Area Students Receive Thousands in Scholarships from Central Minnesota Community Foundation

(KNSI) — The Central Minnesota Community Foundation has awarded thousands of dollars in scholarships to local students.

According to a statement in a press release from Greta Stark-Kraker, Executive Director of CMCF, “We are grateful to have donors in our region that truly see the value of supporting our area youth by helping provide scholarships. We know that by helping a student succeed in pursuing a higher education, we’ll see the benefits of that investment within our communities.”

Scholarship recipients for the 2022-2023 school year are:

Alexis Zierden of Albany High School was awarded $2,000 from the Greater St. Cloud Public Safety Foundation Scholarship Fund
Aidan Kuhn of Apollo High School was awarded $450 from the Dick and Dorothy Putz Scholarship Fund
Samantha Lawson of Apollo High School was awarded $1,200 from the Paul Host Scholarship Fund
Allan Sana of Apollo High School was awarded $2,000 from the Greater St. Cloud Public Safety Foundation Scholarship Fund
Skylee Blomquist of Becker High School was awarded $2,000 from the Greater St. Cloud Public Safety Foundation Scholarship Fund
Meghan Corbett of Cathedral High School was awarded $2,000 from the Bernick Family Scholarship Fund
Eleanor Pelzel of Cathedral High School was awarded $1,000 from the Andy and Carol Hilger Pro-Life Scholarship Fund
Emma Eken of Eden Valley-Watkins High School was awarded $1,000 from the Christine Olivia Maul Memorial Fund
Brady Erpelding of Eden Valley-Watkins High School was awarded $150 from the Gaspar Family Scholarship Eden Valley Watkins Area and $500 from the Korman Eden Valley Watkins Area Foundation Fund
Shelby Geislinger of Eden Valley-Watkins High School was awarded $2,000 from the Wat-Kim-Valley VFW Post #5460 Scholarship Fund
Ethan Hesse of Eden Valley-Watkins High School was awarded $750 from the Wat-Kim-Valley VFW Post #5460 Scholarship Fund
Makullen Kleist of Eden Valley-Watkins High School was awarded $1,000 from the LeRoy H. Nolan Scholarship Fund
Gretta Lemke of Eden Valley-Watkins High School was awarded $1,500 from the Donald B Schlangen Memorial Scholarship Fund and $2,000 from the Bernick Family Scholarship Fund
Alyssa Plantenberg of Eden Valley-Watkins High School was awarded $250 from the Wat-Kim-Valley VFW Post #5460 Scholarship Fund
Nicholas Stetzel of Eden Valley-Watkins High School was awarded $300 from the Fink Memorial Scholarship Eden Valley Watkins Area Fund
Kassidy Beckworth of Foley High School was awarded $350 from the George Kinney & Eilleene Kinney Scholarship Fund
Makayla Dietl of Foley High School was awarded $1,000 from the John and Joan Youso Wisniewski Fund
Abigail Funt of Foley High School was awarded $1,000 from the Foley Area Foundation Scholarship Fund
Wyatt Harris of Foley High School was awarded $1,000 from the Lyle Freudenberg Scholarship Fund
Zack Jennissen of Foley High School was awarded $750 from the Lyle Freudenberg Scholarship Fund
Zachary Kadlec of Foley High School was awarded $1,000 from the Brian Klinefelter: Scholarship: Law Enforcement at Alexandria Technical and Community College, $500 from the Sartell Police Association and Brian Klinefelter Law Enforcement Scholarship and $2,000 from the Greater St. Cloud Public Safety Foundation Scholarship Fund
Abigail Lewandowski of Foley High School was awarded $750 from the Bill Rasmussen Memorial Scholarship Fund
Kristen O’Brien of Foley High School was awarded $1,000 from the Bill and Joyce Coborn Memorial Scholarship and $1,500 from the Svihel Schaefer Scholarship Fund
Isabell Rymer of Foley High School was awarded $600 from the Severyn and Irene Youso Scholarship Fund
Jesse Schefers of Foley High School was awarded $500 from the Burton Olson Scholarship Fund
Allie Young of Foley High School was awarded $750 from the Lyle Freudenberg Scholarship Fund
Triston Mrosla of Holdingford High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund
Madelyn Hunt of Kimball High School was awarded $1,000 from the Wat-Kim-Valley VFW Post #5460 Scholarship Fund
Dana Schmiesing of Melrose High School was awarded $1,000 from the Barbara Block Scholarship Fund
Kylee Everson of Paynesville High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund
Skye Bellmont of ROCORI High School was awarded $2,000 from the Miller Architects and Builders Industry Scholarship Fund
Abigail Jopp of ROCORI High School was awarded $1,000 from the Brian Klinefelter Family Scholarship Fund
Emma Kasella of Royalton High School was awarded $3,000 from the Michael and Karel Helgeson Generations Scholarship Fund
Josie Leinonen of Royalton High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund
Daniel Binsfeld of Sartell High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund
Emily Domres of Sartell High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund
Mitiku Nies of Sartell High School was awarded $2,000 from the Greater St. Cloud Public Safety Foundation Scholarship Fund
Carter Vonderahe of Sartell High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund
Steven Brinkerhoff of Sartell High School was awarded $5,000 from the Ernest Morgan Memorial Scholarship Fund
Riley Kampsen of Sauk Centre High School was awarded $3,000 from the Evelyn Lenander Education Fund
Kayson Carter of Sauk Rapids-Rice High School was awarded $1,000 from the Julie Ann Hanson Scholarship Fund
Micah Coleman of Sauk Rapids-Rice High School was awarded $2,000 from the Greater St. Cloud Public Safety Foundation Scholarship Fund
Hailee Cullen of Sauk Rapids-Rice High School was awarded $2,000 from the Bernick Family Scholarship Fund
Catherine Gilbertson of Sauk Rapids-Rice High School was awarded $1,000 from the Julie Ann Hanson Scholarship Fund
Madison Maanum of Sauk Rapids-Rice High School was awarded $1,000 from the Julie Ann Hanson Scholarship Fund
Aneleise Martinson of Sauk Rapids-Rice High School was awarded $1,000 from the Julie Ann Hanson Scholarship Fund
Kaelin Rainer of Sauk Rapids-Rice High School was awarded $2,000 from the Greater St. Cloud Public Safety Foundation Scholarship Fund
Macy Welk of Sauk Rapids-Rice High School was awarded $500 from the Dan Fouquette Scholarship-St. Cloud National Bank Fund
Alexandra Cornelius of St. Cloud Cathedral High School was awarded $8,000 from the Granite Companies Scholarship Fund
Nicholas Hainlin of St. Cloud State University was awarded $2,000 from the Greater St. Cloud Public Safety Foundation Scholarship Fund
Nimo Abdi of St. Cloud Tech High School was awarded $2,000 from the Bernick Family Scholarship Fund
Oluwatomisin Ajayi of St. Cloud Tech High School was awarded $2,000 from the Arlene Helgeson Scholarship Fund
Logan Frank of St. Cloud Tech High School was awarded $2,250 from the St. Cloud Builders Exchange Legacy Scholarship Fund
Andrew Gottwalt of St. Cloud Tech High School was awarded $1,000 from the David Torrey Memorial Scholarship Fund
Benjamin Noble of St. Cloud Tech High School was awarded $1,000 from the David Torrey Memorial Scholarship Fund
William O’Donnell of St. Cloud Tech High School was awarded $1,000 from the David Torrey Memorial Scholarship Fund
Ben Preppernau of St. Cloud Tech High School was awarded $1,000 from the Tom Pierce Optimist Scholarship Fund
Carsten Reuter of St. Cloud Tech High School was awarded $1,000 from the David Torrey Memorial Scholarship Fund
Paulo Rivera Juarez of St. Cloud Tech High School was awarded $2,000 from the Arlene Helgeson Scholarship Fund
Brooke Swanson of St. Cloud Tech High School was awarded $1,000 from the Leo and Agnes Bauerly Memorial Scholarship Fund

These scholarships are part of the $355,500 in academic scholarships awarded for the 2022-2023 school year to 110 students from the upper Midwest. CommunityGiving administers 139 separate scholarship funds established by individuals, families and businesses to support area students in their educational pursuits.

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