By Debra Murray
We sincerely thank everyone who contributed to NCNPS in 2022. Your generous gifts help support our society’s mission to promote the enjoyment and conservation of native plants and their habitats. Your generosity is greatly appreciated!
Mary Abrams
Bridgett Aguirre
Anne Albright
Susan Andrews
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Alicia L. Berry
Ellen Bird
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Barbara Braatz
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Rose Cnudde
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Todd Creamer
Cure Nursery
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G. Albert Dasher
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Ryan Farmer
Carol Fox
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Lisa Lofland Gould
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Grove Park-Ravenwood Garden Club
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Paula LaPoint
Diane Laslie
Laurel’s Garden Design
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Mann Family Foundation
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Lyn McCoy
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Cama C. Merritt
Marlyn Miller
Mary Miller
Susan Mitchell
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Judy Murray
John Neal
Oak Ridge Garden Club
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Sandy Phocas
Jeff Pierce
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Serendipity Garden Club
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Arlene Edwards Thompson
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Barbara Tuset
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Liz Wahls
Lynda Waldrep
Shirley Walker
Ann Walter-Fromson
Noel Wannebo
Murray Whitehill
Denise Williams
Jean Woods
Shinn Scholarship Donations Help Students Research Native Plants
A heartfelt thank you goes to all our members that contributed to the year-end campaign for NCNPS’s Tom and Bruce Shinn Fund. We are happy to report that member donations increased from last year, exceeding our goal! Donations totaled over $13,000 from 80 donors and will be used to increase the size of the fund, protecting NCNPS’s ability to award students every year.
The Shinn Fund is recognized at universities across our state as a valuable asset for graduate and undergraduate students working on native plants. The ten awardees from the 2022 granting cycle study a broad range of topics, from microbial communities that impact native plants to ecological and genetic studies of imperiled and endangered species. Read more about recipients’ research.
Your contributions help maintain a robust funding program, and I look forward to funding new proposals in 2023. Thanks to everyone involved in the year-end campaign: Diane Laslie, Ken Bridle, myself, and Liz Wahls, and to the professors that shared their thoughts on supporting the Shinn Fund: Alexander Krings, Katherine Mathews, and Justin Wright.
By Debra Murray
Native Plant News – Spring 2023
Debra Murray is chair of the Grants & Scholarships Committee of the NC Native Plant Society. The committee reviews grant proposals for student research (Tom and Bruce Shinn Fund), community projects (B.W. Wells Stewardship Fund), and land conservation (Alice Zawadzki Land Conservation Fund).