{"id":3563,"date":"2021-10-11T13:33:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T13:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afe.epicenter1.com\/news\/twenty-one-students-awarded-afe-scholarships"},"modified":"2024-05-07T16:15:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T16:15:11","slug":"twenty-one-students-awarded-afe-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/news\/twenty-one-students-awarded-afe-scholarships","title":{"rendered":"Twenty-One Students Awarded AFE Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/Copy-of-Sept-Newsletter-Banners-1080x675.png\" alt=\"Twenty-One Students Awarded AFE Scholarships\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>ALEXANDRIA, VA \u2013 October 13th, 2021 \u2013 <\/strong>El<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/\"><strong>Endowment Floral Americano<\/strong><\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">has awarded 21 students with scholarships totaling $54,500. In this 2021 scholarship cycle, 57 applications were received and reviewed.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">AFE is aware the floral industry faces significant challenges to our labor force. Now more than ever, these programs are imperative in helping support new professionals enter the industry and launch a successful career.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWith the pool of high-quality candidates that AFE receives every year, it is inspiring to see the passion these scholars demonstrate in their work, study, and research,\u201d said Greg Royer, AFE Treasurer\/Secretary and Education Committee Chair. \u201cAFE takes great pride in providing scholarships for these promising industry members, and we look forward to seeing where they will lead us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/2021-scholarshipawards\/picture1-12\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14418\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/Picture1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14418\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"caption-attachment-14418\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><strong>Erin Dobbe<\/strong>&nbsp;<em><strong>Universidad Polit\u00e9cnica Estatal de California<\/strong> Beca de la Asociaci\u00f3n de Floristas Americanos<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>American Florists\u2019 Exchange Scholarship \u2014 $3,000<br><\/strong><strong>Destinatario: <\/strong><strong>Erin Dobbe, California Polytechnic State University<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Entering her senior year at California Polytechnic State University, Erin Dobbe is majoring in Agricultural Communications with a minor in Agribusiness. \u201cMy crop focus is mainly what I grew up farming with my family; peonies, tulips, freesia, ranunculus, lilies, and assorted greens,\u201d said Erin. She is active in Cal Poly Crops Club and, since 2014, has worked in a variety of positions at her family\u2019s business, Holland America Flowers in Arroyo Grande, CA. She has acquired two different sales positions in the agribusiness world, taking over her father, the head of sales at her family farm. Erin also was a sales intern in the horticulture division of Driscoll\u2019s Berries last year. \u201cOne thing that I believe COVID-19 has brought to the surface is the importance of home improvement and the need to communicate it. This can be in the form of buying fresh flowers for a dinner table or simply just putting in new shrubs in the front yard,\u201d said Erin. \u201cMy vision for the future of the green industry is to spread awareness of the \u2018Power of Flowers,\u2019 that being the importance of beautifying a home through plants, cut flowers, and ornamentals. I truly believe they make all the difference!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">El Mercado de Flores Original de Los \u00c1ngeles se estableci\u00f3 en 1921 y ahora forma parte del distrito mayorista de flores m\u00e1s grande de Estados Unidos. Los beneficiarios de la beca son estudiantes de pen\u00faltimo o \u00faltimo a\u00f1o con un promedio de calificaciones de 3.0 o superior, con especializaci\u00f3n en agricultura y un enfoque en un futuro en la floricultura. <strong>El<\/strong> <strong>Beca de la Asociaci\u00f3n de Floristas Americanos<\/strong> proporciona asistencia para la matr\u00edcula a estudiantes que asisten a una universidad en California o a estudiantes residentes de California que asisten a una universidad en otras \u00e1reas de los Estados Unidos.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/2021-scholarshipawards\/picture1-13\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14420\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/Picture1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14420\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"caption-attachment-14420\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><strong>Virginia McChesney <em>Huntington University<\/em><\/strong><em> Beca Julio y Sarah Armellini <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Julio and Sarah Armellini Scholarship \u2014 $2,400<\/span><\/strong><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Destinatario: <\/strong><strong>Virginia McChesney, Huntington University <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Virginia McChesney is a Sophomore at Huntington University in Huntington, IN, seeking a degree in Agri-Business Management. Virginia is most interested in greenhouse production, specifically ornamental horticulture, and has held leadership positions in FFA and the Collegiate Farm Bureau. She was a greenhouse worker\/farmhand at Sweet Hill Farms in Gales Ferry, CT, and volunteered at the high school greenhouse and coordinated the seed library. This past summer Virginia worked at Agape Fields in Nicholasville, KY. Virginia was responsible for bed maintenance, including weeding, mulching, watering, and pest care. Virginia\u2019s career goal is to own a greenhouse production system that is community-oriented. \u201cI hope to invite the community into my growing space for a variety of workshops and informational sessions promoting the value of ornamental horticulture and offer a spring seedling sale. My experience as a greenhouse manager and greenhouse worker will help me in achieving this goal,\u201d said Virginia. \u201cThe future of the green industry is a dynamic and ever-changing future in the face of agriculture today, and I am passionate about it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Julio \u201cToots\u201d Armellini fue el fundador de Armellini Express Lines, la empresa de transporte de flores m\u00e1s grande de los Estados Unidos. Armellini se alist\u00f3 en la Marina como un \u201cSeabee\u201d y estuvo estacionado en todo el mundo como mec\u00e1nico. Utiliz\u00f3 las habilidades que adquiri\u00f3 como mec\u00e1nico para modernizar el transporte por cami\u00f3n refrigerado. Cuando comenz\u00f3 a expandir sus l\u00edneas a principios de la d\u00e9cada de 1950, la refrigeraci\u00f3n era nueva y poco desarrollada, por lo que estableci\u00f3 una forma m\u00e1s eficaz de enfriar sus suministros utilizando un sistema de flujo de aire constante. ThermoKing finalmente convirti\u00f3 sus contribuciones a los sistemas de refrigeraci\u00f3n en un est\u00e1ndar. Hoy en d\u00eda, Armellini Industries, Inc. abarca muchos negocios: Armellini Express Lines, Inc., J.A. Flower Service, Inc., Fresco Service, Inc. y NorthStar Transportation, Inc. <strong>El<\/strong><strong>Beca Julio y Sarah Armellini<\/strong> est\u00e1 dirigido a estudiantes de segundo, tercer o \u00faltimo a\u00f1o con inter\u00e9s profesional en el comercializaci\u00f3n o distribuci\u00f3n de productos florales.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Click the link to read the full article. A condensed list of recipients and awards can be found below.<\/strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/2021-scholarshipawards\/afe_awards_2021_scholarships-compressed-4\/\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AFE_Awards_2021_Scholarships-Draft-Compressed-1.pdf\">Leer el art\u00edculo completo aqu\u00ed<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">AFE otorga becas anualmente, y las solicitudes deben presentarse antes del&nbsp;<strong>1 de mayo<\/strong>&nbsp;of each year. Scholarship descriptions are available at<\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/becas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.endowment.org\/scholarships\"><strong>endowment.org\/scholarships<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/2021-scholarshipawards\/afe_awards_2021_scholarships-draft-compressed-2\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>2021 Scholarship Awards and Recipients<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AFE_Awards_2021_Scholarships-Draft-Compressed-1.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/2021-Scholarships-Recipients-1-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14476\"\/><\/a><\/figure>","protected":false},"template":"","news-categories":[31,29,49,44],"class_list":["post-3563","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news-categories-latest-news","news-categories-news","news-categories-scholarship","news-categories-student"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Twenty-One Students Awarded AFE Scholarships<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The American Floral Endowment (AFE) has awarded 21 students with scholarships totaling $54,500. 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