Cobourg Horticultural Society Scholarships
Award: When funds are available we award one or more $500 scholarships to a Cobourg high school graduate to further study in agriculture, horticulture, landscape architecture or environmental science.
Previous Scholarship Recipients
Our scholarship winner for 2010 was Kate Hunter, an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys sketching nature. As part of the school's ECO team at CDCI West and a member of the Cobourg Community Centre Operations Committee she helped to protect our environment during her high school career. Kate has continued her studies in Landscape Architecture while attending the University of Guelph.
The 2009 winner of the CHS Scholarship was Amy Reinert, of CDCI West. Amy had been involved in the recycling program and creation of a xeroscape garden at her high school. She is studying Environmental Science at the University of Guelph.
Travis Greydanus received our $500 scholarship in 2008. Travis, a graduate of St. Mary's High School, went on to study Agricultural Business at the University of Guelph.
In 2007 we awarded two scholarships. Nick Dolomont of St. Mary's Secondary School and Samantha Parker of CDCI East. Nick went on to study Landscape Design at Fanshaw College in London, Ontario while Samantha attended Niagara College to train as a Horticultural Technician.
In 2006 Alex Reynolds, honours graduate of St. Mary's Secondary School won CHS's Scholarship. He studied Environmental Engineering at the University of Guelph. Also during 2006 Ashlea Hegedus-Viola received a CHS Scholarship prior to her Honours Environment and Resource Studies at the University of Waterloo. Ashlea was involved in work and educational programming at Cobourg's Ecology Gardens.
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