Seventeen students have been awarded competitive scholarships from the American Floral Endowment (AFE) totaling more than $30,000
AFE awards scholarships annually, and applications are due by May 1 of each year. This year, AFE had a record number of highly qualified scholarship applicants, according to a news release.
The following students received awards:
American Florists’ Exchange Scholarship - $2,000
Recipient: Katrina Moldenhauer
Julio and Sarah Armellini Scholarship ($1,000) and the Earl Dedman Memorial Scholarship - $1,800
Recipient: Joshua Pecukonis
Ball Horticultural Company Scholarship ($800) and the Harold Bettinger Scholarship -$1,800
Recipient: Amy Miller
BioWorks IPM/Sustainable Practices Scholarship - $1,100
Recipient: David Roberts
James Bridenbaugh Memorial Scholarship - $500
Recipient: Ryanna Zoellner
John Carew Memorial Scholarship ($1,900) and the Richard T. Meister Scholarship - $2,500
Recipient: Jared Barnes
Fran Johnson Nontraditional Scholarship - $1,000
Recipient: Allison Justice
Long Island Flower Growers Association (LIFGA) Scholarship - $1,000
Recipient: Christopher D’Angelo
National Greenhouse Manufacturers Association (NGMA) Scholarship ($500) and the Lawrence “Bud” Ohlman Memorial Scholarship - $500
Recipient: Joshua Henry
Mike and Flo Novovesky Scholarship - $1,000
Recipient: Jeremy Crook
James K. Rathmell, Jr. Memorial Scholarship for Horticultural Work/Study Abroad - $3,100
Recipient: Jessica Cudnik
Seed Companies Scholarship - $2,300
Recipient: Kyle VandenLangenberg
John L. Tomasovic, Sr. Scholarship - $900
Recipient: Keith Lukowski
Edward Tuinier Memorial Scholarship - $4,300 split between two students
Recipients: Kathleen Van Driessche and Robert Zannini
Jacob and Rita Van Namen Marketing Scholarship - $1,000
Recipient: Elizabeth Riley
Vocational (Bettinger, Holden and Perry) Scholarship - $1,100
Recipient: Richard Cadwalader
For more information, visit www.endowment.org.