CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2023 FRS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Diana Jo Dreyer Memorial Scholarship – Sponsored by INDATEL Services LLC
Maria Hartman
NTCA Partner: Endeavor Communications
Planning to attend University of Southern Indiana
Everett Kneece Scholarship
Paul Ludwig
NTCA Partner: Matanuska Telecom Association, Inc.
Planning to attend: Montana State University - Bozeman
Herbert and Isabel Bitz Memorial
Nathan Gage Morrow
NTCA Partner: Santa Rosa Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Planning to attend: Angelo State University
JSI Scholarship
Rayna Johnson
NTCA Partner: Triangle Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Planning to attend: Montana Technological University
Madison Champagne
NTCA Partner: Sandhill Telephone Cooperative
Planning to attend: University of Mount Olive
Jesus Marquez
NTCA Partner: Panhandle Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Planning to attend: Texas Tech University
Hannah Rice
NTCA Partner: Chariton Valley Telephone Corporation
Planning to attend: University of Missouri - Columbia
Roger Cox Scholarship
Elisha Ralston
NTCA Partner: Wilkes Telephone Membership Corporation
Planning to attend: Liberty University
Chloe Pennington
NTCA Partner: SkyLine Membership Corporation
Planning to attend: East Tennessee State University
Zane Poulin
NTCA Partner: FOCUS Broadband
Planning to attend: North Carolina State University
Jackson Sims
NTCA Partner: Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Planning to attend: Clemson University
Sarah Tyree Good Neighbor Scholarship
Emily Blackwell
NTCA Partner: West Carolina Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Planning to attend: North Greenville University
Isaac Kreft
NTCA Partner: Runestone Telecom Association
Planning to attend: College of Saint Benedict - Saint John's University
Abbie Sowder
NTCA Partner: Central Oklahoma Telephone Co., LLC
Planning to attend: Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology - Okmulgee
TMS Scholarship
Anna Fowler
NTCA Partner: Ardmore Telephone Company, Inc.
Planning to attend: Murray State University
Hulee Pepper
NTCA Partner: Ardmore Telephone Company, Inc.
Planning to attend: Calhoun Community College
Cronin Communications Scholarship – made possible by The Timothy Evan Owens Foundation
Hannah Allen
NTCA Partner: Great Plains Communications
Planning to attend: University of Southern Indiana
Connor Schurr
NTCA Partner: Nex-Tech
Planning to attend: Fort Hays State University
FRS General Scholarship
Neely Bell
NTCA Partner: West Carolina Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Planning to attend: Anderson College
Garrett Bloms
NTCA Partner: Northwest Communications Cooperative
Planning to attend: North Dakota State University
Katherine Bruning
NTCA Partner: Wilson Communications
Planning to attend: Barton County Community College
Audrey Colwell
NTCA Partner: Nortex Communications
Planning to attend: Texas A&M University
Larissa Eldridge
NTCA Partner: Communications Corp. of Indiana
Planning to attend: Franklin College
Beth Graber
NTCA Partner: RTC Communications
Planning to attend: University of Southern Indiana
Jenna Hopkins
NTCA Partner: Monitor Cooperative Telephone Company
Planning to attend: Willamette University
Nathan Jantz
NTCA Partner: SC Broadband
Planning to attend: Southern Utah University
Kassidy Jay
NTCA Partner: Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom
Planning to attend: Salve Regina University
Matthew Jermain
NTCA Partner: GRM Networks
Planning to attend: Northwest Missouri State University
Kaylee Kemp
NTCA Partner: Polar Communications Mutual Aid Corp.
Planning to attend: University of Mary
Harrison Lee
NTCA Partner: Twin Lakes Telephone Cooperative Corporation
Planning to attend: University of Tennessee
Victor McBride
NTCA Partner: Ben Lomand Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Planning to attend: Virginia Military Institute
McKenna Melbo
NTCA Partner: Garden Valley Telephone Company
Planning to attend: University of Minnesota - Duluth
Sophie Nichols
NTCA Partner: Citizens Telephone Cooperative
Planning to attend: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Sylvia Pesch
NTCA Partner: Arvig
Planning to attend: University of Minnesota - Morris
Hank Richardson
NTCA Partner: Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative
Planning to attend: Brigham Young University - Idaho
Tyler Saiz
NTCA Partner: ENMR Plateau Telecommunications
Planning to attend: Texas Tech University
Skyler Summers
NTCA Partner: Hamilton Telecommunications
Planning to attend: University of Nebraska at Kearney
Chiana Tubbs
NTCA Partner: Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company
Planning to attend: Morningside University
Levi Victor
NTCA Partner: Yucca Telecom
Planning to attend: Clarendon College
Elnora Whisman
NTCA Partner: West Kentucky and Tennessee Telecommunications Cooperative
Planning to attend: Bellarmine University
Hailee Williams
NTCA Partner: Green Hills Telephone Corporation
Planning to attend: University of Alabama at Birmingham
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
2022 FRS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Diana Jo Dreyer Memorial Scholarship – Sponsored by INDATEL Services
Taya Schmaderer
NTCA Partner: Northeast Nebraska Telephone
Planning to attend Nebraska Wesleyan University
Everett Kneece Scholarship
Emerson Nichols
NTCA Partner: Nex-Tech
Planning to attend Kansas State University
Herbert and Isabel Bitz Memorial
Cole Taylor
NTCA Partner: Nemont Telephone Cooperative
Planning to attend Montana State University - Bozeman
JSI Scholarship
Carrie Warmka
NTCA Partner: Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association (WCTA)
Planning to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth
Addison Emmot
NTCA Partner: Cunningham Telephone Company, Inc.
