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MEDIA ADVISORY: Friday, August 18, 2006

CONTACT: Mark Johnston, (605) 773-3212

 

 

PIERRE, S.D. - Gov. Mike Rounds has announced the 2006 Dakota Corps Scholarship recipients will be recognized at a reception and awards ceremony on Monday, August 21, beginning at 5 p.m. (CDT) on the patio of the Governor's Residence in Pierre.  The governor will also recognize businesses and organizations who have contributed to the Dakota Corps Scholarship fund. 

 

"This is our way to congratulate and honor these outstanding recipients of the Dakota Corps Scholarships," said Gov. Rounds.  "We are pleased that these students have chosen to remain in South Dakota and to fill a need in a critical field of study."

 

The current critical need occupations include: teaching K-12 music, special education, or foreign language; teaching high school math or science; and working as a licensed practical nurse, registered nurse or in other allied health care fields, including pharmacy.

 

Twenty incoming college freshmen from across the state will be awarded the Dakota Corps Scholarship for the 2006-2007 school year.  These students have committed to attend an in-state university and to join critical need occupations in South Dakota.

 

Dakota Corps Scholarship recipients are:

 

Kelsey Baan Hofman - Corsica

Adrienne Brannan - Raymond

Kaylyn Burma - Miller

Kelsey Campbell - Madison

Tracy Elsen - Hecla

Heather Finn - Philip

Catherine Grandorff - Brandon

Molly Graves - Sturgis

Alex Hanson - Aberdeen

Abigail Hauert - Plankinton

Krysta Hemmingson - Clark

Nathanael Holter - Black Hawk

Meredith Humphrey - Canistota

Jessica Jelsma - Tyndall

Brent Liechti - Clear Lake

Joshua Schmidt - Lennox

Autumn Stocking - Box Elder

Kimberly Ulmen - Kadoka

Briana Wirth – Viborg

Britney Anderson – Rapid City

 

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