Please join us in congratulating the Letters & Science recipients of donor-funded scholarships and awards during the 2023-24 school year! This wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of alumni donors and friends of the College of Letters & Science who kindly support our students.
In 2023-24 thus far, we have awarded approximately $500,000 of philanthropic funding.
If you are interested in supporting students with tuition scholarships, research awards or any other type of gift, please connect with Leslie Horn in Development.
Hear from two of our scholarship recipients.
| UNIT | AWARD | DONOR | RECIPIENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFRICAN AND AFRICAN DIASPORA STUDIES | Lorenzo Henderson Scholarship | Nevaeh Berry | |
| W. Michael Ross Scholarship | La' Wanda Bass | ||
| ART HISTORY | Kohler Foundation Internship Award | Anonymous* | |
| Nadine Walter Memorial Scholarship | Anonymous* | ||
| BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | Clifford H. Mortimer Scholarship | Lauran Liggan Temitope Oluwayomi Temenu Victoria Sellhausen | |
| James D. Anthony Memorial Scholarship | The late Margaret Anthony | Chloe Skinner Gabriella Voit Olivia Feagles | |
| James J. Magnino M.D. Scholarship | The Estate of Dr. James J. Magnino, M.D. | Florin Saitis | |
| Louise Neitge Mather Scholarship | Sara Seidita | ||
| Peter J Salamun Scholarship | Katrina Degenhardt Lauran Liggan | ||
| Raymond E. Hatcher Memorial Scholarship | Emmanuel Divinagracia | ||
| Robert Costello Botany Scholarship | Kirandeep Kaur Leah Kuester Suha Malik | ||
| Ruth I. Walker Memorial Scholarship or Award | Alyssa Kline Drew Little Fatemeh Cheraghi Fiona Isaku James Woods Joseph Cannizzaro Kane Stratman Madison Rittinger Shanice Crystal Piango Sydney Stigler Ton Nu Bao Vy Huyen Vidhya Basak | ||
| Shaw Doctoral Fellowship | Anonymous* Gabriella Voit | ||
| CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY | Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry General Scholarship or Award | A F M Towheedur Rahman Bradley Dimock | |
| Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Scholarship or Award | Anonymous* Anonymous* Anonymous* Anonymous* Anonymous* | ||
| Durward C. Layde Memorial Scholarship | Caleb Pacheco | ||
| Gloria Moczynski Student Teacher Award | Leah Johnson | ||
| Sosnovsky Award for Excellence in Graduate Research | Daniel Webb | ||
| Timothy George Vrakas Memorial Scholarship | Emma Frain | ||
| CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION | Berquist Study Abroad Scholarship | Brandon Classey | |
| Greater Milwaukee Foundation Victor Vega Educational Scholarship | Anonymous* Anonymous* Anonymous* Anonymous* Anonymous* Anonymous* Anonymous* Anonymous* Anonymous* Anonymous* Anonymous* Anonymous* Anonymous* | ||
| Study Abroad Scholarship | Anonymous* Anonymous* Anonymous* Joshua Giese Anonymous* Anonymous* | ||
| CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN & CARIBBEAN STUDIES | Donald R. Shea Scholarship in Latin American Studies | Anne Ravanelli Anonymous* | |
| Latin American, Caribbean and U.S. LatinX Scholarship | Jazmine Scott | ||
| COMMUNICATION | Amelia Lucas Trust Fund Award | Derrick Langston | |
| Communication Graduate Research Award | Anonymous* | ||
