St. Cloud, MN – The Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CMCF) has awarded $143,150 in academic scholarships for the coming school year to 104 students from around the region.

“These scholarships are providing students the financial resources and community support they need to attend college and pursue their dreams,” said Susan Lorenz, CMCF program officer. “By awarding these scholarships, our donors are saying ‘We’re behind you. We’re rooting for you.’”

CMCF administers 80 separate scholarship funds established by individuals, families, and businesses to support area students in their educational pursuits.

Scholarship recipients for the 2011-2012 school year are:

Michael	Kramer	Hector	MN	Adams Family Scholarship	$ 1,250
Ryan	Larson	Atwater	MN	Adams Family Scholarship	$ 1,250
Luke	Maurer	Atwater	MN	Adams Family Scholarship	$ 1,250
Martin	Peterson	Grove City	MN	Adams Family Scholarship	$ 1,250
Elizabeth	Schneider	Foley	MN	Agnes & Leo Bauerly Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Callie	McMillan	St. Cloud	MN	Arlene Helgeson Scholarship Fund	$ 750
Lauren	Nelson	St. Cloud	MN	Arlene Helgeson Scholarship Fund	$ 750
Robert	Brau	Willmar	MN	Bernick's Family Scholarship	$ 2,000
Julianna	Coil	Sturgeon Lake	MN	Bernick's Family Scholarship	$ 2,000
Madeline	Franz	Albany	MN	Bernick's Family Scholarship	$ 2,000
Alexis	Mehr	Richmond	MN	Bernick's Family Scholarship	$ 2,000
Brianna	Moss	Laporte	MN	Bernick's Family Scholarship	$ 2,000
Seth	Odegard	Grantsburg	WI	Bernick's Family Scholarship	$ 2,000
Genavieve	Pearson	Luck	WI	Bernick's Family Scholarship	$ 2,000
Marie	Pederson	New London	MN	Bernick's Family Scholarship	$ 2,000
Evan	Werthman	Baxter	MN	Bernick's Family Scholarship	$ 2,000
Grant	Wintheiser	Sartell	MN	Bernick's Family Scholarship	$ 2,000
Trista	Bentler	Clearwater	MN	Bill & Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Jason	Dehn	Sauk Rapids	MN	Bill & Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Jenna	Hafner	Fargo	ND	Bill & Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Samantha	Kaeter	Rice	MN	Bill & Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Danielle	Kukowski	Moorhead	MN	Bill & Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Ashley	Lund	Hutchinson	MN	Bill & Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Amanda	Maag	Mora	MN	Bill & Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Jose	Munoz	Mitchell	SD	Bill & Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Christine	Robbins	Owatonna	MN	Bill & Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Grant	Wintheiser	Sartell	MN	Bill & Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Mitchel	Wenner	Foley	MN	Bill Rasmussen Memorial Scholarship	$ 500
Nathan	Lahr	Sartell	MN	Brian Klinefelter Memorial Scholarship	$ 600
Austin	Turner	Sartell	MN	Brian Klinefelter Memorial Scholarship	$ 600
Heather	Hiemenz	Foley	MN	Burton Olson Memorial Scholarship	$ 500
Cameron	Werdlow	Foley	MN	Cindy Brunette Memorial Scholarship	$ 500
Mark	Magelssen	St. Cloud	MN	Dan Fouquette Scholarship - St. Cloud National Bank	$ 600
Tyler	Bates	St. Cloud	MN	Dave Torrey Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Brett	Stinogel	St. Cloud	MN	Dave Torrey Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Jessica	Alkire	Sartell	MN	David & Alice Dezurik Scholarship	$ 1,200
Andrew	Deters	Sartell	MN	David & Alice Dezurik Scholarship	$ 1,200
Janelle	Hennek	Foley	MN	Dennis Brenny Memorial Scholarship	$ 500
Julia	Stiegel	St. Cloud	MN	Dick & Dorothy Putz Scholarship	$ 500
Scott	Notch	Eden Valley	MN	Donald B Schlangen Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Ryan	Horning	Willmar	MN	Dr. Austin & Muriel McCarthy Family Scholarship	$ 1,000
Jennifer	Gingery	Onamia	MN	Dr. Eddy Silker Scholarship	$ 1,000
Megan	Leach	Onamia	MN	Dr. Eddy Silker Scholarship	$ 1,000
Ciera	Clyde	Walker	MN	Ed Sauer Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,500
Laura	Crabb	Benson	MN	Edgar & Clara Coryell, Grace & Richard Walls Scholarship	$ 750
Alexis	Graves	Benson	MN	Edgar & Clara Coryell, Grace & Richard Walls Scholarship	$ 750
Madeline	Franz	Albany	MN	Ernest Morgan Memorial Scholarship	$ 5,000
Luke	Amsden	Springfield	MN	Evelyn Lenander Scholarship Fund	$ 2,500
Natalie	Decker	Darwin	MN	Evelyn Lenander Scholarship Fund	$ 4,000
Michael	Hallgren	Brainerd	MN	Evelyn Lenander Scholarship Fund	$ 3,000
Katie	Hutchison	Brainerd	MN	Evelyn Lenander Scholarship Fund	$ 3,500
Mitchell	Kent	Benson	MN	Evelyn Lenander Scholarship Fund	$ 2,500
