Duke Thiele Memorial

Duke owned and operated Thiele Studio in Glencoe until 1971, when he moved to Willmar and established the Photography program at Willmar Vo Tech. He served as chair of the department until his retirement in 1991. He received craftsman and master’s degrees in Phototgraphy from the National Photographers Ass’n and instructed Photography at the National School of Photography. Duke passed away in 2000; this scholarship honors his memory and is given by his family to a dedicated and talented Photography student.