Shakopee Students Offered Scholarships at UW-Stout

The following students from the area have been accepted to the University of Wisconsin-Stout and will be offered a $1,000 automatic, one-year scholarship if they meet or exceed the following criteria: rank in the top 50 percent, with a 3.2 GPA for high schools that do not rank, and have a composite ACT score of 22.

Selection will be determined based solely on academic qualifications and of those who apply by Sunday, Jan. 15.

Maria Krebs of Shakopee, is a student at Shakopee Senior High School. Krebs has been accepted and if enrolls will major in Retail Merchandising and Management.

Brett Padfield of Shakopee, is a student at Saint Croix Lutheran High School. Padfield has been accepted and if enrolls will major in Undeclared/Undecided.

Carly Paulson of Shakopee, is a student at Shakopee Senior High School. Paulson has been accepted and if enrolls will major in Art.

UW-Stout, Wisconsin's Polytechnic University, is a special mission university in the UW System. The university has a long-standing reputation of serving business, industry, education and the helping professions through its specialized educational programs. Enrollment this year is 9,357.