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...

Roger Able (1946-2021) is the former president and CEO of Lutheran Homes of Oshkosh and previously served on the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Business Advisory Board and the College of Nursing Board of Visitors. Marie Able graduated from the University...

Ronald Akin (1937-2022) and two of his siblings attended what is now UW Oshkosh. George Jr. attended for two years before transferring to UW-Madison to earn his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mathematics. He went on to become chairperson of the GM Computer...

Dr. Ronald Edward Paque graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in 1960 with a degree in Biology. He continued his education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, receiving a Master’s Degree in Bacteriology and then a Ph.D. in...

Edwin Daniels, a native of Oshkosh, and Rose Schmidt, who moved to Oshkosh in 1930s from Saskatchewan, Canada, married in 1934. Rose and Edwin had a strong connection with the nursing profession with several close family members being nurses. Their strongest ties to...

Rufus Halsey was born in Bloomington Grove, New York in March 1856. He graduated from Williams College 1877 and became a teacher. He moved to Oshkosh in 1883 and served as the city’s high school principal. In 1892, he became the superintendent of Oshkosh’s Board of...

Russell “Russ” Katzman graduated from UW Oshkosh 1997 with a BBA in accounting. He owns a successful Executive Mentorship and Business Coaching practice. Russ created the Robert L. Katzman Sr. Memorial Scholarship in 2021 in honor of his father, Bob. The hope of this...

Bernie Killoran (1930-2010) graduated from UW Oshkosh in 1953. Bernie’s wife, Sally, graduated from UW-Madison, also in 1953. They both received a master’s degree from the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley in 1959. Bernie taught 5th grade in Green Bay for 40...

Sally Teresinski knew in first grade she would become a teacher. She attended a country school and finished high school with no post-secondary education guidance available to her. On the advice of her school’s superintendent, Sally majored in library science and...

SECURA Insurance is a mutual, property, and casualty insurance company that takes pride in its relationship-driven service, quality products, and financial stability. A strong advocate of professional development, SECURA is proud to assist individuals with their...

Sentry Insurance was founded in 1904 by members of the Wisconsin Retail Hardware Association to provide quality insurance for its members. Throughout their history, they have protected businesses, families, and individuals with strength, protection, and...

Sharon Chappy earned a BSN in secondary healthcare from UW-Madison, an MSN in primary healthcare with an educator focus from UW Oshkosh, and a doctorate in women’s health and perioperative issues from UW-Milwaukee. During her career at UW Oshkosh, Sharon served as an...

After graduating from high school, Shelly Lancaster worked as a certified nursing assistant and waitress until joining the Air Force in 1987. Although her aptitude exams showed she would be a great aircraft mechanic, Shelly drew inspiration from her grandmother who...

Stanley Talarek (1939-2021) admired his parents and grandparents and when the time came, he fulfilled his parents’ expectation that he would go to college – one generation hoping for more for the next. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in 1962...

Steve and Lori Pagelow, very generous supporters of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, have been funding scholarships for UW Oshkosh students since 2017. With rising tuition costs and current governmental issues, these scholarships are designed to assist students...

Steven Locke graduated from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in 1966 with a bachelor’s degree in history. He established the Sarah Manis Locke Scholarship in memory of his mother, Sarah, in 1986. Sarah Manis Locke was an assistant clerk of courts in Fond du Lac...

Sydney Thompson graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in 2021 with a BBA in Finance and certificates in Risk Management and Insurance and International Business. While at UW Oshkosh, Sydney was a Dean’s List student and participated in...

Tax Executives Institute is the preeminent association of in-house tax professionals worldwide. Its members are business executives who are responsible for taxation matters on an administrative or policy-making level, or whose work is otherwise primarily concerned...

Allen Ackerman retired from UW Oshkosh, after serving as the Director of Athletics from 1991 to 2011. During his tenure, UWO athletic teams earned 19 national championships and 64 conference titles. He was named the 2003 NCAA Division III Central Region Athletics...

Steven J. Arend and Mary S. Arend (née Asman) graduated from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in 1978 and 1979, respectively. Both earned BBA degrees in Accounting. In 2017, their son, Matthew J. Arend, graduated from UW Oshkosh with a BBA degree in Accounting and...

Jamie Bonell along with her daughters, Kelly and Kori, established the Bonell Family Nursing Scholarship in 2014 with a focus on healthcare promotion and wellness in the community. The Bonell family exemplifies promotion of caring for our population as leadership...

The Bernice & Forrest Derickson Memorial Scholarship was established by their children in 2003 in recognition of the commitment to learning demonstrated by their parents, and to encourage other ambitious and accomplished non-traditional students. Bernice Derickson...

The Hillenbrand Family established the Anne Burns Hillenbrand Family Scholarship in 2007, in honor of their mother and grandmother, Anne. Anne Burns Hillenbrand (1926-2015) attended Washington University in St. Louis where she earned degrees in chemistry, English,...

Dr. Burton E. Karges (1908-1972) established the geology program at UW Oshkosh in 1934 and taught there until his death in 1972. He taught courses in Physical Geography, Geomorphology, Physiography, as well as Cultural Geography. When he was hired at UW Oshkosh, he...