110 Students Receive Scholarships from Central Minnesota Community Foundation

St. Cloud, Minn. – The Central Minnesota Community Foundation, in conjunction with CommunityGiving, has awarded $355,500 in academic scholarships for the 2022-2023 school year to 110 students from the upper Midwest.

Greta Stark-Kraker, Executive Director of CMCF stated, “We are grateful to have donors in our region that truly see the value of supporting our area youth by helping provide scholarships. We know that by helping a student succeed in pursuing a higher education, we’ll see the benefits of that investment within our communities.”

CommunityGiving administers 139 separate scholarship funds that have been established by individuals, families and businesses to support area students in their educational pursuits.

Scholarship recipients for the 2022-2023 school year are (alphabetically by high school):  

• Alexis Zierden of Albany High School was awarded $2,000 from the Greater St. Cloud Public Safety Foundation Scholarship Fund.
• Hailey Eggebraaten of Alexandria Area High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund.
• William Suchy of Alexandria Area High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund.
• Mayson Toft of Alexandria Area High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund.
• Alaina Rivard of Amery High School was awarded $2,000 from the Bernick Family Scholarship Fund.
• Emily Heitkamp of Annandale High School was awarded $1,000 from the Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship Fund.
• Wyatt Schaeffer of Annandale High School was awarded $1,000 from the Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship Fund.
• Aidan Kuhn of Apollo High School was awarded $450 from the Dick and Dorothy Putz Scholarship Fund.
• Samantha Lawson of Apollo High School was awarded $1,200 from the Paul Host Scholarship Fund.
• Allan Sana of Apollo High School was awarded $2,000 from the Greater St. Cloud Public Safety Foundation Scholarship Fund.
• Ellie Hoesley of Arcadia High School was awarded $3,000 from the Michael and Karel Helgeson Generations Scholarship Fund.
• Anders Grimsgard of Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City High School was awarded $2,000  from the Bernick Family Scholarship Fund and $10,000 from the Harlan and Jeraldean Palm Scholarship Fund.
• Austin McClain of Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City High School was awarded $5,000 from the Harlan and Jeraldean Palm Scholarship Fund.
• Skylee Blomquist of Becker High School was awarded $2,000 from the Greater St. Cloud Public Safety Foundation Scholarship Fund.
• Meg Gross of Bellevue West High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund.
• Mason Bakke of Benson High School was awarded $2,500 from the Edgar Coryell, Clara Coryell, Grace Walls & Richard Walls Scholarship Fund
• Eleanor Habben of Benson High School was awarded $2,500 from the Edgar Coryell, Clara Coryell, Grace Walls & Richard Walls Scholarship Fund.
• Samuel Gardeen of BOLD High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund.
• Morgan Schmitz of BOLD High School was awarded $4,000 from the Evelyn Lenander Education Fund.
• Meghan Corbett of Cathedral High School was awarded $2,000 from the Bernick Family Scholarship Fund.
• Eleanor Pelzel of Cathedral High School was awarded $1,000 from the Andy and Carol Hilger Pro-Life Scholarship Fund.
• Shaylee Schiller of Cedar Mountain High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund.
• Dresden Lambert of Cochrane-Fountain City High School was awarded $3,000 from the Michael and Karel Helgeson Generations Scholarship Fund.
• Gregory Clark of Dassel-Cokato High School was awarded $2,000 from the Bernick Family Scholarship Fund.
• Emma Eken of  Eden Valley-Watkins High School was awarded $1,000 from the Christine Olivia Maul Memorial Fund.
• Brady Erpelding of Eden Valley-Watkins High School was awarded $150 from the Gaspar Family Scholarship Eden Valley Watkins Area and $500 from the Korman Eden Valley Watkins Area Foundation Fund.
• Shelby Geislinger of Eden Valley-Watkins High School was awarded $2,000 from the Wat-Kim-Valley VFW Post #5460 Scholarship Fund.
• Ethan Hesse of Eden Valley-Watkins High School was awarded $750 from the Wat-Kim-Valley VFW Post #5460 Scholarship Fundd.
• Makullen Kleist of Eden Valley-Watkins High School was awarded $1,000 from the LeRoy H. Nolan Scholarship Fund.
• Gretta Lemke of Eden Valley-Watkins High School was awarded $1,500 from the Donald B Schlangen Memorial Scholarship Fund and $2,000 from the Bernick Family Scholarship Fund.
