Southwest Professor Honors Mother by Establishing Scholarship

Elsie Mae Swoboda, her husband Carl Sr. and their grandchildren Timothy (l) and Anthony (r)

Carl Swoboda knows the value of a mother's love.

While serving as a major inspiration in his life, Elsie Mae Swoboda had been the driving force behind all of his educational endeavors. During his 32 years as an instructor and associate professor, Swoboda established the computer concentration of the accounting program at Southwest and the accountancy technical certificate concentration. To pay tribute to his mother, Swoboda established the Elsie Mae Swoboda A.A.S. Accounting Computer Concentration Scholarship.

"After my mother passed away in February 2009, I thought this was the best way to honor her for what she did for me," Swoboda said.

The $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a second-year accounting major with a computer concentration. In the near future, Swoboda hopes to establish a second scholarship for the accountancy technical certificate program in honor of his father.

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