{"id":72468,"date":"2022-10-27T08:36:24","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T13:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/?p=72468"},"modified":"2023-12-26T13:50:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T19:50:15","slug":"me-fall-2022-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/blog\/me-fall-2022-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Record $789,620 in scholarships awarded to Mechanical Engineering undergraduate students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In fall 2022, the <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/departments\/mechanical-engineering\/\">Mechanical Engineering department<\/a> and the College of Engineering awarded a combined 234 students a total of $789,620 in scholarship funding. These awards came from 116 different scholarship funds and the amount is a $300,000 increase over recent years. This is the most our department has given out in the history of our program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At our Scholarship Night event on October 13, we were joined by Mechanical Engineering students, their families and friends, and some of the donors who made this historic moment possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sally Ferguson representing the Richard T. and Kathryn S. Voelz Scholarship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sue and Tim Lebrun representing the Evelyn Knoke Kullerstrand Women and Diversity Scholarship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Emi Uyehara and Alan and Kathy Muirhead representing the Uyehara-Myers Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alan and Kathy Muirhead representing the Gary and Marlene Borman Scholarship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fred Elder representing the Douglas T. Reindl Scholarship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>William Holmberg representing the William Holmberg Fund for Mechanical Engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Amelia Cosgrove Thomas representing the Robert J. Troller and Amelia Cosgrove Thomas Scholarship Fund<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Burzoe Ghandhi and Jaal Ghandhi representing the Nancy F. Ghandhi Women in Mechanical Engineering Scholarship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kris and Leslie Dressler representing the Kris Dressler STAR Scholarship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re grateful to everyone involved in our scholarship processes, especially the many donors, past and present, who were unable to be with us in person. It\u2019s especially exciting that the College of Engineering has focused $20 million of funding from the 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/news\/32m-commitment-from-the-grainger-foundation-to-uw-madison-engineering-will-fuel-growth\/\">Grainger Foundation pledge<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/admissions\/scholarships\/star-scholarship-program\/\">Strategic Targeted Achievement Recognition (STAR) scholarship program<\/a>. Additional thanks to our academic specialist Kassi Sprecher, our communications specialist Caitlin Scott and the Undergraduate Program Committee reviewed the many scholarship applications: Tom Krupenkin, Peter Adamczyk, Franklin Miller, and Sage Kokjohn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Dressler-jpg.webp\" alt=\"Prof. Kris Dressler with the inaugural Dressler STAR scholarship recipient Jude Stephenson.\" title=\"Prof. Kris Dressler with the inaugural Dressler STAR scholarship recipient Jude Stephenson.\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prof. Kris Dressler with the inaugural Dressler STAR scholarship recipient Jude Stephenson.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/blog\/kris-dressler-rocks-dresslerfest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read about the Dressler STAR fund, announced in April 2022.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"898685\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #898685;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WME-with-Kate-Fu-jpg.webp\" alt=\"Women in mechanical engineering scholarship recipients\" class=\"wp-image-72469 not-transparent\" title=\"Women in mechanical engineering scholarship recipients\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/departments\/mechanical-engineering\/about\/women-in-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Women in Mechanical Engineering<\/a> scholarship honorees<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"7c675a\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #7c675a;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Amelia-Cosgrove-Thomas-jpg.webp\" alt=\"Troller and Amelia Cosgrove Thomas Scholarship 2022\" class=\"wp-image-72471 not-transparent\" title=\"Troller and Amelia Cosgrove Thomas Scholarship 2022\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Amelia Cosgrove Thomas with the Robert J. Troller and Amelia Cosgrove Thomas Scholarship recipient Elle Cooper.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"6e5454\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6e5454;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Muirhead-Myers-Uyehara-jpg.webp\" alt=\"Uyehara-Myers Scholarship 2022\" class=\"wp-image-72473 not-transparent\" title=\"Uyehara-Myers Scholarship 2022\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kathy Muirhead and Emi Uyehara with one of the Myers-Uyehara scholarship recipients, Joseph Stoa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"6c6c75\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6c6c75;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Kullerstrand-jpg.webp\" alt=\"Kullerstrand scholarship 2022\" class=\"wp-image-72477 not-transparent\" title=\"Kullerstrand scholarship 2022\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sue and Tim Lebrun with the Evelyn Kullerstrand Women and Diversity Scholarship recipient Molly Teske.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"8c8685\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #8c8685;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Ghandhi-jpg.webp\" alt=\"Ghandhi scholarship\" class=\"wp-image-72475 not-transparent\" title=\"Ghandhi scholarship\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Burzoe and Jaal Ghandhi with the recipients of the Nancy F. Ghandhi <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/departments\/mechanical-engineering\/about\/women-in-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Women in Mechanical Engineering<\/a> Scholarship<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"635155\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #635155;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Muirheads-Borman-jpg.webp\" alt=\"Borman scholarship recipient 2022\" class=\"wp-image-72470 not-transparent\" title=\"Borman scholarship recipient 2022\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kathy and Allan Muirhead with Gary and Marlene Borman Scholarship recipient Jinglun Qu.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"706d6f\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #706d6f;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Fred-Elder-jpg.webp\" alt=\"Douglas T. Reindl Scholarship, Fred Elder\" class=\"wp-image-72472 not-transparent\" title=\"Douglas T. Reindl Scholarship, Fred Elder\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prof. Fred Elder with the Douglas T. Reindl Scholarship recipients Henry Huth and Antone Posselt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"825d56\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #825d56;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Myers-Uyehara-daughters-jpg.webp\" alt=\"Uyehara-Myers family\" class=\"wp-image-72474 not-transparent\" title=\"Uyehara-Myers family\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kathy Muirhead and Emi Uyehara share remarks about their fathers, Profs. Myers and Uyehara.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"5f6577\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5f6577;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Non-traditional-jpg.webp\" alt=\"Bryce Vieth non traditional scholarship\" class=\"wp-image-72479 not-transparent\" title=\"Bryce Vieth non traditional scholarship\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bryce Vieth (&amp; son!) received the Jared W. DeBruin Non-Traditional Scholarship.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"5c5756\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5c5756;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/engi101322_016-jpg.webp\" alt=\"ME Faustin Prinz recipients\" class=\"wp-image-72590 not-transparent\" title=\"ME Faustin Prinz recipients\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Darryl Thelen with <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/blog\/fall-2022-faustin-prinz-recipients\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Faustin-Prinz Research Fellowship<\/a> recipients: William Dong, Griffin Radtke, Jon Carlson, and Tyler Lee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DoDs-and-Bucky-Edited.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-dominant-color=\"6e4549\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DoDs-and-Bucky-Edited-750x1024.png\" alt=\"ME development directors with Bucky\" class=\"wp-image-72591 has-transparency\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6e4549; width:359px;height:490px\" title=\"ME development directors with Bucky\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone interested in contributing to our scholarship programs can reach out to our Directors of Development <a href=\"mailto:caroline.sullivan@supportuw.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Caroline Sullivan<\/a> and <a href=\"mailto:brad.green@supportuw.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brad Green<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/supportuw.org\/giveto\/me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">supportuw.org\/giveto\/me<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In fall 2022, the Mechanical Engineering department and the College of Engineering awarded a combined 234 students a total of $789,620 in scholarship funding. 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