The AIFD Foundation has awarded well over $450,000 dollars since our inception!

In 2024, we add up to $98,354 in Grants and Scholarships!
 

The AIFD Foundation’s mission is to provide financial support for educational purposes, scholarships, projects and programs that facilitate the advancement and dissemination of knowledge in the field of floral design and related fields.  

The AIFD Foundation Board of Trustees is pleased to recognize the 2024 AIFD Foundation Scholars!

2023

CFD Scholarship in the Amount up to $1,000

• Tom Powell AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Sarah Eckberg CFD to attend Floral Design Institute Certification Class
• Tom Powell AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Judy Janzen CFD to attend Floriology Institute's Certification and Competition Course
• The Preparatory Class Registration is underwritten by the noted AIFD Education Partner of which we are most grateful

Scholarship to S.H.I.N.E. in the Amount of up to $3,150

• Michi Burrell AIFD Endowed Fund, Bobbi Ecker Blatchford AIFD Endowed Fund, Matt Wood AIFD Endowed Fund and Marie Ackerman AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Alan Masters AIFD to mentor with Paul Miller AIFD and Sunshine Bouquet

Six Symposium Scholarships, in the Amount of up to $2,500 each, to attend the 2023 AIFD® Symposium in Chicago

• South Central Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Betty Carroll
• Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Allison Meaux
• Rocky Pollitz AIFD Endowed Fund and Jim Treadaway AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Sabrina Reitmeyer
• Southern Regional Chapter Endowed Fund Recipient Veronica Ruiz
• North East Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Lisa Stroyne
• North West Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Skylar Wyman

Twenty Five AIFD® Symposium Workshop Registrations Awarded to SAIFD Students to total up to $2,000

• AIFD Foundation SAIFD Fund provided funding for twenty five SAIFD students to register for an AIFD® Symposium Hands-On Workshop, of their choice, during the 2023 AIFD Symposium in Chicago
• This opportunity is made possible by a designated contribution, to the SAIFD Fund, from the North East Regional Chapter

Eight Lifetime of Learning Scholarships provide a Premium Registration to attend the 2023 AIFD® Symposium in Chicago

• Chong Ullom AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Judy Janzen CFD
• Dee Yeager AIFD Endowed Fund and Phil Rulloda AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Reina Sumabat AIFD
• Floriology Endowed Fund powered by BloomNet Recipient Joy Lott CFD
• Frankie Shelton AIFD Fund Recipient Pam McMillan
• James Moretz AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Michael McCarthy AIFD
• Joe Smith AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Shelby Ferguson
• Kirk Pamper AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Kasey Barcz
• South West Regional Chapter Recipient Leroy Worrells CFD

One Lifetime of Learning Scholarship in the Amount of $750 to a professional floral designer who resides in Tennessee

• Joe Smith AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Caitlin Morgan
• This Scholarship provides opportunities to professional floral designers who reside in Tennessee to add to "A Lifetime of Learning”  in a variety of ways made available through statewide, regional and national organizations and institutions

Student Scholarship in the Amount of $2,000

• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Chelsea Flood
• Chelsea will continue her studies at California Polytechnic State University.

AIFD Foundation Scholarship, in the Amount of $1,500, to attend the Benz School of Floral Design at Texas A&M University

• Jim Johnson AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Sandra Elizabeth (Betty) Regalado

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2022

CFD Scholarship in the Amount up to $1,000

• Tom Powell AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Joy Lott CFD to attend Floriology Institute's Certification and Competition Course
• The Preparatory Class Registration is underwritten by the noted AIFD Education Partner of which we are most grateful

PFDE Scholarship in the Amount of up to $3,000 Awarded to the Overall Winner of the 2022 Student Competition

• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund and Don Stothart AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Kiara Benavides

Scholarship to S.H.I.N.E. in the Amount of up to $3,150

• Michi Burrell AIFD Endowed Fund and Bobbi Ecker Blatchford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Angela Tipton AIFD to mentor with Chris Norwood AIFD and Tipton & Hurst

 
Six Symposium Scholarships, in the Amount of up to $2,000, to attend the 2022 AIFD Symposium in Las Vegas

• Florida Florist Endowed Fund Recipient Deanna Grantham
• Rocky Pollitz AIFD Endowed Fund, Jim Treadaway AIFD Endowed Fund
  and Jim Moretz AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Natieka Green
• North Central Regional Chapter Endowed Fund Recipient Patricia Huggins
• Southern Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Chase Mosko
• North Central Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Rocky Pollitz AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Rebecca Phillips
• North West Regional Chapter Endowed Fund Recipient Laura Van Beek

