Undergraduate Plant Sciences Majors Cesar Galan and Jonah Helmer have received awards from the professional societies associated with their areas of scholarship.
Cesar Galan is the recipient of a Botany and Beyond PLANTS grant awarded on behalf of the Botanical Society of America (BSA), American Society of Plant Taxonomists, and the Society for Herbarium Curators. The PLANTS Pathway program which stands for “Preparing Leaders and Nurturing Tomorrow’s Scientists” is an undergraduate travel award and mentored experience with the goal of promoting botanical science and fostering a more diverse and inclusive botanical community. Scholars are expected to attend the full BOTANY 2022 meeting in Anchorage – July 23-27, 2022. Each scholar will be paired with two mentors: a peer mentor (emerging professional) and a senior mentor (a professional established in the field of botanical science). Mentors are expected to be important resources for the scholar before, during, and after the conference. In addition, travel costs associated with attendance at the BOTANY 2022 Conference will be fully covered.
Jonah Helmer has been selected as one of the two 2022 recipients of the ASHS Scholars’ Scholarship Award. Awardees are invited to the Award Recipient Breakfast on July 31 and honored at the ASHS Awards Ceremony later that day during the 119th ASHS Annual Conference in Chicago. The award comes with a scholarship of $1500. The ASHS Scholars Award was established by the American Society for Horticultural Science Board of Directors for the purpose of recognizing and supporting scholastic achievement and to encourage career development in horticultural science at the undergraduate level.