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summer 2014
PREPARED TO LEAD
Alumnus and former administrator Bob Meyer takes
over as seventh chancellor in university history
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
MESSAGE FROM THE CHANCELLOR
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Chancellor Sorensen bids farewell
O N C A M P U S
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10-11 Memorial Student Center receives design award
Students overcome obstacles to earn degrees
Art professors have adventurous summers
Success in sustainability; study may help female truckers
Grants fund African leaders, improved cling wrap
Sorensen receives numerous honors
COVER STORY
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Chancellor Meyer excited to lead his alma mater
ALUMNI NEWS
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PBS sewing show host has new book
Alumnus channels positive energy into a career
Veteran receives highest French honor
Photographer, Honda employee seeing careers blossom
Alumni land jobs in crime investigation, computers
Construction grad going places with airport projects
Grad begins medical residency; online program fits to a tee
Young alumni enjoying success as entrepreneurs
A D VA N C E M E N T U P D AT E
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Stout University Foundation annual report
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STOUT OUTLOOK SUMMER 2014
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CLASS NOTES
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24-29
What are your classmates up to?
AT H L E T I C S
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Five alumni to join Athletic Hall of Fame this fall
It was a good spring for several Blue Devils teams
MAKING CONNECTIONS
Are you in our alumni Facebook photo collage?
How can a legacy gift make a lasting impact?
BACK COVER
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Chancellor Bob Meyer through the years
TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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MESSAGE FROM THE CHANCELLOR
UW-STOUT OUTLOOK SUMMER 2014
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FAREWELL MESSAGE
FROM CHANCELLOR SO R E N S EN
Could it be that 26 years have evaporated just like that? I guess
they have! Upon my retirment as UW-Stout chancellor, I want to
share a few thoughts with you.
The first is a warm and sincere thank you from me and my wife,
Toni, for making our time at UW-Stout so enjoyable. And, as our
alumni join the rest of the UW-Stout community in welcoming new
chancellor Bob Meyer back to this beautiful campus, I truly hope
that you do whatever you can to foster a spirit of cooperation and
collaboration. Bob will need a welcoming environment to address
the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities he will
encounter. Alumni have a very important role to play in that regard.
I have had an opportunity to reflect on what has been
accomplished these past 26 years: winning the Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award, establishing the laptop program, growing
the assets of the Foundation, increasing enrollment and the
number of programs we offer, maintaining the 97 percent
employment rate for graduates, and, of course, being designated
Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University.
But here is one statistic I still find amazing: I have conferred more
than 40,000 degrees in my time as chancellor! That is a whole
lot of new names added to the Alumni Association and Stout
University Foundation databases.
I would ask each and every one of you to review the past years to
see how together we have transformed UW-Stout, how the school
is different than it was, how we have expanded opportunities for
women and men to study, to teach and to do research. Of course, the journey is not complete for an institution on the
cusp of its 125th anniversary. But we have established a clear
vision of what this already excellent university can become: a
premier polytechnic university.
Your challenge, and the challenge for the next chancellor, is to
continue to remain involved and ensure the university focuses
sharply on our core mission of teaching, service and research, and
yet understand the demands placed on the university: maintaining
affordability for students, promoting economic development,
remaining competitive in terms of salaries and benefits for our
employees, continuing to attract well-qualified students and
adding new program offerings, all within an environment of fiscal
restraint.
In closing, Toni and I will miss this university very much, and I will
miss working with our tremendous alumni, students, faculty and
staff. Nothing that has been accomplished during my time here
has been done alone; it took working shoulder to shoulder with
the entire campus community, including our graduates.
Finally, please never forget one thing: As alumni, you are all part
of a very fine university with unlimited potential.
CENTER
OF
ATTENTION
The Memorial Student Center west entrance was expanded
and opened up during the 2011 renovation.
Renovated student
center receives
international design
award
The Memorial Student Center
at UW-Stout once had dark
hallways and staircases,
uninviting entrances and
outdated gathering spaces.
Director Darrin Witucki and former
director Lucy Nicolai hold the
student center’s design award.
On April 8 in Orlando, Fla.,
the center received a 2014
Facility Design Award in the
$15 to $25 million project
category from the Association
of College Unions International.
The award was presented to
UW-Stout and Mackey Mitchell
Architects of St. Louis during
the ACUI Conference.
“The Memorial Student Center
was completely transformed.
It’s now a beautiful gathering
place and one of the gems
of our physical campus. It
has become, as it should
be, the hub of student life
and social activities at UWStout,” Chancellor Charles W.
Sorensen said.
Since reopening, the student
center has seen an increase
in daily traffic (up 21 percent),
university events (up 11
percent), external events (up
21 percent) and food sales (up
25 percent).
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During a yearlong $19 million
renovation in 2011, it was
transformed into a vibrant
community facility with a town
square theme — four times the
lounge space, open pedestrian
corridors, a grand staircase,
new glass-walled entrances
and bright new meeting and
dining areas. An amphitheater
was added to the east
entrance.
ON CAMPUS
Making Their Marks
Graduates overcome personal challenges
to soar at UW-Stout
More than 1,000 students earned their bachelor’s degrees
Saturday, May 10, during commencement at UW-Stout. All of them
had a story about the personal or academic obstacles they faced.
Here are two of those stories:
RYAN SAJDERA
Ryan Sajdera, from Winter, Wis., was one of just a few people on
campus who had two rites of passage in the spring. A week after
commencement, he relinquished the rank of cadet in the Army ROTC
program and attained the rank of officer in the U.S. Army during a
commissioning ceremony at UW-Stout.
If it wasn’t for ROTC, Sajdera might not have graduated.
During the fall of his freshman year, in 2010, Sajdera was on the
verge of dropping out. “I was sick of doing homework and writing
papers,” said Sajdera.
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Sajdera’s father suggested that Ryan consider the ROTC program on
campus. He started ROTC in January 2011 and soon began to enjoy
life as a college student. “Everything fell into place for me,” he said.
He earned seven straight Chancellor’s Awards and graduated magna
cum laude. On the military side, he was the No. 1-ranked cadet in
his ROTC program, which includes UW-Eau Claire, UW-River Falls and
UW-Stevens Point.
Sajdera earned the Distinguished Military Graduate Award, ranking
in the top 10 percent of 5,600 ROTC graduates in the U.S.
This summer, Sajdera began training to become a helicopter pilot,
one of the most sought-after positions in the Army.
Angela Sanchez
ANGELA SANCHEZ
Angela Sanchez almost didn’t make it through high school, let alone
college. She didn’t like school early on, often skipping classes at
Beloit (Wis.) Memorial. When she finally did take school seriously as
a junior she dropped out after being overcome with anxiety attacks,
migraine headaches and depression.
Once back in school her senior year, Sanchez caught up with
her studies. A teacher who happened to be a UW-Stout alumnus,
Anthony “Mr. C.” Capozziello, encouraged her to apply at UW-Stout.
He even helped her fill out the forms.
Ryan Sajdera
graduated with honors
from UW-Stout and
from the university’s
ROTC program,
which is part of the
Northwoods Battalion.
Sanchez enrolled in the hotel, restaurant and tourism program
and soon found she had what it takes as a student. She worked
as a multicultural student ambassador for the Admissions Office,
was a mentor for the Stoutward Bound summer bridge program
for incoming at-risk students and became president of the student
club Latinos Unidos.
By the time she walked across the Johnson Fieldhouse stage to
receive her diploma, she had won the university’s Samuel E. Wood
Medallion, the highest nonacademic award a student can receive at
UW-Stout. She also landed a full-time job at Wilderness Resorts in
Wisconsin Dells.
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Angela Sanchez
receives her diploma
May 10 from Abel
Adekola, dean
of the College of
Management.
ON CAMPUS
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ON CAMPUS
Ursula Murray Husted was picked
for an annual art and science
expedition called The Arctic Circle,
www.thearcticcircle.org. Participants
sailed on a traditional tall ship June
13 through July 1 into the Svalbard
region near the North Pole.
Three professors from the School of Art and Design did
a little professional exploring this summer. They were
artists-in-residence in the Arctic, on a Midwest river and in
Los Angeles.
Husted will document the trip
through an autobiographic graphic
novel and do a presentation on
campus in the fall.
Dave Beck was chosen by the
Science Museum of Minnesota
for its summer St. Croix
Watershed Research Station. The
interdisciplinary arts and sciences
program is at the museum’s
facility at Marine on St. Croix,
Minn., on the St. Croix River.
Beck created 3D animations and
interactive environments based
on the area’s history. The pieces
will be exhibited at Hudson’s
Phipps Center for the Arts in
early 2016.
Kevin Pontuti was chosen by
Lapis Press of Los Angeles as
its summer artist. He printed his
latest series of photographs and
researched a new body of work.
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ON CAMPUS
From left, professors Ursula
Murray Husted, Dave Beck
and Kevin Pontuti used
summer residencies to
develop new art and ideas.
ON CAMPUS
ON A
University cuts tons
of waste, takes state
Recyclemania crown
Less than two years after going
on a strict trash diet, UW-Stout
has weighed in.
The results are impressive: The
university has cut tons of waste,
is producing more compost than
trash and has earned a state
title.
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During the 2013-14 academic
year, UW-Stout reduced its
amount of waste going to the
landfill by close to 50 tons
— about 100,000 pounds —
compared to the previous year.
That figure played a big part
in the national Recyclemania
SUBTLE SHIFT FOR
GREEN DIET
contest. UW-Stout, for the first
time, led all competing colleges
in Wisconsin and did so by a
wide margin.
