TONY and ERIKA PRATER FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP

The Tony and Erika Prater Family scholarship was established by alumnus Tony Prater (UWW, Class of 1980) and his wife Erika to assist a Letters and Sciences major who has successfully completed business coursework and expressed an interest in a business career. The annual amount of the scholarship is $1,000 and is renewable contingent upon successful reapplication and selection. To be eligible, a student must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0, must be a declared Letters and Sciences major, and must have completed business coursework. Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors are eligible.

Applications should include the following:

  1. A fully completed application form.
  2. A letter of recommendation, preferably from a professor or academic advisor who knows the student well.
  3. A personal statement which includes:
    1. The student's educational goals and how this scholarship will help achieve them;
    2. The student's need for financial aid; and
    3. Specific attributes which set the student apart as an applicant for consideration.
  4. A copy of student's academic report (AR).

Application materials may be sent:

via U.S. mail to:

Dean Mary Pinkerton
UW-Whitewater
College of Letters & Sciences
800 West Main Street
Whitewater, WI 53190

via hand delivery or intercampus mail to:

Dean Mary Pinkerton
College of Letters & Sciences
White Hall 107

or electronically, as one PDF attachment to*:

lsscholarships@uww.edu

*Note: If sending in PDF format, the subject line of the email and the file name of the attachment must be the letters "lsas" followed by a hyphen, then the student's last name followed by a hyphen, and then the student's first name (i.e. lsas-doe-john).

Application Deadline: February 1, 2008