Courtesy Photo Amanda Odell is one of 30 people who received a $1,500 scholarship. The scholarships go to some of the children of MDU Resources Group Inc. employees
In Tioga, the scholarship winner is Amanda Odell, daughter of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. employee Joel Landsverk.
Since 1987, the foundation has awarded more than $467,000 to 390 students.
The foundation sets the program criteria as well as funds the scholarship, but hires Scholarship America to perform the selection process.
Recipients were chosen based on academic excellence, including class rank, test scores and grade-point average. Other determining factors included work experience, participation in school and community activities and the student’s written statement of career goals.
The MDU Resources Foundation is the charitable arm of MDU Resources Group Inc., which is headquartered in Bismarck.
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