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

Join us Oct. 11–12 for Homecoming 2013: Where Titans Dare to Dream for an animated adventure at your alma mater you’re sure to remember happily ever after.

For more information, visit uwosh.edu/homecoming

Making Oshkosh a better place through do-good initiatives runs through Stolley’s veins; she was born, raised and educated in the much-loved community she still calls home.

Now, Stolley is taking dramatic steps to grow, change and make Oshkosh a better place via Growing Oshkosh, which raises awareness and educates citizens about the “benefits of fresh, healthy, all-natural and sustainable food (and food production) by growing—and teaching others how to grow—fish, food, flowers, jobs … and hope.”

Growing Oshkosh initiatives began in August 2012, when Stolley pulled together a board of directors—many of whom have links to the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Alumni Jessica King ‘98, Bob Poeschl ’06, and Courtney (Greco) Lasky ‘03, as well as retired senior lecturer and photographer Don Stolley and Mandy Potts with integrated marketing and communications, sit on the nine-member board.

“Growing Oshkosh is really a win-win for the entire community,” Stolley said.

The project started, Stolley admits, as a dream. In many ways, Growing Oshkosh is modeled after Growing Power, an urban farm in Milwaukee, which Stolley completed a Commercial Urban Agriculture program through. Her interest was piqued, and she got busy.

“I’ve been an environmentalist all my life—before I even knew what that meant. But my passion for nature and the environment was from an ecological perspective, an almost spiritual
connection between the land and waters I call home,” Stolley said. “When it came down to deciding what it was I wanted to do with my adult life, it was a no-brainer. I simply wanted to grow food and flowers, but especially for the people and habitats that need it the most in my community.”

With that in mind, her dream transitioned to a reality and Growing Oshkosh was planted in the heart of the Oshkosh community.

“I think it’s really important that people have access to uplift themselves or become more self-sufficient,” Poeschl said. “Growing Oshkosh has the ability to grow and partner with neighborhoods and the community to create the ability for people to be more self-sufficient. There is so much to gain by having an urban garden.”

While the primary role of Growing Oshkosh is to produce sustainable and healthy food, an underlying goal is to use the physical location of the urban farm as a way to bring people together to combat issues like isolation, said Karlene Grabner ’98, executive director of the Women’s Fund of the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation.

With that goal, the Women’s Fund awarded a $10,000 grant to Growing Oshkosh, based on the feedback of focus groups.

“Such projects like Growing Oshkosh put forth an objective that will bring people—such as mothers, children and families—together using a common
activity or goal,” Grabner said. “As a community member and UW Oshkosh alumna, it’s great to see support in such a unique community project. Not only is the sustainability of this organization promising for our community, but it also provides a unique opportunity for students and children eager to learn.”

Like roots that grow and spread to make strong plants, Growing Oshkosh is extending out into the community, too.

Raised boxes were put in at UW Oshkosh’s Head Start late last summer to give young students an opportunity to grow and eat their own food. In 2013, a grant from UW Oshkosh’s Creating a Stronger Community Contest, which Growing Oshkosh won, will fund a Hope and Healing Garden at the main urban farm headquarters in downtown Oshkosh.

In the future, Growing Oshkosh has plans to both grow and sustain. Building school gardens and giving community members access to healthy foods to promote healthy eating is a primary focus for 2013, Stolley said.

Growing Oshkosh is an urban farm located in the heart of downtown Oshkosh at the Hooper Community Center. Within the hoop houses–an indoor growing environment -everything from herbs and vegetables to fish and flowers will be grown and raised. Check out the photo gallery from the urban farm. 

• Read about Kat McCard, a UW Oshkosh student who is an intern for Growing Oshkosh.


