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Ken Traxler Memorial Scholarship Fund

Ken Traxler Memorial Scholarship Fund

Dr. Ken Traxler left us far too early, however the impact he made on so many lives was that of someone who lived to a hundred. 

Ken, or KT as he was affectionately known, graduated from Le Center High School and headed to University of Minnesota Morris (UMM).  At UMM Ken majored in chemistry and played football for the “Mighty Cougars”.  Ken was loved by all as he easily made friends with arguably the entire UMM Campus - everyone from the janitor who cleaned the weight room, Chuck the campus cop, students in every walk of life, faculty members in all disciplines as well as Chancellor Imholte himself.

KT finished up his undergrad at UMM spending the the last couple of his years as an assistant defensive coach for the Cougars.   Being a gluten for punishment he picked up rugby at the University of Denver while completing his Ph. D. in Chemistry.

Ken enjoyed a productive 22+ year career as a Professor of Chemistry at Bemidji State University.  While teaching Biochemistry, Principles of Chemistry, General Chemistry, Criminalistics, Biochemical Toxicology, Ken also found time to be an assistant coach for the BSU Beaver Football Program.

In honor of Ken’s profound impact on so many lives, and unique ability to make friends with “everyone”, we are asking all the people he touched make a donation to the non-profit “Ken Traxler Memorial Scholarship Fund”.  100% of donations to this fund will be disseminated to graduates from Ken’s hometown high school in Le Center, MN in the form of an educational grant.  

Our goal is pass on Ken’s legacy of hard work, humor, kindness and a genuine interest in helping people by providing a scholarship to assist a young woman/man achieve their dreams of obtaining a higher education while enjoying the rewards of collegiate athletics.

Please donate to the Dr. Ken Traxler Fund  - GoFundMe to honor our friend/brother/coach/teacher who was always there for us and so many others.  No gift is to small.  We owe it to him for his legacy to live on.
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Donations 

  • Ji Nisbit
    • $50 
    • 4 yrs
  • Doug & Diane Christian
    • $100 
    • 4 yrs
  • Anonymous
    • $50 
    • 4 yrs
  • Connie Simonett
    • $100 
    • 4 yrs
  • Brian Meinen
    • $250 
    • 4 yrs
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Fundraising team (4)

Todd Hyde
Organizer
Raised $3,370 from 15 donations
Las Vegas, NV
Mike Peterson
Team member
Raised $750 from 4 donations
Paul Gonnerman
Team member
Raised $250 from 1 donation
Brian Schneider
Team member
This team raised $14,475 from 52 other donations.

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