2023 Benton Community scholarships presented

The Benton Community Class of 2023 received the following awards:

Atkins American Legion Auxiliary — Makenna Olson, Hannah Woodley

Atkins American Legion — Cameron Keiper

Atkins Community Club Scholarship — Parker Gammill, Cameron Keiper, Natalie Rickels, Madelyn Wolf

Atkins Woman’s Club Scholarship — Makenna Olson, Natalie Rickels, Hannah Woodley

Benton Co Am Legion Aux Merit Award — Jacob Bange, Cael Kaestner, Derek Steffen

Benton Co Am Legion Scholarship — Jacob Bange, Olivia Janss, Cameron Keiper, Makenna Olson, Sydney Rupp

Benton County Cattleman Scholarship — Kaitlyn Ballard

Benton County Pork Producers Scholarship — Kaitlyn Ballard

Benton Mutual Insurance Foundation — Timothy Thompson

Bernie Saggau Award — Timothy Thompson

Better Business Student of Integrity Honorable Mention — Reagan Gorkow

Blairstown Am Legion & Aux — Whitney Bridgewater, Sydney Rupp

Blairstown Comm Foundation and Sauerkraut Days — Whitney Bridgewater

Boosters Sarah Reiss Outstanding Manager — Gabrielle Heying

Bobcat Award Derek Anderson — Emma Von Ahsen

Cedar Rapids Area Association of Realtors Scholarships — Jacob Bange, Mitchell Dwyer, Thomas Lampkin, Makenna Olson, Olivia Pickering, Joseph Shepherd, Delaynee Slouha, Derek Steffen, Jenna Twedt, Samuel Wallace, Madelyn Wolf

Clayton Sexton Memorial Scholarship — Isaiah Williamson

Darwin and Sharon Rieck Scholarship — Kaitlyn Ballard

Des Moines Register Academic All-State Nominee — Delaynee Slouha

Dexter Laundry/Dexter Sales and Services Scholarship — Trey Schulte

Doug Keiper Memorial Scholarship — Natalie Rickels

East-Central Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative — Kaitlyn Ballard

Elberon American Legion — Cael Kaestner

Elberon Auxiliary — Cael Kaestner

E. Wayne Cooley Award — Addison Phillips

Female Athlete of the Year — Jenna Twedt

FFA — Kaitlyn Ballard, Lane Kaestner, Elijah Kaiser, Cameron Keiper, Easton Patterson, Brandon Schultz, Keaten Volesky

Gems of Hope Scholarship — Jenna Twedt

Gems of Hope Scholarship Marilyn Pohlman Scholarship — Thomas Lampkin, Joseph Shepherd

Governor's Scholar Recognition Program 2023 — Olivia Janss

IGHSAU — Addison Phillips

Impact Life Student Impact Award — Morgan Dobbs, Keri Ketchum

Iowa Bankers Student Athlete Achievement — Addison Phillips

Iowa County Farm Bureau— County and State Award — Kaitlyn Ballard

Iowa State Bar Association Citizenship Award — Kayla Johnson

Iowa State Liberal Arts and Sciences Excellence College Scholarship — Murphy Glawe

Iowa Elks Association MVS — Olivia Janss

Iowa Honey Producers Memorial Scholarship — Olivia Janss

Keystone American Legion Scholarship Merkel-Bockholt Unit 107-Betty Junge Memorial Merit Award — Cael Kaestner

Keystone American Legion Scholarship — Cael Kaestner, Colby Lennie

Keystone Communications Scholarship — Cael Kaestner, Colby Lennie

Keystone Turnerettes — Cael Kaestner

Keystone Turners — Colby Lennie

Knights of Columbus Merit Award — Gabrielle Heying

KWWL Best of Class 2023 — Olivia Janss

Male Athlete of the Year — Samuel Wallace

Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Bandsman Award — Natalie Rickels

Metco Credit Union Scholarship — Sydney Rupp

Mount Mercy University Presidential Scholarship — Trey Schulte, Joseph Shepherd

National Council on Youth Leadership — Ambassador Scholarship Jacob Bange, Timothy Thompson

Newhall American Legion Auxiliary Merit Award — Olivia Janss, Delaynee Slouha

Newhall American Legion Scholarship — Madelyn Wolf

Newhall Firefighters Scholarship — Olivia Janss

Newhall First Responders Scholarship — Delaynee Slouha

Newhall Lions Club Scholarship — Olivia Janss

Northwest Missouri State University Scholarship Kaitlyn Ballard

Norway American Legion Scholarship — Brooke DeRycke, Makenna Olson, Trey Schulte

Principal’s Leadership Award Jacob Bange, Murphy Glawe, Gabrielle Heying, Kayla Johnson, Natalie Rickels

