194 Students from Region Receive Support
St. Cloud, Minn. –CommunityGiving and it’s partner foundations have awarded over $186,000 in academic scholarships for the coming school year to 194 students from across the region. Alexandria Area Community Foundation, Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation, Central Minnesota Community Foundation and Willmar Area Community Foundation are all affiliates of CommunityGiving.
“Scholarships are so important to helping students attend college and achieve their dreams,” said Susan Lorenz, CMCF Director of Community Programs. “These scholarships are not only providing financial support but also conveying a message to the students from our donors that says ‘We support you. We want you to succeed.’”
CommunityGiving administers 77 separate scholarship funds that have been established by individuals, families and businesses to support area students in their educational pursuits.
Scholarship recipients for the 2016-2017 school year are:
| First Name | Last Name | City | State | Scholarship Name | Amount |
| Hannah | Wilner | Atwater | MN | Adams Family Scholarship Fund | $1,250.00 |
| Morgan | Erickson | Atwater | MN | Adams Family Scholarship Fund | $1,250.00 |
| Kylie | Rosenquist | Atwater | MN | Adams Family Scholarship Fund | $1,250.00 |
| Shalie | Halvorson | Grove City | MN | Adams Family Scholarship Fund | $1,250.00 |
| Megan | Gould | Princeton | MN | Agnes and Leo Bauerly Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Maria | Bredeck | Albany | MN | Andy and Carol Hilger Pro-Life Scholarship | $900.00 |
| Logan | Salner | St Cloud | MN | Arlene Helgeson | $2,000.00 |
| Cameron | Neumann | St. Cloud | MN | Arlene Helgeson | $2,000.00 |
| Rachel | Cleveland | Lake Shore | MN | Bernick Family Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Sarah | Rapaway | St.Cloud | MN | Bernick Family Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Laurel | Wright | Dresser | WI | Bernick Family Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Marisa | Gaetz | St. Joseph | MN | Bernick Family Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Hanna | Zevenbergen | Wilson | WI | Bernick Family Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Kerrigan | Ekholm | Luck | WI | Bernick Family Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Gabrielle | Schmidt | Cass Lake | MN | Bernick Family Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Olivia | Rengo | Esko | MN | Bernick Family Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Kayla | Kutzke | Lake Lillian | MN | Bernick Family Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Addison | Lokken | Litchfield | MN | Bernick Family Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Samantha | Lenart | Ramsey | MN | Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Josiah | Van De Steeg | Hutchinson | MN | Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Samantha | Olson | Ogilvie | MN | Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Laura | Moe | Royalton | Mn | Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Chloe | Tuma | New Prague | MN | Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Jake | Bloms | Minot | ND | Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Marisa | Gaetz | St. Joseph | MN | Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Kelsey | Hanscom | Princeton | MN | Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Karli | Weisz | Mora | MN | Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Britnee | Surprenant | Moorhead | MN | Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Allie | Frisbie | Sauk Rapids | MN | Bill Rasmussen Scholarship | $500.00 |
| Kayla | Kutzke | Lake Lillian | MN | Bjur – Harold E.Scholarship | $500.00 |
| Alison | Gerads | Freeport | MN | Brian Klinefelter Family Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Jacob | Schumacher | Sartell | MN | Brian Klinefelter Family Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Alexandra | Stellmach | Foley | MN | Brunette Cindy Scholarship | $500.00 |
| Victoria | Halverson | Foley | MN | Burton Olson Scholarship | $500.00 |
| Madison | Molitor | Sartell | MN | Dan Fouquette Scholarship | $500.00 |
| Nimo | Mohamed | St Cloud | MN | Dave Torrey Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Dave | Holubetz | St Cloud | MN | Dave Torrey Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Trevor | Herrington | St. Cloud | MN | Dave Torrey Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Julia | VanDalen | Foley | MN | Dennis Brenny Scholarship | $500.00 |
| Cole | Johnson | St Cloud | MN | Dick and Dorothy Putz Scholarship | $500.00 |
| Ashley | Olson | Willmar | MN | Dorothy Timm Meili Scholarship | $500.00 |
| Muna | Abdulahi | Willmar | MN | Dr. Austin and Muriel McCarthy Family Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Molly | VanAlst | Onamia | MN | Dr. Eddy Silker Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Jasmine | McRoss | Isle | MN | Dr. Eddy Silker Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Emma | Young | Hackensack | MN | Ed Saur Scholarship | $1,500.00 |
| Heidi | Geislinger | Watkins | MN | Eden Valley-Watkins – Don Schlangan Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Andrew | Schlangen | Eden Valley | MN | Eden Valley-Watkins – Fink Scholarship | $300.00 |
| Paige | Olson | watkins | MN | Eden Valley-Watkins – Gasper Scholarship | $150.00 |
| Faith | Forcier | Watkins | MN | Eden Valley-Watkins – Nolan Scholarship | $500.00 |
| Lucas | Ludwig | Watkins | MN | Eden Valley-Watkins-Norbert and Mary Korman Scholarship | $500.00 |
| Ellie | Hoover | Benson | MN | Edgar Coryell, Clara Coryell, Grace Walls and Richard Walls Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Joshua | Manzke | Benson | MN | Edgar Coryell, Clara Coryell, Grace Walls and Richard Walls Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Marisa | Gaetz | St. Joseph | MN | Ernest Morgan Memorial Scholarship | $5,000.00 |
| Kaylin | Cherne | Brainerd | MN | Evelyn Lenander Education Scholarship | $3,000.00 |