20s
Margaret Walters (EHS) ’25, Wild Rose, June 15, 2012

30s
Josephine (Kildsig) Bezvoda (EHS) ’33, Pacifica, Calif., 
Dec. 26, 2012
Vera (Wentzel) Kitchen (EHS) ’34, Palm Desert, Calif., Oct. 3, 2012
Marie (Ritger) March (EHS) ’37, Markesan, Dec. 1, 2012
Virginia (Keefe) Nolan, last year 
attended ’33, Pickett, Dec. 16, 2012
Jane (Engel) Sizer (EHS) ’37, Fond du Lac, Oct. 9, 2012
Jean (McVicar) Volkman (EHS) ’38, Wautoma, Dec. 30, 2012

40s
Loretta (Gartman) Beck (EHS) ’40, Oshkosh, Oct. 22, 2012
Mary (Orovich) Blazer (EHS) ’46, Appleton, Nov. 3, 2012
Ruth (Root) Dahlk (EHS) ’48, Lake Geneva, July 18, 2012
Marian Erickson (EHS) ’49 and ’56, Waukau, Sept. 24, 2012
Helen (Stoehr) Griep (EHS) ’45, Oshkosh, Oct. 20, 2012
Elizabeth Kirst (EHS) ’41, 
La Crosse, Sept. 7, 2012
Irene (Flannery) Madden 
(EHS) ’40 and ’70, Appleton, 
Dec. 26, 2012
Betty (Maier) Meyer (EHS) 
’44 and ’71, Las Vegas, Nev., 
Dec. 12, 2012
George Meyer, last year attended ’42, Las Vegas, Nev., Aug. 27, 2012
John Nelson (EHS) ’49, Mequon, Jan. 6, 2012
Hazel (Scovel) O’Meara 
(EHS) ’42 and ’63, Winneconne, 
Oct. 27, 2012
John Procknow (EHS) ’40, Oshkosh, Sept. 27, 2012
Gerald Smith, last year attended ’42, Oshkosh, Dec. 10, 2012

50s
Evan Gagnon (EHS) ’51, 
Beaver Dam, Nov. 1, 2012
Milton Hillery (EHS) ’55, Orono, Maine, Jan. 15, 2013
Milton Lautenschlager (EHS) ’50, Fond du Lac, Sept. 11, 2012
Gust Mastricola (EHS) ’50, 
Lake Forest, Ill., Sept. 6, 2012
Allen Onnink (EHS) ’52, 
Brevard, N.C., Oct. 7, 2012
Frank Pica (EHS) ’55, Wautoma, Oct. 24, 2012
Donald Theyerl (EHS) ’58, Appleton, Dec. 18, 2012
Julia (Heuring) Thome (EHS) ’57, New Holstein, Aug. 17, 2012

60s
John Bostwick (LS) ’66, Burlington, Sept. 11, 2012
Thomas Christian (LS) ’67, Green Bay, Dec. 8, 2012
Joel De Lorme (EHS) ’62, Orfordville, Nov. 18, 2012
Dale Egnoski (LS) ’66, 
Beaver Dam, Jan. 17, 2013
Mary (Schiner) Ellis (EHS) ’61, Marinette, Dec. 11, 2012
June (Whirry) Goodrich (EHS) ’61, Hartland, Aug. 3, 2012
Kathleen (Malone) Goza (EHS) ’63, Cumming, Ga., Jan. 8, 2013
Joseph Hemmer Jr. (EHS) ’61, Muskego, Dec. 31. 2012
Carol Henkle (LS) ’67 and (EHS) ’70, Princeton, Jan. 13, 2013
Stephen Hoffman (EHS) ’68, Scottsdale, Ariz., Oct. 20, 2012
Judith (Cleveland) Hubli (LS) ’63, Kenosha, May 31, 2012
Virginia Johnson (EHS) ’65, Sturgeon Bay, Oct. 19, 2012
Joseph Kasik (LS) ’67, Eugene, Ore., Nov. 8, 2012
Edward LaFleur (EHS) ’66, 
New Berlin, Dec. 14, 2012
Susan (Sell) McRoberts (LS) ’68, Rochester, Minn., July 28, 2012
David Mueller (EHS) ’65 and (MSE) ’71, Plymouth, Dec. 7, 2012
Betty Priebe (EHS) ’69, Middleton, Sept. 29, 2012
Lucille Schmit (EHS) ’63, Menomonie, Dec. 11, 2012
James Smithers (EHS) ’64, Sheboygan, Oct. 20, 2012
Frank Sorgent (EHS) ’66, Mayville, Aug. 22, 2012
Kathleen Vanden Heuvel (EHS) ’64 and (MSE) ’93, Green Bay, Dec. 1, 2012
Michael Voss (LS) ’65, Woodcliff Lake, N.J., Aug. 15, 2012
Frank Willkom (LS) ’62, Sun Prairie, Aug. 27, 2012
Roger Wolf (LS) ’61, Armstrong Creek, Sept. 10, 2012
James Ziarnik (LS) ’65 and (MSE) ’76, Oshkosh, Jan. 17, 2013
David Zitlow (LS) ’62, Quinnesec, Mich., Oct. 4, 2012

