Seventeen St. Joseph students recently received scholarships from the St. Joseph Area Dollars for Scholars.
They, their graduating high school, the post-secondary school they will attend, their field of interest and the business donor are as follows: Abshira Aden, Rocori High School, St. Cloud Technical College, nursing, St. Joseph Lions; Logan Bakken, Apollo High School, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Spanish, LaPlayette; Amber Boulton, Rocori High School, South Dakota State University-Brookings, animal science, St. Joseph Jaycees;
Kayla Bedel, Immaculate Conception Academy, St. Cloud State University, exercise science, St. Joseph Lions; Skye Bellmont, Rocori High School, St. Cloud State University, architecture, St. Joseph Lions; Elijah Ebel, Cathedral High School, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, finance, St. Joseph Lions;
Shelby Garding, Rocori High School, College of St. Benedict, biology, Sentry Bank; Madelyn Gottwalt, Apollo High School, undecided, St. Joseph Jaycees; Bethany Knopp, Apollo High School, University of Minnesota-Morris, pre-physician assistant, Sunset Cos.;
Autumn Landwehr, Rocori High School, University of North Dakota-Grand Forks, chemical engineering, Pam’s Auto; Josephine Meyer, Cathedral High School, College of St. Benedict, art therapy or physical therapy, St. Joseph Lions; Maxwell Meyer, Cathedral High School, St. John’s University, business, St. Joseph Jaycees;
Reese Moneypenny, Cathedral High School, St. John’s University, pre-med, Ultra Durable Technologies; Brooke Reinhardt, Rocori High School, Alexandria Technical College, interior design, St. Joseph Jaycees; Matthew Stang, Paynesville High School, North Dakota State University-Fargo, engineering, Home Town Title & Abstract;
Brooke Swanson, Tech High School, University of Minnesota-Duluth, political science/law, Pam’s Auto; and Lindsey Zimmer, Apollo High School, South Dakota State University- Brookings, nursing, Ultra Durable Technologies.
St. Joseph Area Dollars for Scholars was started in 1996 by Michael Hazen. His son, Jonathan Hazen has served as president since 2019.
The group has given 715 scholarships that started out as $250 per student and recently in 2021 was increased to $500 per scholarship. The total amount that has been given to local high school graduating students and non-traditional students returning to college is $138,500.
Ebel, Garding, Landwehr and Josephine Meyer did not respond to requests to provide a photo.
