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Scholarships

MREA Clean Energy Leadership Award

From 2006-2022, the MREA empowered future clean energy leaders through the Clean Energy Leadership Award. This award was established in 2006 in honor of Steve Hansen, a brilliant educator who taught thousands of students in Wisconsin about the importance of renewable energy and sustainability. From 2018-2021, the award was made possible thanks to a partnership with the Straubel Foundation and the generous support of JB and Boryana Straubel.

The MREA has since shifted our educational focus to workforce training and deployment in the solar PV sector. The industry is projected to experience a 51% growth in jobs from 2019 to 2029, much faster than the average for all other occupations, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. To meet this need, the MREA has reinvested in our Training programs to introduce a new learning management software and expand our online, mobile, and contract training across the Midwest.

The MREA is no longer accepting applications for the Clean Energy Leadership Award. Best of luck to all of our future clean energy leaders!

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2022 Recipients

Austin Konrath

University of Minnesota – Duluth, MN

Environmental Engineering

Julia Wasik

University of Illinois – Springfield, IL

Global Studies and Environmental Studies

Mira Potter

University of Wisconsin – Madison, WI

Environmental Engineering

Bridget Womack

University of Wisconsin – Whitewater, WI

Occupational Safety with a Construction emphasis and a Spanish minor

Kenzie Luterbach

University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, WI

Sustainability

Trevor Henn

Lakeshore Technical College

Wind Energy Technology

Jacob Bechtold

University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, MN

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Lindsey Barnes

University of Wisconsin – Platteville, WI

Environmental Engineering with a Sustainability & Renewable Energy Systems minor

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MREA’s scholarship programs have supported 70 future sustainability innovators.

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Past Recipients

2022 – Austin Konrath, University of Minnesota – Duluth, Environmental Engineering

2022 – Bridget Womack, University of Wisconsin – Whitewater, Occupational Safety with a Construction emphasis and Spanish minor

2022 – Jacob Bechtold, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, Industrial and Systems Engineering

2022 – Julia Wasik, University of Illinois, Global Studies and Environmental Studies

2022 – Kenzie Luterbach, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, Sustainability

2022 – Lindsey Barnes, University of Wisconsin – Platteville, Environmental Engineering with a Sustainability & Renewable Energy Systems minor

2022 – Mira Potter, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Environmental Engineering

2022 – Trevor Henn, Lakeshore Technical College, Wind Energy Technology

2021 – Diba Malekpour Koupaei, Iowa State University, Civil Engineering

2021 – Emma Ardington, Columbia University in the City of New York, MPA in Development Practice

2021 – Hannah Lukasik, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, Fisheries and Water Resources: Hydrology

2021 – Cortney Olson, University of Wisconsin – Platteville, Civil Engineering

2021 – Lauren Armstrong, Olin College of Engineering, Engineering with Sustainability Emphasis

2021 – Benjamin Cohen, University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign, College of ACE: Agriculture and Consumer Economics, Public Policy and Law

2021 – Connor Jol, University of British Columbia, Mechanical Engineering

2020 – MaKayla Erdmann, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Biological Systems Engineering

2020 – Molly McGuire, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, Natural Resource Planning

2020 – Brittany Weber, Illinois State University, Sustainable and Renewable Energy

2020 – Zara Akkuly, University of Toledo, Mechanical Engineering Minor in Environmental Science

2020 – Haley Ritchie, University of Findlay, Environmental Health, Occupational Safety, and Sustainability

2020 – Jonah Messinger, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Master of Engineering in Energy Systems, Minor in the Hoeft Technology and Management Program

2020 – Rebekah Nagy, Tufts University, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MA Offshore Wind Energy Engineering

2020 – Jonathan Spencer, Miami University, OH, Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) – MA in Biology

2019 – Amelia Samett, Case Western Reserve University, Mechanical Engineering

2019 – Anna Prchal, South Dakota State University, Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering

2019 – Brooke Bowser, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Environmental Sciences, Health Sciences, Communication, and Certificate in Sustainability

2019 – Madison Barrera, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Civil Engineering

2019 – Matthew Nigh, University of Wisconsin – Platteville, Electrical Engineering & Sustainability and Renewable Energy Systems

2019 – Patrick Brodhagen, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay, Environmental Science and Geoscience

2019 – Samantha Vandyke, University of Michigan, Environment and Sustainability

2019 – Vijay Shah, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, Chemical Engineering

2018 – Jacob Ng, UW-Madison, Electrical Engineering

2018 – Anna Vancina, University of Illinois Springfield, Environmental Studies

2018 – Shavaughn Lawson, UW-Milwaukee, Urban Studies

2018 – Hardik Satish Miyani, University of Illinois at Chicago, Energy Engineering

2018 – Marissa Walter, Carnegie Mellon University, Energy Science, Technology and Policy

2018 – Arjun Vorster, Trine University, Civil Engineering

2018 – Yin Ling Ng, University of Illinois at Chicago, Energy Engineering

2017 – Leah Bectel, Michigan Technological University, Environmental Engineering

2017 – Zachary Koop, University of Minnesota at Duluth/University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Electrical Engineering and Physics

2017 – Kristy Medo, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, Environmental Ethics and Sustainable Energy

2016 – Wisconsin Farmers Union Camp Staff

2016 – Tracey Tyler, Wisconsin Technical College, Solar Energy Technologies and Energy Management

2016 – Lee Gill, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Electrical Engineering

2015 – Wisconsin Farmers Union Camp Staff

2015 – Reva Ogle, Ball State University, Architecture

2015 – Caitlyn Joseph, Tufts University, MS Agriculture, Food, & Environment

2014 – Brock Rainville, Mid-State Technical College, Renewable Energy Specialist

2014 – Jenny Haywood, Colby Community College, Sustainable and Renewable Energy

2013 – Adam Rutkowski, Carleton College, Physics

2013 – Chelsea Johnson, Lawrence University, Environmental Studies & English

2013 – Tyler Anderson, Madison College & Iowa Wesleyan College, Renewable Energy & Business Adminsitration

2012 – Kira Minehart, Standford University, Energy Resources Engineering

2012 – Alix Kermes, University of Florida, Sustainability & Spanish

2012 – Leah Jaynes, Northland College, Environmental Engineering

2011 – Jennifer Pietz, UW-Milwaukee, Atmospheric Sciences

2011 – Will Meadows, Lawrence University, Environmental Studies

2011 – Brad Willems, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Urban Geography

2011 – Tamas Peterson, St. Olaf, Math, Physics & Computer Science

2010 – Geoffrey Cushman, Madison College, Electrical Engineering Technology

2010 – Emily Campion, Illinois State, Renewable Energy

2010 – Mashebe Subulwa, Mid-State Technical College, Renewable Energy Technician

2009 – Lauren Knapp, Illinois State University, Renewable Energy

2009 – Holden Flaig, Mid-State Technical College, Renewable Energy Technician

2008 – Jesse Brewmer, Iowa Lakes Community College, Wind Energy & Turbine Technology

2008 – Marcus Grignon, College of Menominee Nation, Sustainable Development & Tribal Legal Studies

2008 – Justin Presny, University of Wisconsin – Green Bay, Environmental Science

2007 – Sydney Nick, Alleghny College, PA

2007 – Anthony Roeschlein, Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Wind Energy Technician

2006 – Sienna Lang, Wausau East High School

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