The Minnesota Masonic Charities Scholarship Committee met in April 2011 to select five Signature Scholarship recipients and three Masonic Legacy Scholarship recipients. Over 175 applications were submitted and a final short list of 56 candidates was reviewed by the committee. In addition to their quantitative statistics (i.e., GPA and ACT scores) the applicants were carefully evaluated based on their essay responses, extracurricular activities and letters of recommendation.

Those students who were awarded scholarships demonstrated outstanding academic and personal achievement - all scoring in the 96th to 99th percentile in the national ACT test range - as well as a shared goal indicated by all eight recipients: to pursue learning that will provide a means of allowing them to contribute to society and their community.

With congratulations to these future leaders, MMC presents brief profiles of our 2011 Minnesota Masonic Charities Signature Scholarships and Masonic Legacy Scholarships Recipients.

Kira Augustine, James J. Hill Signature Scholarship
High School: Chanhassen High School, Chanhassen
College:  University of Wisconsin, Madison
Major: Engineering

Lauren Wustenberg, Hubert H. Humphrey Signature Scholarship
High School: Northfield High School, Northfield
College:  Northwestern University
Major: Environmental Studies & Economics

Emma Ostby, Mayo Brothers Signature Scholarship
High School: New London-Spicer High School, Spicer
College: St. Olaf College
Major: Mathematics & Pre-Med

Lindsay Maher, Harold E. Stassen Signature Scholarship
High School: Lakeville South High School, Lakeville
College: Loyola University
Major: Psychology 

Matthew Godfrey, Laura Ingalls Wilder Signature Scholarship
High School: Cretin-Derham Hall, St. Paul
College: Carlton College
Major: Engineering

Ciara Falzone, William F. Mackintosh Masonic Legacy Scholarship
High School: Tartan High School, Oakdale
College:  University of St. Thomas
Major: Biology & Pre-Med

Isabella Stewart, William F. Mackintosh Masonic Legacy Scholarship
High School: Academy of Holy Angels, Richfield
College:  University of Wisconsin, Madison
Major: Engineering

Taylor Jane Vossen, Robert and Alta Van Tries Masonic Legacy Scholarship
High School: Eastview Senior High School - Apple Valley
College:  University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
Major: Chemistry, Pre-Med