(Jackson, MN)- Federated Rural Electric in Jackson, Minnesota has announced two local students are receiving the 13th annual $1,000 Federated/Basin Scholarships. This is the 10th year that two students were selected.
Sarah Holmberg, Lakefield, has been awarded a $1,000 Basin/Federated scholarship. Holmberg is a sophomore at Dordt University in Sioux Center. Holmberg is majoring in plant science with a theology minor. Holmberg graduated from Jackson County Central High School.
Sofia Stumpf, also of Lakefield, received the $1,000 Federated/L&O/Basin Scholarship. Stumpf is a freshman at Augustana University in Sioux Falls; she is majoring in English with a minor in psychology and then plans to go to law school.She graduated from Jackson County Central High School.
“These scholarships come from two of our power suppliers, Basin Electric Power Cooperative based in Bismarck, North Dakota; and L&O Power Cooperative in Rock Rapids, Iowa,” stated Scott Reimer, Federated’s general manager. “We are members of both cooperatives since 2008. Basin awards 136 of these scholarships to local electric cooperatives. Federated is excited to award the $1,000 scholarships to Sarah and Sofia.”
The Basin scholarships are available to Federated members with high school seniors and college students who will be enrolled full-time in an accredited two-year or four-year college, university or vocational/technical school working on an undergraduate or master’s degree. Federated received 17 applications. Each applicant completed a two-page application, wrote an essay, submitted grades, a reference checklist and college test scores.
Federated is a Touchstone Energy Cooperative serving more than 6,800 members in Jackson and Martin Counties.
