In memory of Kurt H. Jensen, Ruth D. Jensen, Kurt’s mother, and Donald D. Jensen, Kurt’s brother, have made a generous donation of $50,000 to Ranken Technical College. Kurt graduated from Ranken in 1993 from the Machine Shop Technology program. He competed at VICA Nationals after completing his first year, which is quite an accomplishment. He graduated with a cumulative GPA of 3.818 and had perfect attendance for his two-year career at Ranken. Kurt worked for Carr Lane Manufacturing Company as an estimator for five years.
This donation has been set up as an endowment and each year the interest earned from the $50,000 donation will be awarded to a first semester student enrolled in Ranken’s Precision Machining Technology program. In order to be eligible to apply for this scholarship, the student must be enrolled in the Precision Machining Technology program, have maintained at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA in high school and be able to demonstrate financial need.