Joyce graduated with academic honors from the registered nurse associate degree program at Western in 1977. During her time at Western she had raised 5 children at home alone after a divorce in 1974. Joyce went on to get her Bachelor’s of degree from University of...

Monna Thompson joined the faculty of WTC as an instructor in the Technical Nursing Program in 1972. She was appointed program head in 1975 and assistant chairperson for the Health Occupations Division in 1984. She retired for health reasons in February of 1988. Monna...

“Frank,” as he was known by most of his business associates, graduated from Central High School in 1931. He took an electrical course and attended night classes at La Crosse Vocational and Adult School (now Western). He worked as an electrician for Electric Supply...

Nancy Mills was a long time Food Service Instructor at Western Technical College. She retired in 2006. This scholarship designed to support a full time student in the Must be enrolled full-time in the Food Production Specialist Program, Culinary Management with a...

The Gillette Pepsi-Cola Companies were founded by Norman Gillette, Sr., who started in the business in 1937 when a wholesale grocer in Winona, Minnesota decided there was no future for them in soft drinks. The grocery owners contacted Gillette and offered to give him...

The Soell Family have been a part of the La Crosse Community since 1881 when Louise Simon Soell opened the first “Hair Bazaar” (beauty shop) at 327 Main Street. Louise, a widow at age 25, worked to provide for herself and her one year old son, Otto. Louise saved...

Phil Brochhausen joined Western as a Printing and Publishing instructor in 1969 and will retire after 40 years in May 2009. He began his career at Western doing letterpress and offset printing along with image assembly and process camera work. He kept current with...