2019 Wisconsin 4-H Scholarships & Key Award Recipients Announced
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CATHERINE SCHURTZ
JACOB SCHURTZ
The St. Croix County 4-H Leaders Association is proud to announce this year’s scholarship recipients. A record number of exemplary applications were submitted for consideration. Scholarships are awarded through association funds and individual endowed funds by supporters who share a passion for 4-H and the leadership and life skills it teaches.
St. Croix County 4-H Scholarships are awarded to 4-H members based on demonstrated personal growth, development and leadership, academic performance and future educational goals. Members must be currently enrolled as a St. Croix County 4-H member; be a member in good standing, have a grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and be enrolled or planning to enroll at a university, college, or technical school during the upcoming year.
This year’s scholarship recipients are:
St. Croix County 4-H Scholarship – $600 (6)
Awarded to members pursuing a post-secondary education.
Heidi Sandquist, Hudson Lucky Horseshoes 4-H Club, Hudson High School
Abby Helwig, Rolling Hills 4-H Club, Hudson High School
Jacob Schurtz, Rustic Renegades 4-H Club, Glenwood City High School
Jessica Moor, Baldwin Wide Awake 4-H Club, Baldwin High School
Anthony Graham, Dry Run Go Getters 4-H Club, New Richmond High School
Harly Lentz, Rolling Hills 4-H Club, St. Cloud State University – MN
Evelyn Wilbur Memorial Scholarship – $400 (1)
Awarded to a member pursuing a career in teaching.
Kathryn Mohrhauser, Roberts Ribbon Reapers 4-H Club, St. Croix Central
Gail Dorsey Memorial Scholarship – $400 (1)
Awarded to a member pursuing a career the human health field.
Kelsie Nawrocki, Lone Pine 4-H Club, Baldwin High School
Tom Dorsey Memorial Scholarship – $250 (1)
Awarded to a member pursuing a post-secondary education.
Nathan Thompson, Lone Pine 4-H Club, Baldwin High School
Betty Jean Utecht Forgivable Loan – $250
Awarded to a member pursuing a career in nursing.
Catherine Schurtz, Rustic Renegades 4-H Club Alumni, The College of St. Scholastica.
Wisconsin 4-H Foundation Scholarships
A St. Croix County 4-H member was also a recipient of a Wisconsin 4-H Foundation Scholarship. Wisconsin 4-H Foundation Scholarships are awarded through a very competitive process and recipients are selected through applications submitted by 4-H members from across the state. Only the top 5% of all applications submitted receive a scholarship.
Jacob Schurtz of the Rustic Renegades 4-H Club, Glenwood City High School, was awarded the Francis & Phyllis Conrad Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $1000. There are only two awarded throughout Wisconsin 4-H annually.
Wisconsin 4-H Key Award
The Wisconsin 4-H Key Award Program recognizes a select group of 4-H participants who have demonstrated consistent growth in their 4-H involvement, developed and applied their leadership skills and actively participated in the functions of their 4-H club and community. To be eligible, candidates for this award must be at least in 9th grade or older and must have completed at least three years of 4-H and one year of youth leadership.
Selection for this prestigious award is based on an evaluation of the candidate’s total 4-H record including: membership, projects, activities, leadership, personal development, and county 4-H & community involvement.
4-H Key Award Recipients
Jacob Schurtz, Rustic Renegades 4-H Club, Glenwood City High School
Nathan Thompson, Lone Pine 4-H Club, Baldwin High School
To learn more about St. Croix County 4-H, and the opportunities it offers or for more information about UW-Extension please visit our website at https://stcroix.uwex.edu/ or call the local Extension Office at 715-531-1930.