News Releases for May 2002

News Release #5-4
CONTACT: Summer Kirch, kirchs95@uwosh.edu
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/May 7, 2002

Mazomanie Student Awarded Prize for Paper on Human Rights

OSHKOSH-Summer Kirch of Mazomanie, a junior in political science at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, is one of four Wisconsin students awarded prizes for papers presented at the annual Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies student conference.

The conference was held recently at Edgewood College in Madison.

The other three award-winning recipients were from Ripon College, St. Norbert College and Cardinal Stritch University. Each received a cash award for their research and paper.

Kirch's paper, "The Globalization of Human Rights," argued the need for an international criminal court. A treaty establishing the court has been ratified by more than 60 countries, but it has yet to be ratified by the United States. The treaty comes into force in July.

In his paper, Kirch writes that "as the world has become more interdependent, human rights has become increasingly important as an international issue."

Kirch is a graduate of Wisconsin Heights High School.

News Release #5-5
CONTACT: Laura Rommelfanger, (920) 424-0344
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/May 7, 2002

2 American Indian Leaders to be Honored at Commencement

OSHKOSH-More than 1,200 candidates for undergraduate and graduate degrees will receive diplomas at the 128th Spring Commencement at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh May 18 at Kolf Sports Center, 785 High Ave.
The speaker at both ceremonies will be UW System Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Cora Marrett, a former director of two special programs for the United Negro College Fund and former senior vice chancellor and provost at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

Two American Indian women, one an education leader for the Menominee tribe and the other the first woman to head the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs, will be honored at the ceremonies.

Ada E. Deer, the first woman chair of the Menominee Nation who is now director of American Indian Studies at UW-Madison, will receive the UW Oshkosh Chancellor's Medallion during the 9 a.m. commencement ceremony.
S. Verna Fowler, founding president of the College of the Menominee Nation and president of the American Indian College Fund Board, will receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters at the 2 p.m. commencement ceremony.

Marrett became head of academic affairs for UW System last August. She had faculty appointments in sociology and Afro-American Studies at UW-Madison from 1974 until she accepted the position at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in 1997.

From 1992-96, she was assistant director of the National Science Foundation, where she led the directorate for the social, behavioral and economic sciences. She served on the faculties at both the University of North Carolina and Western Michigan University. She was a senior policy fellow at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.
The student speaker at the 9 a.m. commencement ceremony will be undergraduate Robert Behm of Omro. The student speaker at 2 p.m. is graduate student Stephanie Masaros of Fremont.

Behm, who was a nationally ranked speaker in high school and has been forensics and drama coach at Winneconne High School while attending UW Oshkosh, will go on to medical school at UW-Madison in the fall. He is majoring in biology at UW Oshkosh.
Masaros, a first-generation college student who will receive her master's degree in education counseling, has been a frequent campus and community volunteer while at UW Oshkosh. An avid outdoorswoman, she spent spring break hiking in the Grand Canyon.

The two ceremonies are:
· At 9 a.m., for students in the College of Letters and Science.
· At 2 p.m., for students in the colleges of Business Administration, Education and Human Services and Nursing.
Retirees from UW Oshkosh who will be recognized at the ceremony, and their years of service, are: Mary Hiles, writer and editor for University News & Publications, 15 years; Glenn Johnson, English instructor, 20 years; Nancy Kaufman, assistant vice chancellor for Graduate School and Research, two years at UW Oshkosh and 22 years in the UW System; Milton Mitchell, assistant professor of economics, 35 years; and J. Arden Trine, professor of business administration, 32 years.

News Release #5-14
CONTACT: Chancellor Richard H. Wells, (920) 424-0200
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/May 7, 2002

Menominee Education Leader to Receive Honorary Doctorate

OSHKOSH-S. Verna Fowler, Menominee Indian leader and longtime advocate for the educational advancement of American Indians, will receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters at University of Wisconsin Oshkosh spring commencement May 18.

Fowler, founding president of the College of the Menominee Nation (CMN) and president of the American Indian College Fund Board, is one of two American Indian leaders being honored at UW Oshkosh commencement ceremonies.
"Dr. Fowler's leadership and commitment to educational excellence is a model for all of us who want to advance the educational strengths of our region and our state," said UW Oshkosh Chancellor Richard H. Wells.

