It\u2019s a win-win for the industry \u2013 students can apply their knowledge, while industry organizations bring top talent and fresh thinking to their operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAFE\u2019s internship programs provide students with the hands-on experience students need to put their classroom knowledge to use in the real world and prepare them for the workplace after graduation while providing the industry with top talent,\u201d says AFE Executive Director, Debi Chedester. \u201cBy hosting an intern, each participating organization has the opportunity to bring bright and eager young professionals to their own operations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe Vic & Margaret Ball Internship Program<\/a> was established in 1992 by the late Vic and Margaret Ball to provide the opportunity to train for three, four or six-month periods at a commercial production greenhouse or nursery while gaining practical floriculture\/horticulture experience. March recipients include:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/Photo_AustinVonkutzleben-1-e1557236209849-241x300.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAustin Vonkutzleben<\/strong> \u2013 six months at Skagit Horticulture, LLC in Mt. Vernon, WA, $6,000 scholarship. <\/em>Vonkutzleben is in his third year at the University of Georgia where he is pursuing a bachelor\u2019s degree in horticulture. His passion for flowering plants developed during the horticulture and greenhouse management classes he had the opportunity to take in high school. He believes that flowering plants are the key to making dull landscapes become lust-worthy spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/Erin-Sparkman-e1557235316865-289x300.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nErin Sparkman<\/strong> \u2013 three months at Neal Mast Greenhouses, Grand Rapids, MI, $1,500 scholarship.<\/em> Currently, Sparkman is a junior at Mississippi State University where she is pursuing her bachelor\u2019s degree in horticulture. She hopes to achieve a career in research and chose horticulture as her focus because of her strong interest in nature and plant production<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/Katherine-Myres-e1557236037437-259x300.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nKatherine Myres<\/strong> \u2013 three months at Neal Mast Greenhouses, Grand Rapids, MI, $1,500 scholarship. <\/em>Myres studies Horticulture, Landscape, and Turf Sciences while at the University of Arkansas. She aspires to work for a production company that focuses on sustainable plant production and disease management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/Renata-Goossen-copy-e1557235692156-264x300.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nRenata Goossen<\/strong> \u2013 four months at Green Circle Growers, Oberline, OH, $4,000 scholarship. <\/em>Goossen has been fascinated with the growth and development of flowers, as well as how they impact people, since before she could remember. Now, as a student at Kansas State University, she is a member of the horticulture production program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/Sarah-Chance-e1557235657786-300x278.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSarah Chance<\/strong> \u2013 six months at Northcreek Nurseries, Landenberg, Pa, $6,000 scholarships. <\/em>Chance is in her fourth-year at the University of Georgia, where she is majoring in Horticulture. Her interest in plant production and propagation began as a high school student when she oversaw and managed her high school\u2019s greenhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe Programa de Pasant\u00edas Mosmiller<\/a> allows interns to train at leading retail, wholesale or allied trade operations for a period of 10-16 weeks, getting valuable on-the-job work experience. March recipients are:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/Kelsey-Picture-for-Scholrship-1-e1557236714329-300x295.png\")
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAustin Vonkutzleben<\/strong> \u2013 six months at Skagit Horticulture, LLC in Mt. Vernon, WA, $6,000 scholarship. <\/em>Vonkutzleben is in his third year at the University of Georgia where he is pursuing a bachelor\u2019s degree in horticulture. His passion for flowering plants developed during the horticulture and greenhouse management classes he had the opportunity to take in high school. He believes that flowering plants are the key to making dull landscapes become lust-worthy spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Erin Sparkman<\/strong> \u2013 three months at Neal Mast Greenhouses, Grand Rapids, MI, $1,500 scholarship.<\/em> Currently, Sparkman is a junior at Mississippi State University where she is pursuing her bachelor\u2019s degree in horticulture. She hopes to achieve a career in research and chose horticulture as her focus because of her strong interest in nature and plant production<\/p>\n\n\n\n Katherine Myres<\/strong> \u2013 three months at Neal Mast Greenhouses, Grand Rapids, MI, $1,500 scholarship. <\/em>Myres studies Horticulture, Landscape, and Turf Sciences while at the University of Arkansas. She aspires to work for a production company that focuses on sustainable plant production and disease management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Renata Goossen<\/strong> \u2013 four months at Green Circle Growers, Oberline, OH, $4,000 scholarship. <\/em>Goossen has been fascinated with the growth and development of flowers, as well as how they impact people, since before she could remember. Now, as a student at Kansas State University, she is a member of the horticulture production program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sarah Chance<\/strong> \u2013 six months at Northcreek Nurseries, Landenberg, Pa, $6,000 scholarships. <\/em>Chance is in her fourth-year at the University of Georgia, where she is majoring in Horticulture. Her interest in plant production and propagation began as a high school student when she oversaw and managed her high school\u2019s greenhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The Programa de Pasant\u00edas Mosmiller<\/a> allows interns to train at leading retail, wholesale or allied trade operations for a period of 10-16 weeks, getting valuable on-the-job work experience. March recipients are:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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