Children of Military Members Receive Scholarships

| 6/18/2012

Some children of North Dakota military members received some financial help for their college education. Fourteen students were awarded $1,000 scholarships from North Dakota Dollars for Scholars in April. The scholarship is specifically for full-time students who are also dependents of North Dakota military members.

This year`s winners are Kasandra Cariveau, Chelsea Erickson, and Samantha Holly from Bismarck; Taylor Brenneman, Andrew Dosch, Julia Lemke, and Nicholas Schulz from Fargo; Devon Cote from Hillsboro; Jamie Bartlett from Steele; Lindsey Sherman from LaMoure; Aubrey Quintus from Mandan; Sarah DeSpiegelaere from Minot; Mason Haley from New Rockford and Jarad Wolf from New Salem.

"Helping young people pay for higher education is so important," said Tom Kenville, who spearheaded fundraising for the scholarships. "The military scholarship fund through North Dakota Dollars for Scholars is an excellent way to touch military families statewide."

"The families express such heartfelt gratitude for the generosity of others in contributing to this fund. We strongly encourage people to consider donations to this, and other North Dakota Dollars for Scholars opportunities, so we can make the difference for someone achieving his or her dream of higher education," said North Dakota Dollars for Scholars Executive Director Laura Entzel.

The scholarship fund was established in 2010. Donations to the fund are accepted at www.nddfs.org.

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