problem solvers

PROBLEM SOLVERS
From ‘bench to bedside,’
alumni are not only
applying new cures,
they’re finding them
Annual Report Issue
NOVEMBER 2006
Notes from 2420 Nicolet
Growth Agenda promises healthy
future for Northeast Wisconsin
Greetings!
With its cover-story focus on alumni achieving big things in the medical field, this issue
of Inside UW-Green Bay is all about “health.”
The health theme — and the theme of “achieving big things” — also extends to our
donor honor roll, beginning on page 13.
UW-Green Bay’s prognosis in this regard, I am proud to announce, is excellent. Gains
in friend- and fund-raising have been robust. Gifts to our academic capital campaign
are on the rise. In annual giving, we have posted double-digit increases. Our signature
back-to-school event, the Scholarship Dinner (that’s me, above, with co-host Cyndie),
was once again exceptionally well-received.
Healthy, too, is community support for Northeastern Wisconsin’s Growth Agenda.
Regular readers will recall the case made here that if this region were a state, our
percentage of college graduates —18.8 percent —would place us 49th out of 50. And
while Green Bay is the third largest metropolitan area in Wisconsin, its university is the
third smallest in the UW System, even in the face of escalating demand from a region in
economic and demographic transition.
That’s why we are pursuing public funding to increase our enrollment by 2,000 students. That’s why we urge our friends who are Wisconsin residents to keep discussion
of the Growth Agenda front and center as the Nov. 7 elections approach. Ours is a
non-partisan initiative that attracts bi-partisan support, and its success is vital to our
shared future. You will find more on my Web page at http://www.uwgb.edu/chancellor/.
UW-Green Bay is blessed with terrific students, nationally regarded faculty and dedicated staff. This Annual Report celebrates those individuals — the community leaders,
alumni, employees and nearly 2,500 contributing partners, all told — who come
together because they believe so passionately in what we can achieve.
Thank you, all, for helping your University “connect learning to life.”
Bruce Shepard
Chancellor
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Cover: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay graduates have made, and are making, a difference as
teachers, researchers and medical practitioners. Clockwise, from center, are Drs. Mokenge Malafa, Jerry
Blackwell, Joseph Carroll and Betty (McNulty) Amuzu.
UW-Green Bay a medical school? Not
quite — Wisconsin has but two — yet
Green Bay makes a healthy impact.
More than 1,000 alumni work in healthcare. MCAT pass rates and
admissions to top grad schools are impressive. In select fields such as
dietetics and online nursing, UW-Green Bay is fast achieving “name”
status, regionally and nationally. Historically strong offerings in the
sciences, proximity to regional health centers, and a longstanding focus
on problem-solving, interdisciplinary education (think Human Biology)
are positives. Graduates are making a difference as medical researchers,
teachers, providers and leaders. It’s our top story, Inside UW-Green Bay.
DR. ZAKI A. SHERIF
Research Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Cellular Biology
Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
Education:
B.S., UW-Green Bay, ’81, Human Biology
M.S., UW-Green Bay, ’84, Environmental Microbiology and Cell Biology emphasis
Ph.D., Howard University – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Pre-doctoral: John Hopkins and Howard universities – Molecular Biology
Post-doctoral: Stanford and Georgetown universities – Molecular Medicine
“This must be my
reason for existence.
Not to be famous,
but to make a lasting
difference.”
EXPERTISE, CURRENT RESEARCH: Gene discovery,
biochemistry, molecular biology and cellular biology,
molecular medicine.
scientists before me, who enabled everything we do
now including all our advanced technology. It’s a relief
that all that work didn’t go to waste.”
BREAKTHROUGH: He is recognized in his field for
characterizing a novel gene now named ZS (named
for Sherif by his colleagues) that he isolated from a
family predisposed to developing breast cancer and
other primary cancers at an early age. He also recently
identified a specific chromosomal rearrangement that
is characteristic of breast cancer development in this
family (the paper was published in July 2006). His work
will help identify predisposition to certain individuals
and groups of cancer. The discovery may someday
lead to drug therapy, correction of the mutation or
altering of the genetic sequence… although much of
the techniques of gene therapy are still controversial.
MEMORIES: “When I dream, I sometimes dream about
Green Bay. I identified with Green Bay as a second
home. Maybe it was the landscape, maybe because
people were more accepting and curious. I haven’t
felt very much that way since. I made many good and
lasting relationships there. I remember being interviewed by the Green Bay Press-Gazette about Ethiopia,
and I said, ‘I am not an expert.’ They said an expert is
anyone serving as a representative from their home
country. People like Chancellor Weidner — he was
like a grandfather figure to me. The professors were
wonderful and they were the ones that gave me outstanding recommendations and got me into different
places.”
HIS REACTION: “It took six months just to get permission from all 18 family members, almost all of whom
came down with cancer. Then you work day and night,
and you feel like it is the only thing in your life. When
I first identified the gene, I had to be very cautious,
because the field is so competitive and others have a
tendency to make it their own. So I tested my theory
three or four times, and then shared the work with
trusted colleagues. Finally, after all that toil and all
that effort, you think it might have been worth it. This
must be my reason for existence. Not to be famous,
but to make a lasting difference. I’m thankful for all the
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PRESTIGIOUS APPOINTMENTS: A United Nations
Fellow, he assisted efforts to curtail the spread of
tropical diseases and the spread of HIV in Southeast
Asia and Africa. In 2004, he was inducted into a
science and technology hall of fame (from among 59
scientists nominated) in the Washington, D.C., area.
He was also named Outstanding Alumnus, Howard
University School of Medicine.
FAMILY: Single
SECOND HOBBY: Inspiring youth
NATIVE COUNTRY: Ethiopia
Photo courtesy of Medical College of Wisconsin
DR. JOSEPH CARROLL
Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Assistant Professor of Biophysics
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Education:
B.S., UW-Green Bay, ’97, Human Biology
Ph.D., Cell and Developmental Biology, Medical College of Wisconsin, ’02
Postdoctoral training: Visual Neuroscience, Medical College of Wisconsin
Physiological Optics, University of Rochester
“The biggest and
most pleasant surprise has been the
travel — Russia,
Argentina, Australia, Greece — to
collaborate with
scientists in other
countries.”
RESEARCH INTERESTS: In vivo retinal imaging techniques, human color vision and organization of the human
cone photoreceptor mosaic. Dr. Carroll uses cutting
edge technology — an adaptive optics ophthalmoscope
— to study the retina of the eye in much closer detail
than previously possible. His recent discovery of a new
form of color blindness will lead to a better understanding of, and set the stage for, earlier detection of other
retinal disorders.
EARLY INSPIRATION: He was prodded by high school
teacher Gary Kuchenbecker ’70 to enroll in a Regional
Center for Math and Science (RCMS) camp at UW-Green
Bay. It was his first introduction to campus, and later he
graduated in human biology.
HIS GOAL: “I am currently building my own research lab
and an adaptive optics device that would be comparable
to maybe only 10 in the world. We’re beginning to see
a growing field — the merging of optics and biology
— but it is very expensive technology. The name of the
game is research…get grants, mentor students, hire
technicians…it’s an intimidating process but it’s a great
place to collaborate with other research departments
in areas of biology, biophysics and biomedical engineering. Never before was this technology used to
study clinical disorders. For the first time, we can see
how a genetic defect leads directly to a problem in
the retina. Now our goal is to ask explicit questions,
and build up a database that will show which defective genes lead to which disorder.”
GIVING BACK: “I think about my RCMS days on a
daily basis and speak to RCMS students and others
often. I tell them that it’s one of those things that
you are either driven to do, or not, the problem is in
recognizing that you are, and then recognizing that
you can have a career in it. Coming from a small town
(Tigerton), I didn’t realize that tinkering and investigating was actually learning how to be a scientist.”
BIGGEST PERK/SURPRISE: “It’s the biggest and
most pleasant surprise to travel around the world
(Russia, Argentina, Australia, Greece) and collaborate with scientists in other countries.”
FAMILY: Wife Heather and children (2 daughters)
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DR. MOKENGE MALAFA
Associate Professor, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida
Division Chief, gastrointestinal oncology; Section Head, pancreatic oncology
Research Interests: Experimental therapeutics, gastrointestinal tumors, drug discovery
“One of the things I
have taken with me
from those years at
UW-Green Bay is
the importance of
teaching.”
Education:
B.S., UW-Green Bay, ’82, Human Adaptability; M.D., UW-Madison
Residency: Medical College of Ohio, Toledo
Fellowship: City of Hope National Medical Center
AWARDS AND HONORS: Previously an assistant
professor of surgery at Southern Illinois University
School of Medicine, he received a Golden Apple Award
for “best faculty member” as voted by the graduating
class, and he also earned an excellence in teaching
award as presented by the Student National Medical
Association chapter. He was named to the “2005 Best
Doctors in America®” list of specialists most often
named by other doctors as the ones they’d choose to see.
MAJOR AREA OF FOCUS: Surgical oncology, pancreatic cancer. “We have an interdisciplinary focus to the
care of our patients,” Malafa says. “The patient is the
center and any of our 14 faculty members (pathologist,
oncologist, radiologist) might work with him or her.”
EXCITING DISCOVERIES: Malafa and his colleagues
are in the process of clinical “proof of principle” trials with a semi-synthetic, micronutrient vitamin-E
compound (VES) that has potent cancer-inhibiting
properties. The overall goal of the researchers’ current
experiments is to develop VES as a novel therapeutic
agent for prevention of tumor growth and to prevent
reoccurrence. They spent the past two years on preclinical investigations showing the substance to be
effective in blocking cancer in mice, while not affecting
normal cells. “We’re in the process of writing grants to
pilot the project. This is the phase we call ‘bench to
bedside.’ We go from discoveries to cell-line work, to
animal work, and if there is strong evidence, pre-clinical
and clinical settings.”
IMPACT OF HIS WORK: “It’s exciting. Daily we treat
patients, and the impact of cancer is very immediate. I
see the suffering in my patients and their families and
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my own family. Cancer is a huge human problem and I’m
excited to work on the solution.”
REFLECTIONS: “I came from Cameroon to France as
a teenager in search of higher education and was told
about the UW System. Another friend encouraged
me to try UW-Green Bay and that’s how I ended up
there. I came in 1978 as a freshman, and I cannot begin
the long list of people who made this all possible. A
kid with little resources, and everybody opened their
hearts and was so kind and considerate. I have nothing
but great memories.
I wasn’t prepared for the winters, however. I lived in
an off-campus apartment, and having lived in Paris,
thought I could walk anywhere… until a chilly winter
morning… and a kind woman, Marge Conway (now
Marge Weidner), picked me up. Her son Mark was
also a freshman at UW-Green Bay. They were my first
American family and became personal friends over
time, helping in all kinds of ways and showing me the
Midwestern American spirit.
Chancellor Weidner, Nikitas Petrakopoulos and Ken
Fleurant were very influential professors. I guess that is
one of the things I have taken with me from those years
is the importance of teaching. Any teaching awards I
have won are a heritage of my UW-Green Bay days.”
PASSIONS: “My children and I love soccer, and it is
something we can do together. I also enjoy the arts and
music. When I was closer, I enjoyed the blues culture
in Chicago.”
FAMILY: Malafa and his wife Tracy met at UW-Green
Bay, have been married 25 years and have four children.
DR. BETTY J. (MC NULTY) AMUZU
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medical Director of the UW Nurse-Midwifery Program of
Aurora Sinai Medical Center, Milwaukee
“My passion?
Easy. For me,
it’s the
teaching.”
EXPERTISE AND INTERESTS:
Dr. Amuzu’s research interest is
medical education and “wholeperson” treatment in women,
taking into account the psychological aspect or impact of
physical illness. She tries in her
clinical practice to be sensitive to the complex interplay
between the psychological and
physiological. “Definitely, this
field requires a lot of compassion
and the expression that you’re
not just treating a disease,” she
says. “How each person interacts and deals with what she is
going through requires special
treatment.”
Education:
B.S., UW-Green Bay, ’83, Science and Environmental Change (chemistry)
M.D. and Residency: UW-Madison
DAY-TO-DAY: Dr. Amuzu cares
for routine and complicated
gynecology and obstetrics
patients, and specializes in the
diagnosis and treatment, including surgery, of chronic pelvic
pain. She is also medical director of the nurse-midwifery program and a dedicated teacher.
She spent five years as program
director at Aurora Sinai.
HER PASSION: “For me, it’s
the teaching. That’s the easy
thing to answer. Just last week
one of the residents performed
a surgical procedure I had just
recently instructed, and felt so
good about it. Those are the
moments…”
MIDWIFERY PROGRAM: “I
don’t think people understand
that midwives don’t just deliver
babies. In fact, they can do
almost all of the in-office care
and management of women’s
problems, and their training is
specifically toward the holistic
care and treatment. Being part
of that gives me a great deal of
pride. The central-city is a very
under-served population, with
a physician shortage. The midwives program, with the help
of nurse practitioners, is effective in treating many patients,
leaving the physicians to deal
with the complicated cases. It’s
a very nice, cooperative way of
doing things.”
of that came from the nature of
UW-Green Bay. It was what I was
looking for in a college experience. That and the school’s
environmental focus attracted
me. In a lot of ways, its how I’ve
melded my interests now.”
REFLECTIONS: “I loved UWGreen Bay. As far as teachers,
Dr. Morgan and Dr. Starkey were
excellent. What I liked about
Green Bay was that each student
was important. You knew that
the professor cared about you
and your education. The holistic feel that I talk about, much
HONORS: Outstanding Fulltime Faculty Award (presented
by residents), national Faculty
Award for Excellence in Resident
Education, and the APGO Excellence in Teaching Award.
FOND MEMORIES: “I spent
a lot of time socializing with
people at the Rathskeller (now
the Phoenix Club). And I began
Tai Kwon Do at UW-Green Bay,
an activity I’m still active in 25
years later. I still love it.”
FAMILY: Single with three sons
(19, 15, 12)
Youngest doctor: Undergrad research was key
A researcher’s mindset led Tina Sauerhammer ’99 to accomplish big things at an early age.
Sauerhammer became UW-Green Bay’s youngest graduate ever at age 18 (photo, left) and she
achieved the same distinction at 22 with the UW Medical School. Still only 25, she is a medical doctor in
her third year of general surgery residency at UW Hospital in Madison.
She recalled her UW-Green Bay days as featured speaker last April at a gathering of Wisconsin’s top
undergraduate researchers at the state Capitol.
“I had the opportunity to work with my premedical adviser and mentor, Dr. Donna Ritch, on a research
project, studying the intracellular signaling pathway of the slime mold didymium iridis,” Sauerhammer
told the students, adding with a smile, “Now, eight years later, I probably wouldn’t be able to tell you
what kind of signals a slime mold makes, or even what a slime mold is for that matter.”
Her true discoveries, she continued, were that curiosity opens doors, perseverance pays off, and
communication – two-way communication including peer review – leads to further advances.
“Everyday I use those three traits — curiosity, perseverance and communication — that I
once learned from a slime mold,” she concluded.
Her most recent research involves bronchoalveolar lavage and its role in diagnosing
ventilator-dependent pneumonia in trauma surgery patients. Sauerhammer, a recipient
of her alma mater’s Outstanding Recent Alumni Award in 2003, married Alec Loftus in
Madison last month.
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DR. GERALD (JERRY) BLACKWELL
Cardiologist, Cardiovascular Associates, P.C.
Kingsport, Tenn.
Education:
B.S., UW-Green Bay, ’78, Population Dynamics
M.D., Marshall University School of Medicine
Post-graduate: Medical residency, Chief Resident in Internal Medicine
and Cardiology fellowship, The Ohio State University
Sub-special training: Cardiovascular nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
at the University of Alabama-Birmingham
HONORS: Named the most outstanding clinical student at Marshall University; Chief Resident of Internal Medicine at The Ohio State University; “Top 10
Teacher” at the University of Alabama-Birmingham
Department of Medicine, where he was a professor of
medicine.
“There is no doubt
that for me, the
foundation for
much of who I have
become was formed
at UWGB”
DAY-TO-DAY: Fourteen-hour workdays aren’t unusual
for Dr. Jerry Blackwell. A portion of his time is spent
with the clinical care of cardiac patients and most of
the rest in his area of expertise — noninvasive cardiac
imaging. He uses cardiovascular magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI — a diagnostic imaging tool which makes
pictures utilizing the water molecules distributed
throughout the human body), computed tomography
(CT scan), ultrasound (echocardiography), nuclear
cardiology and cardiac catheterization techniques
to identify problems with cardiac patients and guide
appropriate therapy.
ABOUT HIS WORK: “To be a physician is such a blessing. It is continuously intellectually stimulating, while
at the same time very humbling to help folks and learn
things daily from both younger and older colleagues.
The ability to positively influence a person’s health is
a wonderful thing. The fact that each day, my job is
intellectual stimulating, is also a reward.”
EARLY INSPIRATION: A Hall of Fame guard for the
great Phoenix men’s basketball teams of the late 1970s,
he says that many life lessons from the basketball court
influenced his career. “There is no doubt that for me,
the foundation for much of who I have become was
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formed at UWGB with folks that influenced me,” Blackwell said. “First, there is the basketball experience; the
teamwork and the discipline instilled with coaches Dave
Buss and Chuck Aslakson… there is simply no way to
express my appreciation to them. Secondly were the
wonderful mentors like Prof. Chuck Ihrke who was such
an influence on me. He was extremely helpful in helping
me interface athletics and academics, and guiding me
down the academic paths that would be most effective. Another was Dr. Jeremy Green. Although I didn’t
have a lot of day-to-day contact with him, I was able
to observe him in his role as our team physician. He is
a humble and gracious gentleman and I hope I’ve been
like him in the application of my work.”
GIVING BACK: “I’d like to think that through the years,
I’ve influenced younger colleagues in the same way my
mentors have influenced me. I’ve tried to be a positive
influence at both a personal and professional level.”
LEGACIES: “Lessons learned are all formed by life’s
experiences. A lasting legacy for me is my college basketball team. We continue to have a bond that never
weakens, despite all these years. I was fortunate to play
sports on a very good team with a bunch of great guys
—successful, kind-hearted guys who have raised wonderful families. That’s the legacy. We were friends then,
we’re friends now. That’s the neat part for me.”
FAMILY: Married 24 years to Cindy and parents of
three boys. Says Blackwell, “We have two boys in college and one in high school. They are all doing well academically and in athletics. We’re very proud parents.”
DR. STEVEN EVANS
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Chief, Electrophysiology Section, Beth Israel Medical Center-Heart Institute
Director, Inherited Cardiac Disease Center, Beth Israel Medical Center
Director, Center for Arrhythmia Research, Hofstra University, New York City
Education:
B.S., UW-Green Bay, ’76, Biology
Graduate, New York University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
M.D., New York University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Electrophysiology and Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif.
MEDICAL SPECIALTY, RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Cardiology and clinical cardiac electrophysiology,
arrhythmia.
Evans helped advance the technology for computerized mapping of the heart, creating an internationally known group specializing in modeling heart
rhythms on the computer. He explains, “Arrhythmia
is the most common cause of death in the United
States and it is very complicated to determine who
is at risk. Our goal is to make it more predictable.
We take a heart, place a digital anatomic representation of it on a computer (sometimes we use the
supercomputer at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing
Center, one of the fastest computers in the world
available for civilian use), make the model electrically active, and then test the effects of simulated
diseases in silico. It’s a way of making hypotheses and
testing them in a much more focused and intelligent
fashion, decreasing the need for animal testing and
bringing potential treatments closer to the clinical
arena more rapidly.”
LIFE-SAVING WORK: In the early 1990s Evans
started a long-term collaboration with mathematician Dr. Harold Hastings to numerically model the
heart’s electrophysiology. This work of Evans and
others led to an important discovery in 1997
— that ventricular fibrillation is caused by a “Chaotic” rhythm, not a random rhythm. This discovery
opened a new area in the analysis of abnormal
heart rhythms and spawned multiple approaches to
understand them (from single cell to whole hearts,
to whole people). Implications of Evans’ and col-
leagues’ work may mean life-saving knowledge is just
around the corner, with more effective evaluation,
anti-arrhythmia medication, and improved techniques and treatment.
DAY-TO-DAY: “I am a full-time faculty member at a
large academic teaching center. Much of my work
falls in the line of teaching physicians in training how
to care for patients with arrhythmia. I also do clinical work, including seeing patients and performing
arrhythmia procedures.”
“Arrhythmia is the
most common cause
of death in the United
States and it is very
complicated to determine who is at risk.
Our goal is to make it
more predictable.”
REFLECTIONS: “David Galaty and Chuck Matter
taught ‘Perception: Models of Reality,’ covering
everything from the history of science to the way
models and meta-models are to be used to understand reality; this course was seminal to my way of
approaching life. Much of what I’ve done since that
time has been based on those concepts. I also loved
courses by Tom Mowbray and the great philosopher
Ken Fleurant. Very formative were classes by Rick
Stevens. At the time, UWGB was one of the few universities in the country with a concentration in Environmental Sciences. It was a large, new campus with
an internationally renowned faculty and a politically
active student body…not a radically active, but
socially responsible group. My friend Chris Stix, also
from New York, attended for similar reasons. I have
great memories of the summers as well, teaching sailing at the campus center and hiking Door County’s
trails. The winters, as I recall, were brutal; quite an
experience for a New Yorker!”
FAMILY: Married, three children
Healthcare push has Human Biology running hot
As a launching pad for healthcare-related careers, UW-Green
Bay’s Human Biology program is going strong.
“Every class is full,” says the program’s chairperson, Prof.
