Lynn Krajewski, Director, Academic Success Center, and her husband, Bob, created this scholarship in honor of their son, Ryean who is autistic. Through the years, Ryean has had the support of many outstanding people trained in the field of special education. He...

Anita G. Smith retired as chairperson of Western’s Health Occupations Division in 1984 after serving Western in this capacity for 15 years. Because of her sincere interest in students, belief in the value of quality education, and her personal knowledge of the need...

Shawn and Mary Jo Werner are long time supporters of rural areas near La Crosse, WI. Mary Jo grew up in Crawford and Winona counties, and both Shawn and Mary Jo have lived in or around La Crosse for most of their lives. Shawn owned a bicycle shop, Bikes Limited, and...

Shirley Lotze was a born teacher. She returned to college at a time when it was an exception rather than a rule, to earn her bachelor’s degree. Shirley was an innovative person who was responsible for the development of food service programs at WWTC. She provided...

This scholarship was created to support HVAC and non-traditional students who, like Jerry—a 1989 graduate of the HVAC program—embraced the opportunity to start a new chapter later in life.

Frank Kistler, TCI’s Director of Field Operations, along with a developer from Missouri, perished together on Tuesday, November 29, 1994 in a tragic plane explosion. They were enroute from La Crosse, Wisconsin, to a construction site in Kalispell, Montana, where TCI...

Barbara Plum, Nola Larson, and Mary Henthorne established The Transition Magician Endowed Scholarship, and have many similar backgrounds, beliefs, and concerns for quality childcare. They all… acquired college degrees in Early Childhood Education (Barb – now...

Toby Hendrickson joined the WWTC staff as graphics instructor and department head in 1969 and served as chairperson of the Graphics Division from 1977 until his death on August 21, 1986. Toby was one of those rare persons who placed education and students above...

Verjean M. Burden Verjean Burden, commonly known as Jean Burden, was from the Spooner, Wisconsin area but grew up and attended schools in various states, whenever her father was transferred to another Naval base. She always had a thirst for knowledge and enjoyed...

Vernon Memorial Healthcare is a unique rural healthcare system. In a time of large corporations and impersonal patient care, our just-right size offers meaningful provider-patient relationships in a modern setting, with the highest quality of care being the VMH...

Verve, a Credit Union is committed to making our communities better places to live, work and worship not only through the products and services we offer, but in the ways we give back, serve others and pay it forward. This scholarship was created to do just that.

WalzCraft Industries, Inc. was founded in 1982 to full fill the tremendous demands of leading Custom Cabinetmakers, Cabinet Refacers and Furniture Manufactures for precision made, quality wood products. WalzCraft is known for its Old-World Tradition of craftsmanship...

Organized as Wisconsin Music Merchants Association (WMMA) over 50 years ago, Wisconsin Amusement and Music Operators (WAMO), enjoys the nationwide reputation as one of the largest, strongest and most active state associations serving the coin-op amusement...