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Through funding provided by the Wisconsin Conservation and Education Foundation, the Wisconsin Conservation Warden Association is able to provides the following 7 scholarships.
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Congratulations to the 2023-24 Scholarship winners!
Maya Wallace-McKittrick (Viroqua, WI) - Tyler Kreinz Scholarship Recipient
Jackson Boigenzahn (Durand, WI) - Andrew Krakow Scholarship Recipient
Nick Edge (Potosi, WI)- Cordero Rodriguez Scholarship Recipient
Mindy Bolar (Lakeville, MN) - Emerson Noyes Scholarship Recipient
Rebecca Ostrowski (Custer, WI) – Harold Hettrick Scholarship Recipient
Kaylie Rose - WCWA Member Scholarship
Josephine Spors - WCWA Member Scholarship
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Don and Marian Beghin Memorial Scholarship - $1000
Through a generous donation from the Marian Beghin and Beghin family 2024 will be the 1st year of the Don and Marian Beghin Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is in honor and memory of Don Beghin Wisconsin Chief Warden from 1975-1983. Don started his Conservation Warden career in 1949 and was the 1st Conservation Warden who was also a DNR pilot. The scholarship is open to anyone (graduating or post-graduate) who are going on to higher education at an accredited 4-year college or university with a career goal in a conservation related field WCWA Members and Family Members Scholarship - $1000 WCEF in conjunction with WCWA funds a $1,000 annual scholarship available only to WCWA members, their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren (includes "step" relation). WCEF will continue to fund the 5 scholarships to UW Stevens Point and wanted to add one not specific to UW Stevens Point. This scholarship gives something back to the dedicated members of the WCWA who continue to support the many conservation and law enforcement outreach efforts throughout Wisconsin by WCEF and WCWA The Scholarship is open to active WCWA members and active WCWA members children, stepchildren, grandchildren or great-grandchildren of active WCWA members going on to higher education at an accredited 4-year college or university. |
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UW- Stevens Point Scholarships
The following five scholarships (in no particular order) are awards of up to $1,000, which are awarded to UW-Stevens Point students who are pursuing their degree in a natural resources field and have shown considerable academic achievement in their studies. These scholarships are administered through UW-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources
1. Andrew A. Krakow Memorial Scholarship
• Andy Krakow was a Wisconsin Conservation Warden who was killed in the line of duty on June 5, 1990 as he was assisting the Marquette County Sheriff’s Department on a domestic disturbance call. Friends and relatives of the Krakow’s donated the funds to be used for a scholarship in Andy’s memory.
2. Harold Hettrick Memorial Scholarship
• Harold was born in 1927 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, and was raised by his grandparents in Cochrane where his lifelong love affair with the Mississippi River began. Upon graduation from high school, he enlisted in the Navy and served in the Pacific theater during World War II. After his discharge, he enrolled at UW-Madison and received his bachelor’s degree in 1950. He became a conservation warden and was stationed in Friendship and then Appleton from 1950-57. He was promoted to chief training officer for the warden service in 1957. In 1967, he became the assistant chief warden, a position he held until his retirement in 1982. In retirement, he volunteered his time to many organizations and served as Wisconsin Outdoor Educator at the Sesquicentennial in Washington D.C. Harold was much loved and admired by all. He encouraged and counseled wardens and had a positive impact on all who knew him. He was a great promoter of the warden force and communicated his great love of the outdoors, hunting, and fishing to all. He taught people to love the earth. Harold passed away peacefully on February 1, 2004.
3. Emerson Noyes Scholarship
• Since 1930 the Noyes family of Milwaukee, WI has honored an outstanding Wisconsin Conservation Warden each year with the presentation of an award. Emerson as a young boy accompanied his father, Haskell Noyes, to the presentation for many years. The presentation is always held in the warden’s home community at a public gathering. The award includes a gold pocket watch with an inscription stating the watch is a Conservation Warden Efficiency Award for “Faithful and Able Service”. After his father’s death in 1948, Emerson has since preformed the honor of presenting the gold watches to many active and retired wardens. Receiving “The Watch” has come to represent the pinnacle of a field warden’s career. Emerson has faithfully carried on this family tradition that he has since passed on to his family members. Their example throughout this long period is a selfless commitment in recognizing individual dedication to natural resources protection and the ideal of striving for the highest possible standards of state service. The warden service and the Wisconsin Conservation Warden Association are deeply grateful to Emerson and the Noyes family and acknowledge their dedication through this scholarship.
4. Tyler Kreinz Memorial Scholarship
• Tyler Richard Kreinz, of Beloit, Wisconsin, age 21, gave the ultimate sacrifice for the sake of his country and friends. The events of 9/11 impacted young Tyler greatly and he knew then that he wanted to become a part of the Unite States Army. Following graduation from Beloit Memorial High School in 2008, Tyler enlisted in the US Army and went to Fort Knox for his basic training. He earned the rank of Specialist and became a part of the Armored Division as a Tanker and Army Scout.In January 2011, Tyler and his unit were deployed to the Uruzgan Province of Afghanistan. Tyler’s job was to provide forward support for units moving into unsecured areas. He provided reconnaissance in these unsecured and dangerous areas to ensure that travel for the forward units was safe. After his service to his country, Tyler looked forward to enrolling in college and pursue his dream of a career with the Department of Natural Resources as a conservation warden. On June 18, 2011, while on a night mission, Tyler died in the line of duty. Tyler’s dedication to the love of country, service to others, and commitment to the conservation ethic is a shining example for all of us. Conservation Wardens have served their country in every military conflict dating back to the US Civil War. Tyler is part of this tradition.
