Profiles of People

Through the Bush Fellowship, Megan Laudenschlager (BF‘14) was inspired to foster rural communities throughout the whole state of North Dakota

When Mariani Rosa (BF'13) applied for a Bush Fellowship, he was in the middle of his career as a Minnesota state representative and as the executive director of a nonprofit

To artist Arango (BF'08) the Bush Fellowship meant time to explore new techniques, to travel, to
research, to find new means of expression

With the time the Bush Fellowship provided her, Roripaugh (BF'03) was truly able to challenge herself as an artist and teacher

Life doesn’t always go as planned, but for Karnawat (BF’98), he wouldn’t have it any other way

Stenvig (BF’93) applied for the Bush Fellowship with the goal of earning a Ph.D. and enter the world of academia

Kling’s (BF’88, ’03) voice has been heard by many

Rockcastle (BF’83) was teaching part-time at the University of Minnesota and working on her first novel when she became a Bush Fellow

Simondet (BF'78) dove deeper into crime prevention techniques and focused on gaining the skills to ensure law enforcement truly served their communities

Get to know Bush Foundation Board Chair Pam Moret

Learn where Malini Srivastava (BF’14) rekindles her inspiration and drive

Drawing together southern Minnesota’s Latino community to face broader regional concerns