The Fund for Rural America, Compeer Financial’s corporate giving program, has awarded 123 scholarships to high school seniors across Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Each student got a $1,500 educational scholarship.
“Each of the high school students who was awarded a scholarship confirms what we already know: that there is a bright future for rural America and agriculture,” says Karen Schieler, senior corporate giving specialist. “Providing these scholarships is a way we can help fulfill our mission of championing rural. These students have worked hard during their educational journey and we’re honored to support them.”
Scholarship recipients were chosen based on their academic achievement, essay writing and involvement in agriculture and community organizations. Among the recipients, animal science is the most popular major followed by agriculture business. South Dakota State University and Iowa State University are tied for the most popular school, followed by UW-Platteville; and 23 percent of recipients will be attending a community college or technical school. One recipient received scholarships targeted toward students in urban areas with interest in agriculture.
Wisconsin recipients:
Allison Ahrensmeyer, Baraboo
Mackenzie Aurit, Dodgeville
Morgan Baerwolf, Sun Prairie
Maggie Berra, Genoa
Brandon Boyd, Watertown
Cora Brandau, Wilton
Ava Endres, Waunakee
Claire Esselman, Clinton
Frank Fetzer, Boyceville
Regina E Frisle, Prairie Farm
Garrison Furseth, Stoughton
Vaida Goplin, Osseo
Tawney Hadler, Fort Atkinson
Madisyn Henderson, Kenosha
Tianda Hildebrandt, Watertown
Taetum Hoesly, Brodhead
Payton Key, Bagley
Rachel Laird, Cornell
Ava Leibfried, Hazel Green
Julia Lenz, Markesan
Brooke Luedtke, Pardeeville
Brianna Meyer, Chilton
Octavia Meylor, Mineral Point
Sydney Miller, Oconomowoc
Lily Mitchell, Boscobel
Jamie Reilly, Fond du Lac
Joseph Robinson, Mineral Point
Nicholas Roe, Monticello
Haylee Scharmer, Prairie Du Chien
Abbygail Schlough, Boyceville
Ryan Schubert, Mineral Point
Julia Searls, Cobb
Sara Siegenthaler, Darlington
Talena Sprecher, Lone Rock
Kolten Stibbe, Richland Center
Addison Strunz, Prairie du Sac
Alexis Thoma-Blankenberg, Platteville
David Thompson, Woodville
Madelyn Thornton, Bagley
Emily Vollmer, Hilbert
Connor Weltzien, Arcadia
Illinois recipients:
Jennifer Abbott, Orion
Alexa Anderson, Shabbona
Tyler Atkins, Lexington
Ethan Bode, Sycamore
Lauren Carlson, Byron
Chloe Chastain, Nebo
Kylee Cook, Toluca
Cora DeSutter, Manito
Kendra Downing, Cambridge
Ryle Duke, Ursa
Grace Dunseth, Macomb
Anna Faivre, Polo
Marissa Folkers, Morrison
Garrett Gensler, Rochelle
Megan Gray, Aledo
Joshua Guerra, Chicago
Lucas Hanen, Saint Anne
Carter Daniel Hoge, Good Hope
Ella James, Manito
Aidan Jenks, Monmouth
Jack Jungmann, Little York
Sarah Kaiser, Galva
Andrew Kempel, Lena
Isabella Kirchmann, Sycamore
Libby Larkin, Pontiac
Jolee Larson, Hinckley
Emily Little, Williamsfield
Elaina Martin, Warren
Madeline Nightingale, Orion
Neve Pinkerton, Blackstone
Taylor Rhoads, Genoa
Hailey Schultz, German Valley
Emma Seiboldt, Victoria
Perry Serven, St. Augustine
Blair Snyder, La Fayette
Nathan Spangler, Marietta
Ty Steffen, Newark
Daniel Stephens, Bowen
Joshua Walter, DeKalb
Anna Webel, Farmington
Gracyn Welsh, Blandinsville
Minnesota recipients:
Joseph Achen, Little Falls
William Allis, Easton
Blake Arnold, Foley
Madeline Boie, Pine Island
Colby Brandt, Le Sueur
Andrew Burns, Stewart
Brooke Calteaux, Winona
Natalie Clemenson, Zumbrota
Nathaniel Clore, Bricelyn
Ella Hegland, Northfield
Dylan Heiderscheidt, Faribault
Alexis Hoefs, New Prague
Claire Hoffman, Rushmore
Brooke Johnson, Faribault
Carter Johnson, Lakefield
Daelyn Judd, Waterville
Leah Kruse, Ellsworth
Gabriel Lawver, Garden City
Cassidy Madison, Adrian
Ethan Muellerleile, Elysian
Evelyn Otto, Delano
Aiden Penner, Butterfield
Carson Pomerenke, Fairmont
Claire Popkes, Ellsworth
Katelyn Radman, Randolph
Tyler Ratka, Cold Spring
Abigail Reetz, Wilmont
Tegan Ridenour, Dodge Center
Lauren Rott, Elgin
Elaine Sauder, Pine Island
Evelyn Scheffler, Zumbrota
Miranda Schroeder, Caledonia
Brianna Sieve, Wilmont
Lee Siewert, Lake City
Madison Simon, Preston
Jordan Simones, Elko
Alexis Steckelberg, Blooming Prairie
Katherine Thome, Adams
Malorie Thorson, Waverly
Rachel Visser, Hutchinson
Gavin Warmkagathje, Saint Charles
This is the sixth year for the scholarship program from the Compeer Financial Fund for rural America, which has now awarded 714 students with a total of $1.07 million in scholarships.
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