Cudahy Lions Club Scholarship Awards

Starting back in 1956, the Cudahy Lions Club felt an investment in our youth's education was going to be paid back ten-fold in years to come.  Since 1956 the club has awarded SCHOLARSHIPS to High School Seniors residing in the City of Cudahy.  Residing Cudahy seniors from numerous schools in Milwaukee County have been recipients.  Since that year, back in 1956, 245 graduating seniors have been awarded scholarships totaling $192,150.00. 

The club's scholarship historian has yearly reviewed the recipient's progresses.  He has reported to our Board of Directors and the Scholarship  Committees that all but one (1) recipient has earned a degree where applicable.  We feel proud that the Cudahy Lions Club is continually striving towards educational improvements in our Cudahy youth

Along with these scholarships, the club has sponsored sports banquets, awards and sponsorships towards numerous student activities.  In 1981, a donation of $10,000.00 was presented to the Cudahy School District towards matching funds for the purchase of computers, introducing our Cudahy students into the world to come!!

In 1986, then Lion President, Tom Kujawa (a 1957 scholarship recipient) presented to the Cudahy School District a check for $25,000.00.  This check was the Cudahy Lions commitment to the youth of the community, sponsoring a program called QUEST.  With this investment the club was providing the necessary training of the  teachers, the books and the curriculum which would educate our youth in the middle school level to understand their position in today's society,  show them how to build self-esteem, deal with peer pressure and  learn to say "NO" to drugs and alcohol.  Since that initial investment of $25,000.00, the Cudahy Lions has continued that commitment with additional funds of $15,000.00 over the years as necessary, again putting our Cudahy youth's education a #1 commitment.

The Cudahy Lions Club is proud to say our scholarship program has provided an education experience for our youth. It also has provided our youth to become
the future professionals of our society - business professionals, executives, doctors, lawyers, nurses, professors, teachers, coaches, machinist, graphic designers but best of all - citizens of our country.  We feel they are making a difference in our society and if they were to have stayed at home, OUR CUDAHY COMMUNITY!!

The Cudahy Lions have setup a Trust Fund for Scholarships which they have contributed monies over the years which hopefully will continue the SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM for years to come. If you would like to donate any funds or personal WILL ENDOWMENTS to our trust, we invite you to make them payable to:

Cudahy Lions Club
P.O. Box 31
Cudahy,WI 53110
Attn: Scholarship Committee
 
Awarded Scholarships Since 1956
1956 - $200

MILAN MAXIMOVICH

 
1957 - $200
TOM KUJAWA
 
1958 - $200
GRACE LARSON, GORDON SMITH
1959 - $200
JUDITH JANTO, KENNETH MILLER
   
1960 - $400
WILLIAM METT, VIRGINIA THOMES
 
1961 - $400
NICK TOMARO,SUSAN WOERFEL
 
1961 - $400
KAREN EHMKE, CHARLES FOJTIK
 
1963 - $400
STANLEY BUERGER, GLORIA SAWCHUK
 
1964 - $400
DIANE LUKAS, ROGER McLIMANS
 
1965 - $400
CYNTHIA WEED, DAVID BONG
 
1966 - $400
ROBERT MAREK, DENNIS MARCINIAK
 
1967 - $400
SUSAN BENKA, LYNN MIKLAS
 
1968 - $400
NEIL CHRISTENSEN, KATHLEEN TOMARO
 
1969 - $750
THOMAS BARANOWSKI, JAMES HABANEK, SUSAN SCHROETTNER
 
1970 - $750
PATRICIA ALMON, DEBRA BUEROSSE, KARL DOVNIK
 
1971 - $500
BARBARA KASTEN, DIANE POLACEK
 
1972 - $1000
DIANA AVAKIAN, LYNNE BERNIER, FRED LORENZ, TOM WITKOWSKI
 
1973 - $1200
DEBROAH KUBAN, JAMES PAPALA, BARBARA REPA, JEAN WASIKOWSKI
Jack Pavlekovich - Ind. Arts, Ban Billo - Ind. Arts
 
1974 - $750
JANET MEERSCHAERT, JOHN MOSTENAN, DEE PAACZOCHA
 
1975 - $1000
GREGORY GOSETTI, CYNTHIA KUCEJ, BETH KUKOR, SCOTT SYLLA
 
1976 - $2000
JAMES HILBY, PAM RAMSKUGLER, JEAN MOSTENEN, JUDITH LENDOWSKI,
 TIM CURRY, JEFF VERIGA, KATHLEEN KLEMAN, LYNNE LANGER
 
1977 - $2400
MARIE BARANEK, LYNN MEERSCHAERT, JULIE ZEMPLINSKI, JANE ZADROW,
LAURIE LEWANDOWSKI, PHILIP LINDBERG, MERRY BESSLER, RICHARD PAPALA
 
1978 - $2400
DAVE GRAMBOW, JAY CHROSTOWSKI, CHRISTINE SIMONIS,
MARIANN FREDERICK, NICK HARRIS, LORI SIMS
 
1979 - $2000
RUTH HARTUNIAN, LYNN BOWE, ELIZABETH DUGAN, CYNTHIA MILLER
$250
KAREN HERMSEN, KEN ADAMEC
 
1980 - $2000
PATRICIA CHEKE, ELLEN CHARNEY, AMY BOYCE, MICHELLE KUCHERA
 $250
JOHN REPA, GRACE TALLARICO
 
1981 - $3500
MARY CHRISTIANSON, DIANE GORSKI, PAUL HEMMER, ELIZABETH CIURLIK,
JOSEPH PLACHINSKI, PATRICIA HILBY, MICHAEL WILLIAMS
 