70s
Ethel (Belleau) Ankerson (EHS) ’73, Coleman, Sept. 12, 2012
Gary Brukardt (LS) ’71, Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 21, 2012
Thomas Burke (LS) ’75, Oshkosh, Nov. 11, 2012
Roberta Burkhardt 
(MST) ’78, Westerly, R.I., 
Aug. 30, 2012
Sue (Birkholz) Clement 
(EHS) ’76, Beloit, Aug. 15, 2012
Colleen Connors (EHS) ’78, Wabeno, Oct. 12, 2012
Nate Danielson (EHS) ’70 
and (MSE) ’78, Fond du Lac, 
Oct. 21, 2012
James Early (EHS) ’72, Menasha, Sept. 20, 2012
Omar Elshatshat (LS) ’75, Janesville, Dec. 6, 2012
Robert Gaecke (B) ’70, 
Fort Myers, Fla., Jan. 3, 2013
James Guilfoyle (MBA) ’74, 
Port Edwards, Dec. 17, 2012
Harold Henes (LS) ’73, Grafton, Dec. 1, 2012
Clifford Kramer (EHS) ’74, Madison, Nov. 17, 2012
Charles Krause (B) ’72, 
Boynton Beach, Fla., Oct. 18, 2012
Michael Leary (LS) ’73, Crivitz, July 26, 2012
John Luebke (LS) ’78, 
Green Bay, Jan. 24, 2012
Christopher Mauritz (LS) ’72, Theresa, July 31, 2012
James McKnight (EHS) ’72, Plymouth, Oct. 29, 2012
James Meyer (LS) ’70, 
Brandon, Sept. 12, 2012
Woodrow Miller (B) ’71, Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. 4, 2012
Frederick Murley (MBA) ’72, Kerrville, Texas, Sept. 10, 2012
Shirley Oleck (EHS) ’72, 
Pound, Nov. 6, 2012
Jody (Skogg) Redlin (LS) ’74, Appleton, Sept. 26, 2012
Mark Schneider (EHS) ’73, Onalaska, Aug. 13, 2012
Greogry Schweitzer (MSE) ’78, Chilton, Dec. 30, 2012
Michael Spreeman (LS) ’79, Wautoma, Sept. 5, 2012
Lawrence Thompson (LS) ’76 and (MSE) ’83, Frederiksted, Virgin Islands, March 2, 2012
Charlotte Werner (EHS) ’73, Appleton, Aug. 4, 2012

80s
David Brown (MA) ’89, Wisconsin Rapids, Nov. 20, 2012
Peter Calder (B) ’84, Oshkosh, Nov. 10, 2012
Helen Dickinson (MA) ’87, Oshkosh, July 4, 2012
Alton Erickson (LS) ’88, Wales, Aug. 26, 2012
Timothy Fahey (MBA) ’89, Madison, Aug. 20, 2012
Eugene Freiburger (LS) ’84, Franklin, Aug. 6, 2012
Bruce Herzog (LS) ’83, Oshkosh, Nov. 12, 2012
Joseph Landry (EHS) ’81 and (MSE) ’88, Appleton, Jan. 13, 2013
Joan Lauby (EHS) ’81, Appleton, July 21, 2012
Kim Mooney (LS) ’87 & (MPA) ’09, Fond du Lac, July 22, 2012
Mark Nelson (MBA) ’86, Kimberly, Sept. 9, 2012
Mark Ristow (B) ’81, 
Edwards, Colo., Aug. 26, 2012
Nancy Woods (MSE) ’83, Tucson, Ariz., June 30, 2012

90s
Kevin Davies (LS) ’97, Plymouth, Nov. 5, 2012
Chad Davis (LS) ’94, Sherwood, Jan. 19, 2013
Jennifer (Milbeck) Engel (LS) ’97, Franklin, Jan. 18, 2013
Charlie Johnson (LS) ’93, Denmark, Jan. 17, 2013
Thomas Ristow (LS) ’94, DePere, Aug. 5, 2012
Christopher White (LS) ’94, Champaign, Ill., Aug. 28, 2012

