PLATTEVILLE, WI (07/06/2012)(readMedia)-- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville has awarded scholarships to its incoming first-year class, which is the largest grade of newcomers in school history.
Among the award winners are;
Amy Meyer from Eldridge who won the North Scott Senior HS Community Scholarship & Tri-State Initiative Scholarship, totaling $650.00.
Karen Newlon from Hampton who won the Hazel T. and Godfrey Struebing Scholarship & Winifred Nybroten Memorial Scholarship, totaling $1400.00.
Shelby Swanson from Leclaire who won the Tri-State Initiative Scholarship, totaling $1000.00.
Paige Ehrecke from Long Grove who won the North Scott Senior HS Community Scholarship &Freshman Achievement and Leadership Scholarship, totaling $3150.00.
UW-Platteville, founded in 1846, is located in the southwestern corner of Wisconsin, near the Iowa and Illinois borders. The University, the fastest-growing four-year school in the 13-college University of Wisconsin System, enrolls approximately 7,500 undergraduate students.