The 24 Union High School students honored on May 7 during Senior Scholarship and Recognition Night. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

LA PORTE CITY – On Wednesday, May 7, Union High School hosted its annual Senior Scholarship and Recognition Night. Once again, it was an amazing night that celebrated the 2025 senior class. The local scholarships generated over $59,000 worth of monetary college support. This does not include college-specific scholarships or other self-reported scholarships. The greater Union community is proud of all the students’ hard work this year and looks forward to celebrating graduation on Sunday, May 18. All 24 students honored along with their scholarships are listed below.

Lucas Albertsen

Rodney Albertsen Memorial Scholarship

Ryan Keegan Memorial Scholarship

Harrison Bistline

Trowel Lodge #216 Scholarship

Union Education Association Scholarship*

Brayden Bohnsack

Cedar Valley Bank & Trust Scholarship*

Ingvall Memorial Scholarship

La Porte City Lions Club Scholarship

Union Booster Club Scholarship*

Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award

Kate Carlson

La Porte City Lions Club Scholarship

Union Community Scholarship*

Amilia Condon

Ellis Jones Academic Scholarship

Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award

Tyler Gates

Ben and Pat Brown Memorial Scholarship*

Grinnell Mutual Road to Success Scholarship

​​La Porte-Dysart FFA Scholarship

Perry K. Miller Agricultural Scholarship

Union FFA Scholarship*

Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award

Jace Hedeman

Dick Balheim Most Valuable Male Athlete Award and Scholarship

Ingvall Memorial Scholarship

Owen Hennings

Ascalon Masonic Lodge #393 Scholarship

Tama County Cattlemen’s Association Scholarship

Erica Hoppe

Callahan Volunteerism Scholarship

Dysart Fine Arts Women’s Club Scholarship*

Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Award

Dominic Huisman

Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Award

Avery Knoop

Ascalon Masonic Lodge #393 Scholarship

Dysart American Legion Scholarship

Dysart Chamber of Commerce Scholarship

Dysart Lions Club Scholarship

Kenneth G. Meyerhoff Memorial Scholarship

Union Community Scholarship*

Ken Paulsen Most Valuable Female Athlete Award

Lisa Brinkmeyer Award

Lily Lorenzen

American Red Cross Scholarship

Harlan Rice Scholarship

La Porte City Lions Club Engelkes Memorial Scholarship

Pipho Family and Pipho & Gingrich Family Dentistry Scholarship*

Union Booster Club Scholarship*

E. Wayne Cooley Award

Miguel Lyden

Senior Artist Award and Scholarship

Ruby Parson

Craig & Deb Gingrich Family Healthcare and Education Scholarship

Donna R. Hickman & Greg Hickman Scholarship

La Porte City Lions Club Rolland Memorial Scholarship

Susan L. Loeb Memorial Scholarship

Matt Memorial Scholarship*

Mildred and Everett Sanders Scholarship

Jailyn Petersen

Norma Anders Memorial Scholarship

Louise Vincent Conklin and Robert Conklin Scholarship

lola T. Dehrkoop Scholarship

Dysart American Legion Scholarship

Dysart General Women’s Club Scholarship*

Dysart Lions Club Scholarship

Mabel Hart Brown and Gladys Hartz Tucker Memorial Scholarship*

Marilyn Mehlhaus Memorial Scholarship

Northeast Security Bank Scholarship*

Matt Reifenstahl

American Citizenship Award and Black Hawk County Bar Association Scholarship

American Legion Post 207 Boys State Scholarship

Club Dysart Scholarship*

Dysart Chamber of Commerce Scholarship

Dysart Lions Club Scholarship

Farmers Cooperative Telephone Company Scholarship*

Rachel Riedemann

Roger Higgins Memorial Scholarship

Andrew Sadler

Warren A. Morrow Memorial Scholarship

UAW Local 838 Skilled Trades Scholarship

Union Community Scholarship*

Bernie Saggau Award

Amelia Schmitz

Bill Hahn Scholarship

La Porte City FFA Historical and Ag Museum Scholarship*

Red Smit Outstanding Golfer Award

Zury Seuser

American Legion Post 207 Boys State Scholarship

La Porte City Police Association Scholarship*

Sophya Taylor

Callahan Business Scholarship

La Porte City Chamber of Commerce Scholarship

Earlene J. McBride Scholarship

Allison Timmer

Dysart Lions Club Scholarship

Donna R. Hickman & Greg Hickman Scholarship

La Porte City Women’s Club Scholarship

Susan L. Lob Memorial Scholarship

Union Community Scholarship*

U.S. Air Force Science & Math Scholar Award

Kengo Uchiyama-Hansen

QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship

Outstanding Academic Achievement

Des Moines Register Academic All State Award

Governor’s Scholar Award

KWWL Best of Class

U.S. Air Force Science & Math Scholar Award

Jillian Worthen

Ingvall Memorial Scholarship

Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award