UWSP School of Education Scholarship Banquet 2024 Booklet

NANCY PAGE SCHOLARSHIP Recipient: Courtney Krueger Major: Physical Education Recipient: Anna Scheglowski Major: Physical Education

Nancy Page was a teacher and coach at UWSP from 1973-2004, coaching field hockey (1973-85), softball (1980-90) and tennis (1986-2004). Nancy taught numerous activity classes inside and outside the physical education major and was generally responsible for teaching 175-200 students a semester. Her teaching day may have featured teaching two hours each of badminton, cross country skiing and tennis with enough energy left to play tennis in the late afternoon or evening. Her passion for sports and activity served as an outstanding role model for students and staff. Nancy was active in promoting women sports and is a charter member of the Women’s Athletic Fund.

ROSEMARY AND SUE NELSON SCHOLARSHIP Recipient: Rachel Callow Major: Elementary Education

This scholarship was funded through the estate of Mrs. Sue Nelson and Rosemary Adele Nelson. Sue Nelson was Rosemary’s mother. Rosemary taught English and music in the Stevens Point school system and was well known in the Wausau area as a piano teacher.

JOHN BERND SCHOLARSHIP Recipient: Megan Steffens Major: Elementary Education

This scholarship was established by John Bernd to honor two intelligent, caring, creative teachers, Lee Cayo Bernd and Marilyn Kapter Bernd. This scholarship is for students at either the elementary or secondary teaching level who have shown creative ideas in planning or writing, and who are interested in encouraging students to read good literature at every age.

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