Donna Ritch. The number of student majors has soared past
300. Three-quarters are female.
Ritch, the pre-med adviser, says UW-Green Bay continues
to send students each year to medical school and, in general,
more health sciences students are opting for professions such as
physician’s assistant, dentistry and chiropractic.
Exercise science, therapy and fitness are popular. Interest
in nutrition and dietetics, in particular, has mushroomed. UWGreen Bay is one of few universities with an advance-level program, and its students and faculty regularly sweep top honors at
their state convention.
Watch for more on nursing, dietetics and other healthcare professions in future issues of Inside.
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DR. JAMES T. OLESEN
Medical Patent Attorney, WilmerHale law firm, Boston
Education
B.S., summa cum laude, UW-Green Bay, ’82
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ’90
Post-doctoral research, Harvard University
J.D., magna cum laude, Suffolk University Law School, ’02
Bar Admissions: Massachusetts, and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
EXPERTISE: Broad background in chemistry and the
life sciences as well as strong writing skills and creativity in devising legal strategies that apply relevant
scientific and technical issues to patent law.
“Don’t let a selfimposed modesty
limit your ambitions.
(As a UW-Green Bay
graduate) I was just
as qualified to apply
to the top graduate schools in the
country.”
DAY-TO-DAY: WilmerHale is annually ranked one of
the top firms in the country with more than 1,000
lawyers in 13 cities and three countries. Dr. Olesen’s
experience includes preparing and prosecuting (in
front of the USPTO) patent applications in the fields
of biochemistry, molecular biology, pharmaceuticals
and bioinformatics, as well as materials science and
other fields. In addition, he works with litigators in
preparing patent infringement cases for trial (in federal court). He has technical experience in molecular
cloning, protein engineering, recombinant antibody
technology and organic chemistry. His fields of scientific experience include gene regulation, signal
transduction, cell-cycle regulation, RNA splicing,
proteolysis, immune system function and human
genetics.
EARLY INFLUENCE: “I started out in pre-chemical engineering at UW-Green Bay, with plans to
transfer to Madison later to complete my studies,
but found that I enjoyed the sciences, particularly
chemistry and biology, much more than engineering. I convinced my somewhat reluctant parents to
let me drop out of engineering and remain at UWGB
to pursue a major in chemistry and a minor in biology. My father was a mechanical engineer and I
think he saw engineering as a much more practical
choice for someone from a small town in Wisconsin.
I took several classes from Dr. Thea Sager that really
inspired my interest in scientific research. Her lectures addressed the current, up-to-date research in
the field. I would ask questions in class that would
often be answered with a giant shrug of her shoulders — “nobody knows,” she would say. I was soon
addicted to understanding the scientific method and
hooked on the idea of becoming a researcher myself.
She encouraged me to go to a national laboratory
outside of Chicago (Argonne National Lab) to do my
senior honors project through a federally-sponsored
undergraduate research program.
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At Argonne I met other students from across the
country, many of whom were making plans to go
on to Ph.D. programs at prestigious universities like
Harvard. One friend in particular convinced me that
I was just as qualified as she was to apply to any of
the top graduate schools in the country. I ended
up being accepted to every program I applied to
and decided to accept an offer from MIT’s Biology
Department.”
WHY LAW: “After graduating from MIT I went on
to postdoctoral studies at Harvard University and
ended up being recruited by a law firm to become
a patent agent. The law firm needed Ph.D.s with a
background in the life sciences to help draft and
prosecute patent applications. The whole idea of
intellectual property was really coming to the forefront at the time. I really enjoy teaching, and I’m still
a part-time tutor in the biochemical sciences at Harvard, but I really loved the challenge of learning a
completely new discipline in law school. Every day
at the law firm I work for brings new challenges. It’s
very important to me that I continue to be challenged
and grow — my job is rarely boring or repetitive and
that’s very important to me.”
MESSAGE TO CURRENT STUDENTS: “Growing up
in Green Bay, you can end up with the sense that
your opportunities are limited, and that places like
Harvard and MIT aren’t really open to you, but that
simply isn’t true. In my firm I run into people from
small Midwestern towns all the time. You shouldn’t
let a self-imposed modesty limit you in your ambitions. If you have intellectual curiosity, you can grow
in whatever direction moves you. My time at UWGreen Bay prepared me very well for this career. My
undergraduate experience gave me a very thorough
grounding in the life sciences as well as a start in
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CAMPUS NEWS
New road makes grand entrance
Generations of students who commuted to UW-Green Bay via the “back
entrance” — crossing a busy highway to do so — might be interested to
learn their favorite shortcut is now faster, fancier and safer.
An upgrade of Highway 54-57 has added a full interchange at Bay
Settlement Road. The Sports Center Drive entrance has been improved
(promising quicker access to housing and the Kress Center).
The new 54-57 exit is labeled County Highway “EA,” short for Eastern
Arterial. Bay Settlement now connects to Huron Road and a fresh stretch
of four-lane bisecting Green Bay’s fast-growing far east side.
Lucky 13: NEW ERA card opens doors
The NEW ERA consortium of local colleges and universities has opened its libraries to the community. From the
four-year UW campuses in Green Bay and Oshkosh and the
two-year campuses in Marinette, Manitowoc, Menasha and
Sheboygan, to the College of Menominee Nation and area
technical colleges, the cards grant library privileges at each of 13 NEW ERA institutions. Access Coordinator Emily Rogers at UW-Green Bay says more than a thousand of the
community cards have already been distributed.
BY INK AND AIR,
students claim top honors
Student communicators at the
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
capped an impressive 2006 by receiving awards for excellence in state and
regional competition.
The Fourth Estate, the UW-Green Bay
student newspaper, won the top honor
for overall excellence in its division in
the Associated Collegiate Press Best of
the Midwest college newspaper competition. This marked the first time
the newspaper took home first prize.
Not to be outdone, UW-Green Bay
student broadcasters were honored by
the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association for their work on Phlash TV, a
cable television channel operated by
the Office of Residence Life.
The Fourth Estate distributes 3,000
copies each week on campus and in
the community. Phlash TV (A.K.A.
Channel 20) is available to 2,000
students living in UW-Green Bay
residence halls, with plans to expand
to other campus sites.
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‘Third Thursdays’
feature current
events, faculty stars
UW-Green Bay is showcasing some
of its finest teaching scholars in
a free, daytime lecture series in
downtown Green Bay.
“Downtown Third Thursdays”
began Oct. 19 with a preview of
the November elections by political scientist Scott Furlong. Upcoming dates:
• Electronic Bullying, Fritz Erickson,
dean of Professional and Graduate Studies, Nov. 16.
• Showcasing Your Assets: The
Northeast
Wisconsin/Green
Bay “Brand,” Donald McCartney, senior lecturer in Business
Administration, Dec. 14.
• Romantic Love in America: A Brief
History, Denise Bartell, assistant
professor of Human Development, Feb. 15, 2007.
• A Musical Journey for Life, Cheryl
Grosso, professor of Communication and the Arts and Music,
March 15.
• Sexual Assault Awareness Month:
How far have we come? Jolanda
Sallmann, assistant professor of
Social Work and Women’s Studies, April 19.
For locations and times, call (920)
465-2320 or go online at http://
www.uwgb.edu/downtown/.
CAMPUS NEWS
The path to UW-Green Bay?
Policies are fairly straightforward
UW System admissions policies have
been a hot topic recently, especially
with regard to “holistic admissions.” The
Board of Regents is expected to take up
discussion in December.
At UW-Green Bay, however, where
demand for enrollment is as intense as
anywhere, Admissions Director Pam Harvey-Jacobs ’83 and ’98 says the current
practice of “comprehensive application
reviews” has been widely accepted as
effective and fair. Retention rates are, in
fact, trending upward.
“ACT scores and high school GPA are
major factors,” she says, “but we look at
special talents, circumstances, recommendations, extracurriculars and the
personal essay, too. Test scores aren’t the
only indicators as to whether someone is
going to do well in college.
“The bottom line, though, is that we
admit four of every five applicants, and
our freshman class is both academically
solid and well-rounded.”
Recent history shows that strong ACT
scores, when coupled with solid grades,
make admission to UW-Green Bay a
near-certain prospect. As the acceptance-rate grid from last fall illustrates
(left), the pre-college credentials of successful applicants spanned a wide range.
Lesser marks on either measure didn’t
necessarily disqualify a student from
consideration.
FACULTY AND STAFF
Jan Thornton, associate provost, was volunteer
chairperson for the Gibson Island Project, a
million-dollar campaign to purchase a 25-acre
parcel on the Cloverleaf Chain of lakes near
Clintonville. The project was among Wisconsin’s
biggest citizen-led conservation acquisitions in
2006. With support from the state Department
of Natural Resources, a LAWCON Grant and a matching
fund drive involving hundreds
of donors, the island (above)
was set aside as a nature
preserve and protected from
future development.
Faculty and staff receiving
Thornton
2006 Founders Association
Awards for Excellence were Prof. Greg Aldrete,
for research; librarian Debra Anderson, academic support; Prof. Emeritus Ken Fleurant,
institutional development; Prof. Aeron Haynie,
teaching; Prof. John Katers, community outreach; and Pam Spangenberg, recently retired
from Human Resources, classified support.
Staff and contributors to the Voyageur history
magazine shared the award for collaborative
achievement.
Promoted this year to associate professor from
the probationary rank of assistant professor were
Rosemary Christensen, Humanistic Studies
and First Nations Studies; Kaoime Malloy, Communication and the Arts and Theatre; Uwe Pott,
Human Biology and Biology; Laurel Phoenix,
Public and Environmental
Affairs and Geography; Ellen
Rosewall, Communication
and the Arts; Michael Zorn,
Natural and Applied Sciences
and Chemistry; Meir Russ,
Business Administration; and
Bryan Vescio, Humanistic
Studies and English. Promoted
Tian-You Hu
to full professor from the rank
of associate was mathematician
Tian-You Hu, Natural and Applied Sciences.
Prof. Cliff Abbott is new this fall in a leadership
and governance role as Secretary of the Faculty
and Academic Staff.
Don McCartney, a senior lecturer in Business
Administration, and Kristin Vespia, an assistant
professor of Human Development, won Featured
Faculty Awards for consistent records of exemplary teaching and willingness to address their
craft.
Karen Lacey, senior lecturer in Human Biology
and director of Dietetic Programs, was recently
elected to serve on the national Commission on
Accreditation of Dietetics Education.
Gov. Doyle has reappointed Prof. Bill Laatsch to
the Historic Preservation Review Board through
2009.
Kathy Pletcher, associate provost for information services, was re-elected chair of the state
Council on Library and Network Development,
which advises the state superintendent of public
instruction on statewide access issues.
Prof. Emeritus Bud Harris of Natural and
Applied Sciences is a public member of the
Special Committee on the Great Lakes Water
Resources Compact. The panel will help shape
Wisconsin’s official position on ratifying or
rejecting the new water compact proposed by an
alliance of Great Lakes governors.
The second edition of Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives, a textbook by UW-Green Bay
political scientists Michael Kraft and Scott Furlong, was recently released with a new chapter on
homeland security issues.
Christina Trombley, the new director of the
UW-Green Bay Small Business Development Center, was recognized as Wisconsin’s “State Star”
for her advocacy of SBDC programs and strong
commitment to small business.
Prof. Sarah Meredith received an international
award of merit from the Romualdo Del Bianco
Foundation of Florence, Italy. An advocate for
international education and a frequent leader of
UW-Green Bay study trips abroad, Meredith has
been active in Foundation projects promoting
cultural and educational exchanges.
November 2006
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CAMPUS NEWS
ARABIC IS
SPOKEN HERE
A course in Arabic offered for the first time
this fall at UW-Green Bay is more than a short
course in the Arabic alphabet, it’s a study of
the Middle Eastern culture and an open door
to global affairs.
“Students take the class to have an open
mind and get into the hearts of people in
other parts of the world,” says Ilham Ashour,
the course instructor. “Because of the war,
many have a greater interest in both the language and the way of life, food, tradition, and
more.”
Six students are currently enrolled. A
move to an evening offering in spring is likely
to increase those numbers. Ashour said that
many community members, including physicians, business owners, and those who deal
with culture differences in their occupations,
have expressed interest.
Ashour has been
teaching the language and the
culture in regional
public school systems and at Fox
Valley Technical
College for a number of years.
Steeling a peak at the Kress Events Center
The new Kress Events Center is visible on the campus skyline. Last month, crews lifted the last of the
100-ton steel roof trusses into place over the 4,000-seat main hall. Work is even further along on
the student fitness center and offices for Phoenix Athletics. The goal is to enclose the entire complex
by winter so interior work can proceed on schedule for a fall 2007 opening. The $32 million project
represents a near-total renovation and expansion of the old Phoenix Sports Center.
Familiar hangout gets lofty name: Cloud Commons
UW-Green Bay students of yesteryear
knew it originally as “The Commons”
and later as “The Nic.” For today’s
students and tomorrow’s alumni, just
call it “The Cloud.”
In September, UW-Green Bay
named its main dining area the Leona
Cloud Commons.
Leona Cloud and her husband,
the late Walter R. Cloud, were early
and enthusiastic advocates of the
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ported the Weidner Center and the
University’s first capital campaign.
More recently, her gift for the
new Mary Ann Cofrin Hall
classroom building furnished
the Cloud Student Lounge,
and she was a generous supporter of the Kress Events
Center project.
Student speaker Bob
Kranzusch said the new name
is especially fitting, given that Leona
Cloud is “one of our own.” Mrs. Cloud
graduated in 1980 as a returning
adult with high honors in human
development, and still speaks fondly
of her great affection for the campus,
her instructors and classmates.
“Mrs. Cloud sat in the same classrooms, studied in the same library,
and had some of the same professors
we still have today, so it’s inspiring
to us that she chose to give so much
back to our University,” Kranzusch
said.
The building itself was dedicated in 1978 as the University
Commons and consisted then
of little more than the main
dining/meeting area (formally
known as the Bay Room, but
often just called “The ComCloud mons”) and the Rathskeller
downstairs. By the time of the first
major addition in 1985, the building
was called the Student Union, with
on-campus residents and others taking meals at the Nicolet Room or at
the Phoenix Club. The building was
expanded to its current dimensions
with a 1993 remodeling that also ushered in the name “University Union.”
Donor Honor Roll
2005-06
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY
GENEROUS DONORS made fiscal year 2005-06
the best ever for private philanthropic support of
the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
The annual campaign posted 10 percent growth
in community giving, a similar increase for UW-Green Bay employees, and a whopping 20 percent
gain in alumni contributions. Friends old and new continue to step forward to help the University
and its students “connect learning to life.”
Most impressive, the gains in annual support are being achieved concurrent with a $25 million
capital campaign. The Campaign for UW-Green Bay is attracting record philanthropic participation
(page 24). Campus and community partners, it is evident, see Green Bay’s University of Wisconsin
as being worthy of both ongoing investment and extraordinary support.
The FOUNDERS ASSOCIATION
Board of Directors
Nicolet Society
Diane Beinlich
Bryan Boettcher*
Bev Carmichael
Reynolds Challoner
Dawn Foeller
Jerry Ganoni
Dr. Jeremy Green
Noel Halvorsen*
Thomas Herlache
Paul Kendle
Jay Kramer*
Benjamin Laird
Dr. Christopher Laws
Bill Malooly
Joan Mills
Nan Nelson
Mike Peterson
Kathy Pletcher
Kathy Rondeau
Helen Schaal
Tom Schober
Bob Southard
Stu Stiles
Don Swette
Joe Thibaudeau*
Julie Wall
Scott Wochos
Bob Zimonick
$25,000+
1923 Fund
Dr. David and Mary Ann Cofrin
Betty Rose Meyer
Janet E. Meyer Charitable Lead Trusts
Phoenix Society
$10,000 - $24,999
John T. Corio, III
Philip and Elizabeth Hendrickson*
Dr. Edward and Majorie Weidner
1968 Society
$5,000 - $9,999
Associated Trust Company
Blair Foundation
Walter R. Cloud Foundation, Inc.
Bernard E. and Alyce G. Dahlin
Foundation Inc.
Michael D. Dunham
Marjorie Buchanan Kiewit
Jane Maier
Dr. Herbert and Crystal Sandmire*
*Asterisks denote UW-Green Bay alumni
2005–06 Officers
Jim Prast, President
Susan Frost*, First Vice President
John Heugel*, Second Vice President
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Shorewood Society
$2,500 - $4,999
Frederick E. and Patricia W. Baer
Baylake Bank
Fidelity Investments
Charitable Gift Fund
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Joel M. Halversen*
Humana
Bernard and Sally Killoran
Irene Daniell Kress
Joe and Mac LaForce
Richard and Susan Lauf*
Schreiber Foods, Inc.
Lester G. Wood Foundation
WPS Resources Foundation, Inc.
Janice Galt
Georgia Pacific Foundation, Inc.
Green Bay Packers Inc.
Tom and Linda Halloin*
Cecilia M. Hintz*
David W. Kicklighter*
Bill Laatsch
Loius and Susan LeCalsey
M & I Bank
Jim and Doris Madigan*
Tom and Jewele Maki
Bill and Julia Malooly
Mike and Kate Meeuwsen*
William G. Meindl*
Timothy P. Meyer
Norman Miller Family Foundation Inc.
Happy 50th for them, us and ours!
Sally and Bernie Killoran chose a generous gesture to mark
their upcoming 50th wedding anniversary in December.
The retired educators and longtime Founders members
accelerated plans to establish a scholarship endowment for
students at UW-Green Bay. By making their gift immediate,
rather than over a period of years, they ensured scholarships
would start flowing this fall. Chancellor Bruce Shepard
called it “a gift they were giving each other, and a very
special gift for us.”
Green Bay Society
$1,000 - $2,499
American Medical Security
Associated Bank
Mark L. Backman*
Daniel and Lois A. Beisel
Rick and Susie Beverstein*
The Boldt Group, Inc.
Michael and Donna Calawerts
Richard J. Chernick*
The Chernick Family Foundation
Citizens Banking Corporation
Charitable Foundation
John and Judith Crain
Sharon Dhuey
Larry and Kay Ferguson
Diane and Patrick Ford*
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Craig A. Mueller*
Nicolet National Bank
Kathy Pletcher and Chuck Matter
Pomp’s Tire Service, Inc.
James R. and Kelli A. Prast
Thomas A. Remondini*
Dean and Kristen Rodeheaver
Bob and Jolyce Rupp*
John and Diane Salentine*
Paul and Carol Schierl
Gloria E. Schott
Bruce and Cyndie Shepard
Steve and Karen Swan
Wells Fargo Foundation
Rolfe E. White
Jim and Kathy Wochinske*
Scott and Cindy Wochos
Estate of Timothy J. Wyngaard
Founders Partner
$500 - $999
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Ameriprise Auto & Home Insurance
ARS Wisconsin - Green Bay
Bank Mutual Corporation
BE&K, Inc./23rd Annual Paper Chase
Diane and Jeff Beinlich
Bellin Health
Bev and Don Carmichael
Sandy and Bruce Deadman*
Joe Dekeyser*
Fritz and Jan Erickson
Susan and Max Frost*
Genco Transportation
Management, LLC
Gochnauer Family Foundation
Green Bay Lodge 801
Loyal Order of Moose
John and Nancy Heugel*
Harold and Fran Hoops
Johnson Bank
Imogene Powers Johnson
Greg and Sue Johnson*
Randall L. Joly*
Shane and Sheila Kohl*
Paul Kuehl*
Edward and Joan Meyer
Patrick and Ann Murphy
PDQ Manufacturing Inc.
Kramer and Carolyn Rock & Family
Drs. Paul and Thea Sager
Schenck Business Solutions
ShopKo Stores, Inc.
Sodexho, Inc & Affiliates
Stu and Nancy Stiles
Edward R. Stober, Jr.*
Stanley and Dawn Sutherland*
Donald and Marilyn Swette
Tax Executives Institute-Northeast Wisconsin Chapter
Jan and Dennis Thornton
Tufco Technologies, Inc.
Russell P. Vogel*
Rick and Heidi Warpinski*
Wells Fargo Community
Support Programs
Helen Whitney
Wipfli LLP
Founders Associate
$250 - $499
Anonymous (2)
Betty Amuzu*
Dick and Lora Anderson*
Mike and Karen Barry
Bruce and Carol Bell
Berners-Schober Associates, Inc.
Wallace and Elaine Blomquist
Bryan and Mary Beth Boettcher*
Patrick Boucher*
Mark and Teri Brunette*
Ronald and Lois Brzezinski*
Rich and Fran Carman
Jeffery T. Cordry, C.P.A.*
John and Jane Crubaugh
Herbert J. Cuene, Jr.*
Julie Londo Davenport*
Ralph and Betty Engebos
David and Beverly Feldhausen
Scott and Debbie Furlong
Mark and Carrie Gerke*
Walter P. Gould*
Sharon and Al Gutowski*
Noel and Mardi Halvorsen*
Jay and Nancy Hamann
Don and Phyllis Harden
George and Sharon Hartmann
Pamela Harvey-Jacobs*
Thomas and Jill Herlache
Michael and Kathy Herrity
Martin and Sandra Holden*
Jim and Jan Hurd*
Melissa Jackson, Esq.
Drs. Kumar and Sivu Kangayappan
Steve Karbon*
Dennis and Sue Keihn
David and Peggy Kieper*
Tom and Stacey Klimek*
Edward J. Kuehn*
Nanette N. Nelson and
Douglas P. Landwehr*
Dr. Christopher & Mrs. Margaret Laws
Leonard & Finco Public Relations, Inc.