In the Grand Champion
division, UW-Stout’s recycling
rate of 52.8 percent was 6.6
percentage points ahead
of the Wisconsin runner-up,
UW-Platteville. Ten UW System
colleges and four private state
colleges competed in February
and March.
excited to follow UW-Stout’s
weekly progress in Recyclemania
because it showed that
campuswide changes instituted
at the start of the 2012-13
academic year are working.
Nationally, UW-Stout placed
24th, up nearly 100 places
from 2013. This year 474
colleges competed from all 50
states and Canada.
The major change was removing
trash cans from all classrooms
and meeting rooms across
campus. Instead, sets of three
bins for recycling, compost and
trash were placed in hallways
and entrances to buildings. In
essence, the new system forced
people to think before they
tossed. “I’m happy to know that
our hard work is paying off,”
Rykal said.
Sarah Rykal, UW-Stout
sustainability director, was
This year in Recyclemania, UWStout had more compost, 33
percent, than trash, 31 percent.
A year earlier the figures were
16 percent compost and 58
percent trash. “Our campus
is doing an amazing job of
reducing our overall waste,”
Rykal said.
For more information, go to
www.uwstout.edu/sustainability
BIG RIGS
Research by professor, students may improve
trucking for women
Take a look at Jeanette Kersten, and you don’t think trucker. The
assistant professor of operations and management for UW-Stout
is so slight you would think she’d have a hard time climbing into
the cab of an 18-wheeler, much less driving the beast on the open
road.
That’s the focus of Kersten’s research: to make long-haul trucks
more accommodating and comfortable for women— a largely
untapped and badly needed pool of drivers.
“Today’s trucks are not designed with women in mind,” Kersten said.
“Given the driver shortage and the changing demographics that the
trucking industry faces, it’s important for manufacturers to make
trucks more female-friendly.”
Kersten, with the assistance of her Organization Development
class graduate students and Ellen Voie, president for the
Wisconsin-based Women in Trucking Association, conducted
research that led to major recommendations on improvements in
the design of truck seats, dashboards, steering mechanisms and
other ergonomics for female drivers.
The research caught the attention of the Ryder transportation
company, which announced a partnership with the Women
in Trucking Association. Many of the design changes also will
help smaller men and aging drivers, said Scott Perry, Ryder vice
president for supply management.
UW-Stout Assistant Professor Jeanette Kersten, student Matt Mauer and two
other students did research on improving cab designs for female truck drivers.
As a result of the research, Ryder is considering making changes to its trucks.
LEADING THE WAY
Grants provide funds to train African
leaders, develop a safer cling wrap for
packaged food
UW-Stout has been a hotbed
of grant activity in the past
calendar year, with close to $9
million awarded to programs,
professors and centers.
Two of those grants were
awarded in late spring, and the
funds already were being put to
use this summer.
UW-Stout was one of 20
universities across the country
chosen to host 26 of the 500
fellows. Participants used the
Fab Lab, heard guest speakers,
met with faculty and took
business and industry tours
while learning about the region
on side trips. Afterward, they
traveled with leader Mark
Fenton, College of Management,
to Washington, D.C., for a large
group summit with Obama.
A $49,000 state grant was
awarded to two professors,
Joongmin Shin and Naveen
Chikthimmah, for a project
called “Development of NonMigratory Active Cling Wrap
Packaging for Enhanced Food
Safety and Quality.”
They have begun testing an
antimicrobial cling wrap to
improve food safety and reduce
spoilage, important issues to
the state’s $51.5 billion food
and agriculture industries.
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A $100,000 Washington
Fellowship grant from President
Obama's Young African Leaders
Initiative provided academic
and leadership training on
campus from June 15 to July 26.
Members of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative tour Fairmount
Minerals sand mine in Menomonie in June during their six-week institute on campus.
ON CAMPUS
ON CAMPUS
TWO NEW
CAMPUS
ADMINISTRATORS
FAREWELLS
with
FANFARE
Chancellor receives numerous honors
during his final semester
Spring turned out to be award season for Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen.
During his final semester — the last of 52 in 26 years as chancellor — he was
honored from the state level down to the regional, local and campus levels.
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In March, Jackie Weissenburger was named interim
provost and vice chancellor for Academic and Student
Affairs. She replaces Joseph Bessie, who took the job
in spring 2013 but opted to return to the classroom as
a professor in the English and philosophy department. Chancellor Bob Meyer will decide when to initiate
a search for a permanent provost. Weissenburger
previously served as interim provost and associate vice
chancellor.
In May, Charles Bomar was named by Weissenburger as
dean of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering
and Mathematics. He had been serving as interim dean
of the college. Bomar has been at UW-Stout for 20 years,
including as director of the applied science program and
chair of the biology department.
“We have a wide array of programs in the college, all with
really great connections to industry. Because of these
great relationships, we have an opportunity to continue
to support the growth of the economy of western
Wisconsin,” said Bomar, a 2004 Fulbright Scholar.
At the state level, the Legislature and the UW System Board of Regents
passed resolutions recognizing his service to Wisconsin and the UW System,
as well as UW-Stout.
The chancellor picked up awards from the Dunn County Regional Planning
Commission, the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the West
Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission.
Locally, Sorensen was honored with a customized award at the 51st annual
Greater Menomonie Area Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Education
banquet.
At the campus level, Sorensen was named an honorary alumnus and
received the university’s highest alumni honor, the James Huff Stout Award,
during his farewell celebration in late April. He also was honored by the
Faculty Senate and the Senate of Academic Staff. In the fall, he will receive
the Distinguished Service Award from the university’s Athletic Hall of Fame.
Sorensen’s official portrait also was unveiled during his farewell celebration.
It was painted by retired professor Doug Cumming, who also painted the
official portrait of Sorensen’s predecessor, Chancellor Robert S. Swanson.
The Stout University Foundation created the Charles W. Sorensen Endowed
Scholarship. Gifts in honor of Sorensen’s retirement can be made to the fund
at www.tinyurl.com/charlessorensen or mail to:
Stout University Foundation | 320 S. Broadway St. | Menomonie, WI 54751
Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen stands next to his official portrait,
which was unveiled at his retirement celebration April 30.
Chancellor Sorensen has
served the faculty, staff and
students of UW-Stout as
well as the citizens of this
state with distinction as
chancellor for twenty-six
years, the longest tenure of
any UW-Stout leader.
-Legislature joint resolution
THROUGH THE YEARS
ENROLLMENT
Since 1988,
enrollment
has risen
from 7,092
to 9,286, an
increase of
31 percent.
under Chancellor Sorensen
ADVANCEMENT
CAMPUS
Since 1988 the campus has had five new
buildings, two major additions and seven
major renovations.
Stout University Foundation assets have grown
since 1988 from $2.3 million to $50 million.
RECOGNITION
University. U.S. News & World Report ranks it
among the top 15 regional public universities in
the Midwest.
The number of
undergraduate ACADEMICS
majors has risen
since 1988 from
20 to 44 and
the number of
graduate majors
from 18 to 23, including three advanced
graduate programs.
The eStout laptop
program was
implemented in 2002.
It provides leased
laptop computers to all
undergraduates and
is the foundation for
a campuswide digital
learning environment.
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EMPLOYMENT
UW-Stout won
the national
Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality
Award in 2001.
In 2007 it was
designated as
Wisconsin’s
Polytechnic
UW-Stout has
maintained the
employment rate for
new graduates at or
above 97 percent,
even through the
worst recession
since the Great
Depression.
INNOVATION
ON CAMPUS
COVER STORY
BACK
ON
CAMPUS
With two degrees from UW-Stout and 25 years as a
professor and administrator, Bob Meyer is excited to
lead his alma mater.
UW-Stout always has been a big part of Bob Meyer’s family. He has two degrees
from UW-Stout, and his wife and a daughter are graduates.
Meyer also served in various academic and leadership capacities before leaving in
2008 to become president of Wisconsin Indianhead Technical Institute.
It’s safe to say, however, that UW-Stout became even more important in the
Meyer family Aug. 16. That’s the day Meyer officially took over as only the seventh
chancellor in the 123-year history of UW-Stout.
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“It’s just really a pleasure for me to be back at my alma mater and be able to try to
help take the college to a new level,” Meyer said. Meyer has undergraduate and
master’s degrees from UW-Stout. After a teaching stint at River Falls High School,
Meyer said he “got fortunate in that (UW-Stout) needed an instructor to backfill one
of the professors that I’d worked with here as an undergraduate.”
That was the start of a 25-year
professional association with the university,
17 as a faculty member and eight as
either a dean or in another administrative
position, including special assistant to the
chancellor for state and federal relations.
The early years flew by, he said, and, “I was
having so much fun teaching here at UWStout, working with the fine people who
were here, that I just ended up staying.”
But Meyer said the thought never struck
him, especially during his undergraduate
days, that he would one day lead the
institution. “I never pictured myself as
coming back as chancellor,” he said.
It’s an impressive
campus, and it’s quite
an honor for me to
be able to provide
leadership for it.
The position at WITC beckoned about six years ago, Meyer said, and that
experience will help immensely as he prepares to settle into the chancellor’s office.
For example, Meyer said he has worked hard on strategic planning while at WITC,
and that will be an area of emphasis in the early days of his administration. “We
have about 20 listening sessions that we conduct on about a three-year rotation,”
he said. “We do that in all the communities that we have a major footprint in, and
we’ll gather well over 1,200 comments that are suggestions on how to improve
WITC, and that I think has really helped the college propel itself forward.”
UW-Stout already has a good planning model, Meyer said, and he wants to use
planning “to help hone what we do as a polytechnic institution.”
Another area of focus, he said, will be building or improving partnerships with other
educational institutions, and business and industry.
