Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) students received 470 scholarships and microgrants totaling more than $494,000 throughout the 2025-2026 school year. The students and scholarship donors participated in a CVTC Foundation annual Scholarship Awards Reception to honor the students and donors.
Scholarships were given to incoming and continuing students and span a majority of the CVTC program areas.
Those from our area who received scholarships were:
Curtiss: Adyn Gripentrog, Brian Gettler Memorial/PMI Manufacturing Scholarship and Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute Foundation and CRSI Pioneer and Viking Chapters Scholarship.
Owen: Benjamin Riihinen, Conagra Brands Scholarship and Xcel Energy Mechatronics Scholarship.
Stanley: Geneva Capetillo, American Association of University Women-Chippewa Falls Branch, CVTC Excellence Endowment Scholarship, and Willard E. Pynn Memorial Endowment Scholarship; MaeKenzie Boss, Cheryl A. Janke Memorial Endowment Scholarship and Edward H. Johnson Marketing Endowment Scholarship; Gavin Hatfield, Wisconsin Healthcare Engineering Association Scholarship-Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration (HVACR) Student; Phillip Bowen-Brazell, Wjr Endowment Scholarship and Xcel Engineering HVAC Scholarship.
Withee: Ashley Gay, C&M Homebuilders General Scholarship and Livingston Future Education Scholarship; Mason Gay, Jerry Jacobson Leadership Endowment Scholarship and Jim and Nancy Benson Endowment Scholarship; Lydia Lobacz, Northwestern Bank Endowment Scholarship and P.E.O. Chapter Af Eau Claire Scholarship.