Twenty Eight AIFD Workshop Registrations Awarded to SAIFD Students to total $1,932

• AIFD Foundation SAIFD Fund provided funding for twenty eight SAIFD students to register for an AIFD Symposium Hands-On Workshop, of their choice, during the 2022 AIFD Symposium in Las Vegas

Two Lifetime of Learning Scholarships

• Floriology Institute Endowed Fund powered by BloomNet Recipient Alan Masters AIFD
• Floriology Institute Fund powered by BloomNet Recipient Karey Kelly

Two Student Scholarships to Total $5,000

• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Kiara Benavides
• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Madison Reaves
• The recipients will continue their studies at California Polytechnic State University

2021

CFD Scholarships in the Amount up to $1,000 Each

• Tom Powell AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Amanda Elliott CFD to attend Floriology Institute's Certification and Competition Course 
• Tom Powell AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Abby Herrington CFD to attend the Benz School's Techniques of Contemporary Design & Certification Preparation 
• Tom Powell AIFD Endowed Fund and AIFD Foundation Endowed Fund Recipient Judy Janzen CFD to attend Floral Design Institute's Designing for Competition and Evaluation 
• The Preparatory Class Registrations are underwritten by the noted AIFD Education Partners of which we are most grateful

 
Scholarships to S.H.I.N.E. in the Amount of up to $3,150 Each

• Michi Burrell AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Marcella Lopez-Vallejo AIFD to mentor with Charlie Groppetti AIFD and Todd Smith
• Bobbi Ecker Blatchford AIFD Endowed Fund and Michi Burrell AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Renee Tucci AIFD to mentor with Paul Miller AIFD and the Sunshine Bouquet Company

 
Two Student Scholarships to Total $5,000

• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Kiara Benavides 
• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Madi Reaves
• The recipients will continue their studies at California Polytechnic State University

 
A Lifetime of Learning Scholarship for A Tennessee Resident to Total up to $1,000

• Joe Smith AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Shelby Ferguson

This new scholarship may be applied to one of several educational opportunities 

• AIFD Symposium 2022
• World-class Hands-On Design Experiences
• AIFD Hands-On Workshops
• AIFD Regional Chapter Educational Events
• AIFD Education Partner Courses
• State Association Educational Registrations & Hands-On Workshops
• Approved Floral Design Courses and Certification
• Approved Virtual Learning

Funds, placed in Trust to Award in 2022, were distributed to those who were able to attend the 2022 AIFD Symposium in Las Vegas.

Up to $3,000 held in Trust from the Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund and the Don Stothart AIFD Endowed Fund for the PFDE Scholarship was awarded to the 2022 Overall Student Winner of the AIFD Student Design Competition. The Winner is noted in our 2022 Recipient List!

Up to $8,000 to fund four 2022 AIFD Symposium Scholarships was held in Trust. Two Recipients attended in 2022 and are noted below. The unused funding remained available for future use.

• Funding held in Trust from the South Central Chapter Endowed Fund and Rocky Pollitz AIFD Endowed Fund for Illissa Collins
• Funding held in Trust from the Florida Florist Endowed Fund and Southern Chapter Endowed Fund for Faiber Vargas Medina.

Two Lifetime of Learning Scholarships, each for a 2022 AIFD Symposium Premium Registration, were honored for these Recipients

• Floriology Institute Endowed Fund powered by BloomNet Recipient Kim Jones AIFD
• Floriology Institute Endowed Fund powered by BloomNet Recipient Margarita Maxwell

2020

A Lifetime of Learning Scholarship

• Floriology Institute Fund powered by BloomNet Recipient Irasema Carranza CFD
• Floriology Institute Fund powered by BloomNet Recipient Ellouise Hasler-Stott
• Floriology Institute Fund powered by BloomNet Recipient Ronda Hess AIFD
• Floriology Institute Fund powered by BloomNet Recipient Nicola Parker AIFD
• Floriology Institute Fund powered by BloomNet Recipient Rebecca Sullivan

CFD Scholarship

• Tom Powell AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Jennifer Butcher CFD
• Tom Powell AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Jamie Hayre CFD

Student Scholarship

• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Kiara Benavides
• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Alyssa Snow
• South Central Regional Chapter Endowed Fund Recipient Amberlee Gandy

Symposium Scholarship

• Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Leslie Tabor
• North Central Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Deanna Hunt
• Northwest Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Kimberley Horton
• Rocky Pollitz AIFD Endowed Fund and Jim Treadaway AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Peggy Cooper
• Southern Regional Chapter Endowed Fund Recipient Missy Brandon

