Over $900,000 Awarded to Milbank High School Seniors

Milbank High School awards day was staged Wednesday, May 9, in the high school theatre where $906,130 in scholarships were awarded to numerous seniors to help further their education.

The list of recipients and the name and amount of each scholarship received include:
Derrick Aho MEF: Dr. Norm & Carol Madsen $2,500.00
Jonny Ash MEF: Paul & Aaron Buri $5,000.00
SDSU: Yellow & Blue Scholarship $8,000.00
SD Opportunity Scholarship $6,500.00
Arlen Conrad Memorial Scholarship $500.00
Tanner Bock Tom Lundborg Memorial Scholarship $500.00
Nate Bohn National Guard $40,000.00
Faith Brandenburger MEF: Kiwanis $2,500.00
Lake Area Tech: Elva igurdson $500.00
Heather Bray MEF: Gus Kline $2,500.00
David Profilet Scholarship $2,000.00
Augustana Academic Scholarship $54,000.00
Jodi DeVaal MEF: SA $2,500.00
Christina DiNatale Snow Queen:The Valley Express- Second Runner-up $150.00
Emily Dornbusch North Dakota State School of Science $500.00
Isaac Fischer Justin Maass Memorial/Wrestling Booster Club $500.00
Ethan Hall Northern State University: WolfPACT $7,000.00
Makocha Study Club $250.00
Justin & Hannah Maass Memorial Scholarship $1,000.00
VFW 3964 Ortonville $1,000.00
Angela Hoeke Curtis Marvin Hohn Scholarship $1,000.00
ITC Telecom & Dean E. Anderson $600.00
Forman Family Scholarship $500.00
Grant Roberts Rural Water Systems Scholarship $500.00
American Red Cross $250.00
Coyote Commitment Scholarship $7,000.00
Scottish Rite of SD Scholarship $250.00
MEF: Patridge/Brisco $9,400.00
SD Opportunity Scholarship $6,500.00
Milbank Area Hospital $1,000.00
Sadie Holland MEF: Willard Meyers $2,500.00
Makocha Study Club $250.00
Shea Hooth MEF: Shea Hooth $2,500.00
MEF: Stengel Family $1,000.00
FOP Scholarship $500.00
Tanner Kettwig MEF: Kiwanis – Dr. Johnson $2,500.00
SD School of Mines Merit Scholarship $8,000.00
Minute Man Scholarship ROTC $101,000.00
SD Opportunity Scholarship $6,500.00
Brady Klemm MEF: Gaylene Stengel $2,500.00
SD Opportunity Scholarship $6,500.00
Madison Liebe MEF: Leo P. Flynn $5,000.00
Madeline Lightfield MEF: James Emanuel $2,500.00
Scottish Rite of SD Scholarship $250.00
First Bank & Trust $500.00
West Virginia University Mountaineer Connection Scholarship $22,000.00
Lee Schwagel Memorial Scholarship $250.00
Rebecca Loehrer MEF: Patridge/Brisco $9,400.00
First Bank & Trust $500.00
Northern State University: WolfPACT $7,000.00
Clarence & Phyllis Justice Scholarship $2,500.00
Northern State University: Music Scholarship $6,000.00
American Legion Birch Miller $500.00
Milltones $500.00
Christina Lusk USD: Distinction Scholarship $7,000.00
YBA Scholarship $500.00
Riverview Scholarship $1,000.00
USD Valedictorian Scholarship $500.00
Snow Queen:The Valley Express- First runner- up $250.00
MEF: Doug & Linda Buri $2,500.00
MEF: Doug & Linda Buri – Student Selection $2,500.00
MEF: Patridge/Brisco $2,500.00
SD Opportunity Scholarship $6,500.00
Lauren McDonald MEF: Whetstone Valley Nursing Home $2,500.00
Scottish Rite of SD Scholarship $250.00
