Alliant Energy news release
Alliant Energy awards 25 students with Innovation Scholarships
Each student receives a $1,000 scholarship
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – May 28, 2020 – Alliant Energy has awarded 25 local students with a $1,000 Innovation Scholarship. The recipients of the annual scholarship were selected based on the following criteria:
- Essay that identified a problem in their community and presented an innovative solution using science, technology, engineering and/or math.
- Leadership role within the community.
- Grade-point average.
“We are proud to recognize these students for their outstanding community leadership and academic success,” said Julie Bauer, Manager – Community Affairs, Alliant Energy. “We wish them the best of luck with their future plans and goals.”
Below is a full list of the 2020 Innovation Scholarship winners.
| Name | high school | student's city |
|---|---|---|
|
Wyatt Oppedahl
|
Boone High School | Boone, Iowa |
| Treena Knowles | Boscobel High School | Boscobel, Wis. |
|
Maddy Huschitt
|
Black Hawk High School | Browntown, Wis. |
|
Megan Sherman
|
Center Point-Urbana High School | Center Point, Iowa |
| Madison Van Vors | Center Point-Urbana High School | Center Point, Iowa |
| Hannah Schiesl | Wahlert Catholic High School | Dubuque, Iowa |
| Jacqueline Trujillo | Garcia AC/GC High School | Guthrie Center, Iowa |
| Emily Bruckschen | Howards Grove High School | Howards Grove, Wis. |
| Zachary Heacox | Parker High School | Janesville, Wis. |
| Samuel Keyser | Milton High School |
Janesville, Wis. |
| Blake Raymer | Craig High School | Janesville, Wis. |
| Shannon Beck | Mount Vernon High School | Lisbon, Iowa |
| Ruth Hammer | Mauston High School | Mauston, Wis. |
| Lauren Beckman | Danville Jr. Sr. High School | Middletown, Iowa |
| Abbigail Johnson | Central Lee High School | Montrose, Iowa |
| Lauren Dirth | Muscatine High School | Muscatine, Iowa |
| Seth Hoffman | Muscatine High School | Muscatine, Iowa |
| Mitchell Mussehl | Belleville High School | New Glarus, Wis. |
| Sean Kluesner | Beckman Catholic High School | New Vienna, Iowa |
| Shelly Powell | Brookwood High School | Norwalk, Wis. |
| Amelia Taylor | Ripon High School | Ripon, Wis. |
| Matthew Butler | Highland High School | Riverside, Iowa |
| Seth Morse | Howards Grove High School | Sheboygan Falls, Wis. |
| Kayla Marino | Burlington Notre Dame | West Burlington, Iowa |
| Molly Simmons | Panorama Community High School | Yale, Iowa |
Recipients must be age 24 or younger and enrolling for the first time at an undergraduate school. They also must be a dependent child of a current Alliant Energy customer or a customer themselves.