S.H.I.N.E. Scholarship

• Michi Burrell AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Shonda Cunningham AIFD to mentor with Charlie Groppetti AIFD and Todd Smith
• Michi Burrell AIFD Endowed Fund and Bobbi Ecker Blatchford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Marisa Guerrero AIFD to mentor with the Winward Visual Merchandising Team

2019

CFD Scholarship

• Tom Powell AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Amanda Elliott CFD

Northwest Region Student Symposium Scholarship

• Northwest Regional Chapter Endowed Fund Recipient Allison Fong

PFDE Scholarship

• James Moretz AIFD Endowed Fund, Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund and Don Stothart AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Mido Lee

Student Scholarship

• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Amber Buzzard
• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Amanda Elliott
• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Karis Holm
• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Alyssa Snow

Symposium Scholarship

• Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund, Kirk Pamper AIFD Endowed Fund, Rocky Pollitz AIFD Endowed Fund and Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Karis Holm
• Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Jonas DeVestal
• Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund and Jim Treadaway AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Ashley Timmons
• North East Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Rocky Pollitz AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Janet Vibbert
• Northwest Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Rocky Pollitz AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Coree Ryan
• South Central Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Joann Young
• Southern Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Florida Florist Endowed Fund Recipient Dana Williams

2018

CFD Scholarship

• Tom Powell AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Irasema Carranza CFD

Northwest Region Student Symposium Scholarship

• Northwest Regional Chapter Endowed Fund Recipient Munkyung Jung

PFDE Scholarship

• James Moretz AIFD Endowed Fund, Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund and Don Stothart AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Dianna Fox

Student Scholarship

• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Alyssa Snow
• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Summer Sohyun Kwak

Symposium Scholarship

• Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund & Rocky Pollitz AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Eleni Mauromoustakos
• Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund & Jim Treadaway AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient John Turner
• North East Regional Chapter Endowed Fund Recipient Melanie Arnold
• Northwest Regional Chapter Endowed Fund Recipient Pablo Herrera
• South Central Regional Chapter Endowed Fund Recipient Jennifer Baker
• Southern Regional Chapter Endowed Fund Recipient Angela Brown

2017

Student Scholarship

• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Katelyn Stoops 
• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Alyssa Snow 
• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Jessica Petree 
• South Central Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Xuan (Jade) Wu

Symposium Scholarship

• Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund and the Rocky Pollitz AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Tami McAllister 
• North Central Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and the Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Samantha Belonga
• Northwest Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Jim Treadaway AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Robin Hardebeck 
• Rocky Pollitz AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Bryan Chew
• Southern Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Jim Treadaway AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Stefania Boiani 

2016

Student Scholarship

• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Lauren Mocettini
• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Taylor Strain 
• North West Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Pinkky Kanabar 
• South Central Regional Chapter Endowed Fund Recipient Xuan (Jade) Wu

Symposium Scholarship

• Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Annie Chen 
• Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Ronald Williams
• Jim Treadaway AIFD Endowed Fund and Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Sharon Galloway 
• North Central Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and AIFD Foundation Endowed Fund Recipient Heather Hammer 
• North East Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and AIFD Foundation Endowed Fund Recipient Kate Bainbridge
• Rocky Pollitz AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Annie Nordby 
• Rocky Pollitz AIFD Endowed Fund and Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Foundation Endowed Fund Recipient Marie Miyashiro 

2015

Northwest Student Symposium Scholarship 

• Northwest Regional Chapter Endowed Fund Recipient Young Joo Pak 

Student Scholarship

• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Morgan Anderson 
• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Ashley Griffin
• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Dawn Mones 
• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Rachel Sullins
• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Aubrey von Stein 

Symposium Scholarship

• AIFD Foundation Endowed Fund Recipient Sue Atkinson
• Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund, Kirk Pamper AIFD Endowed Fund and Jim Moretz AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Kandice Reinert 
• Jim Treadaway AIFD Endowed Fund and Rocky Pollitz AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Mitchell Rubner 
• North Central Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Jim Moretz AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Mary L. Smith 
• North East Regional Chapter Endowed Fund, Rocky Pollitz AIFD Endowed Fund and Don Stothart AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Amanda Coghill 
• North West Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Jonna Blakesley 
• South Central Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Jim Treadaway AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Melissa Bohl 
• Southern Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Kirk Pamper AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Samantha Bates 
• Southern Regional Chapter Endowed Fund, Rocky Pollitz AIFD Endowed Fund and AIFD Foundation Endowed Fund Recipient Claudia Cowan 

