Mary Helbach Jensen Memorial Scholarship

Mary Jensen first got a degree in interior design, but after tearing down wallpaper in her parents’ office and a year-long adventure in Wyoming, she realized what she really wanted to do was be a speech and language pathologist. She got her master’s degree from UW-Stevens Point and taught at the Waupaca Learning Center for over 20 years.

There were some long nights of paperwork but interacting with her kids and teaching them how to express themselves was always worth it for Mary. This scholarship is to be given to an individual who has the same caring nature Mary showed every day inside and outside of work.