Sam H. and Janet E. Riechers
Sam Riechers was born and lived in Southern Wisconsin. He enjoyed many years on his family farm until he enrolled in college. Same graduated in 1974 in 3 1/2 years with high honors from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. He earned a BS in chemistry along with...
Scott Fromader
Scott Fromader was born July 23, 1955, and raised in Darlington, Wisconsin. Following his graduation from Darlington High School, he enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 1973, where he became deeply involved in campus life. As an active member of...
Shive-Hattery Architecture & Engineering
Shive-Hattery Architecture and Engineering has been shaping the built environment since 1895, bringing over 125 years of expertise to the architecture and engineering consulting industry. The firm maintains a strong Midwest presence with 16 strategically located...
Sigma Tau Gamma
The Sigma Tau Gamma Scholarship was established to recognize and support the academic excellence and leadership of members of the Gamma Xi Chapter of Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Founded in 1965 as the local fraternity Phi...
Steve and Debra Becker
Steve Becker taught accounting at UW-Platteville from 1973 to 2006. He taught and advised thousands of students, many of whom went on to very successful careers in the accounting industry and have received university awards. Steve established the New Freshmen...
Steven and Julitta "Jill' Schielke
Jill graduated from Platteville Platteville High School and continued her education by graduating from UW-Platteville with a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education and Health and obtaining her Master’s degree from UW-Whitewater. On April 7, 1984, she was united in...
Terry and Susan Strittmater
Terry and Susan Strittmater, both proud University of Wisconsin-Platteville alumni, are committed to ensuring future students have access to the transformative experiences that shaped their own lives. Terry graduated in 1982 with degrees in Accounting and Criminal...
The late Arthur Masbruch
Arthur “Art” Masbruch grew up in Platteville, Wis, attended the Platteville Mining School and received his three-year Mining Certificate in 1949. His sister Esther McReynolds received her Elementary Education Certificate from Platteville State Teachers College in...
The late Dr. Karen Schilling
Karen M. (Johnson) Schilling was born on January 4,1942, in Negaunee, Michigan. She married William F. Schilling on June 16,1962, in Peoria Illinois. She graduated from Richwood High School, where she was valedictorian. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in...
The late James R. and Mary L. Cooley
James R. and Mary L. Cooley each graduated from Bloomington (WI) High School, which is now part of the consolidated River Ridge School District. They were ardent supporters of education. A testament to this is the fact that all five boys raised on the couples’...
Tori and Jon Erickson
Tori Erickson, and her husband Jon, established the Sheila A. Nelson Scholarship for Returning Adult Students in honor of Tori’s mother. Sheila A. Nelson graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 1968 with a degree in Elementary Education. Sheila...
Wendell and Janet Sisson
Wendell E. Sisson received a Bachelor’s degree from UW-Platteville with a Broadfield Social Science major (History emphasis and Geography minor) in 1966. He went on to receive a Master’s degree in American History (1968) and a Master’s degree in Traffic Safety (1979)...