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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: July 17, 2015 Lindsay Willits 605-415-2641

AGC Awards over $24,000 in Scholarships to Students from Across the State

PIERRE – The Associated General Contractors of South Dakota Highway-Heavy-Utilities Chapter represents hundreds of firms which employ several thousand workers in the construction industry across South Dakota. The AGC takes pride in our efforts to enhance workforce development and provide scholarships to help aid our members in finding the next generation of workers.

The AGC is proud to announce the winners of the 2015-2016 annual scholarship programs. Winners chosen must be enrolled in a 2-year post-secondary school or college/university, majoring in a career field directly related to the construction industry. In addition, applicants must achieve an above average academic achievement and be committed to working in South Dakota following graduation.

The 2015-2016 recipients are:

 Brandon Warnke, Gregory (MTI) $250  Jason Koistinen, Hamlin (SDSU) $500  Jake Baloun, Redfield (SDSU) $500  Theodore LaCoursiere, Dell Rapids (SDSU) $750  Mark Brakke, Sully Buttes (SDSM&T) $250  Dalton Lyons, Sundance (SDSM&T) $500  Morgan Jensen, Dell Rapids (SDSM&T) $1,250  Matthew Mazourek, Lennox (SDSU) $500  Adam Karst, Dell Rapids (SDSU) $750  Luke Olson, Mitchell Christian (SDSU) $750  Lexi Weisbeck, Aberdeen (Colorado State) $1,250  Taylor Popham, Webster (SDSM&T) $750  Brook Anderson, Groton (LAT) $1,000  Joseph Runge, O’Gorman (USD) $1,300  Chris Bonhorst, Stanley County High (LAT) $750  Mark Wiley, Webster (SDSM&T) $750  Jerimiah Brockhouse, Lincoln (NICC) $1,300  Robert Wiley, Webster (SDSM&T) $750  Eliot Coughlin, Pierre (SDSU) $750  Casey Wisness, Zimmerman (SDSU) $1000  Colin Karst, Dell Rapids (SDSU) $1,500  Sierra Winter, Sioux Valley (U of Wisconsin) $2500  Spencer Kerzman, Dell Rapids (SDSU) $2,500  Lake Area Tech Operator Program $1000  Tyler Kleinsasser, Huron (SDSM&T) $750  Sheldon Iowa Operator Program $1000

Of the students listed above, Brook Anderson was chosen as the Floyd Knight Memorial scholarship recipient. Jerimiah Brockhouse and Joseph Runge were chosen as the Sioux Falls Contractors Association scholarship recipients, Spencer Kerzman and Sierra Winter were chosen as the Neil V. Reede memorial scholarship recipients, Morgan Jensen and Lexi Weisbeck were chosen as the BX Civil & Construction “Excellence” Women in Construction scholarship winners, and Adam Karst, Colin Karst, Tyler Kleinsasser and Mark Wiley were chosen as the AGC Associate Division Scholarship Recipients. In addition to the scholarships above, the AGC also awarded Lake Area Tech and Northwest Community College, Sheldon IA with $1000 each to award to qualifying students already enrolled in a construction related program.

The AGC of South Dakota, Highway-Heavy-Utilities Chapter, is a voluntary trade association of almost 250 contractors, suppliers and service firms who build the roads, bridges and water/wastewater infrastructure in South Dakota.