For example, WITC has credit-transfer
agreements with nearly every school district
in its service area, he said, which “creates
an understanding in the middle school and
high school levels of what’s available in
higher education, and it gets the students
thinking about ‘what are my career
possibilities?’”
Students now switch institutions frequently,
sort of like riding a bus, he said. That is
why it’s important for universities, technical
colleges and other schools to have credittransfer and other agreements.
“Education is pretty much a continuous
journey now,” he said, “so we have to work
together to give them those options and
make it easy to get on and off and not lose
the experiences that they’ve had along
the way of their journey. That’s why those
partnerships are important.”
Enhancing UW-Stout’s ties with business
and industry and others in the economic
development community is a must, he said.
“That’s pretty critical to us because it helps
signal what the local and regional needs are
in terms of programming, so again we have
a view around the curve,” Meyer said.
Financially, Meyer said, all universities will
have to find new means of supporting their
critical operations. “Any way we can be
creative as an institution that will augment
our revenue sources is something I think we
really need to focus on,” Meyer said.
“We have so many successful graduates
and businesses that have been successful
because of what we’re able to contribute to
them here at UW-Stout that I think there’s
some great opportunities to garner support
for the institution in different ways.”
ACADEMIC HISTORY
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B.S. industrial education, UW-Stout, 1980
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M.S. management technology, UW-Stout, 1983
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Ph.D. industrial engineering, University of Minnesota, 1995
POSTGRADUATE EMPLOYMENT
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1980-1981: Technology education instructor, River Falls school district
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1983-2008: UW-Stout, assistant to chancellor for state and federal relations; dean, College
of Technology, Engineering and Management; associate dean of outreach, CTEM; director,
Stout Technology Transfer Institute (STTI); director, Northwest Wisconsin Manufacturing
Outreach Center; director, Advanced Design and Manufacturing Simulation Center; director,
manufacturing engineering program; professor
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2008-2014: President, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College
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Wife, Deb Klein Meyer: UW-Stout graduate, Bachelor of Science and Master of Science
degrees in home economics education; worked in private industry for Valspar; high school
family and consumer sciences educator, Hudson, Wis.; outreach coordinator, UW-Extension
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Daughter, Erica: Graduated from UW-Stout with Bachelor of Science in packaging. Works as
a trainer for Esko-Graphics of Ludlow, Mass.
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Daughter, Melissa (Melly): Student at UW-Madison, majoring in geological engineering
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Pet: Flint, a Labrador retriever
FAMILY
FOLLOWING TWO LEADERS
Meyer knows he will face questions about how his
qualities and skills will move the institution forward.
“Passion” is what he mentions first, followed by, “I
think I have the right background; I have a blend of
technical, management and engineering degrees. I
have an appreciation for the (polytechnic) mission,
having worked here.”
It also is important for a chancellor to be wellversed in what happens in the classroom,
Meyer said, and “I’ve got a pretty broad set of
experiences from teaching. I know what good
teaching is.”
He values lessons he learned from the fifth
chancellor, Robert S. Swanson, and the sixth,
Charles W. Sorensen. Meyer got to know the late
Chancellor Swanson well as a student and in his
early years of teaching. He even met Swanson
when he was looking for a school to attend.
Later, Meyer got involved with student government and mentioned it in a
conversation with Swanson. “I was impressed that a chancellor would stop
and talk to a student that way,” Meyer said. “I ran into him probably a month
later and he stopped me and knew my name. I could not believe it. That’s the
kind of guy Bob Swanson was.”
Sorensen, Meyer said, “has always been looking at how do we make this
a better university, how do we take it to the next level? His commitment to
continuous improvement and strategic planning has been remarkable. He’s
always welcomed outside input and built on it. That approach reflects his
vision of really making this an even better institution over time.
“So I’ve been very blessed to have worked with two great leaders.”
READY TO RETURN
Meyer said it’s important for a chancellor to be involved in the entire
community and not just with what happens on campus. He and his wife, Deb,
will live in Menomonie.
“You know we’re coming back to a community that we’ve lived in before, and
we have a lot of relationships here,” he said. “Rekindling those ties to the
community is not going to be difficult or foreign for us in any way. We’re
looking forward to that.
“It’s going to be a lot of fun,” he concluded.
COVER STORY
“I grew up in Port Washington, Wisconsin, which is
something like 250 miles away on Lake Michigan
north of Milwaukee,” Meyer said, “and I was the
second youngest of five children in my family. My
father was a sign letterer. He raised all of us kids
and every one of them went to school in one way.
That was his goal.
“He was certainly a blue-collar individual, and he actually brought me up
here to make sure he was putting his son in a safe setting. I can remember
Chancellor Swanson being there and telling a few jokes and absolutely
winning my dad over. He said, ‘You’re in the right spot.’ ”
ALUMNI NEWS
SUCCESSFUL
pattern
Alumna doing well as business owner, TV show host and author
Nancy Zieman, ’75, owns a business, Nancy’s Notions. She also is host of the nationally
syndicated PBS show “Sewing with Nancy” and is an author.
In February, her autobiography, “Seams Unlikely,” was published. Her book details the
winding path that her life took, from the onset of Bell’s palsy as a young woman to her
multimillion dollar business today.
When she attended UW-Stout more than 40 years ago, Zieman had no idea she would
someday own a business and have her own TV show. Her goal was to graduate with a
degree in clothing, textiles and design and pursue her dream of working in the
pattern design industry in New York City.
She reconnected with her alma mater in the fall of 2013 when three UW-Stout
seniors majoring in apparel design and development were interviewed by
Zieman on an episode of her show. The students had won a prize for a safety
harness they designed.
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Zieman also received the Distinguished Alumni of the Year award in 2013
for her work in business and industry.
POSITIVE OUTLOOK
Alumnus spends time and energy on being positive
Brandon Johnson, BS ’94, MS ’00, looks at life through rose-colored
glasses. In fact, his positive outlook has become his profession.
In 2010, motivated to help others become more positive, successful and
happy, he founded the company, Brandon W. Johnson, Positive Energy Guy.
A first-generation college graduate, he partners with business owners,
managers, human resource professionals and colleges on ways to improve
service, culture and profits through “people, passion and performance,” he
said.
As the Positive Energy Guy, he is a speaker and offers leadership training
sessions and executive coaching.
In 2013 Johnson put his message into the book “Hospitality from the
Heart,” co-authored with Katherine Foley Roden. The book has been
chosen by Brian Bergquist, UW-Stout professor in hospitality and tourism,
as part of the curriculum in his Hospitality Organizational Management
class.
The book also won the 2014 Business Book of the Year award at the
Midwest Book Awards.
Johnson is married to Katie Hill Johnson, ’97. They have two children, Emma,
9, and Zachary, 6.
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Johnson attributes his service-oriented values to growing up in a small
community with loving parents. He learned early that if he wanted
something, “I had to go after it by working hard and building relationships
with people,” he said.
ALUMNI NEWS
TRIBUTE to
their sacrifices
Alumnus and WWII veteran recognizes comrades after being awarded France’s highest honor
Receiving France’s highest award — the Legion of Honor — for his
service during World War II means much more to Richard Hogstad
than recognition for his own sacrifices.
A military account of the battle noted Hogstad’s “bold, aggressive
activities against superior numbers of the enemy.” He was shot in
the hip and recovered in a Paris hospital for about six weeks.
The 1949 UW-Stout alumnus says the medal he received in April
represents the sacrifices of all who served during the war and
helped liberate France. “Our division lost about 1,260 guys, and I
think it’s a tribute to their sacrifice, not mine,” Hogstad said. “I was
lucky to have survived.”
After the war, he met his wife, Carol, at Stout Institute. They were
married in 1950 after she graduated with a bachelor’s in home
economics education. She was associate professor of education at
UW-Stout for 21 years.
Army Pfc. Hogstad, 92, of Eau Claire, served as an intelligence and
reconnaissance scout and .50-caliber gunner for the 95th Infantry
Division. He was awarded the Purple Heart and Silver Star during a
battle for the Adolf Hitler Bridge at Uerdingen, Germany.
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UW-Stout alumnus
Richard Hogstad, 92, of
Eau Claire holds the
French Legion of Honor
medal. He recently
received the country’s
highest honor for his
service during WWII.
Before retiring in 1984, Hogstad taught high school industrial
arts and was a counselor at Chippewa Valley Technical College,
returning to UW-Stout to earn two master’s degrees.
On a Roll
After just a year out of school, grad’s photography
career is taking off
With camera in hand, Liz Klein, ’13, is going places.
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Modern Geisha was published in the magazine Fashion Faces, and her photo,
Snow White’s Revenge, was published in June in the Charmingly Wicked issue
of Kirameki magazine.
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Prior to shooting, Klein does some brainstorming. “I think of a concept that
will give me some expression in the form of color, fabric and styling, and
Japanese art and Asian art in general I always found incredibly
beautiful,” she said.
Klein keeps busy with all facets of the shoot. “If I’m not editing,
I’m planning; I’m constructing props; I’m scouting locations,
meeting new stylists, models, designers, whatever I can do to
make my next shoot better than the last one,” she said.
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Klein has a BFA in art with a concentration in multimedia design and
photography. She looks to Peter Galante, instructor of her advertising
photography class, as her inspiration and mentor. “He continues to
help me even now and is a huge part of the reason that I was inspired to
push myself in this field,” she said.
REVVED UP
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Liz K
Steidl reaches new heights in dream job with Honda
Keith Steidl, ’12, has been riding motorcycles since age four and racing them since age
13, so working as a chassis design engineer for Honda Research and Development comes
naturally.
