Finalists announced for CNP Student Scholarship

Applications from all over Australia were received for the 2008 CNP Student Scholarship, and nine deserving students are now vying for the opportunity to be either the regional or metropolitan national winner.

Regional national finalists are Jessica Knight (Qld), Amy Sutton (NSW), Susan Gibbons (Tas) and Andrea Chapman (WA).

Jessica works for Eplants Trade Nursery and is a student at Smart City Vocational College. Amy is employed by Dubbo City Council and a student at the Western Institute of TAFE NSW. Susan is a full-time student at TAFE Tasmania and Andrea both works and studies at South West Regional College in WA.

Metropolitan national finalists are Diana Fullalove (Vic), Mark Dunning (SA), Luke Berendsen (WA), Rhiannon Clapham (Qld) and Sally Blakeley-Fook (NSW).

Diana is employed by Yarraview Nursery, and is a student at Swinburne TAFE. Mark studies horticulture full-time at Urrbrae Campus of TAFESA while working part-time at Garden Proud. Luke works in Marianne’s Garden, and is completing a Cert IV traineeship with Farm Information Services. Rhiannon is an employee of Brian Hillier’s Dracaena Farm and studies with Horticultural Training Pty Ltd, and Sally studies with Canberra Institute of Technology while working at Dan & Dan Forestry Services.

The Student Scholarship national winners will win an expense paid trip to Canberra to attend the Urban GreenScapes Symposium and the NGIA National Conference from February 17 to 19, 2009.

Detailed profiles of the national finalists will appear in the November issue of Australian Horticulture magazine.

Thank you to Australian Horticulture Magazine, Ramm Botanicals and the CNP Program for their sponsorship. Without their generous support the CNP Student Scholarship would not be possible.