Arborjet, a leader in tree and plant health care is pleased to
announce that it has awarded the 2022 Taking Root Scholarships. Now in its
ninth consecutive year, the program offers up to $10,000 in scholarship to
students who plan to pursue full-time studies in forestry, plant sciences,
horticulture, landscape architecture, entomology or a related major at an
accredited two-or four-year college. This year, Arborjet will award
scholarships to the following two deserving students.
Danielle Hewitt from Mundelein, Illinois will attend Purdue
University in the fall, where she plans to major in Landscape Architecture,
with a minor in Horticulture. “With this career, I can combine my love for
plants with my artistic talents and eye for detail.” Hewitt studied botany as a
young student and collected 75 native plant species. She says that a past
school trip to Costa Rica, where she toured the Cloud Rainforest, is where she
developed a passion for plants and the potential to discover and study as many
different species as possible.
Ryan Malloy of East Thetford, Vermont is the second scholarship
recipient and plans to major in Turfgrass Science and Management at the
University of Massachusetts Amherst, which is one of the top schools in the
country that offers this major. He states that he decided to pursue this course
of study from the years that he spent working on a golf course. "One of the
things I'm considering on becoming is a golf course superintendent or turfgrass
producer after my four years of school.”
“We want parents, educators, counselors and the tree care
community to join us in encouraging young students to transform their ingenuity
and passion into a career in this important industry. Through this scholarship
program, we recognize dedicated students whose philosophy aligns with our
company’s mission to help save trees and to preserve urban forests. This
year’s winners have demonstrated achievement in their schools and want to lend
their skills and talents to help grow our industry,” said Russ Davis, Arborjet
President and CEO.
Recipients for the scholarship program must be graduating U.S.
high school seniors planning to major in forestry or a related major for the
entire academic year at an accredited two-or four-year college or university.
For further information on this year’s recipients and to find out more about
the scholarship, please visit Arborjet.