While still at UW-Stout, Steidl, an engineering technology major, did a cooperative educational
experience with the company and in November of 2013 was hired full time. He works on
chassis components of new model all-terrain vehicles and multiutility vehicles — MUVs.
Steidl also was involved with the university’s Society of Automotive Engineers — SAE — Baja
program, an intercollegiate design competition that affords students the opportunity to design,
manufacture, repair and drive small off-road cars.
“Participation in SAE, not just at UW-Stout but at any university, is looked at as practical
engineering experience,” he said.
ALUMNI NEWS
In addition to his position, Steidl is a competitor in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The
competition, also known as the Race to the Clouds, is an annual automobile and motorcycle race to
the summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs, Colo.
“I grew up watching videos of races at Pikes Peak and had always thought how cool it would to race
up the mountain,” he said.
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Brooke Miller, a forensic
identification specialist,
examines evidence for the
Cambridge, Mass., police.
Forensic identification specialist Brooke Miller’s, ’05, mission is to help solve crimes in
Cambridge, Mass. It’s meticulous work.
Once a crime scene is secured, she consults with the detective or police officer in charge
and then does her own walk-through. She collects every possible piece of evidence and its
location: fingerprints, DNA, hair fibers, shell casings. Each detail is documented in her notes
and photos. A conviction can hinge on her level of accuracy.
“We get one shot at the scene,” Miller says. “We don’t get a second chance to go back.”
Back at her lab at the Cambridge Police Department, Miller processes and enters
fingerprints into a fingerprint identification system, hoping for a match. Other evidence is
sent to state police labs.
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In 2013, she and her co-worker received more than 300 pieces of evidence. Of 53
fingerprint hits (a match found in the system), all cases that have gone to court so far
led to guilty verdicts. Testifying in court requires utmost accuracy and attention. “Giving
presentations in my UW-Stout classes gave me skills I use in court testimony,” she said.
Each solved crime increases the
community’s safety and brings personal
triumph. Take a string of property crimes:
“When we get a fingerprint hit and the
person is arrested, it stops that crime
pattern.”
Miller’s interest in forensic science began
with a research project on DNA at UWStout. She studied applied science and
went on to earn her master’s in forensic
science at the University of New Haven in
Connecticut. “UW-Stout classes helped me
become very detail-oriented, which is very
important in this field.”
Workplace experiences help employment rate remain high
It didn’t take Max Steuer long
to get comfortable in the
workplace after he graduated
in May 2013 from UW-Stout.
PERCENT
Max Steuer had two
co-op experiences
before graduating from
UW-Stout in May 2013.
He is a system software
engineer for Silicon
Graphics International
in Chippewa Falls.
The system software
engineer at Silicon Graphics
International in Chippewa Falls,
Wis., had a distinct advantage:
Twice he left campus through
the Cooperative Education
program to work for state
companies, at Plexus Corp.
in Neenah and at Extreme
Engineering Solutions in
Middleton.
“I would likely not be where I am
today without this experience,”
said Steuer, who majored in
computer engineering.
Steuer’s experiences, and
workplace success, are not
unique. UW-Stout’s annual
spring employment report
showed 97 percent of
graduates from 2012-13 had
either found positions or were
furthering their education.
The rate continues a trend of more than a
decade with an employment rate at or above 97
percent.
The Career Services report, which had a
response rate of 90 percent, is available at
www.uwstout.edu/careers/upload/anrpt.pdf.
About 940 students participated in co-ops last
year. Students are paid to work in a position
related to their major and earn college credit.
Since 1982 more than 17,000 students have
participated.
SHE’SGOINGPLACES
Kayla Burtness worked on a new San Francisco
airport boarding area, seen here outside and via
a sketch of the inside.
CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
ALUMNA HAS WORKED ON TWO
CALIFORNIA AIRPORT PROJECTS
In a profession where just 9 percent of workers
are women, construction graduate Kayla Burtness,
’09, stands out with two California airport projects
under her belt.
“Growing up, I was always interested in how
buildings are put together,” she says.
When the company built San Francisco
International Airport’s Terminal 3 Boarding Area
E, she moved up the ladder to job engineer and
then project engineer, managing airport and
other projects onsite, supervising engineers’ work
and setting project schedules. She also handled
subcontracts, tracked materials and resolved
design and construction issues.
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Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport
Terminal A was her first airport work. Then an
office engineer for Hensel Phelps, she managed
subcontracts and coordinated material deliveries.
As a female in a predominantly male field, she
occasionally has had to win over some team
members. “I did feel very fortunate that most
people in the construction and related industries in
California are used to females in the industry.”
UW-Stout prepared her well for her construction
and real estate careers.
“Both construction and commercial real estate
management require a solid understanding of
accounting, budget management and construction
principles. The most important thing I learned in
college was how to learn while balancing work and
life.”
ALUMNI NEWS
Recently she shifted to assistant property manager
for Hines, an international firm involved in real
estate investment, development and property
management. She manages the day-to-day
operations of a high-rise in downtown Seattle.
ALUMNI NEWS
HIS KIND OF
COURSE WORK
Golf enterprise degree helps engineer
land his dream job
For many people, a career in engineering would be a dream job.
Justin Smykowski thought so too, but after nearly a decade in the
industry he was bored with the work. “I decided I don’t think I can
do this for 30 more years,” he said.
An avid golfer, he made a life change when he enrolled in UWStout’s golf enterprise management online program, the only such
program in the U.S. he could find that was fully online.
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After about 2½ years of classes and receiving credit for previous
coursework — he has a bachelor’s in civil engineering and a
master’s in structural engineering — from the University of Buffalo,
Smykowski graduated in 2012. He traveled from western New York
to Menomonie to attend UW-Stout’s commencement.
In January he landed his real dream job — general manager of his
home golf course, Attica Golf Club in Attica, N.Y., near Buffalo. He
has been a member for much of his life and served on the board
and as club president.
Smykowski is the club’s first GM. “I essentially created my own
position,” he said, adding that with 110 club members and a small
staff he is a frugal, hands-on manager.
The club is having a good season, he said, and so is he. “It’s great.
I love it. I still sit in an office, but I have the ability to get up and
leave when I want to.”
DOCTOR
STODOLA
Recent alumnus
begins residency
after graduating
from medical school
Levi Stodola, ’07, had a “handson” learning experience long
before he came to UW-Stout to
major in applied science.
At age 14 he cut his hand while
butchering a deer and had to
undergo surgery. “At the time, I
was quite upset about it, fearing
that I would not fully regain
the use of my hand,” he said.
However, after 10 weeks all was
well, and Stodola came away
with an interest in medicine and
a respect for knives.
“I’m now neurotic about being
safe with knives,” he said.
In his junior year at UW-Stout he
participated in the Marshfield
Clinic premedical experience
and spent two weeks with
physicians in various specialties.
“I admired their skill and
knowledge as they cared for
their patients. That experience
inspired me to pursue a career
in medicine,” he said.
In May, Stodola graduated from
UW-Madison Medical School
and started his five-year general
surgery residency in July.
In the spring, Stodola came to
campus to share his research
on cardiovascular medicine and
talked about getting into and
succeeding in medical school.
“It’s never too early to enter
the mindset of mastery —
mastering the information you
learn; knowing it so well that it
becomes second-nature,” he
said.
He also talked about motivation,
drive and perseverance. “The
harder you work at it, the easier
it will come,” he said.
alumni news
Young alumni stick together while
establishing two businesses
Walk into Ambient Inks in Eau Claire, and you enter a
well-utilized, 1,700-square-foot space of big machines,
silkscreens, boxes of T-shirts, racks of ink containers and
framed music posters.
You also step into a world of personal energy and creativity
where five young UW-Stout alumni are busy making their
marks in the business world.
One day early this summer, as they went about their jobs,
many of them were dressed in T-shirts, jeans and sandals, a
Millennials’ version of business casual. Mellow rock music
played in the background.
Ambient Inks feels like an art studio, but it’s a
screenprinting business first, a fact that’s easier to grasp
when shirt-drying or octopuslike screenprinting machines
are running.
Brice and Brunner were majoring in graphic
communications management, but by the time they were
seniors business was so good that they had to leave school
to keep up with orders. They plan to finish their degrees.
Their big break came when the band Bon Iver, an alternative
music scene sensation, asked Ambient Inks to print shirts
for its self-titled 2011 second album. The band won two
Grammy awards in 2012.
Brice and Brunner found themselves busy virtually aroundthe-clock for Bon Iver, led by Eau Claire native Justin Vernon.
“Bon Iver kept us busy for a good month,” said Brice, still
amazed that the fledgling business was chosen by such a
big-name artist, despite the hometown connection.
Thanks in part to Bon Iver, Ambient Inks has built a music
industry clientele, including many bands from the Twin
Cities.
Along with its shirt business, Ambient Inks began
screenprinting posters for bands, a niche market but one
that fits naturally with the company’s capabilities, Brice says.
The company also does screenprinting of other apparel
and products for rock bands, local businesses and for
special events. Another natural extension of the business
has been the development of an order fulfillment center.
Orders placed on bands’ websites, for example, are sent to
Ambient Inks, which ships the products to customers.
Ashley Raymond, a native of Chippewa Falls and a 2012
UW-Stout graphic communications management graduate,
is overseeing order fulfillment. “We also can ship merchandise to
bands while they’re on tour so they can sell it at their concerts,”
Raymond said. “This area of the business has really expanded in
the last year.”
In addition, Ambient Inks has spun off another business,
Knorth Studios led by R.T. Vrieze and Christopher Bartlett, www.
knorthstudios.com. Knorth does website design and development,
video work and branding, often collaborating with Ambient Inks
customers in the process. Vrieze and Bartlett are co-owners of
Knorth with Aaron Brice and Brunner.