| Frank E. X. Dance Scholarship | Anonymous* | ||
| John Paul Jones Scholarship | Anonymous* Anonymous* Anonymous* | ||
| Melvin H. Miller Award | Anonymous* | ||
| Randy & Joanna Parlee Scholarship | Anonymous* | ||
| Renee A. Meyers Scholarship | Anonymous* | ||
| Ruth McGaffey Scholarship | Anonymous* | ||
| ECONOMICS | Department of Economics Award | Anonymous* | |
| Holahan Prize for Outstanding Teaching | Anonymous* Benjamin Adams | ||
| ENGLISH | Creative Writing Faculty Legacy Award for Poetry | Jessica Drake-Thomas | |
| Department of English Award | Cody Burt Fridarose Hamad Keinana Shah Michael Smith Tristan Scranton | ||
| Dr. Alice Gillam Scholarship | Rachel La Due | ||
| Dr. Donna Decker Scholarship for English Department | Elizabeth Rhinehart | ||
| Elizabeth Babbitt Memorial Scholarship | Zoey Bannenberg | ||
| Frederick J. Hoffman Award | Matthew Cooper | ||
| James A. Sappenfield Fellowship | Anthony Guerrero Danielle Harms Madison Williams Ryan Winn | ||
| Tinsley Helton Dissertation Fellowship | Andrew Urban | ||
| Virginia Burke Award | Melanie Alfaro | ||
| GEOGRAPHY | Greater Milwaukee Foundation Mary Jo Read Fellowship for Graduate Students | Alex Segneri Alexandra Hamilton Christopher Archuleta Dino Maraldo Dulmini Nadeesha Jayawardana Lulu Liu Mathew Chidera Ugwuanyi Matthias Dietmar Schilli Miracle Oluwasegun Mark Saeedeh Morassafar Yiming Zhang | |
| Greater Milwaukee Foundation Mary Jo Read Undergraduate Scholarship | Michelle Schaeffer | ||
| GEOSCIENCES | Nelson Cherkauer Lasca Legacy Scholarship | John Folena | |
| Neuschafer Spring Symposium Award | Tara Johnson | ||
| GERMAN | Mariele Schirmer Scholarship in German | Jean Medenblik | |
| Schwertfeger Scholarship | Anonymous* Gavin Sayrs Anonymous* Anonymous* Anonymous* Anonymous* | ||
| Schwertfeger Student Award | Elizabeth Kuhlmann Gavin Sayrs Jordan Hill Lydia Wojcieszak Marie Wycklendt Sommer Finn | ||
| HISTORY | A.T. Brown Award for History Graduate Students | Vitalis Nwashindu | |
| A.T. Brown Award for History Undergraduates | David Jensen Anonymous* | ||
| Ahmad Family Scholarship | Nathan Brown | ||
| David & Diane Buck Dissertation Fellowship | David and Diane Buck | Frank Kalisik | |
| Ellen Healy Award | Elizabeth Spaide | ||
| Frederick I. Olson Scholarship | Tyler Jones | ||
| History Department Scholarship in Memory of David Kraus '73 | Kate Jakubowski | ||
| J. David Hoeveler Merit Scholarship | Jack Rusch | ||
| Professor Bud Weare Scholarship | Emma Willis Samantha Morgan Spencer Wakefield | ||
| Theodore Saloutos Award for PhD Dissertation Research in American History | Brianna Quade | ||
| JOURNALISM, ADVERTISING AND MEDIA STUDIES | Dave Edwards Scholarship | Stephanie Perez | |
| Dr. Donna Decker Scholarship for JAMS | Carmella D'Acquisto | ||
| Francie & Albert Silverman/MPC Endowment Ltd. Scholarship | Olivia Davis | ||
| Keith Spore Journal Communications Scholarship | Stephanie Perez | ||
| Louise J. Kordus Memorial Scholarship | The Estate of Louise J. Kordus | Alexis Lonzo Ava Ladky Joshua Skarda | |
| Michael Petrick Journalism Scholarship | Olivia Davis | ||
| Rafi And Zohreh Scholarship | Juan Escutia-Arreola Samantha Calderon | ||
| JEWISH STUDIES | Alan D. Corre Judaic Studies Scholarship | Ariel Kinney Sivan Aharon | |
