The University of Wisconsin-Superior Foundation Inc. is a private corporation of university alumni and friends that provides scholarships and other forms of financial assistance to UW-Superior students. These scholarships are administered by a committee independent of the Financial Aid Office. Most Foundation scholarships are administered annually in the spring and distributed by the beginning of each academic year.

For information about Foundation scholarships, incoming freshmen should contact the Admissions Office. Continuing students obtain and complete an application from their department chair, have a faculty member write a supporting statement, and return the form to the department chair for final review and approval. Department chairs forward the applications to the Foundation Office for processing.

Permanently endowed scholarships are listed below. A number of other scholarships are funded through annual gifts of individuals or organizations. More information may be obtained from the UW-Superior Foundation Office, Old Main, Room 237.

Frank Ahlgren Scholarship. For junior or senior students who have participated in radio, television or journalism activities majoring in one of the Mass Communication-Journalism disciplines.

Alpha Psi Omega Scholarship. For a sophomore, junior or senior of good academic achievement, financial need and proficiency in drama and another speech area.

Bernice Clemens Anderson Scholarship. Full tuition to one or more students showing financial need. Incoming freshmen must be in the second quartile of their high school graduation class. Returning students must have at least a 2.5 GPA.

Dorothy McKay Anderson Scholarship. For students in fine arts (art, music, speech) or English, preferably a graduate of a Superior or Duluth high school.

Thea M. Anderson Scholarship. For students in economics, history, geography, political science, psychology or sociology, with preference to incoming freshmen.

Phil J. Arlausky Health Scholarship. For an outstanding student in anatomy and physiology who is planning a career in a health field.

Erika Margaret Banker Scholarship. For students in teacher education.

Pacey Beers Scholarship. For students who are at least in their junior year, but no further advanced academically than the first semester of their senior year, and who have completed at least two years of enrollment at UW-Superior. Students must major in theatre or music or both; have a minimum overall cumulative GPA of 2.5, and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 in their theatre or music major. Students shall have participated actively in any phase of the public performance activities of the theatre or music programs at UW-Superior.

E.L. Bolender Scholarship. For new or continuing students of high academic potential and performance majoring in the natural sciences and/or health professions.

Richard I. Bong Memorial Scholarship. For new or continuing students of academic excellence.

Andy Borg ? VFW Scholarship. For a student who is a veteran, a student enrolled in Air Force ROTC, or to support the Hall of Fame.

Hans Bredahl Scholarship. For a full-time student with a minimum GPA of 3.0, majoring in any area and exhibiting financial need.

Teddi Briddel-Demitri Scholarship. For a full-time female junior majoring in elementary education with a 2.8 to 3.2 GPA.

Walter C. Bridges Scholarship. For students in journalism and communications who show academic merit and financial need.

Maurice L. Brown Scholarship. For a student in teacher education.

Roderic J. and Joyce H. Campbell Business Scholarship. For students of academic merit majoring in any area of business.

Donald and Laura Carroll Scholarship. For full-time undergraduate students who show financial need, and serve as student assistants to the program areas in which they are majoring, working no less than 10 and no more than 20 hours a week during each semester. Entering students must be in the top third of their graduating class. Returning students must have at least a 2.75 GPA to remain eligible.

Chemistry Department (H. Thomas) Scholarship. For students majoring in chemistry.

Gerald Christensen Memorial Scholarship. For students who are veterans, or sons or daughters of veterans. Information and applications may be obtained at the Admissions Office, Old Main 136, (715) 394-8230.

Ellen Clark History Scholarship. For students majoring in history, preferably incoming freshmen.

Dr. N. A. Coward Scholarship. For a student majoring in chemistry or medical technology.

Norton E. Croft Scholarship. For students of academic merit, preferably incoming freshmen.

Robert E. Dahlin Scholarship. For students in mathematics.

Carl H. Daley Scholarship. For a full-time student with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.4 and majoring in political science, history or pre-law. Also, for a full-time student submitting a 500-word or less essay regarding how they personally balance scholastic activity and achievement with personal health and physical fitness.

John O. Danielson Mathematics Scholarship. For students in mathematics, preferably incoming freshmen.

DeVinck Scholarship. For full-time students majoring in education.

Tommy Downs Scholarship. For a graduate of Spooner (Wis.) High School, with the Foundation award being matched by the community of Spooner.

Elementary Education Scholarship. For new or continuing students in elementary education.

Stuart J. Erickson Scholarship. Full-tuition scholarship to students graduating in the top 25 percent of their high school class, or renewal based on achievement and minimum GPA of 2.5. Special consideration given to Native American applicants. Students must be enrolled full time and show financial need.

