CVTC students receive scholarships

EAU CLAIRE – Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) students received 519 scholarships and microgrants recently totaling more than $502,000 when the CVTC Foundation hosted its annual Scholarship Awards Reception, recently.

The scholarships were given to incoming and continuing students and span a majority of the CVTC program areas.

Local Award winners with scholarship names are listed below:

From Altoona: Tessa Anderson, Arendt Scholarship; Erica Becker, Association of Altoona Emergency Services - Firemedic Current Student; Kelly Bertsch, Brehm Family Endowment Scholarship; Tanner Kircher, Skyline Steel Scholarship and Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute Foundation and CRSI Pioneer and Viking Chapters Scholarship; Kayla Mills, Ida B. Fischer GED Scholarship; Andrew Thayer, Josh and Angie Hanson Scholarship, Norbert & Helen Wurtzel Endowment Scholarship, Local 2398 Marion Flood Memorial Endowment Scholarship, Jerry Jacobson Leadership Endowment Scholarship, Ivar Walker Memorial Endowment Scholarship, and Cheryl A. Janke Memorial Endowment Scholarship

From Bloomer: Grace Boos, CVTC Study Abroad Scholarship; Elijah Flynn, Win Technology Scholarship, Thomas Draz Memorial Endowment Scholarship, and Roger Mueller Information Technology Scholarship; Christian Handrahan, Dick Klatt Memorial Welding Endowment Scholarship and CVTC Welding Endowment Scholarship; Chelsea Hauck, Eau Claire Evening Lions' Club - Gordie Berg Memorial Scholarship; Jennifer Judnic, Prevea Health New Student Scholarship; Isabel Lebakken, Escoffier Excellence Endowment Scholarship and Eau Claire City/County TLW Culinary Scholarship; Bobbi Wagner, American Association of University Women - Chippewa Falls Branch; Yilin Zan, Gerald Hawkenson Memorial Scholarship

From Boyd: Carter Vait, Ben Meyer Memorial Endowment Scholarship and CVTC Education Association Endowment

From Cadott: Kayla Stangret, Paulette Wright Memorial Endowment Scholarship; Bailey Witt, CVTC Excellence Endowment Scholarship

From Chippewa Falls: Isaiah Anderson, Matthew G. Overhulser Memorial Endowed Nursing Scholarship; Allison Buckwheat, Dental Hygienist Faculty Scholarship and Delta Dental of Wisconsin Foundation and Inclusion Scholarship; Katelyn Buresh, Lexy Harris Memorial Scholarship and Ardis N. Mcafee Endowment Scholarship; Paige Butak, CVTC Education Association Endowment and Arthur Medtlie Memorial Endowment Scholarship; Katie Clark, Willy & Patricia Raymond Memorial Scholarship; Vivian Ertz, Willard E. Pynn Memorial Endowment Scholarship and Bob Houser - Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Endowed Scholarship; Crystal Franz, Northwestern Bank Endowment Scholarship; Arianna Gardow, Eau Claire Seymour Lions' Club Scholarship and Ardis N. Mcafee Endowment Scholarship; Elijah Hable, Menomonie Paid On-Call Firefighter Jack Ganzemiller Scholarship and Eric Hamm Memorial Scholarship; Pamela Kramer, The Michael Troyer Marketing Scholarship For Non-Traditional Students; Dylan Nascimento, Lake Wissota Garden Club Scholarship; Payton Niblett, Ashrae/La Crosse Chapter Scholarship; Ann Nyhus, CVTC Excellence Endowment Scholarship; Drew Olson, Northwest Wisconsin Building Inspectors' Association Endowment Scholarship- Architectural/Structural Design and Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute Foundation and CRSI Pioneer and Viking Chapters Scholarship; Adrienne Olson, US Bank Endowment Scholarship, Robert L. Zimmerman Memorial Endowment Scholarship, Ida B. Fischer Business-Accounting Scholarship, Carol L. Zimmerman Memorial Endowment Scholarship, and Bmo Harris Bank Endowed Scholarship; Nicholas Pampuch, Northwestern Wisconsin Peace Officers' Association Memorial Endowment Scholarship; Shonna Pruitt, C & M Homebuilders General Scholarship; Collin Roberts, Neil Roberts Memorial Scholarship For Single Fathers: Automotive; Hanna Salter, Association of Altoona Emergency Services Criminal Justice Current Student; Jarod Shower, Dale W. Lambert Memorial Scholarship; Ian Simetkosky, Jerome Contney Memorial Endowment Scholarship and Indianhead Old Car Club Endowment Scholarship; Austin Sykora, Nordson EDI Corporation Scholarship, Gerald H. Jacobson Endowment Scholarship, and Derek Kizewski Memorial - Riverside Machine & Engineering, Inc., Scholarship; Kaileigh Tice, Bloomer Ems Scholarship; Greatle Vidamo, Lavern G. Soper Memorial Scholarship II and Lavern G. Soper Memorial Scholarship I; Paige Zillmer, Don & Mary Samuelson Endowment Scholarship; Jace Zwiefelhofer, Xcel Energy Electrical Power Distribution Scholarship

