ProVision Partners Cooperative Awards College Scholarships

Thursday, October 14, 2021

The Marshfield-based ProVision Partners Cooperative has awarded 21 students from central Wisconsin with college scholarships this year.

To apply, each of the students needed to be enrolled in the short-course program or a two- or four-year curriculum in the fall. Applications were scored on the youth's scholastic achievement, leadership, written essay questions and perceived ability to contribute to the future of their chosen career path.

"The increasing need for specialization in agriculture makes a variety of agricultural career options possible. Our goal is to encourage more young people to pursue these careers," says Rob Larson, General Manager.

The 2021 receipints included:

** Summer Antal, Melrose-Mindoro - Western Wisconsin Technical Collage

** Garrison Armitage, Blair - Western Wisconsin Technical College

** Brooke Aue, Auburndale - Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

** Rebekah Downs, Pittsville - UW-Milwaukee

** Halle Fecker, Stratford - Northcentral Technical College

** Brooklyn Filtzkowski, Colby - St. Norbert College

** Ethan Frank, Augusta - Chippewa Valley Technical College

** McKenya Grassel, Marshfield - UW-River Falls

** Aiza Larson, Fairchild - Winona State University

** Zalexis Mannigel, Spencer - UW-Stevens Point

** Hannah Meier, Colby - University of Michigan Ann Arbor

** Cameron Nieman, Spencer - Freed Hardeman University

** Jacquelyn Paul, Alma Center - Iowa State University

** Ashlee Piskow, Granton - Northeast Wisconsin Technical College.

** Alyssa Rueth, Loyal - Concordia University

** Rainna Simone, Marshfield - UW-River Falls

** MaKenzie Skibbie, Stanley - UW-River Falls.

** Sara Snortheim, Arpin - Northcentral Technical College

** Aaron Sternitzky, Chili - College of the Ozarks

** Sophia Thompson, Melrose - St. Mary's University

** Gracie Walker, Wisconsin Dells - UW-Madison

** Tristan Wirkus, Edgar - UW-Eau Claire

ProVision Partners Cooperative is a farm supply cooperative serving over 6,000 patrons in both the farm and urban markets of Marathon, Wood, Portage, Taylor and Clark counties and beyond and is a proud supporter of area youth.