Endowments & Scholarships
Scholarship Program
Paper Science & Chemical Engineering Foundation
Through the generous contributions from the paper industry, program supporters, and Paper Science alumni, endowed scholarship monies are awarded to qualified applicants.
In the 2025-26 academic year, the Foundation awarded over $150,000 in scholarship money! Students must be enrolled at the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point and a declared Paper Science and Engineering major with a 3.2 semester grade point average. Students can earn up to $3,400 per year toward their college expenses. Declared first-semester freshmen with cumulative GPA of 3.2 or better who are fully enrolled in the Paper Science and Engineering curriculum are awarded an initial scholarship of $1,000. Scholarships will be awarded for 8 semesters maximum, subject to annual review.
Student Placement
Class of 2025
Lillie Lindgren: Billerud
Conner Steeno: International Paper
Jonah Peplinski: Kemira
Jordan Scharf: Brady Corporation
Peter McMahon: Mead and Hunt
Nick Nelson: Domtar
Maureen Kelley: ND Paper
Cole McCabe: Ahlstrom
Olivia Stellpflug: Fehr Graham
2024-2025 Co-ops
Ronan Duran: Pixelle Specialty Solutions
Laci Lemke: Sustana Fiber
Kobe Sabally: Pixelle
Jonah Semyonov: Domtar
Eli Steiner: Green Bay Packaging
Rachael Weikert: Essity
2024-2025 Internships
Rowan Baker: Voith Meri
Azalea Clendenning: Mativ
Sophia Craig: Solenis
Ryan Ebent: Billerud
Lee Elsinger: Voith Meri Enviornmental Solutions
Ethan Fisher: Solenis
Hala King: Pixelle
Troy Knutson: Solenis
Alyssa Kirsling: BWX Technologies-Nuclear Operations
Campell Koseor: Flint Hills Resources
Michael Lilla: Mativ
Dominique Mauhar: Mativ
Nate Moldenhauer: Albany International
Jacob Ramirez: Sonoco
Christopher Tomaszewski: Mativ
Kyle Wittmus: Nalco Water, an Ecolab Company
Joshua Wilson: Marion Body Works
Anna Jackan: Kimberly Clark
Nathan Jensen: Sonoco
Greyson Marcott: International Paper
Ben Zobel: Shawano Specialty Paper
2025 Scholarship Awards
Seniors
Campbell Koseor
Ahlstrom-Munksjö North American Specialty Endowment
AFRY Merit Award
Dominique Mauhar
Albany International Endowment
AstenJohnson Merit Award
Mya Baselt
Consolidated Paper Scholar
Azalea Clendenning
Archambault Family Endowment
Dayna Harris Merrit Award
Sophia Craig
Osfar Family Endowment
The Bold Company Merit Award
Ronan Duran
Resch Family Endowment
Class of 1998 Merit Award
Brianna Ehmiller
Gregg & Kay Aiken Endowment
Buckman Labs Merit Award
Lee Elsinger
BE&K Paper Chase Endowment
Class of 1996 Merit Award
Ethan Fisher
George & Gladys Wagner Endowment
Jeffery and Pamela Thompson Merit
Anna Jackan
Joseph G Bergomi Endowment
Class of 1997 Merit Award
Nathan Jensen
Billerud Endowment
Class of 1999 Merit Award
Troy Knutson
Ed & Patti Buehler Endowment
Class of 2019 Merit Award
Michael Lilla
Kirk and Jaquie Wille Endowment
Class of 2022 Merit Award
Greyson Marcott
Class of 1974 (Wachowiak) Endowment
Class of 202 Merit Award
Jacob Ramirez
Class of 1980 Endowment
Lynn P. Gordon Merit Award
Alexis Podrez
Class of 1984 Endowment
