IOWA LAKES AWARDS FIRST EVER HELDT MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
Linda Heldt,
long-time Athletic Department Assistant at Iowa Lakes, lost a
hard fought battle with cancer in 2007. Throughout her years of
service to Iowa Lakes Heldt earned the respect and admiration of
numerous area coaches, officials, co-workers and
student-athletes.
The Heldt
Memorial Scholarship, established in 2007, is funded by the Iowa
Lakes Community College Foundation’s Linda Heldt Memorial Laker
Scholarship Golf Outing (formerly known as the Laker Scholarship
Golf Outing) as well as family and friends gifts. This
scholarship is awarded to a sophomore student-athlete from each
of the athletic programs at Iowa Lakes. Recipients must be
students who embody how Heldt believed student-athletes should
conduct themselves on and off the court, track, course or field.
Iowa Lakes
Community College has announced David Fox of New Providence,
Bahamas (Men’s Basketball); Karissa Kramer of Sleepy Eye, Minn.
(Women’s Basketball); Candace Klepper of Terril (Cross Country);
Nick Loftis of Estherville (Baseball); Kimmie White of Burbank,
Calif. (Softball); Sarah Subbert of Graettinger (Golf) and Jenna
Tammel of Spring Valley, Minn. (Volleyball) as the Linda Heldt
Memorial Scholarship recipients for spring semester 2008.
Those interested
in applying for or establishing scholarships are asked to
contact Shan Ray, Iowa Lakes Institutional Advancement Executive
Director, at 712-362-0491 or 800-242-5106 ext. 4491.
From Left: George Heldt, Kelly Heldt
Laszczek, Kimmie White, Karissa Kramer,
Candace Klepper, Sarah Subbert, Nick Loftis, Kevin Heldt. Not
pictured: David Fox and Jenna Tammel.
