SARA LECHLIDER Recieves Dr. Indyk Scholarship
By Suz Trusty
Sara Lechlider has been awarded a one-year Dr. Henry W. Indyk Scholarship, which is administrated by Te Lawn Institute (TLI). Sara is the daughter of Doug and Robin Lechlider, Laytonsville Landscaping, Inc., Laytonsville, Maryland. She will be starting her freshman year at Purdue University this fall, majoring in
Agribusiness and minoring in Turfgrass Management.
Sara chose Purdue University because of its strong academic program in Agriculture with a broad range of majors and areas of specialization that provide options to
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explore. She also knew several Purdue graduates who had gone on to great careers. Te final decision came through a campus visit and the informative and welcoming meetings with the faculty and staff members.
Sara excelled in her four years at Damascus High School in Damascus, Maryland. In her letter of recommendation, Lori Mayhew, her Horticulture teacher and FFA advisor, wrote, “Sara will graduate with an academically challenging course load and she has enhanced her diploma with the addition of a career completer program. Tis program has an extensive internship component and places Sara in an elite group of less than one percent of her graduating class in MCPS (Montgomery County Public Schools).”
Tat course load included Advanced Placement and Honors classes. Her current internship with the horticulture specialist of the University of Maryland Extension Service began in August of 2016. She also assists with projects in every branch of extension.
Sara is a leader among her peers; has been elected to officer positions in every organization she has joined, including president in all but the last one listed. Tat includes: FFA Chapter, the Montgomery County 4-H Sheep & Swine Club, the Damascus Livestock Club, the Montgomery County 4-H Beef Club, and the Maryland Jr. Angus Association. She also was a member of the Maryland State Livestock Judging Team, traveling to North Carolina to compete regionally in 2014.
Sara has been devoted to the care and show preparation of her market steers and the pigs she raises from early spring through fall. When time allowed, she assisted her Mom in the office and has reported she can operate the sod harvester.
Sara was crowned Maryland Angus Princess in 2015 and Maryland Angus Queen in 2016. In those roles, she traveled across the state attending Angus Shows and presenting ribbons. As queen, she made the trip to Grand Island, Nebraska, where she met many of the other state queens and Miss American Angus.
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Tis year she was one of 23 county representatives participating in the Miss Maryland Agriculture Program competition where she was selected first runner up. Within one of her essays, she addressed her experience in that role, visiting elementary schools across the county, typically in more urban areas, to share the story of how they grow turfgrass on their farm.
Sara concluded her essay with this statement, “I would have never gotten these wonderful opportunities to teach others if it weren't for this amazing industry that I call mine. It has truly shaped me as a person and I’m always wanting others to learn what I've learned through it.”
ay Suz Trusty is co-editor of Turf News. 44 TPI Turf News May/June 2017
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