AgStar Fund for Rural America Awards $20,000 in Scholarships
Rewarding 20 students for their accomplishments and pursuit of education in agriculture
Mankato, Minn. (June 1, 2009) – AgStar Financial Services’ Fund for Rural America, a corporate-giving program, is pleased to announce the scholarship recipients of 2009. The fund awarded $20,000 to high school seniors pursuing their education in agriculture or related fields this fall.
The AgStar Fund has grown to give a total of $20,000.Each recipient received a $1,000 scholarship toward their education. Receipts were graduating seniors throughout AgStar’s Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin territory. Over 300 applications were reviewed and recipients were chosen based on their superior academic achievement, vocational promise, community service and leadership skills.
“AgStar is proud to have such worthy recipients and congratulate each one of them for their achievements,” said Jody Bloemke, fund administrator. “With the future of agriculture in the hands’ of these students, great opportunities are yet to come.”
AgStar is proud to announce the 2009 Recipients of the AgStar Fund for Rural America Scholarships:
| Jacob Achen, Sauk Centre, MN |
Tayler Swanson, St. James, MN |
| Hannah Melin, Grantsburg, WI |
Michael Sukalski, Fairmont, MN |
| Hillary Friendshuh, Clear Lake, WI |
Kate Rentschler, Lakefield, MN |
| Jenna Galligan, Ashland, WI |
David Ewert, Bingham Lake, MN |
| Kathleen Miron, Hugo, MN |
Katie Zehms, Sherburn, MN |
| William Coyne, Spring Valley, WI |
Tim Bartness, Hartland, MN |
| Jennifer Holle, Baldwin, WI |
Kelly Tomschin, Alden, MN |
| Brooke Gasteyer, Elmwood, WI |
Adam Hazel, Lanesboro, MN |
| Kelsey Brandt, LeSueur, MN |
Theresa Twohey, Stewartville, MN |
| Kaitlin Hartkopf, Howard Lake, MN |
Jacob Carlen, Annandale, MN |
About AgStar:
AgStar Financial Services, ACA, headquartered in Mankato, Minn., operates in 69 counties in Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin, employing more than 500 full-time team members. AgStar serves rural communities and agribusinesses throughout the U.S. as part of the Farm Credit System. The company has expertise in the cash grain (corn and soybean production), swine, dairy and bio-energy industries. AgStar has developed successful programs in loans, leases, crop insurance, tax services, accounting, consulting and rural home mortgages. As a value-added financial services cooperative, AgStar allocates patronage dividends to its 13,000 stockholders. The company is also committed to giving back to rural residents, organizations and communities through AgStar’s Fund for Rural America. In 2008, over $640,000 was donated by the AgStar Fund. Visit www.AgStar.com for more information.
Contact: Jody Bloemke
Jody.Bloemke@AgStar.com
507-345-5656
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