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Western Technical College Apprentice Students Awards Scholarships

LA CROSSE, Wis., April 19, 2023 – Fifty nine Western Technical College construction and industrial trade apprentices received $1,500 scholarships from Ascendium Education Group, a non-profit organization that helps students from across the country repay federal student loans. 

The recipients include: 

  • Adolfo Alcantar-Barrientos
  • Austin Anderson
  • Ryan Bain
  • Tyler Bast
  • Abe Bires
  • Ethan Breheim
  • Jacob Burke
  • Brett Butzler
  • Cooper Callaway
  • Jarret Carpenter
  • Tucker Colsch
  • William Coppernoll
  • Britton Darling
  • Cole Denzer
  • John Dougherty 
  • Elijah Faas
  • Colton Flock
  • Bryce Franks
  • Zachary Frederick
  • Benjamin Froiseth
  • Lucas Garvalia
  • Samuel Gray
  • Jacob Green
  • Cameron Hanson
  • Lucas Helgerson
  • Uriah Honer
  • Carter Horstman
  • Jack Hynek
  • Cooper Johnson
  • Reid Johnson
  • Wyatt Juneau
  • Riley Kirkey
  • Michael Knutson
  • John Kramer
  • Zackrey Kvistad
  • Jacob Lezpona
  • Derrek McAnallen
  • Casey Meron
  • Alec Meurer
  • Hunter North
  • Connor Paulson
  • Alex Pedretti 
  • Connor Petsche 
  • Anthony Potaracke
  • Cade Roth
  • Brady Rudie
  • Marcus Schroeder
  • Cameron Schuh
  • Ruth Schwichtenberg
  • Casey Storlie
  • Blake Thill
  • Marcus Varcadipane
  • Matthew Vinson
  • Wesley Weiglein
  • Mitchel Welsh
  • Dustin Wilhelm
  • Reed Willadsen
  • Reese Zeman
  • Tanner Zschernitz

The scholarship money comes from the Tools of the Trade Apprentice Scholarship program, which helps apprentices purchase tools, clothing, and equipment vital to their trades.

This year, Ascendium awarded a total of $1,544,000 in Tools of the Trade scholarships to a record breaking 772 construction and industrial trade apprentices in the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS). Since the program's inception, 94 percent of recipients across the WTCS have either completed or continued their apprenticeships the following semester.

To learn more information on Western's apprenticeship programs, visit www.westerntc.edu/apprenticeship.