The University of Wisconsin-Platteville has awarded scholarships to its incoming first-year class, which is the largest grade of newcomers in school history.

Among the award winners is Cara Savage, who won the Freshman Achievement and Leadership Scholarship, totaling $1,000.

UW-Platteville, founded in 1846, is located in the southwestern corner of Wisconsin, near the Iowa and Illinois borders. The University, the fastest-growing four-year school in the 13-college University of Wisconsin System, enrolls approximately 7,500 undergraduate students.