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Siblings honor mother with a gift for education

AS MARGUERITE GOSTOMSKI RAISED HER five kids, she also took on the role of mentor, parent and educator to hundreds of students at Bradley Tech High School in Milwaukee. As a teacher’s aide, Marguerite demonstrated her passion for helping kids and changing lives. In a nutshell, it was who she was.

The memories her children have of her will last a lifetime, much like the impactful work she did in her community. Marguerite was an instrumental figure and role model when it came to working with and for children in Milwaukee. The breadth of her impact was significant, from her work as a Boy Scout and Girl Scout leader and avid Girl Scout cookie mom, to advocate of the Milwaukee County Parks System, turning the playground in their neighborhood into an ice skating rink in the winter. Her selfless work and commitment to her children and others throughout the community was ever present.

These incredible values of hard work, kindness and commitment were instilled into her children, Greg Pavlic, Tom Pavlic, Kathy Nelson, Chris Ameringer and Denise Gloede.

As children, she brought them out into the community, giving them an appreciation of what it had to offer. Whether it be trips to the library and the nearby Book Mobile, or the Milwaukee County Zoo (on the free days!) to see the animals, she made sure her children had opportunities to learn about the world around them. Every day was considered a lesson by this magnificent mom and teacher, and she believed there was no better way to teach than to allow her children to see and

Kathy Nelson and Tom Pavlic with a photo of their mother, Marguerite, who inspired the scholarship.

enjoy what the city had to offer.

Marguerite was an endless advocate for her children, pushing them to find their passion and reach their highest potential. She encouraged higher education and hard work. The result: two insurance professionals, an information systems expert and two registered nurses. All five children have held leadership positions in their various industries, following their mother’s example to serve and support others.

When she passed away in 2005, her children chose to honor their mother’s lifelong love of helping people with a scholarship, They established the Marguerite Pavlic-Gostomski Scholarship because of the family’s experience with UW-Milwaukee. Three of Marguerite’s children are alums: Greg, BBA '81; Tom, MIS '83; and Kathy, BSN '87, Marguerite’s commitment to learning, and the connection to the city of Milwaukee, hosting the scholarship at UW-Milwaukee was a perfect fit. To her children, the scholarship would allow her practice of giving and helping others to carry on indefinitely and also serve as a means to keep her beautiful spirit and memory alive.

Marguerite’s children are actively involved in the scholarship award process. From reviewing applications to attending events, this family is all in. As both Nelson and Tom Pavlic described, “Some of these kids had a lot less than we had. I always had a roof over my head. Many students today don’t have these supports. The fact is that they are working this hard to better themselves and making a difference for their kids and their kids’ kids.” In some cases, their participation has forged bonds with some of the scholarship recipients resulting in lifelong friendships. Said Nelson: “Seeing these students succeed as a result of this scholarship is something my mom would have been very proud of. She always told us to never stop growing, never stop giving, and never stop learning. Through this scholarship we’ve accomplished all of those things and more.”

To date, the Marguerite PavlicGostomski fund has awarded $20,000 in scholarships and positively impacted the lives of 25 students. The SOE anticipates two more scholarships will be given out for the 2020-2021 academic year. There is no doubt that Marguerite’s generous legacy continues.

Thank you to our donors

Thank you to the many donors whose support allows for continued research, improved teaching and learning, and the preparation of the very best future teachers. We welcome gifts of any size, but space allows us only to list donations of $100 or more for the most recent fiscal year — July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019. Pledges are included in the year they are made. Donors who have given $1,000 or more throughout the university are marked with an asterisk as members of the Chancellor's Society.

$10,000 + Ms. Patricia E. Burns* Greater Milwaukee Foundation* Karleen Haberichter* Ms. Jean Ellen Hoffmann* Ms. Lorena W. Jacobson* Meemic Foundation * Ms. Barbara Jean Michaels* Mrs. Judith S. Salinsky and

Dr. Gerald B. Salinsky* Mr. and Ms. Phillip Shankwitz* Mr. Jack D. Simpson* Wells Fargo Bank, NA*

$1,000 + Mrs. Barbara L. Conroy* Maria D. Cruz* Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Fabos* Dr. Nancy File and Mrs.

James A. Beer* Ms. Maria E. Flores* Ms. Maria L. Gallegos* Mr. and Mrs. Allen B. Greeler* Mrs. Gloria F. and Mr.

Jacob I. Golding* Mrs. Louise H. Hatton*+ Mrs. Elinor S. Ihlenfeldt* Ms. Julia A. Ihlenfeldt* Mrs. and Mrs. Robert C. Jasna* Ms. Karen Ann Johnson* Jewish Community Foundation of the Milwaukee Jewish

Federation* Ms. Emily Kachel Robertson '80* Mr. Edward D. Kopelke* Mrs. Lois P. Kalmbach* Drs. Robert and Hope

Longwell-Grice* Dr. Laura Lee L. Luebke* Mrs. Barbara J. McMath and Mr. Robert Ferriday III* Mr. and Ms. Kenneth F.