Frank Madzarevic*
Steven and Janelle Maricque*
David and Debra Muench*
Jeff Nelson and Jill Braser*
Pamela Parins Fisher*
Patty and Allan Patek*
Ronald and Patricia Payette
Joe and Jennifer Pieper*
Dick and Cheryl Pigeon*
Les and Barbara Raduenz
Benjamin Laird and
Mary Jane Rintelman
Christopher and Carolyn Sampson
Marilyn and Mick Sagrillo
Tom Schober and
Suzan Schober-Murray*
Bob and Martha Southard
Dan and Elizabeth Spielmann
Jeanne A. Stangel*
Sandra Staszak*
Michael and Beverly Stearney*
Sherry Steffel*
Barbara and Dave Strom
Lisa M. Tetzloff
Tosca Limited
Kassie Van Remortel
David Verhagen and Sher Brandl*
Joanne Vomastic Muka*
Ellen Weidner*
Chuck and Robbie Wiseman*
Founders Member
$100 - $249
Anonymous (28)
Jim and Jane Anderson
David L. Andreas*
Sherri and Todd Arendt*
Scott and Lori Ashmann*
Diane M. Austin*
Barbara A. Banks
Dean and Kim Basten*
Terry A. Becker*
Patrick Beimborn*
Monika G. Bella-Bragg*
Marianne Bennett*
Robert and Ardyth Bergstrom*
Harvey R. Bishop*
Bob and Kathy Blakesley*
Ken and Carrie Bothof
Andy and Kelly Bottoni*
Cliff and Jane Bowers
Pam Bramschreiber
Jim Brennan*
Susan Bressler*
Norbert and Patricia (Mayer) Bries*
Hilda R. Brovold*
Martha L. Brown*
Charles D. Brummer*
Richard and Jane Brunette*
Linda and Jerry Burich*
Charles S. Carns*
Billie Chavez*
Kate Christman*
Bob Cisler*
James R. Coates, Jr.
Juliet Cole*
Lisa J. Lemma-Conard*
Harry and Margaret Conlon
Robert and Anna Cook
David N. Coury
Karen Cowan
Sue N. Cox*
Eleanor J. Crandall
Margaret M. Czachor*
Sandra J. Davel*
Gregory and Jennifer Davis*
Leo and Sue De Greef*
Eric and Trisha DeBruin*
Keith and Carol Decker*
Karen and Michael Derdzinski*
Steven R. Derosier*
Arie and Sandy DeWaal*
Dennis and Jean Dickinson
Mike and Kari Dorvinen*
Joanie Dovekas
William Downey*
William Duffy
Curt Dworak and
Debra Christensen-Dworak*
Kevin Ellis*
Jim Else*
Scott and Karri Endries*
EnviroConn Consulting 2000
John C. Evans*
Kirby J. Falkenberg*
Loren and Pamela Farr*
Joe and Elaine Ferris
Patricia A. Finder-Stone*
Jim Fischer
Lynn M. Fisher*
Rob and Dawn Foeller
Kelly Franz
Molly K. French*
Allan and Carole Fromm
Jerry Ganoni
Susan E. Garot*
Cynthia Lawler Gault*
Robert L. Geiser*
Ross and Ellen (Brady) Gilbert*
Doug and Anita Gjerde
Suzanne J. Goral*
Norma Graf*
Brad and Poppy Grant*
Glenn Gray
Green Bay Area Public Schools
Mark and Susan Green
Karen Gregg*
Ginny Gribble*
David and Michelle Gruber*
Sue Hammersmith and
Al Uniacke
James C. Hansen*
Dr. Loren and Marian Hart
Steve and Kristin Harty
Peter E. Hassler*
Kay E. Hawksford*
James Hayes and Debra Rose*
Thomas F. Hayman*
Richard and Cindy Heath*
Mark W. Heling*
Scott and Lisa Hildebrand
Hilgenberg & Associates, Inc.
James and Joan Hogan
Ann Holden*
Dr. and Mrs. David Hollenberg
Barbara L. Holly-Fox*
Phyllis E. Holz
Debra A. Hoops*
Pamela and William J. Hopps*
Robert Howe and Amy Wolf*
Katrina R. Hrivnak
Roger C. Huben*
Fergus and Bonnie Hughes*
Jerry Huncosky*
Thomas H. Irwin*
Trudy M. Jacobson*
Todd M. Jadin*
Richard and Mary Lynn James*
Richard and Peg Jansen
Connie Jensen*
Harland Johnson*
Terri and Jonathan Johnson
Cory Kaisler*
John F. and Linda M. Katers*
Joel R. Kempfert*
Paul and Colleen Kendle
Karen K. Kerber*
Kurt and Jone Kiefer*
word association
with Susan Frost
Susan Frost is incoming president of
the Founders Association. She directs
her own marketing, advertising and
public relations agency, Susan Frost
Advertising; serves as vice president
of development for the Neville Public
Museum; and teaches an occasional
course at UW-Green Bay.
UW-GREEN BAY
A treasure… one that enriches our
region not only by educating its students
but through its outreach into the community. Three programs closest to
my heart are the Adult Degree Program which makes learning accessible to
working adults, the LIR program which enriches the lives of so many, and the
theatre program which has courage in programming, develops young talent
and provides the community with rich theatre literature.
TODAY’S COLLEGE STUDENTS
Fantastic! Last semester I had the privilege of teaching Humanities here (the
Baroque to the Modern course). “The students” became real people and
I had an opportunity for an up-close encounter with sixty-five of them…
I’d have to say that we should have no fear about our future. They are
as idealistic as any generation at that age, they work very hard to get an
education and many lead heroic lives with an overwhelming balance of work,
family and school.
GREEN BAY
It’s home. I grew up here and we came back to this community because we
believed it would be a good place for the second half of our children’s childhood. We were right! For us, Green Bay has been a wonderful place, one to
which we owe a great deal.
PROFESSIONAL LIFE
Marketing is always challenging but it is equally invigorating… A day in the
office may find me developing marketing plans, writing radio scripts, negotiating media, or meeting with clients, and I could be marketing diamonds,
accounting services, or prosthetic devices… Sometimes I tease that it is a
good thing I have ADD or my life wouldn’t work but I would say the success
of what I do is largely attributable to a broad-based, liberal education as it
gives me the facility to integrate all that goes on.
FOUNDERS ASSOCIATION
“Nobody’s safe.” Every time I go to an event, Shane Kohl in the Advancement
Office receives an e-mail the next day entitled “Nobody’s Safe” with the
names and addresses of people (I’ve met) who should be sent information on
becoming a member of the Founders Association… In the past several years,
Founders programming has shifted to better showcase the work and life of
the University and open a dialog. My goal for my tenure as president is to
provide opportunities to involve Founders members with students.
For expanded comments and more from the new Association president, visit www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/page/inside.htm
November 2006
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Jed C. Kirchenwitz*
Veerachai Kitibutr*
Wally and Joyce Klunk
Dr. Scott E. Knapp*
Kathryn Koehler Loft*
Kurt R. Koehler*
Kevin Kohrman*
Anne Kok
Craig J. and Meg Kolb*
Paul Kollath, D.D.S.*
Carole A. Kortenhof*
Debra K. Koval*
Tod and Julie Kowalczyk*
Jay and Coco Kramer*
Mark R. Kroll*
Stacy Kropidlowski*
Leigh E. Krueger*
Steven W. Kubalak, Ph.D.*
Richard J. Kvitek*
Jennifer La Count*
Jim and Karen Lacey
Mary A. Larsen*
Bill and Pat Larsen
Jeffrey J. Lax*
Nancy I. Le Hardy*
Paul M. LeBlanc*
Barbara A. Lemerond*
Laure L. Lesperance*
Lifestyle Health System, Inc.
Dr. Yu-Wai Peter Lin*
Laurie Lindborg Parsons*
Donna Lipper*
James A. Long*
Al and Maurine Loomer
Tom Loomer*
Lorman Education Service
Valerie Schano Lower*
LT Environmental LLC
Melanie R. Maas*
Neal Maccoux*
Earl J. Madden*
Jill and John Mahlik*
Pamela J. Maier*
Scott and Mary Pat Mallien*
Peter and Debra Mancuso*
Michael Marinetti*
Brian and Kate (Hermann) Markwardt*
Nancy Ann Mattson
Margaret Neumann Mayer*
Don and Gail McCartney
Neil and Patricia McKloskey*
Joan McLester*
Thelma McLester*
Mead & Associates, Attorneys at Law
Thomas and Julie Mecklenburg
John Mefford*
Patricia E. Meloy
Mark and Susan Merkatoris*
David and Marcia Metzner*
Georgina Lorenz Meulemans*
Amy J.S. Meyer*
Miezin Foundation
Gregg Miller*
Steven Miller*
Joan Mills
Elaine Milson
Karen Mitchell Mittag*
Jane and Reg Muhl
Jim and Helen Murray*
Dr. Ganga & Elizabeth Nair
No better sales force
If the number of donors is up, along with total
donations (a 20 percent increase last year!),
some of the credit goes to the student callers behind the annual UW-Green Bay Alumni
Phone-a-Thon. Increased giving means more
scholarships and more learning opportunities.
In addition, the calls give alumni a chance to
re-connect, ask about a favorite faculty member, or nominate a former classmate for an
alumni award.
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November 2006
Nau Foundation
Lisa J. Neal*
William E. Nell*
Lisa M. Nelson*
Jeffrey W. Netols*
Donald E. Newton*
Stephen and Sara (Kraus) Nick*
Paul J. Northway*
Anthony J. Novello*
Robert and Elizabeth Obenberger
Dr. George and Ann O’Hearn*
Catherine V. O’Leary*
Bob and Marilyn Olson
Ron and Linda Opicka*
Honorable and Mrs. Robert J. Parins
Linda Peacock-Landrum and
John Landrum Family
Jean Peerenboom*
Michael D. Peterson
Robert Petri*
Jennifer Pfundtner*
Dale Phillips
Bobette and Bruce Plendl*
James Potter*
Wayne A. Raether*
Jane Rank
Dan Rathbun*
Beth Regenmorter*
Julie Reisinger
Charles and Lenora Rhyner
Aaron Richardson*
Charles P. and Kathleen T. Riley
Jack and Ginny Riopelle
Ann Sipiorski Risgaard*
Donna Ritch
Mary Ann Rose
Paul and Chris Rosera*
Bruce Ross*
Carl J. Rudolph*
S & K Accounting & Tax Service Inc.
Carol and Jerry Sanderfoot*
Tod and Debbie Sanders
Mary Kay Sanders*
Todd and Kristie Sanders
Sherry Lynn Sanderson*
Gary L. Schinke*
Mark Schleitwiler*
Frederic and Mary Schmidt
Bill and Adrienne Schmitz
Dennis Schneider*
Amy M. Schommer*
Sherry Schrank*
Lee Schwartz*
Donna M. Sheedy*
Jo Lynn Brown Siedor*
Norbert and Mary Ann Siolka*
Charles Smith
Greg and Sue Smith*
Ruth W. Somerville
Adam and Mary Sowatzka*
Alan and Robin Sronce
Lorry and Stephen L. Stiles
Laura J. Stillman*
Streblow Family Foundation
Mike Streckenbach*
Jane M. Swan
Jean A. Sweetland*
Penny and Gus Swoboda
Temployment, Inc.
Tom and Sue Tengowski*
Joe and Anne Thibaudeau*
Sally and Ed Thompson
Elizabeth Thornton*
Robin Berdahl Trellis*
Mary Valitchka*
Luke and Sherri Valitchka*
Carol and Myron Van De Ven
Dr. Cyril J. Van Sistine, Jr.
Family Dentistry
Stephen and Kerry VanderBloomer*
Sue Vermeulen and Bob Bower*
Suzanne Vigeland*
Wayne and Sue Vorpahl
James L. Wagnitz*
Clifford C. Wall
Julie and Jim Wall*
Lynn E. Walter
James and Diane Warpinski*
Ed and Nancy Watts
William S. Weidner*
David B. Weiss*
Noreen and Robert Wenninger
Ken and Margie Wentker*
Mark J. Wessely*
Mike and Terry Wickman*
R. Aileen Yingst and Ross J. Nova
Ronald and Patricia Zager*
Gregory Zickuhr*
Robert and June Zimonick
Friend
Up to $99
Anonymous (166)
Patrick J. Ahrens*
Larry Allen*
Nancy J. Allen*
Brenda Amenson-Hill
David and Catherine Ames*
Amy L. Anderson*
Gerald Anderson*
Jim Anderson*
James J. Anderson*
Pamela H. Anderson*
Ruth D. Anderson
Matt Andres*
Dennis and Ruth Andrew
Mark E. “Bugsy” Annoye*
Larry and Karen Antosch*
Renee L’Empereur Aprill*
Rick Arneson*
Kelly R. Aschebrook*
Jean F. Atkisson*
Edward and Marlene Autio*
Marjorie Bader*
Brian and Amy Baker*
Joseph C. Baker*
Nick Bandoch ‘04*
Beverly Banks*
Mary Baranek
Jason and Deanna Barczak*
Chan and Gail Barden*
David L. Bardon*
Barbara Barker*
Sandy Barnick*
Jean Barrett-Terry*
Cindy Bartel*
Ronald L. Bodart*
Susan and William Bodilly*
Laura Boettcher*
Corey and Dana Bogenschutz*
Mark Bohn*
Laurie Boivin*
Christopher A. Bondioli*
Karen Boorman*
Robert D. Borowicz*
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS
Margaret Nelson Bubolz
Scholarship
Frank Byrne
Memorial Scholarship
James E. Casperson Memorial Award
Chancellors Scholars Award
Chancellor’s Scholarship for
Musical Excellence
Come join us…
33rd annual
Founders Association Fall Dinner
Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006
Phoenix Room, University Union,
UW-Green Bay
* Social begins at 5:30, Dinner at 6:15,
Program - 7:15 – 8 p.m.
The program theme is “Liberal Education: It’s not about
politics,” and the need to ensure graduates have not
only career-specific skills, but broad knowledge and the
ability to adapt to an ever-changing world.
Watch for your invitation, or contact Shane Kohl at
[email protected] or (920) 465-2018.
Jason Bartel*
Carol A. Bartelme*
Maj. William M. Barlelme USA RET*
John Basel*
Nancy E. Bastjan*
Kimberly Bauer*
Andrew Beckman*
Jeffrey M. Bein*
Jean Belke*
Amy C. Belonger*
Lori Belongia*
Corey Bender*
Sally A. Berben*
Bruce D. Berens*
Jeanne Berg*
Thomas P. Bertrand*
William J. Beuscher*
Jerome F. Bever*
Paul Beyer*
Stacy Beyer*
Janyse L. Bice-Allen, M.S.W.*
Karen Bircher
G. Kenley Birr*
Leon J. Blahnik*
Terri L. Blahnik*
Dave and Darlene Blecha*
Derryl Block and Steven Greenfield
Robert Bloedorn*
Brian J. Blohowiak*
James F. Blumreich*
Diana Borrero-Lowe
Timothy R. Bosley*
Kristin (Van Epern) and
Dave Bouchard*
Lisa A. Bowen*
Mary Hoffman Boyd*
Kenneth and Ann Braasch
Carol Brabant
Jon Brand*
Barbara A. Brandtner*
Amanda Braun
Germaine L. Bravick*
Gerard M. Bredael*
Greg Bredael*
Joel and Traci Breitrick*
Karl Breuer*
Robert W. Brey*
Shell Brice*
Catherine Brickley*
Debra A. Broadwater, Col,
USAR (Ret.)*
Martin and Catherine Brock*
Kenneth G. Brodhagen, Jr.*
Mrs. Jill Brooks (Carey) and
Jason Brooks*
Betty D. Brown
Bethany Bruce*
Michele Brunner*
Steven J. Brunner*
LaRae Bruno*
Mercedes Cisneros
Memorial Scholarship
Bradford L. Cook
Memorial Scholarship
Coryl Crandall
Memorial Scholarship
Sidney and Ruth Morris Scholarship
Music Faculty Scholarship
Northeast Wisconsin
Engineering Scholarship
Phuture Phoenix Philanthropists
Scholarship
Ralph C. Pratt Memorial Scholarship
Carlton and Geraldine Pressey
Memorial Award
William F. Prevetti Scholarship
Charles Richardson Memorial Jazz
Scholarship
John and Anne M. Rose Scholarship
David L. Damkoehler
Art Scholarship
Meredith B. and John M. Rose
Scholarship
Thomas E. Daniels
Scholarship
Herbert F. and Crystal J. Sandmire
Scholarship
Margo Delahaut
Memorial Scholarship
Walter and Gertrude Scherf
Scholarship
Ronald A. Dhuey
Memorial Scholarship
Second Gear of the University
League Scholarship
Albert Einstein/Mahatma Gandhi
Scholarship
Nancy Sell Memorial Scholarship
Ralph R. Stein Memorial Scholarship
Louis O. Erdmann
Scholarship for Theatre
Dr. Donel Sullivan Scholarship
Bidwell K. Gage Scholarship
Oliver and Margaret Trampe
Scholarship
Henrietta Gallagher Scholarship
Hugh C. and Mary J. Higley
Scholarship
Patricia L. Hoppe
Memorial Scholarship
UW-Green Bay Alumni Scholarship
Veterans Scholarship
Byron L. Walter Family Scholarship
Weidner Family Endowment
Mildred T. Jorgenson
Scholarship for Women’s Basketball
Gary R. Weidner
Memorial Scholarship
Michael Kazar Scholarship
Jean B. Weidner
Scholarship in Social Work
Sally and Bernie Killoran
Education Scholarship
Lucy M. Krchma
Education Scholarship
Steven and Maureen Lapacz
Scholarship
Althea Steele Lederer Scholarship
Madigan Family Scholarship
Robert H. Maier
Memorial Scholarship
Kathy Majewski
Memorial Scholarship
Jack and Engrid Meng Scholarship
Robert T. and Betty Rose Meyer
Scholarship
Loretta A. Wells
Nursing Scholarship
Rolfe E. White
Scholarship for Social Work
Elizabeth E. Wyngaard
Memorial Scholarship
Paul D. Ziemer Scholarship
University Academic
Excellence Scholarship
University Memorial Scholarship
• Arthur Atkisson
• Nancy Datan
• Dennis Girard
• Abe Shepard
• Alvin Swinerton
• Hans Van Beek
November 2006
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Jennifer Bucher*
Ann K. Buck*
Timothy Buettner*
Jim Burkel*
Carla Burmeister*
Sandra Burskey*
Ann Grinde Burton*
Lori Bury*
Christine and David Bushkie*
Randy and Anne Buttke
Christopher and Patti Calawerts*
Allan J. Callahan*
Pat and Karen Callahan
Danforth Cardozo, III and
Nancy E. Boone*
Todd and Micki Carlson*
Walter and Caroline Carlson*
Linda A. Carmody*
Kevin and Katie Carnell*
Dorothea Carson*
JoAnne Casey (Kranz) Class of 1976*
Cassidy & Associates
Joseph G. Cataldo*
Kevin Chambers*
Eileen Charles*
Brian and Tammy Charlier*
Todd Charnetski*
Bill and Cheryl Chaudoir*
Susan G. Cherry*
Catherine Chevalier*
Marcia Kornely Christiansen*
Timothy J. Christiansen*
Randal Christl*
Darlene H. Christnagel*
Ms. Debra J. Christopherson*
Randy L. Christopherson
Tina Cigelnik*
Ericka J. Hausler-Claflin*
Mary Rose Clark
Shaun and Pamela Clausen*
James and Karie Clement*
Dan Clermont*
Kathryn R. Clusen*
Craig T. Cobane, II*
Laura Cole*
Jane Coller*
David C. Comb*
Candyce R. Conard*
Paul and Mary Connolly*
Eileen M. Connolly-Keesler*
Barbara A. Cooper*
Barbara Coppens*
Susan Costello*
Michael W. Couillard*
Denise Counter*
Sen. Robert Cowles*
Elizabeth Cox*
Eric and Susan Craver
David C. Crevcoure*
Lisa and Steve Cribben*
Clifford J. Crockford*
Kristin and Patrick Crooks*
Vicki Berchem Csida*
Kristin Cunningham*
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November 2006
Lynne M. Cunningham, ‘74*
Julie Dalebroux*
Nancy McNulty-Daleiden*
Jo L. Damitz*
Joan L. Danen*
Middle School Teacher
Thomas K. Danen*
Dolores B. Dargan*
Harlan Dart*
Ellen M. Dauplaise*
Rick Davidson*
Brian and Heidi Davis*
Debra K. De Muri*
Jennifer Deets-Bartz*
Dean DeFere
Scott J. Degroot*
Debra A. Dehn*
Cate Deicher and Clark Kaufmann*
Kurt and Holly DeKiep*
Jon and Christy Delany*
Lisa J. DeLeeuw*
Laurie Smits Delvaux*
Leon Delveaux*
Jayne DeMeuse*
Mike Demske*
Rodney Dequaine*
Andy and Emily Deremo*
Judy A. Deuchert*
Christina Kujak Deutschmann*
Dean and Marilee (Paider) DeVillers*
Lola DeVillers*
James DeWaal*
Theresa L. Dexter Ellis*
Julie DeZeeuw*
Steve and Debra Dhein*
Judy A. Dickinson*
Lavonne Dietrich*
Joyce A. Dirschl*
Mark and Katie Doering*
Tracy and Derek Dombeck*
Christopher T. Domino*
Bill and Michelle Donart*
Shannon Dooley Durand and
Greg Durand*
Matthew Doran*
Mark and Luann Dorvinen*
Sarah N. Douglas*
Frank B. Doyle*
Douglas Drake*
Yarvelle Draper-King
Steve and Barb Dreger*
Julia Drobeck*
Wanda DuChateau*
Thomas J. Dueppen*
Bruce and Carla Duevel*
Betty J. Dunne
Timothy and Marcia Duquaine*
Susan Durant*
Nancy A. Dworak*
James and Sharon Ehlers*
Bruce Ehr
Karen Ek*
James R. Emerson*
Scott Emerson*
Thomas L. Englebert*
John W. Enstrom*
James and Kathleen Erbeck
Ronald W. Erdmann*
Deborah Ericson*
Patrick M. Evans*
Wendy M. Evans*
Duane Fameree*
Gary Fandrei*
Bettie J. Farr*
Barbara Delwiche Feeney*
Professorships provide
NAMED PROFESSORSHIPS are donorfunded endowments that direct supplemental
resources to our finest faculty members.
