123 Scholarships Presented

The Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America, the corporate giving program of Compeer Financial, has awarded 123 scholarships to students across Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The high school seniors each received a $1,500 educational scholarship.

“The students receiving these scholarships have shown us the future is bright for agriculture and rural America,” said Karen Schieler, senior corporate giving specialist. “These students are highly involved in their communities and academic pursuits. We want to encourage them to continue working hard toward their future careers and goals to champion rural with us.”

Scholarship recipients were chosen based on their academic achievement, essay writing and involvement in agricultural and community organizations. Among the recipients, animal science is the most popular major, South Dakota State University is the most popular school. Two recipients received scholarships targeted toward students in urban areas with interest in agriculture. Thirteen percent of recipients will attend a community college or technical school.

Wisconsin recipients:
Olivia Adams, Cassville

Faith Baerwolf, Columbus

Ava Booth, Plymouth

Austin Brand, Ellsworth

Jared Breuer, Cassville

Lauren Breunig, Sauk City

Andrew Dettmann, Johnson Creek

Abagail Diehl, Viroqua

Donniejo Dittrich, Alma

Alexa Fleegal, Green Lake

Justyne Frisle, Prairie Farm

Courtney Glenna, Amery

Kelly Herness, Whitehall

Ariona Hildebrandt, Watertown

Michael Ihm, Lancaster

Amy Jentges, Port Washington

Hailey Jentz, Belmont

Sara Kronberg, Milton

Megan LaRose, Burlington

Parker Litterick, Theresa

Caleb Lokker, Baldwin

Kory Makos, Argyle

Benjamin McMeeken, West Bend

Katelyn Meinholz, DeForest

Rawson Meylor, Mineral Point

Ainsley Noble, Lancaster

Katie Nusbaum, Monroe

Cameron Pokorny, Waupun

William Riedeman, Brandon

Emma Sandberg, Durand

Michael Schaal, Burlington

Mary Schrieber, East Troy

Clara Sedlar, Fremont

Lily Simon, Fond du Lac

Nathan Stanek, Augusta

Emma Steffes, Mineral Point

Tyler Ulrich, Dresser

Marissa Vosberg, Monroe

Kalista Weber, Mondovi

Maria Zillges, Larsen

Kaiya Zurfluh, Albany

Illinois recipients:

Elaina Allaman, Monmouth

Tyler Bohnert, East Moline

Zachariah Boyd, Chicago

Alexandria Cain, Rio

Emma Coursey, Good Hope

Lauren Fleer, Havana

Kennedy Gallaher, Mt. Sterling

Cole Glick, La Prairie

Anna Hagemann, Monroe Center

Chloe Harbecke, Sycamore

Emilie Hickenbottom, Prairie City

Rachel Hood, Industry

Alex Jagers, Princeton

Abbie Johnson, LaHarpe

Mara Knobloch, Gridley

Halie Kohl, Herscher

Paige Lemenager, Hudson

Ethan Main, Oneida

Kierney McDonald, Taylor Ridge

McKenna Merritt, Carthage

David Mock, Galva

Bryson Muegge, Mendon

Garret Platz, Fairbury

Grace Pollitt, Rushville

Jordan Reimer, Lexington

Preston Rhode, Carlock

Annabelle Schaffnit, Mendon

Anthony Schleich, Fairview

Jenna Schleich, Fairview

Noah Seiboldt, Victoria

Ross Stabenow, Lena

Andrew Stamberger, La Moille

Michael Steimel, DeKalb

Laura Stevens, Hanna City

Kathryn Wagner, Illinois City

Emma Walberg, Belvidere

Sydney Walter, DeKalb

Molly Warner, Williamsfield

Payton Weber, Seneca

William Weber, Flanagan

Claire Wuethrich, Peoria

Minnesota recipients:

Olivia Anderson, Jackson

Ellyson Bang, Okabena

Cole Bauer, Brownton

Benjamin Beranek, Gibbon

Kelley Bettin, Trimont

Abigail Bristow, Worthington

Isaac Bullerman, Adrian

Gavin DeWitz, Claremont

Shelby Dolly, Winsted

Lilly Dose, Arlington

Melany Ehlert, Bricelyn

Samantha Feine, Spring Valley

Ella Feldman, Northfield

Owen Haubenschild, Princeton

Morgan Hoffmann, Sleepy Eye

Marah Hulke, Courtland

Caldyn Huper, Wells

Garett Johnson, Byron

Abigail Jopp, Richmond

Jace Katzung, Owatonna

Katelyn Ketchum, Altura

Lynn Larson, Medford

Carmen Lendt, Sleepy Eye

Samantha Moser, Beaver Creek

Emily Nelson, Pipestone

Bailey Newman, Wilmont

Morgan Pap, Luverne

Ian Penner, Butterfield

Kaylee Rudolph, Royalton

Jacob Runge, Saint James

Hannah Schubert, Brainerd

Cody Sievert, Gibbon

Tanner Sinn, Trimont

Kaylee Steele, Utica

Sadie Sullivan, West Concord

Meta Tewes, Jackson

Emma Thompson, Palisade

Morgan Townshend, Plymouth

Maretta Van Beck, Freeport

Ryan VanPelt, Austin

Jessica Willegal, Gibbon

This is the fifth year for the scholarship program from the Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America, which has now awarded 591 students with a total of $886,500 in scholarships.