Rick Wolski Receives Weidner Center Scholarship

2013 May 7

Rick Wolski of Williams Bay, Wis., has been named a recipient of the first Weidner Center scholarships. Wolski, majoring in property management, was one of seven recipients.

The scholarships, for the 2013-14 academic year, totaling $10,000, were announced recently at the advisory board meeting for the property management undergraduate program at UW-Stout. The program will be renamed real estate property management effective June 1.

Funding for the scholarships comes from a $1 million gift in January to Stout University Foundation from Dean Weidner of Kirkland, Wash., founder and owner of Weidner Apartment Homes.

The donation established the Weidner Center for Residential Property Management within UW-Stout's College of Management and School of Hospitality Leadership. The center is in Heritage Hall.

"We're grateful to Dean Weidner for his philanthropy and input into the program," said Mark Parsons, vice chancellor for University Advancement and Marketing, in announcing the scholarships. "His donation is designed to help grow the program to enhance its regional and national reputation and to assist deserving students like these."

Marie Virgilio, director of recruiting for Weidner Apartment Homes, attended the scholarship announcement.

"It's very exciting to see such outstanding students receive the first Weidner Center scholarships, and I look forward to helping the property management program continue to develop the future leaders of our industry," Virgilio said.

The real estate property management program produces graduates who can work in a variety of areas, including public housing, apartments, condominiums, community associations, vacation properties, offices, industrial parks and shopping centers.

More information is available at www.uwstout.edu/programs/bspm.