2000
Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients
Linda Harty, 1982
Wausau, Wisconsin
Finance major, economics minor, Harty worked for Kimberly Clark Corp for 18 years. She was promoted seven times, to positions including cost analyst, business analyst, team leader of accounting, manager of accounting services, and assistant treasurer of liability management. In 1998 she became vice president and treasurer at ConAgra, the largest independent food company in the United States.
Larry Klein, 1973
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Radio/Television/Film major, Klein has been the producer behind many well-know projects of Dick Clark Productions for almost 25 years, including The American Music Awards, Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve, The Academy of Country Music Awards, Live Aid and the MTV Music Awards. He also produced American Bandstand from 1976 until 1989.
Carolyn Lesser, 1960
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Elementary education major, Lesser graduated from the Wisconsin State College at Oshkosh. Her book, The Goodnight Circle, was accepted by Harcourt Brace and became a hit. The story received an award for literary merit from the Friends of American Writers and was named one of the 50 best Science Trade Books for Children. Since, she has written seven more children's books of poetic non-fiction dealing with natural science. Lesser later moved to Massachusetts to continue her study of life and marine science.