STRAFFORD GARDEN CLUB SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS - 2008 (continued)....

Mike Bronnenberg will be pursuing a degree in X-Ray Technology at the New Hampshire Technical Institute. He has been taking prerequisite courses at the Institute for the past two years where he has maintained a 3.6 grade point average. Mike has been working at Osborne's Agway to save money for the program and where he spends the spring and summers caring for plants. Mike worked for a summer as a marketing intern at Pleasant View Gardens planting the show gardens. Mike says that he has spent a fair share of his time in the woods and knows first hand about forest management. He also enjoys time in the woods running, hiking, and snowmobiling.

Emma Heald is a student a Otterbein College majoring in equine health technology. She has a 3.8 grade point average. In her words, Emma is extremely excited about her school's new state of the art equine facility. She hopes to find a position in an equine hospital treating show horses. As part of her curriculum, she is learning about sound pasture and water quality management. She feels that learning about environmentally sound practices along with preserving green space is helping her to become a more well-rounded person.

Tyler Patrick is a current student at Coe-Brown Northwood Acadamy where he has a 4.0 grade point average. Tyler has been accepted by two universities at this point, but has not as yet made up his mind. Tyler has been a class leader all four years and holds many honors. He has done volunteer work in the community and has gathered data for the Appalachian Mountain Club's Ozone Detection Project. He worked as First Mate on the M/V Thomas Laighton and spent time as a landscaper and house painter. In his free time, Tyler has been hiking the 48 four thousand footers of the White Mountains.