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2021 Scholarship Recipients

$2,500 Dr. Alfred Richardson Scholarship

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Brand Richter studies at the University of North Texas in Denton, where he majors in Geography with a concentration in Environmental Studies. He has worked with native plants since shortly after graduating high school and took the NLCP courses with the Trinity Forks Chapter. Brand is a campus and community leader who has participated in and led multiple projects that benefit Texas native plants and the wildlife that depend on them.

$2,500 Kate Hillhouse Undergraduate Scholarships

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Paige Langum studies Landscape Architecture (Urban Planning) at Texas A&M University – College Station.

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Mark DeGraff is a Biology Honors student at University of Texas at Austin. His scholarship is partially funded by the Highland Lakes Chapter ($250) and Ray & Kim Conrow ($250).

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Shelby Horton studies Landscape Architecture (Art – Digital Graphics) at Texas A&M University – College Station.

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Rachel Sarlls studies Plant & Soil Science (Agriculture Business) at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville. Her scholarship is partially funded by Hill Country Chapter members Dell & Gerin Hood ($450).

$2,500 Hill Country Chapter Award

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Ainsley Koch studies Environmental Science (Natural Resource & Wildlife Management). University of Texas at San Antonio. Her scholarship is fully funded by the Hill Country Chapter and its members.

$2,500 Fredericksburg Chapter Scholarships

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Nichole Dukett majors in Biology and minors in Environmental Biosciences at University of Houston – Downtown. Her scholarship is fully funded by the Fredericksburg Chapter.

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Madison Marzullo studies Biology and is a member of the Guy D. Newman Honors Academy. This scholarship is fully funded by the Fredericksburg Chapter.

$250 Highland Lakes Chapter Award

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Madison Marzullo studies Biology and is a member of the Guy D. Newman Honors Academy. This scholarship is fully funded by the Fredericksburg Chapter.