Our Donors

We gratefully appreciate the scholarships that are made possible by the generous gifts made by donors, friends, and alumni of the university.

Dr. Randall & Jayne Lambrecht

Dr. Randall & Jayne Lambrecht

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...

Dr. Robert B. Gordon

Dr. Robert B. Gordon

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...

Dr. Robert Cialdini and Bobette Gorden

Dr. Robert Cialdini and Bobette Gorden

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

Dr. Robert T. Balmer

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 as Dean of Engineering...

Drs. Fred R. And Ellen W. Eckman

Drs. Fred R. And Ellen W. Eckman

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....

Drs. John R. Johnson and Kathryn A. Dindia

Drs. John R. Johnson and Kathryn A. Dindia

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...

Dr. William F. and Mrs. Mary G. Halloran

Dr. William F. and Mrs. Mary G. Halloran

This scholarship was created by Dr. William Halloran with gifts made to honor his retirement and service to the University as a former Dean of the College of Letters & Science.

Economics Alumni, Faculty, and Friends

Economics Alumni, Faculty, and Friends

Edith McPherson

Edith McPherson

The late Dr. McPherson served as a professor of Electrical Engineering at UWM from 1967 until his death in 1995. His wife, Edith, with family and friends, established the scholarship in his memory. Edith passed away in 2017.

Ed Jackamonis

Ed Jackamonis

A member of the founding faculty in political science, Ed Jackamonis left the classroom for a 12 year career in the Wisconsin legislature in 1970. He retired as Speaker of the House in 1982 and continued his career in state service as Executive Director of the...

Edna Louise Mason, R.N.

Edna Louise Mason, R.N.

From 1920 until she retired in 1954 with emeritus standing, Edna Louise Mason served this institution as the college nurse when it was the Milwaukee Normal School, the Milwaukee State Teachers College, and the Wisconsin State College. During the first seven years on...

Educators Legacy Foundation

Educators Legacy Foundation

Mary Jo Stipek was a teacher in Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS). Her passion was promoting literacy, which she continued after working in MPS by volunteering at Milwaukee Achievers. Mary Jo felt reading skills were critical to not only learning but also living a...

Edward L. Vander Grinten

Edward L. Vander Grinten

Ed Vander Grinten attended Messmer High School and selected UWM so he could live at home to save money. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Accounting in 1966 and his MBA in 1970, although his undergraduate and graduate years were divided by two years of military...

Elizabeth L. Gonia

Elizabeth L. Gonia

Beth Gonia created this scholarship in memory of her late husband, Michael Gonia.

Engberg Anderson Architects

Engberg Anderson Architects

Engberg Anderson Architects is a community-driven architecture team. Our focus is on a design that serves a greater purpose, improving the quality of life for the users of our buildings, both in the Midwest and around the US.

Eppstein Uhen Architects (EUA)

Eppstein Uhen Architects (EUA)

Eppstein Uhen Architects (EUA) is an architecture, interior design, and master planning firm located in Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin, and in Denver, Colorado. Our 114-year-old firm specializes in workplace, healthcare, learning, living, science + technology,...

Estate of Henry A. Maksimowicz

Estate of Henry A. Maksimowicz

Henry Maksimowicz (1926-2010) proudly served his country with the US Marine Corp in WWII, and was a retiree of Nordberg Manufacturing Company. Dorothy Maksimowicz (1922-2006), Henry’s wife, was a 1943 graduate of the Milwaukee State Teachers College, a forerunner to...

Estate of Hilma Christine Dikander

Estate of Hilma Christine Dikander

For 28 years, Hilma “Chris” Swan Dikander was a teacher in Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS), providing the city’s youngest students with a positive start to their educational careers. Born in India to missionary parents, Chris earned her Bachelor of Education degree in...

Estate of Jan F. Cieszynski & Estate of Renata M. Cieszynski

Estate of Jan F. Cieszynski & Estate of Renata M. Cieszynski

Estate of Mariele Schirmer

Estate of Mariele Schirmer

Professor Mariele Schirmer taught both French and German at Wisconsin State College, one of UWM’s predecessor institutions, and then continued on as a member of the faculty in the German program at UWM. She retired in 1960 after a 42 year teaching career and died in...

Estate of Martine Darmon Meyer

Estate of Martine Darmon Meyer

Martine Darmon Meyer (1929-2013) was a beloved professor of French language, literature and civilization at UWM for more than 40 years. Born in Casablanca, Morocco, she left Northern Africa to study English at Smith College, and continued her education at UW-Madison,...

Estate of Walter J. Mundschau ?61 and Ruth C. Mundschau `60

Estate of Walter J. Mundschau ?61 and Ruth C. Mundschau `60

Both UWM alumni, Walter Mundschau (1935-2015) received his undergraduate degree in Accounting in 1961, and his wife Ruth (1938-2007) received her undergraduate degree in Early Childhood Education in 1960. ?Walt? led Kalmbach Publishing as its President from...

Eurofins Scientific

Eurofins Scientific

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company which provides a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries. The Group believes it is the world leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products...

Evelyn Evert Huegel

Evelyn Evert Huegel

Evelyn Evert Huegel was a woman respected for her zest for life and her willingness to serve. This scholarship was established when she died. For a new or continuing student in any area of study. Available to full or part-time students.

Evelyn L. Petshek

Evelyn L. Petshek

Evelyn Petshek (1917-2010), a native of England, met her husband Kirk R. Petshek (1913-1973) in London just after World War II. The couple immigrated to the U.S. and moved to Milwaukee in 1962 when Kirk accepted a position as Professor of Urban Affairs and Business...

Faculty, Alumni and Friends of UWM Department of Economics

Faculty, Alumni and Friends of UWM Department of Economics

The Holahan Prize celebrates forty years of outstanding research, service and teaching by William L. Holahan, Professor Emeritus of Economics (1972-2013). In addition to serving as Department Chair for nearly a decade and writing seminal articles in economic theory,...

Family and Friends of Amelia Lucas

Family and Friends of Amelia Lucas

The friends and family if Amelia Lucas honor her legacy through their gifts with the hope of continuing to touch the lives of students in the Department of Communication.

Family and Friends of Charles E. Hurst, UWM '65

Family and Friends of Charles E. Hurst, UWM '65

Mary E. Hurst endows this scholarship in honor and loving memory of her husband, Charles Hurst (1942-2023), who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1963 and 1965. Charles Hurst joined the faculty of The...

Family and Friends of Dr. Carol Baumann

Family and Friends of Dr. Carol Baumann

Dr. Carol Baumann graduated from UW-Madison, and due to her academic excellence, was one of the twelve original recipients of the prestigious Marshall Scholarship, which afforded her the opportunity to earn her PhD at the London School of Economics in 1957. Carol was...

Family and Friends of Dr. Donna Decker

Family and Friends of Dr. Donna Decker

Dr. Donna Decker was an instructor at both UWM and Marquette University who passed away in 2013. She was an inspirational and beloved teacher with a passion for the written word and a deep love of literature. She obtained her PhD in British Literature in the midst of...