LA CROSSE, Wis., April 30, 2025 - Thirty-seven Western Technical College construction and industrial trade apprentices to recieve a $2,000 scholarship from Ascendium Educaiton Group, a non-profit organization that helps students across the country repay federal student loans.
Recipients include:
| Todd Werner |
| Christopher Jacobs |
| Nathaniel Trocinski |
| Lukas Twite |
| Robert Hirschfield |
| Ethan Diehm |
| Derek Zschernitz |
| Dakota Gettinger |
| Matthew Erbe |
| Owen Bentzen |
| Owen Bradford |
| Zackrey Kvistad |
| Matthew Fahning |
| Edgar Selke |
| Brady Rudie |
| Riley Klar |
| Bryce Franks |
| Layden Ott |
| Ryan Finch |
| Gunnar Hillstead |
| Michael Gribowskas |
| Ben Nickel |
| Gavin Finch |
| Thomas Hesse |
| Derek Breyer |
| Cael Cogdill |
| Charles Ruprecht |
| Colton Lejcher |
| Daymian Mack |
| Andrew Maedke |
| Mckinley Budde |
| Austin Frye |
| Zachary Kastenschmidt |
| Quinn Anderson |
| Wyatt Weege |
| Carlyle Lyga |
| Samuel Gray |
The scholarship money comes from the Tools of the Trade Apprentice Scholarship program, which helps apprentices purchase tools, clothing, and equipment vital to their trades.
This year, Ascendium awarded a total of $1.6 million in Tools of the Trade scholarships to 801 construction and industrial trade apprentices in the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS). Since the program's inception, 94 percent of recipients across the WTCS have either completed or continued their apprenticeships the following semester.
To learn more information on Western's apprenticeship programs, visit www.westerntc.edu/apprenticeship.