FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota 4-H Foundation has awarded 10 scholarships to 4-H members for 2017.
The scholarships and recipients are:
- Eleanor R. Schultz Memorial Scholarship ($300) – Traci Lagein, Towner County
- Rosevold Memorial Scholarship ($400) – Mary Hintz, Morton County
- Farm & Ranch Guide ($500) – Dietrich Schlichtmann, Traill County
- North Dakota 4-H Foundation Scholarship (in honor of Erwin and Nora Klusmann and John Norgaard, $350) – Alanna Ivers, Grand Forks County
- John DeKrey Jr. and Hannah DeKrey Scholarship ($750) – Cierra Dockter, Kidder County
- John D. Paulson Memorial Award ($1,000 each) – Mikayla Fingarson and Rebecca Klose, Walsh County
- Kelci Jo Willson Memorial Award ($500) – Jaelyn Lardy, Cass County
- Steve E. and Mary M. Tuhy Scholarship ($500) – Lane Bachmeier, McHenry County
- William Bloom Scholarship ($100) – Marissa Tuhy, Stark-Billings County
As part of the selection process, applicants submit answers to questions about what skills and types of knowledge they gained from 4-H project and leadership experiences, how they used 4‐H experiences to impact their communities, and how 4‐H has helped shape them as a person and influenced their futures.
The North Dakota 4-H Foundation is the North Dakota State University Center for 4-H Youth Development’s private-sector, nonprofit partner. Visit https://www.ndsu.edu/4h for more information about scholarships and other North Dakota 4-H activities.
— NDSU Agriculture Communication
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