Hundreds of people from the Oshkosh and campus communities attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the renovated, 176-room, business hotel, which the UW Oshkosh Foundation partnered in purchasing. Now, the waterfront hotel serves as an anchor in downtown Oshkosh, helping attract visitors and grow jobs and convention business in Wisconsin’s Event City.

During Homecoming Weekend, these coaches, teachers, journalists and business and management professionals will be honored for their career and community successes. Until then, they share here how their days on campus have made an impact on their lives.

Distinguished Alumni Award—given to those who are active in their professional fields and widely recognized for their career and civic accomplishments.

Victor Alatorre ’97 and ’01 MBA, Oshkosh
Assistant director of residence life, UW Oshkosh

My education and experience at UW Oshkosh have opened doors and opportunities to serve others. The most valuable part of my employment at UW Oshkosh has been seeing the evolution and development of the generations of students I have had the opportunity to work with for more than 20 years.

Read more about Alatorre.

Timothy Greinert ’85, Cedarburg
President, Junior Achievement of Wisconsin

The quality of education I received for the financial investment was a great value, and it has allowed me to compete on an even footing while conducting business with people from all types of educational backgrounds. The availability of the faculty and their relevant work experience allowed me to feel prepared for the world of work upon graduation.

Read more about Greinert.

Jeffrey Griffith ’87, New York, N.Y.
Creative director, Men’s Health

I learned about my passion for advertising, marketing and design. I learned how much I loved to design and that I was willing to stay up late into the night to create cool new things. I learned you never know what project will lead to another even more amazing project. I met lifelong friends, had a lot of fun and learned how important it was to push myself to get to the next level.

Read more about Griffith.

Dennis Moon ’77, Wautoma
Midwest director, Bigger Faster Stronger

I had the pleasure of being coached by two Hall of Fame football coaches (Russ Young and Dave Hochtritt), and I had outstanding faculty (Alex Inciong, Ken Allen, Bob and Shirley White) pushing me to become the best I could be.

Read more about Moon.

Sandra Nadeau ’76 and ’82 MSE,
Sauk Rapids, Minn.
Executive director, St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra

UW Oshkosh gave me the foundation to build a career. It was a place that taught me how to think, how to be creative and how to problem-solve. These are important skills to have in life.

Read more about Nadeau and the other award winners.

Outstanding Young Alumni Award—given for professional and civic accomplishments and future promise.

Shane Arman ’10, Chicago
Consumer and sports marketing associate, Burson-Marsteller

At UW Oshkosh, I learned the networking, team-building and professional skills I used to get hired and be successful at my first job. I learned how to be a leader, how to be resourceful and what really, really hard work felt like. My professors taught me critical-thinking and creativity, while student advisers of organizations taught me people management and teamwork skills.

Read more about Arman.

Kathleen Briquelet ’08, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Reporter, New York Post

UW Oshkosh laid the foundation for all of my writing, reporting and professional skills. The journalism department offered all the tools I needed to grow as a reporter, and my professors, including Grace Lim, Michael Cowling, Miles Maguire, Barb Benish and Timothy Gleason, were always on hand to help and push us to work outside the classroom. But most importantly, I wouldn’t be where I am today without working grueling hours at the Advance-Titan in the basement of Reeve Union.

Read more about Briquelet.

Jeffrey Koga ’04, Neenah
Associate vice president of call-to-resolution enterprise value stream, Oshkosh Corporation

UW Oshkosh offers a first-rate education. The professors provide a current, relevant and engaging course of study, and they are devoted to the success of their students. I was mentored by more than one professor who took an active interest in my development. As a nontraditional student pursuing three majors, I simply could not have excelled without the full package that is UW Oshkosh.

Read more about Koga and the other award winners.

Oliver Schinkten ’03, Oshkosh
Cofounder of the Communities Program, Oshkosh North High School

Throughout my experience at UW Oshkosh, they instilled the importance of being a lifelong learner in their students. I have also had the opportunity to partner with the University on many wonderful projects in which they have helped to increase the quality of education that my students received.

Read more about Schinkten.

Luke Whitburn ’98, Waunakee
Certified staffing professional

While I attended UW Oshkosh, I was given the opportunity to work as a teaching assistant for the sociology department. Through this experience, I gained many of the attributes that have served as the foundation for my professional persona, including leadership, public speaking, mentoring and time management.

Read more about Whitburn.

