Damon Anderson Memorial Scholarship News!
Apply, Apply, or Get Students to Apply . . . for WLIA’s Damon Anderson Memorial Scholarship!
WLIA’s Damon Anderson Memorial Scholarship, is still open for applications! Three $2,000 scholarships are available for all Land Information, Cartography, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)-inclined post-secondary students to apply for. The application process remains open until Monday, June 9 at 5 p.m.

Scholarship Recipients in the Wild: 2024 winner Lauren Wunderlich (left-center) and 2023 winner Ian Bohachek (right-center) run into WLIA vets Christine Koeller (left) and Colter Sikora (right) at the 2025 UW-Madison Geospatial Summit.
If you are a student, view and submit an application here. Remember, each application requires two reference letters emailed to LOR@wlia.org, with one of them coming from an academic advisor or instructor.
If you are not a student, get this information in from of students you know and encourage them to apply! Also, be available to write and submit letters of recommendation for the students you know! Each application requires two letters, with at least one coming from an academic advisor or instructor.
For question on the scholarship program, contact Colter Sikora, Scholarship Committee chair.