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Horticulture & Related FieldsReign Lester

2026 The Katharine M. Grosscup Scholarships in Horticulture

Master's of Landscape Architecture

I am currently pursuing a master's degree in landscape architecture at the Ohio State University. I am particularly interested in environmental remediation practices, especially as they overlap with community building, climate resilience, accessibility, and environmental justice. While I have yet to identify my exact research project that I will conduct in pursuit of my degree, my hope is to be able to explore the intersection of public infrastructure, cultural landscapes, and remediation. Being awarded the opportunity to be a Grosscup Scholar will allow me to explore these topics carefully and select the research question which I will pursue over the next two years.

School: The Ohio State University

The Katharine M. Grosscup Scholarships in Horticulture

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Caroline Lavoie

The Garden Club of America Rome Prize Fellowship in Landscape Architecture

Drawing the Invisible Waters: Rome, Memory, and the Embodied City, will trace Rome’s hidden...

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Adele Woodmansee

The Loy McCandless Marks Scholarship (an International Scholarship in Tropical Horticulture or Landscape Architecture)

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Nicolina Lentine

The Caroline Thorn Kissel Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship

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Chase Wunder

The Caroline Thorn Kissel Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship

Assessing the Movement Ecology of Sheepshead in Response to Their Re-emergence in the Northern...

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Sophia Richter

The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Tropical Botany

Effects of large herbivore extinction on Euphorbia in African savannasGlobal declines in large...

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Liam Abbey

The Katharine M. Grosscup Scholarships in Horticulture

Drought and its Effects on Oryza sativa 'Kitaake' Expressing CspBDrought experiments are...

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Taleigh Adrian

The Garden Club of America Board of Associates Centennial Pollinator Fellowship

Influence of Woody Encroachment on Grassland Butterfly Populations, Including Threatened Dakota...

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Daniel Agis

The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

Florida Plant Rescue: Conservation of Matelea floridana, Sideroxylon alachuense, and Verbesina...

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Sam Ahler

The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Ecological Restoration

It’s a grass’s world, but does it have to be? Testing contingencies in the heterogeneity...

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Mary Badger

The Frances M. Peacock Scholarship for Native Bird Habitat

American Kestrels in Agroecosystems: Effects of Extreme Heat and Land Use on Movement and...

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Kelly Baggatts

The Garden Club of America Zone VI Fellowship in Urban Forestry

THE CASEY TREES-BARBARA SHEA AWARD IN URBAN FORESTRY “Evaluating Urban Food Forestry as...

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Andrew Balder

The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

Profiling Coastal Atlantic White Cedar Swamps Along the Northern Gulf CoastThis project will...

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Jacob Baldner

The Zeller Summer Scholarship in Medicinal Botany

Conservation Research of Species of Concern in the Darhad Valley of MongoliaThis summer, I will...

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Annabelle Ball

The Keller Scholarship in Conservation Horticulture

St. Mary’s University Pocket Prairie ProjectThe Pocket Prairie Project is an 100% volunteer-run...

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Tabitha Bartrum

The Katharine M. Grosscup Scholarships in Horticulture

Tuition for Undergraduate Degree at Michigan State UniversityTabitha Bartrum is a first year...

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Samuel Bosio

The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Tropical Botany

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