Tag: scholarship
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Scholarships help students rise on their way to realizing big dreams
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Strong proponents of STEM education, Beth and Richard Gochnauer wanted to help students pursuing careers in those fields. To help students rise to their potential, the couple created the Beth and Richard Gochnauer Engineering Technology Scholarship. “Since Green Bay is historically a manufacturing town, it needs engineers for its success,” Beth Gochnauer said. “If students…
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Rotary Scholarship Paves Teacher Prep Pathway for UW-Green Bay Student
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Senior Ashley Brosig is your typical savvy, hard-working Phoenix whose journey to achieving her dreams of becoming a teacher are close to becoming reality. She shared her story with members of Rotary Club of Green Bay on March 13 in gratitude for the club’s generous scholarships. Brosig along with senior elementary education major Megan Gomez…
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Student Profile: Jordyn Ossmann, ’24, Received Ron C. and Pauline P. Heim Scholarship
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Jordyn Ossmann sees her pursuit of higher education as a way to open doors for her career. It was important for her to choose a college with a myriad of educational and professional opportunities. Ossmann’s love of learning and strong work ethic made UW-Green Bay the right choice for her. Hailing from Reedsville, Wis., Ossmann…
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Craig A. Mueller Scholarship recipients recognized
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Recipients of the Craig A. Mueller scholarships gathered for a recognition event Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, in the University Union 1965 Room. Craig A. Mueller ’71 (Humanism in Cultural Change) passed away in 2006, leaving more than $1 million to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay providing need-based aid through the Craig A. Mueller Phuture Phoenix…
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Student Profile: Samira Bare, ’24 Received Ferguson Phuture Phoenix Scholarship
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Dreaming big was easy for Samira Bare. Choosing to pursue college was complicated. She knew it was the next stop on the path to her dream career. Additionally, she aspired to be a role model for others in her family. Having received a scholarship made it easier. It was a Phuture Phoenix field trip…
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Future Nurses Recognized by Aurora BayCare Medical Center
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Thanks to generous support from Aurora BayCare Medical Center, aspiring nurses selected to receive Aurora BayCare Medical Center scholarships this Fall were recognized at a reception on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at the STEM Innovation Center on the Green Bay campus. “Something that inspired me to be a nurse is I know that the Hispanic community…
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Retired Educator’s Influence on Dietetics Program Longlasting
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Karen Lacey jokes she wrote herself into a job. In the early 1990s, Lacey, a dietician and adjunct faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, approached the university with an idea to create an office to coordinate internships for its dietetic students — a requirement to become a registered dietician. The move would benefit…
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Student Profile: Emily Bernhardt ’22, Jean B. Weidner Scholarship in Social Work Recipient
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Emily Bernhardt has had a lifelong love of learning and knew college was the right path for her. Upon her first tour of the UW-Green Bay campus, she knew that this was the place for her to continue her educational journey. A proud first-generation student, Bernhardt is now a senior. As a social work and…
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LaForce Family Foundation carries on legacy of Joe and Mac LaForce
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Fueled by a passion for helping others, Arionna Loughlin’s goal is to become a physical therapist. Majoring in Human Biology and Exercise, the UW-Green Bay junior is busy not only with her studies, but also working as a rehab aide at Bellin Titletown, where she schedules patients and helps the physical therapists and athletics trainers…
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Estate gift bolsters generosity of Betty Brown, UW-Green Bay retiree
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Both Betty and Donald Brown’s parents’ formal education ended with eighth-grade. College, they realized, was not a given. Still, their interest to pursue higher education was supported at home. Their college experiences helped develop their intellect and, even more importantly, it helped develop a curiosity and openness to the world. Fast forward from those college…
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Scholarship honors dahlin’s contribution, work ethic
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When Brian Wendt talks about Superior Diesel and Bell Power, he gives credit to the late Bernie Dahlin for not only contributing to the company’s success, but to position it well for the future. “I think for Bernie, nothing came easy or was given to him in life. He had to work for everything,” says…