Celebrating More Than 75 Years of Fostering the Vitality of Rural Wisconsin

Wisconsin Rural Opportunities Foundation Awards Loans

Wisconsin Rural Opportunities Foundation, Inc. (WROF) was proud to announce its 2011 Veterinary Loan Award winners.  Each year loans are awarded to students who plan to practice veterinary medicine and work in large animal veterinary practices in rural Wisconsin communities.  These loans are unique in that part of the loan is forgiven based on each year that the recipient actually serves rural Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Rural Opportunities Foundation, Inc. recently presented loans to four University of Wisconsin-Madison students.  On hand for the presentation were James Caldwell-WROF Board President; 2011 WROF loan recipients, John Kornmann of Fitchburg; Whitney Auth of Madison; Danielle Broeren of Madison and Mark Clarke, WROF General Manager.  Missing from the photo: Loan recipient, Jessica Southwick of Evansville.

Making a Positive Impact on Wisconsin’s Rural Enterprise

For over 75 years, the Wisconsin Rural Opportunities Foundation, Inc. has fostered the vitality of rural Wisconsin. The WROF invests in the education of people from rural Wisconsin so they, in turn, can transform and improve the economic health and quality of life in their rural areas.

As a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation, it has made a tangible, positive impact on Wisconsin’s rural enterprise. Over 5000 individuals have been empowered with over $5.8 million in scholarships and grants in agricultural and rural health care education in over 30 different Wisconsin educational institutions and programs.

To learn more about the WROF, please read about our history.