Ridgewater Student Earns Chime Workforce Scholarship
October 1, 2025
WILLMAR and HUTCHINSON, MN – Ridgewater College student Jayden Kruse has been selected as an inaugural 2025 Chime Workforce Scholar and will receive a $1,000 scholarship.
Kruse is a Machine Tool Technology student from Hutchinson and an officer for the Ridgewater chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society. Chime Workforce Scholars are selected based on outstanding academic achievement, engagement, leadership potential, and career readiness.
The Chime Workforce Scholarship is generously provided by the Chime Scholars Foundation. It awards $200,000 in scholarships to 200 community college students enrolled in workforce-ready programs. The funds help cover traditional educational expenses as well as costs specific to entering the workforce, such as certification fees, uniforms, and tools.
“We are so proud of Jayden for receiving international recognition through this competitive scholarship process,” said Dr. Bradley Wolfe, Ridgewater PTK co-advisor. “Our Ridgewater honor students have done a great job of representing our college at the highest levels of PTK.”
“At the Chime Scholars Foundation, we believe that career and technical education opens doors to financial progress and long-term opportunity,” said Jeni Izuel, president of the Chime Scholars Foundation.” We’re proud to support students who are working hard to gain in-demand skills and build better futures for themselves and their families.”
