Impact Stories
UWO Foundation
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Oshkosh, WI 54901
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Dan Harris Profoundly Impacted by Scholarship Support
Oshkosh native Dan Harris was selected to receive the NEW Manufacturing Alliance Engineering Tech Future ALL STARS Scholarship for the 2024-2025 academic year. Harris said the impact the scholarship will have on him is “profound” and that it's more than just a...
Student Emma Panske is Humbled by Scholarship Support
Oshkosh native Emma Panske was awarded the Dale and Dotty Vollrath Scholarship for the 2024-2025 academic year. Pankse said being the recipient of this scholarship was “beyond humbling.” “The impact that this scholarship will have on my education and professional...
Veteran Isaac Testroete Awarded Leadership Scholarship
Fond du Lac native Isaac Testroete was selected to receive the Jack and Jane Haugsland Leadership and Achievement Scholarship for the 2024-2025 academic year. With the support of this scholarship, he plans attain a personal training CEU certification in addition to...
Scholarship Support Helps Student Brett Wilkins as he Prepares for Graduation
Eagle River native Brett Wilkins was selected to receive the Bret Goodman Marketing Scholarship for Spring 2024. The scholarship is lessening the financial burden of higher education and allowing him to direct his focus and energy towards completing his degree. ...
First Generation Student Kou Thao Motivated to Succeed
Onalaska native Kou Thao was selected to receive several scholarships as a UW Oshkosh student, including the Sally (Selner) & Dean Teresinski Scholarship and the Schierstedt Scholarship. As he nears graduation in Fall of 2025, the scholarship support he has...
Scholarship Recipient Hannah Becker Pursues Her Passion For Nursing
Eau Claire native Hannah Becker was selected to receive the Sally and Bernie Killoran Nursing Scholarship for the 2024-2025 academic year. She credits the scholarship in lessening the financial burden of tuition payments, allowing her to work less and focus more on...
Scholarship Support Makes Education a Reality for Student Joe Flick
Milwaukee native Joe Flick was selected to receive the Mark H. Reinhard Memorial Leadership Scholarship and the Candice E. Tylke Scholarship for the 2024-2025 academic year. This scholarship support is instrumental in supporting his educational journey. “As a...
A Giving Tradition Helps UWO Nursing Students Succeed
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Nursing (CON) scholarships often link the legacy of the past to the promise of the future. Roger and Marie Able Take for example Roger and Marie Able who established a scholarship in 2002 to honor Phyllis Albrecht, a caring...
First Generation Scholarship Recipient Madison Kirsch
As a first-generation college student, my journey towards higher education was a path less traveled in my family. Growing up, the idea of attending college seemed like a distant dream, especially after getting married at a young age. However, it was my husband who...
Looking Back and Paying it Forward
When Ronald Kaesermann graduated from UW Oshkosh in 1980, he faced a bleak local job market. He relocated to Houston, where he “started with nothing,” arriving with “a bus ticket and a suitcase.” But he also carried with him something powerful: the knowledge,...