High School Scholarships
Selection is based on difficulty of curriculum, GPA, service to the community, and personal traits. The scholarship is based on merit, not financial need. Selection of the scholarship recipient is made by the Beaver Dam High School Scholarship Program Committee. AAUW gives two to three scholarships each year, depending on funds raised at the gift basket auction. At least one recipient is chosen from Beaver Dam High School and no more than one is selected from another area high school.
Eligibility Requirements
- Must be a female
- Must reside within the boundaries of the Beaver Dam Unified School District. Applicants do not necessarily have to attend Beaver Dam High School.
- Must have maintained a 3.0 GPA or better average throughout the end of the seventh semester.
- Must meet U.S. residency requirements.
- Must be entering a four-year university/college or two-year “non-technical” college the following fall.
For more information contact BDHS Scholarship Committee, Student Services Office, 500 Gould Street, Beaver Dam, WI 53916, phone 920/885-7520 x 2113. You can also go to bdusd.org/schools/high/students/scholarships.cfm for more information.
Scholarship for Women Returning to School through Moraine Park
Eligibility Requirements
- Must be female
- Must be 25 years or older
- Must be enrolled in a diploma or a degree program
- Must be a current or past resident of Dodge County
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In the Spring of 2024, we awarded two $2,000 scholarships to Britney Wendorf and Emma Adsit both from Beaver Dam High School. Britney plans to attend the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse to study radiologic sciences in the fall. In high school, her favorite class was AP Psychology. She liked the subject material and had friends in the class. To top that off, her teacher became her favorite teacher. One of the projects for this class was to collect data around school for a survey. The last book she read was “The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” and the last thing she watched on television was “The Summer I Turned Pretty”. Her dad is the person who inspires her the most. Best of luck, Britney!! We did not hear from Emma, but we wish her the best as well.
The Moraine Park scholarships were awarded in the Fall of 2024 to Nicole Kucharski who is working on her Associate Degree in Nursing and Erica Pantoja who is working on her degree in Graphic Design.
Pictured below is Nicole Kucharski on the right, with Jan Sutter, the Beaver Dam Branch of AAUW’s Scholarship Chair at a recent luncheon. Erica was not able to be there.
Past Scholarship Recipients
1934: Margaret Lamereaux (unable to accept); Dorothy Buchda (alternate)
1935: Scholarship not offered
1936: Elaine Riopelle
1937: Charlotte Griesmer
1938: Doris Johnson
1939: Betty Sterlinski McKay
1940: Mabel Parker
1941: Betty Brace Kemper
1942: Betty Bowden
1943: Geraldine DeVelice and Ruth Tillama
1944: Rosemary Bohl
1945: Corinne Schwartzenbakker
1946: Joyce Cisco
1947: Jean Goodwin
1948: Dorothy Schiller
1949: Mary Bearder
1950: Janet Helms
1951: Beverly Smith
1952: Lois Sutton
1953: Jane Oestreich and Norda Kurth
1954: None
1955: Beatrice Schulenberg
1956: Barbara Field
1957: Ruth Regling
1958: Darcy Kopff
1959: Priscilla Gentz
1960: Marna Seefeldt
1961: Della Elden
1962: Kathy Daily
1963: Rosalie DeGraff
1964: Joyce Bender
1965: Carol Beule
1966: Elaine Urbanek
1967: Marianne Cooke
