Essex Foundation 2021 scholarship award benefits local youth
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Valley Regional High School graduate Nathan Hill is presented with a $3,000 check by Jay Tonks, Vice President of The Essex Foundation.Kelly Tonks / Contributed photo
ESSEX — The Essex Foundation Board of Directors has chosen Nathan Hill of Ivoryton as the 2021 recipient of The Elizabeth Barnes Callender and Mary Francis Barnes Memorial Scholarship.
The $3,000 award is presented to honor the bequest and memory of the late “Diz” Callender and her sister Mary, according to a press release.
It is available each year to one local high school graduating senior or graduate or Essex resident pursuing studies related to land conservation and preservation at a two- or four-year college, technical or graduate school, or taking accredited courses in biology, botany, agronomy, ecology, horticulture, floriculture, forestry, landscape design or environmental science.