Neusen, PhD* Ms. Ivy E. Nevala* Northwestern Mutual

Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. O'Toole* Puelicher Foundation, Inc.* Mrs. Jean E. Reif* Mr. Mike Robertson * Jeannette Seloover Johnson '62 and R. Douglas Johnson* Ms. Lindsay B. Slaggie* Slaggie Family Foundation* Ms. Judith A. Steinke* Mr. Gerald F. Stern* Mr. Royal Taxman* Mrs. and Mr. Leslie Temkin* T. Rowe Price Program for

Charitable Giving Diane L. Thieme '73* Mrs. Anne Blomme Walker and Dr. Bruce E. Walker* Mr. and Mrs. Bruce B. Weber* Ms. Jill D. Wiedmann* UW Credit Union*

$500 - $999 Dr. Christine Anderson Mr. and Mrs. James R. Belland Ms. Arleen K. Bolton and

Mr. Andrew Finlayson Ms. Cathy L. Callaway Dr. Susan J. Callaway ExxonMobil Foundation Dr. and Mrs. James C. Fisher Mrs. Caroline L. Forster* Mr. and Mrs. Patrick V.

Kessenich* Mr. and Mrs. Edward Miller Dr. Joan M. Prince Ms. Rose E. Spang Dr. Terrie Temkin Mr. and Mrs. Don Vaughan Ms. Mary D. Weinlein Mr. and Ms. John A. Wozniak* Ms. Jane H. Yarbrough

$250-$499 Ms. Beverly A. Archibald Ms. Terry A. Astuto Mrs. Susan E. Bremer Mrs. Julia S. Dane Ms. Susan M. Denes Mr. John Harrits Ms. Annalee L. Kinney Dr. William Kritek and

Ms. Shelley Geiselman Mrs. Ann M. Miletti Dr. Russell R. Prust Mrs. Lynne M. Ptacek Professional Interpreting

Enterprise Mr. and Mrs. Robert J.

Rasmussen Ms. Carol J. Reiners Mr. Charles F. Schultz Dr. Lois J. Seefeldt Dean Alan R. Shoho Sorenson Communications, LLC* Ms. Vira J. Stoner Dr. Kristopher J. Thomas Versatile Interpreting

Services LLC Mr. and Mrs. Gerald T. Vigue Mrs. Carol L. Wacker Ms. Mary M. Walker Ms. Cathy Wegner Dr. John A. Zahorik

$100-$249 Mrs. Susan A. Adams Ms. Carol A. Pettey Baermoth Mrs. Nadine E. Barthuli Ms. Gisella K. Benning Mrs. Ann Wilcox Bleuer Veronica M. Boinski Ms. Brittany A. Bong Dr. and Mrs. William K. Boylan Mrs. Kathleen L. Boyle Dr. and Mrs. Christopher L.

Brace Sandra Brehl '71, '75 Mrs. Marie A. Brem Dr. Richard E. Brigham Mrs. Jeni Carey Mr. and Mrs. Ross M. Cecil Dr. Patricia M. Chan Mrs. Marlene H. Cory Mrs. Linda L. Czernicki Mrs. Suzayne W. Davis Dr. Vivien M DeBack Mr. Larry W. Debbert Mrs. Susan J. DeFrancesco Ms. Ann S. Demorest Dr. Gregory F. DeNardo Ms. Marlo M. Dentice Mrs. Mary J. Domer* Mr. Richard H. Ehlert Ms. Barbara L. Elwood-Goetsch Mrs. Helen M. Evans Ms. Laura K. Fitzsimmons Mrs. Carolyn L. Flaherty Ms. Mary Ellen Flanagan Dr. Jan L.H. Frank Mr. Gary T. Fritz Ms. Patricia H. Gahl Ms. Rachel Gray-Gallant and Dr. Marshall L. Gallant, Sr. Mrs. Marjorie G. Ganzel Mr. John H. Givens III Mrs. Rae B. Glassman Mrs. Margaret R. Glancy Mrs. Mary Ann Goetzman Mr. Randy M. Grippe Ms. Ute I. Guenther Mr. Paul A. Gunderson Mr. George A. Hanneman Dr. Teretha F. Harper Ms. Catherine C. Hayne Ms. Beth Heffernan Mrs. Julie S. Hedgecock

