March 29, 2024

Keep Iowa Beautiful to award $1,000 scholarships

Keep Iowa Beautiful will award five $1,000 scholarships to Iowa high school seniors in 2017 in memory of Robert Byers, teacher and environmentalist.

Students planning to enroll in an Iowa college or university to study environmental science, community development, landscape architecture, architecture with a historical emphasis or community planning and sustainability are eligible to apply.

“KIB seeks to foster positive values in younger generations and reinforce them in older generations. We encourage respect for home, neighborhood, community and state,” said Gerry Schnepf, KIB Executive Director. “KIB serves as a key resource for educating youth on the importance of environmental stewardship and community betterment.”

In memory of Byer’s dedication to young people and environmental concerns, KIB and the Byers family established the Byers Environmental Scholarship Fund in 2009.

Applications are due Jan. 6 with notification in March. All recipients will be invited to a ceremony in the Governor’s Office in Des Moines in April.