Sara Beran Wins Cooperative Education Award

2012 May 22

Sara Beran of Athens, Wis., received a Cooperative Education Meritorious Achievement Award. Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen presented the awards at a ceremony held April 11 on campus.

Beran, majoring in business administration, worked for Church Mutual Insurance Co in Merrill, Wis..

The award is given to students who apply and are selected by the Cooperative Education Advisory Committee. Students are recognized for excellence and achievements in their cooperative positions, for contributions to their employers and for academic achievement.

Cooperative Education is a paid experience and an academic credit course for students to work with employers worldwide. They experience active learning in a setting where they can apply what they have learned in classes at UW-Stout. Many benefits are realized by students, employers and the university from a quality co-op experience.

In 2010-11, 876 UW-Stout students participated in Cooperative Education at more than 500 different employer sites, earning an average of $12.37 per hour. Wages paid to the 2010-11 co-op class totaled approximately $7 million.