These prestigious appointments encourage
professors to pursue the advanced research,
learning breakthroughs and community service that enrich the student experience and
make a strong university even stronger.
To find out how named professorships
are established, call the UW-Green Bay
Advancement Office at (920) 465-2074.
The Philip J. and Elizabeth B. Hendrickson
Professorship for Business
A gift from the Hendricksons established the professorship in 1987. Mr.
Hendrickson is a former president and
CEO of Krueger International (now KI).
Mrs. Hendrickson, active in University
advocacy and community philanthropy,
earned a master’s degree at UW-Green Bay.
Holder, through 2008: Prof. Philip Clampitt
Prof. Clampitt’s expertise is in corporate
communication. Funding from
the professorship supported
data-gathering and analysis for
his new text, Decision Downloading in Organizations, and a second book, to be co-written with
a Green Bay-area CEO. Breaking new ground
with fresh case studies, he shares the latest
with students in the classroom.
The Barbara Hauxhurst Cofrin
Professorship of Natural Sciences
Dr. David and Mary Ann Cofrin established this award in 1985 in memory of
their sister-in-law, the late Mrs. John Cofrin.
Holder, through 2006: Prof. Robert Howe
Last year, the professorship supported a variety of initiatives related to the
study of birds, biology and environmental issues. Prof. Howe
used funds to buy a GIS laptop computer and camera and
digital storage equipment for
faculty and student fieldwork;
pay the salary of an undergraduate doing
advanced research on National Forest Service sites; and provide seed money to attract
matching grants for additional research.
The Herbert Fisk Johnson
Professorship in Environmental Studies
This award was established in 1985 by
Samuel C. Johnson and his wife Imogene
in honor of Samuel’s father. Herbert Fisk
Johnson was the grandson of Samuel Curtis
Johnson, founder of Johnson Wax Company.
Nancy Small Feld*
Jayne Feldhausen*
Amanda Ferger
Jodie Fermanich*
Katherine Fettig*
George and Mary Fischer
Bryan Fish*
Barbara Jean Flanagan ‘91*
Beth Flynn*
Frances Foley*
Jean Fontaine*
Cindy Ford*
William Forrest*
William Fosick*
Ruth E. Fountain*
Andrea Frailing*
Amy Frane*
Steven Frank*
Gary P. Franke*
Melissa S. Frassetto*
Skeek Frazee*
Mark and Lori Fricke*
Nancy Friebel*
David Fries*
Parcelin Cadmap Sys*
James Furmanek*
Mary E. Gagan-Skoldberg*
Yoli Lefebure*
Susan Gallagher-Lepak
Michelle and P. Trevor Gamache*
Lee W. Ganske*
Eric Gass*
Lisa J. Gast*
Terry and Denise Gauthier*
Angela L. Gayan*
David Gehrke*
Chad and Laurie Gehrke*
Joyce Gelderman*
R. James Genrich*
Kris Gerhartz*
Michelle L. Gerrits*
Sarah Geurink*
Carol A. Gibson*
Amiee B. Gilbert*
Jeanne E. Gilbert*
Lisa Gilligan*
Michael Glime*
Greg Gloe*
Tom Glomski*
Paul H. Gobster*
Brian and Heidi Gold*
Ann Golueke*
Dale and Mary Goodner*
Kay Goswitz*
Anna Graf*
William B. Graham*
Daniel A. Green*
Frank K. Green*
James R. Green*
Joyce E. Green*
Richard E. Green*
Thomas J. Griggs*
Frank Grutza*
Patty Guist*
Claudette E. Gunther*
Kirk and Peggy Guthrie*
James Gutstadt*
Julianne Gyarmaty*
Tracy Hackert*
Christine Haen Dietzen*
Barbara Haen*
Patricia M. Hager*
Darlene R. Hallet
Rick and Robyn Hallet*
Pamela L. Halter*
margin of excellence
Holder, through 2008: Prof. V. M. Ganga Nair
Prof. Nair maintains an extensive schedule
of travel and conference presentations. He is renowned for
his work on mycoplasma diseases of trees, the breeding of
disease-resistant trees, and the
propagation of medicinal forest plants. A new focus is the
breeding of healthier and higher-producing
macadamia nut trees in Australia and Hawaii.
He shares his experiences in the classroom.
The Frankenthal Professorship
Established by the Frankenthal family in 1980,
this named professorship honors husband
and father, the late Siegfried Frankenthal.
The family owned and operated Packerland
Packaging Company. The professorship is
open to scholars from all academic fields.
Holder, through 2009: Prof. Cheryl Grosso
Prof. Grosso, a percussionist, was able to purchase new instruments for her
students. A chromatic octave
of Thai gongs, for example,
supports her emphasis on
cross-cultural music. A professional-quality piccolo snare
drum was another purchase.
She also initiated steps to arrange a residency
that would bring an accomplished composer
and performer from outside the area to work
with her students.
The Ben J. and Joyce Rosenberg
Professorship
Gary Rosenberg and Barbara Rosenberg
Shure established this award in memory
of their parents, Ben J. and Joyce Rosenberg. The Rosenbergs were longtime area
residents who initiated philanthropic support for UW-Green Bay as early as 1967.
Holder, through 2006: Prof. David Damkoehler
Prof. Damkoehler’s research and practice in
art metals helps students incorporate new creative directions
in their own study of design
and metalsmithing. The professorship also supported national
conference attendance, membership in a consortium (an
important source of exotic and processed raw
materials) and the purchase of materials.
New this year is the appointment of the University’s first
fully endowed chair, the John P. Blair Endowed Chair in
Communications held by Prof. Timothy Meyer. Look for
a full report in our next Annual Report, along with, it is
expected, more details on the new Baer professorships
in education and business and the interdisciplinarilydefined Cofrin professorship in marketing.
Theresa Zuege Halvorsen*
Deborah A. Hamilton*
Peter R. Hanaway*
Thomas J. Hannon*
Robin Hansen Hartel*
James N. Hansen*
Stephen and Jan Hansen*
Susan A. Hansen*
Glenn M. Hanson, III*
Robert G. Hanson*
Suzanne Hanson*
Jeanne M. Harper, ‘80*
Jay Harris
James Harrison*
Ileen M. Hart*
Todd M. Hartman*
Virginia Haske, C.P.A.*
Jean Gagan-Hatcher*
Gwendolyn Hatfield*
Alan Hautamaki*
Patti Havlicek*
Judith E. Hayner*
William and Patricia Hearden*
Dennis Heart*
Jeffrey Hebert*
Mike Heidger*
Alison K. Heim*
Dan Heim, Desert Dweller*
Jeffrey and Betty Heim*
Jennifer Heim*
Marilyn Heinemann*
Tom and Pam Heinrich*
Robert J. Henderson*
Beverly M. Hendricks
Chris and Candee Hendricks*
Arthur H. Hendrix, Jr.*
Kristin Hergert*
Lawrence J. Herlache, Jr.*
Tamara Schmidt Hernke*
Allan D. Herrman*
Walter and Marjorie Herrscher*
Stacie Herzog*
Alan E. Hettiger*
Mrs. James Hickey
Robert Hieronimczak*
Michelle Nate Higgins*
Dylan Hilbert*
Signe S. Hill*
Charles J. Hilla*
Roger Hirst*
Mary Hodgden*
Terri Hodges Nichols*
Lorie Hodkiewicz*
Dean Hoegger*
Paul Hoffman*
Susan M. Hoffmann*
Mark G. Holliday*
Wayne and Karen Hollister*
Debbi Holmes*
Robert A. Holmes, Jr.*
Julie Holschbach*
Michael T. Hoppa*
Linda Hoppe*
David and Jean Horst*
November 2006
19
Carole Jean Hoskin, ‘94*
Mitzi Hujet*
L. Frank and Barbara Huntington*
Susan L. Huston*
I. Tech, Ltd.
Mary S. Jackson*
Geralyn J. Jadin*
Kathryn A. Jagemann*
Brian Jagodinsky*
Kelly Jahnke*
Mary L. Jameson*
Mark Janiak*
Traci Seidl Janisch*
Patricia A. Jansky*
Christopher T. Jaworski*
Sharon Jehle*
Carol M. Jens*
Jacki Jensen*
Alex Jerabek*
Kathy and Rob Jeske*
Brenda Lee Jicha*
Bob and Kristy Johanek Family*
Nancy Beitzel-Johnsen*
Barbara G. Johnson*
Brian and Shawn Johnson
Dorothy L. Johnson*
Eileen Vanderwegen Johnson*
Eric S. Johnson*
Judy M. Johnson*
Dave and Kris Johnson
Kristin Johnson*
Mr. Matthew and Laurie Johnson*
Mary B. Johnson*
Mary J. Johnson
Merry Noel Ott Johnson*
Ronald and Debbie Johnson*
Carol Johnson-Hohol*
Suzanne Jones*
Jeffrey W. Jordan*
Lisa M. Joski*
Chris Junget*
Jill and James Kaeder*
Robert and Marilyn Kahl*
Erick and Nichol Kahlenberg*
Rebecca J. Kaiser*
Stephen Kaluzny*
Dave and Sandi Kappus*
Deborah Karow*
Antoinette Kasmarek*
Julie A. Kastner*
Katers & Associates, LLC
John H. Kaye*
Joan Keberlein
Gail Hermsen Keeley*
Jen Keene*
Glee Keipe*
Carrie T. Kelm*
Diane Kelnhofer*
Dick Kendall*
Brett Kennedy*
Linda Kennedy*
Elaine M. Ketola*
Ann M. Keyser*
Charlotte A. Kilmer*
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November 2006
Julie Moens Kimps*
Holman E. King*
Paula M. King*
Linda and James Kirk*
Chris Kirschling*
Roger F. Klapper*
Jeff Kleiman*
Amy Klein*
Don and Chris Klein*
Renee M. Klingensmith*
Mike and Joan Klinkner*
Jeffrey and Dianne Kluever*
Mark Knaus*
Georgeann M. Knier, MSW*
Jeanne M. Koch*
Ray and Sue Koch*
Jeff and Terri Koehn*
Jerry Koeppel*
Joni M. Kolarik*
Victor Kollock*
Dan Kornowski*
Chris Korth*
Deborah Korthof-Stanton*
Curt Kowaleski*
William and Linda Kowalski*
Dave and Janice Kozlovsky*
Janine Walch Krajnik*
Jon M. Krapfl*
Kathleen A. Krause*
Vanessa Krawczyk*
Lola Krebsbach*
Shari A. Krejcarek*
William Kreutzberger and
Janine Boudreau*
Ronald Krines*
Larry M. Kropp*
Jim Krudwig*
Nancy and Michael Krueger*
Tracy M. Kubiayk*
Sylvia Kubsch
Paula Kuehn, C.P.A.*
Deanne Kusserow
Donna La Haye*
Sally La Luzerne-Oi*
Bruce and Janet M. La Plante*
James Lacy*
Lake Town & Country Real Estate
Mark A. Lancelle*
Robert J. Langan*
Lisa A. Langenberg*
Joseph W. and Lynn M. Langer*
Dave Langholff*
Kathleen Bednarek-Lankey*
Loretta Larkey*
Janice Larson*
Anne-Marie Laschen*
John J. Latz*
Jackie Laurent*
Jodi M. Lawrenz*
James Lax*
Patrick and Cynthia Le Clair*
Gary J. Ledvina and
Michelle E. DuChateau Ledvina*
Bert Lehman*
An evening for scholarships
Good friends gathered for a good cause at the fifth annual
Chancellor’s Scholarship Dinner held in September at the
Weidner Center (photos above, and facing page). Co-hosted
by the Chancellor’s Council of Trustees, the gala evening
raised thousands of dollars for scholarships with more than
two dozen tables sponsored by community businesses and
philanthropists.
Rhoda Lehrke*
Joel M. Lemanski*
Lisa M. Lemens*
Stacey A. LeMere*
James W. Lemke*
Mike and Julie Lenarduzzi*
Chris and Dave Lensmeyer*
Teri Leonhard*
Michael M. Lepak*
Michael D. Seering and
Kim Lepak-Seering*
Shirene Lesperance*
John A. Lester*
Carmen and Lloyd Leuthner*
John and Ronda Liebmann*
Michael J. Limoni*
Judith Lindbom*
Mary C. Lindhorst*
Lori B. Linna*
Jason and Becky Litwaitis*
Christy Hasenohrl-Lobner*
Louise T. Lochner*
Ken and Nancy Loehlein*
Thomas and Mary Lohuis*
Mina Lorberblatt-Teske*
Anne E. Lubbers*
John A. Luczaj
Marlene M. Luedtke*
Danielle M. Luer*
Kari L. Luoma*
Henry Luxem*
Terrence and Margaret Lychwick*
Carrie and Chris Maccoux*
Susan MacDonald Bray*
Peggy J. Maier*
John L. Majewski*
Robert and Sandra Maki*
Mr. Jan V. Malchow*
Ben and Deanna Malcore*
Donald Mallow, II*
Ted and Renee Maloney*
Janson Mancheski*
Lee and Sally Mancoske
Ruth A. Manders*
Elaine E. Maney
Lucinda J. Marquardt*
Jack and Rebecca Marsh*
Diego Martinez-Vivot*
Brian Massey*
Kathleen and William Matchefts*
Brian Mathews*
Joan M. Mathews*
Steve and Kathy Matheys*
Kathleen Matthaidess*
Matthew Mattila
Nancy E. Mattke*
Pam Matzke*
Susan Maxwell*
Philip J. May*
Anthony Mazzoleni*
Marilyn and Pat McCarey
Karen McCorkle*
Diane McFarlane*
Joseph McGauran*
Marcy J. McGrath*
Susan McGuan*
Jan McKee*
Sean and Barb McKinney*
Dennis J. McLean*
Rosanne M. McSherry*
Michael Mead*
Jennifer Meetz*
Constance Gralynn Meisinger*
Jim Merner
Deanna B. Merritt
Mark and Jen Metcalf*
Mark and Kim Mettelmann*
Daniel and Marianne Metzig*
James W. Meyer*
Mark Meyer*
Vicki A. Meyers*
Neoma J. Michalski*
Kristine M. Michell*
Mary K. Michiels*
Janine and Joseph Micke*
Steve Mickle*
Craig and Janel Mielke*
Janis A. Mielke*
Robert C. Mileski*
Donald E. Miller*
Bob and Mary Miller*
Mark A. Moeller*
Paul and Jen Molchany*
Frank Moon*
Michael T. Moore*
Marilyn M. Mouritsen*
Phyllis Mroczynski*
Jason and Nicole Mueller*
Jennifer Mueller*
Mark Mueller*
Trisha Baker Mueller*
Mythili Nagarajan*
Sharon Nagy*
Mary Lou Collier Nast*
Jeff and Janice Neddo*
Bruce Neeno*
Vicki Nellis
Jean Nelson*
Tom Nelson*
Tori L. Nelson*
Sandra Klapperich Ocker*
Mary Ellen O’Connor*
Michael J. O’Connor*
Daniel P. O’Donnell*
Nicole L. Offield*
George T. O’Hearn, D.D.S.*
Katharine Olski*
Karen O’Neil*
Kevin and Brenda O’Rourke*
Jenny and Eric Osborn*
Cheryl Osinga*
Joan A. Osthelder*
Steven R. Ott*
Bob and Mettja Overly*
Douglas and Suzanne Owens-Pike*
Nancy L. Pagel*
Rebecca Pagel*
Melissa and David Palfery*
Karen F. Palmer*
Michael and Susan Pankratz*
William Parins*
Jack Paris*
Rebecca Parks*
Carol J. Paska*
William R. Patzke*
Cheryl L. Paronto-Paul*
Tom and Sue Paulson*
Craig and Cindy Pauly*
Terri L. Peaslee*
Patricia A. Nelson Perry*
Barbara Polich*
Gregory B. Powers*
Karen E. Powers*
Mark R. Powless and
Theresa M. Wolfe*
Werner and Mary Prange
Bill Preboski*
Sue Premo*
Stanley L. Presley*
Ryan Priebe*
Julie A. Pritzl*
Kathi M. Pritzl*
Richard Propsom*
Tom and Susan Prust*
Diane Przybelski*
Doug and Carla Punzel*
Tyrone Pyan*
Gregory A. Quigley*
William J. Quigley, Jr.*
John and Christine Quinlan*
Vickie Quinn*
Linda Reimer Rabe*
Michelle Radke*
David K. Raether*
Dr. Peter and Cassie Raether*
Brian and Jenny Rammer*
Sarah Ramminger*
Anthony Rasberry*
Carl A. Rasmussen*
Ronald and Heather Rasmussen*
Ellen Nett*
Kathleen Schley Neururer*
Karen Nicholas
Debra K. Nielsen*
Kim Nielsen and Nathan Tuff
Tim and Lynn Niemi
Joan M. Niquette
Lidia and Robert Nonn, M.D.
Drs. Lloyd and Illene Noppe
Jo and Stuart Norman*
Maxine Novitski
Gary P. Nuthals*
Pamela A. Nuthals*
Robert C. Nuthals*
Kelly Oakley*
Shirley R. Petasek*
John and Lynn Peters*
Charlene M. Peterson*
Judith Peterson*
Judy Peterson*
Julie A. Peterson*
Dianne Pfeffer*
Judy Phillip*
Carol Pichette*
Craig and Jennifer Piczkowski*
Connon and Kristie Piencikowski*
Cheryl Pieper
Eric Pigo*
Terrie A. Pohjola*
Constance Polasik*
Mary Rass*
Mark J. Raymaker*
Amy Redig*
Edward Reed*
Dr. Gregg and Julia Reed*
Shawn Reed and
Molly Rentmeester Reed*
Nicole Reetz*
Rebecca Rego*
Sharon and Doug Rehn*
Ann M. Reiser*
Darrel J. Renier*
Charles Renner, Jr.*
Repeat Productions
Nora Revoir*
Russell J. Reynard*
Kay H. Rich*
Dick Richards*
Rick L. Riehl*
Brian Riel*
Mark T. Riggle*
Rio Grande Studio
Megan B. Ripley*
Rebecca Roberts*
Sarah Roberts*
Betty J. Roberts-Knutzen*
Joe and Nicole Robertson*
Susan Robinson*
Caroljean Rodesch*
Ann R. Rodrian
Mark Roe
Kevin Roeder*
James P. Rohan
William M. Ronchi*
Ronald R. Ronnenberg
Jane Warpinski Ronsman*
Tammy Rosenow*
Mary A. Rosin*
Kurt B. Rothe
Holly and Ryan Rottier*
Rebecca Roy*
Tina Rozum*
Kari Ruder*
Brinda G. Ruggles*
Diane L. Rusch*
Russell Monacelli Construction
Shirley A. Ryan*
Steve Ryan*
Philip L. Salmon*
Barbara Samuels*
Roger W. Sarow*
Sherry Savee-Zimbal*
Susan M. Sawyer*
Richard and Helen Schaal
Bryan K. Schacht*
Michael K. Schaepe*
Martin Schafer and Janet Sacks*
Vincent and Michelle Schamber*
Joe Schauer*
Susanne Scheider*
Jamel S. Schiller*
Mary E. Schils*
Arthur R. Schmitt*
Bonnie M. Schmitt*
Antoinette M. Schneeberger*
Aksel Schnell*
Steve Schoch*
Kristen A. Schoenbrunn*
Mike Schott*
Robert and Andrea Schuessler*
Aaron and Jennifer Schuette*
Al and Ellen Schuettpelz
Daniel W. Schuh*
Chris Schulman*
Mildred A. Schultz*
Nancy Jean Warpinski-Schultz*
Darin Schumacher*
Nancy and Conrad Schumitsch*
Karyl K. Schunck*
November 2006
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Founders Association
questions (frequently asked)
Why does a public
university need private
support?
UW-Green Bay gets less than
30 percent of its funding
from the state of Wisconsin. It
relies increasingly on tuition,
gifts and grant revenue. It is
more accurate to describe the
University as “tax-assisted”
rather than “tax-supported.”
and Founders Association
members are valuable advocates. Community leaders
and elected officials view the
donor honor roll as a relative
gauge of support. U.S. News
and World Report factors
alumni participation rates
into its influential college
rankings.
Why consider an endowment when an immediate
contribution has such
instant impact?
Endowments take the long
view. By law, the principle
remains intact, and the University then awards a portion
of the annual investment
earnings (historically, about
5 percent of principle) to
scholarships, research, programming—whatever is specified by the individual donor.
Remaining proceeds and new
contributions are reinvested
so inflation won’t diminish
the fund’s overall value.
UW-Green Bay has numerous
funds whose accumulated
payouts now greatly exceed
the original contribution.
I’m a recent graduate,
just starting out…how
much is $20 or $25 a
year from me really going
to help?
UW-Green Bay has more than
23,000 alumni and is seeing
steady gains in their participation rate…collectively,
you can make a difference.