Fowler, of Keshena, will receive her honorary doctorate at the 2 p.m. commencement ceremony for graduates in business, education, human services and nursing.

At the 9 a.m. ceremony for students in the College of Letters and Science, former Menominee tribal leader Ada E. Deer, the first woman assistant secretary of Indian affairs in the U.S. Interior Department, will receive the UW Oshkosh Chancellor's Medallion.

Born and raised on the Menominee Reservation in north central Wisconsin, Fowler has taught at the elementary, secondary and collegiate levels and been an administrator of schools at the elementary as well as the collegiate level.
She has been president of CMN since it was established in 1993 with a $1.1 million appropriation by the Menominee Tribal Legislature. In 1998, the reservation-based -
community college was granted full accreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

CMN is a member of the recently formed Northeast Wisconsin Educational Resource Alliance, a consortium of leaders of public universities in Northeastern Wisconsin spearheaded by UW Oshkosh and made up of UW-Green Bay, technical colleges and UW colleges in Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Menasha and Sheboygan.

UW Oshkosh has established a scholarship for graduates of CMN and is exploring potential educational partnerships with the Keshena campus.

Before she became president of CMN, Fowler served the Menominee tribe as superintendent of education, director of the credit and finance department and executive director of the Menominee Restoration Committee.

She was an aide to Ada E. Deer, who led the Menominee Restoration Committee during the tribe's return to reservation status in the 1970s.

Fowler was appointed by President Bill Clinton to the White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities. She is vice president of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, which includes all tribal colleges and universities in the United States.

She is co-founder of the Sisters of a New Genesis, a religious order of women in the Green Bay Diocese, and a board member of the Fox River Area Girl Scout Council.
She earned a bachelor's degree at Silver Lake College and master's and doctoral degrees at the University of North Dakota.

News Release #5-13
CONTACT: Chancellor Richard H. Wells, (920) 424-0200
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/May 7, 2002

Former Menominee Leader to Receive Chancellor's Medallion

OSHKOSH-The lengthy list of accomplishments that goes with the name of Ada E. Deer would have to include words such as "visionary," "leader," "compassionate" and "determined." And that's just the beginning.

Deer, first woman chair of the Menominee Nation, the first woman to head the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs and the first American Indian woman to run for the U.S. Congress and Wisconsin secretary of state, can now add another line to that list.

On May 18, she will receive the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Chancellor's Medallion during the 9 a.m. commencement ceremony at UW Oshkosh.
"Ada Deer epitomizes what an education can mean," said UW Oshkosh Chancellor Richard H. Wells. "After graduating from UW-Madison and Columbia, she led the Menominee tribe, stood up for her beliefs as a candidate for state and federal office and advocated for American Indians nationwide as assistant secretary in the Department of the Interior for four years.

"Today, as director of American Indian Studies at UW-Madison, she urges UW campuses to continue to reach out and involve the American Indian community in the life of the university," Wells continued. "It is a forceful message, and many of us are listening."

Deer is one of two Menominee leaders being honored May 18 at UW Oshkosh. At the 2 p.m. commencement ceremony, S. Verna Fowler, founding president of the College of the Menominee Nation, will receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters.

Deer, 67, lived most of her 18 years on the Menomonee Reservation in a cabin without electricity or running water. After earning a bachelor's degree in social work at UW-Madison and a master's degree in social work at Columbia, she emerged as a spokesperson for a group in Washington, D.C., backing the return to reservation status for the Menominee people. President Richard Nixon signed the Menominee Restoration Act in 1973.
Deer led the transition back to reservation status as the first woman chair of the Menominee Reservation. Elected in 1974, she resigned in 1976 after the tribe formally adopted a constitution.

She went on to teach at UW Madison, study under a fellowship at Harvard's Institute of Politics and work as a legislative liaison for the Native American Rights Fund.
In 1992 she became the first American Indian woman in Wisconsin to run for Congress. She won the Democratic primary without political action committee funding. She also ran for Wisconsin secretary of state in 1978 and 1982.
In 1993 she became the first woman appointed an assistant secretary for Indian affairs in the U.S. Department of the Interior, with oversight over a $1.25 billion budget and 10,000 employees.

As head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs until 1997, she helped set federal policy for the more than 555 recognized American Indian tribes nationwide.

