2026 CNR Scholarship Booklet

Jack and Marion Wilson Outstanding Wildlife Student Award

This scholarship recognizes a CNR student who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievements and involvement in the wildlife discipline. 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.” Holly Gilchrist Wildlife Ecology and Management Northbrook, Illinois

Jack and Marion Wilson Outstanding Sophomore Award

This scholarship recognizes an outstanding sophomore student in the UW-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources. 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.” Kylie Lieven Wildlife Ecology and Management Slinger, Wisconsin

Jack and Marion Wilson Outstanding Junior Award

This scholarship recognizes an outstanding junior student in the UW-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources. 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.” Dakota Longsine Wildlife Ecology and Management Clintonville, Wisconsin

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