Glenwood City’s 2014 graduates awarded $109,100 in scholarships

GLENWOOD CITY – Several graduates of Glenwood City’s Class of 2014 will share in a scholarship haul that once again tallied in the six figures.

Nearly 60 percent of this year’s graduating class of 38 members earned scholarship awards from private, public, and local courses. Although this year’s awards total was down nearly $78,000 from 2013, 22 individuals still earned an impressive, combined tally of $109,100 in monetary awards.

Much like a year ago, almost half of that total was earned by one graduate – class salutatorian and honor student Katelyn Meyers. It was announced at commencement exercises Saturday morning, May 31 that Meyers had received a half dozen different scholarships that totaled $54,450. The largest amount came from her chosen school, Drake University, which awarded her a $13,000 Presidential Scholarship that is renewable yearly for up to four years. She also received a $1,000 Russell Meyer Scholarship, a $500 Miss Glenwood City Scholarship, a $500 Glen Hills Lions Club Scholarship, the $250 George Johnston Memorial Scholarship, and a $200 Glenwood City Basketball Club Scholarship.

Class valedictorian McKenzie Kruse-Pillsbury received the second largest sum, collecting $13,450 from eight awards. The largest, the State of Wisconsin’s Academic Excellence Scholarship, is valued at $2,250 per year for four years. McKenzie also received a $1,500 Vietnam Veterans Association 331 Scholarship valued at $1,500 as well as a Russel Meyer Scholarship for $1,000.

Honor student, Ryan Curtis, earned the class’ third largest award tally. Curtis secured four awards for a total of $6,500 – all from UW-Stout. They included a $3,000 Chancellor’s Scholarship, a $2,000 Honors College Scholarship, and a $1,000 Polytechnic Scholarship.

Two other honor students each garnered more than $4,000 in awards.

Jenna Magsam earned $4,750 in scholarships awards. The largest of the nine awards was a $1,250 Built Ford Tough National FFA Scholarship.

Donovan Fornal, the class president, secured $4,300 in awards including a $2,000 AnnMarie Foundation Scholarship.

Both Fornal and Magsam received $1,000 Russell Meyer Scholarships.

The Russell Meyer Scholarship fund awarded ten scholarships this year, each valued at $1,000.

A complete list of scholarship recipients and their respective awards follows:

Kayla Bloss: Chuck Rasmussen “Captain’s” Scholarship, $500; Glenwood City Basketball Club Scholarship, $200; Russell Meyer Scholarship, $1,000

Bailey Britton: GC Parent Teacher Connection Scholarship, $400; GC WEA Scholarship, $250; Kathy Wood Memorial Scholarship, $300

Jacob Carlson: Curry Ainsworth Post #168 Scholarship, $200; Glenwood City Wrestling Club Scholarship, $625; Russell Meyer Scholarship, $1,000

Hunter Chouinard: Glenwood City Wrestling Club Scholarship,  $625

Richard Croes: Farmington Mutual Insurance Company Scholarship, $500; Glenwood City Coop Trust Scholarship, $250; Marcel K. & Edith H. Lynum Memorial Scholarship, $1,000

Ryan Curtis: UW – Stout Chancellor’s Scholarship, $3,000; UW – Stout Honors College Scholarship, $2,000; UW – Stout Polytechnic Scholarship, $1,000; UW – Stout WI License Plate Scholarship, $500

Donovan Fornal: AnnMarie Foundation Scholarship, $2,000; Glenwood City Wrestling Club Scholarship, $550; Hiawatha National Bank – Business Scholarship, $500; Mark Douglas Nelson Scholarship, $250; Russell Meyer Scholarship, $1,000

Jordan Hill: All States Ag Parts Scholarship, $250; Glen Hills Ladies Golf Scholarship, $250; Glen Hills Rods and Rides Scholarship, $200; Ridgerunner Snowmobile Club Scholarship, $300; St. Croix Valley Veterinary Clinic Scholarship, $100

Samantha Hurtis: Bill Ullom Memorial Scholarship, $500

Rebecca Jensen: Brenda Cassellius-Wink Memorial Scholarship, $500; GC Class of 1950 Scholarship, $500; George Johnston Memorial Scholarship, $250; Russell Meyer Scholarship, $1,000

