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Profile: Kelly Lawhorn What kind of work are you currently doing in the
green industry?
Studied at: Morgan State University - Masters of
Landscape Architecture (MLA) (received the scholarship Currently, I am the nursery manager at Chesapeake
this year and currently working on this degree) Natives Nursery, a non-profit nursery devoted to
promoting, protecting, and propagating local ecotype
Awarded: MNLGA Ornamental Horticulture
Scholarship 2022 native plants in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
What would you like MNLGA members to know about
How did you hear about the scholarship, or what
their investment in you?
prompted you to apply?
The investment MNLGA members made in me this
Another student who previously applied passed along
the information about the scholarship. past year has allowed me to devote more time to
learning about design and creating a diverse portfolio
How did the scholarship help with your studies? that will be essential to the future of my career, all while
still being able to work hands-on in the nursery industry
The scholarship allowed me to cut back some hours doing what I love, growing plants and educating people
at work so I could focus more on my studies and not on how to restore native habitat in their own backyard.
as much on how I was going to pay tuition this year. It I hope that with the completion of my MLA, I can
was a huge weight lifted from my shoulders, and I was continue to work hands-on designing spaces around
able to devote more time to my classes. I also was able to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, armed with more
run and be elected for leadership with Morgan’s Student knowledge.
Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects What piece of advice do you think would be helpful
(SASLA), we are working to connect with Morgan MLA for others following in your footsteps?
students outside of the classroom as well as other MLA
programs at local universities (particularly UMD and It is really important to connect with others in your
UDelaware) field, not only is this helpful for partnerships and
potential project collaboration, but it helps to build a
community that supports and uplifts one another.
Inside our hoop house at Chesapeake Natives Pictured: Kelly Lawhorn Presenting a site analysis in my Studio II class this semester (@land.arch.
morgan Instagram page)
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