Vrieze and Bartlett, like Aaron Brice and Brunner, also met at
UW-Stout as art majors, Vrieze graduating in 2013 and Bartlett in
2012.
An example of Knorth’s work is the busy merchandise Web page on
Bon Iver’s website. The page is linked with Ambient Inks’ product
fulfillment area. One of Knorth’s recent projects was creating a
video DVD for the spring 2014 Silhouettes Fashion Show at UWStout.
“The business arrangement really works well. We try to think of it as
two companies under one roof,” said Vrieze.
Five young UW-Stout alumni also are under one roof. “UW-Stout
brought us all together,” said Brunner.
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The company was formed in 2009 by roommates Aaron
Brice and Tim Brunner. It already is looking to expand for
the third time. “We started in a garage as sophomores at
UW-Stout,” said Brice. “We’ve had continual growth.”
Ambient Inks and Knorth Studios of Eau Claire are run by five UW-Stout alumni.
Clockwise from upper right are Christopher Bartlett, Ashley Raymond, Aaron Brice, Tim
Brunner, J.T. Vrieze and Seth Giles, the latter being the only non-alumnus.
ANNUAL REPORT
STOUT UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.
It is my pleasure again to report a very positive year of results in
the growth of the Stout University Foundation. With this year’s
report we note the changing leadership at UW-Stout as Chancellor
Sorensen retires after 26 years of distinguished service to the
university and collaboration with the Stout University Foundation.
During his tenure the assets of the Foundation rose dramatically
from $2.3 million to over $50 million.
We honored Chancellor Sorensen and his wife, Toni Poll-Sorensen,
at a reception with the Alumni and Foundation Board members at
the Louis Smith Tainter House in April. At that time, we announced
the Foundation had established the Charles W. Sorensen Endowed
Scholarship Fund in honor of his retirement and gratitude for
his innovative leadership. We appreciate the generosity of our
Foundation Board members, alumni and friends who have given
or pledged more than $31,000 since March to meet our goal and
fully endow this honorary scholarship.
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This year also brought the announcement that Bob Meyer will
become the seventh chancellor. As an alumnus, former faculty,
dean and administrator, Chancellor Meyer brings an insider’s
perspective to his new assignment, as well as valuable external
experience from his service as President of WITC since 2008.
We are delighted to have Chancellor Meyer returning to the
campus and excited about his vision for growing the assets of the
Foundation.
In terms of accomplishments, 2013-14 proved to be a very strong
year at the Foundation especially for gifts of cash. The total gifts
received for this period were $2,457,314, which
represents a 21 percent increase over 2012-13.
No gift is too small to make a difference, and we
truly appreciate those who gave back to UW-Stout.
Gifts and pledges made to college campaigns provide
opportunities for students and faculty that otherwise would not be
financially possible.
Endowment gifts also were especially strong this year with over
$1.3 million raised for new and existing endowment funds. Such
strong support by our donors for building endowed programs and
scholarship funds, along with another positive year of market
returns, has enabled foundation total assets, as of June 30, to
exceed $50 million for the first time. This consistent asset growth
the last three years has allowed the Foundation to provide higher
levels of financial support for the university, as well as to fill key
staffing positions that promise to help us reach our strategic
fundraising goals for the future. During 2013-14 the Foundation
provided $2,193,926 in financial support for or on behalf of UWStout, including $570,000 distributed for scholarships to 325
students.
In conclusion, I’d like to extend my appreciation to the members of
the Foundation Board of Directors. Once again, they have led the
way in philanthropy through annual and planned giving on top of
their dedicated service and volunteer contributions. Clearly, all of
our volunteer boards are vital to the future success and direction of
UW-Stout. In particular, however, I continue to be extremely grateful
for our Foundation Board’s remarkable commitment, sacrifice and
passion for service to this outstanding university.
Mark Parsons
Vice Chancellor, University Advancement and Marketing
STOUT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
You Are Family
As a member of the Stout Alumni Association, you are part of
a family of 67,000 alumni who span the world. Together we
learn, connect, network, innovate, get things done – and have
fun! UW-Stout alumni from all over the country consistently
share the ways that their alma mater has shaped their lives.
The experiences we had during our time at Stout taught us
valuable academic lessons and bonded us for life to our
classmates, friends and professors. Here are a few ways to
stay connected:
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network. Expand professional connections through
programs that are offered to support career growth. Visit
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• Share those wish-I-knew-then key pieces of advice
with current UW-Stout students
• Inspire future generations of the alumni family
• Be recognized as a leader
Sign up on UW-Stout’s LinkedIn Mentoring page at:
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gather for
FUN
Let’s connect, socialize, and network. We have enclosed a
full schedule of events including socials, reunions, athletic
games and travel in this edition of Outlook. We are adding
events all the time, so be sure that you are getting our
communications and electronic invitations by updating
your record now at: www.tinyurl.com/stoutupdate
Juliet Fox ‘92
Director, Stout Alumni Association
JUNE 19-25
ITALY: TUSCANY & UMBRIA HIKE, BIKE, FOOD & WINE
JULY (TBD)
YELLOWSTONE: FAMILY ADVENTURE
SEP 13-18
NORTHERN SPAIN: FOOD & WINE
2016
APR 9-17
PERU: TREKKING ADVENTURE (SAFARI 22-26)
JULY 13-22
TANZANIA: KILIMANJARO TREK
AUG 7-13
BELGIUM: DISCOVERING BEER
OCT 23-30
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1950s
Joann Marquart Goodlaxson
’57, Waupun, is retired but
continues to be involved in
her community. Goodlaxson’s
daughter, Donna, also received
a degree from UW-Stout, and
Donna’s son is a sophomore at
UW-Stout.
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Robert ’57 and Catherine
Blum Peterson BS ’59, MS ’74
are retired in New Richmond.
Their grandson, Nicholas, is a
senior at UW-Stout and is the
fourth generation Peterson to
attend.
1960s
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Donna Rice Grabow ’67 is
executive director of Safenet
Services, Claremore, Okla.
William Heineke MS ’67
has completed his 28th year
of directing and supervising
a summer day treatment
program for high-risk children
and their families. Heineke is
a psychologist with Behavioral
Health Services, Campbell
County Memorial Hospital,
Gillette, Wyo.
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Joseph Leazott BS ’68, MS
’78 is retired from teaching
and has opened a new
business, Radiant Life Reiki
and Reflexology in Wisconsin
Rapids.
1970s
Gregory Gorak MS ’70,
Milwaukee, received the Wright
Brothers Master Pilot Award
for 50 years
of dedicated
service in
aviation
safety. He is
a National
Association
of Flight
Instructors
master
instructor.
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John Lueck ’70, Walworth,
has retired after 42 years of
teaching automotive classes
at Prairie Ridge High School
in Crystal Lake, Ill. He also
served as department chair
for the past 17 years.
Ellen Lotz Dietrich ’71,
Glenn, Mich., is the owner of
Aspen Glenn Pottery Studio.
She recently joined Blue
Coast Artists, a consortium
of artists along the Lake
Michigan shoreline.
Craig Petersburg ’71 is
education coordinator at Dali
Museum, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Margaret Sebestyen Roerkohl
’73, La Crosse, is a retired
family and consumer education
teacher but continues to
substitute and teach summer
enrichment programs.
Carolyn Fortney Barnhart ’74,
Menomonie, was recognized
with the 2013 Twin City Home
Economist in Business of the
Year Award. Barnhart was
also appointed to a three-year
term on the National Advisory
Council of the National Food
Service Management Institute,
whose mission is to provide
information and services
that promote the continuous
improvement of child nutrition
programs.
outstanding
individual whose
dedication and
passion advance
excellence in
career and
technical
education
1 through
involvement
Dean Weidner
with National
Automotive
Wayne Giese ’74, Morganton,
Technicians
N.C., is retired after a
Education Foundation program
rewarding career in human
accreditation, the AYES
resources and is semiemployed initiative and ASE professional
as a tennis teaching pro.
certification. Hader is in his
Margaret Sochacki Clow ’75, 35th year at Grafton (Wis) High
School teaching automotive
Lake Geneva, is a business
service technology and
development consultant with
serving as the technology
Dell Services.
and
engineering department
Mary Dolan Sobojinski ’77 is a
real estate agent in Wisconsin chairman.
Dells.
Connie Hines ’78 is a
technology project manager
with Faegre Baker Daniels,
Minneapolis.
1980s
Julie Mattson Ostrow BS
’81, MS ’85 was promoted
to vice president of Health
Jan Nichols ’78, Deland,
and Wellness for the Midwest
Fla., is president of Nichols
Dairy Council, St. Paul. She
Hospitality Consulting Inc.
also
was named a Fellow
Carl Hader ’79, Grafton,
of
the
Academy of Nutrition
was selected as 2013 Bryl
and Dietetics. The academy
Shoemaker/ASE Industry
Education Alliance Instructor of recognizes registered dietitians
the Year. This inaugural award who have distinguished
themselves among their
was created to recognize an
colleagues and in their
communities by their service to
the dietetics profession and by
optimizing the nation’s health
through food and nutrition.
Patrick ’82 and Sara Hinderks
Schmitz ’84 reside in Danville,
Calif. Patrick is vice president
of operations at Thoratec Corp.;
Sara is a stock market trader.
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Renay Hodson Brock ’82 was
a winner of the Chairman’s
Award of Excellence at JC
Penney. The annual award
is presented to the topperforming managers and is
the company’s highest honor
for excellence. The winners are
nominated by senior executives
for consistently demonstrating
the level of leadership and
partnership that is key to
making JC Penney a leader
in the industry. She was
recognized for her outstanding
performance and dedication at
a celebratory banquet in Dallas.
