Sidney B. Meadows Scholarship Fund names this year's 12 scholarship winners

The Sidney B. Meadows Scholarship Fund, created in 1989 by the Southern Nursery Association, has announced the 12 students from eight southeastern universities chosen to receive academic scholarships this year. Eight of the awards are named scholarships honoring past industry leaders or loved ones.

This year’s awards were $2,000 each, totaling $24,000. Awards are being presented to the following excelling scholars:

• Emma Coogan North Carolina State University
• Ryan Elms Texas A&M University
  
• Greta Gallina University of Georgia
  
• Kathryn Huether Stephen F. Austin State University
  
• Mona Jones Cornell University
  
• Madison Love University of Georgia
  
• Mason Marshall Texas A&M University
  
• Greg Marshall North Carolina State University
  
• Cole Mislevy University of Florida
  
• Ryan Joseph Rey University of Florida
  
• Nathan Sims University of Rhode Island
  
• Meg Smolinski University of Maryland
  

Scholarship recipients are determined by a committee selecting on academics, determination, demonstrated interest in the horticulture industry and financial need.

This was the third year that the Sidney B. Meadows Scholarship Endowment Fund and the Horticultural Research Institute, two scholarship-granting foundations in the green industry, announced their collaboration in creating a common application form for their respective scholarship programs. This partnership makes it easier for students to apply for multiple scholarship programs at once and mitigate the time-consuming application process.

With this year’s awards, the fund has awarded a total of $674,000 since its establishment in 1989. The fund’s current assets are now more than $1,000,000. Eight named funds have been established to date: The Dr. James & Faye Foret Fund, the Richard J. “Dick” Hackney Fund, the Lee C. Howell Fund, the Dr. Bryson L. James Fund, the Arthur A. “Buck” Jones Fund, the Art & Millie Lancaster Fund, the Sally Smith Fund, and the Robert L. VanLandingham Fund.