by Chris Erickson | Feb 10, 2016 | Bismarck Team, News
BISMARCK, N.D. – A popular wintertime event could be coming to the area thanks to the efforts of a nonprofit organization with local ties. The Erickson Merkel Foundation is aiming to host a Winter Dummy Race later this month to raise money for local...
by Chris Erickson | Aug 12, 2015 | Feature
Allissa Heim is a focused individual, and through that focus has begun marching forward toward her life goals. In doing that, she also earned this inaugural year’s top scholarship of $3,000 from the Erickson Merkel Foundation. Currently, Allissa is working...
by Chris Erickson | Jul 14, 2015 | Feature, News, Workhorse Profiles
Virginia undergraduate businesswoman selected for $2,000 scholarship Born and raised in northern Virginia, Ayesha Ahmad is the middle (and tallest) of three daughters born to Pakistani immigrants. Her parents, Imtiaz and Mehr, came to the United States in the...
by Chris Erickson | Jul 6, 2015 | Feature, News, Workhorse Profiles
Minnesota graduate student awarded $1,000 scholarship Hillary Noll has always wanted to help people. Through her life so far she’s been happy with the support she’s received from family and mentors, and she very much wants to pass that same kind of support...