Helen Jeanne Helble Memorial Scholarship

The Helen Jeanne Helble Memorial Scholarship is created to give assistance to students who aspire to teach, have a passion for learning, desire to energize young minds, and seek to become a distinguished teacher. Students must be admitted to the Department of Education at WSU.

Criteria

Preference for a student from a high school in Iowa
Each recipient must have a minimum G.P.A. of 3.0
Each applicant must be an undergraduate student, Junior or Senior, enrolled full-time (i.e., minimum of twelve credits per semester) at Winona State University
Each applicant must be admitted to the Department of Education and have declared Elementary Education as their major.
Each applicant must write a 1 “ 2 page essay describing their Philosophy of Education

Biography/Motivation

Helen Jeanne Helble has been described as one of the most beloved educators of the Central Community School District in DeWitt, Iowa. Helen Jeanne was an elementary teacher and taught fourth grade in the Central Community School System for twenty-five years before her untimely death in September of 1983. As an educator, she touched the hearts and minds of her many students over the years.

Helen Jeanne, in addition to her teaching duties, was an active volunteer in her community. She was for many years the Sunday School Superintendent at her church, as well as the Director of Vacation Bible School. She also was a Red Cross volunteer, PTA president, and Girl Scout leader, to name just a few of her activities.

Helen Jeanne Helble loved learning and loved being around children. She truly valued education. She is fondly remembered by all who knew her. She was often heard saying these words to her family, students and friends, You can lose everything but no one can take away your education. Her educational legacy lives on with the Helen Jeanne Helble Memorial Scholarship.