2021 Scholarship Reception Booklet

Annual and Endowed Scholarships

Virgil, Minnie, Melvin and Madalene Scott Endowed Scholarship This scholarship was established in memory of Virgil, Minnie, and Melvin Scott and Madalene Scott Doyle Overstreet. The intent of the scholarship is to assist a student from northwestern Wisconsin to more readily afford a UW-Stout education. The annual award is $600. Grace Schultz Gary and Maxine Searle Family Endowed Scholarship Gary Searle was a member of the UW-Stout faculty from 1976-1996. Under his leadership, the Stout DECA Chapter was formed and was recognized for excellence on local, state, and national levels. The recipient of the scholarship is a marketing and business major who has completed one year in the program with a 2.75 GPA and involvement in MBEA. The annual award is $100. Madelyn Wilmot Dr. Robert A. Sedlak Endowed Graduate Scholarship This scholarship was established by family and friends in honor and memory of Robert A. Sedlak who passed away in 2006. Bob was a faculty member in the school of education, as well as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at UW-Stout. He was a model of leadership who emphasized personal responsibility, listening, and putting the needs of the organization ahead of personal interest. His work serves as a constant reminder that service to students and colleagues is to be valued more highly than personal gain and that learning is our life’s work. This scholarship is awarded to a graduate student in an education program with preference given to an online student. The annual award is $400. Heidi Erickson Carl Seitz was a 1947 UW-Stout graduate and president and CEO of Welder’s Supply Company in Beloit, Wis. for many years before retiring to Arizona. Carl and his wife, Laura, created this scholarship for juniors or seniors majoring in business administration. The annual awards are $1,000 each. Jessica Christiansen Allison Neidermyer Maisie Cramer Aaron Sims Zachary Helget Madelyn Tesch Brennan Kitchen Adam Warner Dylan Mattson Carl and Laura Seitz Endowed Business Administration Scholarship

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