Elizabeth Anders, Mankato Bill Barnhart, Minneapolis Lisa Bessler, Apple Valley Tim Berg, North Mankato Heather Diersen, St. Paul Kelly Doyen, Minneapolis Sherry Johnson Haley, Jackson John Huisman, Blue Earth Sandy Hultgren, Rochester Takehito Kamata, Mankato Jodi Langhorst, Prior Lake, Keith Luebke, Mankato Nicole Vidden, Mankato, vice-chair Steve Potts, Hibbing, secretary John M. Ryan, Woodbury, chair Gary Zellmer, North Mankato Larry Anderson Denay Brown Brad Fields Curt Lowe Kermit Mahan Sylvia McCarty Nancy Metzger Daniel L. Mundahl Karen Sjulstad Jan Schiff Jill Zoet

Mission Statement

The Wood Scholarship rewards Political Science and International Relations students at MSU, Mankato, who are involved in community service. The scholarship criteria are:

•  creativity and community involvement
  
•  problem-solving abilities
  
•  community contributions

The WS Board

The Wood Scholarship Board was formed in January 1994. It is composed of friends and former students of Dr. Truman Wood and Reta Wood.

Truman was a 30-year member of the Political Science and Law Enforcement Department at MSU, Mankato. Reta Wood taught elementary school 25 years for Mankato Area Public Schools.

The board meets three or four times annually to set broad policy and raise funds. The endowment was $257,527 as of Feb. 29, 2008.

Support Personnel at MSU

These MSU staff members, and others, provide invaluable support for the Wood Scholarship:

• John Alessio, dean, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Pat Davis, office manager, Political Science/Law Enforcement
• Joseph Kunkel III , chair, Political Science/Law Enforcement
• Susan K. Taylor, director of development, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
• Jeffrey Iseminger, assistant vice president of integrated marketing and communications