LEAF (Landscape Educational Advancement Foundation)
2010 Leaf Scholarship Winners
This year, CLCA has named 13 outstanding students as recipients of their annual LEAF scholarships. CLCA awarded the 13 a total of $25,000 in scholarship funds. CLCA has been giving the annual awards since 1972, first through the CLCA Women's Auxiliary and now through LEAF, the Landscape Educational Advancement Foundation. Students pursuing degrees in horticulture at California's community colleges and four-year universities are eligible to apply. Scholarship winners have displayed exemplary academic achievements, and CLCA is proud to help them in their pursuit of careers in the green industry.
- AMANDA BENDER received the San Fernando Valley chapter scholarship. From Northridge, she is a junior at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Her goal is to graduate with a degree in Landscape Architecture and work for a landscape company. She is not only passionate about design, but all implementation aspects as well.
- AUSTIN BRADRICK from Mountain View is a freshman at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He was awarded a Women's Auxiliary scholarship, the John Lyngso Honorarium scholarship, and the Ken Jenner, Edron Schneider and Stuart Sperber Memorial scholarships. Austin had an internship with a landscape company during the summer of 2009 and will continue to work during school breaks. His goal is a degree in Environmental Horticulture and a career in the contracting field.
- WILLIAM CODY BRYANT of Alpine, a junior at Cuyamaca College, has received the San Diego chapter scholarship and the Ben Slade Memorial scholarship. Cody, as he is known, was in the U. S. Coast Guard from 1997-2005 and is now pursuing a career in the landscape industry with a maintenance business of his own. He is working on obtaining C-27 and pesticide applicators licenses.
- TOMAS CAMPOS , a junior at Cal Poly, Pomona, is majoring in Plant Science. He received the Hi Kellogg and Tom Matsuoka Memorial scholarships along with the Orange County chapter and Women's Auxiliary scholarships. Since December of 2009, Tomas has been working the night shift on the landscape maintenance team at Disneyland.
- DEVON DERICCO , a junior at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, is from Sonoma County. She is the recipient of the Redwood Landscaping, North Coast chapter, San Francisco Bay Area East and Women's Auxiliary scholarships. Devon is focusing her studies in environmental conservation and restoration work.
- VIKTORIA GLEASON of San Jose, a sophmore at Foothill College, is working toward her AS degree in Environmental Horticulture and Landscape Design. She has been awarded the San Francisco Bay Area chapter scholarship, a Women's Auxiliary scholarship and the Hans Biland and George Kunimoto Memorial scholarships. She aspires to work for a contractor in the San Francisco Bay Area and plans to become certified in CLCA's water management program.
- JEFFREY HILMAN of Fullerton is the recipient of the AMO scholarship, the Elizabeth Lloyd-Davis Foundation scholarship and the Walt Young and Jere Driscoll Memorial scholarships. He also received scholarships from the Inland Empire chapter and the Women's Auxiliary. Jeffrey is a sophmore at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo majoring in Environmental Horticulture. His occupational goals are to gain experience with an established landscape company and one day own a design-build landscape firm. Jeffrey was active with the Future Farmers of America and is also an Eagle Scout.
- CYNTHIA KONO , a second-year LEAF recipient from Harbor City is a student at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. She is the recipient of the Los Angeles chapter scholarship, the Tom Yanase Pacific Coast chapter scholarship, the Ron Heaviland and John Brauns Memorial scholarships and a Women's Auxiliary scholarship. Her occupational goal is to become a landscape design and installation manager.
- CLARA MUGGLI, from Oakland, is a student at Merritt College. With a BA in Environmental Studies from Lawrence University, Clara is now working to receive her landscape irrigation and design certificates. She was awarded a Joy & Warren Thurston Memorial scholarship as well as the Tom Blosl Memorial scholarship.
- RICHARD MURRAY from San Bruno is a freshman at Foothill College. His goal is to become a licensed landscape contractor and do design work. He was awarded the Paul Shogren and Jaie Wallace Memorial scholarships. Richard has had an internship with a maintenance company and worked in maintenance for another. His entry in a student design contest sponsored by the local CLCA chapter was found to be "outstanding."
- MEGAN OSLIN of Carmichael attends American River College and will transfer to UC Davis in the fall. She received the Sacramento Valley Chapter scholarship, Robert Kaplanek and Henry Soto/ Rose Marie Head Memorial scholarships. Megan has had internships at Walt Disney World and Cal Expo. At UC Davis she will complete her degree in Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry.
- JEANNETTE RAPICAVOLI from Clayton attends Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, majoring in Environmental Horticulture. She is the recipient of the John Redmond and a Joy & Warren Thurston Memorial scholarships and the San Francisco Bay Area East Sigrid Raeth scholarship. She also received a LEAF scholarship in 2009. Jeannette interned this year at Sherman Library & Gardens, where she re-designed and installed a new area of the garden. She is working toward a Masters Degree in Plant Pathology.
- ADRIAN VIZCARRA from Santa Clara is majoring in Environmental Horticulture at Foothill College. He is the recipient of the Herb Frank and Bill Hayes Memorial scholarships and a Women's Auxiliary scholarship. Adrian would like to transfer to CSU Chico, earn his C-27 license and start his own landscape construction business.