Irving W. Gerhardt Scholarships
A native of Neillsville, Wis., Irving W. Gerhardt taught high school agriculture in Dane County for 44 years. The Gerhardt Conservation Scholarships were established through an estate gift to UW-Stevens Point Foundation in 1996 with a gift of over $300,000. Mr. Gerhardt earned national recognition among his peers by receiving both the Honorary American Farmer Degree and the Teacher of Teachers Gold Award from the National Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association.
Marlies Brandli Forestry Ecosystem Restoration and Management Monroe, Wisconsin Rylee Gaustad Resource Management Environmental Science and Management Deforest, Wisconsin
Heidi Cunzenheim Wildlife Ecology and Management Randolph, Wisconsin Connor Hietpas Wildlife Ecology and Management Little Chute, Wisconsin
Kylie Lieven Wildlife Ecology and Management Slinger, Wisconsin Malcolm Rice Wildlife Ecology and Management Marion, Iowa
Brynn Messersmith Forestry Ecosystem Restoration and Management Yorkville, Illinois
Leah Rose Wildlife Ecology and Management Marinette, Wisconsin Danielle Sylvester Wildlife Ecology and Management De Pere, Wisconsin
Jack Stephens Forestry Ecosystem Restoration and Management Brooklyn, Iowa
Jack and Marion Wilson Achievement Environment and Society Award
This scholarship recognizes a CNR student who has demonstrated academic achievements and campus and community involvement within their respective disciplines. This scholarship endowment was established in 2009 with a bequest from the estate of Jack and Marion Wilson of Fredonia, Wisconsin. Jack was in the wholesale and retail oil business for 45 years and owned the Fredonia-Belgium Oil Company for 20 years. He passed away in September 1994 and Marion died in May 2008. The Wilsons loved the outdoors and Jack was an avid duck hunter and trout fisherman, with a fondness for yellow Labrador retrievers. The Wilsons hoped “to provide assistance to promising students enrolled in the College who demonstrate a commitment to the environment and the preservation of our natural resources.” Brandon Smith Environmental Education and Interpretation Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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