To commemorate young bike racer Matthew Wittig, who died earlier this month after a crash in a Wisconsin Cup criterium, the University of Wisconsin has announced the Matthew James Wittig Cycling Scholarship at the University of Wisconsin.
The annual scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate University of Wisconsin Student, male or female, who actively participates in the UW Cycling Club. This scholarship will function as an endowment such that after the initial instalment, the scholarship will sustain itself for the lifetime of the University of Wisconsin. Beginning this coming fall, a UW Cyclist will receive the Matthew James Wittig Cycling Scholarship every year for the lifetime of the University of Wisconsin. Recipients will be selected by a committee of UW Cycling Club Officers, select UW Cycling Alumni, the Wittig family, and the UW Foundation staff.
