DeArruda Wharton receives Bush Foundation Fellowship

The Bush Foundation announced its 2017 Bush Fellows today, listing 24 leaders who were chosen for their records of achievement and extraordinary potential to make significant contributions in their communities. Leaders were selected from Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and 23 Native nations in the region.

Among the 2017 Fellows is Kristin DeArruda Wharton of Grand Marais.

Bush Foundation President Jennifer Ford Ready said, "The 2017 Bush Fellows are extraordinary leaders who make significant contributions to their communities. The Bush Fellowship is both a recognition of their accomplishments, and a bet on their potentional to make an even bigger impact on our region." 

Rhonda Silence talks to DeArruda Wharton about the multi-stage process of becoming a Bush Fellow and about what's next.