Mersberger Financial Group is a financial services firm committed to helping clients organize all areas of their financial lives so that they can attain their financial goals. As fiduciaries, their advisors are dedicated to providing a Level 10 service to their...

Michael O’Brien has served the insurance and investment community for over 28 years and is a well known speaker, as well as practitioner, in the estate planning and business insurance community. He began his insurance career in 1975 with the O’Brien Financial Group,...

Michael Kogutek earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in 1971. During his time at UW Oshkosh, he was actively involved on campus, serving as a resident assistant, assistant head resident, member of the Reeve Union Board...

Overcoming obstacles and beating the odds is nothing new for Michele Lipschultz. Her life began as an uphill battle. Michele’s father died of cancer before she was born. She had no brothers or sisters, it was just Michele and her mother living on their own in...

Michelle Bartz graduated from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in 1991 with a bachelor’s degree in business. She established the LTC Paul R. Bartz Leadership Award in 2011 in memory of her late husband, Paul. Army Lt. Col. Paul Bartz graduated from UW Oshkosh in...

Michael Dodson (1940-2024) graduated from Omro High School in 1958. Later that year, he entered the Air Force and trained as a military police officer. He served in Japan and Germany where he immersed himself in the local culture. During that time, he developed a...

Mildred Boeing (1906-1999) graduated from Oshkosh State Teachers College in 1927. She was an elementary school teacher in the Shawano area and a member of Trinity Episcopal Church. Mildred married Radford E. Boeing on August 29, 1944. They had one son, Robert. She...

Former Assistant Vice Chancellor Muriel A. Hawkins led the UW Oshkosh Center for Academic Support and Diversity for fifteen years. Dr. Hawkins dedicated herself to providing educational opportunities for students of all backgrounds and interests, focusing on...

The NEW Manufacturing Alliance is a non-profit organization comprised of manufacturers who work together with educational institutions, workforce boards, economic development, and state organizations to promote manufacturing in northeast Wisconsin. The Alliance works...

Orville C. Sherman attended Oshkosh High School. By his senior year, his knowledge of current events won him a national high school journalism contest. It is believed that he played the cornet in his high school band. Orville shared his talents with the 10th Street...

The Oshkosh 94 Student Leadership Award was created through a project to commemorate the 40th anniversary of “Black Thursday,” the November 21, 1968 protest by African-American students attending Wisconsin State University-Oshkosh. A month before the protest, members...

The Oshkosh Fine Arts Association (OFAA) was founded in 1957. Their mission is to embrace, promote, and nourish the visual arts in the Oshkosh community. OFAA members are actively involved in promoting opportunities in the arts for the community. They have supported...

Dr. Patricia J. Koll was born in Milwaukee, WI. Always the good student, Patricia was valedictorian of her Milwaukee Custer High School graduating class before beginning her college career at UW Madison where a requirement to pass a university swimming test nearly...

Patricia Muehrer received education degrees from UW Oshkosh in 1944 and 1946. Patricia worked as a school teacher for many years. She established the Norman Muehrer Scholarship in 2007, in memory of her husband, Norman. Patricia passed away in 2014. Norman, a native...

Patricia Radford Fell’s family has a deep affinity to the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Her husband, William, attended the University for two years before leaving to pursue studies at Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida. Their daughter graduated in 1972 from...

Paul Lane graduated from UW Oshkosh in 1974 with a bachelor’s degree in radio-TV-film. Now retired, he was a library media specialist for New Holstein Elementary School. Paul established the Dorothy Lane Memorial Nursing Scholarship in 2007, in memory of his...

The Lampert Family’s association with the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is a long one with graduates going back several generations, beginning with James G. B. Lampert’s graduation from the Oshkosh Normal School in 1904, then Susan McDonald Lampert in 1917,...

The Kelly Warnecke Hayward Residence Life Scholarship was established in 2008 by her loving husband, Preston Hayward; their children, Brennan and Jocelyn; UWO alumni, family, and friends of Kelly. Kelly Lee Warnecke Hayward was born in West Allis and graduated from...

Propel Oshkosh is a development and networking group for young professionals. Propel Oshkosh aims to attract and retain young individuals for local businesses in the Oshkosh area. They established the Propel Oshkosh Scholarship in 2022 to support students who plan to...

Prospera Credit Union’s history dates back as far as 1934, when it was officially opened for business under the Banta Credit Union name. Over the years, the number of people eligible to join was expanded to include nearby counties and communities. In 2002, the name...

Renee Boldt earned an MSE in elementary education from UW Oshkosh in 1991. After earning her degree, Renee continued to be involved on campus, serving as a board member for the former Center for Applied Research and Services, Inc. (later renamed the Business Success...

Phyllis Frederick’s goal in life was to always keep learning. In turn, she wanted all of her students to keep learning. She established the Richard & Phyllis Frederick Elementary Education Scholarship at UW Oshkosh because that’s where she received her bachelor’s...

Richard (Dick) D. Sieg was born on December 3, 1946 in Berlin, Wisconsin. Dick graduated from Berlin High School in 1964 and graduated from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics education in 1968. He went on to earn his...

Rob & Colleen Booth established the Dan Grady Memorial Scholarship in 2020 to provide financial assistance to undergraduate students pursuing degrees in the mental health field. Dan Grady, father to Taryn Grady, brother to Colleen Booth, Kelly Hampson, and Nick...

Robert (Pete) Havens retired from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in 2003, after 36 years as a professor of professional counseling. He was a founder of the department of counselor education (now know as professional counseling), developed and supervised the...

Robert Keller is the chairman of both J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc and J.J. Keller Foundation, Inc. He began working at J.J. Keller at the age of 12 by cleaning floors in the downtown Neenah offices, eventually climbing the corporate ladder to his current position...

Robert Mathe (1920-2008) established the Elinor V. Metzen Mathe Scholarship in 1999 in memory of his wife, Elinor. Elinor graduated from Oshkosh State Teachers College in 1941. Her long-time ambition was to become a middle school teacher. She immediately accepted a...

Robert Vedder was born on May 24, 1908 in Oshkosh. He married Viola Nelson on June 27, 1942. They had one son, James. Robert established the Viola C. Vedder Memorial Scholarship through an estate gift after his passing in 2004. Viola Vedder (1910-1994) graduated from...

Rod Edmonds established the Dr. Dwight M. Edmonds Scholarship in memory of his father in 1999. Dr. Dwight Edmonds was a member of the UW Oshkosh accounting faculty from 1971 to 1982. A native of Powell, Wyoming, Dr. Edmonds received a bachelor’s degree in business...

Dr. Roger Guiles (1907-1989) served as the Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh from 1959 to 1973. As a native of La Valle, Dr. Guiles was the University’s first Chancellor from Wisconsin. He graduated from the Platteville State Teachers College in 1930...