Two Warren County students following similar paths have been awarded scholarships by the Warren County Conservation District.

Pierce Landis and Hanna Ruland, both 2020 graduates of Warren Area High School, were named the winners of the 2020 Ralph G. Eckert Scholarship and the Warren County Council of Sportsmen’s Clubs Scholarship, with Landis the first-place recipient of each scholarship and Ruland second.

Both students will attend Slippery Rock University in the fall, intending to major in biology.

The Conservation District awards the Ralph G. Eckert Scholarship and the Warren County Council of Sportsmen’s Clubs Scholarship each year to deserving Warren County students pursuing conservation-related degrees.

The Ralph G. Eckert Scholarship was established as a memorial to Ralph G. Eckert, who served in the Soil Conservation Service from 1950-1966.