Oct. 17, 2013

Student-athletes to receive scholarships at Harvest Bowl

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Fifteen scholarships will be awarded to outstanding NDSU female and male student-athletes during this year's Harvest Bowl festivities scheduled for Nov. 8-9 in Fargo. The NDSU Harvest Bowl program also recognizes the work of agriculturists in 53 counties in North Dakota and several in Minnesota.

A special agribusiness award goes to an individual who has a distinguished career in agriculture and business. This year's award recipient is Richard Frohberg, former NDSU wheat breeder and geneticist.

Harvest Bowl scholarship awardees, sport, hometown and major are:

  • Harvest Bowl Scholarship -- Marshall Bjorklund, basketball, Arlington, Minn., agricultural systems management
  • Harvest Bowl Scholarship in honor of Robert Johansen -- Caitlin Mack, track, Watertown, S.D., exercise science
  • Gene Dahl Scholarship -- Andrew Grothmann, football, Hillsboro, N.D., agricultural economics
  • Scott and Ann Dau Family Scholarship -- Lauren Cammack, volleyball, DeWitt, Neb., criminal justice
  • John and Kay Dean Harvest Bowl Scholarship -- Landon Lechler, football, Beach, N.D., crop and weed sciences
  • Myron and Muriel Johnsrud Harvest Bowl Endowment Fund -- Kevin Vaadeland, football, Park Rapids, Minn., university studies
  • LeVon C. Kirkeide, Patricia Kirkeide-Hagemeister and Friends Scholarship – Emma Kusick, golf, Minot, N.D., microbiology
  • Darrell Larson Family Scholarship -- Ryan Smith, football, Wahpeton, N.D., business administration
  • Bob Lauf Memorial Scholarship -- Ryan Drevlow, football, Gwinner, N.D., electrical engineering
  • Ron and Karen Offutt Scholarship -- Anthony Caputo, wrestling, Red Lake Falls, Minn., agribusiness
  • Red River Commodities Scholarship -- Brian Blasey, track, Ada, Minn., general agriculture
  • Titan Machinery Scholarship -- Alec Espeland, track, Pierre, S.D., microbiology
  • #64 Bob and #58 Bruce Yaggie Father-Son Football Scholarship -- Cole Davis, football, Kearney, Mo., agribusiness
  • Bob and Darlene Yaggie Football Scholarship -- Brian Schaetz, football, Denmark, Wis., university studies
  • Gooseneck Implement/Green Iron Equipment Scholarship -- Sierra Rosenau, track, Carrington, N.D., human development and family science

The 40th annual Harvest Bowl festivities begin Friday, Nov. 8, at the Fargo Ramada Plaza Suites with a dinner and awards ceremony. On Saturday, honorees will participate in educational sessions on the NDSU campus and attend the Harvest Bowl football game.

For information on Harvest Bowl, visit the NDSU Alumni Association website at www.ndsualumni.com, call the NDSU alumni office toll-free at 800-279-8971 or 701-231-6800, or email marilyn@ndsualumni.com.

NDSU is recognized as one of the nation’s top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.

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