The Williamson County Area Beekeepers Association awarded the Ed Wolfe–Robert Bost Memorial Scholarships for 2008 at their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday evening, March 25th. This year’s recipients were eleven–year–old Caleb Jones, from Austin, Texas; eleven–year–old Joseph Clarkson, from rural Burnet, Texas and eleven–year–old twins, Juliette and Jessica Martin of Andice, Texas. The youngsters received their wood–ware and protective gear as part of the scholarship. They assembled their bee box and frames at the meeting with assistance from club members. They will receive their package of bees the third weekend in April.

At the same meeting, the prior year’s recipients were recognized for their year–long commitment to the program, and each received a framed Certificate of Achievement for their accomplishment. Recognized was twelve–year–old Matthew Kohn for Florence, Texas; twelve–year–old Michael Tutor from Burnet, Texas; fifteen–year–old Michael Holman from Thrall, Texas; sixteen–year–old Emily Tuuk and eighteen–year–old Evan Tuuk from Austin; Texas. Fourteen–year–old Noah Hartley from Adamsville, Texas was not present. The certificates were presented by Williamson County Area Honey Queen, Meghan Cantlon of Marble Falls, Texas. WCABA President, Elizabeth Exley officiated the recognition ceremony.

We are very proud of the success of this program and the young people who have completed it (85 to date), and we acknowledge the leadership and dedication to youth development of the individuals for whom the program is named. For more information on the program, visit our website at www.wcaba.org.