The Newburyport Horticulture Society (HORT) awarded three (3) student scholarships in May to area graduating senior high school students who are planning a college major in a field that will benefit the environment.
A $2,500 HORT scholarship was awarded to both Hannah Mae Barter from Rowley and Colleen Kielbania from Ipswich (seated in the picture below). Both are recent graduates from Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical High School. Hannah was accepted into the honors program at the University of Maine’s Forestry Department and plans to become a Conservation Scientist. Colleen was accepted to the University of Arkansas and plans to become a Flower and Poultry Farmer.
This year, Corliss Brothers Garden Center and Nursery in Ipswich partnered with the Newburyport Horticulture Society to award a new Deb Lambert Scholarship. Deb Lambert was a horticulturalist, environmentalist and a beloved 30+ year Corliss Brothers employee. This scholarship, in her memory, was granted to a student furthering their education in an environmental field. Lilly Morley from Ipswich was the recipient; she is a graduating senior from Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical High School, who like Hannah, was accepted into the University of Maine’s Forestry’s honors program at the University of Maine, Orono.
Funds for the HORT student scholarships are raised during the HORT’s annual plant sale in May and the Holiday Greens sale in December. Thank you to Corliss Brothers for the Deb Lambert Scholarship funds. ©