Clean Chemistry Merit Award
Christopher Tomaszewski
Class of 1985 Endowment
Essity Professional Hygiene Merit Award
Joshua Wilson
Class of 1987 Endowment
Kyle Wittmus
Class of 1989 Endowment
Ben Zobel
Class of 1990 Endowment
Graphic Packaging, INC Merit
Juniors
Ryan Ebent
Class of 1991 (Leah Brueckner) Endowment
Great Northern Merit Award
Carson Hollis
Consolidated Papers Scholar
Kylie Straw
Denniston Endowment
Ian Meinke Merit Award
Ivana Valdes
Domtar Inc. Endowment
Omar Mullen Merit Award
Pre-Juniors
Drew Ellison
Wayne Draper Endowment
Kemira Merit Award
Haley Karr
Thomas M. Egan Endowment
Liberty Paper Merit Award
Laci Lemke
Wanke Family Foundation Endowment
James E Stanley Memorial Endowment
Bryce Robens
J.R. Fanselow Endowment
Weyerhaeuser Endowment
Kobe Sabally
ND Paper Endowment
Kadant Johnson Merit Award
Austin Schaumburg
Four Horseman Endowment
McKinley Paper Group Merit Award
Will J. Simonson
Emily & David Holm Endowment
Class of 1993 Endowment
Eli Steiner
PCA Endowment
Westrock Merit Award
Max Steinfeldt
Sappi Merit Award
Rachel Weickert
Pixelle Specialty Solutions Endowment
Pratt Industries Merit Award
Sophomores
Nolan Carpenter
Georgia pacific Endowment
Sonoco Merit Award
Luke Dongarra
Applied Solutions Merit Award
Charlie Garvey
Green Bay Packaging Endowment
Sunset Point Winery Merit Award
Grant Harris
International Papers Endowment
Suzano Merit Award
Emma Leach
Kimberly-Clack Endowment
Setterholm Endowment
Logan Matherne
Michael & Margaret Kocurek Endowment
ST Paper Endowment
Min Thu Kha Maung Maung
Jeff & Nancy Koeppel Endowment
Synthomer Endowment
Easton Reid
Lazarski Family Endowment
Hydrite Chemical Merit Award
Claire Riestenberg
Lake States TAPPI Endowment
North Central PIMA Endowment
Ben Uelmen
Peter Maclntyre (PIMA) Endowment
Lake States TAPPI Endowment
Michael Upson
NALCO Endowment
Lake States TAPPI Endowment
Kaidan Vanderweele
Mativ (Neenah, Inc) Endowment
Badger paper Mill Merit Award
Oscar Wurdock
Dugal Take Flight Award
Freshman
Zach Brodhagen
Lake States TAPPI Endowment
Braden Ciszak
Erco Worldwide
Cody Delebreau
Lake States TAPPI Endowment
Zander Egan
Solenis/Belz Laboratories Endowment
Brady Huss
Axchem ChE Freshman
Noah Kostac
Erco Worldwide
Max Merritt
Lake States TAPPI Endowment
Mya Petersen
Art Rankin (PIMA) Endowment
Parker Sanders
Lake States TAPPI Endowment
Audriana Whitcome
Lake States TAPPI Endowment
Hayden Wyman
Lake States TAPPI Endowment
| Fund Name | CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGH 6/30/25 |
FUND VALUE 6/30/23 | FUND VALUE 6/30/24 | FUND VALUE 6/30/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahlstrom-Munksjo(Thilmany) Endowment | $101,000.00 | $99,255.21 | $120,152.07 | $160,181.67 |
| Aiken, Gregg & Kay Family Endowment | $21,370.00 | $19,758.29 | $22,878.57 | $32,219.25 |
| Albany International Corp Endowment | $25,000.00 | $50,569.68 | $56,156.43 | $70,828.26 |
| Applied Material Solutions Fund | $10,000.00 | $0.00 | $5,000.00 | $10,625.57 |
| Archambault Family Endowment | $95,000.00 | $62,763.02 | $89,071.48 | $124,510.91 |
