Kassidy Reiser, left, and Derek Bear, right, were recipients of the Midwest AgEnergy scholarships.

UNDERWOOD, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Midwest AgEnergy, the parent company to ethanol biorefineries Blue Flint, near Underwood, ND and Dakota Spirit near Spiritwood, ND is honored to announce it has awarded two, $1,000 scholarships to high school students pursuing higher education.

Each student attended high school near each of the biorefineries.

The first recipient is Derek Bear, of Valley City High School. Bear will attend Valley City State University this fall majoring in Computer Information Systems (CIS).

The second recipient is Kassidy Reiser of Turtle Lake-Mercer High School near Underwood. Reiser plans to attend Bismarck State College to major in Nursing.

The Midwest AgEnergy scholarships are awarded to promote the continuous growth of the energy and agricultural industries in North Dakota. Midwest AgEnergy is proud to have awarded scholarships for the last five years.