Matt Sherman Memorial Scholarship

Matt Sherman attended Hawkeye Community College in 1998 to study integrated roadside vegetation management. He interned with Doug Sheeley during the summer of 1999 in Dallas County. Matt graduated from HCC with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Natural Resources Management in May 2000. He became the roadside manager of Allamakee County following graduation. Matt became an assistant biologist in Dallas County in 2001, working with his mentor, Doug Sheeley. Matt died January 9, 2003, at the age of 23.