| Jewish Studies Scholarship | Ariel Kinney Chris Nuzum | ||
| Nathan and Pearl Berkowitz Jewish Studies Scholarship | Janelle Shalelashvili | ||
| LINGUISTICS | Eckman Scholarship | Anonymous* | |
| MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES | Alice Siu-Fun Leung Award | Allison Frey Jillian Cervantes Juan Carlos Pantoja Magana Kerington Sauser Kiran Earnshaw Patricia Dorothea Gunawan Zhane Miller | |
| Department of Mathematical Sciences Award | Azia Barner Megan Vance | ||
| Mathematics Achievement Scholarship | Brooklyn Fraser | ||
| Morris & Miriam Marden Undergraduate Award in Mathematics | Cameron Lee Zhane Miller | ||
| PUBLIC & NONPROFIT ADMINISTRATION | John Palmer Smith Scholarship | Maria Ortiz Anonymous* | |
| Nonprofit Management General Scholarship | Anonymous* Anonymous* Anonymous* Anonymous* Anonymous* Anonymous* Anonymous* Anonymous* Anonymous* | ||
| PHILOSOPHY | Brin Award in Philosophy | Alexander Giffen Benjamin Eneman Benjamin Kanaan James Moster Jay Erkilla Jordan Olinski Mckenzie Maccaux Yichun Sun | |
| William J. Seidler Scholarship | Anonymous* Anonymous* Anonymous* | ||
| PHYSICS | David Lichtman Undergraduate Scholarship | Benjamin Lorenz | |
| James M. Martin Memorial Scholarship | Jack Grummer | ||
| Planetarium Service Award | Autumn Carroll Natalie Starks Sophia Teubert | ||
| Tim Collins Memorial Scholarship | Alasdair Boney | ||
| William L. Walters Memorial Scholarship | Noah Paszczak | ||
| POLITICAL SCIENCE | Michael C. LeMay Political Science Scholarship | Delaney DeLeske | |
| Wilder Crane Memorial Scholarship | Enes Ayasli | ||
| Russell Bonfiglio Scholarship | Friends & Family of the late Russell Bonfiglio | Julien Blecking | |
| PSYCHOLOGY | Cialdini Fellowship | Benjamin Katz Gabriella Navarro Jing Xu Julia Tager Minjee Kook Yourim Kim | |
| SOCIOLOGY | Sociology Department Awards for Undergraduates | Idalia Rosas | |
| SPANISH & PORTUGUESE | Meta Steinfort Scholarship | Yazmin Cruz | |
| URBAN STUDIES | Henry W. Maier Award | Fatemeh Salehi Mava Jack Rongstad Katherine Kocisky Maria Rose Francis Maryam Karbasi Dehkharghani Nadia Adusei Russell Star-Lack Sana Avar Sinai Mendoza-Zarate Xiaohan Gu Yuchen Zhao | |
| Urban Studies Award | Xiaohan Gu Yuchen Zhao | ||
| WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES | Casey O'Brien Outstanding Activist Award | Abagail Houck | |
| Florence L. Healy Scholarship | Blessing Akpevweoghene Uwisike Cora Griesemer Kaitlyn Hein Molly Berg Molly Lieber | ||
| Women's & Gender Studies Paper and Project Award | Kendra Barkas Mira Carpenter Molly Lieber Nada Moubarak Anonymous* |
*Name withheld at student’s request
Holahan donors: Anonymous, Asha and Janardhanan Alse, Amid Ardakani, Benjamin Artz, Sahar Bahmani, Najiba Benabess, John D. Bitzan, Taggert Jonathan Brooks, Nicholas and Lenore Burckel, Kristen Carioti, Yvonne Y. Chen, Safoora Collins, Tristan Coughlin, Ali Dadpay, Christopher Fletcher, Daniel Fuhrmann, Juan Gelves, Jarred Glaser, John Heywood and Gretchen Miller, Uchechukwu Jarrett, Kamilla Kasymova, Tianfang Li, Sahar Milani, Rebecca Neumann, Sujata Saha, Dennis Carr, Saleh Sahabehtabrizy, Abdihafit Shaeye, Donald Williams, Jia Xu, Alexey Yukhov, Angela Zabler
