Clemson horticulture student awarded Bartlett Tree Foundation scholarship

Published: December 10, 2012

Justin Trigg, Bartlett Tree Foundation Scholar image by: Clemson

CLEMSON — Clemson University horticulture student Justin Trigg recently was named a 2012 Bartlett Tree Foundation scholar for his sustained academic excellence in the study of arboriculture. Trigg, a senior from Fort Mill, received one of 23 scholarships from the Foundation.

“I am excited to receive a Bartlett Tree Foundation scholarship on behalf of Clemson University,” said Trigg. “Not only will the scholarship help cover the cost of tuition, but it is an honor to receive recognition from one of the leading scientific tree-care organizations in the world.”

In addition to his studies, Trigg is involved in a Creative Inquiry project designing, constructing and managing fish production in recirculating aquaculture systems. In 2011, he engaged in outreach in the Lake Naivasha region of Kenya where he helped construct aquaculture systems for raising fish to feed to local children.

“Justin’s intellectual curiosity and discipline in the study of arboriculture make him an ideal recipient of a scholarship from the Bartlett Tree Foundation,” said Robert Polomski, Extension horticulturist and certified arborist in Clemson’s School of Agricultural, Forest and Environmental Sciences. “We are thrilled to be working with an organization that is so dedicated to the future of the arboricultural and horticultural industries.”

The Bartlett Tree Foundation, a private foundation funded by tree- and shrub-care provider Bartlett Tree Experts, awards scholarships each year to support arboricultural students. Scholarship winners are chosen based on their academic excellence, character and dedication in the pursuit of a degree in arboriculture, forestry, urban forestry, horticulture, plant pathology, botany or closely related disciplines.

“I can’t think of a better way to support the arboricultural industry than to assist students like Justin in realizing their goal of earning their degree in a field that will lead to future careers as caretakers of our nation’s plants and forests,” said Robert Bartlett Jr., chairman of Bartlett Tree Experts and a Bartlett Tree Foundation board member.

Jaime Morin, the 2011 Clemson University Bartlett Tree Foundation scholar, recently completed an internship at Polly Hill Arboretum on Martha’s Vineyard Island, Mass., and is employed as an assistant curator at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx.

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