Duke and Audrey Thiele Memorial

Duke and Audrey Thiele owned and operated Thiele Studio in Glencoe, Minnesota until 1971. At that time Duke established the Photography program at Willmar Vo-Tech. He served as chair of the department until his retirement in 1991. He received Craftsman and several Master’s Degrees in Photography from the National Photographers Association. Duke was a photography instructor at the National School of Photography in Winona Lake, Indiana. Duke passed away in 2000. Audrey was instrumental at Thiele Studio as a business partner and trained color artist. She passed away in 2020. This scholarship honors their memory, their love of photography, and is given by their family to a dedicated and talented photography student.