From Colfax: Maxwell Knudson, Stuart T. Nesbit EPD Scholarship; Miranda Knutson, CVTC Excellence Endowment Scholarship; Jarod Loew, Taylor Machine, Inc., Scholarship and Gerald H. Jacobson Endowment Scholarship

From Cornell: Camden Mercer, John Moseng Information Technology Endowment Scholarship

From Eau Claire: Catherine Aguillard, Ardis N. Mcafee Endowment Scholarship; Clarissa Anderson, 3M Map Scholarship; Braden Belden, Robert Straavaldson Memorial Endowment Scholarship, Dale W. Lambert Memorial Scholarship, and Cleghorn Lions' Club Trade Scholarship; Madison Brandl, Northern Wisconsin Hosta Society Scholarship; Kristin Brantner, Ronald & Sharen Hoepner Memorial Endowment Scholarship, Arthur Kopp Memorial Endowment Scholarship, William J. Boyle Endowment Scholarship, The Michael Troyer Marketing Scholarship For Non-Traditional Students, Julie Furst-Bowe Leadership Scholarship, and American Association of University Women - Eau Claire Branch Scholarship; Rhonda Brown, Linda A. Krause Memorial Endowment Scholarship; Ava Carey, R.E. Carter Memorial Endowment Scholarship; Johnny Chang, Xcel Energy Mechatronics Scholarship; Lydia Clausen, Tri-County Medical Alliance Endowment Scholarship, L. E. Phillips Memorial Endowment Scholarship, Chippewa Valley Vocational Homemakers' Club Endowment Scholarship, and Cathy "STRETCH" Weiss Memorial Endowment Scholarship; Gage Dallmann, Lyman Lumber of Wisconsin Endowment Scholarship, Eau Claire Realty/David F. Suchla Endowment Scholarship, Mckinley Charter School Endowment Scholarship - Michael Siker, Residential Construction Club Scholarship - Eau Claire, Mckinley Charter School Endowment Scholarship, C & M Homebuilders Scholarship II, and C & M Homebuilders Scholarship I; Kelsie Drefko, Robert Benedict Memorial Scholarship For Students With Disabilities Endowment and Giriraj Kishore & Brahma Devi Agrawal Memorial Endowment - Diversity Scholarship; Pablo Garcia, Robert Benedict Memorial Scholarship For Students With Disabilities Endowment; Skyler Godfrey, John Moseng Information Technology Endowment Scholarship; Larissa Graese, Western Wisconsin Health Information Management Association Scholarship; Christine Hill, Business Technology Scholarship, Iaap - Chippewa Valley Chapter Endowment Scholarship, and Kathryn Fischer Memorial Endowment Scholarship; Abigail Hill, Larry Lee Reckin Memorial Marketing Endowment Scholarship, Joseph & Ethyl Tomashek Memorial Endowment Scholarship, and Jean Husby Memorial Marketing Endowment Scholarship; Brooks Hoenisch, Northwestern Bank Endowment Scholarship, Roger Mueller Information Technology Scholarship, and Great Northern Corporation Endowment Scholarship; Korey Klammer, Chippewa Valley Sports Car Club -- The Dick Feeney Memorial Scholarship, James J and Cheryl