Engaged constituents, alumni
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November 2006
How do I join the
Founders Association?
Direct an immediate contribution to the University through
the Advancement Office—by
phone (920) 465-2074 or
via the Web at www.uwgb.
edu/advancement/—and
you’re enrolled as a member
for that fiscal year. Members
receive special notice
of University activities, invitations to Founders Association
events and the satisfaction of
supporting UW-Green Bay.
Where does my gift go?
Unrestricted gifts to the
Founders Association support
the University’s academic
mission, including merit
scholarships, student recruitment, international programs,
faculty and staff development
and much more.
Jim Schwartz*
Tina F. Schwartz*
Pat and Bob Scieszinski*
Deborah Scray*
Seattle Sutton’s Healthy Eating
Brenda Sedmak*
Dorothy Seehausen*
Michael Segersin*
Ann and Paul Selk
Laura L. Sellmann*
Jeff Senglaub*
Anne Sentowski*
Rick Seppa*
Brenda Severa*
Jacqueline M. Seyfert*
Jim and Traci (Feil) Shefka*
Carrie M. Sherrill*
Irene M. Shewalter
Carol A. Shield*
Marie A. Shilka*
Deborah Shimanek*
Janette L. Shipley*
John and Theresa Shuck
Keith and Valli Sickler*
Nancy Mary Siebers*
Gary Sikich*
Linda M. Silvasi-Kelly*
Jeanne Simon*
Colleen Therese Sipiorski*
Cheryl A. Skenandore*
Matthew R. Slattery*
Cynthia Haase Sleeman*
Karen S. Slote*
Gary J. Smith*
Julie Smith*
Michael J. and Alice M. Smith*
Scott W. Smith*
Staci L. Smith*
Rose M. Smits*
Leanne Snell*
Jan Snyder
Tanya L. Brachmann Soeldner*
David Sorenson*
Pam and Rich Spangenberg*
SuAnn Speth
Matthew G. Spiegelhoff*
Henry and Marilyn Spille
Roger M. Spindler*
Dwayne and Yvonne Splan
James E. Spude*
Arthur W. Spurlock*
Sue C. Spurlock
Square One, Inc.
Patti Stackman*
Angela Stangel*
Robert L. Steeno*
Sonja M. Stefaniw*
Mary M. Stephany Trimmier*
Helen A. Stephens Howlett*
MaryJo Stern*
Ron and Bev Stieglitz
Sandra Stoddard*
Kathryn and Jeff Stone*
Frank and Donna Straka*
Susan L. Streblow*
Jim Strickler*
Brian J. Strnad*
Kathleen Sullivan*
Frank Suring*
Pam Suster
Kate Kobriger Suttner*
Brian Sutton
Thomas G. Sweeney*
Steven W. Swenson*
Judy Sytsma*
Tina Tackmier*
Penny Tank*
Bernice H. Tanz
Sally Tarvid*
Christine Rae Terrien*
Dennis E. Tesnow*
Avinash G. Thadani*
Mary and Bill Thiesen
John Andrew Thomas*
Thunder Mountain Valley Inn
Glen and Kathleen Tilot*
Lisa M. Tolan*
Tom Triatik*
Joel Trick*
Patricia Stiller-Trudell*
Dixie and Jim Tubbs*
Wendy Turek*
Chris A. Tursky*
Donna and Conrad Umnus*
Michael J. Urbancic*
Kirk R. Uslabar*
Lee and Pam Utke*
Jim and Ellen Van De Laarschot*
Jessica J. Van De Walle*
Alison A. Van Duyse*
Sheryl Van Gruensven
Mark and Mary Vandenbusch*
Peggy L. Vandenheuvel*
Susan Vander Heiden*
Kathleen Vander Velden*
Patrick Vandervest*
Roger Vandervest*
Mary Verhaagh*
Joe and Bonnie Verhagen*
Veronica Verkuilen*
Glen A. Verstegen*
John Verwiel*
Kristin M. Vespia
Janice K. Vinopal-Schatz*
Ron and Gwen Voelker*
Michael and Lisa Voelker*
Marsha A. Vollbrecht*
Adrianne M. Wacker*
John Wacker*
Butch Wagner*
Linda J. Wagner-Erdmann*
Russel E. Walesh and
Dianne L. Gerhard-Walesh*
Stanley J. Waslowski*
Matthew and Jenny Wassenberg*
Jane P. Watermolen*
Gretchen Waters*
Deb Wearne-Neurohr*
Terry and Betty Weiland*
Susan Weis*
Annette E. Weissbach*
Terry Weller*
John E. Wells*
Donna J. Wendelburg*
Michael and Jean Wentz*
Tim and Vicky Wenzel*
Doreen Weyenberg*
Tori Wheelock*
Wayne Whiting*
Wayne A. Wichlacz*
David L. Wilda*
Jan Wilkey*
Barbara A. Willems*
Kathy Buxbaum Williams*
Bern Williamsen
Dan Wilson*
Carol M. Witchey
Linda G. Witkowski*
Ms. Nancy Wittman*
Cindy Wojtczak*
Barth and Mary Jo Wolf*
Carol Wolske
Steve and Vanessa Wowzynski*
Robert Wrenn*
Marie Yokes*
Mrs. Margaret A. York*
Kenneth E. Young*
Matthew J. Zeise*
Paul and Connie Zeman*
Diane Zenz*
Jay R. Zimmerman*
Kyle Zimonick*
Michael and Diana Zorn*
Jo Ann Zuberbier*
Matching Gift Companies
Abbott Laboratories Fund
Ameriprise Financial
Gift Matching Program
The Aon Foundation
Bemis Manufacturing Foundation
The Boeing Company
EcoWater Systems, Inc.
EOG Resources, Inc.
Erie Insurance Group
GannettMatch
GlaxoSmithKline Foundation
W. W. Grainger, Inc.
The Harley-Davidson Foundation, Inc.
IBM
Kimberly Clark Foundation, Inc.
McKesson Foundation
MeadWestvaco Foundation
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
MidAmerican Energy Foundation
Nationwide Foundation
The Pentair Foundation
Pfizer Foundation
PPL, Inc.
R.J. Reynolds Foundation
Sara Lee Foundation
SBC Foundation
SC Johnson Fund, Inc.
Sentry Insurance Foundation, Inc.
Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans Foundation
Unilever United States Foundation, Inc.
Union Pacific Corporation
Remembering Robert Maier
Wells Fargo Foundation
West Bend Mutual Insurance Company
Xtra Corporation
Charitable Foundation
Deceased Friends
Eugene M. Barszcz*
Raymond F. Beyer*
Ralph S. Blakesley
Helen C. Buckman
Matthew R. Daley*
Mark J. Dewees*
Lawrence P. Engels*
Myron R. Falck
Anthony H. Galt
Denis J. Garot
Joseph C. Gillis
James A. Goudreau*
Charlotte N. Hagemeister
Teresa M. Halbach*
Wayne C. Hamlin
Katie A. Hemauer*
Eric W. Hermanson*
Nancy J. Herschleb*
Warren E. Hill
Thomas J. Hogan
Arthur J. Kaftan
Mary A. Kempke*
Wayne A. Knuth
Carl A. Langenbach
Robert A. Lukas*
Robert H. Maier
Joseph A. Mannino
Richard Mathes
Keith D. Maves*
H. W. McGee
Dorthey I. Miller*
Gerald J. Mortell
Mary Naniot
Dolores C. O’Brien*
Steve Pierkowski
Betty Renier
Wesley W. Rosemann*
Andrew Scannell
John G. Shield
Mary Z. Smith
Donald M. Smits
Donald E. Soquet
Mary L. Taggart
Gerald C. Tegen
Cheryl Walley
Ann F. Weizenegger
Helen M. Whitney
Timothy J. Wyngaard
Joyce A. Yirak
June L. Younk
about
this
report
These
pages
celebrate
the philanthropic support
received by the University
of Wisconsin-Green Bay
during the fiscal year that
closed June 30, 2006.
Summaries are provided
for the Founders Association, Friends of the Cofrin
Library, Phoenix Fund, Phuture Phoenix Philanthropists
and Theatre First Nighters
membership groups.
Each donor is important to
the University. We strive to
be accurate and complete.
Still, errors may occur. If
your name is not listed and
you believe it should be, or
if your name is listed incorrectly or in the wrong category, please bring it to our
attention. Corrections may
be mailed to the University
Advancement Office, University of Wisconsin-Green
Bay, 2420 Nicolet Drive,
Green Bay WI 54311-7001,
or conveyed to an Advancement Office staff member at
(920) 465-2074.
In 1967, Robert H. Maier was the first person interviewed
and hired by Edward Weidner, who made him his top academic
officer. Maier, who helped shape the young UW-Green Bay,
died last October. His family and friends created a memorial
scholarship fund and, earlier this fall, the University dedicated
the Laboratory Sciences Building student lounge in his honor.
Maier’s widow, Jane, right, and children Pam and Dan pose
with their father’s plaque near a student photo montage.
November 2006
23
The Campaign
for uw-green bay
STUDENTS ARE THE FOCUS of The Campaign for UW-Green Bay, a $25 million drive
to increase the number of scholarships and enhance the learning environment.
The year 2006 marks a dividing line. Previously, community participation had been
facilities-related, as state officials told UW-Green Bay that a new student recreation
and events center would require private support to supplement both the taxpayer contribution (about 20 percent of construction costs) and student fees (over time, about
50 percent).
This Phase I fundraising was a smashing success, with more than $11 million raised for
what is becoming the Kress Events Center (photo, page 12). With that accomplished,
Phase II now targets $15 million or more to expand student scholarships, add named
professorships and endowed chairs, and provide new resources for lecture series, academic support and centers of excellence.
Campaign Donors
For fiscal year 2005-06
1923 Fund
AEC Trust
Ameriprise Auto & Home Insurance
Anonymous
Thomas and Laurie Anderson
Bob and Carrie Arnold
Associated Bank
Frederick and Patricia Baer
Bank Mutual Corporation
Bay Bank
BayCare Clinic Foundation
Baylake Bank — Sturgeon Bay
Jeffrey and Diane Beinlich
Bellin Health
The Belson Company
Reynolds and Barbara Challoner
The Chernick Family Foundation
CK Holding LTD
Cloud Family Foundation Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. David A. Cofrin
John and Judith Crain
De Pere Foundry Inc.
Don and Gail DeMeuse
Denmark State Bank
Robert and Durell DeVos
Festival Foods
Ed Kralovec and Susan Finco
Diane and Patrick Ford
Forest Construction Company Inc.
Gagnon Clay Products Co.
Gannett Foundation Inc.
Keith E. Garot
Susan E. Garot
The George Kress Foundation Inc.
Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc.
Dr. Jeremy and Elizabeth Green
Green Bay Converting
Greenleaf Wayside Bank
Thomas R. Gresenz
Jim and Sheila Growt
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Don and Phyl Harden
Hattiesburg Paper Corporation
Philip and Elizabeth Hendrickson
John and Nancy Heugel
Dr. James and Patricia Hinckley
Joseph L. Hoffmeyer
Infinity Machine & Engineering Corp.
Johnson Bank
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank
Paul and Colleen Kendle
Wally and Joyce Klunk
Carl and Mary Ellen Kuehne
LaForce
Robert H. and Jane G. Laird
Bill and Pat Larsen
Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Laws
Louis and Susan LeCalsey
Leon H. & Clymene M. Bond
Foundation Inc.
Charles and Janet Lieb
Don and Darlene Long
Lord’s Dental Studio Inc.
M&I—Marshall & Ilsley Bank
James and Doris Madigan
William and Julia Malooly
Charles Martin
J.D. and Deanna McKay
Robert T. & Betty Rose Meyer Foundation
Mohawk Investments LLC
Morley-Murphy Foundation
Craig A. Mueller
Patrick and Ann Murphy
Nationwide Foundation
Nanette Nelson and Doug Landwehr
Nicolet National Bank
North Shore Bank
Bob and Marilyn Olson
Tom and Joan Olson
Randy and Bonnie Peterson
Ron and Suzy Pfeifer
Enriching the student experience
The typical student entering UW-Green Bay today is likely
to have excelled in high school (nearly 80 percent with a
GPA of 3.5 or higher), have at least some financial need,
and have a hometown in Northeastern Wisconsin. The
capital campaign looks to enrich the student experience while
creating additional scholarship opportunities.
Pioneer Credit Union
Pomp’s Tire Service Inc.
Gustman Pontiac-GMC
Prevea Clinic
The Procter & Gamble Fund
Michael and Kathleen Reese
Peter and Tracy Reinhart
Renard Family Foundation Inc.
Charles and Kathleen Riley
Jack and Ginny Riopelle
Robert W. Baird & Co. Foundation
Robert W. Baird & Company Inc.
Ron Weyers and Wally Hilliard Freedom Fund
Schenck Business Solutions
Schenck SC
Schneider National Foundation
John and Phyllis Shaline
Bob and Martha Southard
Dan and Liz Spielmann
Carrie and Randy Stary
Steve and Karen Swan
Edward and Sally Thompson
Tosca Limited
U.S. Bank
John and Gail Underwood
Ver Halen Inc.
Mark and Jean Verbeten
Walter Cloud Marital Trust
Warren and Judy Wanezek
Dr. Edward and
Mrs. Marjorie Weidner
Wells Fargo Foundation
Wipfli LLP
Gregory and Betsy Wolf
WPS Resources Foundation Inc.
Phuture Phoenix
PHILANTHROPISTS
PHILANTHROPIC AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT of the Phuture Phoenix
program continues to grow at a rapid pace. Donors have embraced the
idea that youngsters as young as fifth grade should be encouraged to
excel in school and dream big dreams about high school graduation and
college participation. Most visible are the annual open house programs
at which nearly a thousand grade-schoolers tour the University and meet
up with college-age mentors. The program has expanded with creation
of “Phuture Phoenix Clubs” in local middle schools. In 2006-07, six new
school districts including the Oneida Nation join the fold. Wisconsin’s
governor cited the Phuture Phoenix program as a statewide model when
he unveiled the “Wisconsin Covenant” plan to inspire more Wisconsin
children to pursue higher education.
Contributors
Anonymous
Jane and Jim Anderson
Marc and Marian Anderson
Tracy Arndt
Julie Blank
Sue Brault
Judith Brehm
John and Gisela Brogan
Carol and Bob Bush
Tina Carr
Barbara D. Challoner
Judith Crain
Andrea Cuene
Bernie and Alyce Dahlin
Heidi D. Davis
Jere and Sheri Dhein
John and Vicki Fabry
Dr. Randi B. Fay, Fay Dental Care
Larry and Kayleen Ferguson
Susan Finco
Diane Ford
Alison Frazier
John J. Frey
Terry Fulwiler
Candyce M. Gilmore
Mrs. Lori S. Gilson
Elizabeth Green
Dan and Nancy Gulling
Dr. and Mrs. Donald F. Harden
Phil and Betsy Hendrickson
Dr. Richard Hess
John Hickey
Mary Hofmann
Charles and Debra Johnson
Cindy Jones
Bob Kaftan
K.C. Stock Foundation
(Ms. Sheri Prosser)
Dr. Frederick Kersten
Ceci Kiefer
Bernard and Sally Killoran
Kurtis Klotzbuecher and
Karen Weidner
Irene Daniell Kress
Carl and Mary Ellen Kuehne
Bob and Jane Laird
Pat and Bill Larsen
Louis LeCalsey
Janet and Charles Lieb
Diane V. Liebmann
Bonnie Lisle
Kathy S. Lochner
Terri Martin
Barry Martzahl
Susan McGuan
Kate and Mike Meeuwsen
Jack and Inky Meng
Susan Z. Murphy
Jean Nerad
Carla Nicks
Jerry and Pat Olson
Tom and Joan Olson
Barb Ottum
Ellsworth and Carla
Peterson Foundation
Margaret Wilkinson Petitjean
L. Lee Prange
The Procter & Gamble Fund
(Tawnia True)
Sheri Prosser
Jessica Raymaker
Meredith B. Rose
Gary Rosenberg and Bridgit Maile
Ginny Riopelle
Bob and Jolyce Rupp
Thea Sager
Crystal Sandmire
Paul Schierl
Beth Schmidt
Maureen Schmidt
Adrienne B. Schmitz
Timothy Sewall
Cyndie Shepard
Dr. Darrell and Mary Jean Skarphol
Catherine O. Small
Kay Sonneland
Barbara Strom
Sunrise Optimist Club
(Brian Bowe, Treasurer)
Karen Swan
Gail Underwood
Judy Van Veen
Warren M. Wanezek
Ellen Weidner
Dr. Edward and Marjorie Weidner
Tim and Maryanne Weyenberg
Larry L. and Lois C. Weyers
Ron and Colleen Weyers
Candoce Ziegelbauer
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Theatre FIRST NIGHTERS
The Theatre First Nighters organization provides
behind-the-scenes support to UW-Green Bay’s highly
regarded theatre program. Thanks to the generosity of
the First Nighters, the program has been able to bring in
guest artists, provide scholarships for talented students
and continue its involvement with the prestigious Kennedy Center/American College Theater Festival.
First Nighter Producers
First Nighters
$500+
$150 - $249
Lucy and John Arendt Laura Riddle and John Mariano
Charles Matter and
Kathy Pletcher
Edward and Marjorie Weidner
Cliff and Joyce Abbott
Todd and Karen Adams
Tom Cuene and Carol Cassell
Matthew Cole and Stacey Crease
James and Susan Davie
Shady Dive Entertainment
Mike Draney and Vicki Medland
In Memory of Sue Kline-Heim and Lou Erdmann
Jack and Rachel Frisch
Max and Susan Frost
Clifton and Paula Ganyard
Martha Ahrendt Gurung and
Regan A.R. Gurung
Sue Hammersmith and Al Uniacke
Fergus and Bonnie Hughes
Jane and Mike Ingraham
William and Mary Kaminski
Daniel and Karen Katers
Sally and Bernie Killoran William G. Laatsch
Tim and Ellen Montour
Jean O’Hora
David and Susan Parsons
Jon and Judi Pietsch
Pat and Reb Przybelski
Judith Russell and Howard Bornstein
Janyne Ste Marie
Dr. Sandra M. Stokes
Pam and Rich Spangenberg
Paula and Andrew Tolksdorf John Wierschem and Diane Wais
In Memory of Gary Weidner
Giles and Kathleen Woolf
First Nighter Directors
$250 - $499
Why theatre at UW-Green Bay? It’s no mystery
The theatre program attracts promising newcomers with great facilities,
faculty and staff who stress a well-rounded approach, and a history of
award-winning performances. In January 2006 the play “Red Herring”
became the third UW-Green Bay production since 2002 to be selected a
finalist in the regional American College Theater competition.
Allon and Kristi Bostwick
Sally Greenwood
Paul and Donna Madary
Diane and Charles Nordell
in memory of Warren H. Buell
Stuart and Nancy Stiles
Bob and Michelle Wintersteen
Theatre Angels
$50 - $149
Carol R. DeGroot
Mary Kline
in memory of Sue Kline-Heim
Joy M. Lemerande
Katy Lindner
Sarah Meredith
Edward and Sharon Nelson
Ellen Rosewall
C. Style
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The Niagara Society
THE NIAGARA SOCIETY was established to recognize individuals who have invested in the University by designating a deferred or planned gift today to benefit the institution in the future.
The University offers an appealing array of planned-giving opportunities. Donors often find
that with careful estate and tax planning, they can commit to that “gift of a lifetime”—a capstone contribution to a favorite program or institutional activity—and have a terrific impact
while still providing for ongoing family and community needs.
Members
Friends of
Dorothy Blair
George Nau Burridge
Richard Chernick
Sue N. Cox
Richard L. Dudkiewicz
William L. Forrest
Ismael A. Godoy
Tom and Judy Haevers
Phyllis E. Holz
Donald and Patricia Kelly
Steven and Maureen Lapacz
Louis and Susan LeCalsey
H. Weldon McGee
Craig Mueller
Keith and Karen Peterson
Barbara Phillips
Russell R. Roseman
Bonnie Thomas
Marjorie M. Weidner
Rolfe E. White
THE COFRIN LIBRARY
The Friends of the Cofrin Library organization exists to extend the
educational reach of the David A. Cofrin Library. Contributions by the
Friends support acquisitions and staff development and a variety of campus and community educational programs.
Charter Members
Patron Members
George Burridge
Carol Emmons
William Laatsch
Doris and Jim Madigan
Diana Margotto
Charles Matter
Barbara McClure-Lukens
Elaine and Tom McIntosh
Kathy Pletcher
Jerrold Rodesch
Paul and Thea Sager
Debra Anderson Waggoner
and Mark Waggoner
Edward Weidner
Bill Meindl
Christopher and Carolyn Sampson
Deb & Paul Strelka
Christine Style and Tony Rajer
Life Members
Virginia Dell
Fort James Foundation
Cecilia Hintz
Lenny Pearce
Benefactor Members
Betty Baer
Joyce Hannemann
Leanne Hansen
Shane and Sheila Kohl
Mark Koplien
Robert and Lena Wenger
Household Members
Debbie and Gary Burden
Curt and Jeanne Heuer
Bruce and Janet LaPlante
Michael Lukens
Kim Nielsen
Joan and Michael Thron
Individual Members
Paul Baumgart
Mary Ann Defnet
Lynn Doudna
John Ellis
Ginnie Erdmann
Michael Everage
Betsy Foley
Tony Gaines
Juliana Gerrits
Judy Glueckstein
Sara Hansen
Walter Herrscher
Jim Jacques
Jacqulyn Jahnke
The Friends celebrated their 10th anniversary this fall. Posing here are past
presidents and current leadership including Shane Kohl, Kathy Pletcher, Prof.
