Norristown Garden Club
2025 Scholarship Recipients
Jennifer
Castro Castro
Junior at Temple University/Tyler
Major: Landscape Architecture
Intended Career: Residential and Environmental Design
Thomas Garvey
Sophomore at Delaware Valley University
Major: Turf Management
Intended Career:
Golf course design, drainage, and environmental soil management to protect watersheds.
Alex
Cerminara
Junior at Temple University
Major: Horticulture
Intended Career: USDA - Protecting native plant and animal welfare, managing wildlife damage, and regulating genetically engineered organisms
Micah High
Junior at Delaware Valley University
Major: Horticulture
Intended Career: Horticulturist; improve the quality of food, ornamental and medicinal plants
Jade Michalowski
Junior at Juniata College
Major: Environmental Engineering
Intended Career:
Sustainability Engineering and Management
Matthew Mannino
Junior at Penn State University
Major: Landscape Design
Intended Career: Landscape Construction and Design
Jillian
Garvey
Junior at Delaware Valley University
Major: Environmental Science
Intended Career: Habitat management; wetlands restoration specialist
Natalie West
Graduate Student at Temple University/Tyler
Major: Landscape Architecture
Intended Career: Ecological Restoration and Plant Design