ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE

Scholarship and Internship Information

Cuyamaca College Botanical Society Scholarship Banquet

The Cuyamaca College Botanical Society's 29th Annual Scholarship and Awards Banquet will be held on: Thursday, May 13, 2010 Reception 6:00 p.m. Location: Crowne Plaza San Diego 270 Hotel Circle North San Diego, CA 92108

This annual event could not happen without our donors.

Thanks for your continued support.
Bradford R. Monroe,
Program Coordinator Ornamental Horticulture

Scholarship Donation Information

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Internship Information

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Scholarship Application

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How To Apply For A Scholarship in 30 Days

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Reference Letter Request Form

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Other Scholarships Available

Additional Scholarships Available

2009 Scholarship Winners

$33,800 in scholarship awards to Cuyamaca College Ornamental Horticulture Students in 2009

Scholarship Name	Donor or Organization	Amount	Recipient
Brickman Scholarship	Brickman Group	$400.00	Eddie Meyerholz
Benchmark Landscape Scholarship	Benchmark Landscape	$400.00	Arleen Tavernier
Ethel & Roland Hoyt Scholarship	San Diego Floral Association	$500.00	Deborah L. Fehlberg
Ethel & Roland Hoyt Scholarship	San Diego Floral Association	$500.00	Jay Davis
Forget-Me-Not Landscape Design Scholarship	Roxy Kim-Perez	$400.00	David Clarke
Cuyamaca College Botanical Society Scholarship	Cuyamaca College Botanical Society	$400.00	Evan Sims
E. Robert Bichowsky Memorial Scholarship	The Bichowsky Family	$500.00	Misha Parfet
San Diego Golf Course Superintendents Association - Ray Spardy Memorial Scholarship	San Diego Golf Course Superintendents Association	$500.00	Brett Zimsky
Tree Hugger Scholarship	2009 Spring Arboriculture Class	$500.00	Jose Morales
Floristry Club Scholarship	Cuyamaca College Floristry Club	$400.00	Rosalee Clanton
Floristry Club Scholarship	Cuyamaca College Floristry Club	$400.00	Wendy DeFreitas
Cuyamaca College Foundation Scholarship	Cuyamaca College Floristry Club	$400.00	Debi Jarvis
Kirk Foster Memorial Scholarship	Cuyamaca College Floristry Club	$500.00	Jeannie McBurnie
Esther Croteau Scholarship	Esther & Normand Croteau	$500.00	Nancy Gong
San Carlos Garden Club Scholarship	San Carlos Garden Club	$500.00	Barbara J. Wallace
San Carlos Garden Club Scholarship	San Carlos Garden Club	$500.00	Michael Hogan
San Carlos Garden Club Scholarship	San Carlos Garden Club	$500.00	Barbara Bender
Bonita Valley Garden Club Scholarship	Bonita Valley Garden Club	$500.00	Constance A. Johnson
Bonita Valley Garden Club Scholarship	Bonita Valley Garden Club	$500.00	Florencia S. Manuel
Frank & Violet Pierce Memorial Scholarship	Don & Ginny Smith	$500.00	Joshua Weintraub
Jim Stalsonburg Memorial Scholarship	Lois Stalsonburg	$500.00	Rosalee Clanton
Cuyamaca College Botanical Society Scholarship	Cuyamaca College Botanical Society	$500.00	Jamie Simons
Eugene and Vivian Monroe Memorial Scholarship	Brad & Therese Monroe	$500.00	Amy Huie
Agri Service Scholarship	Agri Service, Inc.	$500.00	Mary Clemons
Nature Designs Landscaping Scholarship	Nature Designs Landscaping	$500.00	Mary Allen
Bernardo Gardeners Scholarship	Bernardo Gardeners	$500.00	Suzanne L Agosta
Bernardo Gardeners Scholarship	Bernardo Gardeners	$500.00	Carol Fuller
Bernardo Gardeners Scholarship	Bernardo Gardeners	$500.00	Toni Ontiveros
Branstetter Family Scholarship	Kathryn Fulhorst	$500.00	Jay Davis
Intelligent Use of Water Scholarship	Rain Bird Corp.	$500.00	Eddie Meyerholz
Cuyamaca College Botanical Society Scholarship	Cuyamaca College Botanical Society	$500.00	Eugenia Shidlovskaya
Dr. Kent W. Kurtz Memorial Scholarship	So Cal Chapter Sports Turf Managers Association	$500.00	Rodrigo Aldrete
Dr. Kent W. Kurtz Memorial Scholarship	So Cal Chapter Sports Turf Managers Association	$1,000.00	Amanda Simpson
David Tiglio Scholarship	Tiglio Family and Hydro-Scape Products	$1,000.00	Carol Fuller
Robert J. Tiglio Memorial Scholarship	Tiglio Family and Hydro-Scape Products	$1,000.00	Jim Park
Bonita Golf Club Aggie Open Scholarship	Cuyamaca College Botanical Society	$1,000.00	Gabriel Mitchell
La Mesa Beautiful Scholarship	La Mesa Beautiful	$1,000.00	Janice Spooner
La Jolla Garden Club Scholarship	La Jolla Garden Club	$1,000.00	Ellen Landfear
The Don and Dorothy Walker Scholarship	San Diego Horticultural Society	$1,000.00	Debra Lynn Priddy
Dr. Samuel M. Ciccati Leadership Scholarship	Dr. Samuel M. Ciccati	$1,000.00	Eliana Lynne Uretsky
Morgan Rice Memorial Scholarship	Rice Family Foundation	$1,000.00	Mona Zammit
Morgan Rice Memorial Scholarship	Rice Family Foundation	$1,500.00	Robin Taylor
Hunter Industries Scholarship	Hunter Industries Inc.	$1,500.00	Janna Owens

