More Than 120 Student Scholarships Awarded
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Compeer Financial Awards Scholarships to Students in Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin
Scholarships support high school students interested in agriculture
Sun Prairie, Wis., (April 23, 2025) – Compeer Financial has awarded 123 scholarships to graduating high school seniors from Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin who are pursuing fields related to agriculture. Each student receives a $1,500 educational scholarship from Compeer’s Fund for Rural America.
“Agriculture and other industries in rural areas offer amazing career opportunities for aspiring young people today and Compeer is proud to help these students succeed,” said Karen Schieler, manager of Corporate Giving at Compeer Financial. “Our vision is to create a world where agriculture and rural communities are dynamic, collaborative and thriving. These hard-working students are a testament to that vision and will help make it happen.
Scholarship recipients were selected based on their academic achievement, essays, and involvement in agriculture and community organizations.
Among this year’s 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 – River Falls. In addition, 24% of recipients will attend a community college or technical school.
This is the eighth year for the Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America scholarship program, which has now awarded a total of 960 students with more than $1.4 Million in scholarships.
This year’s 123 recipients are:
Illinois recipients | Minnesota recipients | Wisconsin recipients |
Ella Anderson, Annawan Lilliana Bernabei, Ottawa Grace Birkey, Hopedale Benjamin Biros, Mazon Kade Boatman, Rockford Kendall Boatman, Rockford Ethan Bremmer, Pearl City Alaina Dinderman, Orangeville Kashen Ellerbrock, Atkinson Elizabeth Ellis, Chenoa Grace Emmerich, Morris Gwendolyn Hall, Monroe Center Karlee Ham, Rushville Benjamin Harpster, St Anne Ingrid Hays, Aledo Eli Heyvaert, Fenton Isabella Hinthorne, El Paso Brayden Hubble, LeRoy Kasandra Hughes, Cornell Macon Kessler, Rushville Kamber Kilgus, Fairbury Miranda Klingler, Carthage Claire Lovgren, Princeton Maddox Main, Onieda Ethan McKim, Marietta Hannah Miller, Chatsworth Jacob Mitchell, Freeport Emma Moss, Baylis Samuel Nightingale, Orion Makayla Oleson, Hillsdale Laikyn Parchert, Illinois City Masyn Riggins, Macomb Cole Saathoff, Manteno Klay Schaffner, Streator Paige Sierens, Annawan Aubree Sparry, Metamora Chelsey Stotler, Bradford Erin Welch, Knoxville Lane Wheelwright, Canton Mitchell Wilcox, West Point Hannah Williams, Rockport | Cameron Addington, Cannon Falls William Bastian, Fairfax Logan Bleyenberg, Edgerton Tyson Bleyenberg, Edgerton Weston Collins, Harmony Brooklyn Drescher, Alden Nicole Duehn, Brownton Madison Ehrich, Elmore Rylee Folkerts, Jasper Dan Frericks, Melrose Keith Harner, Northfield Maria Hegland, Northfield Holly Hughes, Winsted Katherine Huneke, Bellechester Haylee Jolitz, Slayton Kaedyn Judd, Waterville Bryson Kellogg, Taopi Craig Knutson, Dodge Center Jack Langlois, Owatonna Taylor Larson, Slayton Megan Lawver, Garden City Caden Lodermeier, Goodhue Michael Mackenthun, Plato Adalia Matzner, Ruthton Eden Messerli, Winthrop EllieRose Nelson, Trimont Joseph Neutz, Maple Lake Rachel Portner, Sleepy Eye Lydia Rose, Henderson Keeley Runge, St. James Dylan Schroeder, Caledonia Hannah Schuhmacher, Glenville Mara Schwarz, Fountain Tyler Steele, Utica Darian Stransky, Owatonna Gabriella Symens-Otero, Windom McKade Tewes, Jackson Claire Veenker, Windom Haddie Walter, Sauk Centre Ella Weist, Lino Lakes Abigail Willegal, Gibbon | Rita Achenbach, Eastman Brenna Berg, Ridgeland Claire Bos, Waupun Shaelyn Brantner, Mondovi Ashton Brusveen, Cambria Payge Clark, Wilton Macy Cross, Pardeeville David Dorn, Kewaskum Andrea Esterby, Bay City Carter Fetzer, Maiden Rock Emily Fetzer, Boyceville Jack Firgens, Appleton Kaela George, Brooklyn Brinna Goplin, Osseo Kyra Hetland, Burlington William Huenink, Cedar Grove Max Luedtke, Beaver Dam Braelyn Meinert, Argyle Elizabeth Meylor, Darlington Brandon Miess, Avoca Samuel Miller, Viola Maggie Mindemann, Watertown Brooke Mitchell, Boscobel Macie Noble, Lancaster Nathan Pyka, Independence Annie Robinson, Mineral Point Ellen Robinson, Mineral Point Alex Roe, Monticello Logan Schmidt, Brillion Marlee Schroeder, Cashton Luke Schubert, Mineral Point Elliott Small, Watertown Wyatt Stowell, Fox Lake John Swenson, River Falls Maggie Tutor, Ashland Isabella Wallin, Rice Lake Elizabeth Weinzirl, Elmwood Jonathon Wellnitz, Edgerton Matthew Winch, Fennimore Isabelle Woodard, Blair Olivia Zuehls, Montello |
About the Fund for Rural America
The Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America is the corporate giving program of Compeer Financial, structured to support Compeer Financial’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 agriculture education, youth engagement, rural development and community enrichment, agricultural advocacy and development, and cooperative initiatives. A Board of Trustees, comprised of team members and members of the Compeer Financial Board of Directors, manages the Fund. 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 $34.7 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.