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The Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation, Inc. announces 2012 scholarship winners, volunteer of the year award winner
Palagyi, Jensen and Hosid
Dinner event recognizes volunteer efforts, outstanding students, historic preservation initiatives
By Amy Sandling Crawford
PLANO, TEXAS - June 25, 2012 - The Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation, Inc. today announced the winners of the Conservancy's three student scholarships, and also announced the winner of the group's volunteer of the year award.
The honorees were recently recognized at an awards dinner conducted at Ye Olde Butcher Shop in historic downtown Plano.
Scholarship winners are Sara Palagyi, Ayla Jenson and Chloe Hosid, all of Plano.
Sara Palagyi received the Norwood M. Brenneke Scholarship, named in honor of Mr. Brenneke who was a founding board member and first treasurer of The Plano Conservancy. Palagyi recently graduated from Plano West Senior High School and will study architecture and environmental design at Georgia Institute of Technology. She is a select team softball pitcher and accomplished cellist, is involved with Girl Scouts and volunteers with groups such as Habitat for Humanity and Threads of Hope.
Ayla Jenson received a Plano Conservancy scholarship. Jenson recently graduated from Plano East Senior High School and will study anthropology and biology at University of Texas at Dallas. While at Plano East, she founded the school's photography club, and she also is a member of the Dallas/Fort Worth Unicycle Club.
Chloe Hosid also received a Plano Conservancy scholarship. Hosid recently graduated from Plano Senior High School and will study architecture at the University of Kansas. While at Plano Senior, she was very involved with technical theater and the Future Architects, Designers and Engineers group at the school.
"We are pleased to recognize the hard work of these three individuals - one from each of Plano's three senior high schools," said Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation board member and scholarship committee member Harry Kepner of Plano. "Our annually awarded scholarships provide students with financial assistance towards their college education. We seek to assist students like Sara, Ayla and Chloe who wish to further their education in historical preservation and related fields."
Harold Larson of Plano, received the group's Sam Mania volunteer of the year award, an award which was named after the Plano Conservancy's first volunteer. Larson serves weekly at the Interurban Railway Museum located in historic downtown Plano, dressing as a rail car motor man and leading tours through the museum's rail car and varied exhibits.
"Harold has been instrumental in helping us in such a variety of ways. He works with the children so well during our field trips and Friday story times," said Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation Co-Director Russ Kissick of Plano. "Harold and all of our volunteers have provided such a great contribution and really made our work successful. Without the volunteers we have, we would not survive. We have been doing this for 11 years. Our volunteers are like family to us...Harold has been instrumental in helping us sort through exhibit work and so much more."
While daily seeking new ideas and avenues to enhance the city's Interurban Railway Museum and striving to further interest in historic preservation through scholarships and other educational programming, The Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation has also been successful in offering historic preservation initiatives such as an annual city-wide archeology dig, National Preservation Week activities and much more.
"We do not only work at Plano's Interurban Railway Museum, we are also very involved in historic preservation and provide a variety of related programming," explained Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation Co-Director Maggie Sprague of Plano. "But no matter what our project, without our wonderful volunteers, we would not be able to do all of the amazing things we do!
About The Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation, Inc:
The Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation, Inc., a Texas corporation 501 (c)(3) non-profit, is an organization dedicated to promote civic pride in the past, to increase preservation awareness through education and public outreach, and to provide financial assistance to protect and preserve our heritage resources for this and future generations. For more information, please visit www.planoconservancy.org or call 972-941-2117.
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