Aug 22, 2019

AFE Awards Scholarships

The American Floral Endowment (AFE) has awarded 15 students with scholarships totaling $42,300. Seventy-four applications were received for this 2019 scholarship cycle.

“We had many outstanding students apply for scholarships this year, which is why some scholarships were awarded to two recipients,” said Greg Royer, AFE Education Committee Chair.

“I’m excited to see the high quality of students each year and the AFE Board is pleased that AFE is able to award financial assistance to these well-deserved students to help them continue their education and become passionate industry leaders.”

AFE awards scholarships annually and applications are due by May 1 of each year.

Scholarship descriptions are available at endowment.org/scholarships.

The scholarship recipients are:

• American Florists’ Exchange Scholarship — $2,400
  Vocational (Bettinger, Holden and Perry) Scholarship – $1,500
  Recipient: Armando DeLoera – City College of San Francisco
• Julio and Sarah Armellini Scholarship — $2,200
  Recipient: Abigail Keairns – Murray State University
• Ball Horticultural Company Scholarship — $1,100
  Edward Tuinier Memorial Scholarship — $4,600
  Recipient: Caleb Spall, Michigan State University
• Harold Bettinger Scholarship — $2,000
  Recipient: Rhiannon Newton, West Virginia University
• BioWorks IPM/Sustainable Practices Scholarship — $1,200
  Recipient: Sage Drohan, Orange Coast College
• James Bridenbaugh Memorial Scholarship — $500
  Mike and Flo Novovesky Scholarship — $2,700
  Recipient: Alexis Ramstine, Colorado State University
• CalFlowers Scholarship — $5,800
  Recipient: Helene Dondero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
• John Carew Memorial Scholarship — $2,000
  Recipient: Mary Lewis, University of Georgia
• Earl Dedman Memorial Scholarship — $2,000
  National Greenhouse Manufacturers Association (NGMA) Scholarship — $500
  Recipient: Gergely Motolai, Kansas State University
• Long Island Flower Growers Association (LIFGA) Scholarship — $1,400
  Long Island Flower Growers Association Bob Gunther Scholarship – $1,000
  Recipient: Cassandra Castano, Farmingdale State College
• Richard T. Meister Scholarship — $4,000
  Recipient: Emily Teng, University of Hawaii at Manoa
• Lawrence “Bud” Ohlman Memorial Scholarship — $2,500
  Recipient: Krishna Bhattarai, University of Florida
• Seed Companies Scholarship — $2,500
  Recipient: Erin Pfarr, Rutgers University
• John L. Tomasovic Sr. Scholarship — $1,200
  Recipient: Keslie Robbins, Mississippi State University
• Jacob and Rita Van Namen Marketing Scholarship — $1,200
  Recipient: Kelly Pohlman, University of Kentucky