2022 Scholarship Awards

John and Louise Gomulak Endowed Scholarship This scholarship is sponsored by daughter, Charlotte Gomulak Lee and Howard Lee, both UW-Stout graduates, in honor and memory of her parents who believed in public education. John and Louise Gomulak attended one- room country schools, were brought up during the depression, and tried to do the best for their five girls. John worked in the Civilian Conservation Corp and served during the second world war. They married in 1944 and farmed in Osceola, Wis. John was a hard-working carpenter and Louise worked at home and as a visiting home health aid. Three of the five Gomulak girls attended and met their husbands at UW-Stout. The scholarship is for a first-generation student with demonstrated financial need. The annual award is $1,100. Ashley Shogren Howard and Charlotte Lee Education Endowed Scholarship Howard, 1968 and 1969, and Charlotte Gomulak , 1968 and 1969, and their three sons Nathan, 1997, Sheldon, 1998, and Jonathan, 2001, all graduated from UW-Stout. Howard served in several leadership and teaching capacities on the UW-Stout campus from 1986-2009. Howard and Charlotte believe in the need for family and consumer science and technology education. This scholarship has been established for a financially deserving student with a GPA of 2.8 or higher and will be awarded to a student majoring in family and consumer science or technology education during their sophomore year. The scholarship is renewable for the student’s junior year if they meet the scholarship criteria. The annual award is $1,000. Sarah Korte Katie Brophy Lee Memorial Endowed Scholarship Katie Brophy Lee was a senior art major with an emphasis in printmaking when she died in 2007 while being treated for leukemia. In addition to performing in UW-Stout theatre productions, Katie was very passionate about the environment. She pursued this passion by being active in Green Sense as vice president of the organization, organizing Earth Day events, having her own table at the Earth Day event to educate people about composting and recycling long before it was a part of campus life, and designing and planting rain gardens with other students. Her family and friends established this scholarship to honor her and assist a student who exemplifies Katie’s desire to protect and preserve our environment. The annual

award is $1,600. Elizabeth Bartho

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