Oscar Kraus - Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient

When Oscar Kraus began attending UW-Fond du Lac part time in 1969, he was 30 years young, was married with three children and was working full time at Giddings & Lewis.

His wife, Delores, says that Oscar might not have gone to college if the campus had not opened here.

He went on to graduate from UW-Oshkosh with a degree in accounting and then earned his CPA license.

Oscar began working at St. Agnes Hospital in 1974 and retired as the hospital’s controller in 1998. He has an impressive record of leadership in many community organizations including ASTOP, Blandine House, Noon Kiwanis, FDL Area Children’s Chorale, Loaves and Fishes and the Boy Scouts.

He is past president of the Sacred Heart Parish Council and currently works part time at Holy Family. Oscar served in the United States Marine Corps from 1957 to 1961, reaching the rank of Corporal.

The campus has impacted several members of the Kraus family including Delores who attended the campus on her way to earning a teaching degree. Two of their four children were also UW-Fond du Lac students.

Oscar was recognized at the Foundation’s annual donor and scholarship recognition reception in September 2008.



Past Award Recipients
2007 Robert (Bob) Carew
2006 Paul Rosenfeldt
2005 Don Noe
2004 Brenna Garrison-Bruden
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