2 Waukesha Students Get UW-Milwaukee Scholarships

Editor's Note: The following information was provided to Patch via a news release.

Seven students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) are currently benefiting from the support they received from the Sentry Insurance Foundation Student Leadership Scholarship.

Curtis Peacock (Platteville), Sarah Wardecke (Appleton), Carly Diermeier (Waukesha), Alison Drvaric (Waukesha) and Maxwell Williams (Appleton) are seniors, juniors and sophomores whose scholarships were renewed for the current academic year because of their continuing scholastic achievement, leadership in extracurricular activities, and pursuit of a major in marketing, mathematics, accounting and finance or actuarial science.

Two freshmen, Laura B. Morgan (Kenosha) and Nicole Gellings (Mount Calvary), also received the scholarships, which are valued at $2,500 each, and are renewable for four years.

“Since receiving the Sentry Insurance Foundation Leadership Scholarship, I have been able to remain focused on the big picture of college, being academics,” writes Diermeier. “Knowing that I was selected among so many applicants to have the privilege of receiving this scholarship has kept me on track to uphold the honor that comes with the Sentry Insurance name. Along with all of the fun things that go along with attending UWM, having my name associated with the Sentry Insurance Scholarship has served as a reminder of the importance of working hard in school to become successful in a future career.”

The scholarship program is designed to help develop future business and community leaders, according to Jim Weishan, president of the Sentry Insurance Foundation Inc.

“Sentry Insurance owes much of our success and growth over the years to the many employees who have received college educations in Wisconsin,” said Weishan. “We are pleased to demonstrate our commitment to excellence in education and support future leaders through the Sentry Insurance Student Leadership Scholarship program. We are proud of the Sentry Insurance Student Leadership Scholarship winners, as well as the excellent academic programs at UW-Milwaukee.”

“We are very grateful for the Sentry Insurance Foundation’s generous gift of opportunity for our students,” said UWM Chancellor Michael R. Lovell. “Scholarships often provide the primary means for our students to achieve their dreams and become successful leaders in our communities.”

Sentry Insurance, based in Stevens Point, Wis., was founded in 1904. Today, Sentry is a major domestic mutual insurance group with assets of more than $11 billion and policyholders’ surplus of $3.4 billion. Sentry and its subsidiaries offer a full line of property and casualty insurance, life insurance, retirement programs, employee benefits and related services to businesses and consumers throughout the United States.