Scholarships are a great way to foster and develop the next generation of industry leaders, and there have been a couple recent developments in this area.

Dale & Liz Deppe established the Spring Meadow-Proven Winners Endowment Fund with the Horticultural Research Institute in 1999.

American Floral Endowment recently awarded 15 horticulture students with scholarships totaling $42,300.

AmericanHort’s 2019 HortScholars program is now accepting applications through March 1 from students in horticulture-related degree programs of any degree level.

The latest addition to SNA’s Sidney B. Meadows Scholarship Fund is a new award named in honor of Dr. Bryson L. James, an active member of SNA for many years.

Karen Schneck is an undergraduate student studying horticulture and entomology at Kansas State University.

The Shinoda Foundation has named Kansas State University’s Megan Haresnape as its 2018-19 Shinoda Scholar of the Year, the Foundation’s highest award.

The $1,500 awards were presented to graduate and undergraduate students from seven universities.

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The deadline for application is May 27, and 12 scholarships are expected to be awarded.

The Spring Meadow-Proven Winners Endowment Fund through the Horticultural Research Institute has now topped $800,000, with more scholarships coming in 2018.

Named for Dr. P. Allen Hammer in acknowledgment of the contributions he has made to the floriculture industry, the scholarship is intended to extend Dr. Hammer’s legacy by supporting the next generation of floriculture students.

Nathan Nordstedt credits his background in the industry for giving him an appreciation for the challenges within horticulture as well as leading him to keep the industry at the forefront of his career objectives.