Mark Krulas ’88 is associate
director of space planning and
analysis at University of Miami,
Coral Gables, Fla.
Steven Green ’94 is director
of business development,
Americas at TSA Training
Services, Edina, Minn.
Maureen Morley Larson ’88
is vice president of business
development for The Revel
Group, Chicago.
Randy Morrissette ’94 is
owner of Setter’s Liquor Store,
Hudson.
Jeffrey Strey ’88, Sun Prairie,
is retired from the U.S. Marine
Corps after 20 years. He is a
product manager at Franklin
Fueling Systems, Madison.
Willard Johnson ’89, West
Bend, was promoted to senior
sales manager at Armfield Inc.
1990s
Jeff Baryenbruch ’90 is
executive director of sales at
Visit Milwaukee.
Michael Ginter ’91 is chief
operating officer of AMI Group
LLC and owner of Freedom
Boat Club.
Deana Christenson Gorecki
’91, Menomonie, is a
kindergarten teacher at River
Heights Elementary School.
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Brenda Wagner Vogt ’84,
Hartford, is a manager at Zuern
Building Products.
Steven Richardson ’85,
Englewood, Colo., is a senior
database architect with FAIR
Health Inc., based in New York.
Steve Jennings ’86 is a
technology education teacher
at Menomonie High School.
Paula Peterson Fricke
’88, Manitowoc, is a senior
supply chain analyst for The
Manitowoc Company.
Jill Johnson Sorenson
’91, Menomonee Falls, is
a registered dietitian and
nutritionist for Waukesha
County Division of Public
Health.
Elizabeth Bongers Verhagen
’91 is employed in business
services and human resources
at J.J. Keller & Associates,
Neenah.
Stephen Hawkenson ’92
is plant manager and lean
coordinator for Quality Tool/
Demmer Corp., St. Paul.
David Richter ’92 is global
sourcing manager of printing
and marketing for Apple,
Cupertino, Calif.
Maureen Holt ’95 has been
employed for 15 years in
the corporate offices of Best
Western, Phoenix, Ariz.
James Sweeney ’95, Shanghai,
China, is vice president and
general manager, China,
Culligan International.
Jennifer Drews ’97, Goodyear,
Ariz., was crowned Ms.
Minnesota United States and
will compete for the title of
Ms. United States in July in
Washington, D.C.
Matthew Schmidt ’97 is
general manager of Blue Plate
Restaurant Company, St. Paul.
Timothy Stevens ’97 was
honored by the South Dakota
Association of Fairs at its 2013
convention in Aberdeen. He
was awarded the Jack Hunter
Award, formerly the Associate
of the Year Award. Stevens
is a senior entertainment
consultant with G.L. Berg
Entertainment, Performing
Artists and Speakers in the
Menomonie office. 4
Lei Sun MS ’98 has earned
an M.B.A. in finance from
University of St. Thomas, St.
Paul.
Justin Hess ’99 is a broker
associate with Realty
Professionals, Lakewood, Colo.
He was voted by his clients as
a Five Star Real Estate Agent
by Five Star Professionals
four years in a row. The Five
Star award recognizes service
professionals who provide
quality services to their clients.
Jason Resch ’99, Portland,
Ore., is an assistant professor
at Pacific Northwest College
of Art and also works in the
marketing and branding
industry.
Tara Tepe Tannhauser ’99 is
executive assistant to EVP —
Latin America at Ecolab, St.
Paul.
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Debra Jones Schroeder MS
’87, Sherwood, has coauthored
two books, “Help, I’m Living
with a Tweenager” and “The
Ultimate Middle School
Counseling Handbook.”
Richard Kroner ’91 is general
manager of the Metropolitan
Club in Chicago.
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Kris Reek Roth ’90 is director
of product development for
Plantation Patterns, Irondale,
Ala.
Nestor Rodriguez MS ’94,
Sherman Oaks, Calif., is
president of NR Business
Group and Nestor Rodriguez
Entertainment. 9
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2000s
Diane Deering Gaston ’00,
Denver, was selected as an
honoree by RAFT (Resource
Area for Teachers) Colorado.
She received the Mary Simon
Award for Exceptional Teaching,
which is presented to a RAFT
member who exemplifies
outstanding teaching of
academics and 21st century
skills using innovative
materials and hands-on
learning. Gaston is a teacher
for Denver Public Schools.
Mitchell Berens ’01 is
an engineer with R&M
Manufacturing, Buffalo, Minn.
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Elisabeth Hovde ’01 is a sales
executive with Wetzel Brothers,
Cudahy.
Sean Russell ’02 is a professor
at the College of Southern
Nevada, Las Vegas.
Erin McMahon Swoboda
BS ’02, MS ’04 is human
resources manager for CRS
Proppants and Great Northern
Sand, New Auburn.
Brian Wallin ’02, Moorpark,
Calif., a principal of Modality
Solutions, was recognized by
Cold Chain IQ as a 2013 Top
Rising Star in Temperature
Controlled Logistics. He was
one of seven pharmaceutical
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professionals singled out by
the Cold Chain IQ advisory
board. Wallin was primary
author of the International Safe
Transit Association ISTA 7E
Standard 20 (Version 1 and 2).
Jana Davidowski ’03, Pueblo
West, Colo., is a financial aid
adviser at Pueblo Community
College.
Ricardo Fredricks MS ’03 was
named Chef of the Year by the
New Orleans chapter of the
American Culinary Federation.
Fredricks has taught at
University of New Orleans
for 26 years in the School of
Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism
Administration.5
Sara Hintzman Holcomb
’03, Menomonie, is a second
grade teacher at Downsville
Elementary School.
Matthew ’03 and Andrea
Miller Koeppel ’03 are the
owners of Ocreative Design
Studio, Oconomowoc.
Rome Cagle ’04 is a
systems engineer with Prime
Therapeutics, Eagan, Minn.
Amanda Dobbratz ’04 is an
executive associate at Arts
Midwest, Minneapolis.
Christopher Neff BS ’04,
MS ’09, Sun Prairie, is career
and technical education
coordinator for the West AllisWest Milwaukee School District.
Brianna Schrader Sheck ’04
is marketing director for The
Change Companies, Carson
City, Nev.
Sara Kahl Ohman ’05 and
Nick Ohman ’06 are the first
married couple to enter the
UW-Stout Hall of Fame at the
same time. 13
Tania Mathews ’05 is an
organizational information
specialist for the Customer
Care Communications Team at
Xcel Energy, Eau Claire.
Sara Boulka ’07, Golden Valley,
Minn., is food and beverage
director for the Minneapolis
Club.
Sarah Thome Callow ’07,
Riverview, Fla., is a Medicare
adjustment representative for
United Healthcare.
Kevin Fanning ’08 is owner
of Fanning Construction,
Janesville.
Sarah Yarrington Fanning ’08,
Janesville, is a consumer case
coordinator for the Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation.
Tyler Hanson ’08 is an
accounts coordinator for
Outdoor Gourmet, Sandpoint,
Idaho.
Caleb Meier ’08 is a quality
assurance manager for
Tastefully Simple, Alexandria,
Minn.
Lee Balko ’09, La Crosse, is
a rehabilitation counselor
for the Wisconsin Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation.
Andrew Schauwitzer ’10,
Hopkins, Minn., is a store
manager for Caribou Coffee.
Kari Wik Hendrickson ’11 is
general manager of Comfort
Suites, Portage.
Hannah Hess ’11 is a designer
for Free Range Studios,
Washington, D.C.
Renee Mallo MS ’11 is
FACT field coordinator for the
American Lung Association,
Brookfield. FACT is a statewide
youth advocacy movement
that engages and empowers
teenagers 13-18 to resist
the lure of tobacco use and
take responsibility for making
healthy lifestyle decisions.
Larissa Bloom Olson ’11 is
a senior logistics analyst at
Valspar, Minneapolis.
Heather Jeske ’09 is a
purchasing specialist for Auer
Steel, Plymouth, Minn.
Evan ’09 and Robin Schulte
Quilling ’08 reside in Dubuque,
Iowa. Evan is assistant director
of apartment facilities at UWMadison; Robin is a project
manager for John Deere.
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Laura Reilly ’09 is an
administrative assistant with
Mortenson Construction,
Golden Valley, Minn.
Briana Roesler Skowronek
’09 is an infant/toddler and
preschool art enrichment
teacher at Lexington Kids
Christian Child Care, St. Paul.
Thomas Swanson ’09 is
manager of development and
recruiting for Straight Forward,
Eau Claire.
2010s
Travis Lee ’10 is senior
director of user experience
and interaction design at
SapientNitro, Minneapolis.
Ellie Rivkin ’10, Brooklyn, N.Y.,
is an associate designer for
Perry Ellis International.
Brittany Eckert ’12 is a
first grade teacher at River
Heights Elementary School,
Menomonie.
Alexandra Epping ’12 is a
human resources assistant
for UW-Madison School of
Medicine and Public Health.
Bridget Schumacher ’12 is
senior technical design director
at Travis Mathew, Huntington
Beach, Calif.
Brian Stout Ed.S. ’12 is the
new assistant campus dean for
Administrative and Financial
Services at UW-Sheboygan.
Stout served as the chair of
the Department of Military
Science and a professor of
military science in the College
of Management at UW-Stout
for the past four years. He also
served as UW-Stout’s interim
director of the School of
Hospitality Leadership. 15
Michelle Lange ’13 is a
designer for Deskmakers,
Los Angeles, Calif.
