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Manderfield Family Scholarship Fund
Background: In 1934, Manderfield’s Home Bakery originated in a small kitchen on Melvin Street in Appleton, WI. Since then, it has become an institution in the Fox Valley, producing baked goods out of three locations with 120 employees, including a 4th generation of family members.
The late Dennis Manderfield and his wife Lois are predominantly responsible for cultivating this establishment. They believed in hands-on practice, hard work, utilizing quality ingredients, creative innovations, giving to the community, and providing employment opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and abilities. These principals have paved the way for their children to succeed and pioneer the bakery to where it is today. Dennis and Lois, along with their son Mike have all been inducted into the Wisconsin Bakers Association Hall of Fame.Dennis claimed, “People will always need bread, and baking is a profession that will exist forever”. He believed in hands-on training, but also felt that a formal education was crucial. A graduate of Dunwoody institute in Minnesota, he understood the importance of learning basic techniques and principles prior to becoming a professional baker. We are proud to keep our family’s legacy alive and contribute to the growth and integrity of the bakery industry in the Fox Valley. It is an honor to provide this scholarship each year to a deserving young person in our community.
Eligibility: (taken into consideration to determine recipients)
- Graduating high school seniors or continuing college students (undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate levels) who are Wisconsin residents
- Planning to or pursuing a certificate or a degree (diploma, associate, bachelors, masters, or doctorate) in a baking/pastry arts-related field that prepares the student for a retail baking profession
- Planning to or attending an accredited 2-, 3- or 4-year college, university, technical school or vocational school, located in the state of Wisconsin, as a part-time or full-time student
- Minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale
Award Amount: One $1,000 non-renewable scholarship award, payable for the first semester of school.
Selection: Recipients will be recommended by the Community Foundation Scholarship Selection Committee.
Collecting the Award & Payment Procedure: Recipients must fill out and submit Scholarship Acceptance Form and Scholarship Verification Form through the Scholarship Portal (https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=cffvrscholar). Recipients are required to provide supporting documents as instructed in the Scholarship Verification Form, such as class registration/list with credits listed, proof of major, grade transcript, etc. After approval of online Scholarship Verification Form, the scholarship check will be paid directly to the school the recipient will be attending. The Community Foundation communicates with students via email; it is the student’s responsibility to keep their Scholarship Portal account updated with their current email address.
Loss of Eligibility: Failure to register as a part-time or full-time student for the first semester of school in a baking/pastry arts-related field.
Further Information:
Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region
o Website www.cffoxvalley.org/scholarships/
o Email scholarships@cffoxvalley.org
o Phone 920.702.7629