Jeane Reeves Scholarship Program
2008 Awards
GNPS provides up to 10 scholarships to Georgia students and state park employees so that they might attend the annual GNPS Symposium, a day long event with topics relevant to native plant appreciation, education, culture and conservation.
2008 GNPS Symposium ($500)
Carrie Eaton - UGA Horticulture student
Ashton Griffin - Macon State College
Allen Wilson - Macon State College
Below are Georgia State Parks Interpretative Naturalists
Josh McKinley - Cloudland Canyon State Park
Sarah Mock - Skidaway Island
Chris Pope - Victoria Bryant State Park
Don Scarbrough - Sweetwater Creek State Park
Sandy Straw - The Hike Inn
Mandi Sutton - Victoria Bryant State Park
Paulette Thompson - High Falls
GNPS provides up to 5 scholarships to Georgia students so they might attend the annual Cullowhee conference.
2008 Cullowhee Conference ($1400)
Kate Austin is a UGA Landscape Architect student recommended by Dr. Brad Davis
Laura Baran is a UGA Horticulture student recommended by Drs. Paul Thomas & Tim Smalley
Carrie Eaton is UGA MS grad student in Horticulture recommended by Dr. Jim Affolter
Stribling Stuber is graduate of Agnes Scott working at the JW Jones Ecological Research Center in Newton, Georgia, recommended by Dr. Katherine Kirkman
![[ Cullowhee Recipients ]](images/2008_cullowhee_scholarship_recipients.jpg)
From left to right: Laura Baran, Kate Austin, Carrie Eaton, and Stribling Stuber
Georgia Native Plant Society Members,
I would like to thank you for allowing me to attend the Native Plant Conference in Cullowhee, North Carolina. There I was able to talk with others from near by areas and share our knowledge of native plants. Through the conference I gained useful information that I will be able to take back and use in the Dunson native flora garden. I plan to use what I have learned to allow the guests to continue enjoying the beauty of the garden. It was nice to have some of the talks as a review and others to learn about new plants and ideas. I took something away from each and every lecture. I really enjoyed the conference. Thank you again for giving me this opportunity.
Thank you,
Laura Baran
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To all of the wonderful folks at the Georgia Native Plant Society.September 15, 2008 I want to sincerely thank you all for creating scholarships for the Cullowhee Native Plant Converence, and for choosing me as a recipient! The Cullowhee Conference was the first conference I've attended, and what a first! It really is a blessing so early in my career to be exposed to so many warm, friendly people interested in native plants. To be honest, I had no idea there were so many native plant enthusiasts out there! At the conference, I was able to make new and helpful connections, and I found a wealth of practical advice as well. Most importantly, I think the conference challenged me to improve my own awareness of native plant issues especially in the southeast. Thank you all again for this great opportunity. I enjoyed meeting many of you at the conference - hopefully next year I will be in a position to attend again, and I will see you there! Take care,P.S. I have enclosed some photos of Cullowhee fun! |
On the fieldtrip with Jan Midgley's Native Plants propagation workshop. This was my favorite spot along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Such diversity on a vertical surface!
A group of us scholarship recipients entered with a silly skit in the talent show and won! Here we are celebrating with our prize Cullowhee Bucks.