Other Scholarship Awards

Other Scholarships Awarded to Cuyamaca OH Students

San Diego Chapter - California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers - CANCG

• Amy Huie - $500
• Nancy Gong - $500
• Joshua Weintraub - $500

Pesticide Applicators Professional Association - PAPA

• Rosalee Clanton - $5000

Barona Sustainable Environment Scholarship - Barona Resort and Casino

• Rosalee Clanton - $1000

Additional Scholarships Available to Students in the OH Program

The Home Depot has more than tripled a $300,000 scholarship fund it first established in 2009, providing $1 million in funding for 2010 to support students attending professional building and construction trade schools. And this year’s program will not only support individual students, but also the schools they attend. Specifically, $1,000 scholarships will be available to 500 trade school students to help them offset the cost of tuition, books and tools for their chosen trade. The schools of the scholarship recipients will receive additional funds for classrooms tools from The Home Depot Foundation through matching gifts of $1,000 for each scholarship awarded to one or more of their students. Due April 30, 2010

The scholarship was developed in an effort to encourage students to create a sustainable future for the world we live in. It is available to college students with a passion for the environment who are pursuing careers in horticulture, turf grass management, natural resources, or environmental sciences industries. Due July 15, 2010

In recognition of the need to encourage creative young talent to pursue careers in floriculture, the Joseph Shinoda Memorial Scholarship Foundation was established. A non-profit organization, its sole purpose is to provide scholarship assistance to deserving students who have chosen to prepare for careers in the flower industry. It is only through education that the interests and potential of young people can be developed in order to meet the expanding demands of the floral industry. Due March 30, 2010

Part of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America's mission is to make sure the future of the profession remains as bright tomorrow as it is today. To ensure this, The Environmental Institute for Golf administers a number of different scholarships for students pursuing careers in the golf course industry, future turfgrass researchers and educators, children and grandchildren of GCSAA members, and foreign students studying in the United States. Various application due dates.

Scholarships are available for students who will be continuing at their present college or who will be transferring to a four year college in the fall of 2010. Applications must be postmarked by April 15, 2010.

The Perennial Plant Association is proud to offer five scholarships to college students studying horticulture or a related subject area. Students enrolled in two or four year programs are eligible to apply. Each scholarship recipient will receive $1000 and complimentary registration for all lectures and tours at the 2010 Perennial Plant Symposium in Portland, Oregon, July 18-24. Recipients will also receive complimentary lodging during the symposium. Scholarship recipients are welcomed and encouraged to attend the entire symposium. Recipients must attend July 21 to 23 to be eligible for the $1000 scholarship. Applicants should consider this requirement before applying. The completed application should be mailed to the PPA office by March 1, 2010.

Each year the San Diego County Farm Bureau Scholarship Committee selects several students who are enrolled or entering college as scholarship recipients. Students entering or attending a two-year or four-year college or university are eligible. Applicants must be pursuing a course of study in agriculture or a closely related field, and they must have a permanent residence in San Diego County. Membership in the Farm Bureau is not required.  AApplication deadline: April 12, 2010

The Scholarship Program of the Association of Women in Science strives to encourage and reward aspiring women scientists pursuing their degrees in San Diego colleges and universities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. In 2008, the San Diego Chapter of AWIS awarded $10,000 in scholarships, to women at different levels ... Scholarship Application Deadline: February 19, 2010.

The GWA Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable subsidiary of the Garden Writers Association, has committed funding to provide financial assistance to deserving students.br /> Grants range from $250 to over $2,000 per student at the discretion of the Foundation ...