5. Cordeo “Cord” Rodriguez Memorial Scholarship
• Cordero Roger Rodriguez (called “Cord” by his family and friends) loved the outdoors since he was big enough to walk. He fished and hunted his whole life and was in the woods in a deer stand or turkey blind from the age of nine. He always knew he would be involved with wildlife to some extent. While in his early career in high school, Cord grew more interested in conservation work. He wanted to make sure the joy and experiences he had in the outdoors would be able to be enjoyed by future generations. His main goal after graduation was to be a Conservation Warden and he planned to attend UW-Stevens Point for his schooling. He wanted to attend UWSP because he loved Wisconsin and would be able to continue to hunt and fish with his brother and father like he had done his whole life. Cord passed away on October 16, 2012 while in his senior year of high school. His family are working to establish a scholarship in his name as a way to honor his dreams.
The following five scholarships (in no particular order) are awards of up to $1,000, which are awarded to UW-Stevens Point students who are pursuing their degree in a natural resources field and have shown considerable academic achievement in their studies. These scholarships are administered through UW-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources
1. Andrew A. Krakow Memorial Scholarship
• Andy Krakow was a Wisconsin Conservation Warden who was killed in the line of duty on June 5, 1990 as he was assisting the Marquette County Sheriff’s Department on a domestic disturbance call. Friends and relatives of the Krakow’s donated the funds to be used for a scholarship in Andy’s memory.
2. Harold Hettrick Memorial Scholarship
• Harold was born in 1927 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, and was raised by his grandparents in Cochrane where his lifelong love affair with the Mississippi River began. Upon graduation from high school, he enlisted in the Navy and served in the Pacific theater during World War II. After his discharge, he enrolled at UW-Madison and received his bachelor’s degree in 1950. He became a conservation warden and was stationed in Friendship and then Appleton from 1950-57. He was promoted to chief training officer for the warden service in 1957. In 1967, he became the assistant chief warden, a position he held until his retirement in 1982. In retirement, he volunteered his time to many organizations and served as Wisconsin Outdoor Educator at the Sesquicentennial in Washington D.C. Harold was much loved and admired by all. He encouraged and counseled wardens and had a positive impact on all who knew him. He was a great promoter of the warden force and communicated his great love of the outdoors, hunting, and fishing to all. He taught people to love the earth. Harold passed away peacefully on February 1, 2004.
3. Emerson Noyes Scholarship
• Since 1930 the Noyes family of Milwaukee, WI has honored an outstanding Wisconsin Conservation Warden each year with the presentation of an award. Emerson as a young boy accompanied his father, Haskell Noyes, to the presentation for many years. The presentation is always held in the warden’s home community at a public gathering. The award includes a gold pocket watch with an inscription stating the watch is a Conservation Warden Efficiency Award for “Faithful and Able Service”. After his father’s death in 1948, Emerson has since preformed the honor of presenting the gold watches to many active and retired wardens. Receiving “The Watch” has come to represent the pinnacle of a field warden’s career. Emerson has faithfully carried on this family tradition that he has since passed on to his family members. Their example throughout this long period is a selfless commitment in recognizing individual dedication to natural resources protection and the ideal of striving for the highest possible standards of state service. The warden service and the Wisconsin Conservation Warden Association are deeply grateful to Emerson and the Noyes family and acknowledge their dedication through this scholarship.
4. Tyler Kreinz Memorial Scholarship
• Tyler Richard Kreinz, of Beloit, Wisconsin, age 21, gave the ultimate sacrifice for the sake of his country and friends. The events of 9/11 impacted young Tyler greatly and he knew then that he wanted to become a part of the Unite States Army. Following graduation from Beloit Memorial High School in 2008, Tyler enlisted in the US Army and went to Fort Knox for his basic training. He earned the rank of Specialist and became a part of the Armored Division as a Tanker and Army Scout.In January 2011, Tyler and his unit were deployed to the Uruzgan Province of Afghanistan. Tyler’s job was to provide forward support for units moving into unsecured areas. He provided reconnaissance in these unsecured and dangerous areas to ensure that travel for the forward units was safe. After his service to his country, Tyler looked forward to enrolling in college and pursue his dream of a career with the Department of Natural Resources as a conservation warden. On June 18, 2011, while on a night mission, Tyler died in the line of duty. Tyler’s dedication to the love of country, service to others, and commitment to the conservation ethic is a shining example for all of us. Conservation Wardens have served their country in every military conflict dating back to the US Civil War. Tyler is part of this tradition.
5. Cordeo “Cord” Rodriguez Memorial Scholarship
• Cordero Roger Rodriguez (called “Cord” by his family and friends) loved the outdoors since he was big enough to walk. He fished and hunted his whole life and was in the woods in a deer stand or turkey blind from the age of nine. He always knew he would be involved with wildlife to some extent. While in his early career in high school, Cord grew more interested in conservation work. He wanted to make sure the joy and experiences he had in the outdoors would be able to be enjoyed by future generations. His main goal after graduation was to be a Conservation Warden and he planned to attend UW-Stevens Point for his schooling. He wanted to attend UWSP because he loved Wisconsin and would be able to continue to hunt and fish with his brother and father like he had done his whole life. Cord passed away on October 16, 2012 while in his senior year of high school. His family are working to establish a scholarship in his name as a way to honor his dreams.