February 17, 2025
The Northland Community & Technical College Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of its Spring 2025 scholarships. A total of 172 scholarships have been awarded, amounting to over $100,000 for students at Northland.
These scholarships demonstrate the Foundation’s commitment to enhancing the educational experiences of Northland students by providing essential financial support that helps them achieve their academic and career goals. The Northland Foundation offers scholarship opportunities twice a year for both new and returning students.
Thanks to the generous contributions from individuals, local businesses, and community partners, the Foundation distributes more than $250,000 in scholarships each year. This support is vital for making higher education accessible to a diverse population of students, helping to alleviate the financial burdens of tuition, books, and other related expenses. Both new incoming students and those returning to continue their education are encouraged to apply for the Northland Community & Technical College Foundation Scholarships.
The Spring 2025 scholarship recipients have been carefully selected and are listed in alphabetical order by their hometowns, highlighting the wide reach and significant impact of the Foundation’s efforts to support students from various communities.
| City, State | Last Name | First Name | Scholarship |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ada, MN | Brandt | Rachel | Distance Student Scholarship |
| Ada, MN | Kesselberg | Ashton | Marge & Orin Green Endowment Scholarship |
| Anchorage, AK | Wegg | Richard | Hartz Foundation Scholarship |
| Anchorage, AK | Wegg | Richard | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Aneta, ND | Syverson | Wyatt | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Austrailia | Garlick | Kai | Northland -TRF Employee Endowment Scholarship |
| Baltimore, MD | Kirchner | Christian | Jim & Phyllis Dalager Endowment Scholarship |
| Baudette, MN | Stein | Colter | Hartz Foundation Scholarship |
| Baudette, MN | Wiersma | Bobby | Hartz Foundation Scholarship |
| Bemdiji, MN | Puchalski | Joseph | Hartz Foundation Scholarship |
| Bismarck, ND | Kioko | Martin | Aggie Gooden Memorial Endowment |
| Bowbells, ND | Ankenbauer | Thomas | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Bowbells, ND | Ankenbauer | Thomas | Progressive Ag Scholarship |
| Brooten, ND | Schwinghammer | Tiyanna | Gigstad Education Endowment Scholarship |
| Brooten, ND | Schwinghammer | Tiyanna | Hartz Foundation Scholarship |
| Carrington, ND | Magnuson | Sadie | East Grand Forks 6th Annual VFW Scholarship Fund |
| Casselton, ND | Crandall | Josiah | Climate Control Inc Scholarship |
| Cavalier, ND | Fitzsimonds | Teagyn | Marge & Orin Green Endowment Scholarship |
| Cavalier, ND | Hinkle | Levi | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Cavalier, ND | Hinkle | Levi | Progressive Ag Scholarship |
| Crookston, MN | Bailey | Jaren | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Crookston, MN | Bailey | Jaren | Progressive Ag Scholarship |
| Crookston, MN | Bowman | Ethan | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Crookston, MN | Bowman | Ethan | Progressive Ag Scholarship |
| Crookston, MN | Gilleland-Narvaez | Brandie | Distance Student Scholarship |
| Crookston, MN | Weiland | Colton | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Crookston, MN | Weiland | Colton | Progressive Ag Scholarship |
| Eagan, MN | Hickson | Garrett | NCTC Foundation Memorial Endowment Scholarship |
| Eagan, MN | Hickson | Garrett | American Association of University Women Scholarship |
