Bud Steiner Memorial Scholarship GERRIT BRINKMAN Gerrit is a health sciences and wellness major who plans to attend medical school after graduation. He is a Marshfield Clinic Health System Health Scholar and is the co-president of the National Wellness Institute student chapter. Gerrit works on campus as the Intramurals Student Manager and is in UWSP's Honors Program. About the Scholarship Oliver (Bud) Steiner was a 1965 graduate of UWSP who was one of the original three student managers of the then new University Center in the early sixties. After graduation he continued his employment with the Centers and was the longtime Assistant Director of the three University Centers, mainly responsible for daily operations and facilities. Around 1980, he became one of the Assistants to the Assistant Chancellor of Student Life, responsible for all the business functions of the campus auxiliaries (Centers, Housing, Dining). He served in this capacity until his death in 1986. Bud was killed while riding his bike across Canada. He was trying to ride 5,000 miles and raise $50,000 for scholarships.
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