Harold hettrick Memorial scholarship
Harold was born in 1927 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, and was raised by his grandparents in Cochrane where his lifelong love affair with the Mississippi River began. Upon graduation from high school, he enlisted in the Navy and served in the Pacific theater during World War II. After his discharge, he enrolled at UW-Madison and received his bachelor’s degree in 1950. He became a conservation warden and was stationed in Friendship and then Appleton from 1950-57. He was promoted to chief training officer for the warden service in 1957. In 1967, he became the assistant chief warden, a position he held until his retirement in 1982. In retirement, he volunteered his time to many organizations and served as Wisconsin Outdoor Educator at the Sesquicentennial in Washington D.C. Harold was much loved and admired by all. He encouraged and counseled wardens and had a positive impact on all who knew him. He was a great promoter of the warden force and communicated his great love of the outdoors, hunting, and fishing to all. He taught people to love the earth. Harold passed away peacefully on February 1, 2004.
Past Scholarship Recipients Include:
2021 - Amber Hansen
2020 -
2019 -
2018 -
2017 Colin Welch
2016
2015
2014 Nicole Smith
2013 Steven Chojnacki
2012 John Schreiber
2011 Tricia Verville
2010 Ryan Caputo
2009 Angela Grosskreutz
2008 Chad Wipperman
2007 Ben Mott
2006 Jack Shead
2005 Daniel Wildeck
2004 Benjamin Herzfeldt
2003 Brandon Smith
2002 Brian Heeringa
2001 Jennifer Kachelmeier
2000 James Hudson
1999 Bryce Kaczor
1998 Adam Freund
1997 Robert Heger Jr.
1996 Jason Kvalheim
2021 - Amber Hansen
2020 -
2019 -
2018 -
2017 Colin Welch
2016
2015
2014 Nicole Smith
2013 Steven Chojnacki
2012 John Schreiber
2011 Tricia Verville
2010 Ryan Caputo
2009 Angela Grosskreutz
2008 Chad Wipperman
2007 Ben Mott
2006 Jack Shead
2005 Daniel Wildeck
2004 Benjamin Herzfeldt
2003 Brandon Smith
2002 Brian Heeringa
2001 Jennifer Kachelmeier
2000 James Hudson
1999 Bryce Kaczor
1998 Adam Freund
1997 Robert Heger Jr.
1996 Jason Kvalheim