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Reinke awards employees/student scholarships to three students

(DESHLER, Neb. – April 21, 2016) – Reinke Manufacturing Company, Inc. has awarded the Reinke Employee/Student Scholarship to three Nebraska students as part of its Reinke Scholarship Program.
This year’s recipients are Mikaela Hansen, Kassandra Kent and Kathleen Roth. This marks the 12th year of the Reinke Scholarship Program, which includes the Employee/Student Scholarship and the Community Scholarship.
“Congratulations to Mikaela, Kassandra and Kathleen on being the recipients of this year’s Reinke Employee/Student Scholarship,” said Reinke Director of Marketing Tom Palmertree. “We enjoy celebrating our employees and their families, and wish these students the best of luck as they continue their education.”
The Reinke Employee/Student Scholarship Program awards a total of three $1,000 scholarships to children of Reinke employees. Reinke also awarded seven $500 scholarships this year to area high school graduates as part of their Community Scholarship Program. 

• • Mikaela Hansen, the daughter of Troy and Colleen Hansen, of Deshler, Neb. She plans attend the University of Nebraska at Kearney to study speech therapy. Her father, Troy, is the Group Leader of Buildings and Grounds Maintenance for Reinke.
• • Kassandra Kent is the daughter of Kurtis and Jeanette Kent of Hebron, Neb. She will attend Midland University in Fremont to study biology with a pre-med concentration. Kurtis, Kassie’s father, is the Galvanizing Supervisor for ReinCoat.
• • Kathleen Roth, of Deshler, Neb., is the daughter of Chris and Kim Roth. She will study veterinary science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her father, Chris, is President of Reinke.

The Reinke Scholarship Programs are administered by Scholarship Management Services, a program of Scholarship America, the nation’s largest nonprofit private sector scholarship and educational support organization. The organization selected 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.