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Mercile Lee

Mercile Lee’s founding role in prominent scholarships honored

Posted on November 30, 2018

The University of Wisconsin–Madison will solidify the legacy of the late Mercile J. Lee by incorporating her name into the two life-changing scholarship initiatives she established and directed for decades. Lee, who retired in 2013 …

Posted in Top StoriesTagged Chancellor's Scholars, Mercile Lee, Phill Gross

Mercile Lee, guiding force behind prominent UW–Madison scholarships, dies at 87

Posted on November 5, 2018

By Doug Erickson Mercile Lee, the architect and founding director of two of UW–Madison’s most respected and successful scholarship initiatives, the Chancellor’s and Powers-Knapp scholarship programs, died Oct. 25 in Madison. She was 87. The cause was …

Posted in Top StoriesTagged Chancellor's Scholars, Diversity, Mercile Lee

Mercile Lee, student advocate and mentor, retires with honor

Posted on December 3, 2013

  As Mercile Lee prepares to leave Bascom Hall for the last time as an administrator, she has eschewed recognition for her many years of dedication to the Chancellor’s and Powers-Knapp Scholarship Programs.  

Posted in Top Stories, UncategorizedTagged Chancellor Scholars, Diversity, McNair, Mercile Lee, Powers Knapp

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