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.

Scholarship application will be below for the 2025-2026 school year.

Deadline: 2026-2027 TBD

 

 

2026 Scholarship Winners

$1,000 Basin Electric Scholarship

 Bon Homme Yankton Electric
Awards $1,000 Scholarship to Luke
Guthmiller. He will graduate from
Bon Homme High School in May.
Luke is active in Football, Wrestling,
Track, FFA, National Honor Society
and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Some of his honors include 2024
Defensive Player of the Year, 2025
Will-to-Win Player of the Year, 2025
Academic All-State, 2025 Little
Missouri Valley All-Conference Team,
2025 Homecoming Court, VFW
Citizenship Award. He plans to attend
South Dakota State University in
Brookings and major in Agricultural
Business. After college, he will return
to the family farm with plans to take
over and expand it.
Luke’s parents are David and Kyla
Guthmiller of Scotland.

$500 Bon Homme Yankton Electric Scholarship

Bon Homme Yankton Electric
Awards $1,000 Scholarship to Jenny
Stark. She will graduate from Scotland
High School in May.
Jenny is active in National Honor
Society, Play, Band, Choir, Oral
Interpretation, Fellowship of
Christian Athletes, FFA, Student,
Council, Volleyball, Cheerleader,
Girls Basketball Statistician and
Student Body President. She has
received numerous academic awards
such as the Bausch+Lomb Honorary
Science Award and recognized as one
of SDSU’s Distinguished Scholars
for 2026. She plans to attend South
Dakota State University in Brookings.
She plans to attend college and major
in Human Biology. Her long term
career plans are to become a ER
or OB/GYN physician in a rural
healthcare setting.
Jenny’s parents are Jared and Jessi
Stark of Lesterville.

$500 Bon Homme Yankton Electric Scholarship

Bon Homme Yankton Electric
Awards $1,500 Basin Scholarship to
Gracie Gutzman. She will graduate
from Yankton High School in May.
Gracie is active in Volleyball, Track,
Golf and National Honors Society.
Some of her high school achievements
include Academic Letter, Varsity
Athletics Letter, 4.0+ GPA, 30+ ACT
Club, National Honors Society, Roll of
Excellence, Academic All State, Team
Captain, Team Gazelle Award, Voice
of Democracy Essay Winner, College
Board National Recognition Program
Awardee and Motivational Teammate
Award.
She plans to attend University of
Nebraska-Lincoln in the fall of 2026
and pursue a nursing degree. Her long
term career plans are to be an ICU
nurse.
Gracie’s parents are Corey and
Michelle Peterson of Yankton.