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JACKSON — Federated Rural Electric of Jackson has awarded two area students with $1,000 scholarships in the 18th annual Federated/Basin scholarship program.
Samantha Henning, Jackson, is a senior at Jackson County Central High School. She plans to attend South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota, to major in precision agriculture with a minor in soil health and agronomy. She is the daughter of Bradley and Ann Henning.
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Also awarded a $1,000 scholarship was Harriet Lohse, Windom. Lohse is a senior at Windom Area High School. She will attend Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, to major in business marketing and possibly minor in theology, graphic design or psychology. She is the daughter of Eric and Christina Lohse.
“These scholarships come from two of our power suppliers, Basin Electric Power Cooperative based in Bismarck, North Dakota; and L&O Power Cooperative in Rock Rapids, Iowa,” stated Scott Reimer, Federated’s general manager. “We are members of both cooperatives since 2008. Basin awards 136 of these scholarships to local electric cooperatives. Federated is excited to award these $1,000 scholarships to Samantha and Harriet.”
Federated received 16 applications. Each applicant completed a two-page application, wrote an essay, submitted grades, a reference checklist, work history and involvement.
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