2022 Scholarship Awards

Stout University Foundation Scholarships

Michael Levy English, Communications and Literature Scholarship This scholarship is in memory of Professor Michael Levy who taught English, children’s literature and science fiction at UW-Stout for 37 years. Professor Levy spent his entire career teaching at UW-Stout and served as chair of the English department for seven years. He was a noted expert on children’s, young adult, and science fiction literature and served as president and editor of numerous associations and publications over his lifetime. His book reviews and essays on literature numbered in the thousands. He was awarded posthumously the Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Myth and Fantasy Studies in 2018 and the Children’s Fantasy Literature: An Introduction award in 2017. Throughout his career, he mentored many and was beloved for his kind, level-headed guidance, and wisdom. The annual awards are $1,500 each. Rebecca Gaspord Abigail Wells John and Myrtle Lifquist Scholarship Rosalind Lifquist, a 1921 UW-Stout graduate, established this unrestricted scholarship in honor of her parents, John and Myrtle Lifquist. Rosalind served in the U.S. Department of Agriculture for many years. She passed away in 1990. The annual award is $900. Cali Scholes William R. Lindsay Graphic Arts Scholarship William Lindsay was the national advertising manager for Presto Industries when he died in 1975. His family and friends provided this memorial fund to aid students majoring in cross-media graphics management. This scholarship is awarded to a junior or senior with a cumulative grade point of 2.8 or above. The annual award is $200. Cali Scholes James and Dianne Lorenz Endowed Scholarship James Lorenz, B.S. in technology education and engineering technology in 1964, established this scholarship with his wife, Dianne Lorenz. The scholarship is for a full-time student with demonstrated financial need, majoring in an engineering or technology program. The annual award is $2,000. Jobe Miller

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