Madeline Walton of Rochester faced uncertainty when COVID-19 cost her a job, but a special scholarship from her college is allowing her to continue pursuing her dream of becoming a teacher. Submitted photo
ROCHESTER â With her heart set on earning a masterâs degree and then becoming a teacher, Madeline Walton had it all planned out.
But she did not plan on COVID-19.
The pandemic cost her a job and left her unable to pay for school. Walton was distraught, until she found out that her college was ready to offer a special helping hand.
Western Governors University is a nonprofit online school designed for working adults, with about 1,300 students in Wisconsin and 130,000 total.
Alton man receives WGU scholarship
Jan. 5, 2021
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ALTON Peter Shoemaker of Alton has received a $2,500 Resiliency Scholarship to Western Governors University.
The scholarship is designed to assist students with the unforeseen financial struggles presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and allow them to continue their course of study.
Shoemaker, a shift assistant and operations lead for Amazon, is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance from WGU. He was virtually presented with the scholarship on Dec. 4 by WGU Strategic Partnerships Manager Patrick Devanney. Newsletter signup