Foundation Scholarships

Taminiau, Jan & Maria Memorial

The Taminiau-Warloski Scholarship is to be awarded to a student at UW-Eau Claire, sophomore standing or above, majoring in History, Art, or the Jazz program. The Scholarship was established to recognize, encourage and reward students who have demonstrated a broad cultural perspective beyond their chosen major. Students who have combined such an outlook with a record of community service and strong ethical standards are favored for the award. In selecting the recipient, emphasis is to be placed on the qualities of character and commitment to the humanities and societies rather than on GPA or other criteria.

Nomination/applications should be submitted to the Chair of the History Department.

The form should be returned to the History Department office by March 5.

The recipient will be selected by a committee composed of the Chairs of the Departments of Art and History as well as the Jazz Program Coordinator based upon the stated criteria.

On or about March 15, or early enough for the recipient to be recognized at the Honors banquet.

The scholarship recipient will be notified by letter by the History Department Chair. The Chair will complete and submit a “Scholarship Award Form” to the Financial Aid office. The family requests that the History Chair also send a letter to Ron Warloski, with the name and qualifications of the scholarship winner.

It is recommended that the recipient write a thank-you letter to Mrs. Johanna Warloski and Dr. Ronald Warloski in care of the UW-EC Foundation office. Dr. Ronald Warloski taught in the History Department from 1964-1998, and was Chair of the Department from 1991-97. Not satisfied with using the classroom merely to impact knowledge, he continually explored ways to prod his students to think critically and to assume responsibility for the moral implications of their judgments. He was especially known for his popular class on Nazi Germany. Ronald’s wife, Johanna, is the daughter of Jan and Maria Taminiau, for whom the scholarship was originally established. Jan and Maria lived in the Netherlands, where Jan was a well-known businessman. Jan Taminiau had a life-long interest in History, read across a broad area of interests and visited many historical and archeological sites while traveling. Maria Taminiau studied art as a young woman and continued an interest in art and music her entire life. Both Jan and Maria had a strong value system in which religion was important. They both encouraged community involvement and civic responsibilities. When they visited UW-EC, they most appreciated its emphasis on the Liberal Arts, particularly the Humanities.