I had already designated a gift for the University in my estate, but I looked at the Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust as a win-win. The University gets the money and I get income.

Wendy Beneviste (’73 BS Retailing), who created the Wendy L. Benveniste Faculty Excellence Fund, to benefit SoHE

Bascom Hill Society Scholarship

Introduced in 2005, the Bascom Hill Society Scholarship provides full tuition, room and board for a deserving UW-Madison undergraduate. The award is presented to a junior or senior who has demonstrated outstanding academic performance and leadership through volunteer and other extracurricular activities. The recipient receives the award at the Society’s annual fall event and is honored as a Bascom Hill Society Scholar.

2009 Recipient

Shannon Chaplo, 2009 RecipientShannon Chaplo, a Lake Geneva native majoring in psychology and gender and women's studies, is the fourth recipient of the prestigious Bascom Hill Society scholarship. She plans to go to graduate school in clinical psychology after her May 2010 graduation.

Whether she works in the classroom or clinic, Chaplo hopes to find ways to close the confidence gap between boys and girls. She also wants to improve body image and prevent eating disorders that affect girls and women. One of her professors calls Chaplo, "one of the two most brilliant undergraduates I’ve had."

Chaplo also is vice president of Psi Chi, volunteers at a crisis center for homeless teens and is director of the Memorial Union Student Breaks Program. She and her best friend established a summer art camp in Lake Geneva to provide an affordable way for children to explore their creativity.

Previous Recipients