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Reinke awards Community scholarships to seven area students

(DESHLER, Neb. – April 26, 2016) –Reinke Manufacturing Company, Inc., has awarded the Reinke Community Scholarship to seven area high school seniors as part of its Reinke Scholarship Program. This marks the 12th year of the Reinke Scholarship Program, which includes the Community Scholarship and the Employee/Student Scholarship.
This year’s recipients of the Reinke Community Scholarship include: Dawson Carlgren, of Courtland, Kan.; Cody Garland, of Ohiowa, Neb.; Rachel Kathman, of Lawrence, Neb.; Trevin Likens, of Gilead, Neb.; Noah Mosier, of Deshler, Neb.; Tyler Popelka, of Cuba, Kan.; and McKenna Tietjen, of Hebron, Neb.
    “The future of our communities is bright with these young people exemplifying greatness, as illustrated by their receipt of this year’s Reinke Community Scholarship,” said Reinke President Chris Roth. “We congratulate them on their continued efforts to strive for greatness and wish them all the best as they continue their education."
The Reinke Community Scholarship Program awarded seven $500 scholarships to area high school graduates this year. Additionally, the Reinke Employee/Student Scholarship Program awards a total of three $1,000 scholarships to children of Reinke employees. 

• • Dawson Carlgren, of Courtland, Kan., will graduate from Pike Valley High School in Scandia. He plans to attend Fort Hays State University to study general agriculture.
• • Cody Garland, of Ohiowa, Neb., will graduate from Bruning-Davenport High School in Bruning and plans to attend Southeast Community College in Beatrice. He will study agriculture and agribusiness.
• • Rachel Kathman, of Lawrence, Neb., will graduate from Lawrence/Nelson High School in Nelson. She plans to study business administration at the University of Nebraska-Kearney.
• • Trevin Likens, of Gilead, Neb.; set to graduate from Fairbury High School, plans to attend the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis to study irrigation service technology.
• • Noah Mosier, of Deshler, Neb., will graduate from Deshler High School and attend the University of Nebraska-Omaha to study electronics engineering.
• • Tyler Popelka, of Cuba, Kan., will graduate from Republic County High School in Belleville and will study agriculture and agribusiness at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan.
• • McKenna Tietjen, of Hebron, Neb., will graduate from Thayer Central High School in Hebron. She plans to attend Southeast Community College in Beatrice to study agriculture and agribusiness.

The Reinke Community Scholarship Program is administered by Scholarship Management Services, a program of Scholarship America, the nation’s largest nonprofit private sector scholarship and educational support organization. The organization chose the recipients of the scholarships based on the standard Scholarship America criteria, including academic performance, demonstrated leadership, participation in school and community activities, work experience, extenuating personal or family circumstances, an outside appraisal and a statement of career and educational goals and aspirations.

ABOUT REINKE
Reinke Manufacturing Company, Inc. is the world’s largest privately held manufacturer of center pivot and lateral move irrigation systems. Family owned since 1954, and headquartered in Deshler, Neb., Reinke develops products designed to increase agriculture production while providing labor savings and environmental efficiencies. Reinke is a continued leader in industry advancements as the first to incorporate GPS, satellite-based communications and touchscreen panel capabilities into mechanized irrigation system management. For more information on Reinke or to locate a dealership, visit www.reinke.com or call 402-365-7251.