2022 Scholarship Awards

Kay and Dale Lyndahl Endowed Scholarship Kay Duebner Lyndahl graduated from UW-Stout in December 1963 with a food and nutrition major and a journalism minor. While at Stout, she was editor of the Stoutonia and worked most of her life in these two fields—many thanks to Lloyd Whydotski, her mentor and friend who encouraged her to seek out her talents in both food and journalism, even after retiring, as a volunteer. Kay worked in her field writing for a large calendar company in St. Paul, preparing food for photography, teaching microwave classes in retail stores, serving as the editor for a senior citizens’ newspaper, planning senior meals and developing recipes for meal sites. This shows that you can go for your dream, and it will come back to you the rest of your life. This scholarship supports students enrolled in the master’s program in food and nutrition or the bachelor’s program in dietetics. The annual award is $1,500. Gwendolyn Olson M.O.M.S Endowed Scholarship Marilyn Krause Leccese, a 1974 UW-Stout graduate, and Rick Leccese established this scholarship to honor their mothers for their positive influence on their respective lives. The scholarship is awarded to a junior or senior with a 3.0 or above GPA, majoring in food science and technology, hotel, restaurant and tourism management, or family and consumer sciences education. The annual award Luther Mahan and Rita Mahan Christoffersen Endowed Scholarship Dr. Luther Mahan taught biology at UW-Stout for a number of years until his death in 1984. Rita Mahan Christoffersen retired after teaching in the apparel and textile area at UW-Stout for more than 40 years. The scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate apparel design and development major who has attained a strong academic record and has financial need. The annual award is $1,000. Elizabeth Skalitzky is $1,100. Olivia Ellis

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