Foundation Scholarships

Blugold Promise, Kell

The John Kell Memorial Blugold Promise Scholarship shall be awarded to an outstanding incoming freshman student who has graduated from high school in Wisconsin, has been accepted for admission to UW-Eau Claire and demonstrates significant financial need as initially reported by the students and verified by the UW-Eau Claire Financial Aid Office. To be considered, students must rank in the top 25% of their graduating classes and have a minimum of a 25 composite on the Act (or comparable SAT), have a well- rounded high school record of academic achievement, leadership and involvement in extra curricular activities. In general a student who has a zest for life and a desire to get the most out of his/her college education will receive primary consideration. Recipients who have a successful freshman year and maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 by the end of their first year will receive a $1,000 scholarship their sophomore year, if they continue to demonstrate financial need.

The general incoming freshmen 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.

The Admissions Office will coordinate the selection of recipients.

To enable the verification of 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 recipients (and their high school counselors once the award is accepted).

The recipient should address thank-you letters to Betsy Kell and send them to the UW-Eau Claire Foundation Office, Schofield 214. The John Kell Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in memory of John Kell, a UW-Eau Claire graduate and community leader, following his death in a motorcycle accident on August 5, 2005. John, a 1973 UW-Eau Claire graduate, was an exemplary Blugold and leader. He and his family had provided generous support for many campus projects including the Kell Container Corporation Undergraduate Research Award, the Kell Container Football Opportunity Fund and the Carson Park Turf Project. John led by example, believing that because his family had been so fortunate, giving back to others less so was simply the right thing to do. John was exemplary in figuring out what was important in life and then living in a way that reflected those values. This fund is a tribute to his leadership and his memory.