Nuvera Awards R.T. Rodenberg Memorial Scholarship to Area Seniors

New Ulm, MN (June 8, 2026) – Nuvera awarded the R.T. Rodenberg Memorial Scholarship to 13 graduating seniors in the communities it serves, in recognition of academic excellence and community involvement. The scholarship is in memory of the late R.T. Rodenberg, a previous Nuvera board member, who had a strong belief that furthering one’s education was the key to success.

Congratulations to this year’s recipients:

• New Ulm High School: Brighton Muklebust and Daniel Brownfield
• Goodhue High School: Ava Wallaker
• Alta-Aurelia High School: Brooke Pomeroy
• Cathedral High School: Megan Fingland
• Glencoe Silver Lake: Maelee Streufert
• Hutchinson High School: Brooke Hauan
• Litchfield High School: Zachary Moes
• MVL High School: Mackenzie Frank
• Prior Lake High School: Camden Salmela
• Redwood Valley High School: Emily Huhnerkoch
• Sleepy Eye High School: Kayden Klein
• Springfield High School: Jaden Hornick

Nuvera Media Contact

Kitty Hietala
507.233.4143
kittyhietala@nuvera.net

About Nuvera

Nuvera Communications is a leading Minnesota broadband provider headquartered in New Ulm, Minnesota. Nuvera’s state-the-art fiber network provides reliable and affordable residential internet service through both fiber-to-the neighborhood and newly expanding Gig-speed fiber-to-the-home services. Nuvera also provides business services including fiber internet, voice, cybersecurity and managed services. Nuvera serves residents and businesses in New Ulm, Glencoe, Goodhue, Hutchinson, Litchfield, Prior Lake, Redwood Falls, Elko New Market, Savage, Sleepy Eye, Springfield and surrounding communities. Nuvera also serves customers in Aurelia, Iowa. Nuvera is a Fiber Minnesota partner which cooperatively enables connectivity for multi-location business customer locations, wireless towers and network connectively to major internet connection transport points. Nuvera Communications, Inc., is a publicly held corporation. For more information about Nuvera or to purchase stock, visit our investors page.