Scholarships awarded at ND State Fair
Submitted Photo Scholarship winners and North Dakota State Fair representatives are, from left to right, Zoe Labatore, Avah Bullinger, Stray Ressler, Shelby Hennessy and Craig Rudland of the NDSF, Emily Senger, Madalyn Meckle and Maggie Iverson.
Submitted Photo Members of the 2026 Graduating Class of 4-H and FFA members are shown after they were honored at a special presentation Tuesday, July 21, at the North Dakota State Fair.
Submitted Photo Scholarship winners and North Dakota State Fair representatives are, from left to right, Zoe Labatore, Avah Bullinger, Stray Ressler, Shelby Hennessy and Craig Rudland of the NDSF, Emily Senger, Madalyn Meckle and Maggie Iverson.
Submitted Photo Members of the 2026 Graduating Class of 4-H and FFA members are shown after they were honored at a special presentation Tuesday, July 21, at the North Dakota State Fair.
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The North Dakota State Fair (NDSF), in partnership with the Minot Area Community Foundation, awarded six $1,000 scholarships to members of the North Dakota State Fair Graduating Class of 2026. The scholarship recipients were honored during a special presentation held Tuesday, July 21, at the fair.
This year's scholarship recipients, selected through a random drawing, are Avah Bullinger of Powers Lake, Maggie Iverson of Langdon, Zoe Labatore of Mohall, Madalyn Meckle of Bismarck, Stray Ressler of Mandan and Emily Senger of Rolla.
Additional members of the 2026 Graduating Class who were honored include Dylon Cargo of Arnegard, Lily Donohue of Pekin, Audrey Dvorak and Tessa Dvorak of Manning, Rylee Erdmann of Lisbon, Drew Erickson of Plaza, Laykin Feller of Velva, Adison Flynn of Zap, Olivia Follman of York, Vanessa Fransen of Makoti, Addilyn Groven of Northwood, Allison Gutierrez of Williston, Gracie Hagen of Esmond, Molly Hansen of Carrington, Brynn Hanson of Burlington, Clayton Heins of New Salem, Bailey Hokanson of Williston, Kassidy Job of Baldwin, Malory Kemp of Cavalier, Abigail Lee of Carrington, Tana Lee of Plaza, Erika Littlefield of New Town, Kadee McKenzie of Bismarck, Jaden Murphy of East Fairview, Macy Norton of Ellendale, Mariska Olson of Forbes, Lilia Rexin of West Fargo, Addie Robbins of LaMoure, Jorja Smith of Willow City, Madalynn Steele of Hensel, Tucker Stover of Larimore, Paisley Wangler of Rugby, Meyer Wendel of Buffalo.
To be recognized as part of the NDSF Graduating Class of 2026 and eligible for the scholarship, students must have exhibited and/or competed at the NDSF for a minimum of three years and have been a member of 4-H or FFA for at least four years. Applicants also must be North Dakota residents and enrolled in an accredited post-secondary institution or trade school for the upcoming academic year.
The scholarships were made possible by the generosity of the family of Dick Jensen.