Scholarship Recipients
2024 Scholarship Recipients
Willow Garton: George R. Soika Scholarship ($1600)
My name is Wyllow Garton and I am in my third year at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. I am an officer within the Psi Chi organization on campus and have worked with faculty on research regarding working memory in relation to musical and linguistic stimuli. I currently work as an ABA therapist within the Fox Valley and hold the position of Lead Registered Behavior Technician. I am interested in pursuing graduate school after my time here at Oshkosh, but am unsure of exactly what route I want to take.
Kaelynn Schwantz: Michael D. Kogutek Scholarship ($2,000)
I plan to use my psychology degree to pursue a career within the business side of psychology, or Industrial-Organizational Psychology.
Emily Merten: Michael D. Kogutek Scholarship ($2,000)
My name is Emily Merten, and I am a third-year psychology major and neuroscience minor here at UW-Oshkosh. I graduated from Kimberly High School and then went on to get my associate degree at the UW-Oshkosh Fox Cities campus. I currently work as a Behavioral Health Technician at St. Elizabeth Hospital. While I have always been interested in psychology, this position showed me the value of working with those with mental health and substance use disorders. After graduating this fall, I plan to attend graduate school to get a Psy.D. or Ph.D. in clinical psychology.
Lydia Schaefer: Geraldene-Dixon Scholarship ($600)
My name is Lydia Schaefer. I am currently in my third year at UWO working towards a major in Psychology with a minor in Business. I will also have the Behavioral Science and Forensic Investigation certificates when I graduate next spring.
Previous Award Recipients
| Year | Roy C. Dixon-Robinson | George R. Soika | Som N. Ghei & Ram Kaur Ghei | Michael D. Kogutek |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Lydia Shaeffer | Wyllow Garton | Kaelynn Schwantz & Emily Merten | |
| 2022 | Beth Rutherford | Jazmine Peterson & Caleb Tancrede | ||
| 2021 | Deborah Reid & Skyler Miller | Emily Feist | ||
| 2020 | Jessica Tischaefer | Ashley Plageman | ||
| 2019 | Brant Sanderfoot & Bailey Young | Noelle Fenwick | Kylie Moe & Samara Markle | Grace Hudson |
| 2018 | Mason Berndt | Amy Hodel | Zoe Meyers & Christina Ravenscraft | Kathleen Hodges |
| 2017 | Amy Hodel & Ashley Jensen | Markus Oechsner | Alyssa Schultz-Bruecker & Rebecca Tolfa | Zoe Meyers |
| 2016 | Samantha Dziewik & Markus Oechsner | Josh Henkel | Alexandria Brunkow & Erin Seidler | Sarah Moran |
| 2015 | Alexander Johnson | Zachary Dunton | Alexandria Ebert | Emily Erickson |
| 2014 | Maame Esi Coleman | Matthew Johnson | Kate Landry | |
| 2013 | Kristie Wirth | Alyssa Kreitzman | Amanda Kapla | |
| 2012 | Mikhaila Weister | Kayla Kasten | Ashley Lyons | |
| 2011 | Katie Kufahl | Jessica DeLarwelle | Tisha Samuel | |
| 2010 | Brittany Magrady | Kourtney Lechner | Emily Love | |
| 2009 | Matthew Fischer | Kim Han | Kim Han | |
| 2008 | Vanessa Lemminger | Anne Herlache | Erin Voskuil | |
| 2007 | Dustin Dorshorst | Shannon Dvorjac | Anne Herlache |
Dr. Roy and Geraldene Dixon-Robinson Scholarship
- Be a sophomore or junior majoring in psychology
- Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher
- FASFA – determined financial need
Som N. Ghei and Ram Kaur Ghei Scholarship
The Som N. Ghei and Ram Kaur Ghei Scholarship Fund will award TWO $1,500 scholarships to two female psychology majors payable toward tuition the following fall. The family designated this scholarship for female students in honor of the donor’s grandmother who was never able to obtain an education. Applicants must:
- Be a psychology major (full time)
- Have two to four semesters remaining at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
- Have a GPA of 3.0 or better
- Demonstrate financial need
- Be planning to attend graduate school in psychology
If the student who receives this scholarship is accepted into the graduate program in psychology at the UW Oshkosh, she is eligible for an additional $2,000 to be applied to tuition in the first semester of full-time graduate study.
Michael D. Kogutek Scholarship
The Michael D. Kogutek Scholarship Fund will award ONE $2,000 scholarship payable toward tuition the following fall. Participation in University-wide extra-curricular activities (excluding athletics) will be a strong consideration in this award. Applicants must:
- Be a full-time enrolled psychology major
- Have two to four semesters remaining at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
- Demonstrate financial need
- Have a GPA of 3.0 or better
- Demonstrated commitment to the field of psychology
- Be planning to attend graduate study in psychology