1982 - $3500
JOSEPH PALADINO, DARLENE REPTA, CHERYL NEUMAN, JEFF KUBEL,
MARGRET BILLO, JERALYN EVANS, THOMAS PUETZ
 
1983 - $5000
MARK DOVI, STEVEN PLACHINSKI, DANIEL VACCARO,
 ANDREW SCHOETTNER, SCOTT WALKER
 
1984 - $5000
JULIE OTTE, BRENDA KOSSEL, LISA COTTIER,
RICKY MATUSIK JANINE QUARTEMONT
 
1985 - $5000
DONNA MOMCILOVIC, MARGHERITA ALIOTA, DRE HALFMAN,
JOSEPH CAPAPITTO, JEFF TRINKL
 
1986 - $5000
LORI BINDAS, PATRICIA BOREN, LINDA KOSSE,
JOSEPH QUARTEMONT, KEVIN WALSH
 
1987 - $5000
KIM HART, RICHARD ZANON, PHILIP DRETZKA,
ANN URQUHART, CLINT WISIALOWSKI
KATHY LITKOWIEC, RENEE FRANCESCHAETTI
 
1988 - $5000
MARK CASE, JAMES HEISE, THOMAS TSAQ,
CRIS. StCLAIR, LISA BURGER
 
1989 - $5000
JEFFERY GERBER, DOUGLAS WILLIAMS, MICHELE JOURDIAN,
 DERRICK REGALIA JENNIFER VETRANO
 
1990 - $5000
TRACY HART, JEFFERY LYNDE, JOHN MEERSCHAERT,
 CHRISTIAN TURK, AMANDA WARD
 
1991 - $5000
MICHELLE SCHULTZ, LAURITA URQUHART, MERCY ORTA,
SUSZANA KIM, JASON KUCHERA
 
1992 - $5000
DANA BOWE, HEATHER FELTON, ROBERT KRAUSE, JAKE PROVAN, JODIE TIM
 
1993 - $5000
SHAUN NADOLNY, LISA PEKAR, JENNIFER LEIPHART,
MARQET BAYER, JENNIFER LINDSTEDT
 
1994 - $4000
ANDREW GROSS, BEN NELSON, SHARON HEMPEL, JASON KOTARAK
 
 1995 - $4000
ANDREW FEULING, DAVID HANOLD, MICHELLE MUNDT,
 MELISSA SCHAEFER, MATT MATACEK, JENNY WARCZYTOWA
 
1996 - $4000
MATT NOAH, JILL O'NEIL, JENNY HAAS, CHRIS SAMZ,
JEREMY MILLER, CODY SCHERF
 
1997 - $4000
GERARDO COLMONERO, JESSICA KLUMP, TASHA JANOWKSI,
KRISTINE KOSTOCK, JESSICA MIEROW, DAVE METZ
 
1998 - $4000
KRISTEN ABRAMCZYK, KIM KLAUSEN, NICOLE LLOYD, AMBER ANTONIA,
 JAMIE PRELESNIK, JOSEPH RICKABY
 
1999 - $4000
JAYNIE KUTKA, CRYSTAL LOOK, KATHERINE SCHULTZ, MICHELLE ZIMMERMAN,
MICHAEL GOLDBERG, ANTHONY KLOC
 
2000 - $8000
Brian Bzdawka (Larry Kelly Scholarship), Nicole Paikowski, Dana Nowakowski,
Trina Best, Lisa Tuchoika Tim Piggett
 
 2001 - $8000
Andrea Popodi (Larry Kelly Scholarship), Lisa Zanon, Sylvestra Ramirez, Travis Hinz,
 Abby Molenda, Melissa Coon
 
2002 - $8,750
Timothy Buntruck (Larry Kelly Scholarship), Mary Mrnik (Chic" Fojtik Scholarship), Kimberly Pifer,
 Carie Piggott, Wendy Schultz, Brandan Dec
 
2003 - $8,750
Erin Liszewski (Larry Kelly Scholarship), Rebecca Holland (Chic" Fojtik Scholarship),
 Amanda Reck, Erick Butzlaff, Krystle Kacner, Jason Dodge
 
2004 - $8,750
Nicole Slaby (Larry Kelly Scholarship), Jessica Dlapa (Chic" Fojtik Scholarship),
Sara Bartoshevic, Lisa Clopper, Kelli Stormoen, Pamala Schock
 
2005 - $8,750
William Lay (Larry Kelly Scholarship), Megan Toniazzo (Chic" Fojtik Scholarship),
Meelissa Dziedzic, Shannon Klotz, Allison Kotowicz, Ellen Windler
 
2006 - $8,750
Theresa Michalski (Larry Kelly Scholarship),  Adam Kubesh - (Chic" Fojtik Scholarship),
 Amy Tyczkowski - Voc. Ed. Scholarship Alexsandra Petrovic Sarah Wilke Sarah Johnson
 
2007 - $10,000
Amanda Geske (Larry Kelly Scholarship), Ashley Wiesmueller (Chic" Fojtik Scholarship),
Hayley Awe (Gary Noah/Cudahy Lions Service Award)
Carol Lewis, Aimee Lockwood, Annelyse Pavlic, Nicole Masnak
 
2008 - $8,750
Nicole Szemborski (Larry Kelly Scholarship)
Kayla Hahn ("Chic" Fojtik Scholarship)
Savanna Perez (Voc. Ed Scholarship)
Mindy Hohenfeldt, Timothy Kim, Annie Goss

 

 

 

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