Planning to attend Fort Hays State University
Katelyn Griggs
NTCA Partner: Surry Telephone Membership Corporation
Planning to attend Gardner-Webb University
Samantha Zimmerman
NTCA Partner: Cunningham Telephone Company, Inc.
Planning to attend Fort Hays State University
Alexa Post
NTCA Partner: Citizens Telephone Cooperative
Planning to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato at Capitol View Center
Jenna Schleich
NTCA Partner: Mid Century Telephone Cooperative
Planning to attend Western Illinois University
Roger Cox Scholarship
Amanda Jacobs
NTCA Partner: ATMC
Planning to attend Appalachian State University
Liam McCann
NTCA Partner: Horry Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Planning to attend University of Florida
Madelyn Faircloth
NTCA Partner: Horry Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Planning to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia
Sarah Tyree Good Neighbor Scholarship
Emma Kreitner
NTCA Partner: Steelville Telephone Exchange, Inc.
Planning to attend Vanderbilt University
Jena Dangelmayr
NTCA Partner: Nortex Communications
Planning to attend Tarleton State University
TMS Scholarship
Alice Baldwin
NTCA Partner: West Kentucky and Tennessee Telecommunications Cooperative
Planning to attend Western Kentucky University
Kayla Wilson
NTCA Partner: West Kentucky and Tennessee Telecommunications Cooperative
Planning to attend Murray State University
FRS General Awards
Aloni Smith
NTCA Partner: Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative
Planning to attend Chattanooga State Community College
Ashton Gonnerman
NTCA Partner: Butler Bremer Communications
Planning to attend University of Northern Iowa
Audree Vaughn
NTCA Partner: West Carolina Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Planning to attend Anderson College
Brayden Henry
NTCA Partner: Santa Rosa Telephone Cooperative
Planning to attend Texas Tech University
Caden Eckman
NTCA Partner: Garden Valley Telephone Company
Planning to attend North Dakota State University
Caleb Robinson
NTCA Partner: Santa Rosa Telephone Cooperative
Planning to attend University of Oklahoma
Carissa Dalquest
NTCA Partner: Tri-County Telephone Association, Inc.
Planning to attend Butler Community College
Cassidy Aycock
NTCA Partner: Hamilton Telecommunications
Planning to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney
Danielle Nowell
NTCA Partner: Venture Communications Cooperative
Planning to attend South Dakota State University
Elizabeth Giger
NTCA Partner: KanOkla Networks
Planning to attend Oklahoma State University
Emma Davidson
NTCA Partner: Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association (WCTA)
Planning to attend Iowa State University
Grace Hood
NTCA Partner: Pineland Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Planning to attend Georgia Southern University
Haley Langley
NTCA Partner: Randolph Communications
Planning to attend Campbell University
Jenna Johnson
NTCA Partner: Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc.
Planning to attend
Kalyn Dow
NTCA Partner: 3 Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Planning to attend Montana State University - Bozeman
Kate Collins
NTCA Partner: Lightstream
Planning to attend Purdue University
Katrina Kratzke
NTCA Partner: Garden Valley Telephone Company
Planning to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston
Kolby Jessup
NTCA Partner: Star Telephone Membership Corporation
Planning to attend University of Mount Olive
MaKaylin Kuchar
NTCA Partner: KanOkla Networks
Planning to attend Southwestern College
Nicole Nelson
NTCA Partner: Benton Cooperative Telephone Company
Planning to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth
Preston Dunn
NTCA Partner: Golden Belt Telephone Association
Planning to attend Kansas State University
Rachel Samek
NTCA Partner: Nortex Communications
Planning to attend North Central Texas College
Sydney Griggs
NTCA Partner: Surry Telephone Membership Corporation
Planning to attend High Point University
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
2021 FRS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Everett Kneece Scholarship
Claire Dummer
Sponsor: Polar Communications Mutual Aid Corp.