News Release #5-2
CONTACT: Carey Molinski, (920) 424-1303
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/May 6, 2002

17 Receive Honors Medallion from Chancellor Richard H. Wells

OSHKOSH-Seventeen University of Wisconsin Oshkosh students received an Honors Medallion from Chancellor Richard H. Wells during the university's Graduate Awards for Excellence program recently.

The students completed requirements for the University Honors Program. All will graduate later this month.

To graduate with a UW Oshkosh Honors Medallion, a student must earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 (out of 4.0) and complete 19 credits of honors courses. The credits must include an honors thesis or participation in an honors senior seminar course

News Release #5-1
CONTACT: Carey Molinski, (920) 424-1303
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/May 8, 2002

44 Freshmen Accepted Into University Honors Program

OSHKOSH-Forty-four University of Wisconsin Oshkosh freshmen were admitted into the University Honors Program during the spring 2002 semester.

In order to be eligible, students must earn a 3.2 (out of 4.0) grade point average in their first semester at UW Oshkosh.
To graduate as a UW Oshkosh Scholar, a student must earn a cumulative grade point average of 3.5, complete required Honors Program courses and write a report each semester on a community cultural or academic event.

Those who maintain the program's tough academic requirements are awarded the Scholar Medallion just before graduation.

News Release #5-7
CONTACT: Sue Fellerer, (920) 424-2289
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/May 8, 2002

Students Win Awards for Research Projects

OSHKOSH-More than 40 University of Wisconsin Oshkosh students, either as individuals or as part of a group, received awards as winners at the ninth annual Student Research and Scholarship Day.

The awards are the $150 Clow Social Science Award, the $125 Lynn Westbrook Environmental Award and the Outstanding Project Award, which is $100.

More than 100 students competed for cash prizes totaling $1,600. Projects were entered in research, scholarly works and creative/artistic activities categories. Entries included posters, visual artwork, oral presentations and performances.

The all-day event was in the ballroom of Reeve Memorial Union.

The eight recipients of the Outstanding Performance Award, which went to the top eight presenters overall, were:
· Janessa Zanon, New Berlin, and Ayron Riehl, Appleton, for Anti-smoking Commercials May Cause Forbidden Fruit Effect. The faculty member sponsoring the project was Kathleen Stetter of the psychology department.
· Lindsey Kent, Oshkosh, for Neophobia and Mood in Tasting Novel Foods. The faculty sponsor was Stetter.
· Dominic Druke, Oshkosh, for Timing and Mechanisms of Termination of the Interior of a Shallow Marine Carbonate Platform: The Pingguo Platform, Napanjiang Basin, Guangxi Province, South China. Druke accompanied faculty sponsor Daniel Lehrmann, geology, on a three-month research project in China.

· Richard Grebe, Oshkosh, for Construction and Analysis of Modified Rieske Iron-sulfur Proteins of Photosynthesis. The faculty sponsor was Toivo Kallas, microbiology.
· Rebecca Hudak, Neenah, for Diversity in a Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship: A Guide for Humanity? The faculty sponsors were Elizabeth Prine and Pete Brown, both of religious studies/anthropology.
· Laura Kuhn , Oshkosh, for Gender Differences in the Effects of Rumination on Anxiety. Faculty sponsor was Frances Rauscher, psychology.
· Bacelisa Melendez, Hortonville, for Biotechnology in the High School Classroom. Faculty sponsor was Colleen McDermott, biology.
· Matthew Baumann, Plymouth; Krista Emmons, Milwaukee; Maryjo Evens, Brookfield; Jennifer Hergert and Shelly Hunt, both of Oshkosh; Neal Kreuser, Colgate; Bryan Kuchta, Pulaski; Erica Langenhorst and Pamela Matzke, both of Green Bay; James Morrison, Kohler; April Rutila, Cedarburg; Claire Rutoske, West Bend; Richard Schouten, Appleton; Jennifer Vial, Mequon; and Andrea Ward, De Pere. The award was for An Integrated Advertising Campaign for Bank of America. The faculty sponsor was James Tsao.

Two were awarded the Lynn Westbrook Environmental Award as the top presentations related to the environment.

They are:
· Andrea Disterhaft of Berlin and Angela Stuewer of Omro, for PCBs: A Persistent Problem. The faculty sponsor was chemistry professor Linfeng Xie.
· Eric Kiefer, Oshkosh, for Synthetically Benign Solvent Systems for Use in Enolate Formation. Xie was again the faculty sponsor.

