“I was born and raised in Winona, as was my mother and father. I have two daughters Lisa Molinari and Carissa Nustad, and a son, Brett, who died unexpectedly in 2010. I completed my education at WSU in 1960 earning a degree in Kindergarten/Primary education. In...

We both were raised in humble environments as most people of our era with parents looking to have their children be more successful than themselves. Education was deemed as the mechanism to make good happen. We feel so blessed with our success for great careers,...

Colin and Chauncey Charlson are from Woodbury, MN. Colin enrolled at Winona State University in the fall of 2002 and graduated with a degree in Business Administration after his senior season of football in 2006. Chauncey followed his brother’s footsteps and...

Susan ‘Sue’ Walton is a 1978 graduate of the nursing program at Winona State University. She went on to join the US Air Force after graduation, and spent 4 years on active duty, and 25 years in the AF reserves. Most of her military time was spent as a flight nurse...

Courtney, a graduate from Stillwater (Minn.) Area High School, attended Winona State University from 2003 to 2007. While at Winona State she worked as a public relations writer for the WSU Communication Office and was active in the Theater & Dance Department, where...

Born on October 3, 1925, Gerry Ryberg was a woman who never failed to dream big dreams, work to make those dreams a reality, and live them to the fullest. Gerry’s desire for adventure and the enrichment of the lives of others took her from Red Wing, Minnesota where...

Jim earned his Bachelors and Masters of Science degrees in biology at Winona State University. He retired in 1996, after 22 years with Winona State University where he served as the Director of the Continuing Education and Extension Department and started both the...

With the AAUW Scholarship bearing her name, Norene would be honored and awed that her years of service to education stand for recognizing and rewarding outstanding non-traditional women students. Following the deaths of her parents, Norene was reared by her Aunt...

Todd Copeman started at Winona State University as an Assistant Webmaster in May of 2009. He came during the middle of a large web redesign project. Todd’s creative mind and work ethic helped the team to a successful launch of the Web2010 website in January of...

John Wenker began his baseball career at Winona State University in the fall of 2007. After redshirting for the spring 2008 season, John pitched for the Warriors in the 2009 – 2012 seasons. In 2011, the team earned a berth in the NCAA Division II World Series in...

Dr. Tom Grier came to Winona State University in 1987 after working in professional radio for 12 years. He graduated in 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in mass communication-advertising and a minor in business administration. Grier earned a Master of Arts in English...

Thomas E. Leuchtenberg of San Diego, CA, formerly of Mound, MN died October 27, 2007 at his home as a result of Pulmonary Fibrosis. Tom was born on March 19, 1944 to Florence and Edwin Leuchtenberg, who preceded him in death. He retired from the English Department at...

As Minnesota natives, the Thompson Family holds many fond memories of the Winona Community. Patrick Thompson of Winona, MN and Janet (Jozwick) Thompson of Stockton, MN (Class of ’69) are just two of the many Thompsons (and Jozwicks) to have spent time both in Winona...

Treasures Galore, a non-profit clothing consignment store located in Winona, Minnesota, uses its profits to help other non-profit organizations in the Winona area and to give scholarships to Winona State University and Red Wing/Winona Technical College students. The...

Verlie Sather was born and raised in Houston, Minnesota. She received her two-year diploma from Winona State University in 1926 and taught in Dover, Zumbro Falls, Caledonia and Blue Earth, Minnesota schools. After receiving her B.A. degree from WSU in 1942, she began...

Warren and Dorothy Marley and Family established a scholarship in the College of Business. Warren was a longtime professor in the WSU College of Business. A 1947 graduate of the University of Iowa, he taught at WSU from 1949 until 1979, leaving during the period of...

The Warrior Football Scholarship was established in 2004 by Merle J. Peterson to promote student athletes and to advocate alumni and friends to become part of the Warrior Football Program. Merle graduated from Winona State Teacher’s College in 1955, he played on the...

The DAR, founded in 1890 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women’s service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America’s future through better education for...

Born Sept. 9, 1923, in Red Wing to Swedish immigrant parents, Winblad grew up in a family of six children. He and his wife, Patty, had six children – Susan, Ann, Mary, Patty, Kathy and Dave, five grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Soup Winblad’s life...

William E. “Bill” Green obtained a B. S. in entomology from Colorado State University where he was honor man in his division. He subsequently received a M.S. in 1937 and a Ph.D. in 1948 in economic zoology (wildlife management) from Iowa State University. In 1938...

Bill and Sue both graduated from Winona State in 1968; Bill with a double major in Math & Physics and Sue with a degree in Elementary Education. Following four-plus years in the Navy during the Vietnam conflict, Bill went on to a career with IBM Corporation in Sales...

The Masonic Brotherhood place strong importance on the life and health of its member and families. We are for our members families in need and also help widows and orphans with financial aid and moral support. Masons both seek and give assistance to those who are...

Scholarship founder, Bill Enger, was raised in Minnesota in a family of teachers, graduated from Augsburg (in Minneapolis) with a bachelor’s, and taught history and coached for two years at Wykoff, MN. (about 60 miles west of Winona), during which time he earned a...

The WSU Retiree Center exists to support the mission of Winona State University and enrich the campus community, as well as the lives of the retired staff, faculty and administration. The Center provides institutional connections between the University and retirees...

Track and field athletics had their beginning at Princeton in an intramural meet on June 21, 1873 — the first collegiate track contest held in the United States. The meet was organized by George Goldie, Scottish-born director of the gymnasium from 1869 to 1911, and...