• Alyssa Plantenberg of Eden Valley-Watkins High School was awarded $250 from the Wat-Kim-Valley VFW Post #5460 Scholarship Fund.
• Nicholas Stetzel of Eden Valley-Watkins High School was awarded $300 from the Fink Memorial Scholarship Eden Valley Watkins Area Fund.
• Kassidy Beckworth of Foley High School was awarded $350 from the George Kinney & Eilleene Kinney Scholarship Fund.
• Makayla Dietl of Foley High School was awarded $1,000 from the John and Joan Youso Wisniewski Fund.
• Abigail Funt of Foley High School was awarded $1,000 from the Foley Area Foundation Scholarship Fund.
• Wyatt Harris of Foley High School was awarded $1,000 from the Lyle Freudenberg Scholarship Fund.
• Zack Jennissen of Foley High School was awarded $750 from the Lyle Freudenberg Scholarship Fund.
• Zachary Kadlec of Foley High School was awarded $1,000 from the Brian Klinefelter: Scholarship: Law Enforcement at Alexandria Technical and Community College, $500 from the Sartell Police Association and Brian Klinefelter Law Enforcement Scholarship and $2,000 from the Greater St. Cloud Public Safety Foundation Scholarship Fund.
• Abigail Lewandowski of Foley High School was awarded $750 from the Bill Rasmussen Memorial Scholarship Fund.
• Kristen O’Brien of Foley High School was awarded $1,000 from the Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship and $1,500 from the Svihel Schaefer Scholarship Fund.
• Isabell Rymer of Foley High School was awarded $600 from the Severyn and Irene Youso Scholarship Fund.
• Jesse Schefers of Foley High School was awarded $500 from the Burton Olson Scholarship Fund.
• Allie Young of Foley High School was awarded $750 from the Lyle Freudenberg Scholarship Fund.
• Triston Mrosla of Holdingford High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund.
• Alyssa Grutt of Hutchinson High School was awarded $1,000 from the Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship Fund.
• Isabel Chavez of Isle High School was awarded $1,000 from the Isle VFW #2816 Scholarship Fund.
• Danielle Hubbell of Isle High School was awarded $1,000 from the Isle VFW #2816 Scholarship Fund.
• Gabriella Lilledahl of Isle High School was awarded $1,000 from the Isle VFW #2816 Scholarship Fund.
• Daniel Miller of Isle High School was awarded $1,000 from the Isle VFW #2816 Scholarship Fund.
• Jill Thompson of Isle High School was awarded $1,000 from the Isle VFW #2816 Scholarship Fund.
• Madelyn Hunt of Kimball High School was awarded $1,000 from the Wat-Kim-Valley VFW Post #5460 Scholarship Fund.
• Spencer Jensrud of Litchfield High School was awarded $5,000 from the Harlan and Jeraldean Palm Scholarship Fund.
• Devin Steinhaus of Litchfield High School was awarded $10,000 from the Harlan and Jeraldean Palm Scholarship Fund.
• Brooke Sworski of Litchfield High School was awarded $2,000 from the Bernick Family Scholarship Fund.
• Tyler Heida of MACCRAY High School was awarded $1,000 from the Bernick Family Scholarship Fund.
• Yasmin Ali of Mayo High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund.
• Dana Schmiesing of Melrose High School was awarded $1,000 from the Barbara Block Scholarship Fund.
• Annika Stensrud of Minnewaska Area High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund.
• Alyssa Abner of Montgomery County High School was awarded $8,00 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund.
• Benjamin Rowan of Monticello High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund.
• Hayden Christopherson of New London-Spicer High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund.
• Lucas Ferguson of New Prague High School was awarded $1,000 from the Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship Fund.
• Amelia Monroe of Northfield High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund.
• Angie Oscal Orrego of Northfield High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund.
• Cori Olson of Ogilvie High School  was awarded $1,000 from the Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship Fund.
• Ava Sletten of Owatonna High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund.
• Kylee Everson of Paynesville High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund.
• Holly Bergquist of Pelican Rapids High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund.
• Maya Orvis of Pequot Lakes High School was awarded $2,000 from the Bernick Family Scholarship Fund.
• Kloe Kapsner of Pierz Healy High School was awarded $3,000 from the Michael and Karel Helgeson Generations Scholarship Fund.
• Matthew Dulas of Pipestone Area High School was awarded $1,000 from the Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship Fund.
