Nine Red Wing Students to Attend STEM Careers Camp

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Nine students from Red Wing, Minnesota will attend all-expenses-paid academic camps at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) this summer, focusing on STEM careers like computer science, data science, and artificial intelligence. The scholarships were provided by Dwight Diercks, a Red Wing High School and MSOE graduate, and his wife Dian, as part of their long-term commitment to help develop their hometown into a center of excellence in these fields.

Why it matters

The scholarships and STEM camp opportunities aim to expose more students in Red Wing to high-demand tech careers and help transform the district into a hub for computer science, data science, and AI education - areas that are crucial for the future economy.

The details

The nine students - Sterling Gadient, Clare Guse, Beatrix Lahammer, Gavin Plath, Alyssa Rice, Bentley Ricks, Piper Ryan, Marek Sparby and Kamari Williams - will each spend a week at MSOE attending camps like Explore, Women in Technology, Focus on Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Focus on Computer Engineering and Focus on Electrical Engineering. The scholarships are part of the Diercks' "Flight Path 2030" initiative that began in August 2025, following a major donation that has helped make MSOE a leader in AI education.

• The Flight Path 2030 initiative began in August 2025.
• The nine students will attend the STEM camps at MSOE this summer.

What’s next

The nine students will attend the STEM camps at MSOE this summer, gaining valuable exposure to high-demand tech careers and helping to further Red Wing's transformation into a center of excellence in computer science, data science, and AI.