David Voelker (current president), Provost Sue K. Hammersmith, Leanne
Hansen and Prof. Emeritus Chuck Matter.
Arch Johnston
Andrew Kersten
Judith Leanna
Kris Matthies
Daniel Moran
Mary Naumann
Enid Smeall
Beverly Smith
Mary Liz Towne
Zeta Turriff
Donna Urban
Jean Wentz
Steve A. Woods
Russell Wurm
Doris Ziesemer
Student Members
Jessica LaPlante-Wikgron
Nathan Petrashek
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The PHOENIX FUND
THE YEAR 2005-06 demonstrated again why friends of UW-Green Bay Phoenix Athletics take such pride in supporting the program.
More often than not, Phoenix teams are winners in competition. That’s part of the tradition, along with academic
achievement and community service.
A new NCAA report measuring academic progress gave perfect scores to the golf, tennis, and women’s swimming
teams. It recognized 100-percent graduation rates in men’s golf and women’s basketball, Nordic skiing and cross
country. In four other sports — women’s soccer and men’s basketball, cross country and swimming — graduation
rates surpassed 90 percent. Soccer stars Adam Ben-Zikri and Sarah Oligney earned academic all-America honors.
Student-athletes contributed thousands of hours of time. They helped with Katrina relief in Louisiana, raised money
for breast-cancer research, and earned Special Olympics’ highest honor for volunteer service.
Phoenix Fund annual giving and special events raised nearly $400,000 during 2005-06 for scholarship support
of UW-Green Bay’s exceptional student-athletes.
All American
$10,000 +
The George Kress Foundation/
Green Bay Packaging
David and Renee Kim
Van’s Lumber & Custom Builders, Inc.
Ron Weyers and Wally Hilliard
Freedom Fund
Athletic Director
$5,000-$9,999
Carol and Bob Bush
Andy and Julie Hetzel
Dr. James and Patricia Hinckley
KI — Dick Resch
Kroll’s West Restaurant
— Mike Wier
P & M Leasing, Inc.
Mike Reese
Schreiber Foods
Coach
$2,500-$4,999
Dr. Jerry Blackwell
Cornerstone Foundation
Bernie and Alyce Dahlin
Dean Distributing
Fidelity Foundation
Phil and Betsy Hendrickson
Illinois Tool Works
K & K Material Handling, Inc.
Frank Mattia and
Shelley Boehm-Mattia
Walter and Kelly Melcher
Jack and Inky Meng
Erich and Tara Quidzinski
Chris and Julie Van Saders
MVP
$1,200-$2,499
Paul Anderson
BayCare Clinic, LLP
Bill and Caroline Beaudin
Jeff and Diane Beinlich
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Belmark, Inc.
Steve and P.J. Bischel
The Boldt Group, Inc.
Ken and Carrie Bothof
Debbie and Dwight Bowie
Century Drill & Tool
De Pere Foundry, Inc.
Tim and Jeannine Dearlove
Pat and Jim Duescher
FEECO International
Festival Foods
Royce Finne and Sue Bischel
Gannett Foundation, Inc.
Green & Gold Concrete
James Growt and Shelia Brady-Growt
Gustman Pontiac-GMC
Steve and Kristin Harty
Ricklin Heintz
Jim Herber
John and Donna Herber
Hurckman Mechanical
Independent Printing
Integrated Products, Inc.
Jefferson Pilot Financial
Rick and Amy Johnson
Bernie and Sally Killoran
James and Mary Jo King
Paul and Linda Koch
Tod and Julie Kowalczyk
LaForce Hardware
Tom Lemorande
Leon & Clymene Bond Foundation, Inc.
Dr. Dan Linehan
Rolf and Ann Lulloff
Mike and Kate Meeuwsen
Larry and Becky McCarren
Dr. Patrick McKenzie
MCL Industries
Neuville Motors
Nicolet National Bank
Tom Olson
Orthopaedic Associates of Green Bay
Dave and Renee Peot
Peterson Ford Mercury
Pioneer Metal Finishing Corporation
PMI
A winning partnership:
More than 600 friends attended last April’s Phoenix-Packers Steak
Fry fundraiser at the Lambeau Field Atrium, giving co-hosts Ken
Bothof (Phoenix Athletics director, left) and Bob Harlan (Packers
CEO) reason to smile.
Pomp’s Tire Service, Inc.
Peter and Tracy Reinhart
Robert J. Hermsen & Associates
Paul Schierl
Paul and Brenda Schneider
Sinclair Plumbing, Inc.
Dr. James Spears
Stock Building Supply
Steve and Karen Swan
Michael Thomson
Toonen Companies
Tosca Limited
Ed and Sue Van Boxtel
Shark and Claire VanderWoude
Wanezek, Umentum & Jaekels
Warren Group
Ed and Marge Weidner
Wells Fargo Bank
Wipfli
Letterwinner
$600-$1,199
Rich and Kathleen Aicher
Amerhart Ltd.
Tom Anderson
Sue and Bob Antolec
The Aon Foundation
Charles and Cheryl Aslakson
Bay Title & Abstract, Inc.
Bay Towel
Avi Berk
Kevin and Connie Borseth
Amanda Braun
Thomas Cuene and Carol Cassell
Scott Daul
Bob and Durell DeVos
Ed’s Machine & Service Co., Inc.
Fabry Industries
Forest Construction Company, Inc.
Greenleaf Wayside Bank
Don and Phyllis Harden
Dr. Nezih and Debra Hasanoglu
John and Nancy Heugel
Mary Hiltunen
Imaginasium, Inc.
James Street Inn
Debbie Kirch and Dan McIver
Kiwanis Club of Greater Green Bay
Ken Klemm
Rod Kowalczyk and Carolyn Jahns
Paul and Carla Krueger
Mark and Judy Larson
Lee Anderson Engineering
Manitowoc Tool & Machining
Margarita’s
Marling Distributing
Paul Mongin
Jess and Patty Miller
Morley-Murphy Foundation
Dr. Michael and Linda O’Reilly
Performa, Inc.
The Phoenix Group
Quick Signs / Identity Plus
Dale and Margaret Race
Donna Ritch
Kramer and Carolyn Rock
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Roup
Schenck Business Solutions
Marvin Schneider
Steve Seidl
Bruce and Cyndie Shepard
Mark and Wendy Skogen
Skyline Technologies, Inc.
William Stevens
K.C. and Georgia Stock
Total Service Development Co.
Town & Country Electric
Dr. James and Carolyn Van Miller
Virchow, Krause & Company, LLP
Warren Wanezek
Noreen and Robert Wenninger
Witt’s Food, Inc.
Varsity
$300-$599
Albany International Corp.
Chuck and Patti Albers
American Family Insurance
Karl Appleton
Arketype
Robert and Carrie Arnold
Dick and Cindy Aucutt
Auto Haus
Hans Bachmeier
Andy and Cathy Barthel
Larry and Jane Barton
Bay Bank
Bay Lakes Commercial Realtors
Baylake Bank
Bellin Health
Michael and Paula Bergner
Daniel and Bev Bergsma
Cindy and Gary Boie
Don and Gail DeMeuse
Steven and Tam Demrow
Denmark Insurance Center
Dennis Detrie
Don Eckes
Evraets Construction Inc.
Ed Fangman
Fay Dental Care
Larry & Kayleen Ferguson
John Fitzgerald
Fox View Dental S.C.
Kelly Franz
Frito Lay
Terry and Kris Fulwiler
Gagnon Clay Products Co.
Godfrey & Kahn
Green Bay Insurance Center
Green Bay Packers Inc.
Thomas Gresenz
Clifton Gunderson LLP
Michael and Leanne Kathleen Haddad
Carol Hammerle
Stephen and Robyn Helland
Jon and Annette Henry
Daniel Hilliard
Joe Hoffmeyer
Martin and Sandra Holden
Howard Immel Inc.
Michael and Penny Hucovski
IEI General Contractors, Inc.
Loyal alumni:
Legendary soccer coach Aldo Santaga is surrounded by former Phoenix players after last month’s Homecoming alumni game. That’s his son Greg (Class of ’84) at far right, next to Dr. Erich Quidzinski ’88 and, next to
him… Check online for full IDs and more photos at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/page/inside.htm
Dan Boreen
Pepper and Nancy Burruss
Dr. and Mrs. William Carlisle
Renny Challoner
H.B. and Margie Conlon
Cornerstone Business Services, Inc.
Robert Crowley, DDS
Charles and Linda Cyra
Czachor & Polack, LLP
Dart Insurance Agency
Sandy and Bruce Deadman
Chuck and Carol Ihrke
James D. Fox Insurance &
Investments
Chuck Johnson and Gail Kinney
Kris and Dave Johnson
Jonas Service & Supply, Inc.
Jones Sign Company
The Karma Group
Steve and Julie Kassner
Paul and Colleen Kendle
Jim Kiekhaefer
Dr. Michael and Ronda Kincheloe
Scott and Gail King
Stephen and Cynthia King
Kurt and Connie Koeppel
Doug Kohlbeck
Mike Konecny
Julie Anne Kress
Mark Kroll
Julian and Laurie La Mue
Dr. Christopher and Margaret Laws
Richard and Jennifer Lennertz
Thomas Lopina
Dave and Lisa Loritz
M & I Bank
Neal Maccoux
Frank Madzarevic
Tim and Elaine Maney
Mike and Patricia Manthey
Marilyn and Pat McCarey
Fred and Sandy McIver
Jim and Marcy Merner
Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation
John Miller
Jerry Mortell III
Kelly Murphy
Jim and Connie Nash
Navis Pack & Ship
Joe Neidenbach
Terry Nelson
Neville’s Inc.
Jeff and Alexis Nordgaard
Thomas and Dawn Olejniczak
Oneida Family Fitness & Recreation
Dr. Vijay and Jen Parmar
Patrickus & Jones, S.C.
Bill Peters
Tom and Alison Poitras
Rabitz Inc.
Mary Rass
Pete Reines
Dave and Belinda Richard
Jack and Ginny Riopelle
Paul and Dorthea Sager
Robin and Terri Sanders
Mark Schiefelbein
Fritz Schmidt
Marc and Holly Schmidt
Schmitt Properties
Doug and Mary Schoen
Martin Schweiner
Bob and Maureen Seering
James Seidl
Seven-Up Bottling Co.
Sherwin-Williams
Simon Insurance & Investments
Simons Custom Homes
SMET Construction Services
Rich and Pam Spangenberg
Carl and Beth Speerschneider
Spensa Development Group, LLC
Dan and Liz Spielmann
Jon Stadler
Tom Sullivan
Daniel Timmers
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Eric and Emily Torkelson
Tweet Garot Mechanical, Inc.
Ultimate Sports Apparel, Inc.
John and Gail Underwood
Randall and Julie Van Straten
Venture Architects
Jeff and Mary Jo Walch
Dave Wanner
Greg Wanner
Daryl and Angela Warder
Phillip and LeAnn Weist
Lon Wendt
Robert and Lena Wenger
Tom and Kate Wiers
Steve and Sharon Wilmet
Eric and Kelly Witczak
Dan Wotruba
Gail and Hal Yelton
Phoenix Fan
$125-$299
Keith and Karel Abts
Allouez Animal Hospital
Richard Ambrose
Dr. John Amuzu
Todd and Amy Anderson
Tom and Tracy Arndt
J. Thomas and Pat Aziere
Earl and Judith Baierl
The Bar Holmgren Way
Todd and Julie Bartels
Jim and Gail Becker
Victor Bettendorf
Daniel and Penny Bollom
Perry and Cheryl Brown
Todd and Julie Bruss
Robert Burt
Fans who care:
Phoenix boosters support the program through philanthropy,
attendance and, sometimes, just an encouraging word. Basketball players Ryan Evanochko and Terry Evans chat with
fans at the Phoenix-Packers steak fry.
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Al Carlotto
Michelle Christiansen
Dale and Linda Darmody
Ces Dawson
Teri and Jeff DeGrand
Michael Demchenko
Dietz Duo Inc. - Subway University
Sean and Kay Dwyer
James Elliot
Employee Resource Center
Farr’s Grove
Fastsigns of Green Bay
Bill Finger
Foth & Van Dyke
Freis Dist. Co. LLC
Mike and Kathleen Frohna
Scott and Debbie Furlong
John and Cate Gard
Mark and Carrie Gerke
Mark Grams and Anne Geigel-Grams
Thomas and Carole Guyette
Matthew Halama
Dave and Jane Hansen
Happy Joe’s Pizza
Jon and Heidi Harris
Bill and Lorena Heinrich
Tim and Julie Helein
Bob and Margaret Hendricks
Tom and Jill Herlache
John Hoffmann
Holmquist Feed Mill, Inc.
Rob Hostetler
Infusion Inc.
Irrigation Solutions Inc.
Diane and Phil Jeanquart
Dave Johnson
Dennis and Sue Keihn
Joe Kiedinger
Nikki and John Kiss
Zac, Lexie and Mike Kline
April Kocken
Karen and Craig Kodanko
Shane and Sheila Kohl
Konop Vending Machines, Inc.
Pete and Ann Krambs
Ken Kubsch
Steve and Beth Kulenkamp
Douglas and Barbara LaFrombois
John Landrum and
Linda Peacock-Landrum
Leonard & Finco Public Relations, Inc.
Brian and Mary Liddy
John and Ronda Liebmann
James Lindstrom
Rodney and Sue Lyga
Harry Macco
Lee and Sally Mancoske
Barry Martzahl
Don and Gail McCartney
MGL Fitness
Jerry Miller
Mark Mueller
Nationwide Foundation
Steve and Robyn Noel
Paradise Heating, Inc.
Jodi Pelegrin
Sarah and Tim Pigo
Print & Promo
Richard’s Heating, Cooling & Roofing
Marcel and Jordy Riebe
James Ritchay, Jr.
Robert W. Baird & Co. Foundation
Joe Roberts
Roemer Photography
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Roscoe
Tim and Amy Rowe
Rummele’s, Inc.
Jeff Ryan
Schuette Insulators, Inc.
Stephen and Kris Seeholzer
Andrew and Theresa Seleskie
Tim and Laurie Sewall
Dick Sieg
Slinger Electric Inc.
Mary Smith
Robert Southard
Jeanne and Joe Stangel
Randy Stary
Horst and Lora Stemke
Darryl and Christine Stich
Tom and Maggie Stover
Holly and Glenn Stuebs
Mark Sturm
Swan Club, Inc. /Legends Bar
Robert and Gwendolyn Szelc
Patty Templin
Chip and Barbara Tesch
Steven and Cheryl Thompson
United Building Centers
Robert Van Drisse
Mike and Debby Van Ermen
Van Straten Construction Co., Inc.
Vanboxel’s Bar
Bruce and Becci Vanden Plas
Kim Viduski
Michael Vogel
Vos Electric Inc.
Beth Warner
Duane and Linda Warner
Cory and Jackie Webster
Webster Dental Associates
Matt and Sara Wiebel
Wild Blue Technologies
Claire and Steve Williams
Dennis Woelffer
Booster
Up to $124
Afton Consultants, Inc.
Dr. Chris and Gladys Akiwowo
Al & Linda’s Pour Haus
All Credit Mortgage, LLC
Keith and LeAnn Appleton
Cyril and Mary Lou Backes
Scott and Jean Baier
Jeanette Barta
Clem and Julie Bauer
John and Cathy Baumgart
Bay Architects
Richard and Kathy Beaumier
Bemis Manufacturing
Georgia Beno
Ed and Betsy Benes
Kate Benes
Karl and Joji Berglin
Pat Bertrand
Beverly Berzinski
Bilotti’s Pizza Garden
Linda and Greg Bins
Jon and Jennifer Biskner
Daniel and Cathy Bittner
Sheila and Seth Blackman
Susan and William Bodilly
Sara Boyer
Vivienne and Ronald Braun
Jeff and Joan Brown
Carl Buergi
Cole Buergi
Beth and James Burns
Michael and Janalee Busick
Daniel and Sandy Christopherson
Jeremy Cleven
Gerald Condon
Michael and Tina Coniff
Kelly and Michael Connor
Randall Conradt
Tim and Jill Cox
Michael Cuene
Francis and Geri Czarnecki
Jerry DeMeuse
John Devine
Thomas and Christina Diener
Stan Dixon
John M. Dorsey
Barbara and Steve Dreger
Mike Dymond
Trisha Ebel
Les Etters
Event USA
Glenn Fieck
Financial Focus 1, LLC
Carrie and Mark Foss
Lori and Brian Frerk
Tom Galloway
Alvin Gehrke
Dave Gehrke
Brian A. Giovinazzi
Becky Glover
David and Tracy Gorzek
Mike Graume
Edward and Cathy Groh
Grohing Holsteins
Gary Grzesk, Sr.
Robert and Paula Hann
Mary Hansen
Fredrich Harrsch
Patrick Heier
Mary Heilmann
Richard Herrema and
Katherine Lufkin-Herrema
Tom Hickey
Dr. and Ms. Joe Hodgson
Gene and Ruth Holmquist
Andy Huck
Dirk and Ann Huenink
Brad Hutjens
Kelli and Jim Jacobi
Randy and Tricia Janssen
J. Michael Jerry
Chandra Johnson
Emily and Jason Johnson
Susan and Charlie Johnson
Tim and Ragan Jorgensen
Zoltan and Kathryn Kadar
Ben Kaquatosh
Dr. Timothy and Joanne Kaufman
Tony and Janet Kirch
Lucas Kiss
Walter and Joyce Klunk
James and Georgia Kneeland
Don and Deb Knutson
Daniel and Diane Kopplin
Tim Kotnour
Michael and Debra Koval
Gary and Roberta Kreb
Tricia and Justin Krenke
Stacy and David Kropidlowski
Karen and Bryan Lampereur
Howard and Carol Lehman
Glen and Joyce Leischow
Gerald and Ruth Lewis
Josh Lynk
Dennis and Wendy Mannering
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Manske
Paula Marcec-Ehrfurth and
Paul Ehrfurth
Susan Matranga
Chuck Matter and Kathy Pletcher
Craig Maxwell
Kimberly Mayer
Scott McIntosh
J. D. and Deanna McKay
Dr. Kenneth and Jean Mickle
Dr. Bert and Patti Milson
Jane Naparalla
Lisa and Bruce Neal
Karen Neuman
Charles and Sue Nickel
Chari Nordgaard-Knueppel
and Kon Knueppel
Northeastern Wisconsin
Advertising, Inc.
Calvin and Lois O’Harrow
Wayne & Bernice Olm
Laurie and Timothy Olson
Oneida Seven Generations Group
Randall and Bonnie Peterson
Candy Pickert
Eric Pigo
Ann and Dennis Ploor
Kari and Brad Polczynski
Dan and Jan Porath
Mark and Sue Porath
Wayne and Barb Porath
Phil and Sharon Priebe
PrimeTime Printing
Michael and Lisa Pritzl
Don and Candy Prystaloski
James and Linda Queoff
Autumn Rademacher
Dennis and Joan Raisleger
Red’s Excavating Inc.
Kristy and John Reider
Tom and Kathy Relling
Roger and Jeni Ripley
Ann Rodrian
Pamela Roecker
Ed and Kathy Roeder
Paul and Doreen Rosen
Quinn and Stacy Ross
Tom and Mary Rowe
Sue and Bill Sagal
Paul and Judith Salmon
Christopher and Carolyn Sampson
Dr. Herbert and Crystal Sandmire
Chuck and Joy Scadden
Mike Schanhofer
Larry Scharlow
Bette and Jim Schauer
Al Schmitz
Aksel G. Schnell
Gunnar and Cynthia Scholer
Dave and Pam Schubert
Melissa Schweinert
Glen and Vicki Slaats
Adeline Sopa
Dave and Shelly Soulis
Mr. Bryan Spaeth
Tammy Springer
David and Susan Stenberg
Tim and Kathy Sullivan
Patrick and Lisa Taphorn
Tom and Anna Teaters
Chris Tilque
Michael and Louisa Tomrell
Kim and Jason Trader
Ken and Barbara Treml
Ann Trotter
Helena Van Den Elzen
Mariann Van Den Elzen
Danny and Judy Vanderford
Thomas Vandersteen
Ronald Venci
Robert Van Grinsven
Bruce and Jeanne Vogel
Michael Vogel
Rudy and Julie Wade
Mark and Mary Kay Wagner
Walters’ Swim Supplies, inc.
Mark and Sue Warpinski
Dennis Watermolen
Lisa Wegner-Willadsen and
John Willadsen
Mike Wehking
T. Murray Wehking
Lucy and Rich Weidert
Michael and Elaine Whiting
Glenn and Christine Whipp
Scott and Jill Wikgren
Daniel Wilhelm
Les and Peg Williams
Mark Witte
Woldt Construction
Doris Yelk-Wilberg and
William Wilberg
Jerry and Helen Yudt
Natalie Yudt
Homecourt support:
UW-Green Bay wins ‘em all — or nearly all — at home.
Women’s basketball is planning a series of special events to
commemorate the final season on the old Phoenix Sports
Center floor. The gym will revert to intramural use when the
Kress Center opens in 2007.
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Alumni
Association
THE UW-GREEN BAY Alumni Association Board
of Directors takes an active role in promoting
and strengthening the relationship between
UW-Green Bay and its alumni. The Board
meets bi-monthly and consists of 24 volunteers
representing a range of class years, interests and
majors.
UW-Green Bay boasts a network of more than
23,000 graduates throughout the United States
and around the world. All UW-Green Bay graduates are automatically members of the Alumni
Association.
