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Award Year / PeriodRecipientUniversity / InstitutionResearch ProjectDegree / Status (where known)Amount (where known)Evidence / Archival NoteSource
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1985John D. PenkacikNorth Carolina State UniversityInterrelationship of Soil Fumigants and Mycorrhizae on Seed Germination and Seedling Development of Ornamental Tree Species$500.00Approved Feb. 16, 1985. Fall 1985 minutes report that one recipient changed majors and left the Horticulture Department research; context indicates this was Penkacik, so completion is uncertain.NCWFPS Newsletter, Spring 1985; Fall 1985
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1985John T. SouleUniversity of North Carolina at CharlotteThe Pollination Biology and Fruiting of Xanthorhiza simplicissima Marshall$200.00Approved Feb. 16, 1985; later described as the first recipient. A later newsletter summarized the first two awards as having been made 'in 1984.'NCWFPS Newsletter, Spring 1985; Fall 1985; Spring/Fall 1986
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1986Craig MoretzNorth Carolina State UniversityEffects of habitat modification on populations of Mountain Sweet Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia jonesii)$500.00Approved by the Board; later reported on the project to the Society.NCWFPS Newsletter, Spring 1986; Fall 1986
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1986Laura A. BuchananUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillIn vitro Propagation of Two North Carolina Native Plants: Chrysogonum virginianum and Asarum canadenseSenior botany majorApproved after the Board meeting following review by the Scholarship Committee. Amount not stated in the source reviewed.NCWFPS Newsletter, Spring 1986
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1988Ed SwabNorth Carolina State UniversityFloristic study of the White Pines Natural Area, including baseline flora data and bird-population observationsGraduate / master's research$700.00Fall 1988 newsletter says the Society granted scholarships to Swab and Lisa Huff. Spring 1990 reports Swab used $700 from the fund to finish the project.NCWFPS Newsletter, Fall 1988; Fall 1989; Spring 1990
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1988Lisa HuffDuke University School of Forestry and Environmental StudiesMapping plant communities and developing management recommendations for the White Pines Natural AreaGraduate student$100.00Fall 1988 newsletter says the Society granted scholarships to Huff and Ed Swab. Spring 1990 reports Huff used $100 from the fund to finish the project.NCWFPS Newsletter, Fall 1988; Fall 1989; Spring 1990
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1991Susan WiserUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillResearch project not identified in the newsletter record locatedGraduate student$500.00Board record states a $500 Shinn grant was awarded; project title was not given.NCWFPS Newsletter, Fall 1991 (Board meeting Aug. 8, 1991)
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Before 1995B. W. ThorntonStudy of the flora of Mount Mitchell State Park; comparison with older records to document changes after loss of Fraser firA 1995 meeting report identifies Thornton as a past Shinn Fund recipient, but the award year and amount were not located.NCWFPS Newsletter, Summer–Winter 1995
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2002Susan ShelingoskiBotanical survey of the 'Ghost of Big Savanna' property, a 117-acre savanna remnant being acquired by the Coastal Land Trust$500.00Board-approved Shinn Grant.NCWFPS Board Minutes, Feb. 17, 2002; Newsletter, Summer 2002
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2004Sara MartinWestern Carolina UniversityMeasuring Vegetation Response at Long Branch Environmental Education CenterM.S. BiologyExplicitly identified as the 2004 NCNPS Shinn Grant recipient. Thesis/project article published after completion.NCNPS Wildflower Journal, Winter 2005; 2005 Board minutes; 2006 newsletters
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2005Rachel SpiglerUniversity of GeorgiaReproduction in rose-pink (Sabatia angularis, Gentianaceae): consequences of small population sizePh.D. Plant BiologyHer dissertation research was supported in part by the 2005 Tom & Bruce Shinn Grant Program.NCNPS Wildflower Journal, 2007
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2006Sarah MarcinkoUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillData collection and statistical analysis related to conservation research on HarperellaGraduate student$500.00Board approved $500; newsletter explicitly identifies her as the 2006 Shinn Grant recipient.NCNPS Board Minutes, May 26, 2006; Native Plant News, July–Aug. 2006
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2009Christina P. StoehrelGene flow, genetic distance, and mating barriers among species of the Trillium erectum complexExplicitly announced as a 2009 Shinn Grant recipient. A 2011 article later said she received a grant 'last year,' creating a date inconsistency; the 2009 award announcement is retained here.Native Plant News, May–June 2009; Apr–May 2011
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2009Philip B. WhiteHigh Elevation Grassy Bald Dynamics and Spruce-Fir Forest History, Roan Mountain, North CarolinaExplicitly announced as a 2009 Shinn Grant recipient. Board minutes say two awards were made from four applications.Native Plant News, May–June 2009; Board Minutes, May 17, 2009
