Special Contributions Award

ok-this is not an actual photo of me accepting my award...but it was something like this.

I Won!

This year’s award winner for the ODOS Award for Special Contributions is Martha Querin-Schultz from International Student Services.

The Offices of the Dean of Students Award for Special Contributions recognizes an individual who has taken on a task, activity or responsibility not included in his/her job description and/or someone who has done something extraordinary that directly impacts the quality of life at the UW out of the ordinary realm of student affairs activities.

The recipient of this award was cited as welcoming not only international students to the University, Madison and the U.S. but for the care and concern that she puts into welcoming their spouses and children. She has made a significant contribution to planning events and programs that are inclusive of international student families. Her ISS ice fishing event is a solid example of this. Between 150-175 students and family members attended this event on the frozen Lake Mendota behind the Red Gym. UW-Madison-International Students Services, ISS, hosted an afternoon of ice fishing in February 2009 on Lake Mendota with DNR Warden Nate Kroeplin and fishermen, Jim Kasuda and Jim Robinson.

Moreover she has created and edited the content for a new section on the ISS web page devoted to the dependents of international students.