Columbus Junction native earns UW-Platteville Chancellor Scholarship

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Chancellor Scholarship is a competitive scholarship program with a limited number of entering freshmen who are chosen each year. Being selected as a recipient for this award entitles the student to scholarship funds up to the full cost of tuition and fees, leadership opportunities and gatherings with the chancellor and other leaders in the UW-Platteville community. This scholarship can be renewed, which is based upon student performance.

Students are chosen based on demonstrated leadership in their community and high school, academic excellence and standardized test scores. Financial need is also a factor in the selection process.

Dalton Howell of Columbus Junction is majoring in civil engineering. Howell said, ?I liked the pre-engineering classes I took in high school and because I did a job shadow at an engineering firm last summer, that really helped me to be sure that it was the career I wanted to pursue.?

Howell is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Concrete Canoe team, Engineers Without Borders, Leadership Living Learning Community and Marching Pioneers. He said he chose UW-Platteville, ?because of the strong engineering program.??