Introduction

In honor of the 40th Anniversary celebration for the UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning, SARUP alumni involved in brainstorming and planning anniversary events wanted to provide for the School's future in a meaningful way. Dean Greenstreet suggested that alumni encourage anniversary year gifts in support of the STAR Fund.

The purpose of the STAR Fund is to assist the UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning in attracting and retaining the most highly qualified and diverse students in SARUP's degree programs. The STAR Fund Awards provide a mechanism for SARUP to maintain and enhance a competitive profile in attracting the best and the brightest students.

Process

In order to be considered for a graduate program STAR Fund Award, the student must show evidence to the SARUP Dean of an offer of admission into a top architecture school Master's in Architecture program. Available funding may also provide for STAR Fund Awards to be presented to top level undergraduate students and doctoral students. The Dean will determine award recipients and award value, in coordination with appropriate faculty and/or academic advisors, based on the student's academic record, need and design merit.

Funding

Currently the School of Architecture and Urban Planning has received a number of gift commitments to initiate the STAR Fund. A goal of securing gifts that will build a fund of $200,000 during the anniversary year has been established. This fund would then have the capacity to support 40 new STAR Fund Scholarships in honor of the 40th Anniversary.

Although gifts at all levels are accepted for the STAR Fund, we encourage donor consideration of a multi-year pledge ranging from the 5 for 5 Leadership level, through a commitment of $5,000 per year for five years, down to the Chancellor's Society level of $1,000 per year over five years. Several SARUP alumni have already stepped forward with gift commitments at both the Leadership and the Chancellor Society levels.

STAR Fund Program

The first STAR Fund Awards were presented in May 2007 to two first year SARUP graduate students. These first two awards assisted in retaining a talented alum from the SARUP BSAS program and in attracting an equally talented individual from Texas to the SARUP MArch program. In May 2008 a third STAR Fund Scholarship award was presented.

STAR FUND SCHOLARSHIP DONORS*

STAR Fund Donors $25,000 and Over
Wendel Chamberlin
Gregory B. Cook

STAR Fund Donors $1,000 and Over
Bouril Design Studio, L.L.C.
Cherie Claussen
Arthur C. Chadek
Thomas Eickhoff
Donald F. Gatzke
Robert Monnat
Jeff Oertel & Diane Trout-Oertel
Jerry Rubin
Robert Ruvin
Richard Ruvin
James Seder
David Stroik
Del F. Wilson

STAR Fund Donors $250 and Over
Jan R. Aslaksen
Patricia A. Frost
Richard F. Gould
Chris Hau
Deborah and Joseph Huberty
Peter W. Murphy
Theresa M. Olsen
Peter J. Pfister
Charles Peter Riesterer
Katherine and Lawrence Schnuck
Allan W. Wirth

STAR Fund Donors $100 and Over
Sherry Ahrentzen
Charles S. Bouril
Geoffrey J. Bray
Abe J. Degnan
Julie B. Deprey and David Jennerjahn
Carey Ottman Everson
Richard C. Franz, Jr.
Richard T. Haas
Kevin P. Hayes
Wilmar A. Jennings, Jr.
Michael K. Kadow
Lisa Kennedy
Susan C. Kaeser
Michael Garrison Kickbush
Mark A. Koplin
Robert F. Kramer
Christopher F. Kronser
John Edward Lincoln
James R. Lynch
John D. Mann
Michael J. Matichich
Cynthia R. Mueller
Mr. and Ms. Mark F. Peters
James Piwoni/James Piwoni Architect & Planners
David L. Salomon
Joseph G. Schultz
Martin E. Sell, AIA
William A. Stenavich
Peter Van Vechten
Jay P. Wall
William A. Wieske
Timothy C. Yokes

STAR Fund Donors $99 and under
Edward D. Anderson, Jr.
Robert M. Anderson
Paul J. Armstrong
Timothy V. Ashmore
LinaBeth Barber
Jeanne F. Becker
Lynn Bichler
Craig D. Brandt
Preston J. Bussard
Ellen M. Bruce-Keable
Thomas Holt Cheney
Kelly J. Connor Ginther
Barbara D. Cooley
Robert M. Coven
Cory S. Cross
Robert D. Curtis
James M. Drzewiecki
David A. Gaarder
James J. Gambon
Ginkgo Leaf Studio LLC
Thomas A. Goldsmith
Robert J. Gosse
Mark A. Grosskopf
James Gutierrez
Terry R. Hausmann
Bill D. Herriges
Norhashimah Jantan
Robert J. Jeffers
Paul G. Kalous
Gary S. Kautzer
Lawrence J. Kirch
James R. Lynch
Erik L. Madisen, AIA
Kristi L. Margis
Paul L. Marquardt
Mark J. R. Mattes/Mattes Architects & Designers
Russell R. Mc Laughlin
Frank P. Michalski
Thomas J. Mozina
Thomas H. Mudrovich
Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Muench
Nathan S. Myers
Kent E. Oberle
Chris A. Oddo
Carolyn D. Olson
Louis A. Oswald
Bradley J. Pausha
Joy Peot-Shields and James W. Shields
Robert L. Pfeifer, P.E.
Richard F. Poklar
Dr. Lubomir S. Popov
Eugene C. Post
Dan Rausch
Jim E. Reinertsen
Thierry E. Rosenheck
Bruce F. Roth
William W. Rusk
Ronald V. Sachse
Larry A. Schneider
Jeffrey P. Schuler
Mark J. Schmidt
Robert P. Schmitz
David J. Schroeder
Eric A. Schunk
Thomas D. Schwabe
Matthew John Spude
Dennis L. Stecker
Robert G. Steinhofer
Brian J. Stoddard
Patrick M. Stoehr
Greg A. Tamborino
Roderick M. Taylor
Mary F. Thornborough-Kiesling
Tiffany Weir
Catherine D. West
Thomas R. Witte
Kurt C. Youngbinter

*Donors list only includes individuals and firms
who designated a gift in support of the STAR
Fund Scholarship and does not include SARUP
donors who designated gifts to other funds.
Compiled as of 4/09/09.

Honorary Chairpersons

STAR FUND
Chairman: Wendel Chamberlin '76

Honorary Chairpersons of SARUP's 40th Anniversary Celebration
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Alumni Association
Distinguished Alumnus Award Winners in the Field of Art and Design

Cherie Claussen BSAS '75 MArch '77
Vice President, Principal and
Regional Office Manager
Hammel Green & Abrahamson, Inc.
Great Lakes Office

Tyrone P. Dumas BSAS '77
Project Coordinator for Community Engagement and Building Usage
Milwaukee Public Schools

Jack L. Fischer BSAS '76 MArch '78
President
Fischer Group

Patricia A. Frost MArch '77
Principal
PACE Architects

David Raysich BSAS '74 MArch '78
Managing Partner
Plunkett Raysich Architects, LLP

James W. Shields BSAS '80 MArch '82
Associate Vice President of Architecture
Hammel, Green & Abrahamson, Inc.

David Stroik BSAS '72 MArch '74
President
Zimmerman Architectural Studios Inc.

Gregory J. Uhen BSAS '81
President
Eppstein Uhen Architects