Brennan Kessler: Dorothy Kuhn Memorial Scholarship, $500; George Johnston Memorial Scholarship, $250; Glenwood City Fire Department Scholarship, $250; Glenwood City Wrestling Club Scholarship, $575; Mark Douglas Nelson Scholarship, $250; Phil Ottney Memorial Scholarship, $250; St. Croix Valley Veterinary Clinic Scholarship, $100

Jeffrey Kopacz: Glenwood City Wrestling Club Scholarship, $550

McKenzie Kruse-Pillsbury: American Red Cross Scholarship, $750; George Johnston Memorial Scholarship, $250; Glen Hills Lions Club Scholarship, $500; Knights of Columbus Scholarship, $250; Russell Meyer Scholarship, $1,000; St. John’s Council of Catholic Women Scholarship, $200; Vietnam Veterans Association 331 Scholarship, $1,500; Wisconsin Academic Excellence Scholarship, $2,250 x 4 years

Jenny Lindquist: Hiawatha National Bank – Ag Scholarship, $500; New Richmond Farmers Union Scholarship, $1,000; Russell Meyer Scholarship, $1,000; Phil Ottney Memorial Scholarship, $250

Jenna Magsam: Built Ford Tough National FFA Scholarship, $1,250; FFA Alumni Scholarship, $650; GC Band Boosters Scholarship, $150; George Johnston Memorial Scholarship, $250; Glenwood City Support Staff Scholarship, $200; Matson-Miller Wilson American Legion Post #330 Scholarship, $500; National Honors Society Scholarship, $200; Russell Meyer Scholarship, $1,000; Topper Partnership Foundation Scholarship, $550

Katelyn Meyers: Drake University Presidential Scholarship, $13,000 x 4 years, Glenwood City Basketball Club Scholarship, $200; George Johnston Memorial Scholarship, $250; Glen Hills Lions Club Scholarship, $500; Miss Glenwood City Scholarship, $500; Russell Meyer Scholarship, $1,000

Nicholas Mrdutt: Chuck Rasmussen “Captain’s” Scholarship, $500; Glenwood City Basketball Club Scholarship, $200; Glen Hills Ladies Golf Scholarship, $250; Glenwood City USBC Association Scholarship, $200; New Richmond Farmers Union Scholarship, $1,000; Phil Ottney Memorial Scholarship, $250; St. John’s Council of Catholic Women Scholarship, $200; Tim O’Meara Memorial Scholarship, $500

Kelly Perkins: Brenda Cassellius-Wink Memorial Scholarship, $500; George Johnston Memorial Scholarship, $250; Glenhaven, Inc. Scholarship, $250; Mayo Clinic Health System – Red Cedar Scholarship, $500

Richard Ross: GC Band Boosters Scholarship, $150; Glenwood City Basketball Club Scholarship, $200; Knights of Columbus Scholarship, $250; Russell Meyer Scholarship, $1,000

Charlie Shackett: Glenwood City Support Staff Scholarship, $200

Isaac Tuttle: GC Class of 1950 Scholarship, $500; Glenwood City Wrestling Club Scholarship, $575; Matson-Miller Wilson American Legion Post #330 Scholarship, $500; Phil Ottney Memorial Scholarship, $250

Casey Wittmer: George Johnston Memorial Scholarship, $250; Russell Meyer Scholarship, $1,000

Special Senior Awards
Jenna Magsam – Agriculture Academic Award
Bailey Britton – Art Award
Jenna Magsam – Band Award
Ryan Curtis – Business/Marketing Education Award
Richard Ross – Choral Award
Becca Jensen – English Award
Samantha Hurtis – Family and Consumer Sciences Award
Katelyn Meyers – Math Award
Richard Croes – Physical Education Male Award
Kayla Bloss – Physical Education Female Award
Charlie Shackett – Science Award
Jon Dieltz – Spanish Award
Ryan Curtis – Social Studies Award
Clarence Rogers – Technology Education Award