Dennis Webb earned his B.S. Degree in Materials Science at the UWM College of Engineering and Applied Science in 1971. Susan Webb earned her B.A. in Art History from UWM in 1973. Dennis began the first few years of his engineering career working at Koehring Company...

The Derse Foundation is vitally concerned with protecting and restoring the environment. The foundation supports conservation-related causes, with particular emphasis on furthering our understanding of critical ecosystems to build a future in which humans live in...

An alumna, volunteer, and scholarship donor, DeVona Wright Cottrell ’06 is giving back to her alma mater and ensuring that students have the necessary financial resources to achieve an education. Wright Cottrell, director and associate general counsel at Robert W....

This scholarship honors the memory of Dr. Aaron G. Buseh, Ph.D. (1958-2017), who was a Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Nursing for 16 years. Originally from Liberia, West Africa, Dr. Buseh completed graduate training in nursing and...

This scholarship was created by Thomas Maxcy in honor of Dorothy Woodson, a 1947 graduate of the Milwaukee State Teachers College, a predecessor to the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. Dorothy sincerely appreciated her education.

Douglas W. Johnson (1951-2021) earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from UWM in 1977 and his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from UWM in 1982. Doug served as a Clinical Nurse for the Milwaukee County Mental Health Center, the Community Psychiatric...

We are both alumni of UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science and AJ is also an alumna of UWM?s Honors College. We were computer science students and the engineering focus of the program has assisted us in our careers. We owe a lot to UWM.

We are both alumni of UWM?s College of Engineering & Applied Science, and AJ is also an alumna of UWM?s Honors College. We were computer science students and the engineering focus of the program has assisted us in our careers. We owe a lot to UWM.

Dr. Kuramoto is a nationally recognized leader in continuing education and before her retirement she crisscrossed the United States during her 34 years as a nursing educator ?studying, teaching, editing and leading conferences in Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan,...

Drs. Ann and the late David Healy have a rich history with UWM. David taught as a professor in the History Department for 30 years, and Ann as an English instructor in the Academic Opportunity Center and as a History lecturer.

Dr. Brian J. Bear graduated from UWM with a BS in Medical Science and Health Information Administration in 1981. He received his Medical Degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 1984. He was an active OB/GYN in the Milwaukee community, delivering over 10,000...

Curtis Lueck earned his BS in 1975 and his MS in 1977 from UWM’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. Maureen Lueck earned her BA in 1973 as a graduate of mass communication from the College of Letters & Science. As Curtis Lueck’s thesis advisor, Professor...

Dr. Diana Ahmad grew up in the UWM neighborhood and earned her BA and MA in History from UWM. Dr. Ahmad is now the Curator’s Distinguished Teaching Professor of History and Political Science at the Missouri University of Science and Technology and has earned several...

Dr. Donald R. Shea was a Professor Emeritus who was instrumental in shaping UWM before his passing in 2001. Dr. Shea was a 1994 Ernest Spaights Plaza Honoree, an award given to individuals who made significant, enduring and campus-wide contributions to the growth and...

Dr. Hassan Rafi-Zadeh graduated from UWM in 1968 with a degree in Journalism. Dr. Rafi-Zadeh is a retired research scientist, and his wife, Dr. Zohreh Sotoodeh, is an executive at Arizona State University.

Professor Emeritus Henry S. Kepner, Jr. served on the faculty of the UWM School of Education Department of Curriculum and Instruction from 1972 until his retirement in 2011. He also held an adjunct appointment in the College of Letters & Science Department of...

Dr. Ian Harris is known as the “Father of Peace Education.” He spent the majority of his career at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee pioneering in the field of peace studies. He was also passionate about preserving and nurturing a tract of wilderness in...

Dr. J. David Hoeveler is a published author and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History who taught at UWM for 43 years. His research interests include American Intellectual History. Dr. Hoeveler additionally helped found the Religious Studies program at UWM.

This scholarship honors the late Joseph G. Baier and is funded by his family. His daughter, Dr. Joan Baier Peterson, notes that “dad’s love of science was passed on to me.” She is a graduate of UW-Madison where she earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in...

Dr. Laretta Henderson is the former Associate Dean for the School of Information Studies at UWM where she helped develop and implement academic programs and modernize the school’s outcome-based assessment structure. She also served as UWM’s chair of the School of...

Dr. Leonard Levine is a Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science who retired from UWM in 2000. Dr. Levine and his late wife, Marilyn Levine, have been longtime supporters of UWM students. Through their scholarships, they seek to make higher...

UWM has been a meaningful place for the Healy family for over fifty years. David and Ann Healy taught UWM students for more than thirty years. Professor David Healy joined UWM’s Department of History in 1966 and taught courses on the history of American foreign...

Dr. Paul Fischer created this scholarship in 2023, the year of his retirement from UWM. Dr. Fischer served as a professor and the chair of the UWM accounting area for more than 50 years. His areas of specialization include financial reporting issues with an emphasis...

Dr. Philip F. Judy earned his undergraduate degree in Applied Science from the UWM College of Engineering & Applied Science in 1964. He received a Ph.D. in Radiological Sciences (Physics) in 1971 from UW-Madison. In 1973, he joined the Physics and Engineering...

Dr. Lambrecht, Professor Emeritus and Dean of the UWM College of Health Sciences from 1998-2008, also co-led the establishment of UWM’s Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health. In 2008, he left UWM to become the President of the Aurora Research Institute, at...

Harriet Fox Gordon graduated from UWM with a Bachelor of Science in Education and a concentration in lower elementary education in 1960. An appreciative graduate, Harriet has spent her entire career working with elementary school children. Her radiant smile and her...

The Cialdini Fellowships are made possible by a generous gift to UWM from Dr. Robert Cialdini ’67 and Bobette Gorden. An internationally recognized social psychologist, Dr. Cialdini is a Milwaukee native and an alumnus of the Department of Psychology who received...

Dr.Robert T. Balmer joined UWM’s College of Engineering and Applied Science in 1969 after spending a year as a NATO Visiting Professor at the University of Naples in Italy. After nearly 30 years at UWM, he moved to Union College in New York aas Dean of Engineering...

Dr. Fred Eckman is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at UWM. Dr. Eckman received his Ph.D. at the University of Indiana and joined the faculty at UWM in 1977. He was then named a Distinguished Professor in 2013. During his 43 year career at UWM, Dr....

Dr. John R. Johnson served as Professor in the Department of Communication from 1978 until his retirement in 2011. Dr. Johnson taught in the areas of professional and organizational communication, and his research foci were applied organizational communication and...