Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship dinner honors education and fortitude

For the Minnesota Star Tribune
March 29, 2019 at 12:30PM
Tee McClenty and Erica Kantola at the Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Dinner. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Program, March 21, 2019, Minnesota, SAXO 1008218761 FACE033119
Tee McClenty, Erica Kantola. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The 32nd annual Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Dinner, held at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Bloomington, helps to provide financial assistance to racial minority students in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. In addition to honoring the 2018-19 scholarship recipients, the event also honors Johnson, a leader in civil rights, human rights and labor rights.


Henry Morris, Guadelupe Quintero and Saul Zuñiga at the Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Dinner. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Program, March 21, 2019, Minnesota, SAXO 1008218761 FACE033119
Henry Morris, Guadalupe Quintero and Saul Zuñiga. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Chuck & Carol Lyons at the Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Dinner. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Program, March 21, 2019, Minnesota, SAXO 1008218761 FACE033119
Chuck & Carol Lyons at the Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Dinner. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Program, March 21, 2019, Minnesota, (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Janet Lawrence, Clyde Pickett at the Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Dinner. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Program, March 21, 2019, Minnesota, SAXO 1008218761 FACE033119
Janet Lawrence, Clyde Pickett. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Erin Haroldson, John Harper at the Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Dinner. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Program, March 21, 2019, Minnesota, SAXO 1008218761 FACE033119
Erin Haroldson, John Harper at the Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Dinner. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Program, March 21, 2019, Minnesota, SAXO 1008218761 FACE033119 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Alejandra Pinales, Jocelyn Morara, Shawn Anderson Jr. and Hodan Ahmed at the Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Dinner. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Program, March 21, 2019, Minnesota, SAXO 1008218761 FACE033119
Alejandra Pinales, Jocelyn Morara, Shawn Anderson Jr. and Hodan Ahmed. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Kristen & Todd Andrix, Rodney Rowe at the Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Dinner. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Program, March 21, 2019, Minnesota, SAXO 1008218761 FACE033119
Kristen & Todd Andrix, Rodney Rowe at the Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Dinner. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Program, March 21, 2019, Minnesota, SAXO 1008218761 FACE033119 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Louise Sundin and Gov. Tim Walz at the Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Dinner. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Program, March 21, 2019, Minnesota, SAXO 1008218761 FACE033119
Louise Sundin and Gov. Tim Walz. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Michelle Goode, Shelly Siegel, Azania Tripp at the Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Dinner. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Program, March 21, 2019, Minnesota, SAXO 1008218761 FACE033119
Michelle Goode, Shelly Siegel and Azania Tripp. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Natalie Jackson, Bella Shinde at the Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Dinner. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Program, March 21, 2019, Minnesota, SAXO 1008218761 FACE033119
Natalie Jackson and Bella Shinde. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Stephen Harper, Andrew & Ashley Beeman and Ashlyn Anderson at the Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Dinner. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Program, March 21, 2019, Minnesota, SAXO 1008218761 FACE033119
Stephen Harper, Andrew & Ashley Beeman and Ashlyn Anderson at the Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Dinner. [ Special to Star Tribune, photo by Matt Blewett, Matte B Photography, matt@mattebphoto.com, Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Program, March 21, 2019, Minnesota, SAXO 1008218761 FACE033119 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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