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Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 Richard H. and Karen R. Light Memorial Scholarship.
The $3,000 scholarship will be awarded by the Lebanon Valley Conservancy to a local student who plans to pursue a career in the environmental sciences.
TLVC awards the scholarship to a student each spring in memory of Richard and Karen Light, who were active environmentalists in the Lebanon Valley.
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The scholarship will be awarded to a student who lives or attends college in the Lebanon Valley and is pursuing a degree in conservation, ecology, natural resources, wildlife management, water resources management or environmental sciences. Eligible students include graduating high school seniors as well as students attending Lebanon Valley College or Harrisburg Area Community College (Lebanon campus).
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Deadline to apply is March 15. Applications must include a teacher recommendation and an essay from the student.
To date, $18,000 has been awarded through the scholarship.
“We love to see the enthusiasm students have for our land, water, and environment,” said Abigail Harvey, executive director for TLVC, in a press release.
More information, as well as an application form, is available online (PDF).
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The scholarship, first offered in 2019, is named in memory of Richard H. and Karen R. Light, who lived in the woods near Swatara State Park and enjoyed sharing their passion for nature. Both were members of the conservancy as well as the Quittapahilla Audubon Society, the Entomology Club, Muhlenberg Botanical Society, Friends of Memorial Lake and Swatara State Park, and the Historic Preservation Trust, among other organizations. They were volunteers with the Ned Smith Center’s saw-whet owl research project.
“Richard and Karen’s passions revolved around conservation and inspiring others to preserve our beautiful land and earth,” said Jeanne Boltz, Karen’s sister and scholarship committee chair, in a press release.
The Lebanon Valley Conservancy was founded in 2000 by people dedicated to preserving and protecting the natural resources in the Lebanon Valley so they can be enjoyed for generations to come.
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