Landscape Design Student Wins Not One, But Two Scholarships!

August 15, 2016

Ariel Churnin

Ariel Churnin ’17, a landscape design major in the Department of Urban Horticulture and Design, has won two major scholarships in her field. The President’s List student earned awards totaling $2,500.

“My academic work and hands-on experience have contributed to my desire to work in landscaping in metro areas where I can promote sustainability and native species,” Churnin says. She currently works at her craft as a gardener and greenhouse worker on campus, and at the Gowanus Nursery in Brooklyn.

The Carlson-Johnson Scholarship for Nontraditional Students is awarded to students re-entering school after a minimum five-year absence, who have an interest in bedding and/or floral crops. The Long Island Flower Growers Association Scholarship is intended for students in the Long Island/New York area studying ornamental horticulture at a four-year institution or community college.