COTTAGE GROVE College Notes

UW-Eau Claire announces Freshman Scholarships

Five hundred eighty-two incoming freshmen received scholarships from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire for the 2021-22 academic year, with many students receiving multiple awards. Each award varies in amount and criteria. Scholarship details are posted online. Following is a list of recipients from the Cottage Grove area.

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Mikayla Chu, Blugold Achievement Scholarship and Diversity Incentive New Student Award, Woodbury High School Lauren Glenna, Blugold Biomedical Innovator Scholarship at Mayo Clinic Health System and Freshman Honors Scholarship, Park High School Tyson Kalinowski, Chancellors Academic Excellence Scholarship and Freshman Honors Scholarship, Park High School Bennett Morris Morris, Mark of Excellence Scholarship, Park High School Hastings, MN

Will Clifford, Chancellors Academic Excellence Scholarship, Hastings Senior High School Nate Dehmlow, Chancellors Academic Excellence Scholarship and Freshman Honors Scholarship, Hastings Senior High School Ben Teigland, Chancellors Academic Excellence Scholarship, Hastings Senior High School Jonah Walt, Blugold Achievement Scholarship, Hastings Senior High School Saint Paul, MN Samantha Peterson, Freshman Honors Scholarship, Woodbury High School Woodbury, MN

Natalie Engh, Mark of Excellence Scholarship, East Ridge High School Addy Gray, Meet UWEC Scholarship, Hermantown High School Anna Sands, Blugold Achievement Scholarship, Woodbury High School About the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Founded in 1916 as an outgrowth of the Wisconsin Idea, the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire has long had a commitment to excellence. With an assortment of majors to choose from, readers can learn more by traveling online to www.uwec.edu.

Local Students Graduate from Bemidji State University Local students earned degrees from Bemidji State University in Bemidji, Minn., during the 2020-2021 school year. The following residents of the Cottage Grove area were among the graduates: Cottage Grove, MN

DeeDee Crist, a bachelor of arts in biology Margaret Hallock, a bachelor of science in exercise science Kristin Kamrath, a bachelor of science in nursing Jake Palodichuk, a bachelor of arts in sports management Hastings, MN

Stacy Monjeau, a bachelor of science in psychology Thomas Piskor, a bachelor of science in business administration Woodbury, MN

Daniel Amundson, a bachelor

of science in marketing communication David Beseman, a bachelor of science in wildlife biology Amanda Dickman, a bachelor of science in business administration Lindsey Featherstone, a bachelor of science in business administration Madeline Hodgkins, a bachelor of science in mass communications Caroline Ngando, a bachelor of science in nursing Lorissa Slade, a bachelor of science in individualized studies Joseph Stenger, a bachelor of science in criminal justice William Van Duzer, a master of arts in teaching in education About Bemidji State

Bemidji State University, located amid the lakes and forests of northern Minnesota, occupies a wooded campus along the shore of Lake Bemidji. Enrolling around 5,000 students, Bemidji State offers 70 undergraduate areas of study and eight graduate degrees encompassing arts, sciences and select pre-professional programs. At Bemidji State University, we educate people to lead inspired lives. BSU’s Shared Fundamental Values include civic engagement and leadership, international and multicultural understanding, belief in the power of liberal arts, and environmental stewardship. BSU is a Minnesota State university. For more, visit bemidjistate.edu or find us at BemidjiState on your favorite social media networks.