The Carl Kipp, Jr. Paygro/Garick Endowed Scholarship Fund is a new endowment. It honors Carl Kipp, Jr., a 1952 graduate of the Department who went on to be a pioneer in the composting business. He is the founder and former President of Paygro which is pioneer in in the bark and soil industries. Paygro recently merged with Garick Corporation of Cleveland, Ohio. Garick is one of the leading distributors of natural resource products in the United States and Canada.

Income from the endowment provides scholarships for engineering juniors or seniors with priority to those interested in bioenvironmental, soil and water, ecological or biological engineering. Preference will be given to students who plan to intern at either Paygro or Garick.

The recipients of the Carl Kipp, Jr./Paygro Scholarship for 2003 are:R. D. Barden Premium

Tim Saltzman

Wee Fong Lee

Julia Valigore

Tim Saltzman, Dr. Erdal Ozkan, Wee Fong Lee and Julia Valigore