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SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — Compeer Financial’s Fund for Rural America, the Farm Credit cooperative’s giving program, has awarded 122 scholarships to graduating high school students across Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Each high school student received a $1,500 education scholarship. This is the seventh year the Fund for Rural America has presented the scholarship program, which has now awarded 837 scholarships totaling more than $1.2 million.
“Our scholarship program is clear proof that the future of agriculture and rural America is bright and promising,” said Karen Schieler, senior corporate giving specialist at Compeer Financial. “There’s nothing more exciting than helping high school seniors continue their education and contribute to their community. These students are well-rounded, intelligent and proven leaders in their own unique ways.”
Committees of team members from across the organization reviewed and scored the nearly 400 applications received. Top-scoring applicants in the areas of academic achievement, essay writing and involvement in agriculture and community organizations were awarded the scholarships.
Among this year’s recipients, 80 students are pursuing an agriculture major, with agriculture and animal science being the most popular majors. Recipients also include 15 students pursuing medical professions and nine future teachers. Fourteen percent will be attending a community college or technical school, and the average GPA of the students was an impressive 3.89 on a 4-point scale.
The 122 high school scholarship recipients are:
Abigail Clapp, Leroy
Abigail Frank, Atkinson
Addison Wessel, Sheffield
Allison Hopkins, Gilson
Amber Lee, Durand
Andrea Schaffnit, Mendon
Aubrey Killey, Berwick
Benjamin Deutsche, Crete
Cassandra Bohnert, East Moline
Christina Snook, Grand Ridge
Cody Shaffer, Ursa
Colby Tate, Griggsville
Dalton Kruger, Hudson
Dane Hennenfent, Gilson
Elizabeth Corrie, Rushville
Ella Gunderson, Shannon
Ellie Hildebrandt, South Beloit
Ellis Dowell, Mason City
Emily West, Victoria
Ethan Lucie, Basco
Eva Zimmerman, Sherrard
Georgia Harvell, Maple Park
Grace Gillepsie, Aledo
Heidi Lovell, Momencoe
Jackson Klingler, Carthage
Jenica Stoner, Lanark
John Bierman, Bloomington
Kesler Collins, Flanagan
Kyle Bradshaw, Griggsville
Luke Jungmann, Little York
Madison Block, Sycamore
Miranda Reed, Cambridge
Sidney Stiers, Williamsfield
Sophia Shaffer, Quincy
Taylor Armstrong, Huntsville
Trent Heller, Dixon
Troy Anderson, Ohio
Wyatt McClintock, Pittsfield
Zachary Hopkins, Gilson
Alicia Holtz, Little Falls
Alyssa Kuethe, Alden
Anastasia Stasney, Montgomery
Andrew Timm, Adams
Anthony Herkenhoff, Albany
Blake Turner, Stewartville
Braxton O’Rourke, Wells
Brooke Reuter, Amboy
Chase Dahler, Foley
Ellen Merkouris, Albert Lea
Evan Hansberger, Worthington
Garret Rossman, Oronoco
Grace Morrsiey, Zumbro Falls
Hadli Heim, Saint Charles
Hailey Becker, Blue Earth
Henry Tschetter, Stewartville
Jack Boraas, Zumbro Falls
Jayce Kiehne, Harmony
Jayda Hellewell, Balaton
Jessica Willette, Claremont
Jorvik Jensen, Granada
Kaitlin Reitmeier, Richmond
Kaylin Mensink, Spring Valley
Kensie Heusinkveld, Spring Valley
Kiya Williamson, Belle Plaine
Kody Wassman, Ornsby
Lainey Brandt, Le Sueur
Lauren Bauer, Brownton
Lyndsey Penegor, Watertown
Maria Buntjer, Long Prairie
Martha Price, Mapleton
Michael Risacher, Slayton
Mikayla Skiba, North Branch
Porter Kuechle, Eden Valley
Riley Hecht, Paynesville
Ryan Pierson, Butterfield
Sydney Kokot, Glenville
Taryn Lessman, Jackson
Vincent Vander Kooi, Worthington
Anika Baerwolf, Columbus
Brian Styer, Menomonie
Brianna Buechner, Hancock
Calan Meylor, Mineral Point
Caleb Tracy, Blue River
Callista Vande Berg, Eldorado
Cassidy Finke, Reedsburg
Charlotte Tompkins, Rio
Chloe Breunig, Sheboygan Falls
Chloe Dummer, Elk Mound
Cora Kohlman, Sheboygan Falls
Dani Graff, Markesan
Elisabeth Norman, Hartford
Erica Meylor, Mineral Point
Hannah Oleson, Arkdale
Haylie Habeck, Cascade
Ian Spoke, Waterloo
Isabelle Kolek, Menomonie
Jackson VanNatta, Lancaster
John Karls, Waunakee
Josie Bailey, Tomah
Karlie Senn, Milton
Katelyn Scannell, Allenton
Katie Brooks, Juda
Kaitilin Flood, Oconomowoc
Kyle Degner, Wonewoc
Kylie Powell, Norwalk
Landon Rehberg, Elkhorn
Lidia Bakeberg, Melrose
Logan Brand, Ellsworth
Madison Kwak, Ridgeland
Maggie Horsfall, Fennimore
Makaya McCarthy Livingston
Morgan Firlus, Wonewoc
Nicholas Needham, Fennimore
Olivia Killian, Blair
Paisley Lindner, Wisconsin Dells
Samantha Berg, Arcadia
Skye Dickson, Browntown
Summer Hammann, Barron
Teige W. Perkins, Richland Center
About the Fund for Rural America
The Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America is the corporate giving program of Compeer Financial, structured to support Compeer Financial’s mission to enrich agriculture and rural America. Compeer Financial’s Board of Directors has dedicated one percent of annual net earnings to support the Fund’s focus areas of agricultural advocacy and development, agriculture education, cooperative initiatives, rural development and community enrichment; and youth engagement. The Fund is managed by a Board of Trustees, made up of team members from Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin and members of the Compeer Financial Board of Directors. More information about opportunities available through the Fund can be found at Compeer.com/giving-back.
About Compeer Financial
Compeer Financial is a member-owned Farm Credit cooperative serving and supporting agriculture and rural communities. The $31.9 billion organization provides loans, leases, risk management and other financial services throughout 144 counties in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Based in the Upper Midwest, Compeer Financial exists to champion the hopes and dreams of rural America, while providing personalized service and expertise to clients and the agriculture industry.
Compeer Financial is the third largest cooperative of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of lending institutions supporting agriculture and rural communities with reliable, consistent credit and financial services. Learn more about Compeer Financial’s scholarship program.
— Compeer Financial
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