WAUKESHA – On Thursday, February 20, the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha will observe National TRIO Day by celebrating the success of students who have participated in the Student Support Services program administered at the campus.
The UW-Waukesha fifth annual TRIO celebration will begin at noon in the Commons lounge. Along with honored students, several Congresspersons and the state’s US Senators have been invited to attend. UW-Waukesha Dean Brad Stewart, UW Colleges Chancellor Bill Messner, and Study Center Director Dahlia Ayal all will speak. Light refreshments will be served.
Established by Congress in 1965 and funded through the Department of Education (DOE), the TRIO programs – originally three in number – aim at bringing disadvantaged Americans into the mainstream of higher education. Since then, TRIO programs – now seven of them – have served millions of Americans.
For the past 23 years, the UW-Waukesha Study Center (formerly known as the Learning Lab) has administered a TRIO Student Support Services program. With continuing federal support, the program provides qualifying students with personalized academic advising, career counseling, personal counseling and referrals, assistance with financial aid, and academic support in math, writing, reading, and study skills.
To qualify for Student Support Services, students must be low-income (eligible for federal financial aid) or first-generation college students (parents are not college graduates) or have special needs because of physical or learning disability.
At the ceremony, students and alumni of the program who have enjoyed success through it are honored individually. This year, the following will receive awards.
Brookfield: Patrick Kuche (Clean Sweep in English); Billy Demetropoulos (Dean’s List)
Colgate: John Kinlen (Clean Sweep in English and in Math and Dean’s List)
Dousman: Amanda Figueroa (Rising Star and Dean’s List); Monica Zelenka- Augustin (Dean’s List)
Hartland: Natalie Gonzales (Leadership/Service and Dean’s List)
Iron Ridge: Jessica Below (Clean Sweep in English)
Ixonia: Margaret Millspaw (Clean Sweep in Math)
Milwaukee: Michelle Robers (Outstanding Alumna); Ozzie Rodriguez (Clean Sweep in Math and scholarship Winner); Joe Vang (Leadership/Service)
Mukwonago: Michael Krueger (Dean’s List); Amanda Medina (Scholarship Winner)
Muskego: Rich Kokott (Leadership/Service)
Oconomowoc: Leia Blazek (Dean’s List); Robert Richardson (Dean’s List, Leadership/Service, Scholarship Winner); Robyn Will (Dean’s List)
Sussex: John Geers (Dean’s List)
Waterford: Andy Himsel (Dean’s List, Scholarship Winner)
Watertown: Richard Draeger (Fred Moss Achievement Award); Kandy Kimball (Clean Sweep in English); Suzette Sandri (Dean’s List, Leadership/Service, Scholarship Winner)
Waukesha: Jason Booker (Leadership/Service); Beau Brezenski (Clean Sweep in English); Amy Carey (Dean’s List); Mireya Casarrubias (Leadership/Service); Nancy Dominguez (Clean Sweep in Math); Patricia Eberhardt (Clean Sweep in English); Mary Jo Gdovin (Leadership/Service); Maria Janke (Dean’s List, Scholarship Winner); Shalyn Miller (Dean’s List); Ann Pham (Dean’s List); Pam Rollefson (Leadership/Service); Christine Perry (Leadership/Service); Nikki Schneider (Leadership/Service); Tracy Sincock (Dean’s List); Ivy Sturgen (Leadership/Service); Joe Woolfolk (Scholarship Winner)
Wauwatosa: Emily Sokol (Clean Sweep in English)
West Allis: Courtney Bieber (Clean Sweep in English); Angela Jasicki (Clean Sweep in English)
In addition, this year, a Lifetime Achievement award will be announced and presented at the celebration. |
