Minot Area Community Foundation grants $16,000 to MLS High School Graduates from the Anna S. and Harold A.C. Bergstrom Scholarship Fund.

Posted: May 27 2025

The Minot Area Community Foundation’s Anna S. and Harold A.C. Bergstrom Scholarship Fund has invested $16,000 in the post-secondary education of five MLS High School Graduates.
 
The scholarship awards were open to all graduating Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood High School seniors who will be enrolling in a post-secondary institution following high school graduation to pursue a career important to rural North Dakota. 

The 2025 scholarship recipients are:
Alan Michels ($3,500)
Abigail Buynak ($3,500)
Jordyn Moberg ($3,500)
Austin Lakefield ($3,500)
Raegan Fitzsimmons ($2,000)
 
Selection for scholarship awards for the Bergstrom Scholarship Fund were based on the students’ scholastic and vocational achievements/ability and their explanation of how their chosen career is important to and will benefit rural North Dakota, as this was Harold and Anna Bergstrom’s intent.
 
“Since inception, the fund has awarded $206,000 in scholarships. The Community Foundation is honored to carry out the wishes of Harold and Anna with the gift of education to the youth of their community through their Scholarship Fund,” remarked Jason Zimmerman, MACF President.
 
For any questions related to the Bergstrom Scholarship Fund, please contact Staci at the Minot Area Community Foundation at 701.852.0646.