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Scholarship Program
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Mercury Racing's Excellence In Trade Scholarship
2021 RECIPIENTS
Caleb Cochran
Cochran is from Eden, Wisconsin and is a senior at Campbellsport High School. He will attend Moraine Park Technical College in the fall and pursue a degree in Mechanical Design Technology.
Ryan Beck
Beck is from New Holstein, Wisconsin and is a senior at New Holstein High School. He will attend Lakeshore Technical College in the fall for Weld Fabrication Technology.
Requirements
This program is designed to support local high school students or graduates who will further their education in a trade-related field. The program will offer two scholarships of $5,000 each ($2,500 each semester), intended to alleviate financial stress of post-secondary education.
Mercury Racing relies on skilled individuals with a strong work ethic and passion to build and service our high-performance niche marine products. This scholarship program will help grow the local workforce by providing the education and tools needed to succeed.
Criteria is as follows:
The student must be a high school senior or recent graduate from a public or private high school/junior college within the districts of: Fond du Lac, North Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Mayville, Ripon, Rosendale-Brandon, Waupun, Oakfield, Lomira, Randolph, Campbellsport, or New Holstein.
Must have a cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 or higher; submission of official transcript required.
Must submit two (2) letters of recommendation from a teacher, advisor, employer or other professional reference.
Must intend to further education in a trade-related field as a full-time student (must provide enrollment information).
Application and materials due: April 30, 2021
To apply, students must submit their completed application, essay, transcript, and letters of recommendations by midnight on April 30, 2021, via email or mail to:
[email protected] OR Mercury Racing
ATTN: Scholarship
N7480 County Road UU
Fond du Lac, WI 54937
2021 Scholarship Dedication
The 2021 Mercury Racing Excellence in Trade Scholarship is dedicated to the late Jordan Leslie, 22, of Howard’s Grove, Wisconsin.
He earned his associates in the IT-Network Specialist program from Lakeshore Technical College at 15, weeks before his high school graduation. Maintained a 4.0 at both LTC and Warriner High School. He received a second associates degree in Electro-Mechanical Technology program. Leslie worked for Mercury Racing since March 2020 as a Manufacturing and Engineering technician. He exemplified everything this scholarship stands for, scholarship, leadership, and service.
Past Recipients
Joshua Bartlett, 2020 Recipient
Bartlett is from Randolph, Wisconsin and is pursuing a manufacturing technology degree from Dordt University.
Grant Burbach, 2020 Recipient
Burbach is from Oakfield, Wisconsin and is in the gas utility construction and service program at Moraine Park Technical College.
Matt Dudarenke, 2019 Recipient
Dudarenke is from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and is pursuing an electromechanical technology degree from Fox Valley Technical College.
"The financial resources the scholarship provides will allow me to focus on my studies and one day, hopefully, be able to design and build motors for Mercury Racing." - Caleb Cochran