Silver Cord — Courtney Chambers, Blake Daugherty, Evan Daugherty, Gabrielle Heying, LeAnn Hlas, Olivia Janss, Cael Kaestner, Delaney Lohrer, Hope Moore, Trey Schulte, Delaynee Slouha, Andria Stull, Madelyn Wolf, Hannah Woodley

Third District American Legion Auxiliary Merit Award — Courtney Chambers, Cael Kaestner, Makenna Olson

Van Horne American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship — Jacob Bange, Courtney Chambers, Olivia Janss, Hope Moore, Andria Stull, Keaten Volesky

Van Horne American Legion Scholarship — Jacob Bange, Courtney Chambers, Keaten Volesky

Van Horne Lions Club Scholarship — Jacob Bange, Courtney Chambers, Reagan Gorkow, Olivia Janss, Hope Moore

Van Horne Sons of the American Legion — Keaten Volesky

VGH Jeanette M Miller Scholarship — Natalie Rickels

VGH Scholarship — Olivia Janss

Benton Scholarship Foundation Awards

Allman, Deb Memorial Scholarship — Madisyn Schulze

Atkins Lumber Company Scholarship — Ava Heeren

Atkins Savings Bank Scholarship — Thomas Lampkin

Atkins Telephone Company Scholarship — Hope Moore

Ballard, Christine Memorial Scholarship — Dylan Becker

BankIowa Scholarship — Makenna Olson

BC Class of 1980 Scholarship — Ava Heeren

BC Class of 2016 Scholarship — Brooke DeRycke

1971 Benton Community State Championship Baseball Team Scholarship — Cael Kaestner

Becker, Roy Sr. and Becker Tiling Scholarship — Gabrielle Heying

Benton Community Fine Arts Scholarship Olivia Janss

Benton County State Bank Scholarship — Emma Von Ahsen

Benton Mutual Insurance Association Scholarship — Isabelle Upah

Benton Scholarship Foundation — Whitney Bridgewater, Parker Gammill, Ethan Hepker, Gabrielle Heying, Ryan Knight, Avary McVay, Addison Phillips, Olivia Pickering, Madisyn Schulze, Emma Schwake, Delaynee Slouha, Derek Steffen, Andria Stull, Cayman Swartendruber, Jordan Thys, Samuel Wallace, Samantha Wright

