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Lorena Young Jensen Scholarship

The Lorena Young Jensen Memorial Scholarship

The Lorena Young Jensen Scholarship Fund for a Richland County, Montana female high school graduate is administered by the MonDak Historical & Art Society for the Lillian Anderson Jensen Library. Funding for the scholarship comes from a generous contribution to the MonDak Heritage Center by the Jensen family and the Jensen family endowment fund that is also used to support the Lillian Anderson Jensen Library at the museum.

Lorena Young Jensen
1915-1968

Lorena Young was born in Sidney, Montana and graduated from Fairview High School in 1933. She started at Billings Polytechnic Institute in the spring quarter of the 1934-35 school year. In May 1937 she earned a teaching certificate from Eastern Montana Normal School and taught two years in country schools.

She was married June 19, 1940 and received her bachelor of science degree in education from Northwestern University in 1942.

Lorena, her husband Ralph, and their children, Jenasy (now Jenasy Jensen Daily) and Ralph Leon, lived at many military installations in the United States and Europe until Ralph's retirement from the U.S. Air Force. After that, the family moved to Lake Helen, Florida.

Scholarship Details

Note: Applications are due January 15th of each year.

1. An applicant must be a graduate of a Richland County (MT) high school.
2. An applicant must be female and have completed one year of higher education.
3. An applicant must attend an accredited institution of higher education.
4. Any number of Scholarships may be given each year.
5. The sum of the Scholarship will be set by The Scholarship Committee.
6. The applicant must submit:
   • Completed cover sheet,
   • High School and college transcripts,
   • A picture of herself,
   • A list of what school and community activities in which she has been involved,
   • Three letters of reference,
   • A letter explaining why the student would like this scholarship, what career choice she has made, and what institution she plans to attend.
7. There will be no limitations placed on the number of times a qualified individual may apply for the Scholarship, but a recipient may receive no more than four grants.
8. Judging of the applicants will be on the basis of the following criteria:
   • Desire
   • Citizenship
   • Scholarship
   • Application
9. The applicant will not be discriminated against because of race, color, religion, age, mental or physical handicap, national origin, marital or parental status, or political belief.
10. The recipient must be registered to attend the selected institution before payment will be made. Payment of the Scholarship will be made directly to the student or the institution attended by the recipient if so requested.
11. The scholarship will be paid in two payments, the first payment will be when the recipient has registered for college. The second payment will be paid at the end of the first semester or quarter, when the recipient has shown a copy of her grade transcript to the Scholarship Committee.
12. The Scholarship Committee shall cancel the awarded grant if the recipient fails to maintain at least a "C" average or fails to comport herself as a good citizen.
13. If the recipient stops attending school she shall forfeit the Scholarship.

Please contact the MonDak Heritage Center at 406-433-3500 or mdhc@midrivers.com,  if you have questions.