A Meyers Eau Claire Auto Parts Endowment, Indianhead Old Car Club Auto Collision Repair & Refinish Scholarship, Doug & Gloria Christensen Automotive Endowed Scholarship, Chippewa Valley Auto Body Association Scholarship, and Shawn M. Sillman Memorial Auto Collision Repair & Refinish Technician Endowed Scholarship; Cynthia Kragness, CVTC Study Abroad Scholarship; Ashton Lindseth, Gerald Hawkenson Memorial Scholarship; Anthony Liptow, C & M Homebuilders General Scholarship; Jayden Nelson, Wjr Endowment Scholarship, Walter Hestekin Memorial Endowment Scholarship, Thomas Dougherty Memorial Endowment Scholarship, Northwest Wisconsin Building Inspectors' Association Endowment Scholarship- Hvac, and Earl Welke Memorial Endowment Scholarship; Jennifer Nguyen, Northwestern Bank Endowment Scholarship and Great Northern Corporation Endowment Scholarship; Charles Nilsson, Lyman Lumber of Wisconsin Endowment Scholarship, Eau Claire Realty/David F. Suchla Endowment Scholarship, Residential Construction Club Scholarship - Eau Claire, Northwest Wisconsin Building Inspectors' Association Endowment Scholarship- Residential Construction Eau Claire, and Chippewa Valley Home Builders' Association Endowment Scholarship; Adam Nixdorf, John Moseng Information Technology Endowment Scholarship, Northwestern Bank Endowment Scholarship, and Nellie Henning Memorial Endowment Scholarship; Kelly O'Donnell, C & M Homebuilders General Scholarship; Luke Olson, Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute Foundation and CRSI Pioneer and Viking Chapters Scholarship; Joy Oswald, John Moseng Information Technology Endowment Scholarship; Michael Pardun, Gerald Hawkenson Memorial Scholarship; Alice Pham, P.E.O. Chapter AF Eau Claire Scholarship, Nicolet National Bank Scholarship, and Myrtle E. Lemay Best Memorial Endowment Scholarship; Alyssa Polus, Northwestern Bank Endowment Scholarship and ITW Deltar Fasteners Scholarship; Ramia Rabbat, Bruce Barker Commemorative Scholarship Endowment; Amy Ridgeway, Michelle Pinkston Memorial Scholarship and Linda Weaver-Berdami Memorial Endowment Scholarship; Tristan Schiedler, Richard Freeburg Honorary Welding Scholarship; Kelly Severson, John Moseng Information Technology Endowment Scholarship; Paige Smith, C & M Homebuilders Scholarship II and C & M Homebuilders Scholarship I; Jacob Stodola, Win Technology Scholarship, Scott & Ann Hoffmann Scholarship, Northwestern Bank Endowment Scholarship, and Josh and Angie Hanson Scholarship; Rebecca Vang, US Bank Endowment Scholarship and The Jim & Jennifer Rooney Family Foundation Program Scholarship; Noah Watkins, Mike Donley Memorial Scholarship and Gerald Hawkenson Memorial Scholarship; Veonshae West, Livingston Future Educator Scholarship and C & M Homebuilders General Scholarship

