<< BackEberle Scholarship Established at SMSU
A scholarship honoring the memory of former SMSU student Kelsey Eberle has been established through the SMSU Foundation.
Eberle graduated from Maple Grove High School and SMSU. She was killed by a drunk driver in an auto accident on June 29, 2008.
The Kelsey Eberle Memorial Scholarship was established by her parents, Roxanne and Terry Eberle of Maple Grove, Minn. The scholarship will be awarded annually to an outstanding junior or senior Education major at Southwest Minnesota State University based upon their academic and leadership performance.
“The four years Kelsey spent as an Education major at SMSU could not have benefitted anyone more than our daughter,” said Terry Eberle. “In her time at SMSU Kelsey grew into a mature, prepared young woman who could not wait to get a classroom of her own. Kelsey’s goal was not to just become a teacher; she wanted to be that special teacher that you think of when you think back on fourth grade and say, ‘That Ms. Eberle was the best,’” he said.
Those wishing to make a contribution to the scholarship fund may send a check to the SMSU Foundation.
SMSU acknowledges the SMSU Foundation as the preferred channel for private contributions that benefit all areas of the university. For more information about the foundation, visit its web site at www.smsufoundation.org.