The E. Garner Horton Memorial Scholarship was established by Mr. Horton’s family and friends after he passed away in 1988. Mr. Horton was a member of the UW Oshkosh administration and faculty from 1963 to 1983. He was coordinator of public relations, executive...

The Ellie Maslowski Memorial University Staff Scholarship was established in 2013 by Ellie’s friends and colleagues at UW Oshkosh, following her passing on January 29, 2013. Ellie worked at UW Oshkosh for 19 years. She was the office manager for the Dean of Students...

The College of Nursing established the Ernie Berthold Memorial Scholarship in 2022, in memory of Ernie, who volunteered his time to enhance the learning of undergraduate nursing students by serving as an “elderly patient” within the nursing skills labs. What started...

The Florence Weinbacher Award for International Study in Nursing was established in Florence’s memory by her family and friends. Florence Weinbacher (1925-1989) was a registered nurse and was an associate professor of nursing at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh...

The Gladys M. Stern Scholarship in Elementary Education was established in 2003 by her family, nieces and nephews, in memory of a truly remarkable woman who loved young people, learning, travel, and her community. Always enthusiastic, undaunted by illness and...

The Greg Olsen Sociology Award was established by his family and friends in his memory. Greg Olson (1951-2007) was a sociology instructor at UW Oshkosh. He was an adviser to the Sigma Pi fraternity, a member of the Senate of Academic Staff, and a founding member of...

The Harry Ostendorf Endowment Fund was established in 2006 in honor of Professor Harry Ostendorf, faculty member in the College of Business. The fund was established to provide scholarships to accounting students and to provide support for accounting faculty for...

The Harvey C. McKenzie Math Award was initially created by the Department of Mathematics in honor of Dr. McKenzie. After his passing, his sisters, Rosabel and Jessie McKenzie, contributed funding to establish an endowment fund so that Harvey’s name could live on...

Dr. Helen Bannan-Baurecht served as Director of Women’s Studies from 1998 to 2007 and was an Associate Professor of History at UW Oshkosh. In 2009, after a lot of work by Liz Cannon, Helen Bannan, and Christie Launius, the UW System Board of Regents approved the...

The Maestro Henri Pensis Award was established in 1996, in honor of Professor Pensis. Henri Pensis (1927-2018) accepted a position at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh as Music Professor and Conductor of the University Orchestra in 1965. He served in that role for...

Sister Irene Kohne was born in Decatur, IN. She made her profession of vows in the Congregation of Saint Agnes in 1941. Sister Irene graduated from the St. Agnes School of Nursing and became a Registered Nurse in 1944. She went on to receive her BSN from Marian...

The Dr. James Grine Scholarship was established in honor of Jim by his family and friends to provide support to deserving music students. During his retirement recital in 2003, in front of an audience filled with friends and family, the establishment of this endowed...

The James Robert Vedder Award was established by his family and friends in his memory. James Robert Vedder (1945-1970), of Oshkosh, was tragically killed in an automobile accident in British Columbia, Canada at the age of 24. He worked as a geologist at British...

Friends and former students of Joann established the Joann Kindt Art Scholarship in 2005 in honor of her commitment to her students and teaching. Joann Kindt (1925-2014), born in Kenosha, WI, came from a family of artists and musicians. She excelled in both fields,...

The John E. Strous and Mary M. Rigney Medical Technology Endowment Fund was established in 2006, made possible by generous gifts from their family and friends, and from alumni of the medical technology program. The primary mission of this endowment is to maintain the...

Karl Iwen (1970-1997) of Wausau, Wisconsin, graduated from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Nursing in 1995. In addition to his career in nursing, he actively participated in a number of activities including bicycle racing, skiing, and photography. His...

Jules Lawren established the Lester Beberfall Memorial Spanish Study Abroad Scholarship in 1977 in memory of his nephew and his affection for the University. The Foreign Languages Department established the French Study Abroad Scholarship in 1975 and renamed the...

The Miranda Advocacy Award was established to honor a student who has shown exemplary work in advocacy as modeled by Lois Miranda, associate professor of social work at UW Oshkosh from 1973 to 1994. Professor Miranda was co-founder and co-director of the Norma...

The Major General Herbert A. Smith Scholarship was established by his family and friends in his memory. Herbert A. Smith (1902-1989) was the last commander of Wisconsin 32d Division. He retired after 43 years of service in the Wisconsin National Guard. Of that time,...

The Milton K. Gardener Scholarship was established by the family and friends of Milton K. Gardener, professor at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh from 1962 until his retirement in 1986. At the time of his retirement, Milton was the director of the Priebe Art...

The N. Peter and Ruth Nelson Scholarship was established in honor of N. Peter & Ruth Nelson to support students enrolled in the secondary education program. N. Peter was an associate professor and served as director of the division of secondary education at...

The College of Nursing established the Patti VanderLoop Scholarship in honor of Patti, who retired just shy of 30 years of service to UW Oshkosh. The establishment of the scholarship was presented to Patti as a surprise at her retirement party. Patti dedicated her...

The Ray Van Garsse Scholarship was established in 2012, in honor of UW Oshkosh alumnus Ray Van Garsse. Ray was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) when he was 2 years old. Given that the average lifespan of a person with CF is about 20 years and that school was very...

This scholarship fund was established by the UW Oshkosh Foundation in honor of Becky Payne’s retirement in 2015. Becky worked closely with the Foundation, serving as the director of operations for the Office of Advancement. She received a bachelor’s degree from UW...

The Reg Brook Memorial Award honors the memory of Reginald in recognition of his unique contributions to the education of a generation of University of Wisconsin Oshkosh geology students. Each summer since 1969, Drs. Thomas Laudon and James McKee took geology...

The Robert Moore Scholarship was established in 2003 by his family and friends. Dr. Robert E. Moore (1942-2003) was a bio-chemistry professor at UW Oshkosh and served as chairman of the Chemistry Department. He joined the University faculty when the field of...

The Robert T. Nash Scholarship was established in 1998 in honor of Dr. Nash’s work. Dr. Nash was a special education professor and was the founder of Project Success, a program for students with dyslexia attending the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. He was the...

The Robert Prielipp Memorial Award was established by the family of Robert W. Prielipp after he passed away in 1998. Dr. Prielipp started as a member of the UW Oshkosh mathematics faculty in 1967 and served for more than 30 years. He was a prominent member of the...

The Roger Dennis Scholarship was established in 1992 by former students, associates, and friends of Dr. Dennis. Dr. Roger P. Dennis (1915-1993) founded the UW Oshkosh Music Department in 1952 and served as department chair from 1952 to 1984. He worked at UW Oshkosh...

Dr. Roy Knispel began his career in 1975, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses at UW Oshkosh. In collaboration with Dr. Sandra Gade, Dr. Barent Johnson, and several students, he conducted research into materials using nuclear magnetic and electron paramagnetic...