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2011Aline M. Waguespack ClaytorDuke UniversityPlant defense research using Passiflora incarnata$700.00One of three documented 2011 Shinn awards.Native Plant News, June–July 2011; Oct–Dec 2011; Feb. 2012
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2011Lindsay D. LeverettEast Carolina UniversitySeed ecology / cryptic seed heteromorphism of native woolly ragwort (Packera tomentosa, Asteraceae)M.S. Biology$697.39One of three documented 2011 Shinn awards; the grant supported her thesis work.Native Plant News, June–July 2011; Oct–Dec 2011; Nov. 2012
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2011Robert W. ThornhillNorth Carolina State UniversityThe Vascular Flora and Soils of Shaken Creek Savannas (Pender County, NC)M.S. student$1,000.00One of three documented 2011 Shinn awards.Native Plant News, June–July 2011; Oct–Dec 2011; Feb. 2012
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2013Amanda FaucetteNorth Carolina State UniversityThe Vascular Flora and Soils of Buxton Woods (Dare County, NC)Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records.NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports
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2013Kyle PalmquistUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillJoint effects of drought and reduced fire frequency on native orchids in the Green Swamp PreserveDocumented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records.NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports
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2014Kipp CallahanNorth Carolina State UniversityVascular flora of Pondberry Bay, Sampson CountyDocumented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records.NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports
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2014Nathan HowellNorth Carolina State UniversityVascular flora of natural lake shoreline communities of Carolina baysDocumented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records.NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports
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2014Reneé FortnerEast Carolina UniversityReproductive ecology of federally endangered Cooley's Meadowrue (Thalictrum cooleyi)Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records.NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports
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2015Gary PerlmutterNorth Carolina State UniversityTraffic-emission effects on forest lichen communitiesDocumented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records.NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports
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2015Michelle D'AguilloDuke UniversityGermination ecology of two Southern Appalachian Houstonia speciesDocumented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records.NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports
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2015Rebecca M. DaltonDuke UniversityChanges in flowering phenology in North Carolina native wildflower communitiesDocumented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records.NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports
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2016Andrea ThompsonNorth Carolina State UniversityPopulation viability of Solidago spithamaeaDocumented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records.NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports
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2016Rachel Kelsy StillwellWestern Carolina UniversityGene flow in the Trillium erectum complexDocumented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records.NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports
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2017Ashley M. DowEast Carolina UniversityNative plants as viable pollinator habitat on solar-panel farmsDocumented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records.NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports
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2018Alexandria SzakacsNorth Carolina State UniversityVegetation history of a Piedmont prairie remnant using soil phytolithsDoctorate$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2018Bryan PiatkowskiDuke UniversitySystematics and molecular evolution of the Sphagnum magellanicum complexDoctorate$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2018Ellen QuinlanWestern Carolina UniversityPhylogeny and water-use efficiency of Kalmia buxifoliaMaster's$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2018Katherine CulattaNorth Carolina State UniversityTaxonomy, population genetics and status of Nuphar sagittifoliaDoctorate$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2018Laura HamonNorth Carolina State UniversityPollination ecology of Venus FlytrapDoctorate$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2018Marietta ShattelroeAppalachian State UniversityGenetic diversity of Geum geniculatumMaster's$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2019David De La MaterDuke UniversityElevated temperatures and eutrophication effects on salt-marsh plant/herbivore interactionsDoctorate$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2019Ethan