The 2007 Scholarship Recipient for Leadership is Luke Gran of Iowa State University. Luke is a senior forestry major at ISU in Ames, Iowa. Gran's instructors characterize him as an outstanding leader not only in the classroom but in his other endeavors that include a reforestation project in Oaxaca, Mexico and acting as co-leader of an India summer study abroad program. Gran plans to pursue post-graduate studies in forest biology and sustainable agriculture.

Our 2007 Academic Scholarship goes to Ritchie Vaughan. Ritchie is a junior forestry/environmental resource management major at Virginia Tech in Blaksburg, Virginia. Vaughan's academic achievements are magnified by her key roles in activities such as wildland fire management, wetland mitigation research and urban tree-work. After college, a portion of Vaughan's career goals include seeking a position as a silviculturalist with the U.S. Forest Service.

Established in 2006, the Ben Meadows Natural Resources Scholarships provide two $2,500 awards, one for leadership and one based on academic achievement for juniors or seniors enrolled full time in a Natural Resources cirriculum at the baccalaureate level. The scholarships are administered by the Society of American Foresters (SAF).

For more complete details in qualification requirements for the Ben Meadows Natural Resources Scholarships, please visit www.benmeadows.com/scholarships.