronquist. “Not only were they able to make their bed appear to rock back and forth in that sea of Iris and have canons appearing to fire from under a quilt of roses, but they were also able to make the Iris have a rippling effect that made the Iris appear even more like the ocean it represented.”