| BE&K/Paper Chase Endowment | $19,032.00 | $62,484.14 | $69,387.15 | $87,515.73 |
| Bergomi Jr., Joseph G. Endowment | $106,689.68 | $215,717.30 | $235,202.83 | $297,329.98 |
| Billerud (Verso) Endowment | $42,500.00 | $35,335.86 | $44,234.55 | $60,136.55 |
| Buehler, Ed & Patti Family Endowment | $21,100.00 | $20,660.55 | $25,143.05 | $32,776.00 |
| Burke Family Endowment | $25,000.00 | $24,198.06 | $29,089.69 | $38,766.02 |
| Cascades/Appleton Coated Endowment | $103,950.00 | $102,616.48 | $135,161.72 | $175,065.95 |
| Cellu Tissue Corp Endowment | $2,625.00 | $2,556.19 | $2,885.31 | $3,847.74 |
| Chandler Family Endowment | $0.00 | $1,671.82 | $1,856.54 | $2,341.62 |
| Consolidated Water Power Endowment | $66,750.00 | $43,932.10 | $61,700.72 | $85,619.86 |
| Costas Family Endowment | $37,754.22 | $86,190.11 | $92,759.69 | $116,301.34 |
| Crane Family Endowment | $63,300.00 | $83,065.32 | $95,994.83 | $121,376.42 |
| D & J Properties Fund | $10,000.00 | $0.00 | $5,000.00 | $10,625.57 |
| Douglas D. Woods Fund | $0.00 | $25,000.00 | $27,762.50 | $35,016.77 |
| Dunning Family Endowment | $500.00 | $508.42 | $565.26 | $712.95 |
| Evergreen Packaging Endowment | $9,780.00 | $9,751.07 | $11,734.98 | $15,224.03 |
| Expera Specialty Solutions Endowment | $27,850.00 | $23,977.77 | $29,250.79 | $39,242.07 |
| Fawn and David Kuesel Family Endowment | $50,000.00 | $25,000.00 | $52,762.50 | $71,266.77 |
| Felker Brothers Corp Endowment | $25,000.00 | $25,245.44 | $28,034.95 | $35,360.38 |
| Fibia/Reynolds Family Endowment | $40,000.00 | $40,451.61 | $44,919.04 | $56,651.58 |
| Finch Endowment | $8,000.00 | $7,795.65 | $9,343.33 | $12,346.43 |
| First American Family Endowment | $0.00 | $108,133.81 | $119,459.61 | $150,667.63 |
| Fore Family Fund | $250,000.00 | $250,000.00 | $276,325.00 | $347,166.57 |
| Gadens Family Endowment | $9,565.00 | $9,639.84 | $10,705.10 | $13,502.56 |
| Gusmer Family Endowment | $25,000.00 | $25,000.00 | $27,762.50 | $35,016.77 |
| Hale Family Endowment | $88,529.57 | $84,009.88 | $117,599.25 | $160,969.25 |
| Hatton Family Endowment | $31,975.00 | $31,947.64 | $39,106.48 | $51,802.15 |
| Healey Family Endowment | $15,250.00 | $15,041.09 | $17,999.65 | $23,791.74 |
| International Paper Endowment | $336,725.00 | $361,250.88 | $440,164.29 | $591,228.43 |
| J.J. Keller Foundation Endowment | $17,500.00 | $16,797.17 | $21,785.10 | $29,311.55 |
| K-C Family Endowment | $103,106.26 | $226,011.12 | $251,335.18 | $319,998.23 |
| Kaukauna Utility Endowment | $25,000.00 | $25,000.00 | $27,762.50 | $35,016.77 |
| Kimberly-Clark Endowment | $411,500.00 | $404,570.77 | $488,845.36 | $652,847.83 |
| Kimberly-Clark Family Endowment | $95,815.00 | $122,134.86 | $136,146.30 | $171,452.06 |
| King Family Endowment | $7,500.00 | $7,500.00 | $8,328.75 | $10,505.03 |
| Korst Family Endowment | $5,000.00 | $4,948.72 | $5,964.90 | $7,889.12 |
| Krueger Family Endowment | $100,685.00 | $97,840.85 | $122,733.86 | $163,145.58 |
| Lindman Family Endowment | $55,645.00 | $58,375.95 | $66,494.15 | $84,164.11 |
| Little Chute Co Endowment | $6,956.00 | $6,852.39 | $8,281.68 | $10,945.48 |
