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 2026
Mya Baselt: PCA Tomahawk
Azalea Clendenning: Airforce Bioenvironmental Engineer 2nd Lieutenant
Sophia Craig: Solenis
Biranna Ehmiller: Domtar
Lee Elsinger: Sustana Fiber
Ethan Fisher: Solenis
Nathan Jensen: Sonoco
Campbell Koseor: Georgia-Pacific
Michael Lilla: Appvion
Greyson Marcott: Green Bay Packaging
Dominique Mauhar: Solenis
Christopher Tomaszewski: Mativ
Joshua Wilson: Water Tech
Ben Zobel: Little Rapids
2025-2026 Co-ops
Rowan Baker:Sustana
Nolan Carpenter: Kimberly-Clark
Luke Dongarra: Essity
Drew Ellison: Domtar
Charlie Garvey: Kimberly-Clark
Grant Harris: Kimberly-Clark
Astrid Koch: Cascades
Garret Konrad: Essity
Brandon Kwik: Domtar
Emma Leach: International Paper
Logan Matherne: Domtar
Easton Ried: Smurfit Westrock
Bryce Robens: Sustana
Austin Schaumburg: Smurfit-Westrock
Will J. Simonson: Essity Professional Hygeine
Max Steinfeldt: Billerud
Ben Uelmen: WEC Energies
Eli Vigil: Ahlstrom
Oscar Wurdock: Green Bay Packaging
2025-2026 Internships
Ronan Duran: Mativ
Ryan Ebent: Mativ
Carson Hollis: Kadant
Anna Jackan: Kimberly-Clark
Hala King: Pixelle
Laci Lemke: ST Paper LLC
Min Thu Hka Maung Maung: WIST
James Nothnagle: WIST
Jacob Ramirez: Sonoco
Claire Riestenberg: Voith Meri
Kobe Sabally: PCA Tomahawk
Jonah Semyonov: Mativ
Eli Steiner: Ahlstrom
Rachel Weickert: Solenis
Kyle Wittmus: Nalco Water/Ecolab
2026 Scholarship Awards
Seniors
Ronan Duran
Lake States TAPPI Endowment
Art Rankin (PIMA) Endowment
Ryan Ebent
Lake States TAPPI Endowment
George & Gladys Wagner Endowment
Carson Hollis
Michael & Margaret Kocurek Endowment
Albany International Endowment
Anna Jackan
North Central PIMA Endowment
Class of 1997 Merit Award
Hala King
North Central PIMA Endowment
Jacob Ramirez
Nalco Endowment
Gregg & Kay Aiken Endowment
Eli Steiner
Georgia Pacific Endowment
Class of 2022 Merit Award
Ivana Valdes
Georgia Pacific Endowment
Class of 1998 Merit Award
Kyle Wittmus
International Papers Endowment
Juniors
Haley Karr
Lake States TAPPI Endowment, Sappi Merit Award
Laci Lemke
Lake States TAPPI Endowment, Class of 1996 Merit Award
James Nothnagle
North Central PIMA Endowment, Class of 2019 Merit Award
Bryce Robens
Class of 1999 Merit Award
Kobe Sabally
NALCO Endowment, Kemira Merit Award
Jonah Semyonov
Consolidated Papers Scholar Award
Will J. Simonson
Emily & David Hold Endowment, Dayna Harris Merit Award
Elizabeth Vigil
Synthomer Endowment, Hydrite Chemical Merit Award
Rachel Weickert International Papers Endowment, Sonoco Merit Award
Evan Yokers
Consolidated Papers Scholar
Pre-Juniors
Nolan Carpenter
Lake States TAPPI Endowment, Class of 202 Merit Award
Charlie Garvey
Lake States TAPPI Endowment, McKinley Paper Group Merit Award
Grant Harris
Georgia Pacific Endowment, Suzano Merit Award
Nathan Kenny
International Papers Endowment, Jeffery & Pamela Thompson Merit Award
Emma Leach
Ahlstrom North America Endowment, Lynn P. Gordon Merit Award
Logan Matherne
Mativ (Neenah, Inc) Endowment, AstenJohnson Merit Award
Min Thu Kha Maung Maung
Mativ (Neenah, Inc) Endowment, Class of 1993 Endowment, Doug Dugal Take Flight Award
Easton Reid
Ahlstrom North America Endowment, Class of 1990 Endowment
Claire Riestenberg
Joseph G Bergomi Endowment, Class of 1984 Endowment
Riley Schneider
Joseph G Bergomi Endowment, James E Stanley Memorial Endowment
Ben Uelmen
Albany International Endowment, Class of 1989 Endowment
Michael Upson
Archambault Family Endowment, Thomas M. Egan Endowment
Kaiden VanderWeele
Osfar Family Endowment
Sophomores
Zach Brodhagen
Lake States TAPPI Endowment
Vince Calawerts
Synthomer Endowment, Great Northern Merit Award
Jayden Dejong
BE&K Paper Chase Endowment
Cody Delebreau
Lake States TAPPI Endowment, Class of 1985 Endowment
Zander Egan
Mativ (Neenah, Inc) Endowment, Wanke Family Foundation Endowment
Jaesten Hilgers
J.R. Fanselow Endowment
Brady Huss
Joseph G Bergomi Endowment, Lazarski Family Endowment
Noah Kostac
Domtar Inc. Endowment, Ed & Patti Buehler Endowment
Kalle Laurila
Domtar Inc. Endowment, Jeff & Nancy Koeppel Endowment
Mattox Lo
Four Horsemen Endowment, The Boldt Company Merit Award
Max Merrit
ND Paper Endowment
Mya Petersen
Archambault Family Endowment, Ian Meinke Merit Award, Doug Dugal Take Flight Award
Lydia Setterstrom Synthomer Endowment, Applied Material Solutions Award
Andrew Shelly
ST Paper Endowment, Liberty Paper Merit Award
Owen Treanor
Pixelle Specialty Solutions Endowment
Hayden Wyman
Joseph G Bergomi Endowment, Kadant Johnson Merit Award
Freshman
Abraham Almaraz-Quiroz
Joseph G Bergomi Endowment, Early Bird Award
Grace Beyer
Lake States TAPPI Endowment, Early Bird Award
Fletcher Crawford
Lake States TAPPI Endowment
Matthew Fouquette
Billerud Endowment, Early Bird Award
Gavin Jacob
Essity Professional Hygiene Merit Award
Chase Klein
Axchem ChemE Freshman Award
John Kotarski
ERCO Worldwide Chem E Freshman Award
Jacob Mueller
Kimberly-Clark Endowment
Sebastian Nanez
Class of 1980 Endowment
MaxAlister Neyer
Green Bay Packaging (Kress Foundation) Award
Reese Roehl
Joseph G Bergomi Endowment
Maddox Sabel
Class of 1980 Endowment, Early Bird Award
Paytan Swiertz
ERCO Worldwide ChemE Freshman Award
Emma Weis
Class of 1987 Endowment
Sulada Xiong
Class of 1987 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 |