Scholarships
The Scholarship Program is part of CAC's mission of linking University expertise to community innovation in aging services. Since the Center on Age & Community was first established in 2001, one of our primary goals has been to remove the barriers that prevent students from studying Gerontology. Since that time, we have given away over $430,000 in scholarships to students in a wide range of disciplines.
2010-2011 Scholarships Awarded, Totalling $80,000
Winners of the 2010-2011 Helen Bader Age & Community Scholarships include:
Christine Bloch
Melissa Brown
Melanie Contrestan
Christopher Dondzila
Lynette Duley
Jennifer Fiscal
Kelly Gaglione
Addie Johnson
Mark Proffitt
Sara Kruschke
Jessica Kurz
Susannah Rotter
All students intend to or are enrolled in the Graduate Certificate in Applied Gerontology. Students represent a wide range of disciplines, including Nursing, Health Sciences, Social Work, and Architecture.
Winners will be announced at the May 7th HBSSW Awards Ceremony, and at the Milwaukee Aging Consortium's Annual Excellence in Caregiving Awards Luncheon on June 7th. Congratulations and we look forward to great things!
James H. Brown expresses thanks for receiving a Helen Bader Scholarship.
Last year James Brown received an award from the Endowed Helen Bader Scholarship in the field of educational gerontology for two years of study. He presented his work at the American Association of Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) in Norfolk, VA on the topic of "Beyond Aging and Prejudice: What's Next for Baby Boomers." It was a packed presentation and James talked on the history of prejudice, educational gerontology, and the challenge of gay boomers in retirement in America. The AAACE is the largest educational organization in the field of adult and continuing education. James was also part of Dr. Rhonda Montgomery's three-member graduate team that presented at the 2008 Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) in Baltimore, MD. They shared results from their research about how a non-profit agency benefits residents in communities of HUD housing.
Currently, James is finishing his doctoral studies by initiating a program of research on minority older adults in the urban community who want to learn about computer technologies. The older adult population spans an age range of several decades and it represents the most diverse population of any age group.
James hopes to make a connection between this population and the urban community that might help older adults of Milwaukee to become computer literate, to use computer technology effectively, and to connect to the Milwaukee community. Populations need to be understood, accommodated, and included in our plans for a democratic society of the future. James recently commented, "The Center on Aging and Community; the Professors who have supported the Gerontology Certificate program; and my own experiences in adult education have all enriched and informed my life and research. I am deeply appreciative of the support I have received!"
The 2008-2009 recipients:
Thanks to the generous support of the Helen Bader Foundation, an unprecedented $80,000 in scholarships was awarded to 12 UWM graduate students in the Certificate Program for the 2008-09 academic year. These 12 students come from diverse backgrounds, but all demonstrated their commitment to the study of Gerontology through research, community service and extracurricular activities aimed to better the lives of older adults.
Steve Bernfeld (Education)
James H. Brown (Education)
Stephanie R. Bruce (Nursing)
Stacy K. Ehlers (Helen Bader School of Social Welfare)
Gretchen Fairweather (Helen Bader School of Social Welfare)
Jennifer R. Fiscal (Helen Bader School of Social Welfare)
Elizabeth Grimm (College of Health Sciences)
Myounghee Jorn (School of Architecture and Urban Planning)
Joshua Lang (Letters & Science)
Mark A. Proffitt (Architecture)
Chia-Jung Shih (Architecture)
Maggie Wallendal (Helen Bader School of Social Welfare)
The Scholarship Program is part of CAC's mission of linking University expertise to community innovation in aging services. Scholarships are awarded each spring to part and full-time students pursuing the Graduate Certificate in Applied Gerontology the following fall.