| East Grand Forks, MN | Krueger | Jonathan | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| East Grand Forks, MN | Krueger | Jonathan | Progressive Ag Scholarship |
| Eldred, MN | Ricklefs | Sharon | East Grand Forks 6th Annual VFW Scholarship Fund |
| Fergus Falls, MN | Rogal | Joseph | Lowell & Marge Swenson Renewals |
| Fergus Falls, MN | Rogal | Joseph | Northland -TRF Employee Endowment Scholarship |
| Fertile, MN | Van Den Einde | Ryan | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Fertile, MN | Van Den Einde | Ryan | Progressive Ag Scholarship |
| Fisher, MN | Luckow | Edward | Jack Hangsleben Endowment Scholarship |
| Fisher, MN | Luckow | Edward | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Fisher, MN | Luckow | Edward | Progressive Ag Scholarship |
| Florida | Aime | Etienne | Norman and Grace Holen Memorial Scholarship |
| Florida | Aime | Etienne | Hartz Foundation Scholarship |
| Fort Ripley, MN | Stout | Katelyn | American Association of University Women Scholarship |
| Fort Ripley, MN | Stout | Katelynn | Technical Student Senate Endowment Scholarship |
| Gatzke, MN | Jones | Lewis | Lowell & Marge Swenson Renewals |
| Gatzke, MN | Jones | Lewis | Hartz Foundation Scholarship |
| Goodridge, MN | Henrickson | Thor | Red Lake Electric Co-op Scholarship |
| Goodridge, MN | Hurlburt | Eva | Gordon & Jan Peterson Endowment |
| Goodridge, MN | Hurlburt | Eva | Gerald & Marilyn Wigness Music Scholarship |
| Goodridge, MN | Marquis | Caden | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Grafton, ND | Thompson | Anders | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Grafton, ND | Thompson | Anders | Progressive Ag Scholarship |
| Grand Forks, ND | Dozhier | Laura | East Grand Forks 6th Annual VFW Scholarship Fund |
| Grand Forks, ND | Guerrero | Viviana | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Grand Forks, ND | Haugen | Tyler | Northland EGF Employee Endowment Scholarship |
| Grand Forks, ND | Kiley | Colton | Gladys Person Endowment Scholarship |
| Grand Forks, ND | Kiley | Colton | Hartz Foundation Scholarship |
| Grand Forks, ND | Witt | Seth | Hartz Foundation Scholarship |
| Grand Forks, ND | Witt | Seth | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Greenbush, MN | Hanson | Kinsely | Technical Student Senate Endowment Scholarship |
| Greenbush, MN | Nichols | Treston | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Hallock, MN | Ter Wee | Simon | East Grand Forks 6th Annual VFW Scholarship Fund |
| Hitterdal, MN | Anderson | Justin | Jack Hangsleben Endowment Scholarship |
| Hitterdal, MN | Anderson | Justin | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Hitterdal, MN | Anderson | Justin | Progressive Ag Scholarship |
| Hitterdal, MN | Jacboson | Drew | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Hitterdal, MN | Jacboson | Drew | Progressive Ag Scholarship |
| Hitterdal, MN | Jacobson | Drew | Jack Hangsleben Endowment Scholarship |
| Karlstad, MN | Barth | Emily | Lowell & Marge Swenson Renewals |
| Karlstad, MN | Barth | Emily | J. Weir & Gladys Ewing Memorial Endowment Scholarship |
| Karlstad, MN | Barth | Emily | Technical Student Senate Endowment Scholarship |
| Karlstad, MN | Cudnik | Francis | Lowell & Marge Swenson Renewals |
| Karlstad, MN | Cudnik | Francis | Hartz Foundation Scholarship |
| Lakeville, MN | Wendt | Clarice | East Grand Forks 6th Annual VFW Scholarship Fund |
| Langdon, ND | Andresen | Liam | Dr. Tyrone Birkeland Endowment Scholarship |
| Langdon, ND | Andresen | Liam | Thief River Falls Times John P. Mattson Endowment Scholarship |
