We are Superior Strong!
A Message from Jeanne Thompson Vice Chancellor, University Advancement Dear Alumni and Friends of UW-Superior,
After the Together We Are Superior campaign launched virtually due to the pandemic, UW-Superior and the foundation were flexible, innovative, scrappy, determined and most importantly – successful. Concluding the campaign $5 million over goal was an amazing accomplishment thanks to our many generous alumni, friends and business partners.
I hope you enjoyed reading about all the new and exciting initiatives that were funded by the campaign. I’d like to take this opportunity to highlight our scholarship results. With $25.3 million raised, we are able to increase our level of scholarship support to over $1 million per year. While this is a new milestone for the foundation – one we are proud of – our efforts cannot stop. UW-Superior still has a high percentage of first-generation students with high financial need. Many students are still not receiving the scholarship assistance they and their families need. Funding scholarships, whether through the foundation’s general scholarship fund or by establishing a scholarship in honor or memory of an individual, is easy to do. I’d like to highlight two such scholarships. Dennis White Scholarship
Dennis White is a 1969 alumnus who was honored by the Alumni Association in 2017 with the Distinguished Alumni Award for his outstanding career in education and administration in Northern Wisconsin for over 30 years. In 2016, the Wisconsin Indian Education Association recognized White as the Wisconsin Indian Educator of the Year for his lifetime achievements in education and leadership. Linda (Buckley) Dee, Class of 1969, a former classmate of White’s from Kindergarten through college, was present at the Foundation’s Appreciation Dinner in 2017 when White was presented his Distinguished Alumni Award. Soon after, she reached out to former Central High School classmates George Relles and Dennis Deeds to help her fundraise for a Dennis White Scholarship. Together, their efforts have raised over $35,000 from former classmates and friends for an endowed scholarship honoring White. Fundraising efforts continue.
Dr. Charles Kenney Scholarship Charles Kenney was a professor of political science at UW-Superior for 38 years. He had a strong commitment to international education through his involvement in the Soviet Seminar trip, which included trips to the USSR and Eastern Europe, and the Model United Nations Project. In 2011, Kenney was honored with the Alumni Association’s James Rainaldo Mentor Award. Kenney sadly passed away in 2011. A dynamic lecturer, Kenney taught his students how to think through an issue, and despite his professional demeanor, he had a good sense of humor. As a faculty advisor, Kenney was an outstanding mentor and coach, who always had time for his students. Glenn Brazelton and his wife, Pam (Modeen) Brazelton, both 1970 alumni, led efforts to
establish an endowed scholarship in honor and recognition of Kenney’s outstanding career and the positive influence he had on so many. Their efforts included reaching out to political science alumni and those who participated in the Soviet Union seminars and trips. To date, over $33,000 has been raised and, like the Dennis White Scholarship, fundraising efforts continue. These two examples of alumni and friends coming together to provide scholarship assistance to UW-Superior students is philanthropy at its finest. We’re all Superior strong – and proud of it! To support scholarships at the UW-Superior Foundation, go to uwsuper.edu/give.
Jeanne Thompson
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