May 6, 2016

AFE Awards ’16 Mosmiller Intern Scholarships

The American Floral Endowment (AFE) has awarded three students with 2016 Mosmiller Internships. The students will receive a $2,000 scholarship after successfully completing their internships.

The Mosmiller Internship Program allows interns to train at retail, wholesale or allied trade operations for a period of 10 to 16 weeks, getting on-the-job work experience.

Beginning in 1975 with earnings from a bequest by the late Colonel and Mrs. Walter E. Mosmiller Jr., this program provides professional training for motivated floriculture and environmental horticulture students.

Recipients are:

• Loren Marie Anthony – internship at Shirley’s Flowers, Rogers, Arkansas.
  Anthony is a horticulture student at the University of Arkansas and an active member of the Horticulture Club and the GroGreen Club. She hopes to gain a deeper understanding of the operations of a floral business through her internship experience.

• Kailey Brooks – internship at Baisch & Skinner, St. Louis, MissouriBrooks is a plant science major at the University of Missouri, with an emphasis in horticulture and design, and is a member of the school’s Horticulture Club. She is interested in learning the stages of growing, harvesting and processing of flowers and greenery.

• Jaclyn Nelson – internship at Bachman’s, Maplewood, Minnesota

  

  A junior studying horticulture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nelson has a passion for both flowers and entrepreneurship. She is excited about working for a company that will help her learn about how a floral business can grow and thrive in this industry.
  The next deadline for students to submit applications and supporting materials is Oct. 1.

  Learn more at the American Floral Endowment website.