Highlights from 2021 Brian LaViolette Scholarship recipient.. you will want to read on!

Brady Wittig, of Ashwaubenon High School, received the Foundation’s 1000th Scholarship. He will be starting his last year at UW-Madison this fall. See what he has been up to…

  • Is head manager for Wisconsin Men's Basketball team, where he is in charge of 17 other managers and works 40+ hours a week for the basketball team.

Brady, second from the left at the March Madness tournament

  • Traveled on every road trip with the team, all over the country.

  • Was promoted to Assistant Camp Director of our youth basketball camps this summer at Wisconsin.

  • Is coaching an 11U AAU basketball team. “It's been very rewarding to coach and see the positive impact I can have on the young guys as they grow and mature.”

  • AND is keeping up a 4.0 grade point average.   

Boarding a plane for another away game

“Going into my last year of college now, I am majoring in Neurobiology and getting an additional major in Education Studies. After I graduate, I'm keeping my options open but I'm planning on getting my Master's in Secondary Education to become a science teacher.

Thank you guys for having a huge impact on my life. I wake up every morning...and am reminded that the journey is the reward.”

Lauren Bonetti, 2020 Brian LaViolette Scholarship recipient graduates

A quick update! I graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering this past weekend and I was awarded the Marquette Electrical Engineer of the Year award. On top of that, I also was the first graduate from Marquette to be commissioned into the Space Force as a Second Lieutenant. I will start my first assignment on active duty this August at Georgia Tech where I will get my master's degree in Electrical Engineering. 

I want to thank you and your family and the foundation for being a guiding light for me these past four years. I am so proud to be able to represent Brian and his legacy.

General George S. Patton Scholarship of Honor awarded in Pilsen, Czech Republic

Adam Hečl received the 13th annual General George S. Patton Scholarship of Honor in Pilsen, Czech Republic during a special ceremony during the Liberation Festival.

"The life of a volunteer changed a lot for me and taught me a lot. It brought me some new aspects, for example richer communication, the ability to ask for help, especially academic help, to be aware of my strengths but also my weaknesses. Although I don't know what the future holds, I know that my volunteering journey is far from over. On the contrary, it is just beginning, and I am sure that I will remain in my mission," Adam Hečl described in the essay.

Pictured here with Doug LaViolette who joined in on the presentation back in the States. General Patton's Grandson, Pat Waters, joined the presentation online as well.

Adam attended Gymnasium in Rokycany and is pursing a degree to become a teacher and historian.