Ernest and Lydia Tande Endowed Scholarship

Ernest and Lydia (Dahlen) Tande were born and raised in Coon Valley, Wisconsin. Both attended La Crosse Vocational and Adult Schools, now WWTC, completing their business courses in 1938-39. Ernest was employed by the Northern Engraving Company for forty-five years, retiring in December, 1984. He served a five-year interlude, 1940-1945 in World War II. Lydia began her employment with the Trane Company, followed by ten years as a Federal Government Employee in Washington, D.C., Chicago, Illinois, and La Crosse, Wisconsin. Their two sons also graduated from WWTC in the 1970’s, as did two grandchildren, one in 1998 and the other in December 2000. They have all benefited from the skills and knowledge acquired at this institution and feels proud to assist future students in their life’s endeavor with an available scholarship.