Planetarium donors: Anonymous (5), Alice Ambrowiak, Amorphic Beer LLC, Jennifer Bauer Roche, Sydney Roche, Suzanne Caulfield, Anthony and Vicki Cecalupo, Dianne and Terence Creighton, Jean Creighton, Patricia DeFrain, Julie Gale, Robert Gershan, Richard Gillard, Brent Gohde, Greg Gonia, Victor Grossi, Barbara Hayes, HomeLight, Leslie Horn, Michael Karolewicz, Kathleen Klein, Steven Klein, Colleen Latham, Heidi Matera, Mathias McCormick, Kelli Miller, Bev Molitor, Ana Myers, David Ogden, Priya Bhatia and Pratik Patel, Andrew Petroll, Susan Podgorski, Patrick Reilly, Paul Shinkle, Scott Silet, Kelly Steinhoff, Stan Stojkovic, Eric Strom, Jacqueline Sutilla, Kathleen Troup, Catherine Turk, Liz Vandervest, John Ward, Baisha Whitten, Sandra Wicker, Timothy Williamson, Meredith Wittmann, Sharon Wolf
Dept. of Geosciences donors: Nina Basu, Brian and Nola Brennan, Patricia Burke, Douglas Cherkauer, Kevin Doyle, Milton and Sharon Gere, Lindsey and Chris Henry, John Kachelmeyer, Marion Malinowski, William Meddaugh, Dave Oxley, Allan Stawicki, Tatar Family Foundation, Peter Vollmer
Perlman donors: Anonymous, Rahi Abouk, Miao Chi, Gabriel Courey, John Heywood and Gretchen Miller, Benjamin Kammen, Martin Meder, Laurie Miller, Ali Moghtaderi, Mona Sameni, John Schwendel, Eduard Storm, Shrathinth Venkatesh, Donald Williams
Access to Excellence donors: William and Susan Hotz, Donald Radtke, Kelly and Matthias Rupp, Joan Stalcup, Mary Zaborski
New Directions donors: Anonymous (5), Jamaal Abdul-Alim, Dena Abramowitz, Vincent J. Adesso, Susan Albert, Gerald and Linda Albertson, Michael Alioto, Jody Allen, Willie L. Allen, Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee, Jo A. Baldwin, Laurie Barth Walczak, Glenn Bartsch, Julianne Bauer, Rachel Baum, Andrea Begotka, Nancy Behling, Jared Bierbach, Amalia Biester, Francesca Bisi, Geraud Blanks, Patricia Bock, Hilary Bohm, Andrew R. Bond, Jeremy Borouchoff, Ann Borowski, Sheila Bowler, Christopher Brace, Norman Breest, David Brethauer, William Briesemeister, William Bristow, Paul Bruss, Lorraine Buehler, Kenneth Burhop, Gregory and Lana Carman, Ross Cecil, Sharon Chaimson, Elisabeth Chay, Michael Chough, Jane Clare, Samuel Clark, James Clay, Michael Coon, Kathryn Craffey, John Crossman, Kenneth Culver, Francis Curin, Kathryn Czerniakowski, Cheryle Darmek, Leslie Davis, Isral Debruin, Sally Derrwaldt, James Dieball, Marc Dittloff, Roy Domenico, Michael Dotzauer, Thomas Dunst, Lee and Raymond Dzelzkalns, Jennifer Edmondson, Tammy Eichberger, Charlene Elderkin, Chad Emmer, James and Karen Engel, Ned Farley, Angela Ferrill-Browne, Charles Fleming, Bradley Foley, Daniel V. Folkman, Jeffrey Foster, Neva Fulton, Russell Fung, Janice Gasser, Frederick Geimer, Marisol Genett, Nathan Gilman, Gregory Gnadt, Robert Graham, Kelly Graminske, Ruth Gremminger, Denis Guequierre, David Gustafson, Kathryn Hahlbeck, Beth A. Haines, Kimberly Hanan, John Hanin, Carla Hannemann, Mark T. Harris, Mariam Hartley, Ermira Hayes, David Herrewig, Sally Heuer, Evelyn Higginbotham, Eric Hill, Donald Hinske, Judith Hogan, Leslie Horn, Vi Hubbell, Paul D. Humke, Blake Hutchinson, Jeffrey Huth, Reinhold J. Hutz, Barbara Hyder, James Ihlenfeld, Hans Isakson, Heather Jahnke, Annette Jakubiak, Connie Jo, Eelisa Jones, Margaret Jorgensen, Sharon Justus, Brian Kangas, Timothy Karcher, Rosemary