At the April 9, 2020 meeting, The Central Minnesota Arts Board (CMAB) awarded $24,000 in Arts Scholarships to sixteen students. The Student Arts Scholarship Program is designed to support individuals entering or enrolled in an accredited institution and who are pursuing undergraduate degrees in the arts. Applicants are eligible to receive up to four Student Arts Scholarships in a lifetime.

A panel of volunteer artists, arts professionals and educators evaluate each applicant according to established criteria. The CMAB directors received the recommendation from the panel and awarded funding to applicants that scored the highest.

The CMAB Student Arts Scholarship Award recipients are (listed alphabetically by city):

PARKER KULM
Annandale, MN
$1,500 Student Arts Scholarship
Fine Arts in Digital Design at
Rocky Mountain Collage of Art & Design, Lakewood, CO

ANNALISA GIESER
Avon, MN
$1,500 Student Arts Scholarship
Art & Art Therapy at
St. Cloud Technical Collage, St. Cloud, MN

JESSICA STENBERG
Big Lake, MN
$1,500 Student Arts Scholarship
Vocal Music Education at
St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN

TRENT RAMERT
Big Lake, MN
$1,500 Student Arts Scholarship
Musical Theater at Columbia, Chicago, IL

JOSEPH KOROLL
Clearwater, MN
$1,500 Student Arts Scholarship
Vocal Music Education at Concordia College, Moorhead, M

KATELYN KENDRICK
Clearwater, MN
$1,500 Student Arts Scholarship
Vocal Music Education
Dordt University, Sioux Center, IA

KATRINA ANDRUSICK
Cold Spring, MN
$1,500 Student Arts Scholarship
Vocal Music Education at
St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN

DAYLIN PAULSON
Cold Spring, MN
$1,500 Student Arts Scholarship
Music and Theater at Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato, MN

CARTER SCHEELE
St. Cloud, MN
$1,500 Student Arts Scholarship
Music at Saint John’s Univ./ College of St. Benedict, Collegeville, MN

ZOE ROGERS
Sauk Rapids, MN
$1,500 Student Arts Scholarship
Fine Arts at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

KAYA INKSTER
St. Cloud, MN
$1,500 Student Arts Scholarship
Art Therapy at St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN

SYDNEY KAKUK
St. Cloud, MN
$1,500 Student Arts Scholarship
Vocal Performance at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

JOSHUA EULL
St. Michael, MN
$1,500 Student Arts Scholarship
Art Education at University of Wisconsin Stout, Menomonie, WI

MEGAN OTTE
St. Michael, MN
$1,500 Student Arts Scholarship
Interior Design at University of Wisconsin Stout, Menomonie, WI

SAMANTHA BROWN
St. Michael, MN
$1,500 Student Arts Scholarship
Technical Theatre at Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Anoka, MN

JACK SCHULTZ
St. Michael, MN
$1,500 Student Arts Scholarship
Product Design at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

The Central Minnesota Arts Board (CMAB) strives to enhance appreciation of the essential economic and social roles the arts play in Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, and Wright counties by providing grants and professional development services to arts and community organizations, schools, government units and individuals.