Two also were awarded the Clow Social Science Award, which goes to the top social science presentations. They are:
· Eric Stanelle, Menasha, for The Effects of Different Types of Questions and Their Ability to Reveal the Need for Narcissistic Supplies in Academic Faculty and Students. Stetter was the faculty sponsor.
· Rebecca Pulver, Oshkosh, for Affects of Tension in the Amniotic Membrane of Chicks. Faculty sponsor was microbiology professor Beatrice Holton

News Release #5-11
CONTACT: Laurie Von Endt, (920) 424-2235
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/May 8, 2002

Neenah Student Has Senior Art Exhibit May 13-16

OSHKOSH-An exhibit of artwork by University of Wisconsin Oshkosh senior Penelope Redlich-Stroik of Neenah will be at UW Oshkosh May 13-16.
The exhibit, "A Celebration of Simple Moments," will be in the second floor Annex Gallery, Arts and Communication Center, 926 Woodland Ave.
There will be an artist's reception from 2- 4 p.m. Saturday, May 11.

The exhibit will include oil paintings, murals in triptych and other multi-paneled works. Also displayed will be watercolor, drawings and ceramic pieces.
The gallery also will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day of the exhibit.

News Release #5-10
CONTACT: Laurie Von Endt, (920) 424-2235
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/May 8, 2002

2 Students Present Senior Art Exhibit May 14-17

OSHKOSH-An exhibit of artwork by University of Wisconsin Oshkosh seniors Brett Schenning of Theresa and Michael Shields of Plymouth will be at UW Oshkosh May 14-17.

The exhibit, "Schenning and Shields: A Senior Exhibition," will be in the Priebe Art Gallery, Arts and Communication Center, 926 Woodland Ave.

There will be an artist's reception from 7-9 p.m. Friday, May 17.

The exhibit will include photographs by Schenning and paintings and photographs by Shields.
The gallery also will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day of the exhibit.

News Release #5-8
CONTACT: Nancy Kaufman, (920) 424-1211
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/May 8, 2002

12 Undergraduate Students Awarded Research Grants

OSHKOSH-Twelve University of Wisconsin Oshkosh undergraduate students each have been awarded an Undergraduate Student/Faculty Collaborative Research Grant totaling $2,500 for projects this summer and fall.
Topics for the research range from water pollution to the impact of ownership change on news coverage.

The UW Oshkosh Graduate School awarded the competitive grants. Each award includes a stipend of $2,000 for the student and $500 for project supplies and expenses.
The recipients of grants for projects this summer are:
· Student Patricia Brandl of Fond du Lac and journalism professor Miles Maguire, The Local Angle: Effects of Ownership Changes on News Content in a Daily Paper.
· Student Maryjo Graves of La Crosse and biology professor Colleen McDermott, Microbial Contamination of Recreational Water.
· Student Ian Geib of Waupun and biology professor Todd Sandrin, Effect of Lead Pollution on Bacterial Abundance and Diversity in Rush Lake Sediments.
· Student Jeff Lucas of Green Bay and computer science professor Thomas Naps, Software Libraries to Help Computer Science Educators Animate Tree and Graph Algorithms.
· Student Dana Then of Oshkosh and chemistry professor William Wacholtz, Heteroleptic Zinc (II) Complexes Employing Dithiolate and a Novel Phosphonate-Based N,N-Heterocyclic Ligand.

· Student Matthew Dodge of Baraboo and chemistry professor William Wacholtz, Synthesis and Characterization of Pyridazine Trigold (I) Complexes.
· Student Nathan Kleczewski of Cleveland and biology microbiology professor Stephen Bentivenga, A Survey of Mycorrhizal Symbiosis in a Restored Wisconsin Prairie.
· Student Jeffrey Baumann of Appleton and geography professor John Bowen, The Integrators and the Globalization of the Air Cargo Services Industry in Southeast Asia.
· Student Agnes Kecskemeti of Oshkosh and chemistry professor James Paulson, Induction and Characterization of Apoptosis (Programmed Cell Death) in Various Human Cancer Cell Lines.
· Student David Slotten of Madison and biology professor Dana Vaughan, Summer Squirrel Light Damage.
Those receiving grants for the 2002-2003 academic year are:
· Student Stephanie Hocker of Mosinee and geology professor George Hudak, Chemistry of Alteration Mineral Phases at the Archean Five-Mile Lake Volcanic-Associated Mineral Prospect in Northeastern Minnesota.
· Student Shannon Hardel of Scandinavia and nursing professor M. Denise McHugh, Knowledge, Beliefs and Educational Programs: Effects of Alcohol, Tobacco and Drug Use