| Langdon, ND | Andresen | Liam | John Steidl Endowment Scholarship |
| Lethbridge, AB | Oriold-Climenhaga | Cooper | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Mahnomen, MN | Noll | Kaden | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Mahnomen, MN | Noll | Kaden | Progressive Ag Scholarship |
| Manvel, ND | Osowski | Rylan | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Manvel, ND | Osowski | Rylan | Progressive Ag Scholarship |
| Matara, Sri Lanka | Kodippilige | Hashan | Northland EGF Employee Endowment Scholarship |
| Matara, Sri Lanka | Kodippilige | Hashan | Maxine Thompson Memorial Endowment Scholarship |
| Mayville, ND | Garrett | Carter | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Mayville, ND | Garrett | Carter | Progressive Ag Scholarship |
| McVille, ND | Hunter | Charles | Hartz Foundation Scholarship |
| Mentor, MN | Bradner | Maggie | Hartz Foundation Scholarship |
| Mentor, MN | Finn | Steven | Hartz Foundation Scholarship |
| Middle River, MN | Flaten | Asher | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Middle River, MN | Flaten | Asher | Progressive Ag Scholarship |
| Middle River, MN | Nelson | Elizabeth | Maxine Thompson Memorial Endowment Scholarship |
| Middle River, MN | Westberg | Sierra | Gladys Person Endowment Scholarship |
| Middle River, MN | Westberg | Sierra | Lowell & Marge Swenson Renewals |
| Milwaukee, WI | Turner | Daveon | Gladys Person Endowment Scholarship |
| Milwaukee, WI | Turner | Daveon | Hartz Foundation Scholarship |
| Moorhead, MN | Garrett | Lola | Lowell & Marge Swenson Renewals |
| Moorhead, MN | Garrett | Lola | Hartz Foundation Scholarship |
| Newfolden, MN | Augustine | Kaydence | Gene & Gretchen Beito Endowment Scholarship |
| Newfolden, MN | Augustine | Kaydence | Lowell & Marge Swenson Renewals |
| Newfolden, MN | Olson | Landyn | Romal Burtness & Stella Burtness Memorial Endowment Scholarship |
| Newfolden, MN | Olson | Landyn | Math Counts |
| Newfolden, MN | Olson | Landyn | Hartz Foundation Scholarship |
| Nigeria | Oparaji | Henry | Stuart Keller Memorial Endowment Nursing Scholarship |
| Northwood, ND | Caley | Bryan | Hartz Foundation Scholarship |
| Northwood, ND | Hoiland | Jonathan | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Northwood, ND | Hoiland | Jonathan | Progressive Ag Scholarship |
| Oklee, MN | Olson | Aurimy | Kristen Jenkins Memorial Scholarship |
| Oklee, MN | Sandeen | Gunnar | Lowell & Marge Swenson Renewals |
| Oklee, MN | Sandeen | Gunnar | Northern State Bank |
| Orlando, FL | Garcia | Nataneal | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Palm Bay, FL | Aime | Ezechiel | John Michael Anderson Memorial Endowment Scholarship |
| Palm Bay, FL | Aime | Ezechiel | Hartz Foundation Scholarship |
| Park Rapids, MN | Massie | Destiny | Hartz Foundation Scholarship |
| Park River, ND | Houser | Brandon | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Park River, ND | Houser | Brandon | Progressive Ag Scholarship |
| Park River, ND | Swartz | Caden | Climate Control Inc Scholarship |
| Philipines | Bersaba | Shane | Hartz Foundation Scholarship |
| Red Lake Falls, MN | Brummond | Brooklyn | Red Lake Electric Co-op Scholarship |
| Red Lake Falls, MN | Cardinal | Christopher | Red Lake Electric Co-op Scholarship |
| Red Lake Falls, MN | Larson | Olivia | Sylvia Jenson PN Memorial Scholarship |
| Red Lake Falls, MN | Lawrence | Cooper | Cota Family Scholarship |
| Red Lake Falls, MN | Philipp | Greta | Red Lake Electric Co-op Scholarship |
| Roosevelt, MN | Otto | Alissa | Hartz Foundation Scholarship |
| Roseau, MN | Gorsuch | Austin | Frances McLachlan Memorial Scholarship |
