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Forward Bank

2023 Scholarship Recipients

June 17, 2023

Forward Bank has awarded $7,500 to local students through the Scholarship Program. A total of 15 students received a $500 scholarship to pursue higher education after high school.

Scholarships are awarded annually to one individual in each surrounding community that Forward Bank serves. Forward also awards one employee or employee’s child the Bob Lotzer Scholarship. The Scholarship Committee is amazed every year by the remarkable applications received.

On behalf of the Board of Directors and Employees of Forward, we are proud to announce the 2023 Forward Bank Scholarship Recipients:

• Annika Kulas (Athens High School)
• Peyton Roth (Colby High School)
• Griffin Stiemke (Northland Pines High School)
• Braedon Person (Gilman High School)
• Kaylee Rinehart (Greenwood High School)
• Trevor Foemmel (Marshfield High School)
• Makayla Motte (Medford High School)
• Aiden Miesbauer (Chequamegon High School)
• Adalin Kaster (Phillips High School)
• Grace Artz (Rib Lake High School)
• Kaden Drehmel (Stanley-Boyd High School)
• Stephen Frankewicz (Thorp High School)
• Damian Nernberger (Owen-Withee High School)
• Sylvia Klotz (Three Lakes High School)

The 2023 Bob Lotzer Scholarship Recipient is Maria Arias-Rodriguez (Mid-State Technical College).

It is important that each student can pursue higher education and move their communities forward. By awarding these scholarships, Forward is helping cover the financial gap today’s college bound students are experiencing.