2021 WETA Brasch Memorial Scholarship Award for Students

John Brasch was one of the founders of WETA and remained an active member until his death. He was deeply committed to working with under-resourced students as a guidance counselor at North Central Technical College. This scholarship is one way that our organization honors the memory of an outstanding individual who contributed to our mission.

The 2021 Brasch Memorial Student Scholarship is a $1,000 award payable to the awardee's education provider.

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2021 WETA Harmon Memorial Scholarship Award for WETA Members

Dennis Harmon was a dedicated professional who spent most of his work life serving the needs of under-resourced, underemployed, and unemployed individuals through the development, operation, and management of education, employment, and training programs in Wisconsin.

The 2021 Harmon Memorial Scholarship is an award of up to $1,000 for the awardee to use to participate in a professional development opportunity to advance the awardee's career or volunteer work in workforce development.

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Art Besse Pioneer Award

As WETA's highest honor, the Art Besse Pioneer Award was created in honor of its namesake, Art Besse, a founding member of WETA and a great humanitarian. He served the people of Wisconsin during a long and successful career with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.

The Art Besse Pioneer Award recognizes individuals whose achievements and excellence in the field of employment and training during a sustained career in the industry have made a profound impact on the lives of others.

The nominee does not have to be a WETA member but must be nominated by a WETA member.

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Keystone Award

The nomination should be based on an individual’s demonstrated actions in the spirit of this year’s conference theme “Our Story: Inspire. Engage. Transform.”  Competitive nominations will describe the nominee’s ability to:

• Inspire others to promote quality employment and training services and to support those who implement and administer these services;

• Engage others concerning employment and training opportunities for personal and professional growth and development; and

• Promote the transformation of these workers and services to greatly improve the outcomes for clients/customers/participants served. 

Nominations should include examples and details of these activities. The nominee must be a WETA member nominated by a WETA member.

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Employment and Training Administration Excellence Award

Nominees for this award must be an administrator, supervisor, coordinator, project director, planner, or hold another administrative position with an organization that provides employment and training services at any level. The nomination should be based on activities from October 2020 - September 2021.

The nominee does not have to be a WETA member but must be nominated by a WETA member.

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Employment and Training Staff Excellence Award

Nominees for this award must be a non-administrative staff person who works directly with clients/customers or who supports the staff members who work directly with clients/customers. The nomination should be based on activities from October 2020 - September 2021.

The nominee does not have to be a WETA member but must be nominated by a WETA member.

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