DWU announces winners from Spring Scholarship Day event

MITCHELL, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan University has announced spring scholarship winners for the class of 2023.

42 high school seniors competed last month for the university’s most prestigious scholarships as part of DWU’s Spring Scholarship Day on Feb. 17. Students with outstanding academic status, leadership potential and commitment to serving others were invited to campus to meet with faculty, staff and students, or virtually, while exploring opportunities at DWU.

The following is a list of Randall and Presidential Leadership Scholarship winners, DWU’s most competitive scholarships:

Randall Scholarship winners: To qualify for a Randall Scholarship, students must have at least a 3.5 GPA and must meet certain leadership/service qualifications. The scholarship is $100,000 over four years.

Kendyl Bachmann, Winner, Winner High School, daughter of Eric and Leslie Bachmann
Gracie Fieber, Goodwin, Deuel High School, daughter of Katrina Starner
Kadence Halvorson, Mitchell, Mitchell High School, daughter of Mark and Kellie Halvorson
Emma Hunt, Fort Pierre, T.F. Riggs High School, daughter of Patrick and Juanita Hunt
Autumn Namminga, Beresford, Beresford High School, daughter of Randy and Stacey Namminga
Jack Neises, Carthage, Howard High School, son of Curt and Angie Neises

Presidential Leadership Scholarship winners: To qualify for a Presidential Leadership Scholarship, students must have at least a 3.0 GPA and must meet certain leadership/service qualifications. The scholarship is $84,000 over four years.

Kaileb Hubbard, Mitchell, Mitchell High School, son of Eric and Becky Hubbard
Camille Zachrison, Fargo, N.D., Oak Grove Lutheran High School, daughter of Aimee and Dayne Zachrison

DWU also awarded Achievement, John Wesley, Trustee and Presidential Scholarships:

Achievement Scholarship winners: To qualify for an Achievement Scholarship, students must have a 4.0 GPA. The award is for $16,000 and is renewable for up to 10 semesters if the student remains in good standing.

Whitney Axtell, Mitchell, Mitchell High School, daughter of Corey and Wendy Axtell, also awarded a Performing Arts scholarship
Allyson Cass, Custer, Custer High School, daughter of Tobey and Stacey Cass, also awarded an extracurricular scholarship
Emma Keller, Mobridge, Mobridge-Pollack High School, daughter of Jason and Jackie Keller, also awarded an extracurricular scholarship
Landi Krumpus, Colome, Colome High School, daughter of Dale and Bobbi Krumpus, also awarded an extracurricular scholarship
Ayden Kummer, Belle Fourche, Belle Fourche High School, daughter of Andrew Leggott and Kiirsttnae Herman, also awarded an alumni scholarship
Keeleigh Reis-Elwood, Reliance, Chamberlain High School, daughter of April Reis and Danny Elwood, also awarded an Impact scholarship
Camryn Rohlfs, Redfield, Redfield High School, daughter of Darrel and Colleen Rohlfs, also awarded an extracurricular scholarship
Jaron Taylor, Circle, Mont., Circle High School, son of Cade and Rhonda Taylor

John Wesley Scholarship winners: To qualify for a John Wesley Scholarship, students must have at least a GPA of 3.99-3.75. The award is for $14,750 and is renewable for up to 10 semesters if the student remains in good standing.

Tarryn Bailey, Casper, Wyo., Natrona County High School, daughter of Nick and Yavette Bailey
Baylee Brown, Meridian, Idaho, Owyhee High School, daughter of Dale Brown and Amy Brown, also awarded an extracurricular scholarship
Jackson Childs, Mitchell, Mitchell High School, son of Joe and Mindy Childs, also awarded an extracurricular scholarship and an alumni scholarship
Jaxon Christensen, White Lake, White Lake High School, son of Charlie and Randi Christensen, also awarded an extracurricular scholarship and an alumni scholarship
Carter Clark, Worland, Wyo., Worland High School, son of Ryan and Amber Clark
Samuel Hand, Pierre, Philip High School, son of Brad and Beth Hand, also awarded an alumni scholarship
Lilly Honermann, Mitchell, Mitchell High School, daughter of Mike and JoAnn Honermann, also awarded an extracurricular scholarship
Dionne Jansma, Rock Rapids, Iowa, Central Lyon High School, daughter of Dale and Jill Jansma, also awarded an extracurricular scholarship and a Christian Leadership scholarship
Owen Mylchreest, South Saint Paul, Minn., South Saint Paul High School, son of Michael Mylchreest and Jennifer Gonson
Hope Namminga, Beresford, Beresford High School, daughter of Randy and Stacey Namminga, also awarded an alumni scholarship
Ava Schlotfeld, David City, Neb., David City Secondary High School, daughter of Hal Schlotfeld and Amber Schotfeld, also awarded a Performing Arts scholarship
Mallory Valburg, Draper, Jones County High School, daughter of Barry and Melissa Valburg, also awarded an extracurricular and an alumni scholarship
Emma Wieseler, Hot Springs, Hot Springs High School, daughter of Sean and Lori Wieseler, also awarded an Impact scholarship

Trustee Scholarship winners: To qualify for a Trustee Scholarship, students must have at least a GPA of 3.74-3.50. The award is for $13,750 and is renewable for up to 10 semesters if the student remains in good standing.

Dani Deffenbaugh, Kimball, Kimball High School, daughter of Dustin Deffenbaugh and Sarah Deffenbaugh, also awarded an extracurricular scholarship
Addison Ducheneaux, Mitchell, Mitchell High School, daughter of Lance and Jodi Ducheneaux, also awarded a Performing Arts scholarship
Zachary Hammerschmidt, Prior Lake, Minn., Prior Lake High School, son of Reed and Kristel Hammerschmidt, also awarded an extracurricular scholarship
Victor Ilesanmi, Faith, Faith High School, son of Fred and Rachel Ilesanmi

Presidential Scholarship winners: To qualify for a Presidential Scholarship, students must have at least a GPA of 3.49-3.00. The award is for $13,000 and is renewable for up to 10 semesters if the student remains in good standing.

Camden Johnson, Stevensville, Mont., Stevensville High School, son of Craig and Delaine Johnson
Connor Kline, Spearfish, Spearfish High School, son of Steven and Lindsay Kline
Jackson Quam, Roseville, Minn., Hill-Murray High School, son of Steve and Kelly Quam, also awarded an extracurricular scholarship
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