Madison, WI. – The Joseph P. Mettner Foundation (JPMF) has announced that it is awarding its 3rd Annual JPMF Scholarship to Colin McGinn, a third year law student at the University of Wisconsin Law School. The scholarship is awarded to law students planning careers in public service, and honors the life of Joe Mettner, who held a passion for public policy and was a devoted public servant himself.

“Once again the Scholarship Committee was extremely impressed with the quality of the applicants seeking a career in public service,” said Michelle Mettner, who, along with friends of Joe, formed the foundation in honor of her late husband. In the end, the Committee determined that Colin McGinn best exemplifies the goals and mission of the jPMF Scholarship. McGinn is the recipient of the 2012 Ray and Ethel Brown Award for character, service and leadership and also the 2013 recipient of the Gordon Baldwin Scholarship.

In addition, Colin has been active at the Frank J. Remington Center and also provided assistance to victims of Hurricane Sandy through the Legal Assistance for Disaster Relief.

The JPMF was created in 2010 to honor the life of Joe Mettner by providing financial assistance to law students in need who are pursuing a career in public service. He attended the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he received a bachelor’s degree in business administration (1986) and a juris doctorate (1992). He began working for Governor Tommy Thompson while still in law school and, in 1993, Governor Thompson appointed him to serve as a Commissioner on the Tax Appeals Commission. He served in that role until 1996, when he was appointed as one of three members—and later as chairman—of the state’s Public Service Commission.

Friends, family, colleagues –including former and current PSC Commissioners and Administration officials– will come together on September 16 outing and award dinner at Blackhawk Country Club when Colin will be presented with the scholarship award.