Ellis County Master Gardener 2021 College Scholarships Awarded
This year marks the 19th year the Ellis County Master Gardener Association has offered scholarships to graduating high school seniors residing in Ellis County.
One of the educational objectives of the ECMGA is to encourage Ellis County students to pursue college studies in horticulture and related agriculture-science fields through the awarding of college scholarships. The ECMGA wanted to provide financial aid to those students who choose college/university studies in horticulture and or agriculture-sciences related disciplines through its college scholarship program.
This year, the ECMGA has awarded $5,000 to its 2021 college scholarship awardees. Since the inception of the ECMGA College Scholarship Program in 1993, 48 graduating high school students have been awarded a total of $118,000.
For 2021, ECMGA has awarded its college scholarships to the following graduating high school seniors.
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Clayton Golden (Midlothian Heritage Senior High School) – $2,000.
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Brayden DeBorde (Rice ISD Senior High School) – recipient of the “Monty Dale Gearner Memorial Scholarship Award” – $3,000.
DeBorde plans to enroll at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, where he intends to study agriculture-science/land management and ranching. His career plans include obtaining a degree in the field of agriculture business-economics and farm/ranch systems management. He plans to return to a life of farming and cattle production on the family farm in Ellis County once he completes his studies at Texas Tech.
Golden plans to attend Southwest Texas Junior College in Uvalde, and then transfer to Texas A&M – Kingsville, where he plans to obtain a degree in land and wildlife management. Golden has indicated he is keenly interested in land and wildlife conservation. He plans to pursue courses/activities involving studies related to the preservation of environmental/natural resources, rural land management, wildlife and related life sciences. He has also indicated an interest in the socio-economic welfare of farmers/ranchers engaged in Texas landscape and wildlife preservation.
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Ellis County Master Gardener College Scholarship Program 2021
In 2003, Ellis County Master Gardener Association (ECMGA) decided to make scholarships available to graduating high school seniors residing in Ellis County. We wanted to provide opportunities to these students that chose college studies in horticulture and/or life sciences disciplines. Since then, we have awarded 46 graduating high school students with college scholarships totaling over $90,000.
One of the objectives of the ECMGA is to build partnerships with the Ellis County community to expand horticultural education and opportunities. In keeping with this objective, the ECMGA will again make scholarship funds available in 2021 to deserving high school seniors pursuing studies in horticulture/life sciences – related fields. To qualify, the applicant must be a 2021 graduating high school senior residing in Ellis County from an Ellis County High School, Ellis County Charter High School or Ellis County Home School Program. The applicant must have an elected academic major in a horticulture/life sciences – related field that includes, but is not limited to horticulture, agriculture, environmental science, forestry, botany, biology (e.g.: plant genetics, plant physiology), landscape design or entomology. Other horticulture/life sciences – related fields of studies are delineated in the scholarship application package available on the ECMGA website. Applicants must be able to provide proof of acceptance at an accredited institution of higher education. In addition, this year the ECMGA has decided to allow former ECMGA College Scholarship Awardees currently enrolled in horticulture programs/life sciences degree plans to also apply for a ECMGA 2021 College Scholarship to continue their college/university studies.
ECMGA college scholarships awarded to qualifying students in 2021 will be up to $3,000. Students applying for the ECMGA College Scholarship are invited to visit https://www.ecmga.com to download the application package found under the “Scholarship” tab. The completed application may be submitted by registered mail (return receipt requested) or in person to the Texas AgriLife Extension Service office located at 701 South I-35, Suite 3, Waxahachie, TX 75165. If additional information is needed regarding the ECMGA Scholarship, please call (972) 825-5175 (Ellis County AgriLife Extension Office) or George Cole, Chairman, ECMGA 2021 College Scholarship Program at 972/937-2440 or mailto:georgedciii@att.net. All scholarship applications must be received no later than 4:00 P.M. on March 15,2021.
Information for the 2022 Scholarship Program will be posted in Fall 2022.
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