News Release #5-19
CONTACT: Jill Endries, (920) 424-0228
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/May 14, 2002

UW Oshkosh, WLUK-TV Salute High School Achievers

OSHKOSH-The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and Fox network station WLUK are saluting top high school students from throughout the region with a ceremony at the campus and a series of spots that will run for several months on the Green Bay-based TV channel.

A ceremony honored 160 high school valedictorians from throughout the Fox Valley May 8 at UW Oshkosh.
The event included WLUK news anchors Brooke Bradley and Tom Milbourn, WLUK sports anchor and UW Oshkosh alumnus Tom Ristow, and UW Oshkosh Chancellor Richard H. Wells.

"Best of the Class 2002" features began running on WLUK-TV last week. All of the segments were shot at UW Oshkosh.

"We want to honor these outstanding students from high schools throughout our region, as well as emphasize the commitment we share with those schools in the educational future of northeast Wisconsin," Wells said. "We salute the students, and we salute the many dedicated teachers, counselors, administrators, coaches and others who have helped create an environment where these young men and women can excel."

At least nine of the valedictorians among the "Best of the Class 2002" will attend UW Oshkosh next fall. They are Desiree Barber of De Pere, a student at Oneida Nation High School; Russell Bredeson of Argyle High School; Mary Kleist of Waupaca, a student at Weyauwega-Fremont High School; Danielle Knapkavage, a student at Antigo High School; Joseph Nichols of Appleton, a student at Menasha High School; Nathan Popp of Cuba City, a student at Benton High School; Jennifer Seidler, a student at Appleton North High School; Christina Shackel of Menasha, a student at Menasha High School; Margaret Voit, a student at Waukesha North High School.

'Changing Face of UW Oshkosh' Reception May 21 in Madison

MADISON-"The Changing Face of UW Oshkosh" is the topic for a May 21 reception for UW Oshkosh alumni and friends living or working in the Madison area.
The event will be 5:15 to 7:15 p.m. at American Family Insurance, 6000 American Parkway, Madison. Admission is free. R.S.V.P. by calling the Alumni Office toll-free at 1-877-896-2586 or e-mail alumni@uwosh.edu.

Chancellor Richard H. Wells and UW Oshkosh Foundation President Thomas Keefe will attend the event sponsored by Culver Franchising System Inc. of Prairie du Sac.

Wells, who became the university's 10th chancellor in October 2000, has guided development of new program and facility plans for the 11,000-student university.
Keefe, former executive director of the Catholic Aid Foundation of St. Paul, and associate vice president of institutional advancement at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, joined the university in 2001.

More than 3,000 UW Oshkosh alumni live and work in the Madison area.

"Your university is poised to achieve measurable greatness under the leadership" of Wells and Keefe, said an invitation to UW Oshkosh alumni from Craig C. Culver, co-founder and president of Culver's Frozen Custard and Culver Franchising System Inc. and a 1973 graduate of UW Oshkosh.

'Changing Face of UW Oshkosh' Reception May 16 in Appleton

APPLETON-"The Changing Face of UW Oshkosh" is the topic for a May 16 reception for UW Oshkosh alumni and friends living or working in the Appleton area.
The event will be 5 to 7 p.m. at the Kimberly-Clark Conference Center, 2300 Winchester Road/Highway 150, Neenah. Admission is free. R.S.V.P. by calling the Alumni Office toll-free at 1-877-896-2586 or e-mail alumni@uwosh.edu.

Chancellor Richard H. Wells and UW Oshkosh Foundation President Thomas Keefe will attend the event sponsored by Kimberly-Clark.

Wells, who became the university's 10th chancellor in October 2000, has guided development of new program and facility plans for the 11,000-student university.
Keefe, former executive director of the Catholic Aid Foundation of St. Paul, and associate vice president of institutional advancement at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, joined the university in 2001.

More than 6,000 UW Oshkosh alumni live and work in the Appleton area.

"Your university is poised to achieve measurable greatness under the leadership" of Wells and Keefe, said an invitation to UW Oshkosh alumni from Scott Jabas, president of Jabas, Inc. and a 1978 graduate of UW Oshkosh.

