Impact Stories

UWO Foundation

Culver Family Welcome Center
625 Pearl Ave.
Oshkosh, WI 54901

(920) 424-2178
foundation@uwosh.edu

A Giving Tradition Helps UWO Nursing Students Succeed

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Nursing (CON) scholarships often link the legacy of the past to the promise of the future. Roger and Marie Able Take for example Roger and Marie Able who established a scholarship in 2002 to honor Phyllis Albrecht, a caring...

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First Generation Scholarship Recipient Madison Kirsch

As a first-generation college student, my journey towards higher education was a path less traveled in my family. Growing up, the idea of attending college seemed like a distant dream, especially after getting married at a young age. However, it was my husband who...

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Looking Back and Paying it Forward

When Ronald Kaesermann graduated from UW Oshkosh in 1980, he faced a bleak local job market. He relocated to Houston, where he “started with nothing,” arriving with “a bus ticket and a suitcase.” But he also carried with him something powerful: the knowledge,...

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