2005-2006 Officers
Directors
Andy Bottoni ’97
President
Ryan Chernick ’00
Mona Christensen ’80, ’96
Tara DuBois ’04
Jaclyn Fradette ’99
James Genrich ’71
Brian Gold ’99
Sarah Inman ’92
Mike Iwinski ’99
Carmen Leuthner ’96
Dave Muench ’72, ’79
Paul Northway ’90
Angela Olson ’00
Ron Opicka ’70
Joe Pieper ’99
Mandy Soland ’98
Rich Spangenberg ’71
Angela Stangel ’03
Brad Christensen ’96
Vice President of Alumni Services
Kelly Ruh ’01
Vice President of Operations
Vince Schamber ’00
Treasurer
Donna Sheedy ’94
Secretary
University Leadership
Chancellor’s Council of Trustees
Paul Anderson ’82
President, M2 Logistics Inc.
Paul Beideman
President and CEO, Associated Bank
Richard Beverstein
Vice President, AON Risk Services
Robert Bush, Secretary
Chairman Emeritus,
Schreiber Foods, Inc.
Robert De Vos ’73
Sr. Vice President of Business
Development, GENCO, Inc.
Louis LeCalsey, Chairman
President/CEO, Tufco Technologies, Inc.
Kate Meeuwsen ’76
Civic Leader
Thomas Olson
Retired President,
Sonoco-U.S. Paper Mills Inc.
Virginia Riopelle ’70, Vice Chair
Civic Leader
Larry Ferguson
President/CEO, Schreiber Foods
Kramer Rock
President, Temployment Inc.
Susan Finco
President/Leonard & Finco
Public Relations
Robert Rupp ’78
President, The Renewal Group, LLC
Diane Ford ’75
Vice President/Controller
Wisconsin Public Service
Donald Harden
Retired President, Bellin Foundation
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Carl Kuehne
Co-Chairman and Co-CEO,
American Foods Group
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Elizabeth Hendrickson M ’79
Trustee Emerita
Jerome Gallagher
Trustee Emeritus
University Officers
Bruce Shepard, Ph.D.
Chancellor
Sue K. Hammersmith, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice Chancellor
for Academic Affairs
Thomas Maki
Vice Chancellor
for Business and Finance
Dean Rodeheaver, Ph.D.
Assistant Chancellor
for Planning and Budget
Steve Swan
Assistant Chancellor
for University Advancement
Office of
University Advancement
Steve Swan
Assistant Chancellor
for University Advancement
Mark Brunette ’85
Director of Donor
and Alumni Relations
Lisa DeLeeuw ’88, ’94
Director of Advancement Services
Cindy Ford ’04
Advancement Services IT Specialist
Mary Goral
Constituent and
Donor Records Assistant
Shane Kohl ’96
Director of Annual Giving
Dan Spielmann
Director of Major Gifts
and Government Relations
Mary Valitchka ’76
Prospect Research Analyst
ALUMNI NOTES
1970s
Eric Radtke ’72 was named the
permanent executive vice president
of administration for Cayahoga
Community College in Cleveland,
Ohio. He most recently spent nearly
six years in the United Arab Emirates where he served as the chief
planning, budget and human resources officer for the Higher Colleges of Technology, a system of 12
technical colleges serving Emirati
students across the UAE. He also
served as the acting chief academic
officer for the system for two years.
Prior to his overseas experience,
Radtke served in various capacities
for the Minneapolis Community
and Technical College systems, was
a fiscal and policy analyst for the
House Appropriations Committee
for Minnesota, and was an educator
of adolescents with special needs.
He earned master’s and doctoral
degrees from the University of
Minnesota. He is married to Jane
Eccles and the father of two adult
daughters.
Indigo bunting photo courtesy of Robert Howe
Alumni, researchers band
together on bird bible
Prof. Bob Howe and several dozen UW-Green Bay alumni, faculty and staff are fielding
congratulations these days.
Their book, the Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Wisconsin, has finally left the nest. The 602page, full-color volume — years in the making and a must-read for any serious birder
— is now available online and on shelves.
The Atlas is an authoritative summary of distribution, nesting sites, relative abundance
and related information on 237 species. Its publication by the Wisconsin Society for
Ornithology culminates what is believed to be the largest natural history survey ever
conducted in Wisconsin.
Biologist Howe, co-editor and an author of major sections, set the project in motion
a decade ago by convening the first meeting. He enlisted faculty and staff colleagues
and recruited dozens of alumni, undergraduates and grad students to supplement the
network of more than 1,000 WSO field observers statewide.
Jennifer Davis, a research specialist with UW-Green Bay’s Cofrin Center for Biodiversity,
prepared all species maps and charts, and handled publication on the Web. Authors of
species accounts include Howe, Jennifer and Prof. Greg Davis, Prof. Amy Wolf, Tom Erdman of the Richter Museum, and former students Joel Trick, Joan Elias and John Jacobs.
Photographers who contributed images include Howe, Gary Fewless of the Herbarium,
and student Nick Walton. Dozens of others contributed as field observers, including all
of the above plus former UW-Green Bay students Ryan Atwater, Joan Berkopec, Ron
Eichorn, Dan Goltz, Brian Henrickson, Mike Grimm, Elizabeth Hartman, James Havel, Jim
Meeker, Linda Parker, Andy Paulios, Steve Petzke, James Robaidek, Jon Robaidek, Patrick
Robinson, Todd Schneider, Joel Whitehouse, and others.
All of the data, maps, photographs, and other technical materials are housed at UWGreen Bay, and have been made available on the Web at http://www.uwgb.edu/birds/
wbba. The book can be purchased at the Phoenix Bookstore, or for $40 plus tax and
shipping from the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology through a link at the above site.
Joseph Selner ’73 is the chief
financial officer with Associated
Banc-Corp in Northeast Wisconsin.
His degree is in managerial systems.
Barbara (Rogers) Foley ’77 works
for the Boy Scouts
of America in
Savannah, Ga.,
as the program
director for
Learning for Life,
a coeducational
program for high
school students.
Foley
She is author of
The Door to a Man’s Heart, a true
story about her parents’ meeting in
Peninsula Park (Door County) during the Great Depression and their
60-year marriage. Foley returned
to Door County recently for a book
signing. She received her M.Ed. in
December 2005 from Armstrong
Atlantic State University, Savannah. Read more about the book at
http://www.thedoortoamansheart.
com. Her degree is in growth and
development.
Kay Nelson ’78 is a professor of
management at Southern Illinois
University, director of the Partnership for Innovation Center (P4I).
She received her Ph.D. in management information systems from
the University of Texas. She has
extensive international management
experience with
organizations
such as Procter
& Gamble,
Apple Computer
and NATO. Her
research has been
with major companies including
Nelson
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ALUMNI NOTES
Boeing, Ford, and Cardinal Health.
She was awarded a prestigious
National Science Foundation
Career Award which focuses on
transitioning employees to new
technologies and business models.
She previously was an associate professor at The Ohio State University.
She is married to Jim Nelson, also in
the Management Department/MIS
at SIU. Nelson received her master’s
degree from Hampton University
and a bachelor’s degree from UWGB
in the Extended Degree Program,
University Without Walls.
1980s
Ali Bonakdar ’81 is the director
of the Corvallis Area Metropolitan
Planning District in Corvallis, Ore.
He has a master’s degree in environmental arts and sciences.
Mark King ’81 has been invited to
be commencement speaker at UWGreen Bay’s mid-year graduation
on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 16. He
will speak from the perspective of
a Green Bay native and business
administration graduate who went
on to become an award-winning
salesman, and president and chief
executive officer of Taylor Madeadidas Golf.
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as Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
within a one-year time period.
As COO he will
oversee 28 community financial
centers in eight
counties. He most
recently served as
president of the
Chicago region
of Associated
Cera Bank following
the acquisition of
State Financial Services Corporation by Associated in October 2005.
Previously, he was president, COO
and director of State Financial
Bank. He is a member of the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public
Accountants, and his lengthy list of
civic involvements includes current
service as a board member and treasurer of Ronald McDonald House
of Eastern Wisconsin Charities, Inc.
He and his wife, Carrie, and three
children currently reside in Pewaukee. He has a managerial accounting degree from UW-Green Bay.
Robert J. Cera ’84 was named president and chief operating officer of
Baylake Bank. Cera began his new
position in August and is intended
to succeed Thomas L. Herlache
Randy Peterson ’84 opened an
Appleton franchise on Casaloma
Drive for More Space Place, the
nation’s largest
wall-bed retailer.
Products include
Murphy beds
(wall beds, panel
beds, side beds,
and other variations), as well as
custom closets,
Peterson home offices,
Several UW-Green Bay alumni have
returned to their alma mater in professional capacities — or have been
promoted to new capacities — over
the past year. Among them:
the Northeast Wisconsin Quality
Improvement Network. He majored
in managerial systems at UW-Green
Bay and earned an MBA at Arizona
State University.
Daniel Linssen
’74 is a lecturer in
business administration and will
teach courses in
marketing. He has
had a long career
in consulting and
Linssen training on topics
such as leadership
development, organizational design
and effectiveness. He most recently
was vice president for operations
at Tosca Ltd. Linssen has a long list
of related community experiences
including serving on the executive
committee of the board of the Green
Bay Area Chamber of Commerce,
chairman of the board for Advance
Economic Development Corporation and a member of the board of
Jeanne Stangel ’87 returned to
UW-Green Bay as director of the
Phoenix Fund — the fundraising branch of Phoenix athletics.
Stangel returned to UW-Green Bay
in March 2006 from a position
as senior manager for customer
services and corporate relations
for Tufco Technologies. The former
Phoenix women’s basketball player
is a Phoenix Hall of Fame inductee
and one of only two women’s
basketball players to be honored
with a retired jersey. She majored in
business administration.
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entertainment centers, and organizational systems for utility rooms,
pantries and garages.
James O’Neil ’85 is resuming his
law career at 403 S. Jefferson St. in
Green Bay after a tour of duty in
Iraq. The political science and business graduate was commissioned
a second lieutenant with the U.S.
Army through ROTC on campus,
and went on to serve with the 432nd
Civil Affairs Battalion in Kuwait and
northern Iraq in the first Gulf war;
in Bosnia; and back to Iraq last year.
He is being promoted from major to
lieutenant colonel.
Karen (Dunks) Kerber ’86 is the
managing partner with Kerber Rose
& Associates, S.C., a certified public
accounting firm headquartered in
Shawano. Her degree is in managerial systems.
Jane Strei ’86 is an associate
professor and
bursar at Schiller
University in
Madrid, Spain.
She teaches a
variety of courses
(graduate and
undergraduate)
in the area of
Strei
cross-cultural
communication.
She holds a double major in Spanish
and communication processes.
Thomas Plantenberg ’87 is president/CEO of Froedtert Hospital in
Milwaukee. He is also president
of the Milwaukee Armed Forces
Committee, “known for the most
comprehensive Armed Forces Week
in the United States,” he writes. “I’ll
be retiring from the Navy Reserve
after 38 years (and as Captain since
October 2004). I also served as
Commanding Officer of STRATCOM
Det 1362, a Headquarters Unit for
United States Strategic Command,
Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha,
Nebraska.” He has a master of science in administrative science.
Kurt Heling ’88 is a certified
accountant and partner with
Alberts & Heling CPAs, LLP in
Appleton. His degree is in managerial accounting.
Former Phoenix soccer player
Don Haen ’89 moved back to the
Netherlands following graduation
and resides in the small town of
Groenlo, where he was born and
raised. He works as raw materials
coordinator for Mervo Products, a
pet food company. He is married
and has two small children. His
degree is in business administration.
1990s
John Beyer ’90 is a computer network engineer for Bay Area Medical
Center in Marinette. He was recently featured in The Business News
for a system he established for the
HOMEGROWN
Lucy Arendt, ’87 and ’90 has
been named assistant professor in
business administration. She
completed a Ph.D.
in management
science at UWMilwaukee with
a dissertation on
“Leaders’ Use of
Positive Humor:
Arendt
Effects on Followers’ Self-Efficacy
and Creative Performance.” She
majored in business administration
and Spanish, and has a master’s
degree in administrative science,
winning the Outstanding Thesis
Award for her culminating research
project.
Aubrey (Baehman) Schramm ’98
is an admissions adviser, working
previously at UW-Oshkosh where
she was an adviser and earned a
master’s degree in education counseling. She was also a student services coordinator at UW-Marinette.
She has worked as a community
living specialist, in domestic abuse
services, and as a special education
teaching assistant. Her degree is in
human development.
Nathan Rusch ’99 was named golf
course superintendent at Shorewood Golf Course. His new position
follows nine years with the Branch
River Country Club in Manitowoc.
He majored in environmental science and biology.
ALUMNI NOTES
Local fans know the
name ‘Grzesk’
Thrilled to get back to the area where he spent “the
best years of my life,” Gary Grzesk ‘96 enters his first
season as men’s basketball coach at St. Norbert College
in De Pere.
His Division III Green Knights open the year Oct. 31
with a David-vs.-Goliath exhibition at the Resch Center
against his old team, the UW-Green Bay Phoenix.
“I’m really excited about the upcoming year,” Grzesk
says. “We have a good core group of guys returning,
and some good recruits.”
Now 33, the Wauwatosa native was a blue-collar hero
of UW-Green Bay’s great Division I teams of the mid1990s. Fans learned to pronounce his name (GRESH)
when he cracked the starting lineup as a freshman and
helped the Phoenix to three NCAA tournament appearances. Many credit his defense on future NBA all-star
Jason Kidd for the first-round upset of California in
1994.
“This area is like my second
home,” Grzesk says. “If there
were an ideal place to raise
a family and go to work,
Green Bay would be it.”
TALENT
Mary Braun ’01, a former student
assistant in the Cofrin Library,
returns to the University as an
electronic resources manager and
catalog/reference librarian. Braun
earned a master’s degree in library
and information studies at the
University of Alberta, Canada. She
is a member of Phi Alpha Theta
international history honorary and
was a history major.
Pamela Gilson ’01 moved from
student status examiner in the
Registrar’s Office to coordinator of
testing services at UW-Green Bay.
She majored in human development
and psychology.
After stints as a D-I assistant with Youngstown State
and UW-Green Bay (2002-03), he became a head
coach in the small-college ranks at Lakeland College in
Sheboygan, going 51-31 with an NCAA berth in three
seasons. Gary and his wife, Liz (herself a former Phoenix
women’s assistant), have two children, Garrett, 3, and
Gracie, 1.
Joe Schoenebeck ’01 is a senior
laboratory preparation technician
with Natural and Applied Sciences. He returns to campus from
the University of Iowa’s Hygienic
Laboratory. He also worked for
the Wisconsin Department of
Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
Protection. Schoenebeck has a
bachelor’s degree in chemistry from
UW-Green Bay.
Jeff Brunner ’02 is the interlibrary
loan supervisor in the Cofrin
Library. He previously worked at
Georgia-Pacific. He majored in
history.
Eric Knapowski ’02 was promoted
from clerk to director of the Mail
Center at UW-Green Bay. He also
served as floor director for the
morning news at WBAY-TV. His
degree is in biology.
Louna (Moua) Yangsao ’02 returns
as an adviser for
the American
Intercultural
Center where
she worked on
a temporary
basis in 200405. Through
the National
Yangsao Association of
Student Personnel Administrators
Undergraduate Fellowship Program,
Yangsao interned in four different
student services areas. She was also
a community integration specialist at Lutheran Social Services
and served as a parent resource
counselor at Family Services. She
majored in human development
and psychology here and holds
a master’s degree in educational
leadership from UW-Oshkosh.
Amy Plotner ’04 was named human
resources manager at UW-Green
Bay. She previously worked for
PDQ Manufacturing Inc. She has
an interdisciplinary studies degree
through the Adult Degree Program.
medical center that sends CT scans
to Australia for overnight reading.
His degree is in economics.
John Katers ’91 and ’93 was
recently recognized by the UWGreen Bay Founders Association for
excellence in community outreach.
Katers is an associate professor of
natural and applied sciences. At a
time when environmental interests
often are pitted against business
and economic concerns, Katers
brings his academic expertise to
the community in a “mutually beneficial manner without alienating
anyone,” a nominator wrote. Katers
has worked with local farmers on
projects to convert animal waste
to energy. He also was instrumental in developing the UW-Green
Bay Paper Industry Resource
Center and currently serves as the
center’s assistant director. He has
been involved in numerous other
community outreach and business
collaborations. His undergraduate
degree is in environmental science
and he has a master’s degree in
environmental science and policy.
Robert Petri ’91 works in
Mukwonago as the manager of
worldwide financial reporting
for Seaquist Closures, a leading
designer and manufacturer of
dispensing closures and systems.
He majored in both managerial
accounting and business administration.
Jennifer Schwahn ’05 is an adviser
in the nursing program. She had
been a staff nurse in the medical/surgical intermediate care unit
at St. Vincent Hospital since 2001,
and was a clinical nurse specialist
and adjunct faculty member at
Lakeshore Technical College. She
has an associate degree in nursing
from Lakeshore Technical College
and a bachelor’s degree in nursing
from UW-Green Bay. She also has
completed Wisconsin Technical
College System certification courses
in teaching methods and course
construction.
Mary Kulenkamp ’06 was named
assistant coach for the Phoenix
women’s basketball program. The
former two-time Horizon League
all-defensive team honoree worked
with the team previously as a
student assistant. The Woodbury,
Minn. native majored in communication processes.
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ALUMNI NOTES
Julie (Patz) Kirpitis ’91 is an audit
and finance officer with Peoples
State Bank in Prairie du Chien. Her
degree is in accounting.
Author and historian Craig Coenen
’92, a professor with Mercer Community College in Trenton, N.J.,
was invited back to speak as part of
UW-Green Bay’s Historical Perspectives Lecture Series. His lecture
scheduled for Oct. 16 was on the
topic of early NFL football, its
amazing growth and his hometown
Green Bay Packers.
Jason Gutzman ’92 was promoted
to regional manager of employee
benefits with Virchow, Krause & Co.
LLP – Appleton Office. His degree
is in political science.
Derek Thiele ’92 is a partner in the
law firm Thiele, McGovern and May
in Santa Barbara, Calif. He writes,
“I’m a single-engine pilot (and like
to) paraglide, golf, travel, fish, and
ski, and (I) work, work and work.”
His degree is in chemistry.
John Manser ’93 is the director
of operations with the Salvation
Army in Green Bay. His degree is in
geography.
Jay Ryskowski ’93 is a senior
technical operation scientist with
Beckman Coulter Inc., a leading
manufacturer of biomedical testing instrument systems, tests and
supplies that simplify and automate
laboratory processes, located in
Chaska, Minn.
Mike Hedger ’94 is a senior staffing specialist with Halliburton
(Contracting) in Houston. His
degree is in general studies.
Clifford Fleener ’95 is the environmental manager with Pilkington
North America. Pilkington Special
Glass (PSG), located in Toledo,
Ohio, provides special glass compositions to the world market. He has a
master’s of science in environmental
science and policy.
Jacob Keup ’95 is an information
specialist at MC Perry High School
located at Marine Corp Air Station,
Iwakuni, Japan. His degree is in
geography.
Sandra (Baker) Renick ’96 lives
in Waukesha with husband Chris
and children Rose and Jack. Two of
her plays were recently produced
by local theatres.
One of them,
“STUCK,” was
selected for production as part of
the 21st Annual
Wisconsin Playwrights Original
One Act Play
Renick Festival. She also
alumni authors
Political jabs land 4-E columnist
a national following
When humorist Tom Breuer ’93 started doing the national interview
shows — the Keith Olbermann “Countdown” on MSNBC and Al
Franken’s radio program — we knew it was time to invite the onetime
Fourth Estate editor to re-connect with his former readers. Whether
they like it or not. Here’s a guest column:
By Tom Breuer
If you attended UW-Green Bay in
the early ‘90s, you may remember
me standing in line behind you in
the Garden Café, puzzling over
your choice of the taco salad, or
perched astride the couch in the
Fourth Estate office, appearing
to all fair observers like a beluga
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whale calf with hair, yet improbably assessing my chances with the
fetching female reps across the hall
in student government.
But if you know me at all, it’s
most likely through the humor column I wrote for a couple years at
the 4-E.
manages tour operations for Miller
Brewing Company in Milwaukee.
Her degree is in communication
processes.
James Stockman ’96 returned to
campus recently
as a lieutenant
with the U.S. Navy
and its Office
of Community
Outreach. He was
part of a delegation visiting the
city in connection
Stockman
with the christening of the USS
Green Bay, a 684-foot, 25,000 ton
ship that will be used to transport
and land Marines, their equipment
and supplies. (Chancellor Bruce
Shepard provided him with some
UW-Green Bay memorabilia to be
displayed on the ship.) Stockman
and his wife, Nicole ’00, live in
Memphis, Tenn., where he is based
between travels.
‘Breastless But
Still Breathing’
Well, I have returned. Last year
I co-wrote Sweet Jesus, I Hate Bill
O’Reilly, which was released in April
by Nation Books (and is available
pretty much anywhere—hint,
hint). Among the highlights:
– I appeared with my co-author,
Joseph Minton Amann, on Al
Franken’s Air America Radio
program. It was my most thrilling brush with greatness since
beatific b-baller Tony Bennett
glowered at me in the halls of
our alma mater—presumably
because of a very unsavory
Fourth Mistake article he’d
assumed I’d anonymously written about him but, for the
record, hadn’t. Franken loved
the book, calling it “hilarious.”
– We appeared on MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann, which
was great fun. Olbermann told
us to “keep up the good work.”
(We would get a brief mention,
later, in his own new book.)
