Catholic United Financial has announced that Catherine Bechen of Letcher has been awarded one of their scholarships for this year. Bechen is a 2018 graduate of Sanborn Central High School and plans to attend South Dakota State University in the fall with an animal science major.

Catholic United Financial has been awarding scholarships to members since 1955. They have awarded over $150,000 in scholarships to recipients in ages ranging from 17 to 44, who will attend college, trade school or a diploma program in the fall of 2018. More details about this scholarship can be found at www.catholicunited.org/scholarship.