Robert C. Safford Scholarship

This scholarship at Oconto High School was first presented in 2009 and is awarded to a young man entering into business and/or banking related fields.

Bob was born in Oconto, Wisconsin attended high school in Indianapolis where his parents moved when he was a child, played football on a full scholarship at Georgia Tech in Atlanta and returned to Wisconsin whre he excelled in business, banking and real estate development.  Bob was president of First National Financial Corporation that owned banks in Octonto, Lena, Suring, Townsend and Marinette, Wisconsin.  Made possible by Victoria (Safford) Parmentier.

Scholarship Recipients

2024

Kyle Bowman

2023

Kadynn Bostwick is studying Business and Admin at UW-LaCrosse

2022

Cole Pierucki is studying Statistics at Michigan Tech

2021

Garrett Anderson is studying Accounting at UW-Oshkosh.

2020

Sean Durand is studying Finance at Concordia University

2019

Hayden Honish is studying Business at UW_Madison

2018

Balin Welch is majoring in Actuarial Science at UW-Madison

2017

Collin Vinson is studying Business Management at UW-Stevents Point

2016

Gabriel Hintz is studying Finance at the University of Arizona

2015

Douglas S. Exworthy is studying at NWTC to studying in IT Computer Science.

2014

Conner Moe will be studying Business and Finance at St. Norbert College

2013

Brett Samuelson will be pursuing a degree in Business Administration at Northern Michigain University.

2012

Austin Young will be attending St. Norbert College majoring in Business Administration.

2011

Zachary Westenberg is this years Robert C. Safford recipient.  Zachary will be attending UW-Oshkosh as a Buisiness Major.

2010

Ross Heise 

2009

Zachary Feldt