Donor Stories

Dean And Beth Breier Buchholz
A fondness for all things equine and agriculture brought Dean and Beth Breier Buchholz to UW-River Falls in the late 1980s and that love...
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The Greenhills: Giving Back
At his high school commencement in 1954, Gaylon Greenhill sat quietly and listened to Gordon Stone - a former dean at...
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Impacting the Future of Science
Many people know the financial strain that getting a higher education can bring. Dr. John E. Butler, a 1961 UW-River Falls graduate, knows this strain well.
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Helping Students' Futures Take Shape
Every student has a different reason why they chose the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Yet in 1954 graduate Marv Lansing's case, it would seem...
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Paying it Forward Sooner Rather Than Later
On a fall day in 1980, UW-River Falls sophomore Donnette Wheelock went to her mailbox in Stratton Hall and found what she considered a major mistake.
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Giving Back Even on a Tight Budget
College is an important time in a person's life where they learn about who they are and what they want to do with their future. For Valerie (Koelsch) Woiak...
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Bequests
Joe and Anna have been faithful supporters of our organization. They believe it is important to help further our mission.
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Employees Making a Difference: Annette Blanchette
On any given day, more than 100 pieces of cleaning equipment are spread across the UW-River Falls campus.
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Leaving a Legacy to Support the Future
It's not every day that you meet someone who studied with the prestigious teachers that many of the UW-River Falls campus buildings are named after.
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Dykstra Names Hockey Locker Room
When the Falcon Center — UWRF’s new sports complex — is completed next year, Paul Dykstra’s name will be emblazoned on the men’s hockey locker room.
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