Scholarships

Dakota Valley/Basin Electric Power Cooperative Scholarship

This scholarship program recognizes and encourages the academic achievements of students in the region, serves as an investment in the economic future of rural areas.

Annually, each of the 135 electric cooperatives that make up Basin Electric Power Cooperative (including Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative) receives $1,000 from Basin Electric to award a scholarship to a qualifying dependent of a Dakota Valley Electric member, who will be enrolled as a college freshman for the upcoming school year.

Applicants for the scholarship must be high school seniors enrolled or planning to enroll in a full-time course of study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university or vocational/technical school.

Scholarship recipients will be chosen based on a combination of SAT/ACT scores and overall grade-point average, work experience, participation in school and community activities, a personal statement of career goals, a written recommendation by a third party and a written essay.

Listing of previous scholarship winners:

2013 - Hallie Anderson, Edgeley Public School

2012 - Steven Giesler, Kulm Public School

2011 - Makenzie Sell, Oakes Public High School

2010 - David Goerger, Wyndmere

2009 - Courtney Euschner, Gwinner
Logan Metzen, Hankinson

2008 - Thomas Keller, Wyndmere
2007 - Ashton Breker, Havana
2006 - Kelly Brademeyer, Verona
2005 - Krista Vogel, Kulm
2004 - Scott Brendt, Cayuga
Mark Potts, Verona
Darcy Brandenburg, Edgeley
2003 - Alex Radermacher, Edgeley
Cassandra Ptacek, Oakes
Amy Weeda, Wahpeton
2002 - Greg Schildberger, Hankinson
Ryan Delahoyde, Cogswell
Erica Leigh Martin, Forbes
2001 - Kayla Foertsch, Mantador
Christopher Erlandson, Oakes
Sarah Kaiser, Ellendale
Will Kusler, Kulm
2000 - Daniel Krump, Hankinson
Emilie Holweg, Marion
Rae Anne Skattum, Adrian
1999 - Karen Potts, Verona
1998 - Sadie Feist, Edgeley
1997 - Kellie Bitz, LaMoure
1996 - Kimberly Bitz, LaMoure
1995 - Kristi Schlosser, Edgeley
1994 - Nicole Rohrbeck, Marion
Terra Shockman, Berlin
1993 - Lori Geinger, Streeter
1992 - Dana Aberle, Edgeley