Thomas Plein graduated from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in 1963 with a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Psychology. Thomas, whose family owned 7-Up bottling plants in Oshkosh and other Midwest cities, founded the Thomas A. Plein Foundation in the 1980s to...

Thomas Guyette earned his bachelor of business administration in 1968 from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. He was honored by the College of Business as an outstanding alumnus in 2008. His wife, Carole, is also an alumna of UW Oshkosh, earning a bachelor’s degree...

UW Credit Union is a growing, federally insured financial institution that provides customized financial products and services to meet the money management goals of their members. They established the UW Credit Union Endowed Scholarship in 2012 in recognition of...

The Vicki Lord Larson Endowed Scholarship was established in 2000 in honor of Vicki Lord Larson, the first woman to serve as Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. The scholarship recognizes students at UW Oshkosh for...

Virginia (Jinny) Sokolowski graduated from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in 1985 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. She worked as a reporter until her death in 1987. Jinny had a rare disease that deteriorated her muscles. Her father and sister died from...

Virginia C. Wagener was born on February 24, 1931, in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh with a teaching degree in 1953 and a master’s degree in 1973, both in elementary education. Virginia taught at Gregg School, Roberts...

Walter and Linda Busalacchi both attended Wisconsin State University – Oshkosh in the late 1960s, early 70s. Walt worked as a student assistant and later, a graduate assistant, in the Intramural Sports Department. He graduated with high honors in 1972. After...

William (Bill) P. Bartlett (1928-2022) graduated from Oshkosh High School in 1946 and received a bachelor’s degree in earth science education from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in 1972. He was employed by Shell Oil Company, owned a farm north of Oshkosh, and...

William George Haidlinger served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in 1958 with a bachelor’s degree in secondary education. He was employed by Neenah High School for eight years, where he was...

William (Bill) Heaney graduated from Amherst College in 1968. After college, Bill taught reading in New York City schools. He earned a Ph.D. in anthropology from Columbia University’s Teacher’s College, which took him to the South West Pacific, where he researched...

William Hughes graduated from Oshkosh State Teachers College in 1950 with a bachelor’s degree in history and social science education. He was a history professor and a U.S. Army veteran, serving during World War II and the Korean War. He passed away at the age of 86...

William Thompson and Elizabeth Randolph established the Thelma Davis Thompson Scholarship in 2010 in honor of their late mother. Thelma Davis “Davey” Thompson graduated from Oshkosh State Teachers College and began her teaching career in a one room schoolhouse near...

Winnebago Countywide Crime Stoppers is a 501©(3) nonprofit organization that serves as a cooperative effort between law enforcement agencies, the business community, the news media, and the public, which provides law enforcement agencies with the information they...

With over 1,800 associates, 41 offices in the United States and two offices in India, Wipfli ranks among the top 25 accounting and business consulting firms in the nation. Wipfli has a reputation as an industry expert and as a trusted business advisor to more than...

The Wisconsin Rural Rehabilitation Corporation was established in 1934 by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration to purchase FHA guaranteed farm loans to stimulate the agricultural economy following the Great Depression. During the decades that followed, the...

Dr. W. Sam Adams is a retired professor from the College of Education & Human Services. He taught at UW Oshkosh from 1968 to 2006. Dr. Adams and his wife, Betty, established the Dorothy “Dottie” M. Adams Music Scholarship in 2008, in memory of his mother,...

Dr. Yuqi She graduated from UW Oshkosh in 2016 with a B.S. degree in chemistry. He received a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Wyoming in 2022. He currently works as a Senior Field Process Engineer at ASM in the Boise Field Office. Dr. She established the...