West High Scholarships
West High School is fortunate that each year about 40 local organizations and private donors generously
contribute scholarship monies to award to our graduating seniors. The scholarship donors establish the
criteria for their scholarships. The criteria vary, but may include one or more of the following: academic
achievement, leadership, school/community service, financial need, athletic participation, special
interests/talents, and intended area of study. Recipients are selected by the West High Scholarship
Committee, which begins meeting in early spring.
In order to be eligible for a West High Scholarship, students must have attended high school in the
Madison Metropolitan School District for a minimum of three full semesters, one of which must be the
8th, or final, semester, and they must submit a West High Scholarship Application by the deadline. The
applications are sent to all seniors in December and must be completed and submitted to the Counseling
Office by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 31st. GPA for scholarships and eligibility for honors are
calculated using the 7th semester grade point average. Every year, we have many more deserving students
than we have scholarships. In recent years, West has had approximately 60 scholarships to award. Given
the large number of worthy and talented students and the relatively limited number of scholarships, it is
the intent of the West High School Scholarship Committee to honor as many students as possible.
Therefore, the Scholarship Committee will attempt to award scholarships to students who have not
received other local and state scholarships.
WE WILL NOT ACCEPT APPLICATIONS AFTER THE DEADLINE. Each year, there are
students that would have qualified for a scholarship, but failed to submit an application by the deadline.
Submitting a completed application by the deadline is the responsibility of the student.
Following is a list of West High scholarships which are typically awarded each year. The scholarships
and monies available vary from year to year.
Allen J. Shafer, Jr.
# and amount varies
Olson Foundation Scholarship
# and amount varies
Peter Iannone West H.S. Class of ’89 Schol.
$1,000
Madison West Athletic Booster Assoc. Schol.
Katharine Schantz Music Scholarship
2 at $500
$1,000
James Brett Lawrence Music Scholarship
$650
Kristin J. Marx Memorial & Marketing
Scholarships
Ross M. Koen Career Grant
$500 - $1,000
Christian J. Sanborn Memorial Award
$1,000
1 at $1,000 or 2 at $500
Leadership in physical activities –
athletic & recreational, scholarship,
citizenship, character,
extracurriculars
Sports and/or artistic activity, good
student.
Varsity letter in football, 3.0,
leadership, extracurriculars
Athletes
Planning major in music, preferably
UW-Madison
Attend MATC, major or participate
in music
DECA, pursuing business, attend
Univ. of Minnesota
Physical handicap, hardworking
student planning to continue
education.
Hockey player, 2.0+ GPA,
exemplary teammate.
Carl H. Reuter Scholarship
$500
ESL Achievement Award
1 –3 split $1,000
Student Council Leadership Scholarship
Madison Lodge #5 Masonic Foundation Schol
2 at $250
2 at $500
Lion’s Club Award for Outstanding
Citizenship and Leadership
$500
Joe Thomas Memorial/PTSO Scholarship
$500
West Madison Optimist Club Burt Hable
Scholarship
Harlan P. Hanson Book Award
Devine Family Foundation Scholarship
2 at $1,000
Fitchburg Lions Club Scholarship
$500
Ethel Mabie Falk Scholarship
2 - $3,100
(amount varies)
Class of ’52 Arts & Humanities Scholarship
$1000
UW Credit Union Scholarship
2 at $1,000
Michael P. Dolan Memorial Scholarship
$500
West High Faculty Scholarship – donated by
faculty
Class of 1947 Memorial Scholarship
Unseen Star Award
$500
Rotary Academic Achievement Award
$1,000
Rotary Senior Academic Improvement Award
$500
SLC/PTSO Scholarship
$500
Med Physics Foundation Scholarship
$1,500
UW Health West Towne Research Park &
Wingra Health Care Career Scholarship
$500
Paula McCormick Scholarship
$500
$600
$500
$500
$300
Building trades interest, leadership,
financial need, goal-oriented, 2.8
GPA, planning college or
apprenticeship.
Immigrant students with exceptional
progress planning to continue
education.
For seniors in Student Council.
Leadership, scholarship,
school/community involvement.
Scholarship, leadership, character,
citizenship, activities
Leadership community service,
planning to continue education
Academic achievement, significant
financial need, community service
Academically strong, financial need
2.25-3.5 GPA, com. service,
financial need.
Fitchburg resident, top 50% of class,
community service.
Attend UW System school,
scholarship, school & community
service, children of MMSD staff.
Distinguished in the arts, school and
community service.
Attend UW campus, financial need,
part-time job senior year, school &
community service.
B/C student, attend MATC, financial
need.
Strong moral character, service to
school., scholarship.
Planning post h.s. education.
Student working hard behind the
scenes.
Highest GPA, school/community
service, employment history.
Significant GPA improvement,
overcome obstacles to achieve.
Significant contribution to SLC
development, leadership.
Scholarship, pursuing science,
medical science or math in college.
Pursue health care career, financial
need, scholarship, leadership, school
& community service.
Planning to study natural resources
or wildlife management in college.
Tyler J. Berg Memorial Scholarship
$525
Optimist Club of West Madison Burt Hable
Scholarship
Murphy Family Scholarship
Class of ’57 Judy Fett Johnson Memorial
Fund Scholarship
2 - $1,000
Campus Community Church Scholarship
2 - $300
Class of ’76 Alumni Scholarship
Ingrid Buslee Memorial Scholarship
2 - $750
$300
2 - $500
3-5 @ $1,000
Pursue teaching career or liberal
arts, leadership in student
government, participation in sport.
Scholarship, financial need, strong
community service.
Financial need, scholarship.
Financial need, 3.0+ GPA, attend
Wisconsin school, Wisconsin,
pursue career in fine arts, business,
trades, or health care.
Attend UW-Madison, financial
need, 3.25+ GPA, com. service.
School & community service.
Deserving student involved in
English program.