Fellow alumni and friends are invited to celebrate with our 2013 award recipients at the Alumni Awards Dinner, beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11 in Reeve Memorial Union. Reserve your spot at the event by calling (920) 424-3449 or sending an email to alumni@uwosh.edu. Tickets are $30 per person.

Four new members were elected to the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Alumni Association’s Board of Directors in May.
The 24-member, volunteer board works to build connections among alumni, students and the University. The new members include:

• Tom Boyson ’72, of Oshkosh
• Paula (Vermeern) Dinse ’07, of Oshkosh
• Mark Duerwaechter ’88, of Sherwood
• Melissa Hunt ’05, of Oshkosh.

Abraham

In July, two-time UW Oshkosh alumna Diane (Vanheuklon) Abraham ’84 and ’87 MBA, took over as the leader of one of Oshkosh’s most visible and transformative community organizations, the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation.

Carrell

UW Oshkosh communication professor Lori Carrell released a new book, Preaching that Matters: Reflective Practices for Transforming Sermons, which was published in April by the Alban Institute. It is based on years of sermon communication research with hundreds of clergy and more than 30,000 listeners. Carrell also is the director of both the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and the University Studies Program.

Brunsell

Eric Brunsell ‘02 MS, associate professor, curriculum and instruction in the UW Oshkosh College of Education and Human Services, created a massive open online course (MOOC) earlier this year—a first for a UWO professor—for teachers to learn about the new Next Generation Science Standards in a more hands-on way.

Places

Horizon Village

UW Oshkosh’s newest residence hall building—Horizon Village—was awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. Horizon joins UW Oshkosh’s newest academic building, Sage Hall, which also achieved LEED Gold certification when it opened fall 2011. Funded through student-approved fees, Horizon Village is a 340-bed residence hall featuring apartment-style living suites.

Alumni Welcome and Conference Center

Construction is underway at UW Oshkosh’s Alumni Welcome and Conference Center. Once completed next spring, the state-of-the-art venue located on the Fox River will serve as a gathering place and new front door for the University. Check out a time lapse video of the Center’s construction.

Biodigester groundbreaking at Rosendale Dairy

In June, partners broke ground on UW Oshkosh’s largest biodigester, a biogas plant that will include a public education center at Rosendale Dairy, the state’s largest dairy farm, in Pickett. The facility is funded by the UW Oshkosh Foundation; partners include UW Oshkosh, Milk Source, BIOFerm and Viessmann Group, Soil Net, Alliant Energy and Infinity Lawn and Garden.

Pride

Annually, the Outstanding Young Alumni Award is given to alumni who have graduated within the last 15 years. Selection is based on professionalism, civic accomplishments and future promise. The five recipients of the 2013 award include:

• Shane Arman ’10
• Kathleen Briquelet ’08
• Jeffrey Koga ’04
• Oliver Schinkten ’03
• Luke Whitburn ’98.

Awards are also given to distinguished alumni who are active in their fields and widely recognized for their career accomplishments. Read more about the Alumni Awards.

College of Nursing

The National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses, or NCLEX, is the standard barometer of a nurse’s knowledge and skill. For the last eight quarters, no group of students in the UW System has earned a pass rate like UW Oshkosh College of Nursing undergraduates have. They have had the highest NCLEX first-time pass rate of all UW System schools with 96 percent.

UW Oshkosh’s new University Studies Program—which launched this semester—already is garnering attention as a national model for general education reform. The Association of American Colleges and Universities has touted UW Oshkosh’s innovative program as the lead case study in its new publication Ensuring Quality and Taking High-Impact Practices to Scale.

In 2013, UW Oshkosh celebrates five years as a Fair Trade institution. The University’s Fair Trade journey is continuously evolving through extended offerings on campus. The University currently offers a number of fair trade clothing and jewelry items sold in University Books and More, and fair trade coffee and tea can be found in many campus locations as well.

How do you define success?