• Maddi Holicky of Rice Lake High School was awarded $1,000 from the Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship Fund.
• Jocelyn Vavra of Rice Lake High School was awarded $1,000 from the Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship Fund.
• Skye Bellmont of ROCORI High School was awarded $2,000 from the Miller Architects and Builders Industry Scholarship Fund.
• Abigail Jopp of ROCORI High School was awarded $1,000 from the Brian Klinefelter Family Scholarship Fund.
• Emma Kasella of Royalton High School was awarded $3,000 from the Michael and Karel Helgeson Generations Scholarship Fund.
• Josie Leinonen of Royalton High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund.
• Daniel Binsfeld of Sartell High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund.
• Emily Domres of Sartell High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund.
• Mitiku Nies of Sartell High School was awarded $2,000 from the Greater St. Cloud Public Safety Foundation Scholarship Fund.
• Carter Vonderahe of Sartell High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund.
• Steven Brinkerhoff of Sartell High School was awarded $5,000 from the Ernest Morgan Memorial Scholarship Fund.
• Riley Kampsen of Sauk Centre High School was awarded $3,000 from the Evelyn Lenander Education Fund.
• Kayson Carter of Sauk Rapids-Rice High School was awarded $1,000 from the Julie Ann Hanson Scholarship Fund.
• Micah Coleman of Sauk Rapids-Rice High School was awarded $2,000 from the Greater St. Cloud Public Safety Foundation Scholarship Fund.
• Hailee Cullen of Sauk Rapids-Rice High School was awarded $2,000 from the Bernick Family Scholarship Fund.
• Catherine Gilbertson of Sauk Rapids-Rice High School was awarded $1,000 from the Julie Ann Hanson Scholarship Fund.
• Madison Maanum of Sauk Rapids-Rice High School was awarded $1,000 from the Julie Ann Hanson Scholarship Fund.
• Aneleise Martinson of Sauk Rapids-Rice High School was awarded $1,000 from the Julie Ann Hanson Scholarship Fund.
• Kaelin Rainer of Sauk Rapids-Rice High School was awarded $2,000 from the Greater St. Cloud Public Safety Foundation Scholarship Fund.
• Macy Welk of Sauk Rapids-Rice High School was awarded $500 from the Dan Fouquette Scholarship-St. Cloud National Bank Fund.
• Alexandra Cornelius of St. Cloud Cathedral High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund.
• Nicholas Hainlin of St. Cloud State University was awarded $2,000 from the Greater St. Cloud Public Safety Foundation Scholarship Fund.
• Nimo Abdi of St. Cloud Tech High School was awarded $2,000 from the Bernick Family Scholarship Fund.
• Oluwatomisin Ajayi of St. Cloud Tech High School was awarded $2,000 from the Arlene Helgeson Scholarship Fund.
• Logan Frank of St. Cloud Tech High School was awarded $2,250 from the St. Cloud Builders Exchange Legacy Scholarship Fund.
• Andrew Gottwalt of St. Cloud Tech High School was awarded $1,000 from the David Torrey Memorial Scholarship Fund.
• Benjamin Noble of St. Cloud Tech High School was awarded $1,000 from the David Torrey Memorial Scholarship Fund.
• William O’Donnell of St. Cloud Tech High School was awarded $1,000 from the David Torrey Memorial Scholarship Fund.
• Ben Preppernau of St. Cloud Tech High School was awarded $1,000 from the Tom Pierce Optimist Scholarship Fund.
• Carsten Reuter of St. Cloud Tech High School was awarded $1,000 from the David Torrey Memorial Scholarship Fund.
• Paulo Rivera Juarez of St. Cloud Tech High School was awarded $2,000 from the Arlene Helgeson Scholarship Fund.
• Brooke Swanson of St. Cloud Tech High School was awarded $1,000 from the Leo and Agnes Bauerly Memorial Scholarship Fund.
• Sydney Clausen of Stewartville High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund.
• Kendall Clausen of Stewartville High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund.
• Brody Olson of Stewartville High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund.
• Miranda Zeien of West Fargo Sheyenne High School was awarded $1,000 from the Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship Fund.
• Kelsey DeSmith of Westbrook Walnut Grove High School was awarded $1,000 from the Rachuy Tighe Family Scholarship Fund.
• Kayla Freeburg of Westbrook Walnut Grove High School was awarded $1,000 from the Rachuy Tighe Family Scholarship Fund.
• Hannah Johnson of Willmar High School was awarded $3,000 from the Evelyn Lenander Education 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 $143.7 million in assets and awarded over $148 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 over 1,000 funds totaling nearly $195 million. Learn more at CommunityGiving.org/CentralMN.