Scholarships
To encourage continued industry growth, the Minneapolis Builders Exchange Scholarship Fund awards scholarships annually to college and technical school students in construction related fields.
In the last seven years, since the fund was created, the MBEX Scholarship Fund has awarded over $60,000 in scholarships to directly involved with the local construction industry.
2009 Scholarship Recipients
Glenn Johnson
studying Construction Management
at South Dakota State University
Paul Braton
studying Construction Management
at Minnesota State University, Moorhead
Allen (AJ) Wallock
studying Electrical & Construction Maintenance
at Dunwoody College of Technology
Aaron Raisanen
studying Construction Management
at North Hennepin Community College
Erick Schauer
studying Civil Engineering
at the University of Wisconsin, Madison
Casey Ostgard
studying Welding
at Anoka Technical College
Joseph Vos
studying Construction Management
at St. Cloud State University
Anthony Muchow
studying Construction management
at Minnesota State University, Mankato
Dillon Kost
studying Construction Management
at the University of Wisconsin, Stout
Jake Kahnke
studying Construction Management
at St. Cloud State University
Gerad Johnson
studying Construction Management
at South Dakota State University
Sara Lindberg
studying Mechanical Engineering
at Rainy River Community College
2008 Scholarship Recipients: Audie Miller, studying Construction Management at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Dillon Kost, studying Construction Management at the University of Wisconsin, Stout; Casey Ostgard studying Welding at Anoka Technical College; Robert Koopmeiners studying Construction Management at the University of Wisconsin, Stout; Anthony Muchow, studying Construction Management at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joseph Vos, studying Construction Management at St. Cloud State University; Paul Smude studying Civil Engineering at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Mick Herold, studying HVAC Design at Dunwoody College of Technology; Erick Schauer, studying Civil Engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Madison; Steven Totzke, studying Construction Management at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Paul Braton, studying Construction Management at Minnesota State University, Moorhead; Justin Zastrow, studying Land Surveying at St. Cloud State University; Brittni Peterson, studying Psychology at the University of St. Thomas; Jacqueline Nguyen, studying Architectural Design at the Art Institutes International.
2007 Scholarship Recipients: Daniel Stenzel, studying Architectural Drafting at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Justin Stanek, studying Construction Management at the University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Erick Schauer, studying Civil Engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Madison; Justin Zastrow, studying Land Surveying at St. Cloud State University; William “Blake” Bolding, studying Construction Management at the University Wisconsin, Stout; Robert J. Smith III, studying Construction Management at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Dan Brenteson, studying Construction Management at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Rhett Chapman Taylor, studying Construction Supervision at Dunwoody College of Technology; Travis Johnson, studying Architectural Drafting and Estimating at Dunwoody College of Technology; Kolten Kersten, studying HVAC Service Technology at Dunwoody College of Technology.
2006 Scholarship Recipients: Dan Brenteson, studying Construction Management at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Justin Zastrow, studying Land Surveying at St Cloud State University; Dan Scheutte, studying Construction Management at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Robert J. Smith III, studying Construction Management at Minnesota State University, Mankato; Alex Sammon, studying Construction Management at South Dakota State University; Eric Munt, studying Construction Management at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Shane Butler, studying Construction Management at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Justin Stanek, studying Construction Management at the University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Brian Ratajczak, studying HVAC Design at Dunwoody College of Technology; Jesse Rooney, studying Architectural Drafting and Estimating at Dunwoody College of Technology.
2005 Scholarship Recipients: Dan Brenteson, studying engineering at Winona State University; Justin Zastrow, studying land surveying at St Cloud State University; Dan Schuette, studying construction management at Minnesota State University Mankato; Mike Dahlin, studying electrical construction design management at Dunwoody College of Technology; Robert J. Smith III, studying construction management at Minnesota State University Mankato; Monica Hines, studying electrical construction design management at Dunwoody College of Technology.
2004 Scholarship Recipients: Arthur Gardner Jr., Troy Nadeau, Dan Brenteson, Derek Clarkin, Dan Schuette
2003 Scholarship Recipient: Aaron Fouquette