| Roseau, MN | Kvein | Jake | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Roseau, MN | Kvein | Jake | Progressive Ag Scholarship |
| Roseau, MN | Robertson | Nash | Gladys Person Endowment Scholarship |
| Roseau, MN | Robertson | Nash | Hartz Foundation Scholarship |
| Roseau, MN | Verbout | Jasmine | Randall & Verna Noper Memorial Endowment Scholarship |
| Rugby, ND | Brossart | Landyn | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Rugby, ND | Brossart | Landyn | Progressive Ag Scholarship |
| Rugby, ND | Oppen | Tyler | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Rugby, ND | Oppen | Tyler | Progressive Ag Scholarship |
| Salol, MN | Wiese | Kristen | Sylvia Jenson RN Memorial Scholarship |
| Salol, MN | Wiese | Kristen | LaVonne Kaspari Memorial Endowment Scholarship |
| Salol, MN | Wiese | Kristen | Technical Student Senate Endowment Scholarship |
| Sauk Centre, MN | Christen | Mitchell | President Anne Temte Retention Scholarship |
| Sauk Centre, MN | Christen | Mitchell | Coya Knuston Memorial Scholarship |
| Starbuck, MN | Murken | Leslie | Dr. Tyrone Birkeland Endowment Scholarship |
| Starbuck, MN | Murken | Leslie | TRF Community Arts Endowment Scholarship |
| Stephen, MN | Sargent | Jenn | Hartz Foundation Scholarship |
| Strandquist, MN | Veer | Chelsey | Hartz Foundation Scholarship |
| Thief River Falls, MN | Berg | Brianna | Border State Bank |
| Thief River Falls, MN | Berge | McKenzie | Hartz Foundation Scholarship |
| Thief River Falls, MN | Bieganek | Abigayle | Lowell & Marge Swenson Renewals |
| Thief River Falls, MN | Bieganek | Abigayle | Northland -TRF Employee Endowment Scholarship |
| Thief River Falls, MN | Fortuno | Zenin | Marge & Orin Green Endowment Scholarship |
| Thief River Falls, MN | Geiser | Kale | Gene & Gretchen Beito Endowment Scholarship |
| Thief River Falls, MN | Geiser | Kale | Math Counts |
| Thief River Falls, MN | Harbott | Becca | Golden Pioneers Scholarship |
| Thief River Falls, MN | Harbott | Becca | Northern State Bank |
| Thief River Falls, MN | Klemetson | Mishayla | Border State Bank |
| Thief River Falls, MN | Klemetson | Mishayla | Northern State Bank |
| Thief River Falls, MN | Larson | Jordan | Lowell & Marge Swenson Renewals |
| Thief River Falls, MN | Larson | Jordan | Northern State Bank |
| Thief River Falls, MN | Lawrence | Cooper | Duane A. Holland Memorial Endowment Scholarship |
| Thief River Falls, MN | Masseth | Kale | Lowell & Marge Swenson Renewals |
| Thief River Falls, MN | Masseth | Kale | Northern State Bank |
| Thief River Falls, MN | Melbye | Blake | Technical Student Senate Endowment Scholarship |
| Thief River Falls, MN | Moen | Ella | Northern State Bank |
| Thief River Falls, MN | Olson | Aurimy | Gene & Gretchen Beito Endowment Scholarship |
| Thief River Falls, MN | Rude | Julia | Red Lake Electric Co-op Scholarship |
| Thief River Falls, MN | Schaffer | Nevaeh | Lowell & Marge Swenson Renewals |
| Thief River Falls, MN | Schneider | John | Red Lake Electric Co-op Scholarship |
| Thief River Falls, MN | Verbout | Adrien | Charles Richards Law Enforcement Endowment Scholarship |
| Ulen, MN | Klemetson | Reed | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Ulen, MN | Klemetson | Reed | Progressive Ag Scholarship |
| Warren, MN | Rominski | Tamara | Duane Brown Memorial Scholarship |
| Warren, MN | Rominski | Tamara | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| Warroad, MN | Reed | Ayden | Jeanne Kotrba Trust Scholarship |
| West Fargo, ND | Bearinger | Jillian | Hartz Foundation Scholarship |
| Winger, MN | Iverson | Josie | Management Education Scholarship |