Dupaco Foundation awards $60,000 in renewable college scholarships

DUBUQUE, Iowa – Twenty high school seniors who will pursue post-secondary education beginning this fall are one step closer to achieving their educational goals, thanks to Dupaco Foundation’s renewable college scholarship program. The foundation awarded $60,000 in renewable scholarships:

• Ten $2,000 scholarships for high school seniors who will attend community colleges/trade schools. These scholarships will be distributed in annual increments of $1,000 over two years.
• Ten $4,000 scholarships for high school seniors who will attend four-year colleges/universities. These scholarships will be distributed in annual increments of $1,000 over four years.
  Awards were based on financial need and an original essay describing a significant personal success.

Congratulations to the 2025 Dupaco Foundation Scholarship recipients:

Community College/Trade School Scholarship Program

• Cambrie Bahls, Manchester, IA
• Ellen Boleyn, Cedar Rapids, IA
• Hallie Brant, Mineral Point, WI
• Ashlynn Droessler, Hazel Green, WI
• Brynlee Droessler, Hazel Green, WI
• Ava Hagerty, Dyersville, IA
• Cooper Hummel, Cascade, IA
• Mary O’Connell, Epworth, IA
• Isabella Rhomberg, Cascade, IA
• Kyla Wiskus, Breda, IA

Four-Year College/University Scholarship Program

• Ava Binkley, Jefferson, IA
• Griffin Davis, Greeley, IA
• Julia Dominiak, Galena, IL
• Rylie Dunsmoor, Waterloo, IA
• Frehiwot Fissehaye, Des Moines, IA
• Anyeli Garcia Martinez, Des Moines, IA
• Oliver Harris, Jefferson, IA
• Olivia Kathikar, Corning, IA
• Nick Klapatauskas, Dubuque, IA
• Sejla Mehmedovic, Cedar Falls, IA

The Dupaco Foundation recognizes that education and upskilling are paths to a sustainable financial future. By providing financial aid to college-bound students, the scholarship program helps them realize their potential, according to Dupaco Foundation board member Bob Hoefer.

“We believe in the transformative power of education, and these scholarships are one way we can invest in the bright futures of these deserving students by helping make their dream of attending college a reality,” Hoefer said.

For more information about the Dupaco Foundation and its scholarship program, visit www.dupaco.com/ways-we-give.

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ABOUT DUPACO FOUNDATION:
Dupaco R.W. Hoefer Foundation, also known as Dupaco Foundation, (the “Foundation”) is a tax-exempt private foundation described in Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). The Foundation is a separate legal entity from Dupaco Community Credit Union (the “Credit Union”) and is governed by its own Board of Directors and officers. The Foundation was established in 2011 to honor the retirement of 47-year employee and long-time Dupaco Community Credit Union President and CEO, Robert W. “Bob” Hoefer. The Foundation is designed to carry on the Bob Hoefer tradition of providing personal financial assistance and coaching to help hardworking and financially prudent people recover from unforeseen life events and to increase their opportunities for financial stability. Learn more at www.dupaco.com/foundation.