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. 

CAC in partnership with UWM's Helen Bader School of Social Welfare has announced the recipients of the 2008-09 Helen Bader Endowed Scholarships for UWM graduate students in the Certificate Program. Thanks to the generous support of the Helen Bader Foundation, an unprecedented $80,000 in scholarships was awarded to 12 students this year to help make these efforts possible. These 12 students come from diverse backgrounds but have all demonstrated their commitment to the study of Gerontology through research, community service and extracurricular activities aimed to better the lives of older adults.

The 2008-2009 recipients are:

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.