The late Ian Elliott attended UWM and was studying foreign Economics at the time of his passing in 2013. Ian was very active in student government and truly loved being a student.

Melvin Lurie was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and graduated from Boston Latin School in 1940. After serving in World War II, he obtained a BA in Economics from Pennsylvania State University in 1948, and later his Masters (1951) and Ph.D. (1958) in Economics from...

Professor Vairavan, Professor Emeritus, is considered one of the most influential faculty members and contributors to the College of Engineering & Applied Science. UWM hired Dr. K. Vairavan in September 1968 as an Assistant Professor in what was then the Electrical...

The Fund is established in honor and memory of former Associate Professor Thomas S. Hooyer (1963-2016), who served the faculty of the UWM Department of Geosciences from 2009-2014. Tom received his PhD in geology and geophysics from Iowa State University in 1999, and...

The Fund is created in Gary Elfe’s honor by his close friends and business associates, Mary Ellen Stanek (MBA ’84) and Charles Groeschell (MBA ’78). They are joined in this by Gary’s wife, Denise Elfe ‘77, and many other family members, friends, and business...

This scholarship is named to honor Gertie the Duck, the heroine of the famous children’s book co-authored by Dr. Louis Romano ‘43 and his friend and fellow alumnus Dr. Nicholas Georgiady ’43. Louis and Nick became boyhood friends on a paper route on Brady Street in...

The Babbitt Scholarship was established in 1972 by the family of Elizabeth Babbitt, an alumna of the English Department.

Flad Architects is a national planning and design firm committed to creating environments that enhance human potential. In partnership with leading research organizations, universities, healthcare institutions, and science-based companies, Flad designs innovative...

Florence B. Folkman was an artist and published author. This scholarship was established at her death. For a continuing student majoring in art. When possible, a portfolio is suggested.

A Professor Emeritus of Italian at Indiana University and a naturalized American citizen since 1961, Dr Lébano was born in Palmanova (Udine), Italy on January 17, 1934. He earned his PhD in Romance Languages at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C....

Founding Faculty Scholarship Faculty and staff who established the UW-Waukesha have supported this scholarship to memorialize their work in opening the campus in 1966. For a senior graduating in the top 15 percent of his/her high school class. Available to full and...

FEF continues to connect with educators and industry to inspire students toward a career in metal casting. FEF provides scholarship support, supports world-class metal casting engineering programs, encourages internships and co-ops, partners with innovative Key...

Frederick P. Kessler was born in Milwaukee and graduated from Milwaukee Lutheran High School. Kessler was first elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1960, becoming at age 21, the youngest person at that time ever to serve in the legislature. In 1962 he received...

Fredlyn was a commuter student who enjoyed the camaraderie of her classmates and greatly appreciated the profound impact professors had on her academically and personally, challenging her with new ideas and new ways of seeing the world. Fredlyn earned her BS in...

This scholarship was created by friends and colleagues of Dave Edwards to honor his 35 year career as WUWM’s General Manager. Dave is a UWM alumnus who graduated with a BA in Mass Communication in 1975. He began his career with UWM’s Milwaukee public radio station in...

I joined the faculty of UWM?s College of Letters & Science Department of French, Italian and Comparative Literature in 1972. After many progressive roles in academic leadership, I became Director of the Honors College in 1995 and served until my retirement in 2008.

The friends and family of David Kraus fund this scholarship to honor his memory and legacy. David graduated from UWM with a history major in 1973. He was very proud of his acceptance to the national history academic honor society Phi Alpha Theta while in college, and...

Dr. Ethel Sloane was a professor of biology at UWM and also an alumna, having attended the campus in the 1950s. She was a beloved member of the faculty where she championed the cause of gender diversity and gender equity in higher education teaching and leadership as...

Dr. James Sappenfield was Professor Emeritus of English at UW-Milwaukee. He was a devoted and loyal teacher of early American literature and an administrator for over 39 years. Much of his scholarship was dedicated to Cooper, Melville and Hawthorne. He edited a...

Dr. Michael Gordon was an oral historian and archivist at the Wisconsin Historical Society before coming to UW-Milwaukee in 1987. At UWM, Michael taught courses in American labor history, the history of Wisconsin, the 1950s, and local history, and served as the...

The Richard W. Peltz Award for Excellence in Philosophy was established by Cissie Peltz in honor of her spouse, Richard Peltz, who was a vital member of the Philosophy Department from 1957 until his passing in 1975. The Award continues to be supported by a former...

A native of Michigan, Ruth Walker earned her Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1926. She came to Milwaukee in 1931 as a botany instructor at the former University of Wisconsin Extension Center. Following the merger of the Milwaukee...

Dr. Thomas J. “Tom” Bontly, Professor Emeritus of English at UWM, passed away in 2012. In a career spanning more than four decades, Dr. Bontly strove to find a balance. For 35 years as a faculty member at UWM, he taught creative writing, worked on his own writing and...

Professor Frederick J. Hoffman (1909-1967) was born in Port Washington, Wisconsin. He held teaching positions throughout the country, his final position was at UW-Milwaukee as Distinguished Professor of English. During his lifetime, Hoffman authored 21 books and...

The scholarship was created to memorialize Giovanni (Gon) Carini, a UWM alumnus who also taught at UWM for some time. Gon loved literature and Italian, and pursued those studies at UWM. Gon was able to return to his home country of Italy as a young adult, and it had...

J. Walter Elliott was a vital and esteemed member of the faculty from 1975 to 1990. An internationally recognized scholar, he was a mainstay of our graduate program in macroeconomics.

Ray Hatcher was an Illinois native who received his PhD at the University of Cincinnati in 1959 and shortly thereafter joined UWM as an assistant professor in the Department of Botany. His research specialty was bryophytes, and he traveled widely in the United...

Renee A. Meyers was a professor of communication at UWM who passed away in 2012 following a brief battle with cancer. Renee was an internationally known scholar of group communication who focused on small group decision-making and argument, as well as the role of...

Robert B. Jones was a literature professor at UWM who was murdered in November 1993. He received his BA from Memphis State University in 1970, his MA from Southern Illinois Carbondale in 1972. and his PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1981. Prior to...

Initially funded by Virginia K. Gernant, widow of the late Dr. Robert E. Gernant, this fund honors the memory of Dr. Gernant, a former geosciences professor who died in 1988 at the age of 46. Multiple donors continue to add to the fund to honor this beloved professor.