Johnson Family Scholarship

The Johnson Family Scholarship is a scholarship fund started in 2012, by Waukesha South graduates Kelly Johnson (Class of ’11) and Neal Johnson (Class of ’09). The Johnson Family Scholarship created by the sibling duo, awards up to three scholarships annually to graduating high school seniors who demonstrate leadership skills, scholastic achievement, extracurricular and community involvement, and a desire to complete a post-secondary education.

The Johnson Family Scholarship has awarded 19 recipients since establishment and continues to recognize up to THREE qualified and ambitious student leaders in good academic standing that has a drive for success attending high school in the United States.

This Year's Recipients:  Emma Schoultz (Waukesha North) and Riley Sullivan (Catholic Central) at their respective Honors Nights.

Emma will be attending University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and Riley will be attending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater this Fall 2023!

Past Recipients:

2013: Kelsey Spangler (Waukesha South, WI), Indiana Wesleyan University

2014: Rebecca Krueger (Waukesha South, WI), University of Wisconsin-Madison

2015: Buchanan Cooley (Waukesha South, WI), University of Wisconsin-Madison

2016: Madison Unger (Waukesha South, WI), University of Tennessee-Knoxville

2017: Ethan Huskey (Waukesha South, WI), University of Wisconsin-Madison

2017: Bailey Groh Rasmussen (Waukesha South, WI), University 0f Wisconsin-Madison

2018: Grayson Cooley (Waukesha South, WI), University of Wisconsin-Madison

2018: Andrew Kempen (Waukesha South, WI), Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE)

2019: Molly Posta (Waukesha South, WI), University of Wisconsin-Madison

2019: Karrie Wicherski (Waukesha North, WI), University of South Dakota

2020: Payton Leutner (Waukesha South, WI), University of Wisconsin-Parkside

2020: Julian Erickson (La Crosse Logan, WI), University of Wisconsin-Madison

2020: Konrad Kutrzuba (Maine South, IL), Loyola University Chicago

2021:  Alyssa Cunningham (Catholic Memorial, WI), Sacred Heart University

2021: Catherine Reske, (Waukesha West, WI), University of St. Thomas

2022: Colleen Schneider (Catholic Memorial, WI), University of Minnesota (Twin-Cities)

2022: Caitlin Dominski (Brookfield Central, WI), Miami University

2023: Emma Schoultz (Waukesha North, WI), University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

2023: Riley Sullivan (Catholic Central, WI), University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

2024: To Be Announced!

 

If you attend a high school located in the United States, please apply using our online application below. Email us at info@kjfwi.org if you have any questions!

We are excited to continue growing! Follow us and apply!

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