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Horticulture & Related FieldsMaddie Sadler

2025 The Garden Club of America Montine M. Freeman Scholarship in Native Plant Studies

Prescribed Fire Management Affects on Species Diversity and Richness of Plants in the Asteraceae in Remnant and Restored Prairies

Sadler’s research examines how prescribed fire management affects the abundance and diversity of Asteraceae species in remnant and restored prairies. Using transect survey techniques, they will assess around 15 remnant and 30 restored prairie sites across western Minnesota—where less than 1% of native prairie remains. By investigating fire’s role in shaping Asteraceae plant communities, the most diverse plant family worldwide, this study aims to fill a critical knowledge gap in restoration science and inform more effective management strategies for prairie conservation.

The Garden Club of America Montine M. Freeman Scholarship in Native Plant Studies

To encourage the understanding, development, and use of underutilized native plants. Established to encourage the development of research, documentation, and teaching skills in the field of horticulture.

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2025

Liv Fragiacomo

The Corliss Knapp Engle Scholarship in Horticulture

Arbuscular Mycorrhizae and Compost Teas as a Biological Replacement to Plastic Mulch Much of...

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Emma Greenlee

The Garden Club of America Board of Associates Centennial Pollinator Fellowship

The Effects of Grazing Management on Plant-pollinator Networks and Bee Nesting Habitat ...

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Grace Provenzano

The Katharine M. Grosscup Scholarships in Horticulture

Landscape Architecture Thesis Grace Provenzano, a fourth-year landscape architecture major at...

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Cassandra Austin

The Corliss Knapp Engle Scholarship in Horticulture

Characterizing the Physiological Response of Ripening Strawberries to Extreme Heat Events ...

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2025

Jack Scherer

The Garden Club of America Award in Desert Studies

Soil Microbiomes of the Colorado Plateau Jack Scherer is a first-year master's student in...

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2025

Lucas Belury

The Moore Family Fellowship in The Making of the American Landscape

Flood Justice in the Us-mexico Borderlands: Reshaping the American Landscape Through Flood...

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2025

Amanda Martin

The Moore Family Fellowship in The Making of the American Landscape

Greenlining: Civil Rights Struggles Over Access to the Outdoors "Greenlining: Civil...

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Nora Heaphy

The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Ecological Restoration

Genomic Evaluation and Monitoring of Assisted Migration Field Trials for a Keystone Northern...

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2025

Gabriella Ravin

The Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany

Metabolomic Profile and Synergistic Bioactivity of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Si Ni TangThis...

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2025

Carter Oleckna

The Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany

“climate Change Impacts on Seagrass Secondary Metabolites: Implications for Medicinal Uses and...

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2025

Raelin Kronenberg

The Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany

Soil Microbial Affiliations With Three Temperate Forest Herbs, Goldenseal, Black Cohosh, and Wild...

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2025

Amanda Thiel

The Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany

Mayan Ethnobotany and Linguistic Phylogeny of Psidium GuajavaGuava (Psidium guajava) is a native...

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2025

Katherine Culbertson

The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Tropical Botany

Investigating Rainforest Resilience and Barriers to Regeneration in Eastern MadagascarTo better...

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2025

Seth McMahon

The Zeller Summer Scholarship in Medicinal Botany

Role of North Dakotan Medicinal Plants on Gut InflammationOur lab is collaborating with United...

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2025

Chris Liazos

The Frances M. Peacock Scholarship for Native Bird Habitat

The Conservation Value of Silvicultural Systems Northeastern Forest Bird Communities During the...

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2025

Abby Bressette

The Frances M. Peacock Scholarship for Native Bird Habitat

Associational Effects of Non-native Invasive Shrubs on Food Availability for Golden-winged and...

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