Jacobson Mrs. Phillip M. Henrickson Dr. Dolores E. Hentschel Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Herbst* Mrs. Luaine A. Herzog Ms. Beverly A. Hess Ms. Ruth M. Holst Mr. Raymond D. Horvath Myron G. Howard Ms. Christine L. Jameson Mr. James A. Janicki Ms. Janet M. Jenness Ms. Susan W. Karpel Mrs. Rona A. Kasdorf Ms. Kathleen J. Koch Ms. Kathleen S. Knutsen Mrs. Christine M. Kronschnabel Mrs. Elizabeth A. Kruck Ms. Ann M. Krueger Mr. Thomas J. Kubiak, Sr. Mrs. Joan M. Kutter Mrs. Bonnie L. Larson Mr. Chad M. Lehman Mr. Samuel A. Lipton Dr. Patricia A. Luebke and

Mr. Kenneth E. Robinson Dr. Patricia L. Kappel Mr. and Mrs. John H. Klarich Ms. Christine L. Kosma Ms. Sandra R. Kuehn Mrs. Janice M. Liebenstein Mrs. Bonnie L. Larson Dr. George P. Longo Mrs. Barbara K. Lukaszewski Ms. Betty J. Maris Mr. James A. Mather Mr. Richard J. March Mrs. Janice M. Massie Ms. Joan M. McCarthy Ms. Stacy E. McCoy Mr. Michael R. McElwee Ms. Joyce M. Mielke Ms. Anna M. Miller Mr. Robert A. Miller Mrs. Delia M. Molden Dr. Donald G. Moe Chancellor Mark A. Mone and Dr. Sara J. Swanson* Mr. Sherman Moore, Jr. Dr. Thomas J. Moran Mr. Robert D. Moser Dr. Frederick H. Muscavitch Mr. John D. Nolan Ms. Mary A. Oelke Mrs. Mary Lynn Oliver Mrs. Mary A. Ortmayer and

Mr. Harry Knipp Mr. Curtiss S. Peck Ms. Barbara N. Pittman Dr. Linda M. Post* Ms. Heather E. Price Mrs. Helen A. Proffit Mr. and Mrs. John M. Prokop Mrs. Janice M. Reed Ms. Kathleen A. Rogers Mr. Ronald L. Rogers Mr. David J. Ross Mrs. Lorraine M. Roth Mrs. Nancy J. Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Torry J. Rufer Mr. Terry L. Schubert Ms. Sandra E. Schumaker

Kotten Mrs. Kimberly J. Segrin Ms. Hortense Shaw Mr. and Ms. Steven C. Shinn Ms. Joan E. Simuncak Ms. Shelby M. Sinclair Mrs. Bernadette E. Sinclair Mr. and Ms. Gordon K. Skare Mr. Bradley S. Smith Mr. James P. Sorensen Mr. and Mrs. James R. Stark, Jr. Mrs. Kathleen E. Stevlingson Ms. Susan R. Strecker Mr. Richard P. Stuhlmacher SWITS Dr. Leah D. Temkin+ Ms. Diane E. McNally Tews Mr. David Tomczyk Ms. Audrey Cousart Trapp Dr. Donald T. Tuler Mrs. Karen A. Vande Sande Ms. Judith H. Uelmen Ms. Astor M. Vatland Ms. Lori Wagnitz Mr. James I. Walczak Miss Deborah A. Weber Mr. Howard E. Wilsmann Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Winkler Mr. and Ms. Daniel A. Winter WI Association of the Deaf, Inc Ms. Corliss D. Wood Mrs. Deanna Thranow Zibung Ms. Marcia G. Zientek Ms. Marybeth R. Zuhlke Dr. Dennis C. Zuelke

A huge success – thanks to you!

Thank-you can often seem like it is just not enough, and that is certainly true in this case. In September of 2019, the Made in Milwaukee, Shaping the World: A Campaign for UWM concluded. Over seven years, our donors contributed more than $251 million.

Thanks to all 21,236 donors, we surpassed our campus goal of $200 million. More than 10,000 of those donors made their first gift during the campaign. Over the course of the campaign thanks to these funds, we created 304 new scholarships to support students across campus. For the long term, the UWM Foundation received gifts to the endowment making its current value over $125 million.

Here in the School of Education we also exceeded our campaign goal. Thanks to you and your generous contributions, we raised $8.2 million, exceeding our fundraising goal of $8 million, from more than 1,900 donors, 1,447 of whom are SOE alumni. Over 80% of our donors during the campaign were alumni like you! Again, thank-you is just not enough!

Over $5 million of that total is directed toward student success by supporting scholarships and programs that enhance the academic experience for our students. Our students and our school will be benefiting from this enormous generosity for years to come.

So many of the success stories from the funds raised during the campaign are highlighted throughout this edition of EdLine, and many more success stories have not even happened yet as funds continue to be disbursed and allocated.

Campaigns such as these are only successful when the community comes together, and that is exactly what happened here. From alumni to individuals in the community, corporations, foundations and more, everyone can share in this success. We thank you for your dedication to our school and to our university. We are better for it and we hope you will continue to support our students, faculty, staff, research and community engagement programs. Our good work in SOE continues.

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