Northwest Technical College has announced the first 15 scholarship recipients in its Trade Up program, which offers financial support for students who have entered NTC to pursue careers in the automotive or construction industries.

The 15 scholarships, which were open to high school seniors who graduated in the spring of 2014 and lived in the Bemidji area, total $15,700.

Funding for the Trade Up program is provided by the NTC Foundation and by Bemidji area businesses.

Contact
• Lisa Bruns, NTC Foundation, (218) 333–6678

Trade Up scholarship recipients are listed below by hometown.

Bemidji |56601| Staci Rausch, carpentry ; Women in Trades carpentry scholarship – $500
Bemidji |56601| John Kreitzer, residential plumbing HVAC; plumbing/HVAC scholarship – $1,250
Bemidji |56601|Michael McGuire, high performance emgine machinery; HPEM scholarship – $1,200

Minnesota
Barnum |55707| Nathan Duesler, residential plumbing HVAC; plumbing/HVAC scholarship – $1,250
Blackduck |56630| Caleb Mostad, electrical construction maintenance; electrical scholarship – $1,000
Blackduck |56630| Tyler Bird, automotive service technology ; automotive service scholarship – $1,000
Britt |55710| Cody Laakso, electrical construction maintenance ; electrical scholarship – $1,000
Little Falls |56345| Michael Bednarek, high performance engine machinery; HPEM scholarship – $1,200
Plummer |56748| Matthew Eskeli, electrical construction maintenance; electrical scholarship – $1,000
Princeton |55371| Thomas Scheef, high performance engine machinery; HPEM scholarship – $1,200
Princeton |55371| Tanner Erickson,high performance engine machinery; HPEM scholarship – $1,200
Red Lake |56671| Leogene English, sustainable environment technologies; Women in Trades sustainable scholarhip – $500
Red Lake |56671| Lee Fier, automotive service technology; automotive service scholarship – $1,000
Verndale |56481| Vernon Mason, high performance engine machinery; HPEM scholarship – $1,200

Wisconsin
Clintonville |54929| Max Mares, high performance engine machinery; HPEM scholarship – $1,200

Northwest Technical College, located in northern Minnesota’s lake district, is an open, inviting technological learning organization. For more than 40 years, the college has valued life-long learning and the worth and dignity of all people. Its open-enrollment policy, affordable tuition and high-quality education have attracted a diverse group of learners; today, the College serves more than 1,200 learners. The college offers more than 40 degree programs in areas such as business, health, human and protective services and environmental and industrial technology career programs. Classes are offered on the Bemidji campus, online, or as a combination of both. NTC is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.

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