I had an endowed professorship at UC-Berkeley that supported my research, so I know how important these funds are.
Richard Meese (’76 MA L&S, ’78 PhD L&S)
It's No Cliché, Scholarships Change Lives
You hear it so often, you might think it’s a cliché. But scholarships really do change lives. Just ask Luis Marrero Jr.
“I never thought about going to college when I was young,” Luis says. His parents never finished high school. “I figured I was going to be a forklift driver at the foundry like my dad.”
The future opened up for Luis when he was awarded a Chancellor’s Scholarship to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He earned a BS in mechanical engineering at the UW and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Luis has worked for Rockwell Automation/Allen Bradley for 16 years and is Director of Macroview Planning. “Attending the UW enabled me to be somebody I never thought I would be,” he says. “I really grew as an individual at UW-Madison.”
Knowing that others made the gifts to establish his Chancellor’s Scholarship, Luis is a donor as well. “You read about individuals and families donating millions of dollars to the University, and you think, ‘My contribution won’t matter.’ But it will. All those gifts add up. It’s an honor for me to do what I can to make sure that programs like the Chancellor’s Scholarship continue to change the lives of young people from all walks of life.”
