BURNSVILLE, Minn. - The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference is proud to announce that two Augustana student-athletes,
Sarah Westerman and
Ben Kelvington, have been awarded the sixth annual Butch Raymond Scholarship, sponsored by Sanford Health. The scholarship, which was increased to a total of $240,000 in 2017-18, is divided among selected recipients at each of the 16 NSIC member institutions.
To be eligible for the scholarship, the recipient must be a senior academically in 2019-20, have a GPA of 3.20 or higher, be participating in intercollegiate athletics and plan to work in a health-related field or attend graduate school in a health-related field. The student-athletes will be publicly recognized at a home athletic event during the 2019-20 academic year.
Westerman, who is a junior from Sioux Falls, is a biology major, Spanish minor and has a 3.62 cumulative GPA. A track and field student-athlete, Westerman has the aspirations of becoming a physician after graduation. Kelvington is a native of Jordan, Minnesota and an academic junior on the Augustana wrestling team. A biochemistry major with a minor in psychology, Kelvington owns an impressive 3.98 GPA.
Sanford Health President and CEO Kelby Krabbenhoft is proud of all the student-athletes that earned the scholarship.
"Congratulations to the student-athletes who have dedicated themselves to excellence in the classroom and in competition," Krabbenhoft said. "Sanford Health is honored to invest in the next generation of health care professionals through the Butch Raymond Scholarship. Butch's service to the NSIC always prioritized the student-athlete experience, and it's fitting his name be attached to this scholarship."
Westerman and Kelvington will both be seniors next year at Augustana.
About the Butch Raymond Scholarship:
The scholarship is in recognition of Butch Raymond, the NSIC Commissioner from 2004 to 2014. For over a decade, Raymond led the NSIC from an eight-team league to a 16-team super conference. During his tenure, the league won 13 team national championships while achieving a high level of academic success.
