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EHS Senior Ben Dahlberg Named Evans Scholar
Dahlberg is one of 11 students selected to receive the full tuition and housing scholarship to attend the U of M.
senior Ben Dalhberg was recently awarded a massive scholarship to the University of Minnesota by being named an Evans Scholar.
Dahlberg, who was sponsored by the , will receive a full tuition and housing scholarship valued at more than $70,000 beginning this fall. The scholarship is renewable for up to four years.
Evans Scholars are golf caddies selected based on: a strong caddie record, academics, demonstrated financial need and outstanding character. The Chick Evans Scholarship Program has been overseen by the Western Golf Association since 1930. It's among the nation's largest privately funded scholarship programs.
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"These young men and women have been outstanding leaders in the classroom and in both their schools and communities," WGA President and CEO John Kaczkowski said in a release. "We welcome them to the Evans Scholars family and know they will continue their success as college students."
"The Evans Scholarship is truly a life-changing opportunity for the deserving young men and women who will now be able to realize their dream of earning a college education," added Ede Rice, Minnesota's lead WGA director.
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825 caddies across the U.S. are currently Evans Scholars, including 60 at the University of Minnesota. More than 9,400 caddies have graduated as Evans Scholars—596 in Minnesota alone—since the program was founded by Chicago amateur golfer Charles "Chick" Evans, Jr.
The full list of this year's 11 Minnesota Evans Scholars is as follows:
Zachary
Allen
Eden Prairie
Eden Prairie HS
Bearpath G&CC
Laura
Cummings
Chanhassen
Chanhassen HS
Hazeltine National GC
Benjamin
Dahlberg
Edina
Edina HS
Edina CC
Cianna
Edwardsa
Minneapolis
St. Louis Park Senior High
Minikahda Club
Joshua
Kelley
Duluth
Duluth East
Northland CC
Patrick
Krile
Woodbury
Hill-Murray School
Hillcrest GC of St. Paul
Michael
McCabe
Mahtomedi
Mahtomedi HS
White Bear Yacht Club
Trevor
McDonald
Roseville
Roseville Are HS
Midland Hills CC
Parker
O'Brien
Eden Prairie
Eden Prairie HS
Bearpath G & CC
Joshua
Romportl
Hopkins
Chesterton Academy
Interlachen CC
Samuel
Seelos
Duluth
Duluth East
Northland CC
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