2021 Scholarship Reception Booklet

Rath Foundation Academic Scholarship Duane Rath was an industrialist from Janesville, Wis., who served on the UW-Stout Board of Business and Industrial Advisors in the early 1980s. He understood the importance of engineering programs and, through his foundation, established funds for engineering scholarships. This scholarship is awarded to incoming first year or transfer students from University of Wisconsin colleges or Wisconsin technical colleges majoring in engineering. Recipients must have maintained a 3.8 GPA while in high school and finished in the top five percent nationally on ACT scores with preference given to Wisconsin residents. This scholarship is renewable for up to three years if a 3.5 GPA is maintained. The annual awards are a full-ride scholarship to include tuition, campus housing, and standard meal plan. Ethan Anderson Isaac Meyer Trent Orlowski Trevor Stock Henry Redkey Endowed Scholarship After retiring from the U.S. Public Health Service, Henry Redkey brought his years of experience to UW-Stout, teaching in the vocational rehabilitation program from 1970 to 1973 as a visiting professor. Realizing the need for qualified professionals in this field, Henry established this scholarship to support a vocational rehabilitation major with a 3.0 or above GPA. The annual award is $300. Marisa Christen-Tuccitto Michael Reetz Endowed Scholarship Michael Reetz was a 1992 UW-Stout graduate employed by 3M in the packaging department. He died in 1994 as a result of a car accident. This scholarship was initiated in Mike’s memory by family, friends, and co-workers at 3M for a junior or senior packaging major. The annual award is $300. Sarah Kusnier Randy Replinger Memorial Scholarship Randy Replinger received a master’s degree in audiovisual communications from UW-Stout in 1974. He was a member of the electronic engineering faculty of Southwest State University in Minnesota. His wife and son established this scholarship in his memory after his death in 1984. The scholarship is awarded to a junior or senior information technology management major with a 3.0 or above GPA. The annual award is $300. Rachel Erickson

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