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This is the second year for the scholarship program from the Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America, which serves Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

April 18, 2019

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Compeer Financial’s Fund for Rural America is awarding 120 graduating high school seniors from Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin $1,500 educational scholarships.

Scholarship recipients were chosen based on their academic achievement, essay writing and involvement in agricultural and community organizations.Compeer Financial’s Fund for Rural America is the corporate giving program of Compeer Financial.

Illinois recipients:

  1. Emma Freebairn, Ottawa

  2. Isaac Brockman, Verona

  3. Jacob Meyer, Newark

  4. Joey Thomas, Mazon

  5. Miriam Hoffman, Earlville

  6. Rachel Nelson, Seneca

  7. Avery Plote, Leland

  8. Jarrod Pritchett, Sycamore

  9. Jillian Milton, Kankakee

  10. Kyler Masching, Cabery

  11. Emma James, Manito

  12. Haley Nieuwkoop, Manito

  13. Jaycie Schertz, El Paso

  14. Sophia Short, Topeka

  15. Garrett Rhode, Carlock

  16. Jaden Thompson, Bloomington

  17. Hannah Austman, Forrest

  18. Karson Kimpling, Flanagan

  19. Avery Yung, Alexis

  20. Loren Streitmatter, Brimfield

  21. Gage Miller, Cambridge

  22. Gunner Spivey, Galva

  23. Jenna Welch, Alpha

  24. Lauren Curry, Alpha

  25. Madisen Winter, Kewanee

  26. Case Hennenfent, Gilson

  27. Kendra Cain, Princeton

  28. Luke Lovgren, Princeton

  29. Stephanie Gripp, Sheffield

  30. Thomas Stamberger, La Moille

  31. Charley Hensley, Bushnell

  32. Collin White, Forest City

  33. Ryan Berry, Nauvoo

  34. Alayna Scranton, Pittsfield

  35. Iva Welbourne, Pittsfield

  36. Nathan Hoover, Pearl

  37. Philip Hildebrand III, Mendon

  38. Addison Keltner, Pearl City

  39. Austin Strite, Oregon

  40. Grace Mongan, Oregon

Minnesota recipients:

  1. Abigail Widmer, Gaylord

  2. Amber Schmidt, Glencoe

  3. Adler Nelson, Andover

  4. Emily Kath, Sauk Rapids

  5. Gavin Suska, Royalton

  6. Kaitlyn Czeck, Holdingford

  7. Colton Ivers, Austin

  8. Creighton Sauer, Lewiston

  9. Emma Holst, Brownsdale

  10. Gabriela Staub, West Concord

  11. Jacob Twohey, Stewartville

  12. Jacob Welch, Spring Valley

  13. Kendra Waldenberger, Spring Grove

  14. Kolton Arndorfer, LeRoy

  15. Makayla Arendt, Mazeppa

  16. Martha Moenning, Hayfield

  17. Morgan Small, St. Charles

  18. Nora Jahn, Spring Valley

  19. Brianna Ulrich, Good Thunder

  20. Cassidy Hoffmann, Sleepy Eye

  21. Isaac Rynda, Montgomery

  22. Jared Hohenstein, Lake Crystal

  23. Jennifer Wear, Nicollet

  24. Lexi Hansen, Good Thunder

  25. Sean Miller, St. Peter

  26. Amanda Kelling, Pine Island

  27. Christine Moening, Lakeville

  28. Jay Dicke, Goodhue

  29. Justin Thomforde, Goodhue

  30. Alyssa Williamson, Sherburn

  31. Carson Kahler, Sherburn

  32. Ryan Hansen, Freeborn

  33. Zoe’ Gerlach, Glenville

  34. Dakota John, Lismore

  35. Dalton Piotter, Jeffers

  36. Nathan Overgaard, Luverne

  37. Nicholas Potthoff, Dunnell

  38. Paige Madison, Rushmore

  39. Hannah Kruse, Ellsworth

  40. Molly Piotter, Jeffers

Wisconsin recipients:

  1. Clayton Walsh, Lyndon Station

  2. Karalynn Cutsforth, Montello

  3. Matthew Ryherd, Reedsburg

  4. Bree Gaffney, Barneveld

  5. Miranda Swaziek, Muscoda

  6. Rebecca Gilbertson, Spring Green

  7. Kathleen Yanke, Prairie du Sac

  8. Kiley Henn, Deerfield

  9. Seth Cupery, Randolph

  10. Grant Buwalda, Waupun

  11. Elizabeth Bertram, Fond du Lac

  12. Karissa Juckem, Chilton

  13. Tyler Schmidt, Brillion

  14. Alex Turner, Ripon

  15. Elizabeth Ziegler, Fond du Lac

  16. Kaianne Hodorff, Eden

  17. Katrina Pokorny, Waupun

  18. Sarah Fleegal, Green Lake

  19. Teagan Herman, Kewaskum

  20. Hannah Lemke, Fort Atkinson

  21. Kirstin Novak, Sullivan

  22. Brianna Breunig, Sheboygan Falls

  23. Alexis Boston, Milton

  24. Brenna Mullooly, Clinton

  25. Rachael Peterson, Cashton

  26. Morgan Woodhouse, Genoa

  27. Andrew Ernstmeyer, Hixton

  28. Tyler Berg, Arcadia

  29. Ben Anderson, Spring Valley

  30. Lauren Brand, Ellsworth

  31. Nathan Thompson, Woodville

  32. Allegra Larson, Clear Lake

  33. Jacquelyn Rosenbush, Sarona

  34. Kevin Kitchen, Augusta

  35. Kristi Getschel, Osceola

  36. Megan Pekula, Eau Claire

  37. Kristen Kohout, Fennimore

  38. Melody Hampton, Cassville

  39. Lindsey Pence, Monticello

  40. Natalie Allison, Argyle

“This scholarship is one of the ways we at Compeer Financial aim to champion the hopes and dreams of rural America,” said John Monson, chair of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. “These scholarship recipients have already made an impact to their local, rural communities and we want to encourage them to continue doing great things in their future careers.”

This is the second year for the Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America scholarship program, which has now awarded 225 students with a total of $337,500 in scholarships.

Source: Compeer Financial, which is solely responsible for the information provided and is wholly owned by the source. Informa Business Media and all its subsidiaries are not responsible for any of the content contained in this information asset. 

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