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The 2020-21 Iowa Grocers Education Foundation Scholarship Program Announcing Your 2020 Scholarship Winners

Iowa Grocers Education Foundation Awards 90 Scholarships

IGEF Board of Trustees

Brian Burnam, Keith’s Foods | Mike Brewington, Iowa Beverage Systems Bob Gostomski, Mueller Yurgae Associates | Mike Skokan, Hy-Vee Inc. | Dean Summa

In 2020, the foundation received more than 400 applications for the 90 scholarships that were awarded for the 2020–2021 school year. Scholarships totaling $159,300 were awarded to students who are at least part-time employees of an IGIA member company or the children of full-time employees working for an IGIA member.

Fundraising efforts thwarted by COVID-19 The Iowa Grocery Industry Association typically raises close Scholarship Golf Committee to $100,000 each year to fund scholarships through the Iowa ❖ Liz Baker, Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company Grocers Education Foundation. ❖ Tim Byrne, Diageo Fundraising efforts in 2020 have ❖ Mark Davisson, Acosta Sales & Marketing | chair been severely thwarted due to ❖ Bob Gostomski, Mueller Yurgae Associates COVID-19 and the cancelation ❖ Nick Greiner, Fareway Stores or postponement of two major ❖ Mike McCormick, Fareway Stores fundraising events: The scholarship ❖ Gary Munson, Kellogg Company golf event, which has been ❖ John Rasley, E & J Gallo Winery rescheduled for Monday, September ❖ Dana Sump, Casey’s General Stores 28, and the IGEF Scholarship Auction, ❖ B.J. Van Der Linden, Fareway Stores held in conjunction with Convention, ❖ Gary Worrall, Fareway Stores | past chair which will not take place in 2020.

IGIA staff continues to look for alternative ways to raise funds

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for this important program so that A Little History we may continue to fortify the The Iowa Grocers Education foundation’s finances and provide Foundation was established in Gift History scholarships to deserving youth with 1992 to assist youth with ties to the connections to the grocery industry. grocery industry achieve their dreams # Scholarships Amount of obtaining a higher education. Year Awarded Awarded For ways you can help, contact Annie The IGEF Scholarship program was Schlink, [email protected] renamed the Mary I. Fitzgerald to volunteer. Scholarship Program in 1997 in ❖ 2001 62 $56,600 tribute to Mary I. Fitzgerald, who ❖ 2002 63 $64,600 IGEF Provides Member-Funded guided the Iowa Grocery Industry “Piggyback” Scholarships Association from 1964 to 1981. ❖ 2003 72 $72,700 The IGEF “Piggyback” Scholarship ❖ 2004 82 $84,100 program allows IGIA members Since 2001, the IGEF has helped to award scholarships to their approximately 1,600 youth obtain a ❖ 2005 86 $108,850 employees and children of employees post-secondary education, awarding ❖ 2006 81 $105,850 without the expense of administering 1,679 scholarships, totaling more than a scholarship program. Participating to $2.5 million. These scholarships ❖ 2007 85 $107,250 in the “Piggyback” scholarship paved the way for youth to achieve ❖ program has many potential benefits. their ultimate career goals within 2008 86 $138,850 A company or individual can honor and outside of the grocery industry. ❖ 2009 86 $139,750 a relative, founder or former leader by designating a scholarship in that A large number of the deserving ❖ 2010 85 $138,350 person’s name. Offering a scholarship young people assisted by these ❖ 2011 87 $139,350 could have potential tax benefits scholarships say that they would (be sure to consult with your tax not be the doctor, CEO, nurse, ❖ 2012 86 $141,300 professional). Assisting young teacher or business professional they ❖ 2013 82 $136,600 people to obtain a college education are today without the help of the enhances a company’s image. The Mary I. Fitzgerald Scholarship ❖ 2014 91 $149,100 option to provide “Piggyback” Program. scholarships is just one among ❖ 2015 91 $146,650 many benefits afforded through IGIA ❖ 2016 92 $148,600 membership. ❖ 2017 91 $149,350

For more information on Piggyback Scholarships ❖ 2018 90 $162,350 or about the IGEF, call Michelle Hurd at 800-383-3663 ❖ 2019 89 $160,600 or email her at [email protected]. ❖ 2020 90 $159,300 Total $2,510,100

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The 2020-21 Iowa Grocers Education Foundation Scholarship Program Presenting your 2020 IGEF Scholars

Iowa Grocery Industry Association is proud to present the 2020-2021 Iowa Grocers Education Foundation scholarship recipients.

