High School Scholarships Awarded
For Immediate Release
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Compeer Financial Awards 123 High School Scholarships
Scholarship recipients represent future of agriculture
Sun Prairie. Wis., (April 25, 2023) – 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 received 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,” said 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 the University of Wisconsin – Platteville; and 23% 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.
Illinois recipients: |
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
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Minnesota recipients: |
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 |
Wisconsin recipients: |
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
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 $1,071,000 in scholarships. |
About the Fund for Rural America
The Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America is the corporate giving program of Compeer Financial, structured to support the cooperative’s mission to enrich agriculture and rural America. Compeer Financial’s Board of Directors has dedicated one percent of annual net earnings to support the Fund’s focus areas of education, youth engagement, rural development and community enrichment, agricultural advocacy and development, and cooperative initiatives. The Fund is managed by a Board of Trustees, made up of team members from Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin and members of the Compeer Financial Board of Directors. More information about opportunities available through the Fund can be found at Compeer.com/giving-back.
About Compeer Financial
Compeer Financial is a member-owned Farm Credit cooperative serving and supporting agriculture and rural communities. The $29.7 billion organization provides loans, leases, risk management and other financial services throughout 144 counties in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Based in the Upper Midwest, Compeer Financial exists to champion the hopes and dreams of rural America, while providing personalized service and expertise to clients and the agriculture industry.
Compeer Financial is the third largest cooperative of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of lending institutions supporting agriculture and rural communities with reliable, consistent credit and financial services. Learn more about Compeer Financial’s scholarship program.