00s
Steven Jahns (EHS) ’03, Oshkosh, Jan. 22, 2013
Thomas Roloff (LS) ’02, Campbellsport, Oct. 19, 2012

Former Faculty and Friends
Michael Brandt, art professor, 1963–1983, July 24, 2012
Anita Dahlke, director, 
Reading Study Center 1964–1990, Jan. 11, 2013
Alice Duren, associate professor, College of Education and 
Human Services, 1955–1989, 
Aug. 30, 2012
Francis Girard, associate art professor, 1968–1989, Oct. 1, 2012
John E. Kerrigan, 
UWO Chancellor 1990–2000, Nov. 5, 2012
Frederick Luebke, central stores/receiving, 1969–1988, 
Aug. 28, 2012
Eleanor (Ellie) C. Maslowski, office administrator, Dean of Students, 1994–2013, Jan. 29, 2013
Watson Parker, history professor 1965–1986, Jan. 9, 2013
Norma Russell, 
College of Nursing, 1979–2005, 
Aug. 14, 2012

“Staying connected is the ultimate goal of alumni relations,” said Amanda Betts ’10, chair of the Alumni Association’s Marketing Committee. “Using a network, such as LinkedIn, we can grow, learn and support one another in a secure professional platform that fosters connections. So get connected, stay informed and grow with your fellow alumni!”

To join, visit linkedin.com and search for the University 
of Wisconsin Oshkosh Alumni Association group.

Benefit Bonanza
The UW Oshkosh Alumni Association continues to seek out opportunities that add value to your UW Oshkosh degree long after your graduation day. Through several new partnerships, the Alumni Association now offers special auto, home and long-term care insurance plans. In addition, alumni can check out new credit card options with iconic campus imagery.

Learn more.

One program in particular helps UWO alumni achieve professional success—the Master in Public Administration (MPA) program.

“The MPA program’s goal is to create exceptional leaders in public service organizations and communities by helping students gain advanced knowledge and top-notch training—a goal that is more than often achieved, said Karen King, public administration department chair

The careers of MPA grads Joe Krebsbach of Sturgeon Bay, ’11, and David Sakrison of Ripon, ’88, have gotten a boost from the program.

“In 1990, I was hired as the editor of two failing aircraft magazines,” Sakrison said. “The managerial and promotional skills I learned in the MPA program helped me to double the paid circulation, triple renewal rates and put the magazines on very profitable footing in less than four years.”

Sakrison said for the next 18 years, he built a successful career working for businesses, non-profit organizations and healthcare companies, to list a few.

“It was an excellent program,” Sakrison said. “Along with the knowledge and skills I acquired, Stephen Hintz and the MPA program gave me a much greater sense of confidence in my own abilities and potential.”

Kresbach found similar success in his career after earning his MPA degree. He recently was appointed the director of Door County’s Department of Human Services.

“I feel much more prepared for the work I am doing,” Kresbach said. “I also feel confident that the MPA (program) has expanded my options significantly. I continue to use the things that I learned in the program on a daily basis.”

The program has received similar accolades from other graduates, such as Corinne Mc Farlane ‘11, of Green Bay, area administrator of the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families.

“My experience with UW Oshkosh’s MPA program has been incredible,” she said. “I’ve been working in the field of public administration for 17 years, and I thought I was doing a pretty good job. Participating in the MPA program, however, has been eye-opening. It has dramatically broadened by perspective and challenged me to rethink my approach to leadership.”

According to King, roughly 65 to 75 graduate students enroll in the program each year.

“Students from other programs, such as nursing, social work and business administration, also attend our classes,” she said.

King said students often are taught through small, interactive weekend classes, in which they gain the ability to direct their own learning and strengthen their skills. The program also synthesizes coursework with employment experience and is committed to providing professional education to qualified students.

“An MPA degree provides graduates with the opportunity to move into more advanced managerial roles in their public serving organizations,” King said. “Program graduates go on to be successful leaders and lifelong learners.”

The proof lies in the success of UWO alumni who’ve expressed their gratitude toward what they’ve gained from the MPA program.

“The knowledge and skills that I learned in the MPA program gave me a solid foundation and opened countless doors and opportunities to me,” Sakrison said. “I owe much to the MPA program and its instructors.”

Learn more about UW Oshkosh’s MPA program.