Avery Baldwin Kaitlin Blosch Jose Rodriguez Nicole Dacus Kyle Feauto Brianna Ghumm Shenandoah Peosta Campos | Ames Ankeny Carroll Kalona Iowa State University Iowa State University Iowa State University Drake University University of The University of Iowa Senior Sophomore Junior Freshman South Dakota Freshman Major: Finance Major: Animal Science Major: Industrial Major: Pharmacy Freshman Major: Pre-Law He works at Fareway Pre-Vet Medicine Technology Her mother Major: Kinesiology Brianna works at JW’s in Shenandoah She works at Jose works at Hy-Vee works at PDI He works at Foods in Kalona Fareway Family Fareway in Peosta in Des Moines Perishable Fareway in Carroll JW’s Foods Scholarship ($2,000) Fareway Family Iowa Grocers Distributors of Iowa Fareway Family Scholarship ($750) Scholarship ($2,000) Education Foundation Scholarship ($500) Scholarship ($2,000) Madelyn Bauer Scholarship ($1,500) Melissa Golberg Templeton Austin Bontrager Logan Dahm Ryan Feauto Des Moines University of Maggie Chapman Kalona Denison Carroll Kansas City Art Northern Iowa Denison Kirkwood Community University of Dordt University Institute Senior Iowa State University College Nebraska at Omaha Senior Senior Major: Freshman Sophomore Freshman Major: Animal Science Major: Sculpture, Communication Major: Chemistry Major: Accounting Major: Aviation Pre-Vet Medicine Minor in Social Science & Disorders & Biology He works at JW’s He and his father He works at Practice She works at Fareway She works at Foods in Kalona work at the Fareway in Carroll Her father works in Cedar Falls Fareway in Denison JW’s Foods Denison Fareway Fareway Family for Fareway in Fareway Family Fareway Family Scholarship ($750) Fareway Family Scholarship ($2,000) West Des Moines Scholarship ($2,000) Scholarship ($2,000) Scholarship ($2,000) Iowa Grocers

Education Foundation Amanda Brinkley Joshua Felger Megan Bauer Emma Christensen Scholarship ($2,000) Mission, Kansas Chase Eisenman Earlham Templeton Waverly Johnson County Britt The University of Iowa Iowa State University Truman State Community College The University of Iowa Senior Teagan Gourley Freshman University Freshman Junior Major: Accounting & Webster City Major: Mass Junior Major: Social Work Major: Finance Interdepartmental Drake University Communications Major: History Her mother works He works for Fareway Studies Freshman She works at the She works at for Mueller Yurgae in Clear Lake His father works Major: Occupational Carroll Fareway Fareway in Waverly Associates Fareway Family for Kum & Go Therapy & Spanish Fareway Family Jerry Thede Mueller Yurgae Scholarship ($2,000) Grocery Manufacturers She works for Scholarship ($2,000) Scholarship ($1,000) Associates Scholarship Association Fareway in

