Ormsin & Harry have been long-time participants in Fitness Center programming and are inspired by the students who have played a role in their personal wellness journey. They have established this scholarship to encourage and support students who are will benefit...

Pamela Kay Heuslein was born June 10, 1947, in Boscobel, Wisconsin to Darrell and Allana (Ewers) George. In 1991 she was married to Steve Heuslein, by Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson. Steve, her husband, and his mother, Betty Heuslein, along ...

Pamela Koelsch, who was born on April 2, 1980 to Monica and Jerald Koelsch, grew up in Pine Island, Minnesota. Pam was set to graduate from Winona State University in December of 2002 with a major in Business Administration. In grade school, Pam was active in Girl...

Frank G. Mertes, a Winona native and lifelong resident, knew early on that he was meant to work at J.R. Watkins Company. According to family legend, when Frank was only ten, he took his camera, walked over a mile, photographed the Watkins Administration Building,...

Paul Corrigan was a promising photojournalism student in the Winona State University Journalism Program. At the start of his sophomore year, on September 10, 1983, the last night of the university’s orientation activities for the new academic year, Paul Corrigan...

Dr. Paul Haake was a noted research chemist and educator. He grew up in Winona and graduated from Winona High School and went on to college, medical school, and eventually graduate school in chemistry at Harvard. His doctoral research on hydrolysis and isotopic...

Randy Russett started at WSTC in 1949 and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1957, 1951 through 1955 were spent in the USAF where he was an instructor working with the Civil Defense Department of the State of Pennsylvania. In 1957, he began his teaching...

Richard “Dick” Schneider CPA, was an accounting professor at Winona State University from 1974-2007. He served as the chair of the accounting department for many years, and retired as Professor Emeritus in 2007. He particularly enjoyed teaching tax accounting and...

Rita Zbylicki born and raised in Winona, Minnesota, was the oldest of five brothers and sisters to Walter and Anne Zbylicki. Rita’s mother died when Rita was in high school, and because she was the oldest, she had many home responsibilities in taking care of her...

Bob was originally from the southwest Los Angeles, California area. His family relocated to the Midwest after his junior year in high school. He graduated from WSU in 1969 with a degree in Business Administration and minor degrees in Industrial Psychology and...

Robert, a native of Cameroon, attended Winona State from the Spring of 1994 to the Spring of 1996 and graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. He is currently CEO of Staff One, Inc., a leading provider of outsourced Human Resources...

Bob, a native of the Twin Cities area and 1993 graduate of Orono High School, came to Winona State in the fall of 1995. He attended WSU from the fall of 1995 through spring of 1999 and focused his studies on the Marketing discipline. While at Winona State, Bob was...

Robert Keister’s love for football began in his high school years in Mason City, Iowa. After high school, Bob attended and played football at Mason City Junior College in 1952, where he was named as All-Conference in Iowa. Keister then attended Wartburg College in...

Rod and Kathy live in Forest City, Iowa, a rural town 2 hours southwest of Winona. They met while in college in Winona and were married there 38 years ago. Their connection to Winona State and Winona remains strong. Rod was raised on a farm outside of a small town...

Roger & Myra Carlson are avid supporters of the Winona community education systems. During their long and distinguished careers, both Roger and Myra Carlson touched the lives of thousands of students. Through their commitment to education, they changed the...

The Network for Women’s Life and Health (NWLH) was initiated in 1997 by Ann Falkenberg Olson and Priscilla Flynn. The organizational intent was to better serve Southeastern Minnesota women and their families by enhancing communication and collaboration between...

The Shayde Rudenick Scholarship Award was created after Shayde’s death in 1995 to honor a Brother who lost a courageous battle to a horrible disease. The chapter was very stunned by Shayde’s situation and we wanted to honor Shayde’s memory and keep his legacy alive...

Richard Shields was a professor of physics for over 40 years at Winona State University. His wife Barbara was an instructor of physics for over 20 years. His daughter Brooke was a graduate of the WSU chemistry program and is now a professor at Gustavus Adolphus...

Shirley Balzum Burns graduated from Winona State with an Associate in Education degree in 1954. Shirley received a Bachelor of Science degree in Education in 1957. In 1954 she began a very rewarding career as an elementary school teacher that spanned forty years. ...

The Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity, Beta Xi Chapter Leadership Award is sponsored by two former WSU students from the classes of 1965 and 1966, respectively, who each served as chapter presidents. Harry A. Sieben, (B.A., business administration, ’65), and Roland D....

In the Advanced Composite Materials industry, ICI Fiberite has emerged as a world leader. Started in 1948 at Winona, MN, the firm was born to develop high performance materials based on new and, at the time, unknown technologies. Combining fibers, polymers and other...

Spencer Gaynor Munkel, a native of Spring Grove, Minnesota, met his future wife, Judy Ann Malmin of Savage, Minnesota, in 1963, while both were attending Winona State University. While at Winona State, Spencer and Judy were actively involved in organizations that...

If you knew Stan Prosen, you’ll remember him as a humble man; a man who truly valued his family, his friends and his colleagues. Stan will be appropriately remembered as a gifted innovator; a true pioneer of the composites industry, founding and nurturing the...

Stephen William Protsman, Chief Master Sergeant, US AF retired, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on April 2, 2008 after a courageous battle with diabetes and cancer. Stephen Protsman was born and raised in Lansing, Iowa on August 27,...

Steven (Steve) Berg was born in Minneapolis in 1948 and lived in Bayport, Minnesota for six months. At that time, the Berg family moved to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Three years later, the Bergs moved to Chicago and then, five years later, to Auburn, Washington. Berg...

Steven R. Gerth was born on November 4, 1940, near Lamberton, MN. He graduated from Mankato High School and attended Mankato State College where he received a degree in education. While attending college, he met Nancy Verschoor. They were married on September 22....

Stuart M. Miller, 65, of Winona passed away Monday, Oct. 15, 2007, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Stuart was born in Winona on Aug. 28, 1942 to Esther and William Miller. He married his life partner, Sheryl Kogon, on Aug. 7, 1977 in Winona. A true scholar,...