Scholarships

DCMGA provides two scholarships of $2,500 each to Delaware County residents who are or will be studying agriculture, food science, horticulture, botany, or a related field at an accredited college, university, or technical school in the United States.

The 2021 Scholarships honors Charlotte Niceswanger. Charlotte has brought many educational opportunities to the county through her posts on the DCMG’s Facebook page.

A third scholarship is being offered this year (2021) in honor of Jack Strader, the founder, owner, and manager of Strader's Garden Center. Mr. Strader, our longtime friend and supporter, contributed thousands of plants to our annual plant sale. This scholarship is a tribute to Mr. Strader's love of horticulture.

Applications for 2021 scholarships closed on May 31.

Scholarship Flyer

Scholarship Application

Past Recipients

2021

Brynn McGrail
Rena Ouyang
Elizabeth White (Jack Strader Scholarship)

2019

Josiah Bale of Lewis Center, studying Greenhouse and Nursery Management
Ella Nichols of Powell, studying Environmental and Agricultural Engineering

Master Gardener of the Year Honorees

Since 2016, the DCMGA scholarship is given in honor of that year's DCMGA Master Gardener of the Year. Those honorees include:

2016 • Nora Hiland

2017 • Susan Liechty

2018 • Charles Glass

2019 • Nancy Reynolds

2020 • Terri Litchfield

2021 • Charlotte Niceswanger