($1,000) Scholarship ($500) Webster City Braden Elton Ashley Berkenbosch Kaitlyn Cook Fareway Family Decorah Bettendorf Nevada Scholarship ($2,000) Ashley Brouwer University of Amber Fistler Iowa State University Minnesota State Sheldon Northern Iowa Grimes Sophomore University, Mankato South Dakota Freshman Minnesota State Laney Graber Major: Elementary Sophomore State University Major: English University, Mankato Crawfordsville Education Major: Criminal Freshman Braden works for Junior University of She and her mother Justice Major: Business Fareway in Decorah Major: Medical Northern Iowa work at Hy-Vee Her father works for Economics Beckwith Foundation Lab Science Freshman in Davenport Fareway Corporate She works at the Scholarship ($2,000) She works at Fareway Major: Business Iowa Grocers Fareway Family Sheldon Hy-Vee in Des Moines Administration Education Foundation Scholarship ($2,000) Iowa Grocers Fareway Family Her mother works Scholarship ($2,000) Alexi Fasbender Education Foundation Scholarship ($2,000) for Fareway in Clear Lake Scholarship ($1,500) Lauren Creger Washington Emily Bettey The University of Iowa Pleasant Hill Fareway Family Scranton Freshman Carli Gasaway University of Scholarship ($2,000) Iowa State University Cassandra Bucklin Major: Nursing Sioux City Northern Iowa Senior Altoona She and her Dad University of Junior Major: Anthropology Iowa State University work for Fareway Northern Iowa Katie Greenfield Major: Secondary & History Junior in Clear Lake Junior Webster City Math Teaching She works at Fareway Major: Spanish Fareway Family Major: Psychology Iowa State University She works for Hy-Vee in Jefferson Her stepfather works Scholarship ($2,000) Carli works for Senior in Pleasant Hill Fareway Family for PDI in Ankeny Hy-Vee in Sioux City Major: Iowa Grocers Scholarship ($2,000) Iowa Grocers Iowa Grocers Communication Education Foundation Education Foundation Education Foundation Studies Scholarship ($1,500) Scholarship ($2,000) Scholarship ($1,500) She works at Fareway

in Webster City Fareway Family Scholarship ($2,000) 40 HEROES ISSUE 2020

Payton Haefner Collin Hoover Matthew Karsten Ashlyn Kralik Anna McInville Chloe Mueller Walker Iowa Falls Newton Orient West Des Moines Mitchellville Hawkeye Community University of Illinois University of University of Loras College Grand View University College at Chicago Northern Iowa Northern Iowa Junior Senior Freshman Junior Junior Junior Major: Elementary Major: Math and Major: Animal Science Major: Business Major: Elementary Major: Education Data Science She works at He and his father Education Communication Her mother works She works for Fareway in Vinton work at Fareway He and his mother Sciences & Disorders for SHAZAM Fareway in Altoona Fareway Family in Iowa Falls work at Hy-Vee She works for Iowa Grocers Fareway Family Scholarship ($2,000) Fareway Family in Newton Fareway in Greenfield Education Foundation Scholarship ($2,000) Scholarship ($2,000) Iowa Grocers Fareway Family Scholarship ($2,000) Education Foundation Scholarship ($2,000) John Hanenburg Benjamin Mulert Scholarship ($2,000) Eldridge Karly Jans Noah McNiel Peosta

Iowa State University Clutier Kayla Krohn Tiffin Creighton University Sophomore Iowa State University Kaitlynn Keller Sioux City DePaul University Freshman Major: Agronomy Sophomore Marion Iowa State University Freshman Major: Exercise His father works for Major: Biology and University of Freshman Major: Jazz Studies Science Fareway in Bettendorf Animal Ecology Northern Iowa Major: Psychology & Sound Recording He works for Fareway Family She works at Sophomore She works for Technology Fareway in Peosta Scholarship ($2,000) Fareway in Ames Major: Psychology Fareway in He works for the Fareway Family Fareway Family She and her mother Sergeant Bluff Fareway in Tiffin Scholarship ($2,000) Scholarship ($2,000) work at Hy-Vee Fareway Family Fareway Family Eleanor Hildebrandt in Waterloo Scholarship ($2,000) Scholarship ($2,000) Des Moines Courtney Mumm Iowa Grocers The University of Iowa Madison John Harlan Education Foundation Sophomore Shenandoah Madelyn Langridge Delaney McRoberts University of Scholarship ($1,500) Major: Northwest Missouri North Liberty Knoxville South Dakota

Journalism, Mass State University University of Iowa University of Freshman Communication, Senior Kennedy Kilgore Junior Northern Iowa Major: Dental Global Health Major: Art Education Polk City Major: Art Senior Hygiene She works at Fareway She works for University of She works for Major: Elementary She and her in Des Moines Fareway in Nebraska, Lincoln Fareway in Education mother work for Fareway Family Shenandoah Junior North Liberty She and her mother Fareway in Harlan Scholarship ($2,000) Iowa Grocers Major: Elementary Fareway Family work for Fareway Fareway Family Education Foundation Education Scholarship ($2,000) in Knoxville Scholarship ($2,000) Scholarship ($1,500) Her father works for Beckwith Foundation Kelsey Hildreth Fareway in Boone Scholarship ($2,000) Jewell Cameron LaPage, Hannah Oberhoffer Fareway Family Kirkwood Community Mykaela John Eldridge Peosta Scholarship ($2,000) College Shenandoah The University of Iowa Connor Michael The University of Iowa