Patrick Fanning ’09 and
Sarah Yarrington ’08 reside in
Janesville.
Aaron Lyle and Sharon
Stickney ’09 reside in
Waukesha.
Brian Prom and Nicole Aune
MS ’09, Ed.S. ’11 reside in
North Mankato, Minn.
Evan Quilling ’09 and Robin
Schulte ’08 reside in Dubuque,
Iowa. 19
Sean Stoll ’09 and Jennifer
Petrowske ’09 reside in St.
Paul, Minn
Chris Matzek and Molly Covill
’10 reside in River Falls. 11
Kyle Enloe and Autumn
Marquette ’13 reside in
Hudson. 7
Arrivals
Todd and Lynn Blashaski
Shattuck ’97, Belvidere, Ill., a
daughter, Rachel Lynn.
Zachary ’99 and Deb Sand,
Minneapolis, a daughter, Ruby
Alana.
Kristina Maves ’01 and Jeff
Labs ‘05, Chippewa Falls a
daughter, Emersyn. 18
Anthony ’02 and Julie
McMurry Baker ’03,
Brookfield, a daughter, Ella
Jean.
Martin ’02 and Andrea
Pacocha Jarosinski ’03, St.
Louis Park, Minn., a daughter,
Alice Lucille. 17
Justin and
Sarah Thome Callow ’07,
Riverview, Fla., a daughter,
Alexis.
Dan and Tanya Haslow Javor
’07, Chicago, a son, Graham.
Patrick Purves ’08 and Sarah
Weber-Purves ’08, Champlin,
Minn., a son, Henry Danger
Weber Purves. 6
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Zach ’08 and Sara Grzelak
Suardini BS ’06, MS ’08, Blue
Mounds, sons, Sawyer Lucas
and Eli John.
Matt ’10 and Whitney Cook
Surdick ’10, Menomonie, a
son, Keaton James. 16
Joel ’12 and Kelsie David
Whited ’10, Holmen, a
daughter, Eden Elizabeth.3
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James and Sarah Johnson
Saunders ’02, Columbia
Heights, Minn., a son,
Michael Kerry.
Tom ’04 and Marni Poquette,
Menomonie, daughters,
Evelyn Ann and Brielle
Renee.2
Eric ’04 and Erin Churchill
Konsela ’05, Menomonie, a
daughter, Eva Marie. 12
Justin Fults ’05 and Rochelle
Holmes ’07, Menomonie, a
daughter, Elle Sofia. 7
Brian ’05 and Kayla Eccles
Buck ’08, Elmwood, a son,
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Dan Valerius ’08 and
Stephanie Bauer ’09 reside in
Otsego, Minn.
Eli Hauschild and Tracy Ernst
’13 reside in Fort Collins, Colo.
Jay and
Amanda
Smith
Burian ’06,
Maple Grove,
Minn., a son,
Cameron.
Justin Tyjeski ’08 and
Rebecca Beyer ’07 reside in
Weston.
Christopher Knutson ’13 is an
assistant project manager with
Kraus-Anderson Construction,
Minneapolis.
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Darren Blohowiak ’97 and
Jennifer Hillier reside in
Duvall, Wash. 10
Lee Tomasek ’08 and Andrea
Mossong ’08 reside in Fridley,
Minn.
John Bensend ’13, Prescott,
has been named UW-Stout’s
military education benefits
coordinator. He is an Operation
Iraqi Freedom veteran and is a
staff sergeant in the Wisconsin
Army National Guard.
Scott ’06
and Monika
Miller,
Baldwin, a
son, Reid. 14
Marriages
Chad Nikolai and Amanda
Kretschmer ’05 reside in Eau
Claire.
Austin Craig ’13 is a
production illustrator and ODF
traffic manager for Origin LLC,
Burbank, Calif.
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Ryan Massey ’13 is a field
packaging engineer for
FedEx, Bellevue, Wash.
Mike Birkeland and
Bridget Henry ’98 reside
in Lake Elmo, Minn. 20
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Jackson Lee.
CLASS NOTES
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Passings
John Wierman BS ’41, MS ’47,
July 1, 2013, Milwaukee.
Helen Carlson Benjamin ’42,
April 15, 2013, Fergus Falls,
Minn.
Naomi Holzer Wahlquist ’43,
July 3, 2013, Baldwin.
David Barnard BS ’46, MS ’47,
June 6, 2014, Pewaukee.
Eugene Miller ’47, Feb. 24,
2012, Crookston, Minn.
Louis Below ’48, June 6, 2013,
Oceanside, Calif.
Lee Iverson ’49, Sept. 26,
2012, Springfield, Ill.
Kenneth Krohn ’49, Oct. 12,
2012, Germantown, Tenn.
Richard Bilse BS ’54, MS ’58,
July 7, 2013, Menomonie.
Lawrence Styer ’54, Dec. 25,
2013, Damascus, Md.
Franklin Trafford BS ’56, MS
’68, March 11, 2013, Elkhorn.
Maurice Ellis ’57, April 7,
2014, Waunakee.
Don Woelffer ’57, Dec. 25,
2013, La Crescent, Minn.
Douglas Dorner ’58, Sept.
2013, Green Valley, Ariz.
Giles Woolf BS ’47, MS ’52,
Jan. 15, 2013, Menasha.
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Byron Dodge BS ’53, MS ’62,
Jan. 4, 2013, Barron.
John Postman ’49, July 8,
2013, Osage Beach, Mo.
George Zimmerman BS
’49, MS ’51, Sept. 2, 2013,
Manitowoc.
Paul Axelsen BS ’50, MS ’56,
April 28, 2014, Menomonie.
Donald Farhman ’50, June 12,
2013, Stewartville, Minn.
Richard A. Johnson ’50, Dec.
8, 2012, Brainerd, Minn.
Herbert Meisner BS ’50, MS
’67, May 6, 2014, New Berlin.
William Young BS ’50, MS ’57,
Dec. 25, 2012, Merrillan.
Ruth Voss Swift ’51, Sept. 25,
2013, Batavia, Ill.
William Banks ’52, Oct. 2,
2013, Stockton, Calif.
Harry Halvorson ’52, Dec. 17,
2013, Colfax.
Joan Braun Smith ’52, July 6,
2012, Athens.
David A. Johnson BS ’58, MS
’62, July 8, 2013, Menomonie.
Maynard Bjork BS ’59, MS ’59,
Aug. 29, 2013, Clive, Iowa.
Stanley Denker ’59, Feb. 1,
2013, New Richmond.
Ann Moore Jansen ’59, May
7, 2012,
Gooding,
Idaho.
William
Richter
’59, Jan.
20, 2013,
Granbury,
Texas.
David Christiansen ’74, June 8,
2014, Kenosha.
Charles Busateri ’66, Dec. 6,
2012, Delavan.
Charlotte Peer Berger ’75, Oct.
20, 2013, Rice Lake.
Steven Krohn BS ’67, MS ’68,
Jan. 9, 2014, Wahpeton, N.D.
Karen McCann Dermond ’75,
Jan. 28, 2014, Milwaukee.
Joseph Breitzman ’68, April
2014, Pewaukee.
Joseph Kruzel BS ’75, MS ’80,
March 29, 2013, Wauwatosa.
Kurt Bristol BS ’68, MS ’77,
Oct. 5, 2012, Wadsworth, Ill.
Jesse Priem ’75, May 17,
2012, Plymouth, Minn.
Donald Kurtz
MS ’68, Aug.
22, 2013, Eau
Claire.
Don Maki ’69,
May 9, 2013,
Aurora, Minn.
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Lois
Accola
Fetting
’61, Sept.
28, 2012,
Nelson.
Gerald “Jerry” Stauffacher ’61,
Nov. 21, 2013, Whitewater.
William Hoppe BS ’62, MS ’66,
Feb. 6, 2014, River Falls.
George Jimos MS ’62, Dec. 25,
2012, Menomonie.
Douglas McDonald BS ’62,
MS ’71, Sept. 29, 2012, Black
River Falls.
Robert Raczek ’62, July 28,
2013, Mosinee.
Janet Hedler Solie ’63, Oct. 8,
2013, Stanley.
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Darrell Passo ’65, April 23,
2013, Marshfield.
Sharon Krueger Ihle ’64, May
28, 2013, Shelby, Ala.
David Fedler ’65, June 8,
2013, Sheboygan.
John
Strachota
MS ’69, July
12, 2012,
Greendale.
2013, Grafton.
Alan Tietz
’70, Sept. 24,
Paul Mohr ’71, June 25, 2013,
Plymouth, Minn.
Jeffrey Swartwout ’71, June 4,
2014, Las Vegas.
Paul Bussard MS ’72, Aug. 19,
2013, Altoona.
Robert Kutcher ’72, Feb. 26,
2014, Pahrump, Nev.
Gene Bealka MS ’73, Dec. 19,
2012, Stillwater, Minn.
Margaret Olson Christianson
’73, Sept. 20, 2013, Fitchburg.
Beverly Beirne Link ’73, Dec.
29, 2012, Menomonie.
Cheryl Meisner Castner ’74,
May 16, 2014, Sault Sainte
Marie, Mich.
Nancy Gehrking MS ’77, June
27, 2013, Milwaukee.
James Warren Ed.S. ’77, Sept.
23, 2013, Janesville.
Mary Manning Shekleton MS
’79, Nov. 27, 2013, Unionville,
Mo.
Richard V. Davis MS ’83, Feb.
25, 2013, Henderson, Nev.
Susan DeMuth Yahr ’83, Aug.
29, 2013, Oakdale, Minn.
Steven Zischke ’84, Aug. 4,
2013, East Moline, Ill.
Lorin Toepper MS ’85, Jan. 3,
2014, Highland.
