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Notable Gifts


Judd S. Alexander Foundation
$100,000 challenge grant to the Endowed Scholarship Fund
$53,983 for UWMC’s Minority Access initiative
Other significant contributions

James and Susan Skinner
$140,000 stock and cash contributions, establishing permanent scholarships memorializing deceased friends and providing other campus support

John Runkel
$100,000 - establishing the John Runkel scholarship fund and annual faculty community service award

Frank Steffes
Bequeathed $100,000, prior to his passing, thus establishing the Frank J. Steffes memorial scholarship

Steffes Family
$100,000 contributed/pledged, establishing the Verna & Henry Steffes scholarship fund, honoring the parents of five children

Irene Hammer
Bequeathed $$55,000, prior to her passing, to continue the Thomas Hammer scholarship

Marion Urban
$51,000 stock contribution to the Endowed Scholarship Fund, memorializing a family member

Nancy Frawley

$37,000 contribution to the Endowed Scholarship Fund memorializing Gladys Phillips plus additional annual contributions

Freeman Family Partnership

$30,000 to establish the Distinguished Faculty Society

Wausau Homes

$30,000 to establish the Wausau Homes Writing Center plus additional significant annual contributions

Family of Tom & Mary Murphy (moved up the list)
$30,000 plus additional annual contributions endowing  an annual scholarship honoring their parents, Tom and Mary Murphy

Greenheck Fan Corporation 

$25,000 contribution to the Endowed Scholarship Fund plus $5,000 annual contributions

Family and Friends of Barney Viste
$20,000 in contributions establishing the Marian "Barney" Viste Memorial Anthropology Scholarship

B.A. and Esther Greenheck Family Foundation

$15,000 for renovation of the planetarium

Thom and Taffy Williams

$13,000 contribution to the Endowed Scholarship Fund memorializing a family member

Jim Perry
$12,000 establishing the Irene Perry memorial scholarship


John Tobakos

$11,000 stock contribution to the Endowed Scholarship Fund memorializing a family member

Lee and Billie Miskowski and Ford Motor Company matching gifts

$10,000 contribution to the Endowed Scholarship Fund

Stettin Lions Club

$10,000 contribution to the Endowed Scholarship Fund

E O Johnson
$10,000 establishing the E O and LaVerne Johnson scholarship fund

Murco Foundation
$10,000 contribution toward purchase of campus sculpture, plus significant annual contributions for scholarships

Gregory M Zabrowski Family & Friends
$10,000 in initial contributions plus additional annual contributions endowing an annual scholarship memorializing Gregory M. Zabrowski

Clyde F. Schlueter Foundation
$5,000 to purchase donor software for UWMC Foundation plus
$5,000 annually to fund 5 scholarships, awarded to students pursuing collaborative degree bachelor's programs

Wausau Health Foundation
$7,500  contributed annually for students pursuing medically oriented careers

Harvey Nelson Charitable Trust

Significant annual contributions supporting faculty & staff research and development

 

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