2014

Student Scholarship

• AIFD Foundation Endowed Fund Recipient Tamara Warren
• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund and AIFD Foundation Endowed Fund Recipient Madeline Hawes 

Symposium Scholarship

• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Mandie Grunewald 
• Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund and Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Kim Slocum 
• Jim Treadaway AIFD Endowed Fund and AIFD Foundation Endowed Fund Recipient Georgeann Barclay 
• North Central Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Jim Moretz AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Cindy Trick
• Northeast Regional Chapter Endowed Fund, Rocky Pollitz AIFD Endowed Fund, Don Stothart AIFD Endowed Fund, and the AIFD Foundation Endowed Fund Recipient Jason Parent 
• Northwest Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Denise Lancaster
• South Central Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Jim Treadaway AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Molly Boulden 
• Southern Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Kirk Pamper AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Kim Harper 

2013

Student Scholarship

• AIFD Foundation Endowed Fund, Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund and Rocky Pollitz AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Marie Arnold
• Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund and Kirk Pamper AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Kailie Dunlap

Symposium Scholarship

• AIFD Foundation Endowed Fund and Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Richard Berry
• North Central Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Jim Moretz AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Grace Harmon
• Northwest Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Bonnie Dubinin 
• South Central Regional Chapter  Endowed Fund and Jim Treadaway AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Kari Smith 
• Southern Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Kirk Pamper AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Kathy Bates

Symposium Registration Scholarship

• Jim Treadaway AIFD Endowed Fund and Jim Moretz AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Sandra Austoni
• Rocky Pollitz AIFD Endowed Fund and Don Stothart AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Niloofar Parvas
• Tom Powell AIFD Memorial Scholarship and Michael Polychrones AIFD Memorial Scholarship Recipient Amber Schroeder

2012

Student Scholarship

• North Central Regional Chapter Endowed Fund, Allison Novak AIFD Memorial Scholarship and Thomas Powell AIFD Memorial Scholarship Recipient Brittany Sims
• Southern Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Kirk Pamper AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Elizabeth McDougald

Symposium Scholarship

• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Patricia Brown
• Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Jaclyn Gough
• Florida Florist Endowed Fund Recipient Bruce Wilson 
• Jim Treadaway AIFD Endowed Fund and Michael Polychrones AIFD Memorial Scholarship Recipient Melissa Huston
• North Central Regional Chapter Endowed Fund, Allison Novak AIFD Memorial Scholarship and Thomas Powell AIFD Memorial Scholarship Recipient Jessica Morris 
• Northwest Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and James Moretz AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Jamie Hindley 
• Northwest Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and AIFD Foundation Endowed Fund Recipient Oxana Sanukova 

2011

Student Scholarship

• Kara Zuniga
• Alisa Russell

Symposium Scholarship

• Allen Shackelford AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Jessica Ammons
• Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund and Jim Moretz AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Darenda Darnell-Garbarz
• Florida Florist Endowed Fund Recipient Michelle Schmotze 
• South Central Regional Chapter Endowed Fund, Jim Moretz AIFD Endowed Fund and Michael Polychrones AIFD Memorial Scholarship Recipient Lauren Bird
• Southern Regional Chapter Endowed Fund and Jim Treadaway AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Tammy Gibson

2010

Student Scholarship

• Kiola Millan 
• Sarah Smith

Symposium Scholarship

• Allen Shackelford  AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Carolyn Young 
• Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund and Jim Moretz AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Erin Goldman    
• Florida Florist Endowed Fund Recipient Melanie Garnett
• Regional Chapters Recipient Kristie Borchick 
• Rocky Pollitz AIFD Endowed Fund and Don Stothart AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Allison Tippin

2009

Student Scholarship

• Margaret Buxton 
• Jihye Kim 
• Kayla Schnuell

Symposium Scholarship

• Rocky Pollitz AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Philip Rice
• Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Sheri Cyre
• Jim Treadaway AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Ekaterina Klepikova
• Southern Regional Chapter Endowed Fund Recipient Robert Carter

2008

Symposium Scholarship

• Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Ann Blick 
• Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Frances Davis
• Florida Florist Endowed Fund Recipient Elizabeth Johnson
• Jim Treadaway AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Arthur Williams
• North Central Regional Chapter Endowed Fund Recipient Jane Lindley
• Rocky Pollitz AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Joseph Massie 

2007

Symposium Scholarship

• Don Stothart AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Jacob McCall 
• Eulalah Overmeyer AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Toni McDaniel 
• Jim Treadaway AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Rachelle Nyswonger 
• Rocky Pollitz AIFD Endowed Fund Recipient Tana Dawson

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