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Horticulture Scholarship
Awards |
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Hill Country Master
Gardeners awards $1,000
financial assistance
per semester to
each of 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
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We
are happy to announce
the recipients of the
Hill Country Master
Gardener Scholarships
for the Fall Semester
2010
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Andrea Schroeder
holds a Bachelor of
Science Degree in
Horticulture from
Stephen F. Austin State
University. She is
currently a graduate
student at SFA pursuing
a Masters of
Agriculture degree. She
is a Teaching Assistant
for Horticulture
classes. Andrea’s thesis
project is a propagation
study of two species of
Spicebush using various
KIBH hormone levels. She
has been an officer for
the SFA Horticulture
Club for two years and
she participates in
American Society of
Horticulture Science
Conferences by
presenting papers. Her
goal is to pursue a
career in greenhouse &
nursery management or
propagation. |
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This is
Chris von Kohn's
second year to receive
the HCMG Scholarship..
He is now a senior at
Texas A & M
University, majoring in
Horticulture with a
minor in Science
and Biotechnology. He is
currently serving a
summer internship in
ornamental plant
breeding with Ball
Horticulture in Chicago.
Chris is involved in his
community and in the
Southern Region,
American Society for
Horticulture Science. He
was Newsletter Editor in
2009 and now holds the
title of Collegiate
Branch President 2010
for the organization. He
works with the Texas A &
M Horticulture Club and
is the President for the
2010 - 2011 year. Chris
plans to attend graduate
school and hopes to work
as a plant breeder of
ornamental crops. One of
his hobbies is
hybridizing daylilies. |
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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 and early
December. |
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