Scholarship Press Releases

Golf enthusiasts are invited to attend the Iowa Lakes Community College Foundation’s Kossuth County Scholarship Golf Outing set for Friday, June 1, at the North Kossuth Golf Course in Bancroft. Registration and lunch will begin at 11 a.m., followed by a noon shotgun start. A short awards program will follow...

Iowa Lakes Community College is announcing the establishment of several new scholarships. The Carrington Baker Memorial Scholarship is in memory of Carrington Baker, a student who touched many lives during his two years at Iowa Lakes Community College. He was a strong leader in the Laker Life Club and a...

The We Believe General Scholarship was established by Iowa Lakes Community College employees in 1999. This scholarship is open to all Iowa Lakes students and is awarded on basis of financial need determined by FAFSA results. The scholarship award amounts vary and must be used for tuition, books or fees....

Iowa Lakes Community College funds the Adult Learner Scholarship and awards a $500 scholarship to one student at each campus. Recipient requirements include minimum 25 years of age, completed one semester at Iowa Lakes, and possess minimum cumulative 3.25 GPA. The 2011-12 recipients are Marcia Baade of Titonka, Elizabeth Harms...

The Dickinson County Luau Scholarship was established in 2004 at Iowa Lakes Community College. The Iowa Lakes Foundation, with the help of Iowa Lakes employees and community committee members, hosts an annual Luau to fund this scholarship opportunity. Recipients must be a permanent Dickinson county resident, and possess a minimum...

The HG Albee Memorial Scholarship has benefitted many Iowa Lakes Community College students since 1975. Albee, a former Estherville area resident, left his trust to the care of the Iowa Lakes Scholarship Foundation to administer for the betterment of the college and its students. Requirements for the HG Albee recipients...

The Kossuth County Golf Outing Scholarship was established in 1999 at Iowa Lakes Community College. The Iowa Lakes Foundation, with the help of Iowa Lakes employees and community committee members, hosts an annual golf outing to raise scholarship funds. Requirements for the scholarship recipient include permanent Kossuth County resident, full-time...

The Medical Office Technology Dollars Scholarship was in 2010 by the former Spencer Campus Business Professional of America. Recipient requirements a include minimum of one semester completed in Medical Office Technology, minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA, and financial need determined by FAFSA results. The award amount varies and must be used...

Beginning in 2009 Iowa Lakes Community College has funded the Pageant Participant Scholarship for contestants in area county fair queen contests (Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Kossuth, Palo Alto); Miss Kossuth-Winnebago Pageant or Miss Shamrock Pageant. Award amount is up to $500 for tuition only and is determined by semester enrollment status....

Iowa Lakes Community College funds the Bookstore Scholarship at each of the five campuses each semester. Recipient requirements include minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA and financial need as determined by FAFSA results. The award for this scholarship is $200, which is to be used for books only. The spring 2012 recipients...

Family established the Norma Newhouse Memorial Scholarship in 2002 at Iowa Lakes Community College. Norma worked at the Emmetsburg Care Center as a certified Nurse Assistant for over 23 years. She greatly valued higher education and believed in quality care for all citizens. Requirements include nontraditional student, full-time enrollment, and...

Iowa Lakes Community College funds the Presidential Scholarship for students with high academic ability. Award ranges from 60-100% tuition and is renewable for Presidential Scholars in good standing. The spring 2012 recipients are:  Tanner Collins, Hyrum, Utah; Jessica Fehr, West Bend; Jessica Monaghan, Wasilla, Alaska; Zachary Norman, Brigham, Utah; Ashly...

The Saving Lives Scholarship was established in 2010 by the Practical Nursing class. Awards are funded by PN Club fundraisers and alumni gifts to continue to help nursing students ease their financial burden and to encourage students to finish their degree. Recipient requirements for this scholarship include full-time enrollment in...

The Spirit of Harmony Chorus, a member of Sweet Adelines International a worldwide organization, is committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop harmony through education and performance. They established this scholarship at Iowa Lakes Community College in 2010. Recipient requirements include Iowa or Minnesota resident, full-time sophomore, planning...

 The Student Support Services Scholarship at Iowa Lakes Community College is for active Student Support Service students who display focus and commitment toward completing their academic goals as full-time students. Requirements for this scholarship are financial need as determined by FAFSA results and a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA. Awards vary...

The Iowa Lakes Community College Alumni & Friends Association is seeking nominations for the 21st annual Jim Hall Outstanding Alumni Award.  This award is presented annually at spring commencement to prior graduates of Iowa Lakes who exemplify outstanding support for community, business, school, service clubs, etc. The Iowa Lakes Alumni...

A new face has joined the Institutional Advancement office of Iowa Lakes Community College to assist the foundation in scholarship fundraising. Tony Condon, long-time Estherville resident, has accepted the position of Events Coordinator and will be touring all five counties soon, getting acquainted with supporters of Iowa Lakes.  “I was...

Vestas, a manufacturer, seller, installer and servicer of wind turbines, has been selected as the 2011 Council for Resource Development (CRD) Region VII Benefactor Award. This is a national philanthropic award, with one donor being selected from ten different regions. Region VII represents Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. In 2004,...

The Farm Lab of Iowa Lakes Community College will host its annual Farm Field Day and Expo on Thursday, Sept. 8. All area residents, as well as past Ag program alumni of Iowa Lakes, are invited to tour the Palo Alto Corn and Soybean Growers Association plot, various agricultural exhibits...

The Jens and Helen Kirkegaard Memorial Scholarship was established in 2005 at Iowa Lakes Community College. The Kirkegaards, Jens a Danish immigrant, and Helen a Canada native, adopted Graettinger, as their hometown where they were active community members and strong supporters of education. Requirements are:  nontraditional student (minimum 25 years...

The P.E.O. Chapter AY Lois Fagre Memorial Scholarship was established in 2011 in honor of long-time member Lois Fagre. Fagre was very interested in P.E.O’s mission to support higher educational opportunities for women. Eligible applicants are graduating ELC senior women in the to 50% of the class who plan to...

The Todd Edmund Eslick "Eddie Flyer" Scholarship was established in 2010 at Iowa Lakes Community College. Todd, a 2000 Aviation alumnus, was affectionately known as "Eddie Flyer" by his classmates and comrades in pranks. At the age of 13, he was the youngest to complete ground school in Webster City,...

Ag Processing Inc. (AGP®) of Emmetsburg, a farmer-owned cooperative engaged in procurement, processing, marketing, and transporting of grains/grain products, awards two $500 scholarships annually at Iowa Lakes Community College. Requirements include full-time enrollment in Agribusiness Technology, Agriculture Production Technology or Biorenewable Fuels Technology and minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA. Award must...

The Msgr. Clarence E. Farrelly Scholarship was established in 1981 at Iowa Lakes Community College. Requirements include Palo Alto County resident, full-time (12+ credits) or part-time (6-11 credits) enrollment in A nursing program, minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA and financial need AS determined by FAFSA results. Preference may be given to...

Since 2002 the annual O'Round the Loch Run has funded a scholarship at Iowa Lakes Community College. Requirements include sophomore status, full-time enrollment at the Emmetsburg campus, Emmetsburg High School graduate and a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA.  Award amount varies and must be used for tuition, books or fees. The...