The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point celebrated teachers and future educators at the 2017 Oscar W. Neale Celebration of Teaching and Learning in the Dreyfus University Center Laird Room on Friday, May 5. [Photo Gallery]
The School of Education awarded $83,500 to 73 scholarship award winners, honored alumni teachers and recognized donors and cooperating teachers at the banquet. Congrats to all the award winners!
OSCAR W. NEALE PRESENTATION
Heather Grabarski
Adams-Friendship Elementary
ALUMNA SPEAKER
Alexandria “Lexie” Felton
BS 2017, Elementary Education, Special Education
Cross Categorical Special Education Teacher at McKinley Elementary
ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
Leanne Krutza
KAPPA DELTA PI, EPSILON CHAPTER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
Amy Ervin
STUDENT COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
Melissa Oliver
STUDENT WISCONSIN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
Rosalyn Evans
STUDENTS FOR HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
Nancy Schuster
TOM HAYES MEMORIAL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO TEACHER EDUCATION
Dale Feldt
NANCY CAROL COOK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Meagan Zewicki
Major: Elementary Education
Minors: English, English as a Second Language
JERRY E. BAIRD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Cole Irish
Major: Elementary Education
Minors: Mathematics, Military Science
THOMAS MCCAIG FUTURE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Andrea Franklin
Majors: Choral and General Music Education
Minor: Spanish
YULGA FAMILY FUTURE TEACHER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Johan Aulwes
Major: Natural Science-Life Science
Minors: Biology, Spanish
OSCAR W. NEALE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Recipient: Jeffrey Behselich
Major: Elementary Education
Minor: Natural Science
Recipient: Frances Weiss
Major: Elementary Education
Minor: Mathematics
Recipient: Jackie Weiss
Major: Elementary Education
Minor: English as a Second Language
ERMA HAFERBECKER SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: William Rossmiller
Major: English
VANCE FAMILY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Dana Heidmann
Majors: Elementary Education, Special Education
Minor: Specific Learning Disabilities
THE VAN DRESER FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Akela Huggins
Major: Elementary Education
Minor: Mathematics
VAN DRESER BAY SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Taylor Leffel
Incoming First-Year Student
BELONGIA FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Casey Urbanek
Majors: Instrumental and General Music Education
JEANETTE FIEREK SECONDARY EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Payton Bayer
Major: English
Recipient: Nicholas Borisch
Major: Natural Science-Physical Science
Minor: Physics
Recipient: Angela Iwanski
Major: English
Minor: Theatre Arts
Recipient: Emma Knick
Majors: Choral and General Music Education, Theatre Arts
PATRICIA A. OKRAY SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Elizabeth Heath
Major: Elementary Education
Recipient: Katherine Sanderfoot
Majors: Elementary Education, Special Education
Minor: Specific Learning Disabilities, Spanish
NANCY PAGE SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Melissa Angove
Major: Physical Education
Minor: Health Education
SEAN MAHER SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Kazoua Her
Major: Early Childhood Education
Minor: Early Childhood: Special Education
HALE QUANDT MEMORIAL AWARD
Recipient: Blake Lehman
Major: Physical Education
Minor: Health Education
ROSSMILLER FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Brittany Mulroy
Major: Special Education
Minors: Intellectual Disabilities, Specific Learning Disabilities
JOHN BERND SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Annika Lee
Majors: Elementary Education, Special Education
Minor: Specific Learning Disabilities
DOROTHEA BERNDT-HARJU SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Ashton Kusch
Major: Elementary Education
Minors: English, English as a Second Lanaguage
ROSEMARY AND SUE NELSON SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Gina Sayler
Majors: Choral and General Music Education
JENSEN SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Anna Schellhorn
Major: Communication Sciences & Disorders
ARLENE W. THOYRE EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Brandon Wein
Major: Elementary Education
CRAIG AND CAROL LOCASCIO SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Gabrielle Kittredge
Major: Elementary Education
Minor: Environmental Education
FRANKLIN H. PEARSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Andre White
Major: English
MARY SHOREY SAMTER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Caylee Mazemke
Major: Elementary Education
Minor: Spanish
HABECK FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Lindsay Lechner
Majors: Elementary Education, Spanish
ROBERT S. AND RUTH L. LEWIS SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Michael Messerli
Major: Broadfield Social Science
Minor: History
ROGER WOOD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Rachel Weiss
Major: Natural Science-Life Science
Minor: Biology
DR. MARJORIE J. SPRING ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Evan Deegan
