David & Karen Matzke Scholarship

Karen Matzke was born and raised in Winona, MN. She majored in nursing at the college of St Teresa, Winona, MN, and received her Master’s degree in Adult Health Nursing from Winona State University. Her professional nursing career has spanned 37 years. Initially, she was a staff nurse and eventually an assistant head nurse for a total of nine years on a post operative surgical unit at Community Memorial Hospital, in Winona. She relocated to Marceline, MO where she functioned as the director of nursing for St. Francis Hospital for three years. Sher returned to the upper Midwest to the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, where she served as a nurse manager and nurse administrator for 16 years. The last five years of her professional career were based at Franciscan Skemp Healthcare, Mayo Health System, in the role of Vice President of Nursing/Patient Care Services. Karen retired in 2005. Starting in 2006, Karen functioned as an adjunct faculty member in the Viterbo University graduate Nursing Program – leadership track.

David Matze was born in La Crosse, WI, and raised in Rochester, MN. Following high school graduation, David enlisted in the Marine Corps and served for four years. He volunteered for and served two tours of duty in Vietnam. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, with a BS in Nuclear Medicine Technology (NMT)/Biology. He started his professional career in MNT at Community Memorial Hospital in Winona. He volunteered to learn Ultrasound Technology for the radiology department. Later, he relocated to Chillicothe, MO, to function as a sonographer/NMT/technical advisor for Mobile Medical Services, Inc for three years. He returned to the upper Midwest to start his own business, Clinical Ultrasound Services, Inc. and was president/chief technologist for 40 years.