Burnsville, Minn. - The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) is proud to announce the presentation of the second annual Butch Raymond Scholarship.  The $5,000 scholarship is sponsored by Sanford Health and is given to 16 student-athletes, one recipient at each of the NSIC member institutions.  

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.

“Sanford Health has a long history of investing in education, and our involvement in this scholarship for the second year seemed to be the perfect way to invest in our outstanding student athletes who represent the schools of the NSIC,” said Kelby Krabbenhoft, president and CEO of Sanford Health. “It seems right and appropriate that Butch Raymond’s name be attached to a scholarship for each school, recognizing his efforts in making the NSIC one of the best Division II conferences in the country.  Congratulations, Butch, and thank you for your exceptional contributions and service to education, athletics and the NSIC.”

To be eligible for the scholarship the recipient must be a senior academically in 2015-16, 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 2015-16 academic year.

2015-16 Butch Raymond Scholarship Recipients

Institution	Student-Athlete Name	Medical Field	Sport
Augustana	Justin Brown	Medical School	Football
Bemidji State	Shaylin Prout	Chiropratic School	Tennis
Concordia-St. Paul	Frances Munkwitz	Dental School	Softball
U-Mary	Josie Guptill	Respiratory Therapist	Track & Field
Minnesota Crookston	Kathryn Sheetz	Pharmacy School	Women’s Golf
Minnesota Duluth	Taylor Dillinger	Radiation Therapist	Women’s Basketball
Minnesota State	Brad Maas	Physical Therapy School	Wrestling
MSU Moorhead	Molly Montonye	Medical Laboratory Scientist	Cross Country/Track & Field
Minot State	Breanne Hatfield	Medical School	Soccer
Northern State	Victoria Biach	Medical School	Volleyball
Sioux Falls	Marie Malloy	Pediatric nursing	Women’s Basketball
SMSU	Claire Sames	Certified Nursing Assistant	Volleyball
St. Cloud State	Jameson Parsons	Orthopedic Sports Medicine	Football
Upper Iowa	Nicole Poirier	Physical Therapy School	Women’s Soccer
Wayne State	Leisa McClintock	Strength and Conditioning Coach	Volleyball
Winona State	Connor Nagle	Chiropratic School	Women’s Basketball

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