Keith & Glynn Bartels have been active and instrumental members of the Mitchell Technical Institute Foundation and have a passion for education and Mitchell Technical College. They have chosen to establish a scholarship endowment with the Mitchell Technical College Foundation which provides $500 scholarships each year.

The scholarships will be awarded to any Power Line recipients in January  each year and applied to recipient's account in the Spring semester. All other scholarships will be awarded in January each year and applied to the recipient's accounts the following Fall semester.

Black Hills Energy established this scholarship for Power Line Construction and Maintenance students in 2019. Black Hills Energy and the Black Hills Corporation have been recorded supporters of the Mitchell Technical College's Energy programs with cash donations, various pieces of equipment and supplies for students, and provided scholarship funding the Mitchell Technical College Alumni Association Golf Tournament since 2012.

The scholarship endowment was established in 2014 by family, friends, co-workers and the Fallen Linemen Organization in memory of Brian Zambo. After graduating from Mitchell Tech in 2003, the Watertown native moved to California to pursue his career. After several years in California, he returned to South Dakota and accepted a position with Xcel Energy.  Brian Zambo passed away December 31, 2013.  

The scholarship will be awarded in January each year and applied to the recipient's account the Spring semester.

Cadden grew up in Rapid City and graduated from Stevens High School in 2011. He attended MTC and graduated from the Powerline program in 2014. Being Cadden was so full of life, he always pushed it to the limit. After graduating from MTC he worked for Forbes (previously Timberline) and later moved to Altitude. During his time at Forbes, he successfully completed his Journeyman courses from Northwest Lineman College. Cadden was the first employee from Forbes to complete the Journeyman courses and traveled extensively with work and loved it. Cadden at the age of 27 died unexpectedly of a heart condition in Gillette, Wyoming. 

To 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.

The 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.

The endowment was established in 2012 by the family of former MTC Power Line instructor, Dennis Merchant. Merchant spent his entire working career in the power line industry and taught the Power Line Technology program at Mitchell Tech from 1974 to 1988.  He and his wife Dorothy then made their business, Merchant Job Training and Safety Program, their priority.  Merchant passed away in February, 2012.  His family continues to run this business, now located in Brookings, SD.  The scholarship will be announced in January each year and applied to the recipient's account the Spring semester.

East River Electric Cooperative has been providing scholarship funds to Mitchell Tech since 2003. This scholarship is provided annually for a student in the Power Line Construction and Maintenance program. The scholarship will be awarded in January each year and applied to the recipient's account for the Spring semester.

The 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.

This 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.

The 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. 

Mark and Kathy Hofer are avid supporters of Mitchell Tech's Power Line and Construction program. Mark has served on various electric cooperative boards for several years both on a local and national level. The Hofer's have sponsored this scholarship since 2007 and created an endowed fund in 2014 to support the Power Line Scholarship and Wind Turbine Technology Scholarship. The Power Line award recipient will be selected by the SD Line Superintendents from applications provided by the Mitchell Technical College Foundation from those received during their Fall application period.

The scholarship will be awarded at the beginning of the second semester each year and applied to the recipient's account the same semester.

The scholarship was established by the former faculty and staff of Mitchell Tech.

These 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.

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NorthWestern Energy has been an active supporter of Mitchell Tech through donations of scholarship funds and equipment since 2003.  

The scholarships will be awarded in January and applied to PL accounts the Spring semester and the following Fall semester for ECM, SCADA and WTT two-year program recipients..

Martin 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.

Otter Tail Power Company has been a excellent industry partner and not only provides MTC with scholarship support but provides valuable information and guidance for our programs.

A portion of the scholarships will be awarded August 1 to accepted Incoming students who meet the listed criteria, have completed the Mitchell Tech incoming student online application.  The funds will be applied to the recipient's account for the Fall semester.  Scholarship funds are available for Power Line program students.

Additional scholarships will be awarded in January each year for current student recipients in the Power Line program.

The scholarship was established in memory of Mitchell Tech Power Line alumnus Randy Herr in 2003. The scholarship will be awarded by August 1 and applied to an Incoming student account for the Fall semester or in January to a Current student and applied to the recipient's account for the Spring semester.

The 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.

The 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.

The 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.