“If you’re happy with the way you are and the way your life is, then I think that is successful.”
— Mao Vang, senior, elementary education

“I define success in the journey and not in the destination.”
— Susan Fochs, Sophomore, pre-business

“It doesn’t have to be something big but … accomplishing something, small things.”
— Edrose Heiny, Junior, psychology

“The key to success for me is to have challenges, good relationships and an overall good view of life.”
— Nathan Peplinski, ‘13, philosophy and chemistry

“When I set my goals, however close I come to reaching those goals is how I judge success. The ultimate success is reaching that goal, but I kind of go by steps. Each little step toward that goal is another little success, so the more obstacles I can overcome the greater the success becomes.”
— Tom Beschta, Senior, journalism

“I’m from Haiti, but I just came here to study. My dream before I came here was to come and study in the United States, so I worked to make this happen. Because I am here today, even though I am not graduated yet, I can call that a success for my life … because I have dreamed it before, and I worked to try to make it happen, and here
I am today.”
— Eliseo Lacossiere, junior, pre-business

“It is different for every person. Success needs to be within the context of an individual’s goals and what he or she wants to accomplish. It is rising to the top of your field and being respected by your colleagues for your work.”
— Melissa Bublitz, College of Business, assistant marketing professor

Read more about what Engage contributors had to say about success.

What is your greatest success?

“While I feel I have been very fortunate to have success in many areas of my life, I have to play the “Mom Card” and narrow down my greatest success to be my two little girls. I’ve never met two individuals with such warm hearts yet so spunky and strong. “ — Jamie Ceman ’00, Engage Managing Editor

“I have no degree – no academy award – no important title….but what I do have and what I think my greatest success is, is simply having a quiet reputation for honesty, servanthood, hard work and an anchor for my soul!” — Linda Cotton, Engage Contributor

“One memory I have of a grand success from elementary school sticks with me to this day. I was beyond thrilled to play the lead role in Charlotte’s Web. I adored scampering about the stage as that beautiful and wise spider: “The autumn days grow short and cold; / It’s Christmas time again. / Then snows of winter slowly melt. / The day grows short, / And then… / He turns the seasons around, / And so she changes… her gown: / Mother Earth… and Father Time. How very special are we… / For just a moment… to be… / Part of life’s… eternal… rhyme.” — Natalie Johnson, Engage Editor

“Raising five children.” — Shawn Hansen, Engage Web Developer

“Graduating with no student debt.” — Tim Holdsworth, Engage contribuitor

“I would have to say my greatest success would be maintaining decent grades in school while working two part-time jobs to help pay for school.” — Jacob Browning, UW Oshkosh student photographer, Engage Contributor

“At this stage of my life, my greatest success comes in the form of serving my community. I wasn’t born in Oshkosh, I wasn’t raised or schooled here. Yet, this community has given me so much—jobs, opportunities, my husband, some of the world’s greatest friends—and I can’t help but feel success in giving back to it. Giving of my time and talents by serving on a slew of committees and boards—the ones most near and dear to my heart include my roles with the Women’s Fund of the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation, Oshkosh United Way, Growing Oshkosh and the UW Oshkosh Women’s Center—is important to me. Community service—service you give without expectation—makes me feel successful. “ — Mandy Potts, Engage Content Editor

Oshkosh Orators:

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Alumni invited to serve as USP mentors

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh alumni have an unprecedented opportunity to serve and learn side-by-side with sophomores completing a community experience as part of the University Studies Program, our transformed general education program.

“We are delighted that UW Oshkosh alumni are interested in giving back to UW Oshkosh, to current students and to the community,” USP director Lori Carrell said. “USP alumni mentors will be role models, demonstrating civic engagement as they volunteer.”

An estimated 70 to 80 alumni will be needed to serve, starting with the fall 2014 school year, in the USP’s Quest III courses.

Many of the community experiences—ranging from collecting soil samples to interviewing farmers for an oral history project and assisting with a financial literacy workshop at the Boys and Girls Club—will take place within 30 miles of the UWO campus.

However, alumni who live further away may still be able to participate as some community experiences may occur in the evenings, on weekends or during a concentrated time frame, such as spring break.

Mentors will be matched with community experiences/Quest III courses in January, with mentor training to follow in spring 2014in time to begin serving during the 2014–2015 academic year.Questions may be directed to Michael Lueder, community experience coordinator, at luederm@uwosh.edu or (920) 424-1269.

GET INVOLVED

Interested alumni are invited to complete an online interest form found in the Alumni Mentors section at uwosh.edu/usp. The form will include expectations for each community experience.

