Southbury Land Trust's 2026 Ivers/Sedergren Scholarship Awarded

Flint Erickson, 2026 SLT Ivers/Sedergren Scholarship Winner

The Southbury Land Trust presented the Gerald A. Ivers /Justine Sedergren Scholarship to Southbury resident Flint Erickson, a graduate of Pomperaug High School, on Thursday, June 18, 2026.

Flint will be attending Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA, where he will pursue Environmental Studies in the area of Environmental Policy.

The Gerry Ivers Scholarship was initiated after the death of SLT charter trustee Gerry Ivers in 2005, by fellow SLT member and friend, Justine Sedergren. Gerry Ivers was a math teacher, high school principal, hiker, naturalist and strong advocate for education and the environment. To honor Justine’s contributions to the scholarship over the years, her name was added to the scholarship upon her death in 2019. The gift is now known as the Ivers/Sedergren Scholarship. the Ivers/Sedergren Scholarship is a fitting tribute to them and their appreciation of nature and the land trust mission to protect Southbury's open spaces and natural resources.

The $1000 gift is presented to a qualifying Southbury resident attending Pomperaug

or Nonnewaug High Schools.