Glasgow High School Educational Trust Announces Recent Awards

The Glasgow High School Educational Trust recently awarded financial aid for the Spring 2023 semester to 14 GHS graduates attending trade school or college. These awards are in addition to the those given last fall to 12 students, 11 of whom received aid for both semesters of the 2022-2023 academic year.

The Glasgow High School Educational Trust was established in 1964 by the GHS Class of 1938 to help GHS alumni achieve their post-secondary educational goals. Since its inception, hundreds of generous donors have built the corpus of the trust to over $10 million dollars. The earnings on these assets are awarded to eligible applicants through a semi-annual process administered by the trustees. Application deadlines are July 1st and Oct. 15th of each year.

The application, which lists all requirements that must be met, is available at http://www.ghsedutrust.org. Financial need has always been a primary consideration; therefore, the trust has established levels of support to meet students’ diverse needs, and it distributes the funds available accordingly. Trust awards are not traditional scholarships only for those with very high grade-point averages. All students in good academic standing are given equal consideration. This includes students in trade schools and vocational/technical programs. The application must be completed properly, thoroughly, and submitted on time to be considered.

Students may reapply for additional aid for a total of eight semesters if they meet all the eligibility requirements. To date, the trust has awarded over $2.7 million dollars in financial aid to 782 different students attending hundreds of different schools across the nation. (This includes awards given, but not accepted, unused, returned, or disqualified due to ineligibility issues.) Many students have received multiple awards.

In addition to student gifts, the Glasgow High School Educational Trust also uses the earnings on its corpus to purchase equipment and programs for Glasgow High School that cannot be financed within the school’s regular budget. Over the years, every department has received such gifts, benefitting all students and the public at large when it attends events at the school or uses its facilities. The total dollar value of these awards is $266,519.15.

Whenever the trust receives donations that total $500 or more in the name of a particular individual, a one-time gift is given to a student or to GHS in the name of that person. Donations of $10,000 or more in the name of a particular individual allow for an ongoing naming opportunity on a regular basis.

The 14 GHS graduates who received awards from the trust for the Spring 2023 only are:

First-time recipients: Rachelle Glaser, MSU-Billings, IMO James “Jamie” Fewer; Aubrey Hartsock, Weber State University, IMO Lila Moen Sanders and IHO Phyllis Moen Sanguine; Hannah Mickelson, Bridgerland Technical College, IMO Richard “Dick” and Mary Lou Alley Wagenhals; Emmalynn Page, South Dakota State University, IHO Bill and Peggy Pattison Endowment; Kayla Wilson, Western Governors University, IHO Beryl Pehlke.

Second-time recipients: Zachary Kompel, University of Montana, IHO Carl L. Dix; Lauren Padden, MSU-Bozeman, IMO Audrey and Arthur Parke; Anika Peters, South Dakota School of Mines, IMO Cecil and Chloe Vincent Toftness; Brennan Peters, Minot State University, IMO Aaron “Chappy” Chatten; Tim Wageman, MSU-Bozeman, IMO Ronald A. Combs; Aden Zoanni, MSU-Northern, IMO John and Lois Wesen.

Third-time recipients: Brett Glaser, Carroll College, IRO Tom and Flora Coghlan Family; Ellis McKean, University of Montana, IMO Dr. F. M. and Bernice Knierim; Merlin McKean, MSU-Bozeman, IHO Gayle Wagenhals Sage.