2008 Minnesota Young Entrepreneur Award Recipients
The NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation is excited to announce the winners of the 2008 NFIB Young Entrepreneur Awards, a scholarship program designed to reward and encourage entrepreneurial talents among high school students. Recipients of the YEF Awards will attend the university, college, community college or vocational/technical institute of their choice with $1,000-$10,000 in tuition assistance from the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation. This year more than 400 scholarships will be awarded, thanks to the financial support from numerous small business leaders, corporate and foundation supporters. This yearÕs major corporate sponsors are Visa and The McKelvey Foundation.
Minnesota winners are listed below.
| Minnesota | ||
| NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award | ||
| Mark Becker | Fergus Falls | Fergus Falls High School |
| Kirsten Colton | Clitherall | Battle Lake School |
| Ralaina Hicks | Cedar | St. Francis High School |
| Casey Johnson | Minneota | Minneota High School West |
| Heather Knock | Marietta | Grant-Deuel School |
| Erika Smith | Blaine | Springlake Park High School West |
| David Williams | Lakeville | Lakeville South High School |
| NFIB/Minnesota Leadership Council Young Entrepreneur Award | ||
| Andrew Mesker | Parkers Prairie | Parkers Prairie High School |
| NFIB/Sam's Club Young Entrepreneur Award | ||
| Blaine Beck | Woodbury | Woodbury Senior High School |
| NFIB/Tim and Debi Clayton Young Entrepreneur Award | ||
| Amy Guan | Minneapolis | Patrick Henry High School |
| Mai-Eng Lee | Minneapolis | Patrick Henry High School |
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