Scholarship

TGC VP - Hardy Lewis

Texas Garden Clubs, Inc., gives annual scholarships to Texas resident students who are college-level juniors or above. The applicant must have at least a 3.25 GPA and be majoring in a field of horticulture. The fields of horticulture included are floriculture, landscape design, horticulture, botany, biology, plant pathology, forestry, agronomy, environmental concerns, city floriculture planning, land management and other allied subjects. The application deadline is October 1 for a scholarship given the following spring/winter semester.

Grants were set up in honor of the following: Nellie Day Trigg, Bess Buchanan, Florence H. Thomas, Mary Badham Kittel, Hazel Raske, Francis Ellis, and Ethel W. Spears. These Scholarships are given on a rotating basis in their respective names. These Scholarships continue to grow as the 544 member clubs give yearly to the Scholarship program thereby increasing the principle. The rise in interest rates has greatly improved the dollar amount of our Scholarships.
We are fortunate to have two permanently endowed Scholarships which can be given yearly. They are the Ina Brundrett Scholarship and the Francis Ellis Memorial Scholarship.


FORMS in PDF format:
Scholarship Application Form in PDF format
Financial Aid Form in PDF format
Scholarship Guidelines in PDF format
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FORMS in MSWord format:
Scholarship Application Form in Microsoft Word format
Financial Aid Form in Microsoft Word
Scholarship Guidelines in Microsoft Word

THE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS FOR 2009

It is my pleasure and privilege to announce the winners of the TGC, Inc. Scholarship 2009 Awards. The awards will be placed in each student’s college fund for assisting with tuition, books, fees and other expenses incurred during their spring semester. The quality of education acquired by each student, to date, has been exceptional.

Janise Hodgkins of Lubbock, TX will receive the FRANCIS ELLIS scholarship in the amount of $1,000.00. Janise is currently a major attending Texas Tech University. Her major is Landscape Architecture with a minor in Horticulture. She plans to graduate in May 2010 and eventually join with a non-profit organization involved with reclaiming/restoring of destroyed habitats.

Brooke Major of Goldthwaite, TX will receive the LUCY & WILLIAM J. HENDY scholarship in the amount of $1,000.00. Brooke is currently attending the Texas A & M University. Her major is Horticulture with a minor in Business. She plans to start her own business as an Event Organizer utilizing floral design and knowledge of viticulture.

Joel Kempfer of Katy, TX will receive the INA BRUNDRETT scholarship in the amount of $1,000.00. Joel is our most successful applicant; he graduated from Texas Tech with a 4.0 GPA in time to be called into military action in Iraqi for four years. He has returned to work on his Master’s in Horticulture. He has a family to support and has been working as Manager of Production & Operations of Horticulture at Brookwood Community in Houston.

Mary Isabel Coronado of Spring, TX will receive the MARY B. KITTEL scholarship in the amount of $1,000.00. She is pursuing a degree in Horticulture with a minor in Business Administration. Mary attends Texas A & M University and upon graduation she will seek employment directing her into a field of helping to build landscapes beneficial to others.

Kaylee Whitehurst of Lawn, TX will receive the FLORENCE H. THOMAS scholarship in the amount of $1,000.00. Kaylee attends Texas Tech University seeking a major in Horticulture with a minor in Business. She has been involved in several campus horticultural organizations holding leadership roles. Her plans are to continue with her education towards a Master Degree and beyond.

I expect at least two of these awarded students shall present their applications for the NGC scholarship program by the deadline of March 1^st.

Hardy C. Lewis, TGC, Inc. /VP Scholarship 2009-2011