Over $136,000 Distributed For Academics
St. Cloud, Minn. – The Central Minnesota Community Foundation, in conjunction with CommunityGiving, has awarded $136,050 in academic scholarships for the 2020-2021 school year to 87 students from the upper Midwest.
Caryl Turnow, Executive Director of CMCF stated, “We are fortunate to have generous donors in our region who see the value in supporting our youth through scholarships. It is not only an investment in the student’s education but an investment in the future of our communities.”
CommunityGiving administers 135 separate scholarship funds that have been established by individuals, families and businesses to support area students in their educational pursuits.
Scholarship recipients for the 2020-2021 school year are (alphabetically by high school):
- Celle Mirador of Apollo High School received $1200 from the Paul Host Scholarship Fund.
- Daniel Yuan of Apollo High School received $450 from the Dick and Dorothy Putz Scholarship Fund.
- Ellie Hoesley of Arcadia High School received $2000 from the Michael and Karel Helgeson Generations Scholarship Fund.
- Cienna Pleoger of Becker High School received $1000 from the Brian Klinefelter Family Scholarship Fund.
- Amber Jaeger of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa High School received $2000 from the Bernick Family Scholarship Fund.
- Mariah Ahrndt of Benson High School received $2000 from the Edgar Coryell, Clara Coryell, Grace Walls & Richard Walls Fund.
- Matthew Tolifson of Benson High School received $2000 from the Edgar Coryell, Clara Coryell, Grace Walls & Richard Walls Fund.
- Julia Chock of Brainerd High School received $2000 from the Bernick Family Scholarship Fund.
- Keenan Hodge of Brainerd High School received $2000 from the Bernick Family Scholarship Fund.
- Autumn Thome of Cameron High School received $1000 from the Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship Fund.
- Shane Corbett of Cathedral High School received $2000 from the Bernick Family Scholarship Fund and received $500 from the Dan Fouquette Scholarship-St. Cloud National Bank Fund.
- Grace Falconer of Cathedral High School received $500 from the Brian Klinefelter Law Enforcement Scholarship Fund and $2000 from the Greater St. Cloud Public Safety Foundation Scholarship Fund.
- Samuel Larson of Cathedral High School received $2000 from the Greater St. Cloud Public Safety Foundation Scholarship Fund.
- Hannah Pfannenstein of Cathedral High School received $3500 from the Evelyn Lenander Education Fund.
- Mitchell Miller of Cathedral High School received $1000 from the Leo and Agnes Bauerly Memorial Scholarship Fund and $1000 from the Miller Architects and Builders Industry Scholarship Fund.
- Allie Sia Su of Cathedral High School received $1000 from the Theisen Family Nursing Scholarship Fund.
- Dresden Lambert of Cochrane-Fountain City High School received $2000 from the Michael and Karel Helgeson Generations Scholarship Fund.
- Olivia Kuechle of Eden Valley – Watkins High School received $1500 from the Wat-Kim-Valley VFW Post #5460 Scholarship Fund.
- Leah Ruprecht of Eden Valley – Watkins High School received $1000 from the Wat-Kim-Valley VFW Post #5460 Scholarship Fund.
- Luke Jansen of Eden Valley – Watkins High School received $500 from the LeRoy H. Nolan Scholarship (EVWAF) Fund.
- Morgan Plamann of Eden Valley – Watkins High School received $500 from the Korman Eden Valley Watkins Area Foundation Fund.
- Leah Ruprecht of Eden Valley – Watkins High School received $1000 from the Donald B Schlangen Memorial Scholarship Fund Fund.
- Derek Utecht of Eden Valley – Watkins High School received $1000 from the Christine Olivia Maul Memorial Fund and $300 from the Fink Memorial Scholarship Eden Valley Watkins Area Fund.
- Alex Valiant of Eden Valley – Watkins High School received $150 from the Gaspar Family Scholarship Eden Valley Watkins Area Fund.
- Hannah Everett of Fargo South High School received $1000 from the Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship Fund.
- Jack Bartell of Foley High School received $1000 from the John and Joan Youso Wisniewski Fund.
- Christina DeGroat of Foley High School received $500 from the Burton Olson Scholarship Fund.
- Elizabeth DeMars of Foley High School received $600 from the Severyn and Irene Youso Scholarship Fund Fund.
- Olivia Falk of Foley High School received $1500 from the Svihel Schaefer Scholarship Fund.
- Maxwell Henne of Foley High School received $500 from the Lyle Freudenberg Scholarship Fund.
- Benjamin Kalway of Foley High School received $1000 from the Foley Area Foundation Scholarship Fund.
- Peyton Kopel of Foley High School received $1500 from the Clifford D. Stiles M.D. Scholarship Fund.
- Kaitlyn Maehren of Foley High School received $750 from the Bill Rasmussen Memorial Scholarship Fund.
- Jenna Rothanburg of Foley High School received $350 from the George Kinney & Eilleene Kinney Scholarship Fund.
- Connor Thorsten of Foley High School received $500 from the Lyle Freudenberg Scholarship Fund Fund
- Brooke Quimby of Grantsburg High School received $2000 from the Bernick Family Scholarship Fund
- Austin Wedin of Grantsburg High School received $2000 from the Bernick Family Scholarship Fund.
- Rachel Kruse of Hutchinson High School received $3000 from the Evelyn Lenander Education Fund.
- Grace Pyka of Independence High School received $2000 from the Michael and Karel Helgeson Generations Scholarship Fund.
- Bradley Bernu of Isle High School received $1000 from the Isle VFW #2816 Fund.
- Emily Miller of Isle High School received $1000 from the Isle VFW #2817 Fund.