Good Neighbor Scholarship
Alanah Mack
Sponsor: Garden Valley Telephone Company
Lillian Effertz
Sponsor: SRT Communications, Inc.
Herbert and Isabel Bitz Memorial
Matthew Slivka
Sponsor: Triangle Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
JSI Scholarship
Ellen Hendrix
Sponsor: Pineland Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Katherine Bold
Sponsor: Triangle Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Matthew Weyer
Sponsor: West Carolina Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Vanessa West
Sponsor: Enhanced Telecommunications Corporation
Roger Alan Cox Scholarship
Amileon Williams
Sponsor: ATMC
Anne Thomas
Sponsor: Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Caroline Scott
Sponsor: West Carolina Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
TMS Scholarship
Carleigh ONeill
Sponsor: West Kentucky and Tennessee Telecommunications Cooperative
FRS General Awards
Abigayle Hinton
Sponsor: LTC Connect
Anna Tibbs
Sponsor: Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative
Gavin Wosmek
Sponsor: Emily Cooperative Telephone Company
Hannah Starling
Sponsor: SkyLine Membership Corporation
Jordan Powell
Sponsor: Pineland Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Justin Forseth
Sponsor: 3 Rivers Communication
Justine Buman
Sponsor: Farmers Mutual Cooperative Telephone Company
Kate Cooper
Sponsor: Penasco Valley Telephone Cooperative
Keith Urmie
Sponsor: F&B Communications, Inc.
Kobe McAdoo
Sponsor: Peoples Telephone Cooperative
Lucas Pierce
Sponsor: Butler Bremer Communications
Magdalene James
Sponsor: Golden Belt Telephone Association, Inc.
Michaela Nees
Sponsor: Endeavor Communications
Michaela Bush
Sponsor: Marquette-Adams Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Rylan Gann
Sponsor: Chariton Valley Telephone Corporation
Rylan Signalness
Sponsor: 3 Rivers Communication
Sara Kampsen
Sponsor: Arvig
Sheridan Wilson
Sponsor: Consolidated Telephone Company
Sidney Springer
Sponsor: Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative
Stetson Urlacher
Sponsor: Consolidated Telcom
Congratulations to the
2020 FRS Scholarship Winners
Allison Winkler | FRS General | Chariton Valley Communications Corporation (MO) |
Andrew Lusco | Herbert and Isabel Bitz Memorial Scholarship | Oregon Telephone Corporation (OR) |
Augustine Williams | FRS General | Mark Twain Rural Telephone (MO) |
Brenton Wilson | FRS General | Nortex Communications (TX) |
Chloe Tipton | FRS General | Northeast Missouri Rural Telephone Company (MO) |
Colby Gerald | Roger Alan Cox | Horry Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (SC) |
Cole Kincaid | FRS General | PVT Networks, Inc. (NM) |
Courtney Hering | Good Neighbor | Griswold Cooperative Telephone Co. (IA) |
Dalton Butler | FRS General | RT Communications, Inc. DBA Range (WY) |
Danika Knox | FRS General | Northwest Communications Cooperative (ND) |
Erin Caylor | FRS General | Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association (IA) |
Hadley Steifvater | FRS General | TrioTel Communications, Inc. (SD) |
Jake Church | FRS General | South Central Communications (UT) |
Joseph Edge | JSI | West Wisconsin Telcom Cooperative, Inc. (WI) |
Katrina Jacobs | FRS General | Golden Belt Telephone Association, Inc. (KS) |
Kindra Peterson | FRS General | Park Region Mutual Telephone Company (MN) |
Leah Sanderson | TMS | West Kentucky and Tennessee Telecommunications Cooperative (KY) |
Lucas Boldt | JSI | Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation (NC) |
Luke Smith | Roger Alan Cox | Skyline Membership Corporation (NC) |
Maggie Speno | Everett Kneece Scholarship | Nex-Tech (KS) |
Mason Fritz | Good Neighbor | Winnebago Cooperative Telecom Association (IA) |
Natalie McDaniel | FRS General | XIT Rural Telephone Cooperative (TX) |
Nick Lundeen | JSI | Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Association (MN) |
Olivia Fish | Roger Alan Cox | Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation (NC) |
Patrick Heath | FRS General | Nex-Tech (KS) |
Rachel Turek | FRS General | KanOkla Networks (KS) |
Raychel Mathis | TMS | West Kentucky and Tennessee Telecommunications Cooperative (KY) |
Reagan Johnson | Good Neighbor | Shawnee Communications (IL) |
Riley Milstead | Good Neighbor | Piedmont Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc. |
Simon Schmitz | FRS General | Blue Valley Tele-Communications, Inc. (KS) |
