2025 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 2025 scholarship winners.  

Armour - Isaac Wunder Lower Brule - Martina Desphy
Avon - Carmindy Ferwerda Marion - Finley McConniel
Bennett Co. - Wyatt Huber Menno - Ellyana Ulmer
Bon Homme - Nevaeh Myers Montrose - Makarie Wiebersick
Bridgewater - Candice Stahl New Underwood - Addison Larson
Burke - Kiana Liewer Oelrichs - Zachary Hudspeth
Canistota - Bailey Spicer Philip - Josie Jones
Colome - Westlie Cahoy Pine Ridge - Martina Watters
Corsica-Stickney - Tate Tolsma Plankinton - Abby Davis
Crazy Horse - Ben Osite Red Cloud - Justice Whalen
Custer - Kayda Hanis Scotland - Trinity Bietz
Dell Rapids - Dawson Hohn Saint Mary - Jodie Klein
Edgemont - Katelyn Lauritsen Stanley County - Sarah Fosheim
Faith - Emilee Smith Sturgis Brown - Porter Deering
Freeman Academy - Jada Buse Todd County - Harold Heinert
Freeman - Lindsey Maske Tri-Valley - Savannah Schulte
Gregory - Cole Serr Wall - Jace Blasius
Hot Springs - Brylee Grill West Central - Lillian Goehring
Jones County - Taya Iversen
Kadoka - Don Schofield
Lakota Tech - Jerrick Thompson

White River - Riley Bouman
Winner - Jackson Bachmann
At Large - Josie Brouwer