Foundation Scholarships

Etnier, Don and Jan Hmong Freshman

This scholarship is available to an incoming freshman Hmong student who has been accepted for admission to UW- Eau Claire. The recipient needs to have a strong academic record, show potential for success in college and have demonstrated financial need.

scholarship application is available online at: www.uwec.edu/admissions/paying.htm. Admitted, eligible candidates are encouraged to apply. If you feel you meet the application requirements and cannot access the online application, please contact the Admissions Office at (715)836-5415.

Office, working in conjunction with the Office of Multicultural Affairs, will select the annual recipient.

financial need, recipients will be notified after the financial aid information has been received and no later than August 1.

The Office of Admissions will notify the recipient. The recipient will be recognized at the Multicultural Banquet in the fall.

Don and Jan Etnier have assisted the Hmong throughout the Chippewa Valley in numerous ways, for more than 30 years. Jan was the first tutor for the first Hmong student to graduate from UW-Eau Claire, who went on to become the Assistant Director of Multicultural Affairs. Their church has sponsored many Hmong families and helped them resettle to the Chippewa Valley. Don was on the Board of Directors of the Hmong Mutual Assistance Association and was the campaign treasurer for the late Joe Bee Xiong, when he ran for the Assembly in 2004. Jan was on the Christmas Food Committee and persuaded the Salvation Army to provide food that is part of the Hmong diet. The Etniers are true “volunteers’ volunteers”. A thank you letter should be written to Don and Jan Etnier and submitted to the Foundation Office, S-214.