Rochester Badgers - Scholarships

This year the Rochester UW Alumni Chapter is again inviting students from John Marshall, Century, Mayo, Lourdes, Byron, Stewartville, Pine Island, Kasson-Mantorville, Zumbrota-Mazeppa, and Plainview-Elgin-Millville high schools to apply for one of ten $1500 scholarships. These scholarships for their freshman year are awarded based on need, scholarship, and extra curricular activities.

Chapter Directors are designated as contacts to work with the high school Career Centers and guidance counselors to promote our scholarship program and handle applications. Application forms can be obtained from high school Career Centers or online at Scholarship Application Form.

Completed applications should be submitted to your guidance counselor by April 15th. For more information on UW Freshman Admissions, check online at UW Undergraduate Admissions.

Kelsey Coleman, Kelsey Krolak, Lucy Mallmann, Alex Diedrich, Jared Lutteke, Michael Goeldi, Alexa Turner, Katie Goodman, Maia Gunderson (Russ Peterson not in the picture)

September

- Kick-off letter to ten area high school career counselors announcing scholarship program for the year and their Chapter contacts.
- Delivery of Alumni Chapter scholarship applications and UW-Madison admissions materials, including copies of the "View Book" and other UW Information.
- Reminder to career counselors of the NACAC Minnesota National College Fair in the Twin Cities which UW-Madison participates in. (information is at www.nacacnet.org)

October

- Scholarship Reception sponsored by WAA in Madison in conjunction with the Leadership Forum. Scholarship Recipients are invited to attend for the buffet and pictures with Bucky Badger.

January

- Note to career counselors reminding them of the April 15th deadline for completion of scholarship applications.

March

- Note to career counselors with a list of their high school seniors that have been accepted at UW-Madison,

April

- Chapter contacts pick up the scholarship applications from the high school career counselors after April 15th.
- Scholarship committee (Chapter contacts) reviews applications and chooses Scholarship recipients.

May

- Note to guidance conselors with a list of their high school seniors that have committed to enroll at UW-Madison, information is from UW Admissions. Request is made for career counselors to focus on the accepted students for scholarship applications.
- Note to career counselors announcing Scholarship Recipients.
- Communications with Scholarship Recipients coordinating their attendance at the Founder's Day and Scholarship Awards Banquet.
- Scholarships are awarded at the Founder's Day event, recipients and parents attend.
- Create "Campus Advice" booklet with input from previous year's recipients are presented to recipients.
- Chapter contacts attend high school Award Events to make a presentation to the Scholarship recipients.

July

- Scholarship information to WAA office. Information is then forwarded to the Bursar's office.

August

- Student Sendoff for Scholarship Recipients and all area students attending UW-Madison as freshman in September.

• Gerry Meyer, Chairperson - gerrymeyer@att.net

• Lourdes High School - Dave Jewison - Career Center - chapter contact - John Boray - JWBoray@charter.net
• Stewartville High School - Pam Iverson - Career Center - chapter contact - Jim Sloan - JFSloan@charter.net
• Mayo High School - Linda Thompson - Career Center - chapter contact - Mike Brown - MikeJulieBrown@hotmail.com
• John Marshall High School - Mary Lou Bartholome- Career Center - chapter contact - Bruce Ludwig - bludwig8@charter.net
• Byron High School - Shannon Brown- Career Center - chapter contact - Ken Bowar - bowar@us.ibm.com
• Century High School - Lillian Stewart - Career Center - chapter contact - Andrew Bushey - abushey@us.ibm.com
• Kasson-Mantorville High School - Shelly Bielen - Career Center - chapter contact - Dave Roe - davidroe@us.ibm.com
• Pine Island High School - Sarah Taffe - Career Center - chapter contact - Gerry Meyer - gerrymeyer@att.net
• Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School - Angela Hunstadt- Career Center - chapter contact - Gerry Meyer - gerrymeyer@att.net
• Plainview-Elgin-Millville - Tricia Shindelar - Career Center - chapter contact - Dave Dykstal- dykstal@acm.org

listed in reverse chronological order from 2007 to 1991.

Croix Fossum, Brad Moore, Claire Lempke, Katrina Rechtzigel, Jess Senjem, Casey Mullins, Dan Lawler, Danielle Fischer, Allison Ducharme-Smith, Maria Arvold

Matthew Phan-Mayo, Allison Troutman-Mayo, Joana Dumitrascu-John Marshall, Madelyn Petersen-Byron, Michelle Smith-Stewartville, Robert Hocraffer-Century, Julia Trcka-Lourdes, Stephanie Kunkel-Lourdes, Niclole Ward-Century, Rachel Wolfman-Mayo

Kelsey Keech-Century, Stephanie Pedersen-Mayo, Caroline Kirby-Century, Kristi McConaughey-Century , Michael Modry-John Marshall, Joseph Mauseth-Mayo, Ashley Eggenberger-Mayo, Sarah VanOosten-Century, Jamie Pollard-UW Asst. AD (Christa Robey-Stewartville and Michelle Groth-Stewartville not in the picture)

Matthew McCasland-Mayo, Lara Clark-Mayo, Stephanie Knell-Lourdes, Erinn Daley-John Marshall, Jessica Nelson-John Marshall, Corey Olson-John Marshall, Holly Vaith-Stewartville, Christina McNamara-Pine Island, Megan McGovern-Pine Island, Thomas VanRooy-Century