| Marathon Family Endowment | $25,000.00 | $25,000.00 | $27,762.50 | $35,016.77 |
| Mead Corp Endowment | $62,500.00 | $64,622.67 | $71,861.85 | $90,862.56 |
| Midal Holdings Endowment | $11,188.00 | $10,950.06 | $13,164.84 | $17,398.84 |
| NewPage Endowment | $67,500.00 | $65,268.26 | $78,189.98 | $103,626.57 |
| Northwestern Mutual Endowment | $15,000.00 | $15,000.00 | $16,657.50 | $21,010.06 |
| NuLine (Enterprise) Endowment | $10,250.00 | $10,250.00 | $11,383.53 | $14,359.08 |
| Paper Chase Golf and Curling Outing Fund | $150,000.00 | $152,713.23 | $169,596.17 | $213,890.50 |
| Paper Discovery Center Endowment | $56,000.00 | $56,000.00 | $62,190.40 | $78,444.83 |
| Paper Discovery Center Planning Fund | $10,000.00 | $8,618.86 | $10,554.45 | $13,978.61 |
| Paperscience Foundation | $0.00 | $125,485.65 | $139,418.52 | $175,859.45 |
| Performance Food Group Endowment | $25,000.00 | $25,000.00 | $27,762.50 | $35,016.77 |
| Proctor & Gamble Co Endowment | $50,000.00 | $55,588.65 | $61,754.63 | $78,088.10 |
| Raad Family Endowment | $115,000.00 | $130,145.57 | $145,282.68 | $183,346.76 |
| Rheinschmidt Family Endowment | $25,300.00 | $24,965.98 | $28,520.05 | $36,317.31 |
| Rising Sun Family Endowment | $2,500.00 | $2,500.00 | $2,776.25 | $3,501.68 |
| Riviana Foods Inc Endowment | $25,000.00 | $25,000.00 | $27,762.50 | $35,016.77 |
| RockTenn Co Endowment | $62,500.00 | $61,379.90 | $73,183.55 | $96,946.19 |
| Schmidt Family Endowment | $27,000.00 | $28,492.57 | $31,648.81 | $39,919.26 |
| Schwabbauer Family Endowment | $10,125.00 | $10,233.64 | $11,364.65 | $14,335.23 |
| Seaman Family Endowment | $7,395.00 | $7,136.78 | $8,610.01 | $11,384.47 |
| Service Steel Aerospace Endowment | $25,000.00 | $25,000.00 | $27,762.50 | $35,016.77 |
| Smurfit-Stone Container Endowment | $60,000.00 | $59,416.81 | $71,578.84 | $94,627.24 |
| Spark Family Endowment | $5,040.00 | $4,975.66 | $5,996.14 | $7,930.45 |
| St. Regis Endowment | $53,750.00 | $53,356.99 | $64,372.32 | $85,099.16 |
| Sustana Endowment | $77,500.00 | $76,773.02 | $92,164.82 | $121,878.70 |
| TC Transcontinental Endowment | $7,734.18 | $7,454.49 | $8,992.48 | $11,890.63 |
| The Boldt Co Endowment | $15,050.00 | $15,032.56 | $16,693.71 | $21,055.72 |
| Tobawski Family Endowment | $45,000.00 | $45,000.00 | $49,972.50 | $63,030.19 |
| Torkelson Family Endowment | $200.00 | $203.37 | $226.10 | $285.18 |
| TruServ Foundation Endowment | $25,000.00 | $25,000.00 | $27,762.50 | $35,016.77 |
| U.S. Alliance Endowment | $12,500.00 | $11,875.54 | $14,658.88 | $19,379.56 |
| W. A. Bahcall Co Endowment | $25,000.00 | $25,000.00 | $27,762.50 | $35,016.77 |
| Wendy's Fund | $15,000.00 | $0.00 | $7,500.00 | $15,938.35 |
| West Family Endowment | $10,000.00 | $10,000.00 | $11,105.00 | $14,006.71 |
| Wipfli Family Endowment | $15,000.00 | $0.00 | $7,500.00 | $15,938.35 |
| Wood Family Endowment | $150,000.00 | $150,000.00 | $166,575.00 | $210,100.64 |
| Zeta Family Endowment | $20,000.00 | $20,000.00 | $22,210.00 | $28,013.42 |
| $2,687,570 | $4,487,529 | $5,170,224 | $6,655,740 |