The Wisconsin Bankers Foundation (WBF), the philanthropic arm of the Wisconsin Bankers Association, has awarded four Wisconsin students — Ava Kok, Celine C. Kronstedt, Logan Schultz, and Bryana Williams — with the 2025 WBF Spring Scholarship.
The WBF Spring Scholarships of $2,000 each are open to graduating Wisconsin high school seniors and current college students pursuing higher education at an accredited Wisconsin college, university, or technical college. Recipients are chosen based on their academic achievements, community involvement, career goals, and financial literacy.
Ava Kok is a rising junior at Marquette University, thriving in the university’s Commercial Banking program. She works as a summer commercial banking intern at Johnson Financial Group.
Celine C. Kronstedt, a recent graduate of Cedarburg High School, worked as a customer service representative at Port Washington State Bank and will be attending the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
Logan Schultz recently graduated from New Glarus High School and in the fall will pursue a degree in finance, investment, and banking at UW – Madison. Schultz was an apprentice at Woodford State Bank in New Glarus.
Bryana Williams is currently working to earn her Bachelor’s degree in Finance at UW – Green Bank. She started as a Universal Banker and now serves as a Commercial Loan Coordinator with Fortifi Bank.
“The Wisconsin Bankers Foundation is honored to recognize Ava, Celine, Logan, and Bryana with our annual Spring Scholarship,” said Foundation Chair Rose Oswald Poels. “We are pleased to support their continued education and wish them success and fulfilment in their future financial services careers.”
For more information on the Wisconsin Bankers Foundation and its annual scholarship, please visit wisbankfoundation.org.
