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Meet Chris von Kohn
2009/2010 Recipient of the HCMG
Scholarship Award
Chris says he first became
interested in
horticulture at a very
young age. "When I was 8
years old, I bought my
first orchid. Since that
time, my collection has
expanded to over 200
species." Four years
ago, Kris became
interested in daylilies
— specifically
hybridizing daylilies.
Now a junior at Texas A & M
University pursuing a
horticulture degree,
Chris currently is
working on a daylily
breeding research
project and developing a
literature review on the
subject. Chris was
introduced to HCMG
members at the
August meeting, and he presented
a PowerPoint program
about Hybridizing Daylilies.
See Chris' slide show
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Horticulture Scholarship
Award |
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Breaking News! Our
rain barrel and plant
sales projects have been
so successful that
beginning with the fall
semester of 2010, HCMG
will be offering
scholarships for two
students per semester. |
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Our
foremost
project
is the scholarship
award. Hill Country
Master
Gardeners
awards
$1,000 financial
assistance per
semester to
TWO
students pursuing a
degree in Horticulture
Science at one of the
four state universities.
The four
schools
offering
this
degree
are
Texas
A&M at
College
Station,
Texas
Tech,
Tarleton
State,
and
Stephen
F.
Austin
University |
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Awarding annual
scholarships totaling
$4,000
for studies in
horticulture is no small
commitment. Hosting the
2007 State Master
Gardeners Conference
provided the seed
for our scholarship
program, and as all good
gardeners know, this
early stage in the
gardening process
requires planning and
thoughtful care. So
funds were invested, and
Hill Country Master
Gardeners set about growing
the program.
And, grow we have! |
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Applicants
must be
full
time
students
(12
hours
per
semester
undergraduate
or 9
hours
per
semester
graduate
student) in the
third
year of
horticulture
studies
with a
3.0
grade
average.
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Applications
are
available
through
the
academic
advisors
at
each university
who in
turn
recommend
potential
recipients
to the
Hill
Country
Master
Gardeners
Scholarship
Committee.
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Potential
recipients
are
interviewed
by the
HCMG Committee,
and the
winner
is
announced
in early
August. |
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