This scholarship recognizes a CNR graduate student who has demonstrated outstanding achievements as teaching assistants. 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.” Alexandra Mentele Master of Natural Resources Madison, Wisconsin Jack and Marion Wilson Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Award
Jack and Marion Wilson Outstanding Graduate Student Award
This scholarship recognizes a CNR graduate student who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievements and campus and community involvement in the 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.” Maxwel Wilkinson Master of Natural Resources Sauk City, Wisconsin
Jacque D. Vallier Memorial Scholarship
Among the many gifts bestowed by the Vallier family to UW-Stevens Point, this scholarship endowment honors Jacque Vallier, a renowned high school Biology and Natural History teacher in Milwaukee who gave thousands of students an appreciation for nature and love of sciences. Created by Jacque’s wife, Dorothy, following his passing in 1996, the scholarship recognizes students for their organization involvement, academic achievement and potential for future success in their chosen field of natural resource conservation. The recipients will be attending the six-week Field Techniques in Natural Resources course at Treehaven this summer. Benjamin Shumate Forestry Forest Management Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
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