Nyquist Foundation Announces Essay Winners
The Thomas and Corinne Nyquist Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of its annual student essay contest in collaboration with the Culbertson and Froid libraries and schools.
The topic this year was: “Why do you think art (visual art, the performing arts, etc.) is important to society?”
The winners were: In Culbertson: first place was Emma Henry; second place was Serenity Rogalla.
In Froid: first place was Samantha Austin; second place was Jordyn Breuer.
First-place essays in each town are awarded $250, and second-place winners receive $150. Organizers thank Cheyenne Heller at Froid Library and Mary Drake at Culbertson Library who helped coordinate and advertise the essay contest, and to Shelly Panasuk at Culbertson High School and Tracie Smith at Froid High School, who energize their students to submit those excellent essays.
The Nyquist Foundation is a 503(c) nonprofit family foundation started by Tom and Corinne Nyquist in 2004 to give small grants to local nonprofit or governmental organizations in eastern Roosevelt County, where Tom grew up, and New Paltz, N.Y., where he and Corinne lived as adults.
Annual Bainville High School scholarships were added in 2005, and the essay contest in Culbertson and Froid a few years later.
For information on the Nyquist Foundation and application materials for grants, scholarships and the essay contest, visit www.nyquistfdtn. org. To communicate with the Nyquist Foundation, email Nyquist.foundation@gmail.com.