Allyson	kohler	Wyoming	MN	Evelyn Lenander Scholarship Fund	$ 3,000
Maria	Mills	Saint Michael	MN	Evelyn Lenander Scholarship Fund	$ 3,000
Jena	Telecky	Hutchinson	MN	Evelyn Lenander Scholarship Fund	$ 3,500
Traci	Thielen	Cold Spring	MN	Evelyn Lenander Scholarship Fund	$ 3,500
Kirsten	Uran	Sartell	MN	Evelyn Lenander Scholarship Fund	$ 2,000
Tyler	Magedanz	Richmond	MN	Fink Memorial Scholarship	$ 300
Kyle	Czech	Foley	MN	Foley Area Foundation Scholarship	$ 1,000
William	Ruhland Romero	Eden Valley	MN	Gaspar Memorial Scholarship	$ 150
Jaisie	Schmidt	Onamia	MN	General John & Avis Vessey Scholarship	$ 4,000
Kelsie	Larson	St. Cloud	MN	George & Eilleene Kinney Scholarship	$ 350
Erica	Jacobs	Atwater	MN	Harold Bjur Scholarship	$ 500
Matthew	Lee	Grove City	MN	Harold Bjur Scholarship	$ 500
Glenn	Nelsen	Atwater	MN	Harold Bjur Scholarship	$ 500
Martin	Peterson	Grove City	MN	Harold Bjur Scholarship	$ 500
Erin	Chambers	Willmar	MN	Joshua Palke Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Amy	Donner	Clara City	MN	Joshua Palke Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Nicolas	Dykstra	Willmar	MN	Joshua Palke Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Kailee	Epema	Clara City	MN	Joshua Palke Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Andrea	Ervin	Maynard	MN	Joshua Palke Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Khia	Lohse	Raymond	MN	Joshua Palke Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Leah	Trulock	Clara City	MN	Joshua Palke Memorial Scholarship	$ 2,000
Emily	Douvier	Sauk Rapids	MN	Julie Ann Hanson Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Leah	Messerich	Sauk Rapids	MN	Julie Ann Hanson Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Ryan	Mohr	Sauk Rapids	MN	Julie Ann Hanson Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Taylor	Nelson	Sauk Rapids	MN	Julie Ann Hanson Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Elizabeth	Jolkovsky	St. Cloud	MN	Kimberly Ann Ritsche Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Emily	LaFountaine	St. Cloud	MN	Kimberly Ann Ritsche Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Jenna	Wyffels	Alexandria	MN	Klinefelter Family Scholarship	$ 350
Jacob	Forcier	Watkins	MN	LeRoy H. Nolan Scholarshp	$ 500
Edward	Chappell	Sartell	MN	Mark Brossoit Scholarshp	$ 500
Allison	Ruter	New London	MN	Marv Otto Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Erin	Boyd	Rogers	MN	Mikayla Boerger Memorial Scholarship	$ 500
Christopher	Knoblauch	Saint Cloud	MN	Miller Architects & Builders Scholarship	$ 1,000
Ivan	Tessmer	Richmond	MN	Norbert & Mary Korman Scholarship	$ 500
Carrie	Boike	Willmar	MN	Odette Hedlund Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Mitchell	Fader	Willmar	MN	Odette Hedlund Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Haylee	Hastad	Willmar	MN	Odette Hedlund Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,000
Howard	Vreeland	St. Cloud	MN	Paul Edward Host Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,200
Felicia	Wolters	Foley	MN	Severyn & Irene Youso Memorial Scholarship	$ 500
Meredith	Meyer	Cold Spring	MN	State Bank of Richmond Scholarship	$ 500
Ryan	Rothstein	Richmond	MN	State Bank of Richmond Scholarship	$ 1,000
Aaron	Zimmer	Foley	MN	Svihel-Schaefer Memorial Scholarship	$ 1,100
Bailey	Smith	St. Paul	MN	Terry R. Fox Scholarship	$ 10,000
Leah	Scherbing	Sauk Rapids	MN	Theisen Family Nursing Scholarship	$ 500
Kristin	Kampa	Foley	MN	Tom Keating Scholarship	$ 1,000
Nicole	Brengman	St. Cloud	MN	Torrey Nursing Scholarship	$ 2,000
Tyler	Pangerl	Princeton	MN	Torrey Nursing Scholarship	$ 2,000
Samantha	Roerick	Sauk Rapids	MN	Torrey Nursing Scholarship	$ 2,500
Sara	Sandwick	Duluth	MN	Torrey Nursing Scholarship	$ 2,500
Tyler	Magedanz	Richmond	MN	VFW Post #5460 Scholarship	$ 500

The Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CMCF), based in St. Cloud, is a public charity that administers over 500 charitable funds totaling more than $65 million for the benefit of local residents. CMCF has been engaging people and connecting resources to build a better community since 1985. CMCF deepens its community impact through its affiliates, Alexandria Area Community Foundation, Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation, and Willmar Area Community Foundation, as well as its supporting organization the Minnesota Real Estate Foundation. Learn more at CommunityGiving.org.

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