Associated General Contractors (AGC) Endowed Scholarship
$1000
1 avail.Associated 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.
Bartels Endowed Scholarships
Keith & Glynn Bartels
$500
3 minimumKeith & 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.
BPO Elks #1059 Endowed Scholarship
BPO Elks #1059
$1000
1 avail.The 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.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.
Dakotas Chapter NECA Endowed Scholarship
Dakotas Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)
$1000
4 avail.The Dakotas Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), based in Fargo, ND, was founded in 1949 and is one of 117 NECA chapters nationwide. It promotes and advances the interests of 40 electrical contractors in the Dakotas and western Minnesota. NECA contractor electricians are all members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. This endowment was created in 2014.
The scholarships will be awarded in January each year and applied to the second year student recipient accounts for their second semester. The first year student awards will be applied the following Fall semester.
Daniel Roy Todd Memorial Scholarship
Daniel Todd Family
$500
1 avail.Daniel Roy Todd, son of native Letcher, SD parents, returned to his family roots in 1998 to care for his father and in August, 2001 he accepted the position of Executive Director of the recently-established Mitchell Technical College Foundation. Dan's varied experiences in research, planning, consulting, and community development allowed him to focus on stratetic planning for the Mitchell Technical College Foundation. In a very short time he had esablished the Mitchell Technical College Alumni Association and provided an excellent base upon which the Foundation was built.
Dan passed away in 2005 after a brief illness but the Mitchell Technical College Foundation still credits him with the early success of the organization.
The Daniel Roy Todd Fund began providing scholarships in 2016.
Dennis Knouse Memorial Scholarship
$500
1 avail.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.
Elite Electricians of Tomorrow
Elite Electric
$1000
4 minimumElite Electric established this endowment in 2016.
Luke 12:48 references: "For everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked". This verse has lain heavy on the heart of the Wells family during the years of Elite Electric's success in the electrical trade. Through hard-work and perseverance, God has greatly blessed Elite Electric. It is with this in mind, and through much prayer, that this endowment was created.
This endowment represents a desire to help lay a strong foundation in the lives of the young electricians of the future. Elite Electric is pleased and honored to be a part of the journey. They pray, that Mitchell Tech Electrical Construction & Maintenance students will also be blessed and that they can, on some level, be a part of the student's success story.
Interstates Endowed Scholarships
$500
2 avail.Interstates, Sioux Center, Iowa, has been a great industry partner of Mitchell Tech. Interstates began offering scholarships to ECM students in 2004 and their Endowment achieved full funding in 2012.
The scholarships will be awarded in January each year and applied to the recipient's account the following Fall semester.
John and Diane Weber "Career Change" Endowed Scholarship
John and Diane Weber Family and Friends
$500
2 avail.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.
LaVerne & Nell Tollefson Memorial Scholarship
Charlene Bainbridge
$1000
2 avail.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.
Mike Blasius Memorial Scholarship
Mike Blasius Family
$500
1 avail.Raymond “Mike” Blasius owned and operated Blasius Construction in Kimball, SD for nearly 50 years before his death in March 2022. Mike held his crew to the highest expectation of work ethic and attendance and was known for his quick and witty sense of humor. This scholarship will be awarded to a current Mitchell Tech student in a Construction and Manufacturing Technologies program who exhibits excellent attendance and work ethic. Preference is given to students from Mike’s hometown of Kimball, SD and the surrounding area.
Mitchell Tech Retiree Endowed Scholarship
$1000
1 avail.The scholarship was established by the former faculty and staff of Mitchell Tech.
Mitchell Tech Staff Scholarships for Freshmen
Mitchell Tech Staff and Faculty
$500
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.
Mya & Grace Soderquist Scholarship
Jay and Tina Soderquist Scholarship
$1000
2 avail.MYR Energy Services Scholarship
Michael Thelen
$1500
4 minimumExperts 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.
NorthWestern Energy Scholarships
$1000
5 minimumNorthWestern 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..
Osterhaus Endowed Scholarships
$1000
4 minimumMartin 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.
Rick Kostelecky Endowed Scholarship
Kostelecky Family
$500
2 minimumThe endowed scholarship was established by the family of Rick Kostelecky, a 1982 graduate of the Electrical Construction and Maintenance program. Kostelecky began his career with Muth Electric in Watertown and Rapid City. In 1993, he joined Interstates Electric Engineering, where he traveled nationwide as a project foreman. He rejoined Muth Electric in 2004 and settled in the Black Hills. Rick passed away in August, 2012. The endowment began providing scholarships in the 2013-2014 school 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.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.
Thomsen Family Endowed Scholarships
$1000
4 avail.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.