Heartland sponsoring DSU gift for scholarships

Heartland Consumers Power District is sponsoring a one-and-a-half-million dollar gift to Dakota State University in Madison to primarily be used for scholarships over a ten-year period. 

Heartland provides wholesale electric energy to 29 municipal electric systems in South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska. Their new scholarships will support students attending DSU from their customer communities. These are primarily rural communities, most with populations under three-thousand. 

Heartland has long been a supporter of DSU, sponsoring various events throughout the year to raise money for the university. These new endowed awards allow Heartland to invest a one-time annual donation, creating more efficiencies while providing company-named scholarships.

In addition to scholarship funding, Heartland’s gift will also support the development of new athletic facilities.  In honor of their significant support, Heartland will be given naming rights to the hospitality area in the new facilities.

This partnership is one of the largest single gifts to the university from community members.