Associated General Contractors (AGC) Endowed Scholarship
$1000
1 avail.View Criteria View EligibilityAssociated General Contractors (ACG) is a South Dakota trade association that represents the interests of the construction industry.
The Building Chapter is headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD and the members primarily build commercial buildings. Their scholarship objective is to help a young person enter a construction-related trade. They began offering a scholarship in the 2012-13 school year. The scholarship will be awarded in January each year and applied to the recipient's account the following Fall semester.
BPO Elks #1059 Endowed Scholarship
BPO Elks #1059
$1000
1 avail.View Criteria View EligibilityThe Endowment was established in 2010 with the first scholarship provided in the 2011/12 school year. The scholarship will be awarded in January each year and applied to the recipient's account the following Fall semester.
Central Electric Cooperative Scholarship
Central Electric Cooperative
$500
2 avail.View Criteria View EligibilityTo be eligible for this scholarship applicant must be a fulltime student in the Electrical Utilities & Substation, Power Line Construction & Maintenance, Electrical Construction & Maintenance, Heating & Cooling, Agricultural Business or Agronomy program at Mitchell Technical College. Applicant must maintain a 2.5 GPA. Student must be a member or dependent of a member of Central Electric Cooperative based in Mitchell, SD. Applicant must complete the MTC Online application to be eligible to receive this scholarship.
Dennis Knouse Memorial Scholarship
$500
1 avail.View Criteria View EligibilityThe fund was established in 2013 by family, friends and co-workers of Dennis Knouse. Knouse was a 1979 Electrical Construction and Maintenance graduate from Huron, SD who died in a motorcycle accident in 2010. Funds for the scholarships are provided by a Poker Run held each summer. The scholarship will be awarded in January each year and applied to the recipient's account the following Fall semester.
Jeffrey L. and Trudiann Nelson Rural Electric Endowment
$1000
1 avail.View Criteria View EligibilityThe Jeffrey L. and Trudiann Nelson Rural Electric Endowment was established in December of 2013 in celebration of Jeff's retirement from East River Electric. Several of Jeff's counterparts in the industry, East River Electric, and Jeff's family came together to complete the endowment on behalf of Jeff and his wife Trudiann in honor of Jeff's commitment to Mitchell Tech and the industry he served. Nelson has offered his support of Mitchell Tech through his involvement in Mitchell Tech's Strategic Advisory Committee, program Advisory boards and most recently as a member of Mitchell Tech's Foundation Board.
John and Diane Weber "Career Change" Endowed Scholarship
John and Diane Weber Family and Friends
$500
2 avail.View Criteria View EligibilityThis scholarship was established in 2015 by the daughters of Diane Weber, wife of former Culinary Academy of South Dakota instructor and Mitchell Tech alum, John Weber. Diane's early adult years were spent in the Peace Corp, working at Bell Telephone and teaching German and English after college. The scholarship honors Diane's desire in 1974 to change her career and her enrollment at Mitchell Tech to become a Clinical Lab Technician. While attending Mitchell Tech she met John, completed her education, and then spent several years working as a Clinical Lab Technician.
The scholarships will be awarded in January each year and applied to the recipient's account the following Fall semester.
LaVerne & Nell Tollefson Memorial Scholarship
Charlene Bainbridge
$1000
2 avail.View Criteria View EligibilityThe LaVerne and Nell Tollefson Memorial Scholarship is eligible for any program at Mitchell Technical College. Also the recipient must have a current GPA of 2.5 or higher and be a current student.
Mitchell Tech Retiree Endowed Scholarship
$1000
1 avail.View Criteria View EligibilityThe scholarship was established by the former faculty and staff of Mitchell Tech.
Mitchell Tech Staff Scholarships for Freshmen
Mitchell Tech Staff and Faculty
$500
View Criteria View EligibilityThese scholarships are provided to full-time Incoming students enrolled at Mitchell Tech. The funding for this scholarship is provided by the contributions to the Mitchell Technical College Foundation by the staff and faculty of Mitchell Technical College. Recipients will be notified of awards mid-summer. All awards will be credited to student accounts for the Fall semester.
MYR Energy Services Scholarship
Michael Thelen
$1500
4 minimumView Criteria View EligibilityExperts in engineer-procure-construct (EPC) practices, MYR Energy Services , Inc.’s robust portfolio encompasses large transmission and substation projects and renewable and solar energy facilities throughout the U.S., including permitting, energy storage, utility-scale solar, and high-voltage substation and transmission line interconnections. Their turnkey services for large, complex electrical construction and energy solutions meet the evolving demands of today’s energy market.
Osterhaus Endowed Scholarships
$1000
4 minimumView Criteria View EligibilityMartin and Maude Osterhaus established this endowed scholarship in 1995 to provide financial support for at least four deserving Mitchell Tech students each year.
The scholarships will be awarded in January each year and applied to the recipient's account the following Fall semester.
South Dakota Assoc. of Cooperatives Scholarship
$1000
1 avail.View Criteria View EligibilityThe scholarship was established in 2013. The scholarship will be awarded in January each year and applied to Electrical Utilities and Substation Technology and Powerline Construction and Maintenance their second semester, or Accounting and Business Management, Ag Business, Animal Science, Agronomy, Electrical Construction and Maintenance, Diesel Power Technology, Wifi & Broadband Technologies, Utilities Technology/Powerline and Wind Turbine Technology the following fall semester.
Thomsen Family Endowed Scholarships
$1000
4 avail.View Criteria View EligibilityThe first endowed fund for scholarships at Mitchell Technical College, the GF Thomsen Family Scholarship has been awarded annually since 1995. This scholarship for Incoming Mitchell Tech students in any program will be awarded by April 1 each year and applied to the recipient's accounts the following Fall semester.
Xcel Energy
$1000
10 avail.View Criteria View EligibilityThe scholarships will be awarded in January and applied to Power Line and Electrical Utilities and Substation recipients on their second semester account, and for Automation Controls/SCADA and Natural Gas Technology recipients accounts the following Fall semester.
