Previous Scholarship Winners
Following is the list of former GSCD Scholarship winners.
2025 - 2 Winners - $1000 each
Benjamin Nazelrod
Benjamin Nazelrod lives in Oakland, MD. He is a 2025 graduate of Southern High School.
Benjamin plans to attend either Garrett College or Frostburg State University in the fall where he will be majoring in Biology with a minor in Animal Behavior.
Benjamin is a poultry farmer, raising chickens; turkeys; guinea fowl; and ducks. Benjamin began taking care of the family flock when he was in second grade and later went on to grow his own brood.
Benjamin says that taking care of his birds has been a catalyst for his interest and curiosity of the living world around him. It has lead him to apply his knowledge to other species of animals in the natural environment.
Benjamin plans to become a wildlife biologist, hoping to study the populations of native birds in the Appalachian Mountains.
Cristy Enlow
Cristy Enlow was the 2023 Scholarship winner. She was selected a second time due to her outstanding achievements at Potomac State College and her work in the local agricultural community.
Cristy lives on a diversified, generational, family farm in Friendsville, MD, where she is heavily involved in the farm’s agribusiness. She was a 2023 graduate of Northern High School.
Cristy graduated from Potomac State College this spring with a degree in Agri-Business. She will be attending West Virginia University in the fall in the Ag Business Management program.
Cristy is currently doing a fellowship at Brookdale Farm through Eastern Technical College. She was a member of the Potomac State Ag Club, where she served as a liaison between the club and Student Government, and she is a member of the Potomac State Wild Turkey Federation. She is in the Northern Garrett FFA Alumni.
After graduation, Cristy plans to take over her family farm and promote agriculture or work for Farm Credit to help local farmers.
2024 - $1000 Scholarship Winner
Anna Martin
The 2024 Garrett Soil Conservation District $1000 Scholarship winner was Anna Martin of Accident, MD.
Anna graduated from Garrett College spring 2024 with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Natural Resources and Wildlife Technology and attended Frostburg State University in the fall of 2024 to continue her studies in Natural Resources. She had a 4.0 GPA. She was a 2016 Southern High School graduate.
Anna has extensive work and volunteer experience in soils, wetlands, vegetation, wildlife, mapping, and forestry.
After graduation, she says that she would like to work in conservation, restorative ecology, wildlife management, and education. She enjoys helping individuals and groups find connections and interests in the natural world.
Anna has a good understanding of the District’s goals. “What landowners can accomplish in conservation will affect the watersheds intersecting their properties, influencing the overall quality of surrounding ecosystems and watershed health,” states Anna. “The assessments and plans the GSCD provides to these landowners are essential elements in this process.”
Anna says that her interest in the outdoors began in childhood. She went on to cultivate that interest as an adult by returning to college to pursue her degree in Natural Resources.
Anna has worked with the Kempton Mine Reclamation and Northern Saw-Whet Owl Banding. Her volunteer experience includes: DNR Wild Turkey study, Ring-Necked Pheasant stocking, Rare Plant survey, Cranesville Swamp plantings, Aravaipa Canyon Preserve, and Blackwater Canyon Trail invasive species removal.
Anna was the co-President of the Garrett College Wildlife club.
Congratulations Anna! And thank you to all the worthy students who applied!!
2023 - $1000 Scholarship Winner
Cristy Enlow was the 2023 GSCD scholarship winner. The scholarship totaled $1000.
Cristy was a member of Oak-Hill 4H Club; a member of North Garrett FFA, where she was Chapter President; and a member of Garrett County Farm Bureau, where she was the County Ambassador. She was the reigning Garrett County Farm Queen in 2023. Additionally, Cristy is a member of the Garrett County Livestock Association.
Cristy attended Potomac State College in the fall, where she majored in Agribusiness. She has since graduated and is currently attending WVU for her Agribusiness Bachelor of Science degree.
Right: Maryland Department of Agriculture from GSCD employee, Jillian Mason, who was a former GSCD Scholarship winner, presents the 2023 $1000 scholarship check to Cristy Enlow.
