Students receive top incoming student award

Dana College has announced the winners of the Presidential Scholarship Competition, held Feb. 20 on the college’s campus in Blair, Neb.

The Presidential Scholarship program is designed to recognize the academic achievements of outstanding incoming students. A handful of students were selected to compete for scholarships competition, which includes personal interviews with Dana faculty.

The Presidential Scholarship awards up to $5,000 based on the results of the competition. To enter the competition, high school students must have a composite ACT score of 26 (or SAT of 1170) and a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4-point scale. Transfers must have a 3.5 minimum college grade point average.

The following students are the 2005 Presidential Scholars:

Jenna Bierma
Sutherland (Neb.) High School

Keith Block
Washington Senior High — Sioux Falls, S.D.

Mellissa Bokemper
Winside (Neb.) High School

Jaimie Brabec
Schuyler (Neb.) Central High School

Aubrey Bray
Pender (Neb.) High School

Brandon Burmeister
Harlan (Iowa) Community High School

Clinton Christensen
Bennington (Neb.) High School

Kelsey Dimmitt
Elba (Neb.) High School

Timothy Fairfield
Roosevelt High School — Des Moines, Iowa

Chelsea Fikar
Lincoln (Neb.) Southwest

Katherine Foote
Columbus (Neb.) High School

Ashley Gloeb
Arlington (Neb.) High School

Kellie Harris
Omaha (Neb.) North High School

Jacob Holbrook
Corning (Iowa) High School

Phoebe Hornbeck
Missouri Valley (Iowa) High School

Michael Johnson
Underwood (Iowa) High School

Kimberly Krohn
Iowa Western Community College

Carolyn Kruger
Bellevue (Neb.) East High School

Sara Lieb
O’Neill (Neb.) Junior-Senior High School

Eric Maassen
AvoHa/Shelby-Tennant (Iowa) School

John Pattee
AvoHa/Shelby-Tennant School

Joshua Poellot
South Sioux City (Neb.) High School

Patricia Rew
Malvern (Iowa) Junior-Senior High School

Lane Roberts
Homeschool — Hay Springs, Neb.

Hunter Samuels
Tonganoxie (Kan.) High School

Shari Schweinfurth
Blair, Neb. resident

Jordan Tuma
Superior (Neb.) High School

Sean Tyler
Millard (Neb.) West

Jodi Watkins
Olpe (Kan.) High School

Tim Wilmes
Bedord (Iowa) High School

Dana College is a place where students make things happen — in their own lives and in the lives of others. Through a highly supportive faculty and campus community, Dana students develop interpersonal skills, leadership abilities, and other important values and knowledge as they make choices about their future. Dana’s outstanding academic programs in business, education and social work, among others, ensure that students have the knowledge, skills and experience necessary to pursue challenging careers or placement in graduate school.

Dana College is a private, liberal arts institution in Blair, Neb. To learn more, visit www.dana.edu.

Dana College: Develop talents, Take charge, Build a future — We’re with you all the way.

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For more information contact:
Sarah Cavanah
Communications Coordinator
(402) 426-7216
scavanah@dana.edu