2012 PLANET AEF Scholarship Recipients
PLANET AEF SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED AT 36TH ANNUAL STUDENT CAREER DAYS
HERNDON, Va., March 29, 2012 — The Professional Landcare Network Academic Excellence Foundation (PLANET AEF) presented $70,400 in scholarships and awards to students at the PLANET 36th annual Student Career Days event held March 22-25, 2012, at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas.
Committed to the advancement of professionals in the green industry, PLANET AEF was created to help green industry students, the potential future leaders of the industry, fund their education. These leaders of tomorrow will define the standards of professionalism and use their education to meet the challenges of the future.
Fifty-nine scholarships were presented at a special reception, sponsored by STIHL Inc., and held at the start of the event on March 22, 2012.
The PLANET AEF Board of Directors is proud to announce the following 2012 scholarship recipients:
President’s Scholarship ($2,500)
Jacqueline Grow, Michigan State University
Platinum Ambassador Scholarships ($2,500 each)
Damgaard Family Landscape Contracting Scholarship
Joshua Sween, Southeast Technical Institute
JOHN DEERE Green Industry Scholarship
Micah Aaron Wood, Brigham Young University – Idaho
Scott Byron & Co. Scholarship
Jennifer McElroy, Joliet Junior College
Ambassador Scholarship ($2,000)
Thornton Landscape/Doesburg Family Scholarship
Suzanne Nunamaker, Cuyahoga Community College
Platinum Ambassador Scholarships ($1,200 each)
STIHL Landscape Contracting Scholarship
Ismael Ruelas-Infante, Brigham Young University – Idaho
TruGreen Companies Scholarship
Donna Showalter, Brigham Young University – Provo
Ambassador Scholarships ($1,000 each)
Ackerman Family Scholarship
Madeline Maynor, Sandhills Community College
The Theodore W. Brickman, Jr. Scholarship
Christina M. Horrigan, Michigan State University
The Bruce Co. Scholarship
Jeannine Marie Cutsforth, Milwaukee Area Technical College
Chapel Valley Landscape Co. - The Reeve Family Scholarship
Scott Steven Carbone, University of Maryland
Clevenger Safety Scholarship
Gregg Andrew Wertz, Kansas State University
CoCal Landscape Scholarship
Forrest Benson, Colorado State University
The Davey Tree Expert Co., Commercial Grounds Management Division Scholarship
Emily Biagi, Milwaukee Area Technical College
Dennis’ Seven Dees Landscaping, Inc. Scholarship
David Grover, Oregon State University
David J. Frank Landscape Contracting Career Builder Scholarship
Brenda M. Carton, Purdue University
Gachina Landscape Management, The Gachina Family Scholarship
Jeffrey Hillman, Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo
The Parley Glover Memorial Scholarship
Aaron Takeo Kirk, Brigham Young University – Provo
The Glowacki Family Scholarship
Anita Phillips, Chattahoochee Technical College
Gravely Landscape Maintenance Scholarship
Terri Howard, Ozarks Technical Community College
GroundMasters, Inc. Scholarship
John Wagers, West Virginia University
HighGrove Partners Scholarship
Michael Carlew, Mississippi State University
Debra Holder and Family Scholarship
Jordan E. Scholl, Columbus State Community College
Hunt Family Scholarship
Sarah Lott, Michigan State University
Hunter Industries Scholarship
Christopher Hinojosa, MiraCosta College
Husqvarna Forest and Garden Scholarship
Danielle L. Shaffer, Penn State
Jacobsen Landscape Design and Construction Scholarship
Daniel Endy, Pennsylvania College of Technology
Ron and Sally Kujawa Scholarship
Katee Longmore, Milwaukee Area Technical College
Tom and Carol Lied Scholarship
Brianna Swanson, Virginia Tech
Shirley B. Mangum Scholarship
Kathryn McLane, Brigham Young University – Provo
Vito Mariani, Sr. Scholarship
Matthew Carpenter, Brigham Young University – Provo
The James Martin Associates/Martin Family Scholarship
Donna Reincke, Joliet Junior College
R.P. Marzilli and Co. Scholarship
Nicole Marie Forsyth, University of Massachusetts – Amherst
The Marjorie and B. E. Minor Scholarship
Lee Christopher Freidenstein, Chattahoochee Technical College
Moore Landscape Scholarship
Glenna M'Li Hoki, Brigham Young University – Provo
Bill and Mary Murdy Scholarship
Preston Wankier, Brigham Young University – Provo
OneSource Landscape and Golf Scholarship
Lanae Senger, Brigham Young University – Idaho
The Richard J. Ott Family Scholarship
Denise Ruswinkle, Chattahoochee Technical College
Ed Sinnott Scholarship
Ashlee Wheeler, Brigham Young University – Idaho
Swingle, TomTolkacz Family Scholarship
Ryan James Larscheid, Colorado State University
Toro/Exmark Scholarship
Myles L. Porter, Brigham Young University – Provo
ILT Vignocchi Scholarship
Carol Hainline, Chattahoochee Technical College
PLANET AEF Scholarships ($1,000 each)
Karen L. Anderson, Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
Rosa Aviles, Ozarks Technical Community College
Hannah Bowers, North Carolina State University
Phillip Brickell, The Niagara Parks Commission School of Horticulture
Marlena Clawson, Brigham Young University – Idaho
Trenton Richard Dyer, Brigham Young University - Provo
Matthew Gray, Columbus State Community College
Benjamin Franklin Hardy, Brigham Young University – Idaho
Grant H. Hardy, Brigham Young University – Provo
Jordan L. Harris, University of Maryland
Mennen Tyler Middlebrooks, Virginia Tech
Ethan Kyle Petersen, Brigham Young University – Idaho
Sonia Rios, Cal Poly – Pomona
David Jonathan Roberts, North Carolina State University
Suzanne M. Smith, Brigham Young University – Provo
Albert Vergara, Mira Costa College
Ryan Winkler, Alamance Community College
The PLANET AEF also awarded the top three winning students, known as Superstars, a total of $3,000 at the Closing Ceremonies on March 25, 2012.
1st Place — $1,500 Keith Loggins, Chattahoochee Technical College
2nd Place — $1,000 Andy Klittich, Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo
3rd Place — $500 Jeremiah Wheeler, Shasta College
Chris Foley, associate professor and facilitator of the Landscape and Turf Management Program at Owens Community College, was also awarded $1,000 as the 2012 PLANET AEF Outstanding Educator of the Year.
For additional information about the PLANET AEF scholarship process, visit the PLANET AEF section of PLANET’s Web site, LandcareNetwork.org, or call the PLANET office at 800-395-2522.
PLANET is the association of members who create and maintain the QUALITY OF LIFE in communities across America. With more than 3,800 members, these firms and their employees represent more than 100,000 green industry professionals. Some of these professionals have taken the extra step of becoming certified through PLANET and bear the distinction of being known as Landscape Industry Certified.