- Olivia Oberfield of Isle High School received $1000 from the Isle VFW #2818 Fund.
- Eric Thompson of Isle High School received $1000 from the Isle VFW #2819 Fund.
- Natalie Webeck of Isle High School received $1000 from the Isle VFW #2820 Fund.
- Bailee Schiefelbein of Kimball Area High School received $1500 from the Wat-Kim-Valley VFW Post #5460 Scholarship Fund.
- George Tepfer of Litchfield High School received $10000 from the Harlan and Jeraldean Palm Scholarship Fund.
- Maria Moe of Little Falls Community High School received $1000 from the Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship Fund.
- Sara Hoppe of Melrose Area High School received $2000 from the Bernick Family Scholarship Fund.
- Makiya Luetmer of Melrose Area High School received $1000 from the Barbara Block Scholarship Fund.
- Abby Larsen of Milaca High School received $1000 from the St. Cloud Times SPARK Scholarship Fund.
- Catrina Toeben of Milaca High School received $1000 from the Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship Fund.
- Leyton Black of Milaca High School received $1000 from the St. Cloud Times SPARK Scholarship Fund.
- Emma Seurer of New Prague High School received $1000 from the Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship Fund.
- Cori Olson of Ogilvie High School received $1000 from the Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship Fund.
- Xavier Pahl of Osakis High School received $2000 from the Bernick Family Scholarship Fund.
- Annabelle Ball of Paynesville Area High School received $2000 from the Greater St. Cloud Public Safety Foundation Scholarship Fund.
- Grace Marshik of Pierz Healy High School received $2000 from the Michael and Karel Helgeson Generations Scholarship Fund.
- Jesse Marshik of Pierz Healy High School received $2000 from the Michael and Karel Helgeson Generations Scholarship Fund.
- Sarah Thommes of Pierz Healy High School received $2000 from the Michael and Karel Helgeson Generations Scholarship Fund.
- Adrianna Johnson of Pipestone Area High School received $1000 from the Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship Fund.
- Emily Busch of Rice Lake High School received $1000 from the Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship Fund.
- Andrew Crisler of Rice Lake High School received $1000 from the Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship Fund.
- Ashlee Gibson of ROCORI High School received $2500 from the Evelyn Lenander Education Fund.
- Jaelyn Owen of ROCORI High School received $1000 from the St. Cloud Times SPARK Scholarship Fund.
- Kailey Hubert of Sartell High School received $1000 from the St. Cloud Times SPARK Scholarship Fund.
- Victoria Clemens of Sartell High School received $1000 from the Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship Fund.
- Kali Sayovitz of Sauk Centre High School received $5000 from the Ernest Morgan Memorial Scholarship Fund.
- Madeline Fuls of Sauk Rapids – Rice High School received $1000 from the Julie Ann Hanson Scholarships Fund.
- Grant Hiltner of Sauk Rapids – Rice High School received $1000 from the Julie Ann Hanson Scholarships Fund.
- Elizabeth Julius of Sauk Rapids – Rice High School received $1000 from the Julie Ann Hanson Scholarships Fund.
- Morgan Thompson of Sauk Rapids – Rice High School received $1000 from the Julie Ann Hanson Scholarships Fund.
- Luke Vannurden of Sauk Rapids – Rice High School received $2000 from the Michael and Karel Helgeson Generations Scholarship Fund.
- Emma Brown of Sauk Rapids – Rice High School received $2000 from the Greater St. Cloud Public Safety Foundation Scholarship Fund.
- Tyler Summers of Sauk Rapids – Rice High School received $2000 from the Greater St. Cloud Public Safety Foundation Scholarship Fund.
- Joe Dolan of St. Cloud Tech High School received $1000 from the David Torrey Memorial Scholarship Fund.
- John Byun of St. Cloud Tech High School received $2000 from the Arlene Helgeson Scholarship Fund.
- Oliva McCarty of St. Cloud Tech High School received $750 from the Tom Pierce Optimist Scholarship Fund.
- Montgomery Truitt of St. Cloud Tech High School received $2000 from the Arlene Helgeson Scholarship Fund.
- Derek Herrington of St. Cloud Tech High School received $1000 from the David Torrey Memorial Scholarship Fund.
- Malea Miller of St. Cloud Tech High School received $1000 from the Andy and Carol Hilger Pro-Life Scholarship Fund and $2000 from the Greater St. Cloud Public Safety Foundation Scholarship Fund.
- Allie Dolan of St. Cloud Tech High School received $2500 from the George and Shirley Torrey Nursing Scholarship Fund.
- Amber Linn of St. Cloud Tech High School received $2500 from the George and Shirley Torrey Nursing Scholarship Fund.
- Erin Proshek of St. Cloud Tech High School received $1000 from the Brian Klinefelter Family Scholarship Fund.
- Devon Mares of Unity High School received $2000 from the Bernick Family Scholarship Fund.
- Katherine Jorgenson of Westbrook Walnut Grove High School received $1000 from the Rachuy Tighe Family Scholarship Fund.
- Jace Paplow of Westbrook Walnut Grove High School received $1000 from the Rachuy Tighe Family Scholarship Fund.
- Jacob Meyer of Willmar Senior High School received $2000 from the Bernick Family Scholarship Fund.
The Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CMCF) attracts and administers charitable funds for the benefit of the local community. Since 1985, CMCF has grown to over $110.1 million in assets and awarded over $111.9 million in grants to non-profits. The CMCF is governed by a local board of directors and is a partner of CommunityGiving, which is a collaborative of community foundations united under a single framework to create efficiencies that maximize the impact of our donors. Collectively, CommunityGiving administers nearly 850 funds totaling more than $150 million. Learn more at CommunityGiving.org/CentralMN