MEF: Sam Grorud $2,500.00
Hamline University Presidential Scholarship $100,000.00
Karissa McFaden Taco Johns $500.00
Menze/Veen Scholarship $1,500.00
Kelsey Montag American Red Cross $250.00
Andrew Schmidt $500.00
Catholic United Financial Scholarship $300.00
Isaac Nolz MEF: Les Bloem Scholarship $2,500.00
Ethan Paysen SD School of Mines Honor Scholarship $8,000.00
SD School of Mines Civil Engineering Scholarship $4,000.00
SD Opportunity Scholarship $6,500.00
Chandler Peery FOP Scholarship $500.00
Kibbe Family Scholarship $1,500.00
Allison Pillatzki MEF: Kiwanis Ag $2,500.00
Noah Pillatzki Catholic United Financial Scholarship $300.00
Chase Pinkert MEF: David J. Engebretson $26,000.00
American Red Cross $250.00
SDSU Music $900.00
SDSU Jackrabbit Guarentee $12,000.00
First Bank & Trust $500.00
YBA Scholarship $100.00
NWTF Local Chapter $500.00
NWRF State $1,000.00
SD Opportunity Scholarship $6,500.00
Milbank Chamber Ag $500.00
Alex Popowski MEF: Valley Queen $2,500.00
MEF: Class of 1956 $1,000.00
MN State University Moorhead: Academic $6,000.00
Brittany Preller Dept of Veteran’s Affair DEA $46,080.00
Birch Miller Post #9 Auxiliary $250.00
VFW Post 3964 Ortonville $1,000.00
Molly Rick MEF: Valley Queen $2,500.00
SDSU Yellow & Blue Scholarship $5,000.00
SD Opportunity Scholarship $6,500.00
Gage Sayler Northwestern College Academic Achievement Scholarship $34,000.00
Northwestern College Baseball Scholarship $4,000.00
Austin Schuelke University of Sioux Falls: Achievement Scholarship $28,800.00
University of Sioux Falls: Cougar Scholarship $4,000.00
Jenifer Seehafer HOSA Service Scholarship $250.00
Coyote Commitment Scholarship $7,000.00
SD Opportunity Scholarship $6,500.00
MEF: Paul & Aaron Buri $5,000.00
Haeley Seehafer MEF: Mary Scott $2,500.00
USD: Promise Scholarship $4,000.00
Sophia Seffrood Western Undergraduate Exchange $58,400.00
MEF: David J. Engebretson $26,000.00
Grace Spiering MEF: Robert & Verna Ostlie $2,500.00
MEF: Conner Munson $1,000.00
SD Opportunity Scholarship $6,500.00
Shawn Stemsrud SDSU: Yellow & Blue Scholarship $4,000.00
SDSU Music $1,500.00
MEA Scholarship $200.00
Milltones $500.00
Montana Swenson 2018 Basin Electric Scholarship (Whetstone Valley Electric $1,000.00
MEF: Cal Modin $2,500.00
USD: Distinction Scholarship $7,000.00
First Bank & Trust $500.00
SD Opportunity Scholarship $6,500.00
Adam Thomas Sam Tronnes Memorial Foundation $1,000.00
Build Dakota Scholarship $24,000.00
Grant Roberts Rural Water Systems $500.00
Clarence & Phyllis Justice Scholarship $2,500.00
MEF: Reva Bracht $2,500.00
MEF: Anderson Family $2,500.00
SD Opportunity Scholarship $6,500.00
Kaitlyn VanderWal Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Scholarship $5,000.00
William Busk Scholarship $2,000.00
Milbank Snow Queen: Valley Express $500.00
Milbank Chamber Ag $500.00
Katherine Amberly Warren Oak Hills College/Calvary Church $1,000.00
Dylan Westlund MEF: Art Campbell $2,500.00
MEF: JoAnn Vanlith $1,500.00
SD Opportunity Scholarship $6,500.00
Kibbe Family Scholarship $1,500.00
Total $906,130.00