– Our book was overlooked by
both the New York Times and my
mother’s Christmas newsletter,
which elected to run an item
about my niece’s swim meets
instead. May have to buy an ad
next time.
– Still haven’t heard from O’Reilly
himself. I presume he’s hiding
under his desk.
Her great-grandmother died at age
38 of breast cancer,
her grandmother at
45.
It wasn’t long after
her own 40th birthday
that Anita DuJardin
Hockers ’86 received the diagnosis “invasive adenocarcinoma.”
The malignant tumors were caught
in time, but just barely. Now, two
years later, following an emotional
rollercoaster, chemotherapy treatment, radiation and
radical surgeries,
Hockers is healthy,
happy and the
author and publisher of Breastless
But Still Breathing:
a Breast Cancer Survivor’s Journey.
The former marketing and communication student has written a
book that is part family memoir,
part medical journey, sometimes
sobering but always optimistic and
even irreverent. Among the chapter titles: “I Always Hated Tests”
and “My New Aerodynamic Body.”
Hockers says she has heard from
other cancer survivors. ShopKo
and hospital gift stores are stocking the book. She can be reached
at [email protected].
ALUMNI NOTES
Joseph Carroll ’97 has been
appointed assistant professor of
ophthalmology and biophysics at
the Medical College of Wisconsin
in Milwaukee. He is a researcher
currently using color blindness as a
model to study retinal disease. His
undergraduate degree is in human
biology.
Public relations
specialist Femi
Cole ’97 has
joined the staff
of Infusion Inc., a
Green Bay-based
marketing and
communicaCole tions agency. He
was formerly a
reporter and editor with the Green
Bay Press-Gazette.
Deanna (Van Matre) Heid ’97 is an
account executive with Fulfillnet,
a Northeast Wisconsin company
specializing
in customized
solutions for
literature,
product, samples,
promotional items
and direct mailHeid
ing. DeDe is also
president of Rebuilding TogetherFox Valley, an organization that
selects homes to repair, rehabilitate
or modify during their annual
project day in May. Her degree is in
business administration.
Romi Herron ’97 works as a staff
writer for the Kellogg School of
Management at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. Her degree
is in English.
Georgina (Lorenze) Meulemans
’97 is the owner of Wright Recruiting Resources, LLC, Wrightstown,
providing small- and medium-sized
businesses in Northeastern Wisconsin with customized services
and solutions in
employee recruitment and human
resources planning and support.
Her degree is in
public adminisMeulemans tration.
Robert Paz ’97 is a 2008 MBA student candidate through Duke University – Fuqua School of Business.
His degree is in human biology.
Christopher Domino ’98 is a
senior program/analyst with Kohl’s
in the Milwaukee area. His degree
is in information and computing
science.
Tania Krall ’99 works as a bilingual
banker for Associated Bank, Green
Bay. She is also the “game day gal”
for the Green Bay Billy’s baseball
team and sits on the Manna for Life
advisory board. Her degree is in
social change and development.
Wendy (Dotz) Dasando ’99 is a
senior banker with Harris NA of
Illinois. Her degree is in communication processes.
Robert Horsch ’99 recently started
his own firm. He is a partner in the
law firm, Law Offices of Horsch &
Kaehne, LLP, located in Sheboygan.
It is a general practice firm, but will
specialize in criminal defense and
family law. His degree is in social
change and development.
Joe Pieper ’99 is vice president of
business banking at Waukesha State
Bank in Waukesha. His degree is in
economics.
Daniel Terrien ’99 is an account
executive with Woodward Communications in Green Bay. His degree
is in business administration.
Wind at their backs
That’s Craig Mueller ’71, right, at the helm of his 51-foot sailboat Brushfire
on the Pacific near San Diego. Mueller was paid a special visit this summer
by Chancellor Bruce Shepard, who presented him the Chancellor’s Award,
the University’s highest community honor. The retired air-transport pilot
was recognized for his enthusiastic advocacy and philanthropy, including a
substantial planned gift for student scholarships, a challenge grant to the
Alumni Phone-a-Thon and support for restoring historic Lambeau Cottage.
(Photo courtesy of Craig’s sister, professional photographer Marcia Mueller.)
2000s
Amy Dennis ’00 has been promoted
to career transition specialist at
The H.S. Group, an employment
consulting and services agency.
Dennis assumes new duties in outplacement assistance, counseling
and training. She has a bachelor’s
degree in political science and
public administration.
youth mentor and an active volunteer with the Multicultural Center
of Greater Green Bay, a member of
the Young Minority Professional
Network that helped organize the
hugely successful March diversity
breakfast and is in this year’s Leadership Green Bay class. His degree
is in public administration.
Sally (Barbeau) Engman ’00 is
an advertising account executive
with 99.1 WMYX/103.7 KISS FM/
sports radio 1250, located in Hales
Corners. Her degree is in business
administration.
Jessica Smith ’00 is an architect
with the BKV Group in Minneapolis. Her degree is in communication
and the arts.
Kristina Koyen ‘00 works as a
licensed athletic trainer for Affinity
Health in Appleton. She is working
toward a master’s degree in sports
administration through UW-La
Crosse. Koyen majored in human
biology.
Angela Laux ’00 is an account manager with Direct Supply Equipment
of Milwaukee, the largest provider
of equipment to the long-term
care industry nationwide “with
more than 750,000 products.” She
recently earned an Elite Performer
award for her success in the first
half of 2006 and ranks among the
top 10 account managers in her
division. Her degree is communication processes.
Hiep Nguyem ’00 was featured in
the May issue of the Green Bay Cities
Magazine for his work in Northeast
Wisconsin. He is the community
impact manager with the Brown
County United Way. He also is a
Tabitha (Schreiber) Bartels
’01 is a marketing assistant at
Northwestern University’s School
of Continuing Studies in Chicago.
She is also pursuing a master’s
degree in integrated marketing
communications at the Medill
School of Journalism, Northwestern
University. Her degree is in business administration.
Jaana Shingledecker ’01 recently
accepted a management position
with On Lok Senior Health services,
a non-profit organization that works
with Medicare and other government programs in San Francisco.
Her degree is in communication
processes.
Gaulke
Mark Gaulke ’02
received his doctor of medicine
degree from the
Medical College
of Wisconsin in
Milwaukee in
May. He began
an internal medi-
cine/pediatrics residency at the St.
Joseph’s Hospital-Marshfield Clinic
Program. While in medical school,
Gaulke was the founding member
of the pro-life student organization
and visited Malawi, Africa at the
Lutheran Medical Mission in January of this year.
Jane Graham ’02 is a registered
nurse with Froedtert Lutheran
Memorial Hospital in Milwaukee.
Her degrees are in human biology
and Spanish.
Justin Hilgemann ’02 is an
accountant with Rockwell Automation in Milwaukee. His degree is in
accounting.
James J. Kinsella ‘02 received his
doctor of medicine degree from the
Medical College
of Wisconsin in
Milwaukee in May.
He will begin an
ophthalmology
residency at the
University of Wisconsin Program,
after a one-year
Kinsella
transitional
residency at the Medical College
of Wisconsin Program, St. Joseph
Regional Medical Center. While in
medical school he was honored with
membership in the Beta Chapter of
Alpha Omega Alpha for achieving
scholastic excellence and “earning
the approbation of the faculty
and student body for qualities of
integrity, leadership, compassion,
and fairness.”
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ALUMNI NOTES
At a glance:
Urban and Regional Studies
Professors: Ray Hutchison (chair),
Kumar Kangayappan, William Laatsch,
Ismail Shariff and Associate Professors
Ronald Baba, Francis Carleton, Marcelo
Cruz, Thomas Nesslein, Georjeanna Wilson-Doenges.
Claims to fame: Several, but disproportionate representation among Alumni
Association award winners. Also, program
graduates frequently return as ad hoc
instructors; some “legacies” — secondgeneration students — are currently
enrolled; internships are encouraged;
and a senior seminar is required.
History and trends: Today’s program
took shape with an early-1990s merger
of Urban Studies and Regional Analysis.
Distinguished Alumni Awards: William
Hanrahan ’82, assistant attorney general; John Huegel ’71, attorney, authority on contract, construction
law; Keith Pamperin ’70, housing administrator, Green Bay and
Brown County; John Stoll ’73,
professor, public and environmental affairs.
Outstanding Recent Alumni: Naletta
Burr ’98, director, On Broadway Inc.
Current enrollments: Steady at about
30 majors per year; many others majoring or minoring in related disciplinary
fields including economics, geography.
Hanrahan
Burr
Pamperin
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A report from Urban and Regional
Not long ago, an editor of these and other pages commented on a fairly pronounced trend:
“Ever notice how many graduates of the Urban and Regional Studies program earn UW-Green Bay
alumni awards? Get their names in the newspaper for positive achievements? Or just seem to be at the
center of important community initiatives?”
Well, yes, we have noticed. While not a comprehensive report, here’s a snapshot of what a few grads
are up to these days. For more, go online at www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/page/inside.htm.
John S. Bain ’78 has joined Huron
Consulting Group in Boston as a
higher ed and healthcare manager.
Huron addresses regulatory, financial and litigation issues for organizations including Fortune 500
companies and leading colleges.
Karen Carasik
’77 was recently
featured as
“Someone You
Should Know,” a
feature in Lifestyles
Magazine. The artist has been repreCarasik sented in galleries
in Florida, the
Midwest and California. Following
law school at Illinois Institute of
Technology-Chicago Kent College
of Law, she was a successful corporate finance lawyer until 1993. She
then became an entrepreneur, and
in 2000 began producing a series
of paintings and opened a gallery.
Sandra Baenen Chope ’77 is a
graphic designer and owner of
Artwerks, in Markleeville, Calif. She
says she works “from wherever she
can get wireless.” She resides in the
Lake Tahoe region in the summer
and in Tubac, Ariz. in the winter.
Bryan Schacht ’78 is the director
of application software research
in the Document Systems Group,
Sharp Labs of America. He fre-
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quently travels to India and Japan
to work with remote development
groups. He recently finished his
private pilot instrument rating and
enjoys flying around the American
Southwest.
Julie (Licht) Cayo ’96 is the community development planner for the
city of West Bend. She received her
master’s degree in urban planning
from UW-Milwaukee’s School of
Architecture and Urban Planning.
Quasan Shaw ’97 was appointed
by Gov. Jim Doyle to the Council on
Affirmative Action.
Ann Saari ’04 is assistant property
manager for Lamar Companies,
a property development firm in
Charlotte, N.C.
Jason Blohm ’01 is assistant director of recruitment
services for the
University of
Nebraska-Omaha.
He is pursuing a
master’s degree
in public administration and is
recently engaged.
Blohm
Ker Vang ’98
is transitioning from a leadership
role with the Hmong Association of
Green Bay to a new position with
the Bay-Lake Regional Planning
Commission.
Jim Schlies ’81, is vice president of
economic development for the Fox
Cities Chamber of Commerce and
Industry. He served previously in
economic development positions
with cities including Green Bay,
where he helped develop the I-43
business park.
John Manser ’93, a double major
in geography and regional analysis,
is director of
operations for
The Salvation
Army in Green
Bay. With its share
of a national
grant and generous community
support, the
Salvation Army
Manser
will expand its
operations locally and serve additional clients with a new community
center.
Peter Strzyzewski ’89, has worked
16 years for what is now the
National Geospatial-Intelligence
Agency. He currently serves as
executive officer for the Office of
Asia/Pacific at the Washington
(D.C.) Navy Yard.
Stephanie (Gauthier) Phillips
’97 is executive director of The
Greater Oconomowoc Chamber of
Commerce.
Martin Tirado ’95 is an account
coordinator for Svinicki Association
Services of Milwaukee.
Lara Vande Walle ’93 is president
of the Washington D.C. Technology
Council.
Jamie Simon ’02 works in Boston
for Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum.
Paul Beyer ’83 is a store manager
with Walgreens in the Chandler,
Ariz., area. He writes, “We love
Arizona because you don’t have to
shovel the sunshine, although oven
mitts on the steering wheel are not
uncommon.”
Chavonne James ’02 is a community planner for the City of Racine. Adrian Gershom ’95 is Creative
Director at Go2Call.com, Chicago,
and also a principal of Offshoot
Design.
Michael Glime ’00 directs the
Main Street program in Algoma.
Jeff Witte ’97 is a GIS specialist
with the Oneida Tribe of Indians. J.P. Grom ’97 attended architecture school at Texas A&M, and has
been made a principal in the firm
Brown Reynolds and Watford.
Lynn Oliver ’97 is a senior planner
for the city of Alpharetta, Ga.
Leann Doxtator ’89 is a community planner for the Oneida Tribe.
Craig Tebon ’95 is director of the
Main Street redevelopment program
in Ripon.
Noel Halvorsen ’92 is executive
director of Neighborhood Housing
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Benjamin Krejcarek ’02 recently
completed his MBA and MPA from
Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University. His
degree is in human biology.
Tara (Stangel) DuBois ’04 is a staff
accountant with Stangel Accounting
and Tax Office, S.C. in Sturgeon Bay.
She is a double major in accounting
and business administration.
Cherry (Thomas) Pfau ’02 is an
integrative medicine program
coordinator with Tampa General
Hospital in Florida. She writes, “I
graduated June 2006 from University of Phoenix with an MSN degree,
and will be an adjunct faculty at St.
Petersburg College nursing program
beginning August 2006.” She
earned her bachelor’s of nursing via
the online program.
Danielle Dusold ’04 is a first-year
graduate student in biochemistry
and molecular biology at Michigan
Tech University, starting this fall
(2006). Her degree is in biology.
Vernon Vandenberg ’02 was
named the Green Bay-Fox Valley
manager for R.A. Smith. He has a
master’s of science in administrative
science.
Nora Kaitfors ’04 says she was flattered but quite embarrassed to be
named one of the “50 Most Beautiful People of Capitol Hill” by The
Hill, a Washington,
D.C. publication
for and about the
U.S. Congress. A
staffer for Minnesota Rep. John
Olver, she has
Kaitfors since returned
to her home state to pursue a law
degree at Hamline University in St.
Paul. Kaitfors was certainly one of
the 50 busiest people during her
UW-Green Bay days, performing
as a vocalist at weddings, earning magna cum laude honors in
political science and environmental
policy and planning, and posting
a 1.84 goals-against-average as a
goalkeeper for the soccer team.
Asked to compare deflecting hot
shots in politics vs. in goal for the
Phoenix, she joked, “I don’t really
have a soccer analogy, but try
Carrie (Schmidt) Zeise ’02 is a
loan documentation technician at
Associated Bank in Green Bay. Her
degree is in English.
Robert Szelc ’02 works out of
Woodbridge, Ill., as a sales representative with Schindler Elevator
Corporation, the largest supplier
of escalator and second largest
manufacturer of elevators in the
world. His degree is in business
administration.
Sarah Heidtke ’03 is a bone and
marrow transplant technologist
with Froedtert Lutheran Memorial
Hospital in Milwaukee. Her degree
is in human biology.
Paul Emerick ’04 is a commercial
lines underwriter for Acuity — a
Mutual Insurance Company. His
degree is in business administration.
Coach (Quinn) Ross. I am sure he
would have a good quote you could
use.”
Melissa King ’04 is the promotions coordinator for Cooperative
Resources International, headquartered in Shawano. CRI is a
member-owned holding cooperative
formed in 1993. King is responsible
for the promotional inventory for
CRI and all subsidiaries. She also
coordinates regional and national
trade show booths. Her degree is in
communication processes.
Lia Revling ’04 is a human
resources generalist with 4imprint
in Oshkosh. She has a double major
in communication processes and
Spanish.
Kristin Utecht ’04 is attending
Marquette University and working toward a master’s degree in
physician’s assistant studies while
working for Aurora Sinai as a radiology film clerk. Her degree is in
human biology.
Valerie Walbrandt ’04 is a duplication manager with Hi Tide Media
in Chicago, which provides a full
range of multimedia capabilities.
Her degree is in communication
processes.
Julie Baudhuin
’05 is the
director of mall
marketing, Simon
Park Square in
Ashwaubenon.
Her degree is in
interdisciplinary
studies.
Don Tepsa ’05, a certified public
accountant, recently joined
Schenck Business Solutions in
Green Bay as a staff assistant. He
has a double major in accounting
and business administration.
Robert Telford ’05 works in Green
Bay for Schneider National as a
customer relationship management
analyst. His degree is in business
administration.
Stacy Lynn Wegener ’05 works as a
graduate student employee for UWOshkosh. She is currently enrolled
in the UW-Madison/UW-Oshkosh
Educational Leadership and Policy
Analysis Cooperative Program
with an emphasis in continuing
education. She majored in human
development and psychology.
Cassandra Mahder ’05 works in
customer service at Humana Insurance in De Pere. Her degree is in
English.
Lindsey Oostra ’06 is an editorial
assistant with Journal Community
Publishing Group in Appleton.
Her degree is in communication
processes. She writes and copy edits
for Women, FYI!, Boomers, and Inside
Out magazines.
Jennifer Landgraf ’06 is a K-4
teacher in the Sheboygan Area
School District. Her degree is in
elementary education.
Baudhuin
alumni photo gallery
Guests at this fall’s Bill Laatsch
Cheese Classic (left) saw the
big mouse arrive in style via a
creatively decorated “Mouse I.”
Proud UW-Green Bay
alumni smiled for the
camera at the most
recent Wisconsin Dells
family getaway (above),
and this fall’s Ocontoarea reception (right).
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ALUMNI NOTES
Remember,
Alumni Web is portal
to benefits
Money-saving offers and
affinity programs — on travel,
credit cards, insurance and
more — are yours for the
asking via the new Alumni
Web site. It’s your path to the
Phoenix Circle social network,
too. Click http://www.uwgb.edu/alumni/.
Why battle Cancun crowds
when Costa Rica beckons?
For the young alumni and young at heart
(there are no age restrictions), check
out the package with EF College Break
labeled “Costa Rica: Pacific Paradise.” The
tour, March 9-15, 2007, is just $1,416
round-trip from Milwaukee and promises
access to many spectacular natural landscapes as well as plenty of time to relax in the sun. Another
hot option is a Greek Isles adventure. Visit the UW-Green
Bay alumni site at http:/www.uwgb.edu/alumni/travelyoung.html.
Introducing… your 2006-07
Alumni Board
Executive Committee
President, Kelly Ruh ’01
Vice President of Alumni Operations, Angela Olson ’00
Vice President of Alumni Services, Brad Christensen ’93
Treasurer, Vince Schamber ’00
Secretary, Donna Sheedy ’94
Ad Hoc Member, Brian Gold ’99
Directors
Sarah Berken ’01
Ryan Chernick ’00
Tara DuBois ’04
Jaclyn Fradette ’99
Bill Gaddis ’00
James Genrich ’71
Joel Hansen ’01
Sarah Inman ’92
Angela Laux ’00
Carmen Leuthner ’96
Kim Mettelmann ’94
Paul Northway ’90
Joe Pieper ’99
Danny Schulz ’05
Jim Schwartz ‘83
Rich Spangenberg ’71
Angela Stangel ’03
Connect with friends, win an iPod
Yes, it’s that easy. The UW-Green Bay graduate who signs
on the most new friends to the Phoenix Circle
(an e-community for networking, staying in
touch) during the month of November wins a
free iPod. The contest is courtesy of Camera
Corner Connecting Point and your Alumni
Association. New to the “Circle?” Go to www.
uwgb.edu/alumni and click the Phoenix
Circle icon to register. Signing on
friends is easy. On your mark, get set...
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They’ve got you on speed dial
Congratulations, UW-Green Bay alumni — you did it! Last
year donations increased a hefty 20 percent. That means
more scholarships and learning opportunities for more students, and it also sends a message to our community that we
care. With the 10th annual UW-Green Bay Alumni Phone-aThon under way, current students are again reaching out to
23,000 alumni, hoping to build on that success. This year’s
calling schedule:
Nov. 12–16
Human Biology, Environmental Sciences
and more
Jan. 21–25
Communication and the Arts,
Communication Processes, Music
Feb. 18–27
Business Administration, Accounting
March 4–8
Economics, Social Change and
Development, History
April 15–19
Education, Humanistic Studies, English
Already called in September and October were Nursing,
Social Work, Extended Degree, Human Development, Psychology and related fields.
Use the opportunity to re-connect, ask
about a favorite faculty member, or nominate
a former classmate for an alumni award.
Coordinating the Phone-a-Thon is
Director of Annual Giving Shane Kohl
’96 at [email protected].
Don’t become a lost alum!
New job, change of address? Updating your alumni information with the University is just a click away with the Alumni
Update Form at http://www.uwgb.edu/alumni/updates/
index.html. It only takes a few minutes and it helps ensure
that you continue to receive alumni and University information. Feel free to pass along the Web-link to friends and
co-workers who are UW-Green Bay graduates.
Check out the “Lost Alumni” list at http://www.uwgb.edu/
alumni/lostalumni.html. Recognize anyone from your days
as a student? Help us reconnect them with their alma mater.
Alumni Association calendar
Nov. 14 — Twin Cities ‘GB Grad Gathering’
(600 alums invited, Champs Americana, 6:30-9)
Nov. 15 — Deadline for Alumni Awards nominations
Dec. 15 — Reception for newest members, Class of ‘06
(Titletown Brewery, downtown Green Bay, 8-10)
Jan. 27 — Milwaukee Reception
(Details TBA, in conjunction with PhoenixPanthers men’s basketball game)
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rediscovering vintage 1970s strategies—car pooling and ride
sharing—to conserve fuel and funds. Posters across campus
promote the “new” concepts as well as the list-serve signup
devised by student Michelle Eis as a senior honors project.
Connecting learning to life
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