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52 Clarence ‘Clare’ Landry ’53 (EHS), of Beloit, has worked with Rockford College Learning Center for more than 50 years.

59 Ron Akin (EHS) and Lee Reiherzer ’88 (LS), of Oshkosh, are the coauthors of The Breweries of Oshkosh, which chronicles the history of beer and breweries in Oshkosh starting in 1849.

60 Carolyn Neerhof (EHS) and ’65 (MST), of Oostburg, retired from the Cedar Grove Red Cross, after more than 26 years as lead coordinator.

65 Dennis Moyer (LS), of Sheboygan, has been a part of the Sheboygan Athletics baseball franchise for more than 50 years. He has been general manager since 1967.

68 James Dykstra (LS), of McLean, Va., recently participated in roundtable discussions sponsored by the Bipartisan Policy Center and the Woodrow Wilson Center on how to make Congress work more efficiently.

70 Patrick Roetzer (LS), of Benicia, Calif., was appointed Clinical Operative Dentistry director at the University of Pacific/Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco.

71 Kathryn (Mortwedt) Hanson (EHS), of Hayward, is a feature writer and columnist for the Sawyer County Record.

72 Marsha (Dorow) Lewis (N), of Williamsville, N.Y., is dean of the School of Nursing at the University at Buffalo.

74 JoAnn (Halbach) Fritschel (EHS), of West Bend, a Head Start teacher in the West Bend School District, received the Rolfs Education Teacher award.

78 John Bloor (EHS), of Green Bay, is the chief executive officer with Threshold in West Bend.

79 Sally Wilke (LS), who was ordained in early November, serves as a pastor in Michigan at Grace Lutheran in South Range and at First Lutheran in Dollar Bay.

80 Amy (Schwanebeck) Noel (N), of Onalaska, has been selected as the new vice president for Specialty Care Services for Mayo Clinic Health System Franciscan Healthcare.

81 Fr. John ‘Jack’ Harper (EHS), pastor of Nativity of Our Lord Parish in Ashwaubenon, marked the 25-year anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood.

82 Lori (Burns) Brooks (LS), of Walla Walla, Wash., finished her 29th year in television sports production by working for NBC Sports on their London Olympic Games coverage.

83 Melanie (Stammer) Richardson (N), of Shiocton, has been named executive director of ThedaCare At Home.

84 Kevin Casper (EHS), of Coleman, was named state coach of the year by the Wisconsin Wrestling Coaches Association.

85 Melissa Radley-McConnell (LS), of Montverde, Fla., owns Book It Entertainment, where she and her husband provide entertainment for large corporate events around the world.

86 Lynn (Zickuhr) Kleman (LS), of Oshkosh, joined the staff of the Mercy Health Foundation as the major and planned giving manager.

87 Daniel Heimmermann (LS), of Rancho Viejo, Texas, has been named the new provost at Mississippi University for Women.

89 Debra (Korn) King (EHS), of Oshkosh, is an elementary school art teacher in the Oshkosh Area School District.

90 Anthony ‘Tony’ Novinska (LS), of Greendale, and his KISS tribute band, Dr. Love, took the stage at Milwaukee’s Summerfest.

James Lawrence ‘92 (LS), of Greenville, had his first film, Charlie’s Place, accepted in Louisville’s International Festival of Films.

91 Rodney Eissens (B), of Sheboygan, earned the Certified Family Business Specialist designation.

93 John Mason (B), of Carlsbad, Calif., is the co-owner of a business called E-Rehab, the leader in physical therapy website development and online marketing services.

94 Scott Chiavetta (LS) and ’97 (MBA), of Oshkosh, is the new vice president of Alliance Laundry System’s Customer One team in Ripon.

95 Timothy Feit (MBA), of Schofield, was named United Cranberry Growers Cooperative executive director.

96 Bradley Beisbier (B) of Cumming, Ga., is the senior vice president and commercial area executive for First Citizens.

97 Melinda (Schultz) Kamrath (MSE), of Watertown, is principal at Deerfield Elementary School.

98 Luke Whitburn (LS), of Waunakee, is vice president of operations at Drake and Company, a staffing and recruitment firm.

00 Cody Nikolai (LS) is the newest orthopaedic surgeon at Bay Area Orthopaedic Consultants in Marinette.

01 Bill Nelson (LS) is on a one-year assignment to the U.S. Consulate in Erbil, Iraq, as consular section chief.

03 Naomi (Milbradt) Minks (N), of Kennan, is providing full-time primary healthcare services to people of all ages at Memorial Health Center Clinics-Phillips.

04 Eamon McKenna (EHS), of Ashippun, was hired by UW Oshkosh as head coach of the men’s cross country and track and field programs.

05 Tammery Perry (MSN), of Rhinelander, returned to Marshfield Clinic’s medical oncology department as a nurse practitioner.

06 Clint Rowley (LS), of Stoughton, a Wisconsin state patrol trooper, was awarded the department’s Lifesaving Award after he performed the Heimlich maneuver on an employee at a Janesville Taco Bell.

07 Kathleen James (EHS), of Lomira, is the second-grade teacher for the Green Lake School District.

08 Luke Geddes (LS), of Cincinnati, Ohio, published I Am a Magical Teenage Princess, which reexamines 1960s and contemporary popular culture with wit, insight and pathos.

09 Alex Minten (LS), of Sturgeon Bay, joined Orthopedic & Spine Therapy as a physical therapist.

10 Saravanan ‘Sud’ Shanmugabaskaran (B), of Mount Pleasant, cofounded Tuna Traffic in 2010, a company that helps customers with their technology and marketing needs.

11 Jade Bolack (LS), of Elkhorn, is a reporter at the Regional News.

12 Samuel Kern (B), of Oshkosh, is a help desk analyst with Bemis.

Colleges
AAS Associate of Arts and Science

B Business

EHS Education and Human Services

LLCE Lifelong Learning and Community Engagement

LS Letters and Science

N Nursing

Graduate degrees
DNP Doctor of Nursing Practice GMBA Global Master of Business Administration

MA Master of Arts

MBA Master of Business Administration

MPA Master of Public Administration

MS Master of Science

MSE Master of Science in Education

MSN Master of Science in Nursing

MST Master of Science in Teaching

MSW Master of Social Work

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