Major: Physical Education
Minor: Health Education
JOHN GACH FUTURE TEACHER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Kasie Feind
Majors: Elementary Education, Special Education
Minor: Intellectual Disabilities
Recipient: MiKayla King
Majors: Elementary Education, Special Education
Minor: Specific Learning DIsabilities
Recipient: Elizabeth Meling
Majors: Elementary Education, Special Education
Minor: Specific Learning Disabilities
Recipient: Erika Van De Leygraaf
Major: Elementary Education
Minor: Natural Science
ROHLOFF, ROESLER AND WOLTER MEMORIAL FUTURE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Maesa Streich
Major: Elementary Education
Minor: Specific Learning Disabilities
ROSE LEE PETERSEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Jessica Herrmann
Major: Early Childhood
Minor: Early Childhood: Special Education
Recipient: MacKenzie Iczkowski
Major: Early Childhood
Minor: Early Childhood: Special Education
Recipient: Katelyn Kondzela
Major: Early Childhood
Minor: Early Childhood: Special Education
Recipient: Emily Pederson
Major: Early Childhood
Minor: Early Childhood: Special Education
HARRIET COEY DICKMANN FUTURE TEACHER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Aubrey Nycz
Major: Elementary Education
Minor: English as a Second Language
ESTHER L. BERNDT READING SPECIALIST SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Melissa Schleifer
Reading Teacher Certification Program
LUIDA SANDERS HEALTH EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Jarett Peterson
Major: Physical Education
Minor: Health Education
KAREN ENGELHARD ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Elsie Griffin
Major: Early Childhood Education
Minor: Early Childhood: Special Education
DUSTIN PROEFROCK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Sierra Frank
Major: Elementary Education
Minor: English as a Second Language
BETTY W. MARTINI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Lainey Braun
Major: Special Education
Minors: Intellectual Disabilities, Emotional Behavioral Disabilities
MARGARET DAFFINSON SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Sydney Gorges
Major: Early Childhood
Minor: Early Childhood: Special Education
CAROL HUETTIG SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Lindsey Reach
Major: Physical Education
Minor: Health Education
COLONEL M. AND PHYLLIS NEMEC SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Joel Mroczenski
Major: Physical Education
Minor: Health Education
PHYLLIS RAVEY SCHOLARSHIP FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Recipient: McKayla Johnson
Major: Early Childhood
Minor: Early Childhood: Special Education
GORDON FAMILY MEMORIAL FUTURE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Haley Dunn
Major: Early Childhood
Minor: Early Childhood: Special Education
SIENGLINDE A. SHEAHAN SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Kennedy Fitzgerald
Major: Spanish
KEN AND SANDY FALKINHAM SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Brenna Ohrmundt
Majors: Instrumental and General Music Education, Applied Music
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Corey Landon
Major: Instrumental Music Education
MILDRED K. SCHILLER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Natalie Frank
Majors: Elementary Education, Special Education
Minor: Specific Learning Disabilities
Recipient: Hannah Piencikowski
Major: Elementary Education
Minor: English as a Second Language
Recipient: Mitchell Tenpas
Majors: Broadfield Social Science, History
Recipient: Abby VandenBosch
Majors: Elementary Education, Special Education
Minor: Intellectual Disabilities
AMBROSE AND EVELYN BUDZYNSKI SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Lindsey Bartnik
Majors: Elementary Education, Special Education
Minor: Specific Learning Disabilities
DALE H. & ELDORA (REINEKING) VOLLRATH PHYSICAL EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Austin Stebane
Major: Physical Education
Minor: Health Education
MARJORIE AND ORLAND RADKE SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Jada Mach
Major: Mathematics
Minor: Applied Mathematics
ESTHER GAVIN HEGG & ERLING E. HEGG MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Katelyn Ratajczak
Major: Elementary Education
Minor: Mathematics
Recipient: Erica Stoehr
Major: Elementary Education
Minor: English as a Second Language
Recipient: Katelyn Ziemer
Major: Elementary Education
Minor: English
CENTRAL WISCONSIN EDUCATORS SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Margaret Moroder
Major: Elementary Education
Minor: Mathematics
MARGARET AND HENRY BANNACH SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Anthony Zornow
Major: Physical Education
Minor: Health Education
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Bree Parent
Major: Elementary Education
Minor: Natural Science Broadfield for Elementary Ed
REGNIER FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Recipient: Haley Dunn
Major: Early Childhood Education
Minor: Early Childhood: Special Education
DISTINGUISHED FRIEND OF THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Robert “Bob” Rossmiller
June 16, 1921-September 16, 2016
Served as the UWSP Financial Aid Director from 1965-1968 and member of the UWSP Education Department Faculty from 1969-1987. Bob mentored countless future teachers and pioneered gifted and talented education programs nationwide.