Students in Minnesota and South Dakota are the latest recipients of Clean Air Choice Scholarships.
This Biodiesel Magazine story says the winning essays touted the virtues of biodiesel:
Emily Johnson of Minnetonka, Minn., a recent graduate of Hopkins High School, has been awarded first place in the 2009 Minnesota Clean Air Choice Scholarship, presented by the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association and the American Lung Association in Minnesota. Johnson received $1,000 for her winning essay, “The Benefits of the Use of Biodiesel.”
Leah Grothe of Thief River Falls, Minn., has been awarded second place in the 2009 Minnesota Clean Air Choice Scholarship, presented by the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association and the American Lung Association in Minnesota. Grothe received $500 for her essay, “Biodiesel: The Right Choice.”
Taylor Geppert, a recent graduate of Kimball High School in Kimball, S.D., has been awarded first place in a statewide essay contest. The biodiesel essay contest was sponsored by the South Dakota Soybean Research & Promotion Council and administered by the American Lung Association in South Dakota. Geppert will receive a $500 check to help pay for ongoing studies.
Alex Edward Sproul, a recent graduate of Harrisburg High School in Harrisburg, S.D., was awarded a $250 scholarship for his second-place essay about biodiesel. The statewide contest was sponsored by the South Dakota Soybean Research & Promotion Council and administered by the American Lung Association in South Dakota.
You can read the winning essays for yourself at www.CleanAirChoice.org.