Elizabeth Benson, last year attended ’38, Gurnee, Ill., Feb. 24, 2013

Mary (Fritz) Blackburn (EHS) ’39, Appleton, April 22, 2013

James Miracle (EHS) ’38, Culver, Ind., Dec. 11, 2012

Caryl (Pilling) Schepanski (EHS) ’33, Franksville, May 13, 2013

Florence (Gillig) Sphatt (EHS) ’38, Centennial, Colo., April 7, 2013

40s

Phyllis (Mueller) Becker (EHS) ’40, Beaver Dam, May 17, 2013

Alton Bernhardt (EHS) ’49, Black River Falls, Jan. 25, 2013

Mary (Collins) Campbell (EHS) ’40 and ’45, Bemidji, Minn., Feb. 28, 2013

Evelyn (Streckenbach-Eichinger) Jones (EHS) ’40, ’58 and (MSE) ’70, Oceanside, Calif., June 26, 2013

Phyllis (Stobbe) Klancer, last year attended ’48, New Lenox, Ill., Feb. 15, 2012

Vernon Leuthold, last year attended ’40, Oxnard, Calif., Dec. 30, 2012

Catherine (Karr) Marvin-Hoeft (EHS) ’46, Oldsmar, Fla., March 20, 2013

Irving North, last year attended ’40, Stillwater, Okla., Nov. 21, 2011

Robert Polk, last year attended ’40, Evans, Ga., May 19, 2013

Glenn Schauder, last year attended ’40, Shawano, May 20, 2012

Lois (Cook) Shields (EHS) ’43, ’70 and (MSE) ’74, Land O Lakes, May 18, 2013

Louise (Richter) Soder (EHS) ’49, Madison, March 12, 2013

Jeane (Kramer) Vanderveer (EHS) ’46 and ’48, New London, July 16, 2013

50s

Donald Dake (EHS) ’56, Kaukauna, June 7, 2012

William Haidlinger (EHS) ’58, Oshkosh, April 26, 2013

Richard Harry (EHS) ’58, Hartford, Jan. 3, 2013

Virginia McIntyre (EHS) ’58, Adell, Dec. 29, 2011

William Preston (EHS) ’51, Fond du Lac, March 1, 2013

60s

Andrew Andropolis (LS) ’61 and (EHS) ’65, Sturgeon Bay, Feb. 5, 2013

Catherine (Grimm) Bolton (LS) ’66, Cedar Grove, N.J., July 14, 2013

Joan (Kabke) Campbell (EHS) ’65, Fort Atkinson, March 13, 2013

Virginia (Payne) Crane (LS) ’68, Green Bay, April 25, 2013

Rose Marie (Lardinois) Davister (EHS) ’68, Luxemburg, March 13, 2013

Dale (Bodoh) Follensbee (EHS) ’65, Foreston, Minn., Jan. 14, 2013

Gerald Green (EHS) ’60, Apopka, Fla., April 16, 2012

Rita (Reak) Klimek (EHS) ’63, Green Bay, April 4, 2013

Richard Kollath (EHS) ’68, Appleton, March 23, 2013

Donald Krause (LS) ’67, Neenah, April 10, 2013

Roger Lautenbach (EHS) ’63 and (MA) ’71, Sturgeon Bay, April 14, 2013

Dolores Lehman (EHS) ’62, Berlin, June 17, 2013

Evelyn Loeffler (EHS) ’68, Coleman, July 7, 2013

Richard Mommaerts (EHS) ’62, Green Bay, Feb. 9, 2013

James Newton (EHS) ’68, Fall River, May 4, 2013

Elsie Radl (EHS) ’62, Oshkosh, June 5, 2013

Janice (Brandt) Saeger (EHS) ’61, Thiensville, Jan. 30, 2013

Marilyn Seis (EHS) ’63, Antigo, Feb. 26, 2013

Judith (Wessing) Towne (EHS) ’64, Greendale, Feb. 16, 2013

Edward Wulgaert (EHS) ’65, Mesa, Ariz., May 16, 2013

70s

Lorayne Andre (MA) ’74, Eau Claire, May 6, 2013

John Augustine (LS) ’77, Appleton, April 20, 2013

Robert Barabe (EHS) ’72 and (MSE) ’75, Hudson, July 24, 2013

Peter Blake (B) ’79, Merrill, July 12, 2013

Lawrence Brown (LS) ’70, Appleton, July 17, 2013

Carol (Fremgen) Carlson (N) ’74, Redondo Beach, Calif., May 17, 2013

Mary Clark (B) ’77, Fremont, Jan. 2012

Richard Double (LS) ’70, Cedarburg, April 15, 2013

Bruce Fowler (EHS) ’78, Oshkosh, Nov. 11, 2011

George Frederick (EHS) ’70, Theresa, April 29, 2013

Connie (Buelow) Kramer (LS) ’71, Lena, Jan. 28, 2013

JoAnne (Brandt) Kronberg (EHS) ’70, Clemmons, N.C., March 24, 2013

Paul Lensmeyer (B) ’74, LeClaire, Iowa, May 20, 2013

