UWSP School of Health Sciences & Wellness Banquet 2024

Jane Wright Abrahamsen Home Economics Scholarship NATALIE STEWART

About the Scholarship This scholarship was created to honor the late Jane Wright Abrahamsen, by her husband Martin. Jane was born in Mauston who received a degree in home economics in 1928 and a bachelor's degree in home economics education in 1933, both from the Stevens Point Normal School. She then went on to get her master's degree from UW-Madison in 1936. She then taught in the Montfomery County Schools in Maryland for 21 years, earning an outstanding teacher award from the state of Maryland. Natalie is a dietetics senior who will begin her studies as a graduate student in UWSP's community and organizational leadership program this fall. She is the marketing coordinator of the Student Association of Nutrition and Dietetics and is a student manager for the CPS Café. Natalie hopes to complete her dietetics internship with UW-Green Bay.

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