Scholarship Award Winners
2020 UW-Madison Scholarship Award Winner
The Shannon Marie & Louis Porter Smith Foundation is proud to announce Laura Vergenz as our 2020 UW-Madison scholarship award winner.
Laura displays great passion for the nursing profession which is reinforced by her strong academic success. The board feels she will be a great asset to her future patients and to the nursing field as a whole. We look forward to seeing where her career takes her.
2021 UW-Madison Scholarship Award Winner
The Shannon Marie & Louis Porter Smith Foundation is honored to select Abigail Douglas as our 2021 UW-Madison Scholarship recipient.
Abigail is changing careers and returning to UW-Madison to pursue nursing. She has an obvious drive for the profession which is reinforced by her life experiences. We are excited to support this future nurse!
2021 Wausau Area Scholarship Award Winner
The Shannon Marie & Louis Porter Smith Foundation is excited to select Jayda Bauman as our 2021 Wausau Area Scholarship recipient.
Jayda stayed in the Wausau area, working as a CNA at Aspirus Wausau Hospital and currently at a local nursing home. She has done so while attending UW-Stevens Point for her undergrad and will be attending UW-Eau Claire this fall for her BSN. Jayda displays many great characteristics, and we are pleased to help her on her nursing journey.
2022 UW-Madison Scholarship Award Winners
The Shannon Marie & Louis Porter Smith $250 award winner for 2022 is Maddie Donnelly.
Maddie is an excellent student and shows great care for her friends and others around her. Her life experiences will give her unique insight into caring for her future patients. Best of luck to you, Maddie!