Students receive top incoming freshman award

Dana College has announced the winners of the Presidential Scholarship Competition, held Feb. 16 on the college’s campus in Blair, Neb.

The Presidential Scholarship program is designed to recognize the academic achievements of high school seniors. More than 120 students competed in the scholarship competition, which includes an essay competition and personal interviews with Dana studens and employees.

The Presidential Scholarship awards range from $1,000 to full tuition. To enter the competition, students must be entering college for the first time, have a composite ACT score of 20 (or SAT of 940) and a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4-point scale. All participants receive a scholarship.

The following students are the 2004 Presidential Scholars:

Nebraska

Amelia
Laura Cameron

Amherst
Amy Gillespie

Atkinson
Scott Leisy

Beatrice
Leah Wagner

Bellevue
Daniel Beckstead
Emily Bostwick
Angela Brown
Andrew Kaup
Brian Schekirke

Blair
Sarah Burns
Megan Hunt
Anthony Ridolfi

Boys Town
Kimberly McGiffin

Cedar Rapids
Thomas Krings

Clarkson
Nicholas Brichacek

Creighton
Tara Thomas

Davenport
Trenton Albers

Douglas
Blake Wenz

Elgin
Daniel Morrison

Elkhorn
Kathryn Thomas

Fremont
Candice Ahl
Adam Norenberg
Matthew Schultz

Grand Island
Sean Dillenback

Gretna
Jessica Hanner
Hayley Harris
Brock Karloff

Hallam
Tessa Miller

Hardy
Gina Edwards

Hastings
Jennifer Lindsteadt

Hazard
Aimee Supanchick

Henderson
Lindsey Mierau

Kennard
Heather Kahnk

LaVista
Krista Busacker

Lincoln
Jennifer Anderson
Alissa Holland
Katherine King
Brandon Paneitz
Danielle Schmersal
Emily Wisch

Lodgepole
Derek Bond

Omaha
Robert Alderson
Joy Augustine
Christopher Bachmann
Andrew Baumgartner
Devi Burke
Tara Cook
Alex Hook
Joshua Klym
Holly Lehmer
Nathan Mausbach
Amanda Morse
Jennifer Ostergaard
Kira Presler
Ashley Ricketts
Mark Shearer
Jennifer Smedra
Stephanie Smith
Tiffany Smith
Nicole Taylor
Clifton Tullis
Nichole Tyrey
Christopher Vacek
Lindsay Van Horn
Jessica Wachtler
Geoffrey Wrenn

Plainview
Brooke McCabe

Rising City
Katelin Samek

Schuyler
Luke Bideaux
Eric Meyers
Jeremy Pernicek

Sidney
Amber Davis
Ashley Dorwart

Tekamah
Brandon Anderson
Heather Morrow

Valentine
Megan Brown
Jill Connot

Wolbach
Jack Rother

Iowa

Audubon
Andrew Hansen

Carson
Jennifer Bates
Cedar Falls
Kendra Johnson

Clarinda
Clayton Harris

Council Bluffs
Rebecca Dreager
Kevin Lorkovic

Denison
Michael Bradley
Michael Johnson

Granger
Jerilyn Geneser

Greene
Lindsay Brinkman

Grimes
Theresa Beeman

Logan
Cody Huebert

Lucas
Shelby Kent

Malvern
Mitchell Keppard

Maquoketa
Amanda Diltz

Marshalltown
Melissa Clement

Missouri Valley
Amy Archbold

Monroe
Chelsie Jones

Newton
Christa Backus

Oakland
Eric Bane

Ocheyedan
Lindsey Mohr

Peterson
Courtney Schultz

St. Charles
Maggie Downs

Wesley
Amber Golwitzer

All Other States

Alberta, Minn.
Savannah Kisgen

Altus, Okla.
Melissa Wood

Brighton, Colo.
Michelle Propst

Fargo, N.D.
Dustin Anderson

Fulton, N.Y.
Carl Brockhoff

Gillette, Wyo.
Cole Weaver

Gladstone, Mo.
Brian Hector

Great Falls, Mont.
Katie Kain

Rock Port, Mo.
John Danforth

St. George, Kan.
Daniel Pray

Sioux Falls, S.D.
Benjamin Hasche

Springfield, S.D.
Zach Genant

Topeka, Kan.
Nathan Miller

Wichita, Kan.
Joseph Madsen

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