Miss Hinkle attends Penn State University majoring in Horticulture Science with a minor in

Amy Hinkle, Recipient of the 2010 American Floral Endowment Scholarship

Agribusiness Management. Hinkle's special interests are in Floriculture, Greenhouse Management and Retail Horticulture. This summer Hinkle is working at Bear Creek Farms in Stillwater, Oklahoma where she cares for over 10 acres of cut flowers. In addition, she is working with an on site entomologist, taking an IPM approach in the greenhouse and field production of cut flowers. Hinkle anticipates graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Horticulture Science in the spring of 2012. After college she hopes to own her own retail business that focuses on providing high quality horticulture products to consumers. 
 
"This scholarship is greatly appreciated and will help fund my dreams to become the owner of a large specialty cut flower farm in the near future",says Hinkle. 
 
Hinkle is a member of FFA (Future Farmers of America 2004-present) and a past member of Adopt-A-School (2008-2009), Earth House (2008-2009), and Penn State NAMA: National Agri-marketing Association (2008). In addition, Hinkle received academic honors including: Dean's List (fall 2008, spring 2008, and fall 2009) and high school valedictorian (2008). 
 
About AFE
AFE, founded in 1961, is the leading non-for-profit 501(c) (3) funding source for floricultural/environmental horticulture research and educational programs in the United States.  The Endowment is supported by more than 1,000 companies and individuals throughout the industry. For more information, please visit www.endowment.org.

About BioWorks
BioWorks, Inc., an employee owned company, provides environmentally responsible, safe and cost-effective solutions to the horticulture industry. BioWorks is a founding member of the BioPesticide Industry Alliance.  For more information, please visit www.bioworksinc.com.

 

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