Caroline Erickson Scholarship. For an incoming freshman who is a graduate of a high school in northwestern Wisconsin, who is in the upper 20 percent of his or her class, and who has the recommendation of their high school principal.

Ernest Feidler Scholarship. For students in history or another field of the social sciences.

Janis K. Fisher Scholarship. For full-time continuing students of junior or senior status, 3.0 GPA or better, majoring in chemistry, physics, or mathematics.

Foltz-Schliep Scholarship. For a student in vocal music.

Clough Gates Scholarship. For students of academic merit, preferably incoming freshmen.

Mabelle Gates Scholarship. For students in science, primarily in bird or nature study.

Glenn Gerdes Memorial Scholarship. For students in health promotion.

Ed and Amy Greve Library Science Scholarships. Two scholarships of $1,500 each are awarded annually to entering students who minor in Library Science, or to students already enrolled at UW-Superior who have declared a Library Science Minor. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. The awards are renewable annually upon application and approval.

Two awards of $500 each are awarded annually to students enrolled at UW-Superior who have completed their baccalaureate degree with teaching certificate, and are seeking to enhance their credentials by working toward Library Media certification in either Wisconsin or Minnesota. Candidates must have completed one course in the UW-Superior Library Science program and have a minimum 3.0 GPA.

Four scholarships of $400 each are awarded to declared library science minors or to students working toward Library Media certification for professional development.

John P. Guckin Memorial Scholarship. For upper-class students of good achievement, preparing for careers in science teaching.

Samuel Guello Scholarship. For students in teacher education.

Gulland Scholarship. One annual scholarship of $1,000 awarded to a student who is in the top 50 percent of his or her class, under age 25 and attending UW-Superior full time. The student selected will have graduated from one of the following counties in northeast Minnesota or northwest Wisconsin: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Crow Wing, Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas or Iron. The scholarship will be renewed if the student maintains a 3.0 GPA or higher.

Wasyl and Margaret Halich Scholarship. For a sophomore, junior or senior majoring in history who shows academic merit and financial need.

Hanson-Hulbert Mathematics Scholarship. For students in mathematics, of academic merit and with financial need, with preference for students planning to teach.

Oluf Haugsrud Scholarship. For students of academic merit.

Jim Dan Hill Scholarship. For students of academic merit, preferably incoming freshmen.

Paul E. and Lucile V. Holden Scholarship. For students of academic merit majoring in the fine and applied arts or letters and social sciences in fields other than English and History, preferably incoming freshmen.

J. Edgar Hoover Scholarship. For needy or deserving students in the criminal justice field.

Willis B. Hughes Humanities Scholarship. For a graduating senior who is accepted for enrollment in a graduate school in the field of history, philosophy, or languages and literature.

Loren J. and Holland H. Hutchinson Scholarship. For students of academic merit, preferably incoming freshmen, majoring in physics.

Carl and Marion Jacobson Scholarship. For students planning to enter engineering school and preparing with subjects such as chemistry, physics, math, computer design, etc.

Dorcas McPhail Johnson Scholarship. For freshman students majoring in teacher education and having a minimum GPA of 3.0.

Fred N. Johnston Scholarship. For students enrolled in graduate programs, preferably in educational administration.

Thomas Jorgensen Memorial Scholarship. For full-time students who are veterans, or the sons, grandsons, daughters or granddaughters of veterans. Information and applications may be obtained at the Admissions Office, Old Main 136, (715) 394-8230.

Katz Family Scholarship. For an upper-division student of academic excellence and majoring in speech communication.

Aune Hermanson Kettunen Scholarship. For a freshman female who is a resident of rural Douglas County and is ranked in the upper 25th percentile of her high school graduating class.

Ann Kimmes Music Scholarship. For students majoring in music with an emphasis on voice or violin.

Henry R. W. Knudsen Scholarship. For students of academic merit, preferably incoming freshmen.

Myrl Bernadine Kremer-Camp Horseshoe Scholarship. A long-term loan for a graduate of Northwoods High School, Minong, Wis., to be returned to the UW-Superior Foundation at the recipient’s discretion.

Art Kruk-Jack Guckin. For students majoring in painting or drawing, and based on financial need.

Lake Superior Research Institute Scholarship. For students majoring in program areas relating to environmental studies.

William C. and Sylvia H. Lange Memorial Scholarship. For students of academic merit, preferably incoming freshmen.

Mary Baron Lenroot Memorial Scholarship. For students in elementary education.

Joe Long Leadership Scholarship. For students who have shown outstanding leadership, who have a minimum 2.25 grade point average, and who show financial need.

Flora Marie Loubert Scholarship. For students of academic merit, preferably incoming freshmen.

Clifford J. Lue Memorial Scholarship. For students majoring in mass communication, preferably incoming freshmen.

