$183k Awarded in High School Scholarships
For Immediate Release
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Compeer Financial Awards $183k in High School Scholarships
122 high school students receive awards from Compeer
Sun Prairie, Wis., (May 2, 2024) – Compeer Financial’s Fund for Rural America, the Farm Credit cooperative’s giving program, has awarded 122 scholarships to graduating high school students across Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Each high school student received a $1,500 education scholarship. This is the seventh year the Fund for Rural America has presented the scholarship program, which has now awarded 837 scholarships totaling more than $1.2 million.
“Our scholarship program is clear proof that the future of agriculture and rural America is bright and promising,” said Karen Schieler, senior corporate giving specialist at Compeer Financial. “There’s nothing more exciting than helping high school seniors continue their education and contribute to their community. These students are well-rounded, intelligent and proven leaders in their own unique ways.”
Committees of team members from across the organization reviewed and scored the nearly 400 applications received. Top-scoring applicants in the areas of academic achievement, essay writing and involvement in agriculture and community organizations were awarded the scholarships.
Among this year’s recipients, 80 students are pursuing an agriculture major, with agriculture and animal science being the most popular majors. Recipients also include 15 students pursuing medical professions and nine future teachers. Fourteen percent will be attending a community college or technical school, and the average GPA of the students was an impressive 3.89 on a 4-point scale.
The 122 high school scholarship recipients are:
Illinois |
Abigail Frank, Atkinson |
Abigail Stevenson, Ipava |
Addison Wessel, Sheffield |
Allison Hopkins, Gilson |
Amber Lee, Durand |
Andrea Schaffnit, Mendon |
Aubrey Killey, Berwick |
Benjamin Deutsche, Crete |
Cassandra Bohnert, East Moline |
Christina Snook, Grand Ridge |
Cody Shaffer, Ursa |
Colby Tate, Griggsville |
Dalton Kruger, Hudson |
Dane Hennenfent, Gilson |
Elizabeth Corrie, Rushville |
Ella Gunderson, Shannon |
Ellie Hildebrandt, South Beloit |
Ellis Dowell, Mason City |
Emily West, Victoria |
Ethan Lucie, Basco |
Eva Zimmerman, Sherrard |
Georgia Harvell, Maple Park |
Grace Gillepsie, Aledo |
Heidi Lovell, Momence |
Jackson Klingler, Carthage |
Jenica Stoner, Lanark |
John Bierman, Bloomington |
Kesler Collins, Flanagan |
Kyle Bradshaw, Griggsville |
Luke Jungmann, Little York |
Madison Block, Sycamore |
Miranda Reed, Cambridge |
Sidney Stiers, Williamsfield |
Sophia Shaffer, Quincy |
Taylor Armstrong, Huntsville |
Trent Heller, Dixon |
Troy Anderson, Ohio |
Wyatt McClintock, Pittsfield |
Zachary Hopkins, Gilson |
Minnesota |
Alyssa Kuethe, Alden |
Anastasia Stasney, Montgomery |
Andrew Timm, Adams |
Anthony Herkenhoff, Albany |
Blake Turner, Stewartville |
Blake VanPelt, Austin |
Braxton O'Rourke, Wells |
Brooke Reuter, Amboy |
Chase Dahler, Foley |
Ellen Merkouris, Albert Lea |
Evan Hansberger, Worthington |
Garret Rossman, Oronoco |
Grace Morrsiey, Zumbro Falls |
Hadli Heim, Saint Charles |
Hailey Becker, Blue Earth |
Henry Tschetter, Stewartville |
Jack Boraas, Zumbro Falls |
Jayce Kiehne, Harmony |
Jayda Hellewell, Balaton |
Jessica Willette, Claremont |
Jorvik Jensen, Granada |
Kaitlin Reitmeier, Richmond |
Kaylin Mensink, Spring Valley |
Kensie Heusinkveld, Spring Valley |
Kiya Williamson, Belle Plaine |
Kody Wassman, Ormsby |
Lainey Brandt, Le Sueur |
Lauren Bauer, Brownton |
Lyndsey Penegor, Watertown |
Maria Buntjer, Long Prairie |
Martha Price, Mapleton |
Michael Risacher, Slayton |
Mikayla Skiba, North Branch |
Porter Kuechle, Eden Valley |
Riley Hecht, Paynesville |
Ryan Pierson, Butterfield |
Sydney Kokot, Glenville |
Taryn Lessman, Jackson |
Vincent Vander Kooi, Worthington |
Wyatt Glessing, Waverly |
Wisconsin |
Brian Styer, Memonie |
Brianna Buechner, Hancock |
Calan Meylor, Mineral Point |
Caleb Tracy, Blue River |
Callista Vande Berg, Eldorado |
Cassidy Finke, Reedsburg |
Charlotte Tompkins, Rio |
Chloe Breunig, Sheboygan Falls |
Chloe Dummer, Elk Mound |
Cora Kohlman, Sheboygan Falls |
Dani Graff, Markesan |
Elisabeth Norman, Hartford |
Erica Meylor, Mineral Point |
Hannah Oleson, Arkdale |
Haylie Habeck, Cascade |
Ian Spoke, Waterloo |
Isabelle Kolek, Menomonie |
Jackson VanNatta, Lancaster |
John Karls, Waunakee |
Josie Bailey, Tomah |
Karlie Senn, Milton |
Katelyn Scannell, Allenton |
Katie Brooks, Juda |
Katilin Flood, Oconomowoc |
Kyle Degner, Wonewoc |
Kylie Powell, Norwalk |
Landon Rehberg, Elkhorn |
Lidia Bakeberg, Melrose |
Logan Brand, Ellsworth |
Madison Kwak, Ridgeland |
Maggie Horsfall, Fennimore |
Makaya McCarthy, Livingston |
Morgan Firlus, Wonewoc |
Nicholas Needham, Fennimore |
Olivia Killian, Blair |
Paisley Lindner, Wisconsin Dells |
Samantha Berg, Arcadia |
Skye Dickson, Browntown |
Summer Hammann, Barron |
Teige W. Perkins, Richland Center |
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 agricultural advocacy and development, agriculture education, cooperative initiatives, rural development and community enrichment; and youth engagement. The Fund is managed by a Board of Trustees, made up of team members from Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin and members of the Compeer Financial Board of Directors. 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 $31.9 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’s scholarship program.
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