Ray W. & Frances Johnson Scholarship

This fund was established by Ray and Frances Johnson. A 1950 Durand High School graduate, Frances graduated in 1954 from Northern Illinois Teachers College in DeKalb, Ill. She married Ray W. Johnson June 12, 1955, in Rockford, Ill. at the Unitarian Church. Frances taught English and French at the high school level in Huntsville, Ala., Durand, Ill., and Brodhead, Wis. After retirement, she tutored English language learners in Brodhead as a volunteer. An active community leader, Frances was a founding member of two Unitarian Universalist congregations, helped form the predecessor organization of Compassion & Choices in Wisconsin, was a member of the League of Women Voters, the Rock County Association for Home and Community Education, was an Avon 4-H Leader, worked for marital property reform in Wisconsin, and volunteered for the American Cancer Society. Frances’s guiding principle was to treat all people with dignity, respect and kindness.

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Eligibility Criteria
Ray W and Frances Johnson wish to establish this fund with a preference to support women with demonstrated financial need, in their sophomore or junior year, studying in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

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