The Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America has awarded 123 graduating high school students with $1,500 educational scholarships.
Corporate Giving Specialist Karen Schieler says recipients were chosen based on their academic achievement, essay writing and involvement in agricultural and community organizations.
"The students receiving these scholarships are making impacts in both rural communities and the future of the agricultural industry," Schieler said. "We want to encourage them to continue doing great things as they work toward their careers."
In Wisconsin, 40 student-recipients were chosen for the award.
Those recipients include: Eryn Bates, Dallas; Lindsey Berg, Arcadia; Augustus Donovan, Richland Center; Hunter Fowell, La Farge; Nathan Garvey, Centuria; Bailey Gilbertson, Elk Mound; Jordan Gilles, Cadott; Elizabeth Glandt, Bangor; Sadie Goettl, Berlin; Kendra Goplin, Osseo; Cameron Guelig, St Cloud; Sarah Hagenow, Poynette; Alyssa Holcomb, Monticello; Delaney Horkan, Reedsburg; Mathew Karls, Waunakee; Elizabeth Katzman, Whitewater; Megan Katzung, Bagley; Ambrea Kjos, River Falls; Alisha Klemme, Plymouth; Tyler Laird, Cornell; Taylor Lindsay, Boyd; Amy Losinski, Fountain City; Ryan Lund, Cambridge; Natalie Mark, Elmwood; Evan Martin, Janesville; Izzi Mason, Cashton; Victorria Meylor, Darlington; Teresa Miller-Wathke, Fall Creek; Natalie Ott, Oshkosh; Skyler Powers, Waterloo; Lindsay Propst, Beaver Dam; John Schmidtknecht, Mondovi; Abigail Schmoldt, Slinger; Connor Schyvinck, Lyndon Station; Michael Sleik, Oshkosh; Lauren Thompson, Woodville; Drew Tuttle, Drummond; Lauren Weber, New Holstein; Hannah Wieczorek, Baraboo; Randall Winch, Fennimore; and Gabriel Wohlrab, Mauston.
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