JAMESTOWN, N.D. (JDFS) – Jamestown Dollars for Scholars (JDFS), a program of Scholarship America, proudly announced the awarding of sixty-five scholarships totaling $67,500 at the recent Jamestown High School Awards Ceremony on May 6th. Once again, two new milestones were met this spring by awarding a scholarship to every senior who applied and matched and awarding 65 scholarships which exceeds last year’s record of 55 scholarships presented. Eight new scholarships were awarded for the first time, reflecting the extraordinary commitment of the community to supporting education and honoring remarkable individuals.
Over the past year, three scholarship funds were endowed to create perpetual scholarship awards. The legacy left by the James Myers estate endowed the James Myer Career and Technology Center Scholarships which will annually offer three $1,000 scholarships. The friends of Larry Knoblich have endowed a scholarship to honor Larry for his dedication to education, coaching and the community and offer a scholarship (for their freshman and sophomore college years) to a student attending the University of Jamestown. RM Stoudt’s endowed scholarship recognizes a student with a 2.5 GPA or greater who participated in extracurricular activities or has a work history. The Class of 1996 and friends honored the memory of their friend, Robert Merrick, Class of 1999, who passed away too young by creating the Robert Merrick Scholarship. The Lion Pride Scholarship was started to recognize a student who attended Lincoln Elementary for at least three years. Crossroads Repair LLC, Hofmann Trucking LLC, and Scherbenske Inc, each contributed to the expansion of educational support for deserving students by establishing scholarships.
Scholarships and recipients are as follows: Aaron Nordstrom Memorial Scholarship: Gavin Schafer; Angela Reidburn Memorial Scholarship: McKenna Pettys; Anne Carlsen Legacy Scholarship: Mea Ulland; Chesterman Communications/Jamestown Dollars for Scholars Scholarship: Brannen Kahler; Class of 1967 Scholarships: Emma Jablonski and Jett Wharton; Collins Aerospace Scholarship: Sigrid Tweten and Luke LeFevre; Crossroads Repair LLC Scholarship: Xzavier Gonzalez; Dan Poland Machine: Chloe Smith; Darin Erstad Scholarship: Ethan Oettle and Haley Attleson; Ethan Igl Memorial Scholarship: Cody Berreth; Frank Fischer Memorial Scholarship: Katelyn Wilson;
Harold Newman Scholarship: Sophia Bond; Heil Scholarship: Mia Kaiser, Ella Thomas, McKenna Nieswaag, Jordyn Toay, and Elise Roberts; Hofmann Trucking LLC Scholarship, Jaeger Roemmich;
Inspired Healthcare Scholarship: Lacy Dwelle; James Myer Career and Technology Center Scholarships: Hannah Tarr, Brooke Dietrich, and Mylee Michel; Jamestown Dollars for Scholars Blue Jay Scholarships: Riley Zimney, MacKenzie Stoddart, Autumn Roberts, Abel Dolokelen, Zander Wolsky, Annabelle Webster, and Colton Blackmore; Dr. Dawn’s Pet Shop Blue Jay Scholarship: Abbygail Allred; Jamestown Dollars for Scholars Service Scholarship: Zachary Hanson;
Jamestown Dollars for Scholars 1st Generation Scholarship: Madalynn Grim; James Vondergeest Memorial Scholarship: Mylee Berndt; Jamestown Dollars for Scholars Vocational Scholarship: Kaiah Nenow and Cephuriah Sayler; Jamestown Educational Association Teacher Education: Margaret Godboldt; Jerry Meyer/Jamestown Dollars for Scholars Scholarship: Hudson Rode; Knights of Columbus Scholarship: Sophia Bilowith; Monsignor Jeffrey L. Wald Scholarship: Marielle Anderson; Larry Knoblich Scholarship; Tyler Blinsky; Leonard Haitsch Scholarship: Aubrey Krapp; Lion Pride Scholarship: Hayden Olson; Noel Howell FFA Scholarship: Hannah Wheeler; Olive B. Haitsch Scholarships: Marissa Moltzen and Elizabeth Nihill; Robert Merrick Scholarship: Belle Sjostrom; Scherbenske Inc. Scholarship: Liam Frey; Robert and Myrna Sarbaum Scholarships: Kendra Krueger, Wyatt Limesand, and Jetta Peterson; Sanford Health Scholarship: Jaydyn Velek; Sidney and Alberta Holaday Scholarship for Academic
Excellence: Maggie Stegmiller; Smile Studio Scholarship: Sutton Van Gilder; The Medicine Shoppe Scholarship: Shane Martin; Wildcat Way Scholarship: Jaelyn Neys; Tom Gould Scholarship: Bennett Goehner; U.S. Army Specialist Paul A. Beyer Memorial Scholarship: Jaclyn Olson and Mackenna Hieb; Wicklund/Schurr Scholarship: Miah Tyson; Yatskis/Rockwell Collins Scholarship for Math and Science: Brooklyn Nygaard and AnnaLee Dewald. Jamestown Dollars for Scholars chapter was formerly known as the Jamestown Public School Foundation which was organized in 1981 as a 501(c)(3). For more information on Jamestown Dollars for Scholars or to volunteer, contact a board member or visit jamestown.dollarsforscholars.org