A Dexter student has been awarded a college scholarship from one of America’s largest electronics retail chains, Best Buy.

A Best Buy Scholarship has been awarded to Dalton Putnam. Putnam recently graduated from Dexter High School, where he was a member of the Dexter Honor Society, Dexter Chamber Choir, was a member of the Bearcats football team and was in the Top Ten Percent of his class. Putnam was also a member of the Southwest Missouri All-District Choir and performed at the Missouri State Music Contest; he is a member of Dexter Show Choir.

Putnam is the son of Denny and Shannon Putnam of Dexter. He plans to attend Missouri State University in Springfield this fall.

As part of Best Buy’s commitment to ensure opportunities for teens to succeed, Best Buy Children’s Foundation has awarded $20.7 million dollars in scholarship funds to students since 1999.

In 2012, a total of 1,106 students have been awarded a scholarship in the amount of $1,000. Scholarship recipients were selected based on academic achievement, community involvement and/or work experience.