Scholarship funding for veterans

West Union American Legion Post 15 member and Past American Legion of Iowa commander Dennis Soppe (left) recently presented a check in the amount of $2,000 to Upper Iowa University President William R. Duffy. Upper Iowa applied for and received the funding, which will support two $1,000 scholarships for Iowa residents who are a veteran, spouse or dependent child of a veteran. The scholarships will be presented during the 2017 UIU Honors & Awards Banquet in April.