Freshman Northwest Missouri Freshman Pleasant Hill Freshman Major: Animal Science State University Colin Korsching Major: History and Iowa State University Major: Music She works at Fareway Senior Grimes Political Science Freshman Education in Webster City Major: Art Education The University of Iowa He works for North Major: Aerospace She works at Fareway Family She works for Sophomore Scott Foods Engineering Fareway in Peosta Scholarship ($2,000) Fareway in Major: Neuro Jack Grolmus Memorial He works at Fareway Fareway Family Shenandoah Science, Pre-Med Scholarship ($1,000) in Pleasant Hill Scholarship ($2,000) Iowa Grocers His mother works for Beckwith Foundation Kallie Hirl Education Foundation Hy-Vee in Ankeny Scholarship ($2,000) Norwalk Maggie Lupkes Paige Olander Scholarship ($1,500) Iowa Grocers University of Iowa Waterloo Carlisle Education Foundation Junior Iowa State University Claira Miller University of Scholarship ($2,000) Major: Radiation Emma Johnson Freshman Colo Northern Iowa

Sciences Waukon Major: Pre-Vet or Iowa State University Freshman Her father works for University of Lucas Kozak Agribusiness Freshman Major: Art Education Hy-Vee Corporate Northern Iowa Carlisle She works at Fareway Major: Animal Science Paige works at Ken Uglum Memorial Senior University of in Waterloo Her father Fareway in Carlisle Scholarship ($500) Major: Elementary Northern Iowa Fareway Family works for PDI Fareway Family Education (Minors in Freshman Scholarship ($2,000) Perishable Scholarship ($2,000) Math & Literacy) Major: TESOL/ Distributors of Iowa Cloe Holmstrom She works for Spanish Teaching Scholarship ($500) Clarinda Karlin McGarvey Emily Oldman Fareway in He works for Hy- University of Iowa Ankeny Tiffin Cedar Falls Vee Des Moines Freshman University of Kansas Savana Mobley The University of Iowa Fareway Family Iowa Grocers Major: Pre-Dentistry Sophomore Bagley Freshman Scholarship ($2,000) Education Foundation She works at Major: Language- Northwest Major: Biomedical Scholarship ($1,500) Hy-Vee in Clarinda Hearing Science Missouri State Sciences

Iowa Grocers Her mother works Senior She works at Education Foundation for Hy-Vee in Ankeny Major: Accounting Fareway in Tiffin Scholarship ($1,500) Iowa Grocers She works for Fareway Family Education Foundation Rose Acre Farms Scholarship ($2,000) Scholarship ($2,000) Iowa Grocers Education Foundation Scholarship ($1,500) 41 iowagrocer

Kenny Osten Drew Richardson Kyrie Schut Sophomore Lauren Snyder Cecilia Strain Columbus, Nebraska Eupora, Mississippi Ankeny Major: Marketing Carroll Olathe, Kansas Morningside College Mississippi State Iowa State University His father works Iowa State University The University Senior University Junior for Hormel Foods Freshman of Iowa Major: Biology and Senior Major: Psychology Mary I. Fitzgerald Major: Event Sophomore Chemistry/Psychology Major: Communication She and her father Scholarship ($1,800) Management & Major: International His father works His father works work at Fareway Public Relations Business and Spanish at Super Saver in for Associated in Ankeny Lauren’s father Her mother works William Silich Columbus, NE Wholesale Grocers Fareway Family works for Farner for Mueller Yurgae Epworth Iowa Grocers Iowa Grocers Scholarship ($2,000) Bocken in Carroll Associates Iowa State University Education Foundation Education Foundation Cylinder Express Mueller Yurgae Freshman Scholarship ($2,000) Scholarship ($2,000) Scholarship ($500) Associates Scholarship Madison Seiler Major: Computer ($1,000) Urbandale Science

