The Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America, the corporate giving program of Compeer Financial, has awarded scholarships to students across the cooperative’s three-state territory of Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota. 123 graduating high school seniors received a $1,500 educational scholarship.
“The students receiving these scholarships are making impacts in both rural communities and the future of the agricultural industry,” said Karen Schieler, senior corporate giving specialist. “We want to encourage them to continue doing great things as they work toward their careers.”
Scholarship recipients were chosen based on their academic achievement, essay writing and involvement in agricultural and community organizations. Among the 123 students, 80 recipients will pursue an agriculture-based degree, with animal science as the most popular major in the group. 71% of the recipients will attend schools in Illinois, Minnesota or Wisconsin. 52 different universities, colleges and technical schools are represented, with University of Wisconsin-River Falls as the most popular school.
Wisconsin recipients:
Eryn Bates, Dallas
Lindsey Berg, Arcadia
Augustus Donovan, Richland Center
Hunter Fowell, La Farge
Nathan Garvey, Centuria
Bailey Gilbertson, Elk Mound
Jordan Gilles, Cadott
Elizabeth Glandt, Bangor
Sadie Goettl, Berlin
Kendra Goplin, Osseo
Cameron Guelig, St Cloud
Sarah Hagenow, Poynette
Alyssa Holcomb, Monticello
Delaney Horkan, Reedsburg
Mathew Karls, Waunakee
Elizabeth Katzman, Whitewater
Megan Katzung, Bagley
Ambrea Kjos, River Falls
Alisha Klemme, Plymouth
Tyler Laird, Cornell
Taylor Lindsay, Boyd
Amy Losinski, Fountain City
Ryan Lund, Cambridge
Natalie Mark, Elmwood
Evan Martin, Janesville
Izzi Mason, Cashton
Victorria Meylor, Darlington
Teresa Miller-Wathke, Fall Creek
Natalie Ott, Oshkosh
Skyler Powers, Waterloo
Lindsay Propst, Beaver Dam
John Schmidtknecht, Mondovi
Abigail Schmoldt, Slinger
Connor Schyvinck, Lyndon Station
Michael Sleik, Oshkosh
Lauren Thompson, Woodville
Drew Tuttle, Drummond
Lauren Weber, New Holstein
Hannah Wieczorek, Baraboo
Randall Winch, Fennimore
Gabriel Wohlrab, Mauston
Minnesota recipients:
Bryn Anderson, Jackson
Bryce Blaschko, Le Center
Lauren Corbin, Plainview
Hally Frandrup, Hastings
Hailey Frericks, Albany
Kallie Frericks, Albany
Henry Gathje, Stewartville
Lydia Gillis, Kasson
Elizabeth Griebel, New Ulm
Anika Hansen, Freeborn
Dylan Haugen, Comfrey
Ryan Hegland, Northfield
Mackenzie Henning, Jackson
Abigail Hinrichs, Plainview
Sydnee Hubner, Pipestone
Madison Jaster, Medford
Karter Jax, Rose Creek
Cheyenna John, Lismore
Bailey Keck, Owatonna
Carson Kiehne, Harmony
Matthew Madsen, Heron Lake
Ella Miller, Lewiston
Sydney Mitchell, Waterville
Daniel Neutz, Maple Lake
Lydia Niebuhr, Wells
Jeremy O’Connor, Preston
Megan Olson, Hastings
Issabella O’Rourke, Wells
Megan Oswald, Brownsdale
Megan Ratka, Cold Spring
Annelise Regier, Mountain Lake
Anna Ridenour, Dodge Center
Rachel Rynda, Montgomery
Jack Saemrow, Waterville
Isaiah Schmid, Worthington
Emily Schreindl, Rice
Chloe Staub, West Concord
Meredith Taylor, Randolph
Elizabeth Thome, Adams
Clara Thompson, Plainview
Matthew Ziegler, Green Isle
Illinois recipients:
Nicholas Angus, Ottawa
Jack Beetz, Mendota
Logan Bend, Earlville
Brooklyn Botterman, Genoa
Avery Bradshaw, New Salem
Brenden Brass, Rockford
Ethan Brockman, Verona
Emily Brooks, Prophetstown
Olivia Charles, Mount Carroll
Cal Clucas, Galva
Brandon Collins, Lacon
Taylor DeYoung, St Anne
Kelsey Duke, Ursa
Katelyn Engel, Galesburg
Walter Franck, Aledo
William Franck, Aledo
Adam Glendenning, Oregon
Matthew Gray, Aledo
Luke Grocholl, Rockton
Delaney Hemann, Genoa
William Hensley, Bushnell
Abigail Hoeft, Bloomington
Benjamin Hollis, Hamilton
Katherine Hoover, Pearl
Spencer Jack, Stronghurst
Ashleigh Janssen, Hanna City
Ainsley Kratochvil, Fairbury
Isabella Kuelper, Rio
Ryan Parchert, Illinois City
Emma Pillion, Ottawa
Rilan Rosengren, Ottawa
Nickole Ryan, Belvidere
Jacob Schleich, Fairview
Chloe Scroggins, Danvers
Greta Shaffer, Ursa
Jenna Spangler, Marietta
Kyle Strite, Oregon
Audrey Tarochione, London Mills
Emerson Tarr, Le Roy
Adam Verdun, Pontiac
Nathan Welch, Knoxville This is the fourth year for the scholarship program from the Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America, which has now awarded 468 students with a total of $702,000 in scholarships.
