Gov seeks more donations for Dakota Corps Scholarships

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PIERRE (AP) — A state official says Gov. Dennis Daugaard is seeking more donations to support a scholarship program aimed at training more people for hard-to-fill jobs.

Tony Venhuizen, policy and communications director for the governor, says Daugaard will work with companies and other donors to get additional money for the Dakota Corps Scholarship Program.

The program was started by then-Gov. Mike Rounds in 2004 after the Legislature refused to provide state money for it. The program uses other sources of money to provide scholarships to students who agree to work in certain occupations for five years after graduating from college.

The recipients get money to cover tuition and fees as they study to become veterinarians, nurses, other health care workers and teachers of music, foreign language, special education, math and science.

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