Blairstown Community Development Corporation — Whitney Bridgewater

Bridgewater, Deb Memorial Scholarship — Delaney Lohrer

Bridgewater Family Scholarship — Keaten Volesky

Bries Jesse and Theresa Scholarship Mitchell Dwyer

Casey, Tim Scholarship — Cael Kaestner

Chelsea Savings Bank Scholarship Clayton Sebetka

Christianson-Stoner, Lillian Memorial Scholarship Parker Gammill

Clausen, Shorty and Earlene Scholarship — Alana Hagen

Coleman/Thompson Family Scholarship — Makenna Olson

Detlefsen, Ray and Gertrude Memorial Scholarship — Cael Kaestner

Donald, Ron and Sally Scholarship — Madelyn Wolf

Eckenrod, Jerry & Diane Scholarship — Ryan Knight

England, Duane & Pamela Scholarship — Natalie Rickels

Final Season Movie Scholarship — Jacob Bange

Fischer, Mitch Memorial Scholarship — Jackson Kleinmeyer

Gahring Machine Scholarship — Jacob Bange

Garbers Family Scholarship — Madelyn Wolf

Hannen, Jack Scholarship For Computer Science Studies — Delaney Lohrer

Harold Ritscher/Mary Adams Family Scholarship — Alana Hagen

Hartkemeyer, Harold & Marjorie Memorial Scholarship — Andrew Gates

Hennings, Chad Scholarship — Kyla Voelkel

Hennings, William and Barbara Family Scholarship — Samuel Wallace

Hills Bank & Trust Company Scholarship — Emma Von Ahsen

Hofer Family Scholarship — Kayla Johnson

Humphrey, In Memory of the Boys Scholarship — Andrew Gates

It’s Great To Be A Bobcat” Scholarship — Isabelle Upah

Janss, Erin & Kathy Scholarship — Courtney Chambers

Junge, Keith & Wendy Scholarship — Avary McVay

Junge, Mary & David Scholarship — Ryan Knight

Junge, Raegan Lynn Scholarship — Gage Tichy

Kaestner, Mae Family — Samuel Wallace

Kaiser, Gary & Amy Family Scholarship — Kaitlyn Ballard

Kaiser, Louis and Joanne Scholarship — Kaitlyn Ballard

Keystone Nursing Care Center Inc Scholarship — Emma Von Ahsen

Keystone Savings Bank Scholarship — Keaten Volesky

Krug, Don Family Scholarship — Olivia Janss

Krug, Jim & Gina Family Scholarship — Thomas Lampkin

Kubichek, Charles & Evelyn Family Scholarship — Delyanee Slouha

Kuch, Leland and Yvonne Family Scholarship — Delaynee Slouha

Lankow, Nathan "Nate" Memorial Scholarship — Andria Stull

Lee, Kenneth and Etta Memorial Scholarship — Kaitlyn Ballard

Logan, Don & Jan Scholarship — Nathan Rottman

Mansfield Charitable Foundation Scholarship — Trey Schulte

Manternach, Debbie Memorial Scholarship — Delaney Lohrer

Markwitz, Terry and Doris Scholarship — Andria Stull

Masonic Lodge Scholarship — Addison Phillips & Joey Shepherd

Matheny, Tamie Memorial Scholarship — Olivia Janss

McCollough, Dennis & Rebecca Scholarship — Joey Shepherd

McCormick & Hurley Family Scholarship — Jacob Bange

McDowell, Shannon M. Memorial Scholarship — Blake Daugherty

McKechnie Family Scholarship — Clayton Sebetka

Mell, Leo J. Memorial Scholarship — Fionna McLeod

Nolan, Rick and Cindy Scholarship — Makenna Olson

Owens, Alberta Memorial Scholarship — Noah Frank

Palmersheim, Melissa Memorial Scholarship — Hope Moore

Palo Savings Bank Scholarship — Brooke DeRycke

Pickart Strellner, Patrice Scholarship — Joey Shepherd

Pingel, Lillian Memorial Scholarship — Timothy Thompson

Pingel, Rudolf Memorial Scholarship — Hannah Woodley

Pohlmann, Irene Memorial Scholarship — Gabrielle Heying

Potter, Wayne & Ella Memorial Scholarship — Timothy Thompson

Prusha Family Scholarship — Whitney Bridgewater

Rabe Hardware Scholarship — Derek Steffen

Rabe, Jerry Memorial Scholarship — Fionna McLeod

Rausch Financial Services Scholarship — Madelyn Wolf

Reinhardt, John Memorial Scholarship — Cayman Swartzendruber

Schloeman, H.O. Memorial Scholarship — Murphy Glawe, Bryton Grimm, LeeAnn Hlas, Lane Kaestner, Cameron Keiper, Molly Light, Brandon Schultz

Schloeman, Ruth Memorial — Evan Daughtery, Emery Rinderknecht, Sydney Rupp

Schloeman/Young, Linnie Corn Memorial Scholarship — Isaiah Williamson

Schulte, Bruce Memorial Scholarship — Courtney Chambers

Seboldt, Jason Memorial Scholarship — Parker Gammill

Semelroth-Speck Major Kimberly Memorial Scholarship — Kyla Voelkel

Sindt Implement Incorporated Scholarship — Emma Schwake

Smith, Ben and Nina Memorial Scholarship — Natalie Rickels

Sorensen Petersen, Evelyn Memorial Scholarship — Thomas Lampkin

South Slope Cooperative Communications Scholarship — Jackson Kleinmeyer

Stoddard, Dustin M. Memorial Scholarship — Keaten Volesky

Thompson, Harold & Kate Family — Dylan Becker

Thompson, Russ & Lavonne Memorial Scholarship — Olivia Janss

Thompson, Sheldon & Bernice Scholarship — Delaynee Slouha

Thys Automotive Family Scholarship — Blake Daugherty

Touro, Tim & Keri Family Scholarship — Courtney Chambers

Towe, Bruce Memorial FFA Scholarship — Keaten Volesky

Townsley Family Scholarship — Addison Phillips

Tuttle, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Memorial Scholarship — Hannah Woodley

Tuttle, Royal and Hazel Memorial Scholarship — Blake Daugherty

Van Etten, Pamela Memorial Scholarship — Natalie Rickels

Van Horne Cooperative Telephone Scholarship — Olivia Pickering

Van Horne Family Medical Clinic Scholarship — Hannah Woodley

Wagner, Dr. Donald and Verna Memorial Scholarship — Natalie Rickels

Watkins Savings Bank Scholarship — Emma Schwake

Weichman, David Memorial Scholarship — Reagan Gorkow