Foundation Scholarships

Mc Intyre, William and Laurene

This award is available to an outstanding UW-Eau Claire junior or senior who has demonstrated a passion for his/her major field of study and commitment to graduate. The primary consideration for recipients will be students who find themselves in such hardship it may impede their successful academic progress and plans to graduate. Financial need would be a major consideration.

There is no application for this scholarship. The Dean of Students Office has the discretion to award this scholarship when the office encounters such a student who, with a bit of financial help, will be able to succeed and graduate.

There is no application deadline.

The Dean of Students Office will communicate with the Financial Aid Office to determine financial need and qualifications for this scholarship.

There is no selection deadline.

The recipient will be notified immediately upon being selected for the scholarship. The scholarship award will be applied to the student’s tuition account with the business office.

This fund honors the memories of William D. and Laurene L. McIntyre. The McIntyre family’s connection to UW-Eau Claire extends since the university’s earliest days. William D. McIntyre, who was known as “Mr. Higher Education in Wisconsin,” was an Eau Claire businessman and civic leader. He was appointed to the Board of Regents of Normal Schools in 1945 and resigned in 1966 after serving as President of the Board of Regents of State Colleges from 1950-1963. Under his leadership, enrollment in the state college system grew from 6,000 to 60,000 and the colleges became universities. In 1916, the campus library was located on the 2nd floor of Schofield Hall until a new library building opened in 1960 (now Old Library). In 1963, it was named in honor of William D. McIntyre upon his retirement as President of the Board of Regents. The recipients are expected to send thank you notes addressed to Katherine McIntyre and sent to the UW-Eau Claire Foundation Office, S-214.