MITCHELL — Dakota Wesleyan University has announced two winners of the Bishop Leadership Award to the university.
Rex Schlicht, of Woonsocket, and Luke Wodahl, of Buffalo, Wyo., were awarded the Bishop Leadership Award, a prestigious scholarship at DWU for students affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
The Bishop Leadership Award is a $14,000 per year award available to a United Methodist student who demonstrates strong commitment to youth leadership in his or her local church and pledges to be active in student ministry at DWU. The award is renewable for four years.
Schlicht is a senior at Woonsocket High School and the son of Shelley Schlicht, Woonsocket.
DWU is affiliated with the Dakotas Conference of the United Methodist Church and offers majors and minors in more than 40 liberal arts and professional fields.