1968: Jo Ann Boushon
1969: Kathy Klas
1970: Sally Noll
1971: Barbara Laub
1972: Janette Kapelle
1973: Karen Schneider and Lynn Krell
1974: Virginia Hostetter and Camille McDaniel
1975: Lillian Wohlwend and Paula Youngdale
1976: Jane Nagler and Barbara Rex
1977: Donna Hofer and Janet Mittelstadt
1978: Linda Selk and Deborah Laue
1979: Barbara Hankes and Sharon Matuszeski
1980: Sandra Kotek
1981: Mary Elizabeth Miller and Nancy Vilker
1982: Amy Budde and Lora Stange
1983: Lisa Rettschlat and Lesa Treptow (Beryle Carlson Helfert Memorial) and Diane Mastick (Joanne Keil Memorial)
1984: Holly Higgins and Bonnie Rosenmeier (Lenore Lawrence Memorial) and Patricia Haider (Laura Lou Seefeldt Memorial)
1985: Michael Wild
1986: Sarah Wieneke and Steve Shiels (Dorothy Burrow Memorial)
1987: Joan Aaroen and Gwen Helbing; and Lois Mache (returning student Marian University)
1988: Melissa Frick
1989: Matthew Buteyn and Heather Sommer
1990: Nathan Wilke
1991: Jason Burchardt and Cynthia Klawitter
1992: David Ennis and Kay Smarzinski
1993: Jonathan Ganske and Meredith Hundt Mueller
1994: Benjamin Stellpflug and Todd White
1995: Tonya Manske and Jacqueline Ryden
1996: Katherine Mau (Lakeside school) and Sarah Tiller
1997: Thomas Nies and Christine Evans; and Leanne Gensch (returning student UW-Superior)
1998: Theresa Martin
1999: Katherine Lehmann and Nicole Parton
2000: Michael Guertin and Rebecca Hasbrouck
2001: Nicole Johnston and Owen Metz
2002: John O’Connor and Nathan Patterson; and Heather Smith (returning student Moraine Park)
2003: Michael Brandt and Michelle Miller
2004: Brock Linde and Steven Drake and Emily Mulder (Wayland)
2005: Emily Coe and Amanda Tran and Cody Warren; and Angie Olson (returning student Marian University)
2006: Katherine Rompre and Kristin Jameson; and Cinnamon Mayoh (returning college student)
2007: James O’Connell and Caitlin Nehmer (Lakeside school) and Rachel Wendland (Prep school)
2008: Heather Schreiber and Kevin Schmidt and Jill Neitzel (Wayland); and Shannon Barniskis (returning college student)
2009: Megan Espenscheid and Marissa McDonald and Edward Randerson (Wayland)
2010: Henry Gergen and Nicholas Derr (Wayland) and Stephanie Hill (Wayland); and Hillary Disch (returning student UW-Madison)
2011: Emily Sena and Alicia Zastrow and Mary Miller
2012: Adelheid Elgersma and Amanda Smith and Zoe TeRonde
2013: Anna Boschert and Sara Schultz and Sarah Willihnganz (Wayland)
2014: Haley Fiegel (Wayland) and Anna Gergen and Bethany Ketchem
2015: Jordan Tyjeski and Kelly Truong (Wayland) and Sophie Willihnganz (Wayland)
2016: Ashley Bird and Madison Jewell (Wayland)
2017: Selah Castellano and Audrey Oin
2018: Ashley Saniter and Rachel De Jardins and Madeline Biel
2019: Alyssa Heim and Alexandria (Alex) Kraus (Beaver Dam High School); Barbara Turner and Shannon Gammon (Moraine Park)
2020: Sydney Hoecker (Beaver Dam High School); Evelyn Yee (Madison Day School); Mackenzie White (UW Whitewater); Leiken Stollenwerk and Angela Matzen (Moraine Park)
2021: Rebecca Dray (Beaver Dam High School) and Grace Seim (Lakeside Lutheran High School); Jacqueline Fuller and Natalie Lachowicz (Moraine Park)
2022: Madilyn Ladron and Ella Roux (Beaver Dam High School); and Colleen Hoth-Jaquet (Moraine Park)
2023: Trinity Mahnke and Cameran Schraufnagel (Beaver Dam High School); and Sydnie Baetz and Tanya Schmidt (Moraine Park)
2024: Emma Adsit and Britney Wendorf (Beaver Dam High School); and Nicole Kucharski and Erica Pantoja (Moraine Park)