Scholarship Program

Each year Bon Homme Yankton Electric offers one $1,000 and two $500 academic scholarships. The $1,000 scholarship is funded by Basin Electric Power Cooperative of Bismarck, ND. The additional $500 scholarships are funded by Bon Homme Yankton Electric. These scholarships are designed to recognize and encourage the academic and community achievements of the students in our area.

Applicants must be a dependent of an active electric member and must be students enrolled or planning to enroll in a full-time undergraduate or graduate course of study at an accredited, two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school.

Check back at the end of 2020 to see the requirements and deadline for the 2021 scholarship program.

2020 Scholarship Winners

$1,000 Basin Electric Scholarship

Austin Jerke graduated from Yankton High School with a 3.635 GPA. He is currently a junior at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and is studying Atmospheric Science with minors in Environmental Science and Sustainable Engineering.
Austin makes time to volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Black Hills. His career goal is to become a meteorologist and work to improve sustainability and the impact on the environment.
Austin’s parents are Dave and Jackie Jerke.

$500 Bon Homme Yankton Electric Scholarship

Alysandra Fedde will graduate from Yankton High School in May with a 4.0 GPA and the class rank of 1 out of 237. She plans to attend Middlebury College for Biology and/or International and Global Studies. Her career goal is to work as a doctor with a non-profit organization such as Doctors Without Borders.
Alysandra has been involved in many extracurricular activities at Yankton High School including entertaining sports fans as the mascot. She also works as a certified nursing assistant at St. Joseph’s Care Center.
Alysandra’s parents are Brian and Sylvia Fedde.

$500 Bon Homme Yankton Electric Scholarship

Derek Pravecek will graduate from Scotland School District with a 4.0 GPA and the class rank of 1 out of 15. He plans to attend Texas A&M University and study Mechanical Engineering. His career goal is to design nuclear fusion reactors.
Derek is very active in his school and church, and he works on his family’s farm. Derek chose to major in mechanical engineering so he could create technology that will have a positive impact on our society’s future.
Derek’s parents are Frank and Brandi Pravecek.