Alexandra Parker Kylie Richardson University of He works for Maggie Stewart Oelwein Eupora, Mississippi South Dakota Fareway in Peosta Waukee Christin Swank University of Holmes Community Junior Fareway Family University of Muscatine Northern Iowa College Major: Medical Scholarship ($2,000) Northern Iowa St. Ambrose Junior Sophomore Biology Freshman University Major: Global Major: Kinesiology She works at Hy-Vee Major: Biology Senior Lacey Smith Marketing Her father works in Urbandale Maggie works for Major: Nursing Anamosa She and her father for Associated Iowa Grocers Fareway in Waukee She works for Iowa State University work at Fareway Wholesale Grocers Education Foundation and her father Fareway in Muscatine Freshman in Oelwein Iowa Grocers Scholarship ($1,500) works for Fareway Fareway Family Major: Animal Science Fareway Family Education Foundation in Urbandale Scholarship ($2,000) and Vet Medicine Scholarship ($2,000) Scholarship ($2,000) Fareway Family Darbi Shaw She works for Scholarship ($2,000) Urbandale Fareway in Anamosa Jaci Versluis

Caitlin Rafter Megan Robinson Iowa State University Fareway Family Grimes Cedar Rapids Decorah Junior Scholarship ($2,000) Emma Stoffer Simpson College Iowa State University University of Major: Graphic Waterloo Freshman Senior Northern Iowa Design University of Major: Undecided Matthew Smith Major: Elementary Sophomore Her father works Northern Iowa She and her father Mason City Education Major: Political for Hormel Foods Junior work for Fareway Loras College She works at Science Iowa Grocers Major: English in Grimes Sophomore Fareway in Ames She works at Education Foundation Education Fareway Family Major: Public Fareway Family Fareway in Decorah Scholarship ($2,000) She works for Scholarship ($2,000) Relations Scholarship ($2,000) Fareway Family Fareway in Waterloo He works at Fareway Scholarship ($2,000) Fareway Family Grant Shaw in Mason City Scholarship ($2,000) Madison Rahn Urbandale Fareway Family

Clive Bailey Rustad |Tripoli Oklahoma State Scholarship ($2,000) Iowa State University University of University Sophomore Northern Iowa Major: Marketing Senior Her mother works Major: Comm. for Fareway Sciences & Disorders Corporate in Boone She and her father 2020–2021 Scholarships Fareway Family work at Hy-Vee Scholarship in Waverly ❖ 50 – Fareway Family Scholarships ($2,000) $2,000 Iowa Grocers Education Foundation ❖ 12 – Iowa Grocers Education Foundation Scholarships ($2,000) Scholarship ($2,000) Brandi Rexroat ❖ Centerville 12 – Iowa Grocers Education Foundation Scholarships ($1,500) Missouri State Andrea Salow ❖ 3 – Beckwith Foundation Scholarships ($2,000) University Manchester Sophomore Wartburg College ❖ 2 – Cylinder Express Scholarships ($500) Major: Exercise & Junior Movement Science Major: Business ❖ 2 – JW’s Foods Scholarships ($750) Brandi works at Administration Casey’s in Centerville She works at Fareway ❖ 2 – Mueller Yurgae Associates Scholarships ($1,000) Iowa Grocers in Manchester Education Foundation Fareway Family ❖ 2 – Perishable Distributors of Iowa Scholarships ($500) Scholarship ($1,500) Scholarship ($2,000) ❖ 1 – Dietrich Family Scholarship ($1,500) Mya Reyhons Mia Schemmel ❖ 1 – Grocery Manufacturers Association Scholarship ($500) Ely East Dubuque, Illinois University of University of ❖ 1 – Jack Grolmus Memorial Scholarship ($1,000) Notre Dame Northern Iowa Freshman Sophomore ❖ 1 – Jerry Thede Scholarship ($1,000) Major: Mechanical Major: Business Engineering Management & ❖ 1 – Ken Uglum Memorial Scholarship ($500) She works at Hy-Vee Political Science in Cedar Rapids She and her father ❖ 1 – Mary I. Fitzgerald Scholarship ($1,800) Cylinder Express work at Fareway ❖ Scholarship ($500) in Dubuque 1 – Robert G. Carper, Jr. Scholarship ($1,800) Fareway Family Scholarship ($2,000) 42