Terry and Lori and grew up as neighbors being only two years apart. Terry says, “I married the girl next door as she was just across the field on a neighboring farm. We never gave each other a second look until her second year at W.T.C.(at the time WWTI) in 1978...

Lorin A. Gasterland was a firm believer in education all of his life. After serving on the Richfield, Minnesota School Board for many years, Lorin accepted an appointment to the Hennepin County Vocational Technical School Board. During his time on the board,...

This scholarship was established in memory of Louis Wacker, our Dad. After Dad passed away, as we talked about uses for the memorial money, we came up with the idea of a scholarship at Western. Dad always thought the world of the nurses who cared for him, so it made...

L. Peter Groves has been an agent for the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, since 1958. Groves is a life and qualifying member of the Million Dollar Round Table, current president of the Stars of Tomorrow Baseball Tournaments, and...

The Lutheran Hospital Auxiliary was organized in 1950 as a volunteer group of 11 women. Today, this organization of 350 men and women continues to support the hospital through service and fundraising efforts. Since it began more than 40 years ago, the Auxiliary has...

Mark and Lynn Rudig established this scholarship in honor of their wedding in 1993. In lieu of wedding gifts, Mark and Lynn suggested that donations to the Mark and Lynn Rudig scholarship fund at the Western Foundation would be welcome. Lynn was employed by the...

This scholarship was established by the family and friends of Mark “Rudy” Von Ruden to honor his memory. Mark will always be remembered for his strong work ethic, sense of humor and inviting personality. He was always quick to lend a helping hand or support to anyone...

Charles and Marian Loeffler, the parents of Marnee M. Loeffler, initiated this scholarship in her honor and memory. Marnee taught in the School of Engineering and the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin, Madison until her death in 1988.

Upon graduation from La Farge High School in 1952, Marty joined the US Navy for a four year term. He then attended Platteville State Teacher’s College with the desire to become a teacher. When he discovered that college wasn’t for him, he joined the US Air Force for...

Martin and Dorthy were married in 1953. Martin was employed by the then C. B. & Q. Railroad as a fireman, advancing to being an engineer. He worked for the railroad over 40 years. Dorthy was not employed after marriage and enjoyed gardening and volunteer work. The...

In 1955, Mary (Teen) Milne came to La Crosse, Wisconsin, with her husband and three children. For several years she enjoyed being a homemaker and mother, doing volunteer work and participating in numerous clubs and organizations. Always longing to become a nurse,...

This Scholarship was established to recognize the folks working to make La Crosse County a fantastic place to live. As an elected member of the La Crosse County Board of Supervisors since 2020, I’ve had the privilege of serving the area across three terms. This work...