Shinoda Foundation Awards $20,000 In Horticulture Scholarships
October 19, 2018 | 2 min to read
San Luis Obispo, Calif. – The Shinoda Foundation has awarded twelve scholarships to horticulture students from across the country.
“The Shinoda Foundation was created to help secure the future not only of horticulture, but of aspiring young growers, researchers, breeders, retailers and more,” says Bob Otsuka, president. “Fortunately, awarding these scholarships continues to be challenging, as we review academics, goals, extracurriculars, experience and need in a talented pool of applicants.”
2018-19 Shinoda Foundation Scholarship winners include:
- Ruqayah Bhuiyan, Junior, University of Georgia, $2,000
- Ryan Murphy, Senior, Clemson University, $2,000
- Gage Willey, Senior, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, $2,000
- Jacob Mattlin, Senior, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, $1,500
- Emily Currens, Senior, University of Georgia, $1,000
- Olivia Fiala, Senior, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, $1,000
- Sarah Houtsma, Senior, University of Georgia, $1,000
- Joanna Lambert, Senior, Louisiana State University, $1,000
- Karen Schneck, Senior, Kansas State University, $1,000
- Connor Evers, Sophomore, Iowa State University, $500
- Jessica Petree, Senior, University of Missouri, $500
- Sean Tarr, Senior, Michigan State University, $500
In addition, the Foundation awarded a $1,000 California Floral Council Scholarship to Cal Poly University Senior Jacob Mattlin. The award is available only to applicants residing in California.
Since 1965, The Shinoda Foundation has awarded more than $867,000 in scholarships to 697 students. Along with the individual awards, the Foundation also awards a grant to each student’s college or university.
About the Joseph Shinoda Memorial Scholarship Foundation
The Shinoda Foundation was established in 1964 under the auspices of the California State Florists’ Association in memory of the late Joseph Shinoda, a highly regarded pioneer of that state’s floral industry. The foundation’s purpose is to encourage educational opportunities for young people interested in entering the industry. Incorporated as a separate entity in 1972, the foundation has awarded scholarships valued at more than $867,000 to 697 undergraduate floriculture students since 1965.
Information about applications for the Shinoda Foundation’s scholarships is sent each January to horticulture and floriculture departments at universities across the nation. Applications are available on the foundation’s website, www.shinodascholarship.org, and accepted from January until March 30 each year.
Information about making contributions to the foundation or about its scholarship program can be obtained from its website, www.shinodascholarship.org, or by writing to: Joseph Shinoda Memorial Scholarship Foundation Inc., 962 Pecho St., Morro Bay, CA 93442, or Pat Broering at pbroerin@gmail.com.
Source: Joseph Shinoda Memorial Scholarship Foundation