HughesAppalachian State UniversityFlora of the Boone Fork headwaters in Grandfather Mountain State ParkMaster's$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2019Georgia HarrisonAppalachian State UniversityRock-climbing disturbance and cliff-face vegetation in Linville GorgeMaster's$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2019Greg WilsonNorth Carolina State UniversityPollination ecology and local adaptation of Smooth Purple Coneflower (Echinacea laevigata)Master's$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2019Matthew HodgesEast Carolina UniversitySoil legacy effects in management of invasive Lespedeza cuneataMaster's$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2019Michael KunzUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillPopulation ecology of Sandhills Milkvetch (Astragalus michauxii)Doctorate$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2020Anita SimhaDuke UniversityClimate-driven seasonal shifts and competition between native and exotic grassland speciesDoctorate$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2020Ben BrewerAppalachian State UniversityDemographic monitoring and investigation of hybridization in Lilium grayiMaster's$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2020Bubba PfefferAppalachian State UniversityBluff Mountain lichen communitiesMaster's$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2020Carson EllisWestern Carolina UniversitySeasonal dynamics of floral visitation networks on high-elevation rock outcropsMaster's$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2020David CampAppalachian State UniversityConservation Genetics of Ramps (Allium tricoccum)Master's$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2020Hannah DinkinsWestern Carolina UniversityPhotosynthesis, water use, and biomass allocation of Princess Tree and Tulip Poplar across a light gradient and with/without prescribed fireMaster's$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2020Jessica RoachUniversity of North Carolina WilmingtonPopulation genetics of endangered Rough-leaved Yellow LoosestrifeMaster's$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2020Laura HamonNorth Carolina State UniversityPollination ecology of Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)Doctorate$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2020Peter KannEast Carolina UniversityOne flew over the pitcher plant: updating ecological associations between pitcher plant flies and their carnivorous hostsMaster's$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2020Ryan O'ConnellDuke UniversityAnthropogenic stressors on critically imperiled Hudsonia montanaDoctorate$990.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2020Vanessa GremlerAppalachian State UniversityAnalysis of AChE Inhibitors in Huperzia lucidula endophytesUndergraduate$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2021Adair McNearUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillCharacterizing the functional ecology of Piedmont savanna wildflowers in roadside verges by road infrastructure age and testing pollen transferMaster's$998.35Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2021Erin EichenbergerNorth Carolina State UniversityDetermining germination and establishment requirements of native prairie plantsDoctorate$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2021Jonathan ColenDuke UniversityAssessing how selection maintains species boundaries in the face of asymmetric gene flowDoctorate$999.98Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2021Kira LindelofNorth Carolina State UniversityApplied conservation genetics: GBS and building a genetic roadmap for the recovery of Houstonia montanaDoctorate$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2021Morgan Gaglianese-WoodyAppalachian State UniversityA Visitation Survey of Blooming Geum radiatum Michx. on the Tater Hill Plant PreserveMaster's$860.00Recipient appears in the member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet but was absent from our earlier reconstructed archive.Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2022Aeran CoughlinDuke UniversitySaltwater-induced community change in forested coastal wetlands of North CarolinaDoctorate$995.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2022Alyssa YoungUniversity of North Carolina at GreensboroLegume-rhizobia specificity and inoculation as a potential tool in restorationDoctorate$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2022Brandon WheelerWestern Carolina UniversityLocust Pocus: Morphological and molecular tests of species delimitation in Robinia of the southeastern United StatesMaster's$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2022Katrina DeWittDuke UniversityMicrobial diversity in the native pitcher plant Sarracenia purpurea: the role of environmental factors across short temporal scalesDoctorate$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2022Leigha HensonAppalachian State UniversityWarming and precipitation effects on several common moss species of the Southern Appalachian MountainsMaster's$950.