2021 Scholarship Reception Booklet

Troeller Family Scholarship The Troeller Family Scholarship is in appreciation of all UW-Stout faculty. Specifically, in honor of Harold H. Halfin, a Stout State College Professor, veteran and mentor. Professor Halfin dedicated his career to encouraging students to develop not just vocational skills but life skills. This scholarship is for any student who majors in industrial education or engineering, in addition to be an active duty, retired, or honorably discharged military service member, or the child of an active duty, retired, or honorably discharged military service member from any branch of the military. The annual award is $1,000. Jeffrey Salbelko University of Wisconsin-Stout Psychology Scholarship Funding for the UW-Stout Psychology Scholarship was provided through contributions from alumni, faculty, Psi Chi, and the Psychology Club. This scholarship is awarded to a junior or senior psychology major with a 3.0 GPA. The Katherine Berns Van Donk Endowed Scholarship The Katherine Berns Van Donk Scholarship was established by Evelyn Van Donk Steenbock, a 1925 graduate of UW-Stout. This scholarship is in memory of her mother and acknowledges the encouragement and support Mrs. Steenbock received from her mother as she completed her degree. The scholarship is unrestricted, and the annual award is $500. Tucker Haakonson John G. Vranak Ph.D. Memorial Endowed Scholarship John Vranak was a former director of the product development concentration in industrial technology at UW-Stout. He passed away March 14, 2006. He began his career at UW-Stout as a student in 1967, and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial education in 1971 and 1972. He then took a teaching position at Arrowhead High School in Hartland, Wis., where he remained for seven years before returning to UW-Stout in 1979 to teach in the graphic communications department. Vranak was known for his knowledge of and skill at teaching classes in architectural/construction drawing and site engineering. This scholarship is awarded to a junior or senior construction major who demonstrates the values and work ethics professed by Dr. Vranak. The annual award is $1,000. Chris Zimdahl annual award is $500. Abigail Moore-Reich

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