Taylor Everitt | FRS General | South Plains Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (TX) |
Taylor Weidenhaft | JSI | Nex-Tech (KS) |
Teri Dawn Worrell | FRS General | Blackfoot Communications, Inc. (MT) |
Trevor Sconyers | FRS General | Pineland Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (GA) |
Congratulations to the
2019 FRS Scholarship Winners
2018 FRS Scholarship Winners
Donna Arganbright | Triangle Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (MT) | Northwest Region |
Hannah Asberry | Twin Lakes Telephone Cooperative Corporation (TN) | Southeast Region |
Logan Batchman | Wilson Communications (KS) | Central Region |
Michael Carlson | Mark Twain Rural Telephone Company (MO) | Central Region |
Allison Carter | Pinnacle Communications (AR) | Southwest Region |
Hannah Cottrell | Steelville Telephone Exchange, Inc. (MO) | Central Region |
Jed Day | Cap Rock Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (TX) | Southwest Region |
Allyson Demott | Rock Port Telephone Company (MO) | Central Region |
Marissa Diggs | Dickey Rural Telephone Cooperative (ND) | North Central Region |
Nicholas Effertz | SRT Communications, Inc. (ND) | North Central Region |
Georgia Graham | Adams Telephone Co-Operative (IL) | Northeast Region |
Kelsey Gant | Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc. (AL) | Southeast Region |
Christopher Groth | MP Nexlevel, LLC (MN) | Associate |
Max Hagaman | SkyLine Membership Corporation (NC) | Southeast Region |
Hannah Hardin | Farmers Mutual Telephone Company (ID) | Northwest Region |
Remington Henson | Wabash Communications CO-OP (IL) | Northeast Region |
Natali Herinckx | Gervais Telephone Company (OR) | Northwest Region |
Tamia Higgins | ENMR Plateau Telecommunications (NM) | Southwest Region |
Leah Hinkle | Chariton Valley Telephone Corporation (MO) | Central Region |
Tyler Hook | Pioneer Communications (KS) | Central Region |
Kelli Horstman | Hemingford Cooperative Telephone Company (NE) | Central Region |
Robert Hutton | GRM Networks (MO) | Central Region |
Kristen Larson | Polar Communications (ND) | North Central Region |
Kaylee Laubach | Molalla Communications Company (OR) | Northwest Region |
Abigail Macha | South Plains Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (TX) | Southwest Region |
Sidney Marek | Chariton Valley Telephone Corporation (MO) | Central Region |
Mikayla Mattson | GRM Networks (MO) | Central Region |
Jaycee McCauley | Cap Rock Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (TX) | Southwest Region |
Nicholas McDuffie | Randolph Communications (NC) | Southeast Region |
Edward-Ramzie McKenzie | Sandhill Telephone Cooperative (SC) | Southeast Region |
Courtney Miller | TrioTel Communications, Inc. (SD) | Central Region |
Kayla Miller | Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation (ATMC) (NC) | Southeast Region |
Danika Nelson | ENMR Plateau Telecommunications (NM) | Southwest Region |
Kyleigh Pollock | Matanuska Telephone Association, Inc. (AK) | Northwest Region |
Kaylee Potter | Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation (ATMC) (NC) | Southeast Region |
Abbigayle Quinn | Venture Communications Cooperative (SD) | North Central Region |
Taylor Sagen | Arvig (MN) | North Central Region |
Jacey Schlosser | Park Region Mutual Telephone Company (MN) | Central Region |
Kathleen Schmidt | Dickey Rural Telephone Cooperative (ND) | Central Region |
Kamiya Shosan | West Carolina Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (SC) | Southeast Region |
Cade Shramek | South Slope Cooperative Communications (IA) | Central Region |
Kayleigh Smith | West Carolina Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (SC) | Southeast Region |
Lyndsey Spelhaug | SRT Communications, Inc. (ND) | North Central Region |
Kiley Todd | STRATA Networks (UT) | Northwest Region |
Nicholas Torrance | McDonough Telephone Cooperative (IL) | Northeast Region |
Christian Townson | DTC Communications (TN) | Southeast Region |
Sadie Vander Wal | James Valley Cooperative Telephone Company (SD) | North Central Region |
Grant Weinhold | Wilson Communications (KS) | Central Region |
Gabrielle Veron | North Central Telephone Cooperative, Inc (TN) | Southeast Region |
Matthew Whiteaker | West Kentucky and Tennessee Telecommunications Cooperative (KY) | Southeast Region |
Josie Wicks | Consolidated Telcom (ND) | North Central Region |
Chase Yancey | Highland Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (TN) | Southeast Region |