Each year, the high school journalism programs that receive the top three General Excellence awards in the WNA Foundation Better Newspaper Contest each receive a $1,000 Branen Scholarship.
The Branen family-sponsored scholarship is named for William E. Branen, the former publisher and president of the Burlington Standard Press. Branen, who became the state’s youngest editor in 1953, is a past president of the then-Wisconsin Press Association.
The Branen Scholarship was initially awarded to Burlington High School students, but since 1999 has been awarded to the top three high school general excellence winners in the WNA Better Newspaper Contest.
