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Kappa Alpha Theta Alumnae Chapter Scholarship

Kappa Alpha Theta Alumnae Chapter Scholarship

The Gamma Nu Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta directly affects the sisterhood of students at North Dakota State University. The Donors of this fund hope to support a legacy of impact, allowing experiences, and creating opportunities for other sisters of Gamma Nu.

Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority Endowed Scholarship

Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority Endowed Scholarship

Kappa Kappa Gamma is a collegiate sorority founded at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois. It has a membership of over 260,000 women with 140 collegiate chapters and 307 alumnae associations. Gamma Tau chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma was founded at North Dakota State...

Karen and Tim Etherington

Karen and Tim Etherington

We offer this scholarship as our way to give back to NDSU, reflecting our appreciation of what we gained from our college years. We have many good memories and experiences. We often share with new friends that our life’s together started at NDSU. We greatly...

Karla and Rob Rippchen

Karla and Rob Rippchen

This scholarship is in memory of my father, Charles E Gruman. He spent 14 years attending winter quarter of college while farming full time to earn his Agriculture Economics degree from NDSU. My father was a strong believer in continued education. He told his...

Karl M. and Jill C. Maurer

Karl M. and Jill C. Maurer

Dr. Maurer earned his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, followed by master’s and doctoral degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS. He came to NDSU in 1967 and served as...

Kathleen and Lynden Johnson

Kathleen and Lynden Johnson

We have been blessed in our lives to experience many opportunities in various rural communities. The foundation of these opportunities comes from the quality of educational experiences we received. We think of those educators as mentors for the careers in our life....

Keith and Carrie Ruhn

Keith and Carrie Ruhn

Keith and Carrie Lou wished to use their gifts to fund scholarships for North Dakota residents based on need, interested in studying “people” related fields. This can be interpreted very broadly to include ag research, education, home economics, human development,...

Keith J. and Vel Rae Burkholder Dietetics Scholarship

Keith J. and Vel Rae Burkholder Dietetics Scholarship

This scholarship is given for Dietetics since Vel Rae graduated with an undergraduate and graduate degree in Dietetics at NDSU. She worked in dietetics for 37 years, the last 23 as an associate professor. When Vel Rae retired, she was the Director of the Coordinate...

Kenneth Clouston Family Political Science Endowment

Kenneth Clouston Family Political Science Endowment

This scholarship provides an opportunity to expose students to various aspects of the legal profession up close and in a way not customarily available to students in North Dakota. For chosen students, the scholarship will fund their travel where they will be exposed...

Kent L. Sack

Kent L. Sack

The Rainbow symbolizes pride, hope, trust, loyalty, love, and equality; the basics of an academic campus that encourages students to stretch and grow to achieve their personal best. The Rainbow Futures Fund will provide financial assistance to NDSU freshman who: Are...

Kenton Kaufman

Kenton Kaufman

Kenton R. Kaufman, Ph.D., P.E. ’88 is the W. Hall Wendel Jr. Musculoskeletal Research Professor, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Orthopedics, Director of the Motion Analysis Laboratory, and a Consultant in the Departments of Orthopedic Surgery,...

Kevin Anderson Animal Sciences Memorial Scholarship

Kevin Anderson Animal Sciences Memorial Scholarship

Kevin J. Anderson lost his life in 2019 in a grain bin entrapment at his job. He was a hardworking, kind, and generous man. Kevin grew up in Carpio, ND, where he was active in school athletics, academic clubs and 4-H. Kevin started working at an early age on the...

Kevin Schlaht and Patricia O'Leary

Kevin Schlaht and Patricia O'Leary

With this scholarship, we offer thanks and recognition for North Dakota State University’s essential contributions to our professional successes. NDSU challenged us academically in a positive learning environment, resulting in great friendships and a lifetime of...

Killilea Family Electrical and Computer Engineering Endowed Scholarship

Killilea Family Electrical and Computer Engineering Endowed Scholarship

Shannon and T. Howard Killilea are alumni of North Dakota State University. Shannon received her B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Howard earned his B.S. in Chemistry and M.S. in Coatings and Polymeric Materials. Shannon is a member of the College of...

Killilea Family Endowed Scholarship for Entrepreneurs in STEM

Killilea Family Endowed Scholarship for Entrepreneurs in STEM

Shannon and T. Howard Killilea are alumni of North Dakota State University. Shannon received her B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Howard earned his B.S. in Chemistry and M.S. in Coatings and Polymeric Materials. Shannon is a member of the College of...

