Thank you to our donors, supporters and sponsors!
Great Plains College is celebrating another successful academic year and our students have achieved great things, with the help of you, our valued donors. Each year, Great Plains College asks alumni, regional businesses, friends, staff and board members of the college to consider supporting us. As a result, we are able to meet our priorities and provide students with scholarships, financial awards and enhanced programming.
We extend our sincere thanks to our 2024-25 academic year’s donors and sponsors for investing in student success and making a difference.
2024-25 Donors
Endowments
Anthea & Ralph Loran Family Endowment Fund
Loretta and Alfred Romankewicz Endowment Fund
Roy Blanchard Estate Endowment Fund
West Central Regional Economic Development Authority Endowment
Donors: $5,000 and Over
Barbara Lindsay Practical Nursing Bursary
Crown Investments Corporation (CIC) Indigenous Bursary
Great Plains College Staff
MNP Vern Neustaeter Memorial Entrance Scholarship
Philip Gobeil Memorial Bursary
Stark & Marsh CPA LLP
Donors: $1,000 to $4,999
ACT Swift Current Community Service Group
Basanti Ghosh Memorial Fund
Biggar & District Credit Union
Biggar & District Health Services Foundation
Brett and Donna Wellsch
City of Swift Current
City of Warman
Community Futures Mid-Sask
Dr. Noble Irwin Regional Healthcare Foundation Inc.
EECOL Electric
Great Plains Board Bursary
Innovation Credit Union
Kindersley and District Co-op
Living Sky Casino/SIGA
Melhoff Electric
Maureen Shelstad
RM of Antelope Park No. 322
RM of White Valley No. 49
Rotary Club of Swift Current
Sharon and Leslie Fehr
South West Terminal (SWT)
Steinley Brothers - Howard Steinley Agricultural Scholarship
Swift Current & District Chamber of Commerce
Synergy Credit Union
Town of Biggar
Town of Herbert
Town of Kindersley
W.W. Smith Insurance Ltd.
Warman Home Centre
Donors: up to $1,000
City of Swift Current Employee Sunshine Club
Community Futures Southwest
Cypress Motors (1974)/Shawna Smuk
Elviss Family Fund
John McPhail
Kelly Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Kessler Insurance
LUK Plumbing Heating & Electric Ltd.
Nutrien Ag Solutions (Biggar)
Prairie Sky Chamber of Commerce
RM of Enterprise No. 142
RM of Gull Lake No. 139
RM of Kindersley No. 290
RM of Mariposa No. 350
RM of Swift Current No. 137
RM of Webb No. 138
RM of Winslow No. 319
Ron Toles
Sandra and Larry Hill
SaskTel Pioneers
Town of Maple Creek
Town of Ponteix
Village of Marengo
Village of Webb
Great Plains College would like to recognize the Government of Saskatchewan for the matched scholarship funds provided through the Saskatchewan Innovation and Opportunity Scholarship program.
2024-25 Fundraising Events
Great Plains College held two major fundraising events during the 2024-25 academic year. The 13th Annual Carhartt's & Caviar Welding Showcase and Auction raised approximately $42,000 toward the Welding program and student scholarships thanks to the event sponsors, participants and numerous raffle donors. The inaugural Great Plates: An Evening of Food and Entertainment with Great Plains College was also a great success thanks to event sponsors, participants and raffle donors.
Special recognition to our partnering event sponsors including: S3 Group Ltd. (Title Sponsor), City of Swift Current, Anderson & Company, Plewis Automotive Group, Mercator Financial, GPC Student Association, Great West Auto & Electric/Bumper to Bumper, Living Sky Casino, NIJO Yard Supplies, Nodge Manufacturing, Wheatland Machine Shop, Optical Image, Western Canada Welding Products, Sandhills Welding, Speedy Creek Sign Shop, AGI Swift Current, Stringam Law, PDQ Autobody, MacMor Industries, Diamond Energy, and Welding Alumni - Riley Hughes, Justin Bos, Nathan Fast, & Aubrey Rouse.