Harold hettrick Memorial scholarship

​Harold was born in 1927 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, and was raised by his grandparents in Cochrane where his lifelong love affair with the Mississippi River began. Upon graduation from high school, he enlisted in the Navy and served in the Pacific theater during World War II. After his discharge, he enrolled at UW-Madison and received his bachelor’s degree in 1950. He became a conservation warden and was stationed in Friendship and then Appleton from 1950-57. He was promoted to chief training officer for the warden service in 1957. In 1967, he became the assistant chief warden, a position he held until his retirement in 1982. In retirement, he volunteered his time to many organizations and served as Wisconsin Outdoor Educator at the Sesquicentennial in Washington D.C. Harold was much loved and admired by all. He encouraged and counseled wardens and had a positive impact on all who knew him. He was a great promoter of the warden force and communicated his great love of the outdoors, hunting, and fishing to all. He taught people to love the earth. Harold passed away peacefully on February 1, 2004.

Past Scholarship Recipients Include:
2021 - Amber Hansen
2020 - 
2019 -
​2018 - 
2017  Colin Welch 
2016
2015
2014    Nicole Smith
​2013    Steven Chojnacki
2012    John Schreiber
2011     Tricia Verville
2010    Ryan Caputo
2009   Angela Grosskreutz
2008   Chad Wipperman
2007   Ben Mott
2006   Jack Shead
2005   Daniel Wildeck
2004   Benjamin Herzfeldt
2003   Brandon Smith
2002   Brian Heeringa
2001   Jennifer Kachelmeier
2000  James Hudson
1999    Bryce Kaczor
1998    Adam Freund
1997    Robert Heger Jr.
1996    Jason Kvalheim