12 Undergraduate Students Awarded Research Grants

OSHKOSH-Twelve University of Wisconsin Oshkosh undergraduate students each have been awarded an Undergraduate Student/Faculty Collaborative Research Grant totaling $2,500 for projects this summer and fall.
Topics for the research range from water pollution to the impact of ownership change on news coverage.
The UW Oshkosh Graduate School awarded the competitive grants. Each award includes a stipend of $2,000 for the student and $500 for project supplies and expenses.

The recipients of grants for projects this summer are:
· Student Patricia Brandl of Fond du Lac and journalism professor Miles Maguire, The Local Angle: Effects of Ownership Changes on News Content in a Daily Paper.
· Student Maryjo Graves of La Crosse and biology professor Colleen McDermott, Microbial Contamination of Recreational Water.
· Student Ian Geib of Waupun and biology professor Todd Sandrin, Effect of Lead Pollution on Bacterial Abundance and Diversity in Rush Lake Sediments.
· Student Jeff Lucas of Green Bay and computer science professor Thomas Naps, Software Libraries to Help Computer Science Educators Animate Tree and Graph Algorithms.
· Student Dana Then of Oshkosh and chemistry professor William Wacholtz, Heteroleptic Zinc (II) Complexes Employing Dithiolate and a Novel Phosphonate-Based N,N-Heterocyclic Ligand.

12 Undergraduate Students Awarded Research Funding

· Student Matthew Dodge of Baraboo and chemistry professor William Wacholtz, Synthesis and Characterization of Pyridazine Trigold (I) Complexes.
· Student Nathan Kleczewski of Cleveland and biology microbiology professor Stephen Bentivenga, A Survey of Mycorrhizal Symbiosis in a Restored Wisconsin Prairie.
· Student Jeffrey Baumann of Appleton and geography professor John Bowen, The Integrators and the Globalization of the Air Cargo Services Industry in Southeast Asia.
· Student Agnes Kecskemeti of Oshkosh and chemistry professor James Paulson, Induction and Characterization of Apoptosis (Programmed Cell Death) in Various Human Cancer Cell Lines.
· Student David Slotten of Madison and biology professor Dana Vaughan, Summer Squirrel Light Damage.
Those receiving grants for the 2002-2003 academic year are:
· Student Stephanie Hocker of Mosinee and geology professor George Hudak, Chemistry of Alteration Mineral Phases at the Archean Five-Mile Lake Volcanic-Associated Mineral Prospect in Northeastern Minnesota.
· Student Shannon Hardel of Scandinavia and nursing professor M. Denise McHugh, Knowledge, Beliefs and Educational Programs: Effects of Alcohol, Tobacco and Drug Use.

Residence Halls Volunteer for Oshkosh Community

OSHKOSH-Four residence hall students and three residence halls at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh are winners in this year's Department of Residence Life Citizenship Award competition.

In addition to raising about $12,000 in money and food donations for needy causes, residence hall students contributed countless hours of volunteer time, collected clothing donations and donated blood for local blood drives.

About 1,600 residence hall students participated in community service efforts during 2001-2002.
Winners of individual awards were Kim Ruplinger of West Bend, a student in Breese Hall; Michelle Gross of West Allis, a student in Donner Hall; Debbie Kraus of Helenville, a student in Fletcher Hall; and Amanda Kowald of Markesan, a student in South Scott Hall.
Residence halls that each won a Citizenship Award were Scott, Taylor and Fletcher.

Special recognition went to residence hall Community Volunteer Committee co-chairs Kirsten Tennie and Jamie Grasso, both of Green Bay.

Outstanding community programs receiving awards were: Alzheimer's Walk, chief organizer Theresa Rybak of Butternut, a student in Nelson Hall; Bethel Home Bingo and Live Nativity Scene, Kraus, Fletcher Hall; and Bethel Home Old Fashioned Valentines Dance, Tiffany Jonassen of Wyoming, Minn., a student volunteer in Breese Hall and for the Community Volunteer Program.
On-campus programs recognized are : Donner Hall Balloon Launch, headed by Tim Haag of Oshkosh, a student in Donner Hall; and "We Care…International Students Unite," Momodou Bah, an international student from Gambia and a student in Evans Hall.