Barbara Voight McGuire MS
’87, Oct. 5, 2013, Rio.
Judith Lang Stepp ’87, Jan. 14,
2013, Grandview, Mo.
Edward Schuler BS ’90, MS
’95, July 1, 2013, Menomonie.
Steven Horne ’91, March 31,
2014, Windsor.
Randall Bozich MS ’92, Dec.
21, 2012, Franklin.
Sharon Peltier Shook MS ’93,
July 27, 2012, Westboro.
Randy Rostamo ’94, June
2014, Colfax.
Timothy Lodholz ’95, June 23,
2013, Ringle.
Karen Haas Rindy ’97, Aug. 12,
2013, Colfax.
Eugene Herman MS ’99, Sept.
7, 2012, Antigo.
Alona Aebersold Paydon MS
’02, July 13, 2013, Stoughton.
Valerie Espejo Walz ’05, Jan.
2014, New Richmond.
Mai Sai Vang ’10, April 4,
2014, Eau Claire.
Faculty/Staff
Wayne Argo, 67, of
Menomonie, died Dec. 15.
Argo was director of Human
Resources and worked at UWStout from Feb. 1, 1985, until
retiring Feb. 15, 2011.
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David Barnard, 92, of
Menomonie, died Friday, June
6, at Angels Grace Hospice in
Oconomowoc. Barnard was
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CLASS NOTES
degree in 1955. He began
teaching at Stout in 1956 in
the printing department. In
1969 he became an assistant
professor in the graphic arts
department and was later
named physical facilities
coordinator. He retired in 1987.
Charles “Chuck” Coker, 71,
of Menomonie, died Aug. 9,
2013. Coker worked in the
Stout Vocational Rehabilitation
Institute Research and Training
Center from 1975 until his
retirement in 2000. During
his tenure at UW-Stout as a
research scientist in the field
of vocational rehabilitation,
he wrote many grants,
articles and reports and
worked on numerous projects.
Richard M. Gardner, 71, of
Menomonie, died Aug. 6,
2013. Gardner taught in the
English department for 36
years, retiring in 2006.
Laverne H. Gerth, 88, of
Menomonie, died Aug. 4,
2013. Gerth was employed
by UW-Stout for 19 years,
retiring in 1989.
F. Russell James, 75, passed
away Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013.
James taught in the biology
department at UW-Stout for 35
years, retiring in 2003.
Alexander “Alec” Beam Kirby,
51, of Menomonie, passed
away Monday, Jan. 13. Kirby
taught in the social science
department starting in 1991.
He was promoted to associate
professor in 2004.
Herman Duewayne “Dutch”
Luther, 87, of Menomonie,
passed away Sept. 27, 2013.
Luther worked at UW-Stout as
a custodian until his retirement
in 1988.
Betty A. Rineck, 78, of
Menomonie, died March 17,
at Spring Valley Health Care
Center in Spring Valley. Rineck
worked as a custodian from
January 1984 until retiring in
June 1997.
Hong Rost, 55, of Menomonie,
died June 12. Hong was
director of the Office of
International Education.
Henry M. “Hank” Schwartz
MS ’88, of Eau Claire, died
Dec. 20. Schwartz worked
as a senior rehabilitation
specialist in Projects with
Industry, which was part of the
Stout Vocational Rehabilitation
Institute, until retiring in 2002.
Paul Axelsen, 87, of
Menomonie, died April 28, at
Mayo Clinic Health SystemMenomonie. Axelsen graduated
from Stout Institute in 1950
and received his master’s
an alumnus with B.S. and
M.S. degrees in industrial
education. He was employed by
the university as an assistant
instructor in graphic arts in
1946 and retired as professor
and dean for Learning
Resources in 1987.
Merlin “Bud” D. Canon, 79,
of Menomonie, died Sept.
23, 2013. Canon worked in
University Dining Services from
1983 until his retirement in
1999.
Wallace Charles “Chuck”
Carlson Jr. MS ’82, of
Menomonie, died Sept. 21,
2013. Carlson was an alumnus
and taught in the industrial
management department for
22 years. He retired in 2002.
S P O R T S U P D AT E
FIVE TO JOIN
ATHLETIC
HALL OF FAME
Luke Bundgaard
Five record-setting athletes from the early 21st century
make up the 2014 UW-Stout Athletic Hall of Fame class.
Three are from the football program. Luke Bundgaard
(2000-03) and Ben Knepper (2000-03) were members of
the 2000 WIAC championship football team while playing
several seasons with another inductee, quarterback Nick
Ohman (2001-04).
Bundgaard became the school’s all-time leading rushing
and scorer and set the conference rushing record.
Knepper was a two time All-America offensive lineman.
With 25 wins as a starter over four years, Ohman became
the winningest quarterback in school history and was a
second-team All-America pick.
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Jeff Dotson
Sara Kahl
Ben Knepper
Inductee Jeff Dotson (2000-04) was goalkeeper for the
hockey team. He was All-America first team and the first
UW-Stout player to be named player of the year in the
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association, stopping more
than 2,200 shots in his career.
Inductee Sara Kahl (2000-03) played on a WIAC
championship women’s basketball team and helped set
the stage for a great deal of Blue Devil success over the
next decade. She scored in 105 of her 106 career games,
totaling more than 1,100 career points and earning allconference honors as a senior.
Kahl and Ohman are the first married couple to enter the
UW-Stout Hall of Fame at the same time. The hall of fame
has one other married couple, gymnasts Terri Traczyk and
Mark Rezac, who were inducted in different years.
As part of the induction ceremonies, Charles W. Sorensen
will receive the Distinguished Service Award. Sorensen
retired as chancellor Aug. 15 after 26 years and oversaw
numerous improvements to the athletic complex, including
the building of Don and Nona Williams Stadium.
The Hall of Fame festivities are Saturday, Oct. 25. The
inductees will be introduced at halftime of the UW-Stout
vs. UW-Platteville football game, which begins at 2 p.m.
The banquet and induction will be at the Memorial Student
Center’s Great Hall, with a reception at 5:30 p.m., dinner
at 6:30 p.m. and the ceremony at 7:30 p.m. For more
information, contact the Athletic Office at 715-232-2224.
Nick Ohman
GOOD TEAMS, GOOD TIMES
Softball, baseball, track and field teams have solid spring seasons
Softball
The Blue Devils were 12-1 in the WIAC, were the top seed and hosted
the conference tournament for the first time since 2002. Their 27-12
overall record was their best mark since 2004 and included a school
record 14-game winning streak late in the season.
Sophomore Tori Workman was WIAC pitcher of the year and was
second team all-region, recording a school record 160 strikeouts.
Coach Chris Stainer was WIAC coach of the year. Senior catcher Sam
Hastings and sophomore outfielder Kaitlin Stark also were first team
all-WIAC.
Baseball
The Blue Devils made the WIAC tournament for the first time since
2007, posting a 20-21 overall record for fourth in league play. They
twice knocked off eventual national champion UW-Whitewater but
couldn’t put the Warhawks away in the league tournament.
After playing no home games in 2013
because of weather and field conditions,
the Blue Devils were able to show off
their new scoreboard and dugouts in
10 home games.
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Junior Ryan Freitag tied the school
record for home runs with 15,
finishing second in the NCAA
in home runs and earning
second team all-region. Freitag,
freshman pitcher Zach Carlson
and sophomore outfielder Brady
Burzynski were first team all-WIAC.
Track and field
The 4x400-meter relay team of Laurisa
Titterud, Jessika Smith, Jada Hamilton
and Meagan Ward three times broke the
school record and became the first UW-Stout women’s relay team to
earn All-America honors with fifth at the national meet.
Tori Workman
Smith defended her WIAC heptathlon title and set a school record
with second at the national meet. She tied her school record in the
long jump, in which she also was All-America.
Freshman Sam Elsner and junior Austin Zett were All-America
in discus. Patrick Jenkins was All-America in the 5-000- and
10,000-meter runs; he also won WIAC titles in both events.
S P O R T S U P D AT E
On the men’s side, Zach Anderson wrapped up his career by winning
his third consecutive WIAC decathlon title and placed third in the
national meet, setting a school record. Anderson was also the WIAC
Scholar-Athlete.
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ALUMNI
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Alumna Lenore L. Landry ’45 was
passionate about building self-esteem
in youth and adults, empowering
female students of color and preserving
oak trees. She was a teacher and
specialist in clothing and textiles for
UW-Extension, an emeritus professor,
an active member and officer of Phi
Upsilon Omicron and a Stout University
Foundation board member.
Since her passing in 1997, Lenore’s
legacy lives on through bequests that
fund opportunities at UW-Stout through
•
Endowed Apparel Design
Manufacturing Professorship
•
Student Scholarships
•
Phi Upsilon Omicron Leadership
Development Fund
Lenore made plans in her will to ensure
programs that were dear to her had the
support for future generations. Through
her intentions, Lenore became a
member of the Bowman Society.
Share your passions and leave a legacy
with the students and faculty of UW-Stout
through your estate gift.
For more information about how to include the Stout University
Foundation, Inc. in your estate plan or the Bowman Society, contact
Lindsay Draz at 715-232-1369, by email at [email protected] or online
at www.uwstout.edu/foundation/planned
Over the years, students in the
apparel design and development
program, including recent
graduate Leah Becker ’12, have
benefited from a legacy gift left
by Lenore Landry.
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There’s a new chancellor in town, but
he’s not really new. Bob Meyer was an
undergraduate and graduate student at
UW-Stout, a professor and a dean. He’s
spent more than half of his life on campus.
Meyer began work in August as the school’s
seventh chancellor.
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