Dr. Henry W. Indyk Scholarship Opportunities

By Geri Hannah

The application process for the 2023 Dr. Henry W. Indyk Scholarship began on May 1, 2022. The deadline for receipt

of applications is October 31, 2022.

The Dr. Henry W. Indyk Scholarship was established by The Lawn Institute (TLI) Board of Trustees in 2006 to honor a founding father of Turfgrass Producers International (TPI) while demonstrating TPI’s commitment to education and offering a valuable member benefit. For 2023, TLI will be awarding two scholarships: a one-time $2,500 scholarship and a four-year scholarship valued up to $10,000 (U.S.), which consists of an initial award of $2,500, renewable up to three times, pending certain criteria. Any current TPI Class A Turfgrass Producer or Class B Supplier/ Manufacturer member in good standing is eligible to apply. Furthermore, the immediate family of a Class A or Class B member, or an employee, or their family member, is eligible to apply. Scholarship applicants can major in any given field but must plan on attending or be attending an accredited educational facility as a full-time student to be eligible. For more information, visit www.TurfGrassSod.org. To access the application, please go to the link that follows. https://files.constantcontact. com/2f3c209b001/d094f7e5-a5ce-45708ddc-469804462516.pdf?rdr=true Obviously, the scholarship funds are a huge benefit to the students and their families. TLI’s investment in the future of these young people also reaps huge benefits for the future of the turfgrass industry. Past recipients are listed here. These outstanding Dr. Henry W. Indyk Scholarship recipients make the future even brighter for natural grass!

YEAR RECIPIENT COMPANY

2022 Andrew James SmithSandy Plain Sod, LLC, Beulaville, NC Krystal Dixon DeBuck’s Sod Farm of New York, Inc. Pine Island, NY 2021 Carlie Gardner DMG Turf and Farms, Angier, NC Lillie Gardner DMG Turf and Farms, Angier, NC Aidan Cooper Red Hen Turf Farm, Inc., Carlisle, IN 2020 Nathan Heuver Eagle Lake Prof. Landscape Supply, Alberta, Canada Mikhail Kidd Cloverdale Nursery & Turf Farm, Boise, ID 2019 Sara Lechlider Laytonsville Landscaping, Inc., Laytonsville, MD Krista Bouchard Kingston Turf Farms, West Kingston, RI 2018 Lanie Carl Carl & Son Turf, Harrisonville, MO Emma Hedgpeth Columbia River Seed, Plymouth, WA 2017 Amy Wilber Oakwood Sod Farm, Inc. Delmar, MD Sara Lechlider Laytonsville Landscaping, Inc., Laytonsville, MD 2016 Andrew Aposhian FireFly Equipment, Farmington, UT 2015 Adam Aposhian FireFly Equipment, Farmington, UT 2014 Cody Anderson K’ntucky Turf, Othello, WA Molly Maroney Hope Plantation Turf, Telephone, TX Taylor Thompson Red Hen Turf Farm, Inc., New Carlisle, IN 2013 Cameron Blair Green Velvet Sod Farms, Bellbrook, OH Grant Youmans Green Acres Turf Farm, Furman, SC 2012 Chase Cochran Turf Merchants, Inc., Tangent, OR William Warpinski Central Sod Farms, Inc., Centerville, MD 2011 Trevor Smith Southwest Sod Inc., Maricopa, AZ Christopher Utterback Utterback Sod Farm, Sacramento, CA 2010 Michael Anderson K’ntucky Turf, Othello, WA Sarah Wilber Oakwood Sod Farm, Inc., Delmar, MD 2009 Amanda Bush Bush Sports Turf, Milan, IL Kelsey Lain Pine Island Turf Nursery, Pine Island, NY 2008 Kevin Coombs Coombs Sod Farms, LLC, Elmer, NJ 2007 Jaclyn Thorson Todd Valley Farms, Inc., Mead, NE Nathan Bush Bush Sports Turf, Milan, IL Michael Anderson K’ntucky Turf, Othello, WA 2006 James (Jay) McCurdy McCurdy Farms, Dyer, TN Mindy Brandt American Sod Corp., Palatine, IL