David Lodes (EHS) ’72 and (MST) ’77, Pewaukee, Feb. 25, 2013

Gerard Marshall (MST) ’74, Green Bay, March 5, 2013

Dorothy Matz (MSE) ’71, Milwaukee, July 5, 2013

Ronald McKenzie (MBA) ’76, Green Bay, March 30, 2013

Mary Mengel (N) ’77 and (MSN) ’79, Oshkosh, Feb. 25, 2013

Donald Peterson (B) ’70 and (MBA) ’77, Little Chute, July 24, 2013

Robert Pristash (LS) ’70, Duluth, Minn., May 16, 2013

Thomas Shepeck (B) ’72, Omro, July 14, 2013

Kenneth Stoffel (LS) ’74 and (MSE) ’78, Oshkosh, June 9, 2013

Bonnie Terry (LS) ’74, Franklin, June 27, 2013

Kathleen (Schuenemann) Vanden Boogard (LS) ’72, DePere, 2012

80s

Timothy Bawden (EHS) ’88, Altoona, April 24, 2013

Wendy (Johnson) DeKeyser (MSE) ’89, Green Bay, Jan. 31, 2013

Thomas Dinkel (LS) ’82, Siren, Feb. 18, 2013

Peggy Gross (MBA) ’88, Wausau, March 26, 2013

Steven Hammer (B) ’87, Green Bay, July 2, 2013

Judith (Morse) Johnson (LS) ’82, Burnett, Feb. 6, 2013

Kimberly MacAllister (EHS) ’89, Oshkosh, Feb. 9, 2013

Kevin Moore (LS) ’84, Algoma, March 15, 2013

Carol Paulson (LS) ’87, Madison, July 8, 2013

Robert Thalacker (LS) ’80, Portage, June 6, 2013

90s

Carrie (Kuehn) Maul (EHS) ’90, Broomfield, Colo., March 18, 2013

00s

Lance Beyer (EHS) ’06, Fond du Lac, March 3, 2013

10s

Theresa Schmitz (B) ’11, Oshkosh, May 16, 2013

Former Faculty and Friends

Don Burdick, assistant communication/theatre professor, 1962–1998, Aug. 23, 2013

John Check, professor, College of Education and Human Services, 1966–1986, June 5, 2013

Walter Leffin, professor, College of Education and Humans Services, 1968–1991, July 8, 2013

Jean Magnuson, classified staff, geography department, 1968–1991, July 8, 2013

Vaughn ‘Joe’ Piper, assistant mathematics professor, 1961–1991, May 26, 2013

Dwight Poppy, associate director, radio-TV-film, 1981–2003, June 16, 2013

Robert Scott, instructor, communication department, 1965–1987, April 23, 2013

31 Harriet (Krueger) Kussman (EHS), of Amherst, who turned 105 years old in May, is the oldest person residing at Iola Living Assistance.

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65 Jim Bartelt (EHS), of Mayville, was inducted into the Mayville High School Athletic Hall of Fame.

71 Craig Benson (B), of Leesburg, Fla., retired from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, where he worked as a senior attorney.

72 Daniel Wundrock (EHS), of Cedarburg, traveled to the North Atlantic and the Arctic Circle to study and photograph birds.

73 Rochelle (Guhl) Sylvester (EHS), of Crivitz, was honored by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education for her distinguished service, dedication and commitment to improving physical education and sport.

76 Daniel Sommerville (EHS), of Wheaton, Ill. is an associate professor of music at Wheaton College and president of the College Orchestra Directors Association.

77 Eileen (Nosko) Lukes (N), of Mesa, Ariz., is the health services manager at the Boeing Company.

79 Michael Kuechler (B), of Fond du Lac, was elected to the board of directors for Schenck SC.

80 Scott Griesbach (B), of St. Paul, Minn., was named executive director of Student Life Services for UW-Stout.

81 Amy (Klemm) Verbos (B), of Mount Pleasant, Mich., joined Central Michigan University as an assistant professor of management in the College of Business Administration.