Kiscaden Mathematics Scholarship

Kiscaden Mathematics Scholarship

Brad graduated from NDSU with a degree in mathematics. Beginning early in his career, it was evident that the education he received at NDSU made him well prepared to succeed. Brad started out as an actuary and ultimately retired as President of a Fortune 500 company....

Kludt Family Scholarship

Kludt Family Scholarship

The Kludt Family Endowment is an academic scholarship given in memory of its patriarch, Wallace Benjamin Kludt. Wallace held a special fondness for the outdoors and was a strong proponent for the preservation of natural habitats for indigenous wildlife. Outside of...

Koenig-Dunne Endowed Scholarship

Koenig-Dunne Endowed Scholarship

It is our hope that this scholarship will help women from North Dakota to learn and compete for jobs in the workforce, particularly in fields where we feel women have often been disadvanted or under-represented.

Kosse-Harchenko Chemistry Scholarship

Kosse-Harchenko Chemistry Scholarship

Kevin James Kosse and Myra Jean Harchenko Kosse are happy and proud to support students majoring in Chemistry at North Dakota State University. Chemistry is their love, their passion and their careers. Myra (BS in Chemistry 1981) was the first female Chemist in the...

Kristi Lien

Kristi Lien

This scholarship is given in honor and memory of Sarah Michele Highley. Sarah attended NDSU from 2000-2004 and was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. She continued to be active and dedicated her time to the sorority for 15 years. She had a deep love for NDSU...

Larisa Tehven & Shelly Tehven

Larisa Tehven & Shelly Tehven

In appreciation of the excellent educational experience NDSU provided to Darren Tehven and continues to provide all students, the Tehven family created this scholarship in memory of Darren, who was a construction management graduate of the class of 1994. The family’s...

Larry A. Schultz

Larry A. Schultz

Larry A. Schultz was born and raised in Minneapolis, MN. He attended the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities for a year before transferring to NDSU. He graduated from the School of Pharmacy at NDSU in 1975. Right out of college, he moved and worked at a local...

Larry Corah

Larry Corah

Dr. Larry Corah has been one of the most influential people in the North American beef industry. Dr. Corah graduated from NDSU in 1964 with a major in animal science and went on to receive his master’s degree from Michigan State University and his doctorate at the...

Laurel Sparks

Laurel Sparks

This scholarship was established to honor Laurel Sparks, a long-time educator in Spanish in the Department of Modern Languages. Señora Sparks developed and championed the Spanish major at NDSU and was a longtime advocate for language education majors. She worked...

Linz Family

Linz Family

George M. Linz was a Research Wildlife Biologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC) from 1987-2015 and was stationed in Bismarck, North Dakota for much of his career. George earned a BS and MS in biology from Edinboro...

Lisa Edison-Smith and Penny Andrist

Lisa Edison-Smith and Penny Andrist

This scholarship is established by Lisa Edison-Smith and Penny Andrist on behalf of the Edison Family to honor their late parents, Karen and David Edison, of Milnor, North Dakota. Although they never had the opportunity to attend college themselves due to financial...

Lisa (Verwest) and Mark Martens Agricultural Scholarship

Lisa (Verwest) and Mark Martens Agricultural Scholarship

Lisa and Mark would like this scholarship awarded to a deserving student that perhaps does not have access to as much financial support as other students might. They prefer the student to be actively involved in student organizations and/or have a part/full time job.

Lloyd Thilmony and Anthony Thilmony

Lloyd Thilmony and Anthony Thilmony

The Thilmony family has a long agriculture legacy in North Dakota, homesteading their family farm in the late 19th century in Barnes County, just southeast of Valley City. Today the third and fourth generations (Lloyd and Anthony) continue this agriculture heritage,...

Lois Marie Bryson

Lois Marie Bryson

This endowment is to celebrate the life of my mother Lois Marie Bryson. She was valedictorian of the 1947 graduating class of Pulaski County High School in Virginia. Regretfully, she graduated at a time when most women, like her, stayed on the farm, married early and...

Loren W. Hill Scholarship

Loren W. Hill Scholarship

The Loren W. Hill Scholarship was established in his honor by Loren’s close friend, James Meier and Loren’s spouse, Norma. Loren studied chemistry at NDSU (BS 1961) and at Pennsylvania State University (PhD 1965). Loren returned to NDSU to serve on the faculty of...