Mark hailed from Monroe, WI, a little town in southern Wisconsin known for its Swiss cheese and high school football. From early on Mark knew he wanted to be an accountant, and while his grades in college were not always as good as he hoped they would be he never...

The Martin R. Venneman Physician Assistant Alumni Scholarship was established on April 1st, 1998. The Fund’s purpose shall be to support physician assistant students at the University of La Crosse- Wisconsin.

Mary Batten was a 1933 graduate of La Crosse State Teachers College. She received a Bachelor of Education degree in Physical Education. Mary was active on campus and participated in the Phy Ed Club and Buskin Club. She was involved in numerous drama productions....

Through the generosity of the Gerda J Hayter Living Trust, Gerda desired to create two scholarship funds in her daughters’ names, The Jane E (Hayter) Scholarship and the Mary Elizabeth Hayter Scholarship for the outstanding education that they both received at...

Mary Catherine Hardgrove Hebberd 1905-1999 Mary Hebberd started teaching English at La Crosse in 1947 when a large number of returning veterans required hiring new faculty. She retired in 1976. She was a sorority advisor and was active in faculty organizations. She...

They didn’t attend UWL themselves, but they’re helping to make sure others do. La Crosse retirees Francie Ball and Mary O’Sullivan attended UW-Madison before landing in the Coulee Region for their careers. Their direct connection to UWL is attending classes on campus...

The Max Winter Scholarship in Photography and the Max Winter Scholarship in International Education were established as a memorial to their son by Ken and Lynn Winter. Max tragically lost his life after losing his footing and falling from Grandad’s Bluff. Max was an...

Stuart and Lorraine McIlraith were born and raised in California, but La Crosse became their home where they raised a family. Stuart and Lorraine were married in 1960. Stuart taught in the biology department at UWL from 1962 until his retirement in 1995. Lorraine was...

Michael & Lori Lazzari established this annual scholarship in 2017 to support a clinical laboratory science major. Michael has been the CLS program director since 2011. He previously worked as a clinical laboratory science from 2007-2010 during which time he...

Michael, ’84, and Patti Langer, ’86, have created the Michael J. and Patricia F. Langer Computer Science Scholarship to be funded with an estate gift. They have named the UWL Foundation a beneficiary of their trusts. The gift will create an endowment of...

Michael Scott earned his psychology degree from UWL in 1992. As an undergraduate, he was an RA in Wentz Hall and was very involved in theatre productions, and held roles in many productions during his time at UWL. He resides in La Crosse and is a freelance writer,...

When Mike McGinley left La Crosse after graduation in 1982, he continued to travel farther away from Wisconsin. He hadn’t been back to La Crosse in nearly 20 years when he met with two fellow alums in 2012 to discuss a business partnership. Before flying back to...

The Pam Mouchka Scholarship in Physical Education/Health was established in 1986: Pam was a 1984 graduate who lost her life in 1985 as a result of head injuries sustained in a fall while she was horseback riding. She was born Nov. 25, 1960, in Fort Eustis, Va., to...

College of Science and Health alumni who remember Professor Larry Nutter recall him as being humble. Others he met would find that out too. When people asked him what his profession was, he replied, “a teacher.” Those meeting Nutter wouldn’t know he was a pillar in...

Myrtle (Dahlen) Johnson was born in Coon Valley, Wisconsin, and graduated from Onward Rural Elementary and Central High School in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Myrtle attended and graduated from Stout Institute with a degree in Home Economics. After teaching Home Economics...

Myrtle Trowbridge taught history at La Crosse for 36 years, Miss Trowbridge joined the faculty in 1918, when La Crosse Normal School was just eight years old and she headed the history depart­ment for many years until her retirement in 1954. Five years later, the...

Neala P. Frye passed away tragically from hypothermia at the young age of 23 on February 17, 2013. She was in her senior year at the University of Wisconsin LaCrosse where she was on the board of directors for the American Marketing Association and was the Director...

Throughout her impressive 24-year career on campus, Norene Smith took on new challenges — challenges to improve college students’ lives. With an endowment from her estate, Smith will continue to do that. Smith, who died April 17, 2014, left $50,000 from her estate to...

Norman and Susan Flynn met during college. They both started their careers as English teachers in La Crosse. Eventually, they went on to become an influential national realtor and top Madison school administrator. Norman and Susan, who both died in 2021, have left a...

Oren E. Frazee was a member of the biology faculty from 1920-1950. He was a native of Indiana and attended the State Normal School at Terre Haute and received a bachelor’s and a master’s degree at the University of Indiana. Before coming to La Crosse, he had been...

Microbiology professor emeritus Mike Winfrey established the Pam Benzing Microbiology Prep Room Scholarship scholarship in 2017 to honor and recognize Pam Benzing for her many years of service as the lab manager in the Microbiology Department. Pam is a double alumna...

Parviz and Myleene established this fund in 2021. Myleene earned her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from UW-L in 1962 and her master’s degree at California Lutheran University. She continued to share her love of learning with hundreds of children over the...

In the early 1950s, Pat Mertens learned chemistry from Milford Cowley, physical education from Emma Lou Wilder and history from Myrtle Trowbridge. She later served students for 26 years in buildings named after these legends. Mertens is well versed in UW-L’s great...

Paul is the son of Paul E. Koeller, an employee in the G. Heileman Brewing Company for more than 40 years. Paul spent the first 21 years of his life living in La Crosse during his father’s employment with the brewery. Paul is an avid researcher and has published...

Harriet “Penny” (Hatz) Myers died peacefully Sunday, February 10, 2013, at Hillview Health Care Center, La Crosse. She was born March 15, 1926, in Bangor, Wis., to John C. and Annie (Anderson) Hatz. She graduated from Bangor High School before heading to the big city...

Alumnus Perry Lowe, ’91, earned UWL degrees in marketing and political science. While attending UWL, Lowe studied in the United Kingdom. It was a “profound experience” that challenged him to write and think critically, much like Professor Stephen Brokaw challenged...

Perry St. John was a broadcaster for most of his life and worked at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse for four years. He enjoyed visiting communications classes and interacting with students. According to his wife Eleanor, “Perry was always so excited about...

Peter Talen attended the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse as a Theatre Arts major and performed in numerous plays and musicals. He took a semester off the sophomore year to form a band and compose music. Upon his return to La Crosse, he continued pursuing his love of...

Ryan Poehling’s caring and giving carries on despite cancer cutting the 1995 geography graduate’s inspiring life short. Each year since 2001, a UWL junior or senior geography major has received a $2,000 scholarship — The Ryan M. Poehling Memorial Scholarship. His...

Paul Fleckenstein was a steadfast supporter of environmental education and conservation programs. As the executive director of the RA Stevens Foundation and through his personal contributions, Fleckenstein supported organizations such as the Urban Ecology Center in...