Karnowski, Jeffrey D. Karron, Mona Khadem Sameni, Richard Kirchen, Patricia Kissinger, Paula Klima, Barbara Klockow, Carol Klockow, Ann Knabe, James Kochan, Margaret Komp, Nancy Korn, Donna Kranig-Brown, Thomas Kreuser, Joanne Kriege, Mary Krippendorf, Aaron Krizek, Julianna Ksicinski, Karl Kubo, Jean Kuderski, Daniel Kult, Nurgul Kusak, Nancy Landis, Mary Lenz, Robert Leonardelli, George Lewis, Dawn Lieb, Constance Ligman, John Lindquist, Aaron Lipski, Juan Lopez, James Lovering, Alan Magayne-Roshak, Christina Makal McCaffery, Neil McFadden, Mark McGrath, Teresa McIntyre, Robert McMahon, Christine and David Mechenich, Richard H. Megna, Ruth Meilander, William Meusy, Dale Meyer, Peter Miller, Paul Moderacki, Nicholas Molek, William Monagle, John Monnier, Tom Moore, Edith A. Moravcsik, Carolyn Muckelberg, Cheryl Mudek, Elsa Murrie, Linda Naidl, David Nelsen, James Nelsen, Joseph Nelson, Walter Nencka, Mary Nettesheim, Carlyn Nischeir, Mary Nolan, Thomas Nyenhuis, Kevin O’Connor, Sandra Paap, Leonard and Gloria Parker, Philip Parrish, Daniel Patrinos, Pieter Penkoff, Ellen Perkett, Brian T. Perkovich, Ines Petterson, Gerald Phillips, Cindy Piercy, Kari and William Pink, Warren Pischke, Alan Pollack, Elizabeth Pook, Sara Pope, Glenn Popelka, Jack Porter, Leda and Peter Potente, Gregory N. Price, Martha Prince, Walter Rabakwalter, David G. Radcliffe, Mandy Ramlow, Alexander Rassogianis, Joel Rast, Roberta Rathbun, Kathleen Reese, Mary Reik, Kristin Resch, Gerald Resler, Anton Rifelj, Darlene Roberts, Marlene Rochwerger, Myron Rochwerger, Kurt Rogahn, Sharon Rohn, Kathleen Romfoe, Cleophis Rucker, Rochelle Rupnick, Kelly and Matthias Rupp, Roland Rutkowski, Anjan Kumar Saha, Karen Sasahara, Larry Sattler, Mark Schaefer, Suzanne Schalig, Joel Spencer Schmitter, Seth Schneider, Traci Schnell, Rosemary Schreoter, Peter Schwander, Cindy Skack, Daniel Smart, Michael Sobczak, Tiffiny Sotski, Catherine Spahr, Todd Specher, Patricia G. Spira, Sheeri Steinberg, Dean Strom, Karen Strom, Eileen Strong Thonack, David Tacke, Marlin L. Tanck, Michael L. Thaller, Carol Thiel, Gilman Thompson, Myron Thomsen, Michael Tollefson, Adrienne Unger, Katie VanBommel, Jennifer Vandenplas, Edgar Vargas, Jeanne Verthein, Joseph and Maribel Voith, Carol Wacker, Gwyn Wallander, Gilbert Walter, John Walz, Richard Wasielewski, Kenneth L. Watters, Mitchell Weber, Gary Wegner, Harry Weiner, Meghan Welch, Beverly Wernick, Paul Weske, John Williams, Sojourner Williams, Thomas Williams, Elise Wilson, Victoria Wisthus, Brian Witt, Niani Yarbrough-Quirk, Angela Zabler, Mary Zaborski, Marco Zacarias, Joy Zastrow-Mulcahy
We would additionally like to thank those donors who have generously chosen to include Letters & Science scholarships in their estate plans.
Anonymous (13)
Brenda Avadian, M.A. ’80, ’82
Dr. Brian Bear ’81 and Dr. Laurel Bear ’81
Barbara Bernhardt-Roth ’73, ’75 and Roy Paul Roth ’73
Patricia A. Bower
George A. Boyer
John and Mary Emory
Eleanor Greenfield ’75 and Dr. Sidney Greenfield
Arlene J. Hansen ’62, ’71
William A. Horstman ’67, ’75
Carrie Hoye ’86 and Jeffrey Hoye
Gale E. Klappa ’72 and Judi Klappa
Ronald S. Luskin and M. Therese Ruzicka ’96
Michael C. Le May ’66, ’67
D.A. Leonard ’69
Greg Meyer
Paul Schoedel ’78
Michael W. Shore ’78
Dr. Gilbert G. Walter