SDTA Scholarships
Congratulations to 2026 Scholarship Recipients:
Alexis Galbraith ($2,500)
Clay Moody ($2,000)
Martina Desphy ($2,000)
Watch for the 2027 Scholarship Application!
Alexis Galbraith ($2,500)
Clay Moody ($2,000)
Martina Desphy ($2,000)
Watch for the 2027 Scholarship Application!
Examples of eligible majors or fields of study for the SDTA Memorial Scholarship include, but are not limited to: Telecommunications; WiFi and Broadband Technologies; Information Systems Technology; Satellite Communications; Health Information Technology; Office Technology Specialist; Programming Specialist; Network Specialist; Engineering (Computer Science or Systems, Electrical, CAD, Software, Industrial, Communications Systems, Network Security); Technologies or Computers (Communications Systems Engineering Technologies, Computer Programming, Computer Software Specialist, Computer Systems or Software, Computer Applications, Utilities Technologies, Network Technician, Internet Apps Developer, Laser/Electro-Optics, Marketing, Network Administration, System Administrator); Technology Education; and Communication Arts (Graphic Design or Mass Communications, Commercial Arts, Multimedia/Web Development.)
The Scholarship Program is supported by SDTA and its member companies, including all of the following community-based rural broadband providers operating in South Dakota:
The Scholarship Program is supported by SDTA and its member companies, including all of the following community-based rural broadband providers operating in South Dakota:
- Alliance Communications
- Beresford Municipal Telephone
- Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Telephone Authority
- Faith Municipal Telephone
- Fort Randall Telephone
- Golden West Telecommunications
- Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative
- James Valley Telecommunications
- Kennebec Telephone Company
- Midstate Communications
- RC Technologies
- Santel Communications
- Swiftel Communications
- TrioTel Communications
- Valley Telecommunications
- Venture Communications
- West River Cooperative Telephone
- West River Telecommunications Cooperative
2025 Scholarship Winners
Miles McPeak ($2,500)
Keaton Harvey ($2,500)
Brayden Downing ($2,000)
2024 Scholarship Winners
Ryan Hohenberger ($2,000)
Blake Mommaerts ($2,000)
Kaylen Spotted Bear ($2,000)
Miles McPeak ($2,500)
Keaton Harvey ($2,500)
Brayden Downing ($2,000)
2024 Scholarship Winners
Ryan Hohenberger ($2,000)
Blake Mommaerts ($2,000)
Kaylen Spotted Bear ($2,000)
2023 Scholarship Winners
McCoy Peterson ($2,000)
Brynne Larvie ($2,000)
Sara Peterson ($1,500)
2022 Scholarship Winners
Peyton McDonnell ($2,000)
Nash Colberg ($1,500)
Carson Palmer ($1,500)