2024 Scholarship Recipients

Golden West’s scholarship program has been going strong since 1999. Every year, the cooperative awards $1,000 scholarships to more than 40 deserving high school seniors across the service territory. These students possess qualities including leadership, academic success, civic and extracurricular achievement, and the motivation to succeed.  

Now in its 26th year, the scholarship program has contributed over $1 million in educational support since its launch. Golden West is excited to introduce the 2024 scholarship winners.  

Armour - Makayla Fuoss Little Wound - Addison Young
Avon - Megan Gretschmann Lyman - Rory McManus
Bennett Co. - Dante Rascher Marion - Isabelle McConniel
Bon Homme - Jackson Caba Menno - Ashton Massey
Bridgewater - Brenden Watters Montrose - Kailey Thompson
Burke - Piper Hanson New Underwood - Cash Albers
Canistota - Kayla DeClark Oelrichs - DeShaun Merrill
Colome - Shaleena Kingsley Philip - Wakely Burns
Corsica-Stickney - Ashlyn Lefers Plankinton - Whitney Payne
Crazy Horse - Jerilyn Richardson Red Cloud - Makana Little Sky
Custer - Abigail Studt Scotland - Jerica Stark
Dell Rapids - John Mortrude Saint Mary - Sophie Schwebach
Edgemont - Mackenzie Hollenbeck Stanley County - Cadence Hand
Freeman Academy - Stefany Cortes-Hernandez Tri-Valley - Lauren Grinde
Freeman - Rylie Gossen Wall - Paige Kjerstad
Gregory - Cindy Khuu West Central - Lauren Murphy
Hot Springs - Karina Novotny White River - Kamaria Krogman
Jones County - Tristen Host Winner - Cassandra Shutt
Kadoka - Kaitlyn Schofield At Large - Natasha Winter
Lakota Tech - Crimsun Hotz