Jerry & Jo Stejskal Football Scholarship

The Jerry & Jo Stejskal Football Scholarship is created to provide assistance to promising students who are athletes within the WSU Football Program.

Criteria

• Each recipient must be an undergraduate, junior or senior enrolled full at WSU
• Each recipient must maintain a g.p.a. of 3.0
• Preference will be for a qualified applicant who demonstrates the greatest financial need
• Each recipient must be a student athlete within the WSU Football program

Biography/Motivation

In 2010 the Jerry & Jo Stejskal established the Jerry & Jo Stejskal Scholarship as an annual/endowed fund in the Winona State University Foundation.

Jerry & Jo Stejskal are enthusiastic supporters of Winona State University. Jerry graduated from Winona State University in 1970 with a degree in PE and Health. Athletics were an integral part of Jerry’s collegiate experience and he participated on the Warrior Football team in 1967 and 1968. Jerry has also helped with the support of athletics by volunteering his time to the fund raising efforts of the WSU Warrior Club, serving as President.

Jo Stejskal earned her BS in Nursing from the College of St. Teresa, MS in Nursing from U-WI-Madison, EdD in Educational Leadership from the University of St. Thomas. Jo joined the faculty at WSU in 1975. Jo has been the Nursing Department Chairperson in 1992-2001, and again from2005 to the present. Jo is also very active in WSU committees.

Jo & Jerry are avid Warrior fans and can be found cheering on WSU teams, traveling to many out of town games to help support WSU athletes.

WSU has been an integral part of our lives for many decades, providing the opportunity to practice my profession and maintain friendships established because of our relationship with the University. We value the mission of WSU and desire to contribute to others’ achievements on their career paths. We believe in paying it forward.