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Granite Falls Awards $16,000 Scholarships


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Granite Falls Campus
The Granite Falls Campus of Minnesota West Community & Technical College held their annual Spring Scholarship & Awards Brunch on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at the Granite Falls Campus Cafeteria.  $16,000 in scholarships, along with various student achievement awards were presented at this event. 


Guest speaker, Linda Pesch, Student Services advisor at the Canby campus of Minnesota West Community & Technical College shared a special message themed “Bring you’re A Game to Work”. In addition, special guests include Minnesota West Foundation Donors from the Granite Falls Bank, Vernon & Ardyce Anderson, NorthStar Mutual Insurance Company, Mary Gillespie from the Chamber of Commerce, and Justin Bentaas from the Granite Falls Economic Development Authority. 


In addition to the scholarships awarded, several students were also recognized for their participation in Workstudy, Student Senate, Business Professionals of America, and Phi Theta Kappa. The Granite Falls Campus was also proud to award Computer Support Technology student Kristin Quist for her participation in Phi Theta Kappa and being chosen as an All-State Community College Academic Team recipient for the 2014/2015 Academic year. 


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