BLOOMINGTON, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Minnesota Masonic Charities (MMC) today announced the recipients of its 2017 Scholarships Program. As part of its continuing commitment to building a better future for Minnesota, the nonprofit organization provides annual awards to some of the state’s most promising scholars.
Since 2008, the organization has provided more than $2 million to fund Minnesota students seeking higher education. By 2018, Minnesota Masonic Charities plans to distribute $1 million annually in merit scholarship awards.
“Our scholars reflect the values and character that are important to Masons,” said Eric Neetenbeek, Minnesota Masonic Charities president and CEO. “They demonstrate integrity and dedication – two traits we believe exemplify leadership. We have great faith in the individuals we select for these awards each year.”
MMC offers up to 95 scholarship awards annually. The Signature, Legacy, Heritage and Vocational scholarships are made available to high school seniors on an equal opportunity basis, with no discrimination for age, gender, religion, national origin or Masonic affiliation; and an Undergraduate scholarship for up to 20 current college students is also available.
All awards range from $1,000 to $5,000 per year, and students may renew their scholarship awards annually, provided they maintain scholastic performance.
Please see the following page for a complete list of the 2017 Masonic Scholars. For more information about the Minnesota Masonic Charities Scholarships Program, please contact Kelly Johns, Director of Communications for MMC, at 952-948-6202 or kelly.johns@mnmasonic.org.
Minnesota Masonic Charities
2017 Scholarship Recipients
Signature Scholarships ($5,000/year)
(Criteria: 3.90 GPA
or higher)
Stephanie Deng
Mayo Brothers Signature
Scholarship
Mayo High School
Nicholas Foreman
Harold E. Stassen Signature
Scholarship
Centennial High School
Samantha Wheeler
James J. Hill Signature
Scholarship
Washburn High School
Connie Chao
Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr. Signature
Scholarship
Edina High School
Lauren Smith
Laura Ingalls Wilder Signature
Scholarship
Mankato West High School
Legacy Scholarships ($4,000/year)
(Criteria: 3.6-3.89 GPA)
Alyna Peterson
Doris Veit Legacy Scholarship
Monticello
High School
Hanna Norlinger
Doris Veit Legacy Scholarship
Irondale
High School
Nicholas Anderson
Charles W. Loufek, Jr.
Legacy Scholarship
Denfeld High School
William Michels
Charles W. Loufek, Jr. Legacy
Scholarship
Eastview High School
Noah Zak
Arthur H. Anderson Legacy Scholarship
Hastings
High School
Ian Foote
Dewey Ewald Legacy Scholarship
Wayzata
High School
Kaitlyn Villars
Robert & Alta Van Tries
Legacy Scholarship
Washburn High School
Nicholas Eickhoff
Enoch Sward Legacy
Scholarship
Robbinsdale Cooper High School
Stanley Ancheta
William F. Mackintosh Legacy
Scholarship
Rosemount High School
Joshua Tillman
William F. Mackintosh Legacy
Scholarship
Irondale High School
Heritage Scholarships ($2,500/year)
(Criteria: 3.0-3.59
GPA)
Garrett Broemer, Eastview High School
Callie Hardesty, St.
Michael-Albertville High School
Curtis Hargrove, Blaine High School
Elsa
Headlee, Pequot Lakes High School
Caine Knuckles, Minneapolis
Southwest High School
Madeline Larkin, Chaska High School
Marisa
Laurel, Rosemount High School
Taylor Lock, Lakeville North High
School
Weston Lombard, St. Paul Academy
Madeline Marker,
Rochester John Marshall High School
Jonathon May, Minneapolis
Southwest High School
Kaleb Middleton, Rogers High School
Isaac
Miller, Kingsland High School
Lucas Olson, Stillwater Area High
School
Emily Quealy, Benilde-St. Margaret’s High School
Skylar
Smiley, Robbinsdale Cooper High School
Thane Storley, Rosemount
High School
Mary Tracey, Legacy Christian Academy
Evan
Wohlert, Brainerd High School
Emily Woodhall, Shakopee High School
Undergraduate Scholarships ($2,000/year)
(Criteria: 2.75
GPA)
Colton Mowers, Albert Lea (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
Lucas
Fleissner, Rochester (Iowa State University)
Seth Cattanach, Lake
Elmo (University of Notre Dame)
Katelynne Schatz, Kettle River
(College of St. Scholastica)
Rachel Pompa, Hermantown (University
of Minnesota, Duluth)
Karli Weisz, Mora (University of North Dakota)
Brock
Drevlow, Theif River Falls (Johns Hopkins University)
Jack Hedberg,
Roseville (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities)
Sophia Vrba, Maple
Grove (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities)
Za Vang, Minneapolis
(University of St. Thomas)
Sela Fadness, Austin (Hamline University)
Tess
Hatfield, Hill City (University of Wisconsin, Superior)
Isabel
Brown, White Bear lake (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities)
Taylor
Schmidt, Duluth (College of St. Scholastica)
Jenifer Weyer, St.
Cloud (Winona State University)
Anthony Tran Vu, St. Paul
(University of St. Thomas)
Ryan McMahon, Mahtomedi (University of
Minnesota, Twin Cities)
Alex Sellner, Fairfax (Gustavus Adolphus
College)
Nathan Kuhn, Eagan (Southwest Minnesota State University)
Caroline
Sullivan, Fridley (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities)
Vocational Scholarships ($1,000/year)
Aaron Anderson, Richfield
Tyler Onstad, Morris
Ashley Witucki,
Little Falls
Alana Osborne, North branch
Mark Matlack, Carlton
Abdiaziz
Mohamoud, St. Paul
Makenzie Sokoloski, Orr
Ayana Dakane, St.
Cloud
Alli Sandberg, Cook
Josh Pettersen, Moose Lake
Kaleb
Peterson, Hokah
Carter Peterson, Duluth
Karen Ketola, New
Brighton
Brandon Walter, Montrose
Hared Hites, Hermantown
Fraternal Scholarships ($1,000/year)
(Masonic affiliation
required)
Marilin Benn, Clearwater
Jacob Bjornstad, Red Wing
Francesca
Dimatteo, Brooklyn Park
James Harstad, Sartell
John Helcl, II,
South St. Paul
Peter Irvine, Woodbury
Robert Keller, Rochester
Evan
Tilton, Hibbing
