LANIE CARL Recieves Dr. Indyk Scholarship
By Suz Trusty
Lanie Carl has been awarded the four-year Dr. Henry W. Indyk Scholarship, which is administered by Te Lawn Institute (TLI). Lanie is the daughter of Jay and Leigh Ann Carl, Carl & Son Turf, Harrisonville, Missouri. She will be starting her freshman year at California Polytechnic State University (aka Cal
Poly) in San Luis Obispo, California, this fall, majoring in Environmental Engineering.
Lanie says, “I ultimately made the choice to go to Cal Poly because they have a very unique ‘learn by doing’ philosophy. Instead of the first year or two of college being general education classes, you start taking classes for your major your very first semester. Tis is what really sets Cal Poly apart from other colleges to me.”
In her letter of recommendation, Harrisonville High School librarian and Student Council Sponsor Jeannie Wearing wrote, “Lanie is a driven and motivated young lady. Her grade point average is 4.03. She has taken so many Advanced Placement courses, that she is exceeding our grading system, better than perfect.” Advanced Placement courses require rigorous study, involve extra assignments, and include a testing component at the end of the school year. Te student’s test results at the higher levels earn them college credit in those subject areas.
In his letter of recommendation, her golf coach and teacher of the Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition class, Brad Barbee, wrote, “Intellectual curiosity is a sometimes-forgotten component to success. Lanie shows this trait every day.”
Harrisonville High School didn’t have a Girl’s Golf Team, so Lanie and a few friends worked with the school to start one the beginning of her sophomore year. She played varsity all three years, serving as captain her junior and senior years. In her senior year, she advanced
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to Sectionals where she shot the Harrisonville Girl’s Golf Team record low score at an 18-hole tournament. During her years in Harrisonville High School, Lanie has proven to be a leader among her peers. As Barbee wrote, “Lanie possesses great leadership qualities.” Along with serving as captain of the Girl’s Golf Team, she has advanced from secretary, to vice-president, to president of DECA; served as secretary of the National Honor Society; vice president of the Science Club; and president of the Academic Club. Lanie was Student Council class president each year until, as a senior, she advanced to the position of executive vice president.
Wearing also attested to Lanie’s organizational and leadership skills in several roles within the Student Council. She wrote this about Lanie’s success as chair of the Student Council parade committee, “Tis amazing young leader was directly responsible for making sure a 40-float community-wide parade happened every year.”
In her essay on how the turfgrass industry has shaped her personal character, Lanie wrote, “I have worked on my family’s sod farm, Carl & Son Turf, since I was 14. When I started out, all I did was mow and help cut sod on the machinery. At first, I would be so nervous about messing up every time I helped cut sod. After practicing, cutting sod just became second nature.” And, “When I got older, I would go to jobsites and help unload the truck and lay the sod. Nothing in my life taught me hard work and teamwork like laying sod did.”
Lanie also wrote, “Being part of the turfgrass industry also taught me how to be a stronger person. Being a woman specifically in this industry is what made me the strongest.” She points to comments she received while working on the installation crew, such as “Wow, you work hard for a girl.” She further reports, “At times or in the moment things like this may have annoyed, or even angered me, but going through situations like this just makes me a more determined individual, and for that, in the end, I am grateful for the experience.”
Lanie extends a huge thank you to TLI and all the donors who contribute to the scholarship program. She says, “Receiving the scholarship made it possible for me to consider more college options, including those out- of-state colleges where tuition costs are higher, to find the best match for my career goals. I really appreciate the support.”
Suz Trusty is co-editor of Turf News. TPI Turf News May/June 2018
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