AVA DAHLKE
Jane Wright Abrahamsen Home Economics Scholarship
About the Award 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. Ava is a family and consumer sciences senior with a minor in psychology and an emphasis on child life and family. She served as treasurer for the University Council on Family Relations and was an honors ambassador for her fellow students. Ava has maintained a 4.0 through her entire undergraduate experience thus making the dean's list five consecutive semesters.
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