Three Students Receive AFE Mosmiller Intern Scholarships

ALEXANDRIA, VA – The American Floral Endowment (AFE) has awarded three students with 2016 Mosmiller Internships. The students will receive a $2,000 scholarship after successfully completing their internships.

The Mosmiller Internship Program allows interns to train at leading retail, wholesale or allied trade operations for a period of 10-16 weeks, getting valuable on-the-job work experience.

Beginning in 1975 with earnings from a bequest by the late Colonel and Mrs. Walter E. Mosmiller Jr., this program provides quality professional training for motivated floriculture and environmental horticulture students.

Recipients are:

• Loren Marie Anthony – internship at Shirley's Flowers, Rogers, Ark.
  Anthony is a horticulture student at the University of Arkansas and an active member of the Horticulture Club and the GroGreen Club. She hopes to gain a deeper understanding of the operations of a floral business through her internship experience.

• Kailey Brooks – internship at Baisch & Skinner, St. Louis, Mo.
  Brooks is a plant science major at the University of Missouri, with an emphasis in horticulture and design, and is a member of the school's Horticulture Club. She is interested in learning the stages of growing, harvesting and processing of flowers and greenery.

• Jaclyn Nelson – internship at Bachman's, Maplewood, Minn.
  A junior studying horticulture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nelson has a passion for both flowers and entrepreneurship. She is excited about working for a company that will help her learn about how a floral business can grow and thrive in this industry.

The next deadline for students to submit applications and supporting materials is October 1.

Learn more at endowment.org/internships.

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The American Floral Endowment is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the floriculture and horticulture industry through funding research, educational grants and scholarships. Since 1961, more than $15 million has been funded in research and educational projects, and more than $1.5 million has been funded in scholarships and internships designed to attract and retain the future leaders of the industry. To learn more about AFE or make a tax-deductible contribution, visit www.endowment.org.

Source: The American Floral Endowment