The Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America, the corporate giving program of Compeer Financial, has awarded 105 $1,500 educational scholarships to graduating seniors across its three-state territory. Thirty-five recipients were chosen in each of the three states Compeer Financial serves — Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota — based on a combination of academic achievement, involvement in agriculture and the community, and an essay.

 Wisconsin students receiving a Compeer Financial scholarship for 2018 are:

• Adam Riley, Fennimore
• Alexis Kwak, Ridgeland
• Alexis Luedtke, Beaver Dam
• Amanda Guenther, Brandon
• Anna Evenson, Cambridge
• Anna Runde, Janesville
• Ashley Hagenow, Poynette
• Benjamin Kronberg, Milton
• Benji Schaefer, Osseo
• Brady Butzler, Rockland
• Brady Madigan, Rosendale
• Brandon Gilberston, Elk Mound
• Brett Mullikin, Waldo
• Carter Freymiller, Fennimore
• Cassandra Berg, Arcadia
• Cole Berra, Genoa City
• Colton Klecker, Jefferson
• Crystal Cafferty, Elroy
• Dane Trustem, Evansville
• Dylan Herbrand, Dane
• Ethan Heelein, Genoa City
• Grace Link, Deerfield
• Grady Rielly, Darlington
• Jessica Jurcek, Jefferson
• Jessica Sikora, Cornell
• Jillian Boles, Prescott
• Jodie Weyland, Neenah
• Karly Ready, New Glarus
• Katherine Novak, Sullivan
• Kuay Fargo, Barneveld
• Kortney Woldt, Brillion
• Megan Van Ruiswyk, Waupun
• Naomi Fogel, Fountain City
• Paris Lindner, Wisconsin Dells
• Rachel Moseley, Osseo

“Compeer Financial’s high school scholarship program is intended to encourage those interested in agriculture to explore what’s possible for their future,” says John Monson, chairman of the fund’s board of trustees. “Just as these scholarship recipients represent a strong future for agriculture and rural America, Compeer Financial is committed to building a strong future for our clients and our communities. The high school seniors who will be awarded this scholarship have already made an impact on their local rural communities, and will go on to do great things to impact agriculture. This is another way we are able to champion the hopes and dreams of rural America.”

Source: Compeer Financial