June 4, 2007

Former executive with Medtronic gives scholarships to low-income students at his old high school

Laura McCallum - Reporter, Bill Chorske - Interviewee, Unknown - Interviewee

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MPR's Laura McCallum profiles Bill Chorske, a retired Medtronic executive who has awarded scholarships to low-income students from Edison High School in northeast Minneapolis. Chorske graduated from Edison in 1954.

Chorske personally interviews finalists for his scholarship each year, and often selects immigrants who become the first person in their family to go to college.

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Former executive with Medtronic gives scholarships to low-income students at his old high school