1912 Film 'Oshkosh in Motion' Goes Online May 31

OSHKOSH-Get a turn-of-the-century glimpse of horse-drawn fire engines racing down Main Street and the stoic publishers of The Oshkosh Northwestern in a digitized version of the silent film Oshkosh in Motion.
The film will be available free to anyone with an online connection beginning May 31, courtesy of the UW Oshkosh Archives and Area Research Center and the Oshkosh Public Museum.

The online version of the short film - complete with old songs by Oshkosh composers - is being released online on the 90th anniversary of the day it was made by former Oshkosh retailer Carl Laemmle.

Laemmle went on to become the founder of Universal Studios.

"The film contains the earliest moving images of Oshkosh known to exist," said UW Oshkosh archivist Joshua Ranger, who coordinated the project. "As we approach Oshkosh's sesquicentennial, we thought it was important to give people a chance to see this film. The Internet allows us to bring it to the Oshkosh community…and beyond."

The film features many scenes of Oshkosh life, from the rush of humanity at quitting time at Paine Lumber Co. to an impromptu dance recital on the lawns of the Oshkosh Normal School.

The more than eight-minute motion picture would have been lost if not for Oshkosh film collector Vance Yost, who discovered an original copy in 1974. Yost had a negative made from the deteriorating nitrate film and duplicates made from the negative. In 1998 the Oshkosh Public Museum purchased the Yost Collection from his family.

Three period songs written by Oshkosh composers Phillip Laffey and Otto Davis, along with ambient sound effects, has been added to the digitized version to simulate what a viewing experience at a nickelodeon of the early 1900s might have been like.
The long-forgotten songs were reproduced on computer by Bruce Atwell of the UW Oshkosh music department from sheet music provided by the Oshkosh Public Museum. Free copies of the sheet music and MP3 versions of the songs will also be available for download from the Oshkosh in Motion website.

The film will be available in three file sizes at the website http://oshkoshinmotion.uw-osh.edu. It will be streamed in Quicktime format from a server at UW Oshkosh.
"We want everyone to be able to view this film regardless of his or her connection speed," said Brian Ledwell, a multimedia developer at UW Oshkosh who produced the digitized version of the film. "Streaming the movie allows people with slower, dial-up Internet connections to enjoy the film while it loads without having to first download the entire file."

Visitors to the site will need the Quicktime version 5.0 player to view Oshkosh in Motion.

In addition to a copy of the film, Oshkosh Public Museum archivist Scott Cross also contributed interpretive text and historic photographs to the website developed by Ranger.

New Leadership Fellows Help University 'Change' for the Future

OSHKOSH-Sue Neitzel and Tim Danielson are the latest appointments in the University Leadership Fellowship Program at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

The innovative program has helped the university develop new ideas and leaders at a time when a tight state budget is forcing agencies to reduce manpower and programs.
As UW Oshkosh assistant director of admissions,

Danielson works on such things as website development, campus visitations and the printing of admissions publications.

Now he's also helping Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services Tom Sonnleitner identify key campus development projects and how to implement them.
Neitzel is budget director and account manager for the UW Oshkosh Center for Community Partnerships.
Now she's also helping UW Oshkosh Foundation President Tom Keefe improve Foundation and university relations with businesses, agencies and individuals throughout the Fox Valley.

Chancellor Richard H. Wells began the program to give faculty and staff new professional experiences while they develop their leadership skills and assist the campus with new ideas in key areas.

"This is not business as usual," Wells said. "These times demand that we use our resources efficiently and effectively so that we can continue to provide the best education possible at a reasonable price."
Neitzel was named an Office of the President of the UW Oshkosh Foundation

Leadership Fellow. Danielson is an Office of Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services Leadership Fellow.

They are the fourth and fifth leadership fellows appointed since Wells became chancellor in 2000. Others have been named fellows for the chancellor's office and the office of the provost and vice chancellor, the university's chief academic officer.

Leadership fellows divide their time between their regular jobs and their new assignments.
Wells said the latest fellowship appointments are part of a new campus effort to market itself better to a variety of key constituencies and to develop the campus and its programs in a way that maximizes campus productivity and better meets the educational and community needs of the Fox Valley.

Danielson's fellowship assignment will include helping analyze what the campus must do to better meet the needs of students and staff working on campus and citizens who visit the campus.

