Bartels Endowed Scholarships
Keith & Glynn Bartels
$500
3 minimumView Criteria View EligibilityKeith & 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.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.
Communications Endowed Scholarships
$500
2 minimumView Criteria View EligibilityThe Communications fully-funded endowment was created in December, 2003. The scholarships will be awarded in January each year and applied to the recipient's accounts the following Fall semester.
Daniel Roy Todd Memorial Scholarship
Daniel Todd Family
$500
1 avail.View Criteria View EligibilityDaniel 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.
Gary Plagmann Memorial Scholarship
$500
1 avail.View Criteria View EligibilityThe Gary Plagmann Memorial Scholarship was established by his family in 2011. Gary was involved in the Telecommunications Industry in South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota for nearly 40 years and participated in many rural telephone company upgrades during his career.
Harv and Peggy Kelley Endowed Scholarship
Harv and Peggy Kelley
$750
1 avail.View Criteria View EligibilityHarv Kelley had a life-long career in the Telecommunications industry and wished to provide funding for student's tools with this scholarship. The scholarship will be awarded each year to a student who meets the listed criteria.
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.
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
25 minimumView 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.
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.
South Dakota Cable Television Association Scholarship
$500
2 avail.View Criteria View EligibilityThe S.D. Cable Television established the scholarship in 2012. The scholarships will be awarded August 1 to accepted Incoming students who meet the listed criteria. The funds will be applied to recipient's account 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.