From Elk Mound: Samantha Brenden, Roger Mueller Information Technology Scholarship; Kamryn King, Norbert & Helen Wurtzel Endowment Scholarship, Local 2398 Marion Flood Memorial Endowment Scholarship, Jerry Jacobson Leadership Endowment Scholarship, and CVTC Alumni Association Scholarship; Carson Steinhorst, Bruce Hunter Memorial Scholarship I

From Fairchild: Autumn Schmidt, Cancer Remission/Survivor Endowment Scholarship

From Fall Creek: Dakota Antczak, Northwestern Bank Endowment Scholarship; Keith Burnside, Jon Kott Mid-State Truck Service Memorial Endowment Scholarship - Auto; Karley Harriman, Mike Voth Memorial Chapter 5 of Vietnam Veterans of America Nursing Scholarship II and Mike Voth Memorial Chapter 5 of Vietnam Veterans of America Nursing Scholarship I; Tara Jiskra, Gale & Jan Otterholt Allied Medical Endowment Scholarship; Jennifer Judnic, Arnold & Lois Domer Foundation Scholarship II and Arnold & Lois Domer Foundation Scholarship I; Emma Ryan, CVTC Education Association Endowment and Coy Hobbs Memorial Endowment Scholarship; Aaren Vizer, Larry Gansluckner Endowment Scholarship and Brian Gettler Memorial/PMI Manufacturing Scholarship

From Holcombe: Cead Ewer, Chippewa Valley Technical Recruiters' Endowed Scholarship and I.B.E.W. Local 953-EPD Scholarship; Allison Hattamer, Li-Ling Huang - Memorial Endowment Scholarship

From Lake Holcombe: Allison Hattamer, American Association of University Women - Chippewa Falls Branch, Nicolet National Bank Scholarship, and Li-Ling Huang - Memorial Endowment Scholarship; Bailey Viegut, Robert L. Zimmerman Memorial Endowment Scholarship, ITW Deltar Fasteners Scholarship, and Gladys Bramblett Memorial Endowment Scholarship; Andrew Villalpando, Cancer Remission/Survivor Endowment Scholarship, Steve Dobson Memorial Endowment Scholarship, Nicolet National Bank Scholarship, and Johanna Warloski Diversity Endowment Scholarship

From New Auburn: Savannah Harshman, The Jim & Jennifer Rooney Family Foundation Program Scholarship; Corey Miller, Ronald & Sharen Hoepner Memorial Endowment Scholarship, Patrick B. Devine Memorial Endowment Scholarship, John M. Anderson Memorial Scholarship, Clinton Best Memorial Endowment Scholarship, and Cheryl A. Janke Memorial Endowment Scholarship; Tina Severin, Dawn Bosold Women In Business & Accounting Endowment Scholarship, Northwestern Bank Endowment Scholarship, Jean M. Peterson Memorial Scholarship, and Geri Wendt Memorial Accounting Endowment Scholarship

From Stanley: Liza Bourget, Jim & Jessica Binder Aoda/Nursing Memorial Endowment Scholarship, Braylen Mero Memorial Scholarship, and Karl & Vila Nygaard Memorial Nursing Endowment Scholarship - Continuing Student; Ryan Flaatten, Chippewa Valley Auto Body Association Scholarship, Chippewa Valley Corvette Club Scholarship, and Bob Jacobson Auto Collision Repair & Refinish Scholarship; Hailey Halls, Larry Lee Reckin Memorial Marketing Endowment Scholarship, Jean Husby Memorial Marketing Endowment Scholarship, and Eleanor M. & Lyle D. Houlder Memorial Endowment Scholarship; Sarah Martin, Delta Dental of Wisconsin Foundation and Inclusion Scholarship; Kayley Tollefson, CVTC Excellence Endowment Scholarship

From Thorp: Larissa Raether, CVTC Excellence Endowment Scholarship; Leanne Rafferty, Henry L. Schank Memorial Endowment Scholarship; Zachary Tieman, Chippewa Valley Facility Engineers Scholarship and Bartingale Mechanical Scholarship