82 David Smetana (LS), of Racine, serves as chief of the Pleasant Prairie Police Department.

84 Diane (Vanheuklon) Abraham (LS) and ’87 (MBA), of Oshkosh, serves as the new president and chief executive officer of the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation.

85 Tina (Kempf) Bettin (N) and ’89 (MSN), of Marion, received the 2013 American Academy of Nurse Practitioners’ Nurse Practitioner State Award for Excellence.

86 Robert Raupp (LS), of Sauk Rapids, Minn., is the new district court judge for Benton County.

87 Betsy (Reinke) Rozelle (EHS), of Neenah, who works for an anti-poverty agency, is writing a book about relationship-building called Adopted into Joy.

89 Carol (Pawer) Sanders (B), of Kronenwetter, joined Sentry Insurance as executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Sophie's Squash

90 and 00 Patricia (Zietlow) Miller (MS), of Fitchburg, debuted her picture book titled Sophie’s Squash.

92 Karla Blumreich (LLCE), of Shiocton, is the new treasurer of Altrusa International Inc., of Appleton.

93 Sara (Klose) McVey (LS), of Chicago, Ill., joined Vanguard Health Systems as vice president of marketing in Chicago.

94 Chad Elmore (LS), of Jefferson, is senior editor at Diesel & Gas Turbine Publications.

95 Kevin Behnke (B), of Collins, was promoted to senior manager in the Manitowoc office of Hawkins, Ash, Baptie & Co.

96 Vickie Woelfel (N), of Menasha, a board-certified acute care nurse practitioner, joined Memorial Health Center’s staff.

97 Sara (Marcoux) Davis (LS), of Royse City, Texas, was named vice president of global business development at Theorem.

99 Scott Burton (B), of New London, who has worked for the Postal Service for 32 years, is the new Hayward postmaster.

01 Erin Kohl (MS), of Oshkosh, has been hired as the new principal at Oshkosh West High School.

02 Daniel Keown (LS), of Kansas City, Mo., who recently earned his doctorate in choral conducting from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music, has directed the Chicago Children’s Choir for several seasons.

03 Renee Barnett (LS), of New York, N.Y., earned a diploma from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City.

Sly Joe

04 Joe Slyzelia (LS), of Neenah, has used his love for music to form a band called Sly Joe and the Smooth Operators, which averages 150 gigs a year and has been called one of the Fox Valley’s most in-demand bands.

05 John Spring (LS) and (EHS), of North Pole, Alaska, works as a resource geologist and also teaches internationally.

06 Ryan Hellpap (B), of Menomonee Falls, is spending 27 months with his wife, Jennifer Hellpap, in Kenya, Africa, serving in the Peace Corps.

08 Nathan Miller (LS), of Franklin, started a natural stone fabrication company called Wisco Stone in 2010.

09 Katherine Kroll (LS), of Madison, was recently promoted to real estate specialist for the Dane County Register of Deeds.

11 Heather Barkholtz (LS), of Dekalb, Ill, is pursuing a doctorate in chemistry, specializing in materials science and nanotechnology.

12 Kirk Ruetten (LLCE), of Omro, who has served in the Navy Reserves since 1988, was recently promoted to master chief equipment man.

13 Bob Warnke (LLCE), of Oshkosh, earned his bachelor’s degree from UW Oshkosh at age 70, graduating cum laude with a 3.52-grade-point average.

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

Comments from Engage Online

USP
I am excited to see the changes happening in the general education curriculum, and I really wish the University Studies Program had been there when I was starting at UWO … I took class from three of the professors cited in the article who developed the program. I can attest to their dedication to the success of students in all fields. Based on my knowledge of them and the article, I am confident that the development of this program was exhaustive, comprehensive and research-based. This stands in stark contrast with a traditional, anecdotal/experience-based approach often used to develop policy. This approach is a breath of fresh air and should be a model for policy-making of all types. —Katie Gruber ’10, Coloma

Alumni Profile: Sandi Van Sistine
Sandi is a remarkable woman who does so much for everyone without seeking the limelight. I am very proud of my Alpha Phi sister. — Marie Giese ‘68, Stevensville, Mich.

Student Profile: Jake White
Congratulations, Jake! Nice work, nice story. — Kenneth Liske, UWO associate professor of music education

Tweets
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