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2022Melina KeighronNorth Carolina State UniversityThe effects of climate change-induced wild bee pollinator declines on plant fitnessDoctorate$984.36Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2022Merry ConlinNorth Carolina State UniversityThe inconspicuous Ludwigia: Quantitative habitat characterization of critically imperiled Ludwigia ravenii (Onagraceae)Master's$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2022Rachel VinsonUniversity of North Carolina at GreensboroThe effects of drought on plant and insect species composition in the longleaf pine savannaBachelor's$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2022Ryan O'ConnellDuke UniversityEvaluating the impact of timber management strategies on mountain heartleaf (Hexastylis contracta), a species of conservation concernDoctorate$990.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2022Tara HallWestern Carolina UniversityA study of morphological, cytological, and molecular variation in Micranthes virginiensisMaster's$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2023Annika FocklerAppalachian State UniversityLeaf spot endophytes in Southern Appalachian woodland plantsBachelor's$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2023Erin EichenbergerNorth Carolina State UniversityInvestigating populations and pollinators of Echinacea laevigata (Asteraceae) to further conservation effortsDoctorate$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2023Jordan WinterUniversity of North Carolina at GreensboroThe effect of ecotype on longleaf pine savanna understory plant resilience using three key understory speciesDoctorate$792.18Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2023Lauren WillhiteNorth Carolina State UniversityLong-term survivorship and species invasion post-restoration on Rocky BranchMaster's$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2023Lydia CoxDuke UniversityHerbarium collections assist with disentangling the effects of climate change on flowering phenology of native carnivorous plantsBachelor's$960.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2023Will MannUniversity of North Carolina at GreensboroNutrient deposition and drought effects on arthropod herbivore damage in longleaf pine savanna understoryMaster's$850.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2024Brooke WaltersAppalachian State UniversityLeaf Spot DNA AnalysisBachelor's$350.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2024Kate LoughranAppalachian State UniversitySecrets of the Swamp: Uncovering the genetic diversity of federally threatened swamp pink (Helonias bullata)Master's$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2024Nicole BurroughsNorth Carolina State UniversityPhytotelmata tell all: Modeling the role of dispersal in community assemblyDoctorate$800.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2024Skadi KylanderEast Carolina UniversityInvestigating bryophyte use in the nests of the Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)Master's$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2025Alexa SantoniAppalachian State UniversityExploring the Correlations Between Endophytes and Metabolites in Wild and Cultivated Panax quinquefoliusMaster's$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2025Amanda WilsonDuke UniversityElucidating the Cryptic Dispersal Mechanisms of Native Plants' Fungal SymbiontsDoctorate$1,500.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2025Madison GerdesUniversity of North Carolina at WilmingtonSaltwater Intrusion Drives Ghost Forest Formation and the Loss of Old-Growth Bald Cypress in the Lower Cape Fear WatershedMaster's$1,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2026Amanda WilsonDuke UniversityVisualizing the morphology and localization of foliar endophytic fungi across diverse native plant lineages and throughout foliar developmentDoctorate$1,500.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2026Erin EmottNorth Carolina State UniversityDisentangling the impacts of pyrophytic oaks: How tree functional identity, size, and density shape understory plant diversity in longleaf pine ecosystemsDoctorate$2,500.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2026Jessica BlackburnWestern Carolina UniversityPhytoremediation Capabilities of Oenothera biennis and Impatiens capensis in Copper (Cu) Contaminated SoilsMaster's$2,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2026Johnny BrawleyWestern Carolina UniversityA Description and Assessment of the Associated Arthropod Assemblages of Hexastylis arifoliaMaster's$1,500.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2026Laura TaylorNorth Carolina State UniversityAssessing whether landscape-scale nectar availability limits a rare, endemic butterfly species: A comparison of two modeling approachesDoctorate$1,739.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2026Noah SullivanAppalachian State UniversityConservation Genetics of Silene ovata: A Range-Wide Assessment of Population ConnectivityMaster's$2,500.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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2026Sarah KrementzNorth Carolina State UniversityIntegrating Quantitative Habitat Data with Habitat Suitability Modeling to Predict and Evaluate Restoration Sites for Critically Imperiled Ludwigia ravenii (Onagraceae)Master's$3,000.00Documented in the modern Shinn recipient archive / Grants & Scholarship Committee records. Degree and award amount cross-checked against member-maintained Shinn awards tracking spreadsheet (2018–2026).NCNPS Shinn recipient archive and Grants & Scholarship Committee reports; Member tracking spreadsheet: Shinn awards 2018 to 2026.xlsx
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