27 Undergrads Receive 2008 Bayer Scholarships

Greg Caldwell, an undergraduate student at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Va., was among 27 students who recently received a 2008 Bayer Undergraduate Scholarship. Caldwell received the award to help his pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in crop and soil environmental science.


Kristopher Burkhart, an undergraduate at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C., also received an undergraduate scholarship. Burkhart is pursuing his associate’s of applied sciences degree with majors in turfgrass management and ornamentals and landscape technology.


Caldwell and Burkhart were among the latest group of students who were awarded scholarships to help advance their academic efforts in Green Industry studies. A full list of scholarship recipients and their schools appears below.


The Bayer Undergraduate Scholarship recognizes students pursuing careers in the Green Industry who have demonstrated academic excellence and leadership skills.


 


Recipient


Tyler Andersen, University of Florida


Natasha Burkholder, University of Florida


Chase McKeithen, University of Florida-Milton Campus


Mary Buth, Milwaukee Area Technical College


Glen Smart, Western Texas College


Jay Weaver, Western Texas College


Angelo Magnasco, California Polytechnic State University


Stephanie Hranek, California Polytechnic State University


Floyd Tyler Cooper, Texas Technical University


Mike Paciga, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


Jeffery Jones, Purdue University


Andrew Storey, Tarleton State University


Sean Allen, Horry-Georgetown Technical College


Joshua Dunaway. Horry-Georgetown Technical College


Ryan Standifird, Kansas State University


Shane Dorsey, Kansas State University


Robert Cross, Clemson University


Jared Long, Oklahoma State University


Nathan Albert Carney, Abraham Baldwin Agric College


Richard William Irvin, Abraham Baldwin Agric College


Jorden Thien, Southern Illinois University


Jon Savoie, Lake City Community College


Kristopher Burkhart, North Carolina State University


Greg Caldwell, Virginia Tech University


William Kreuser, University of Wisconsin-Madison


Peter Schmidt, University of Nebraska-Lincoln


John Daniels, University of Missouri