The Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America, the corporate giving program of Compeer Financial, has awarded 120 graduating high school seniors with a $1,500 educational scholarship. Recipients were chosen from across Compeer Financial’s three-state territory of Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. A total of 40 students from Wisconsin will be awarded a scholarship.

In the wake of the coronavirus and social distancing measures, many students are missing the awards banquets and graduation events where scholarships would normally be presented. The team at Compeer Financial put together a creative plan for awarding these scholarships, personally calling each student and creating a video to share in students’ accomplishments.

“We know the students in our communities are missing big milestones, and we want encourage them the best we can,” says Karen Schieler, senior corporate giving specialist. “These scholarship recipients have made huge impacts in their local rural communities and are the future of agriculture and rural America. We hope they enjoy this special way our team members rallied to share our thanks and encourage them to keep doing great work in their futures.”

Scholarship recipients were chosen based on their academic achievement, essay writing, and involvement in agricultural and community organizations. From these 120 students, they will be attending 42 different institutions, with 65% attending schools in Illinois, Minnesota or Wisconsin, and 20% starting their higher education at a community or technical college.

Following is a list of high school students from Wisconsin who are receiving a scholarship:

This is the third year for the scholarship program from the Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America, which has now awarded 345 students with a total of $517,500 in scholarships.

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