Nona MacQuilkin/Norman Christensen Scholarship. For students majoring in English, preferably incoming freshmen.

Marcovich Grant for Extended Degree Students. For students in the extended degree program.

Emile H. Mathis II Scholarship. For any student or students pursuing a degree in Art who demonstrate financial need. Available only to freshmen, incoming sophomore students, and freshmen-year recipients who may apply for the tuition for their sophomore year, keeping in mind that their portfolios cannot be a measure of judging against eligible incoming freshman applicants. Scholarships will amount to at least one-fourth of tuition.

Ronald J. Mathis Scholarship. For any student or students pursuing a degree in Art who demonstrates financial need. Available only to freshmen, incoming sophomore students, and freshmen-year recipients who may apply for the tuition for their sophomore year, keeping in mind that their portfolios cannot be a measure of judging against eligible incoming freshman applicants. Scholarships will amount to at least one-fourth of tuition.

McLean Music Scholarship. For students majoring in music, with emphasis on piano or violin.

Paul Meadows Scholarship. For a student with a 3.0 GPA or higher and in financial need.

Joseph H. Moline Scholarship. For full-time students who are veterans, or the sons, grandsons, daughters or granddaughters of veterans. Information and applications may be obtained at the Admissions Office, Old Main 136, (715) 394-8230.

Judge and Mrs. Douglas S. Moodie Scholarship. For students from Superior or Douglas County, with emphasis on those majoring in legal studies.

Morgan and Elizabeth Murphy Scholarship. For students of academic merit, preferably incoming freshmen.

Betty Musolf Scholarship. For new or continuing students majoring in music, with emphasis on piano.

L.A. Nichols Scholarship. For students of academic merit, majoring in teacher education.

Emma Oexemann Memorial Scholarship. For students majoring in biology, preferably incoming freshmen in the top 15th percentile of their graduation class. Continuing students must have at least a 3.0 grade point average for the year immediately preceding the award.

Kathryn Ohman Scholarship. For outstanding students in drama.

Leslie Olsen CPA Scholarship. A scholarships of full tuition and books for a junior-level accounting major with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0. Scholarship continues through the recipient’s senior year.

Optimist Club Scholarship. For students with an overall GPA of 3.0 or above, setting positive examples for youth and commitment to service to youth in their community.

Ellen and Richard Oyaas Scholarship. For students majoring in elementary education.

Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. and Dorothy J. Peterson Scholarship. For students from Wisconsin, Michigan, or Minnesota enrolled at UW-Superior and in Air Force ROTC. If no eligible student is enrolled in AFROTC, or if income allows, a scholarship or scholarships may be awarded to a student or students studying Teacher Education.

Kate Rhodes Roberts Memorial Scholarship. For aiding or assisting international students attending UW-Superior.

Morgan and David Roberts Scholarship. For students of academic merit in the areas of history or in the social sciences.

Bibiana Roubal Scholarship. For students who have a comprehensive chemistry major or chemistry major along with a major or minor in biology or math. Otherwise, to students pursuing medicine, dentistry, nursing or other hospital technical occupations.

Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Russell Scholarship. For students of academic merit majoring in any area of business.

St. Vincent De Paul Society Scholarship. For a junior or senior in good standing who has been formally admitted into the social work program.

E. H. Schrieber Physics Scholarship. For students of academic merit majoring in physics.

C.W. Smith Scholarship Fund. For a junior or senior majoring in mathematics, with at least a 3.0 grade point average and financial need.

Denise Smith - Gay Knutson Scholarship. For a female student majoring in physical education.

Dr. Ross and Margaret Stagner Scholarship. For an undergraduate senior majoring in psychology (or an Extended Degree student with psychology as one component of an individually designed major), a graduate student majoring in school psychology, and an undergraduate student majoring in English with an interest in poetry.

Donald Stone Memorial Scholarship. For full-time students who are veterans, or the sons, grandsons, daughters or granddaughters of veterans. Information and applications may be obtained at the Admissions Office, Old Main 136, (715) 394-8230.

Amy and Paul Tychsen Scholarship Fund. For students of academic merit majoring in music, preferably incoming freshmen.

UW-Superior String Music Scholarship. For students who meet these criteria:

1. Must have achieved at least sophomore standing at the time the scholarship is awarded.

2. Must play one of the following instruments: violin, viola, cello or double bass.

3. Must study privately with a member of the UW-Superior music faculty.

4. Must be a member of the UW-Superior Chamber Orchestra.

5. Must be a teacher education major, except that in the case there is no teacher education major who meets all other criteria, the scholarship may be awarded to a music performance major who meets the other criteria.

A.D. Whealdon Scholarship. For students of academic merit majoring in chemistry, preferably incoming freshmen.

Anthony Yano String Music Scholarship. For students in string music.