Gabriel & Cecilia Manrique established this scholarship in 2018 in honor of Cecilia’s retirement from UWL. Gabriel and Cecilia Manrique have been professors for more than 35 years. Cecilia retired from UWL in May 2019 after her more than 30 years of service in the...

Gary Isakson was quiet and private. Friends valued his intelligence, keen insights, and lacerating wit. Now, he’s known as the alum helping students get through college without loads of debt. History major Gary Jon Isakson, ’81, has left $1.325 million to the UWL...

Gene and Anne are siblings who grew up in West Salem. Harold “Gene” Drecktrah graduated from La Crosse State Teachers College in 1962, earning a degree in biology. He continued his education at Iowa State University, earning a Master’s and PhD in entomology. In 1966,...

Genevieve Kronschnabel came to La Crosse from Appleton to be a physical education teacher. She earned her B.E. in 1936 from La Crose State Teachers College. She was active on campus and participated in Alpha Phi Pi, Delta Psi Kappa, W.R.A., Orchesis, and the Phys Ed...

Murphy Library Staff established this scholarship in 2014 to honor the generosity of George Gilkey, UW-La Crosse professor emeritus in history. Dr. Gilkey began his teaching career in 1954 at what was then the Wisconsin State College-La Crosse and served as chair of...

Dr. George N. Huppert, of La Crosse Wisconsin, died October 14, 2001, in a head-on car crash in the Roosevelt Lakes area near Globe, Arizona. He was on his way to a professional meeting, the National Cave and Karst Management Symposium in Tucson. George was 56 years...

Glenn and Betsy Knowles were long-time faculty members in the UW-L Economics Department and have established this scholarship to support students in pursuit of an Economics major. Glenn joined the department in 1985 and served until his retirement in 2018. In...

Gordon Gade was born and raised in a rural farming community near Reedsburg, WI. He graduated from high school in 1953 and began working immediately to save money for college. He worked as a lab technician at Badger Ordnance Works in Sauk County. He worked as many...

Grace Smith led the medical technology program (now clinical laboratory science) from 1975 to 1996. The Grace Smith Clinical Laboratory Science Scholarship was established in 2002 by her microbiology colleagues. Below is an article from the 1996 Alumnus...

Grace Olwell left La Crosse State Teachers College more than 90 years ago, but she never forgot the campus. After graduating from La Crosse, Olwell taught in Elroy, Pewaukee and Milwaukee for 35 years. She died at age 92 on Fe. 19, 1996. She left a major portion of...

Dr. Gregory and Sabrina Chu established this scholarship to support geography majors. Dr. Chu was named Professor Emeritus in the Department of Geography/Earth Science in 2011 following his retirement. He taught at UWL from 1993 to 2010. He also received his...

Alum funds scholarship after successful IT career At UWL in the early ’70s, Gregory Staat developed life goals, perspective and preparation for a career in the computer industry’s early years. He graduated in three years in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science honors...

This scholarship was established in 1978 by friends and family of Hans and Ella Reuter. Hans and Ella were dedicated to the La Crosse community and the university. Hans passed away in 1981 at the age of 96; Ella passed the following year in 1982 at the age of 92. ...

Hardy Chan was an international student at UWL who graduated in 1970 with a degree in chemistry. After earning his Ph. D. In Biochemistry from UW Madison and spending four years at the National Institutes of Health, he entered the US Pharmaceutical industry. In...

Harold Classen came to La Crosse in 1954 when there were only 900 students on campus. He said, “everybody knew everybody else and it was the most friendly place to be.” He decided to stay because he liked the school and community and felt it was a good place to raise...

Harry W. Gardiner Endowment Fund in International Education. Professor Emeritus Harry Gardiner, who taught from 1974-1999 in the psychology department, established this scholarship to recognize academic achievement by psychology majors participating in study abroad...

Haydee Dabritz established the Microbiology Public Health scholarship in 2002; the same year that she graduated from UWL earning a B.S. degree in microbiology and a minor in chemistry. Hayde was named the Microbiology Senior of the Year in 2002. She continued her...

Holly Breitkreutz received a B.S. degree in elementary education in 1976. After graduation, Holly took a job at North Fond du Lac Elementary School and taught grades 2-5 from 1976 to 1979. She returned to La Crosse to continue her education and earned an M.S. in...

Ruth Anderson and her family established this memorial scholarship after James passed in 2016 at the age of 92. James was born and raised in Poynette, WI. He graduated from Luther College in Decorah, IA, and earned the M.A. degree at the University of Minnesota and...

James O. Ash was a friend of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. James’ wife, Ellyn Ash, started this scholarship in memory of her husband. He wanted his time at UWL to be remembered by the students’ lives that he influenced and to help other students influence...

Jim Prudhome was a 1970 graduate of UW-L, receiving a B.S. degree in economics. He served UW-L as a past member of the UW-L Alumni Association Board of Directors and was a charter member of the Silver Eagles, an organization formed in 1996 as part of CBA’s...

James R Parker was a Professor of History at UW La Crosse and also taught in Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies and co-founded Ethnic and Racial Studies from 1968 until 2007. The Multicultural Alumni Award carries his name and he has endowed a scholarship devoted...

This scholarship was established by Jane Schley in memory of her partner, Kristine Mason. Jane Schley had a distinguished career with State Farm Insurance and generously endowed this scholarship. Kristine passed away in 2001. Jane and Kristine were both graduates...

Janet Isler was an Education major at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and graduated in 1939. Her passion for teaching allowed this scholarship to be available to the students at UWL. She was a great friend to the University and will not be forgotten.

Janie Morgan established the Janie Morgan Alumni Legacy Scholarship in 2018 to support a graduate student who is a UWL alum or they have a family member who is a UWL alum. Janie is a proud alum of UWL – with a degree in psychology and a master’s degree in education...

This scholarship was established by Marc Gall. Marc and Jason became friends in college at UWL. Jason Adam Letizia passed away on November 20, 2015. Please read about Jason’s life as described by his family and friends. What can be said about a man that touched so...

Jean and William Gilles were friends of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, They had a passion for Physical Therapy. This scholarship is gifted to third year grad students who are in the Physical Therapy program.

Jerry Bayley Culver was born in Platteville. He graduated valedictorian from Platteville High School in 1943 and received his Bachelor of Science degree from Platteville State Teachers College (now UW-Platteville) in 1948. He served in the Wisconsin State Guard as a...

Jerry Faust and the Burger King Endowment fund was originated in 1997. Jerry graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 1998 with a Sports Management degree. He played football for UWL and was on the 1995 Championship team. He has worked for Edward Jones...

Jim and Jan Gallagher say education transformed their lives. Exposure to new ideas and perspectives sparked curiosity. It led to extensive studies, multiple diplomas and, eventually, careers doing what they loved. Jan, who earned her master’s in Business...