| Megan | Vander Lugt | Edgerton | MN | Evelyn Lenander Education Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| April | Ketz | St. Cloud | MN | Evelyn Lenander Education Scholarship | $3,000.00 |
| Jaena | Stucynski | Hugo | MN | Evelyn Lenander Education Scholarship | $3,000.00 |
| Natalie | Ringold | Eagan | MN | Evelyn Lenander Education Scholarship | $3,000.00 |
| Maria | Bredeck | Albany | MN | Evelyn Lenander Education Scholarship | $1,500.00 |
| Aaron | Romportl | Stillwater | MN | Evelyn Lenander Education Scholarship | $3,000.00 |
| Kari | Erickson | Spicer | MN | Evelyn Lenander Education Scholarship | $3,000.00 |
| Rachael | Batty | Foley | MN | Foley Area Foundation | $1,000.00 |
| Rachel | Cleveland | Lake Shore | MN | Garrison Area Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Samantha | Boyd | Aitkin | MN | Garrison Area Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Abel | Palkie | Garrison | MN | Garrison Area Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Keanna | Calkins | Onamia | MN | General John and Avis Vessey at Onamia High School | $4,000.00 |
| Jodie | Neumann | St. Cloud | MN | George and Eileen Kinney Scholarship | $350.00 |
| Kayla | Kutzke | Lake Lillian | MN | Harlan and Jeraldean Palm Scholarship | $10,000.00 |
| Kate | Schumann | Litchfield | MN | Harlan and Jeraldean Palm Scholarship | $10,000.00 |
| Shalie | Halvorson | Grove City | MN | Harold E. Bjur | $500.00 |
| Alan | Coomes | Wahkon | MN | Isle VFW #2816 Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Kayla | Larson | Isle VFW #2816 Scholarship | $1,000.00 | ||
| Cassandra | Bolz | Isle | MN | Isle VFW #2816 Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Madeline | Woodruff-towne | Onamia | MN | Isle VFW #2816 Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Alicia | Ervin | Maynard | MN | Josh Palke Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Kimberly | Trulock | Clara City | MN | Josh Palke Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Deven | Benson | Raymond | MN | Josh Palke Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Annie | Sandry | Clara City | MN | Josh Palke Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Kennedy | Raap | Raymond | MN | Josh Palke Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Jacob | Heinen | Saint Cloud | MN | Julie Ann Hanson Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Andrew | Ortloff | Sauk rapids | MN | Julie Ann Hanson Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Alexander | Martins | Sauk Rapids | MN | Julie Ann Hanson Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Alyssa | Fredrick | Spicer | MN | Marvin Otto Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Shelbie | Jackson | Atwater | MN | Marvin Otto Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Tyler | Peterson | Cosmos | MN | Marvin Otto Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Alana | Petz | Arcadia | WI | Michael & Karel Helgeson Generations Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Danica | Duellman | Dodge | WI | Michael & Karel Helgeson Generations Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Alexandra | Stellmach | Foley | MN | Michael & Karel Helgeson Generations Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Alissa | Geske | Galesville | WI | Michael & Karel Helgeson Generations Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Shelby | Johnson | Foley | MN | Michael & Karel Helgeson Generations Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Sara | Roerick | Swanville | MN | Michael & Karel Helgeson Generations Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Bethany | Evans | St Cloud | MN | Michael & Karel Helgeson Generations Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Kayden | Daggett | Whitehall | WI | Michael & Karel Helgeson Generations Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Shelbie | Boser | Pierz | MN | Michael & Karel Helgeson Generations Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Anneleise | Frie | Fountain City | WI | Michael & Karel Helgeson Generations Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Craig | Gapinski | St. Cloud | MN | Michael & Karel Helgeson Generations Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Kayla | Kahl | Rice | MN | Michael & Karel Helgeson Generations Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Conner | Jakes | New Ulm | MN | Miller Architects & Builders Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Michaela | Voigt | Waite Park | MN | Paul Edward Host Scholarship | $1,200.00 |
| Adam | Ritsche | Foley | MN | Severyn & Irene Youso Scholarship | $500.00 |
| Kyle | Metzger | Sauk Rapids | MN | Svihel/Schaefer Memorial Scholarship | $1,100.00 |
| Matthew | Dill | Savage | MN | Terry R. Fox Scholarship | $5,000.00 |
| Rachel | Radford | Powder Springs | GA | Terry R. Fox Scholarship | $5,000.00 |
| Lauren | Wallerius | St. Joseph | MN | Theisen Nursing Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Chad | Blank | Miltona | MN | Thomas J Reif Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Elizabeth | Vega | Eagan | MN | Tom Pierce Memorial Optimist Scholarship | $500.00 |
| Taylor | Emly | Forest Lake | MN | Torrey Nursing Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Katie | Nosbush | St. Joseph | MN | Torrey Nursing Scholarship | $2,500.00 |
| Kirole | Yebassa | St. cloud | MN | Torrey Nursing Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Shannon | Downes | Eagan | MN | Torrey Nursing Scholarship | $2,500.00 |
| Hailey | Stoffer | Litchfield | MN | Virginia Grussendorf | $425.00 |
| Bryan | Sea | Walker | MN | Virginia M. Twetten Memorial | $1,300.00 |
| Dylan | Brown | Eden Valley | MN | Wat – Kim- Valley VFW Post #5460 Scholarship | $500.00 |
| Faith | Forcier | Watkins | MN | Wat – Kim- Valley VFW Post #5460 Scholarship | $500.00 |
| Heidi | Geislinger | Watkins | MN | Wat – Kim- Valley VFW Post #5460 Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Logan | Linn | Watkin | MN | Wat – Kim- Valley VFW Post #5460 Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
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