Family and Friends of Barbara Donner Monteith

The Barbara Donner Monteith Memorial Scholarship was established in 1976 to recognize outstanding scholarship in history. Dr. Barbara Donner-Monteith (1891-1974) joined the UW-Oshkosh faculty in 1926 and was head of the history department, retiring in 1956 after 30 years of dedicated service. Dr. Donner was known as a dynamic lecturer and in addition to her official duties, she is credited for helping the college secure its first student center, Reeve Memorial Union. UW-Oshkosh’s Donner Hall is named after her.

Before joining UWO, she taught at several schools in Illinois and Tulsa, Oklahoma. She earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Valparaiso University in Indiana, received her doctorate from the University of Chicago, was a research fellow in Washington D.C., and attended the London School of Economics in 1936. She was a member of the Northeastern Wisconsin and Southeastern Wisconsin Educational Associations and the National Historical Society.