Julia Schweiss

Gibbon, Fairfax, Winthrop High School in Minnesota

I will be a full-time student at Ridgewater College in Willmar, MN. My goal is to obtain an Associate in Applied Science, Electrician degree with a focus on business. After I complete college, I plan to work towards my journeyman's license. My goal then is to work for my master’s license, so I can own a business in my hometown to serve our local rural area. By doing this, I will also be helping to sustain my small community. I believe that as a woman going into a male-dominated field, I will impact other females and that my hard work will pay off. I hope other women see my successes and leadership in this underrepresented field and realize, that they too can do anything they dream of and not to be afraid to ‘break the glass ceiling’.

Julie received the Ghulam Mohammad Scholarship awarding $2,000 over a two-year period.