"With his extensive experience in recruiting students, Tim can help us identify areas where we can do more to welcome and better serve students, parents and the general public," said Sonnleitner. "That includes such things as signage and landscaping."

Neitzel will study the relationship between the University and Foundation and area communities and residents and how the Foundation can better communicate with those alumni, supporters, community leaders and citizens.
She will help Keefe design a strategic plan for improving communication between the university and community and develop ways to expand and improve community access to UW Oshkosh.

"This university is changing, and Sue's work will be crucial in helping determine how we do things in the future," said Keefe.
Both fellowships will continue until September 2004.

History Professor to Help Lead New Faculty Support Efforts

OSHKOSH-A history professor who has won awards for his teaching and research has been named to an administrative post at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh where he will work to develop new research and teaching initiatives.

Lane Earns, a history professor at UW Oshkosh since 1987, will become associate vice chancellor on Aug. 1.
"Dr. Earns commitment to learning has won him awards ranging from a Fulbright fellowship to our university's top award for scholarship, the John McNaughton Rosebush University Professorship," said Provost and Vice Chancellor Keith Miller. "We are grateful that he is now ready to help us develop new ways to harness the tremendous teaching and research expertise we have on this campus. Lane will help in virtually every aspect of academic affairs at UW Oshkosh."

Earns succeeds Craig Fiedler, who was named interim associate vice chancellor in June 2001. Fiedler will return to teaching in the university's special education program, where he is one of three leading a $700,000 groundbreaking study of recent changes in state rules that help decide if a Wisconsin student has a disability and if he or she needs special education services and programs at school.

A research specialist on Nagasaki, Japan, Earns has lived and worked there for six years and conducted research there every summer since 1987. He has published one book and 22 articles on Nagasaki.

In 2000 Earns co-founded the Nagasaki Foreign Settlement Research Society. He was also co-founder, writer and co-editor of the English-language journal "Crossroads: A Journal of Nagasaki History and Culture" from 1993 to 1998.

He is working on the book "Beyond Butterfly and the Bomb: A Century of American Images of Nagasaki." This month he is submitting a manuscript for the book "Restoring the History Behind Nagasaki's Image of Foreign Exoticism" for publication in Japan later this year.
He is co-editor of a recently-established web site on the Nagasaki Foreign Settlement, at www.nfs.nias.ac.jp/index.html.

Earns, 51, is a native of Flint, Mich. He holds a master's degree in Asian studies and a doctorate in history, both from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Earns was a visiting lecturer in history in the summers of 1991 and 1992 at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He has also taught at Nagasaki Junior College of Foreign Languages and Kwassui Women's Junior College of Nagasaki.

2 New Programs for Multicultural Students at UW Oshkosh

OSHKOSH-Six summer programs designed primarily to prepare multicultural and financially disadvantaged students for college begin June 8 at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

Two programs will run June 8-21. Three others will run from June 22 to July 5.

A sixth program and an additional section of one of the other programs for younger students will run July 6-19.
"Our goal in all of these programs is to provide young people the skills and experience they will need to be successful in college," said Muriel Hawkins, assistant vice chancellor for academic support at UW Oshkosh.
There are two new programs -- one to attract students into teaching and the other for high school students from migrant families in the area.

The new programs are:
· Aspiring Pupils for Professional Leadership in Education (APPLE), to attract students into the teaching profession, from June 22-July 5. It's for students entering grades 10-12.
· Distance Education for Summer Enrichment Opportunities (DESEO) program, for Hispanic high school students from migrant families, from June 22-July 5.
The continuing programs are:
· Wisconsin Youth in Nursing (WYN), from July 6-19. This popular program,

including lab activities in bacteriology, chemistry, anatomy and physiology, is for students entering grades 10-12.
· Young Entrepreneurial Scholars (YES), from June 8-21. YES is for students entering
grades 9-12 interested in majoring in business in college. Sponsors include the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Milwaukee chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants.
· Summer Mathematics and Reading Talent Scholars (SMARTS), from June 8-21, a program for 7th grade students in Milwaukee who will also participate in programs at UW-Milwaukee during the school year.
· PreCollege Enrichment Program (PEP), which includes English/writing, mathematics, science, health and wellness, career planning and more. The class for students entering grades 10-12 is June 22-July 5. A session for students entering grades 8 and 9 is July 6-19.
For information go to www.uwosh.edu/acad-supp/precollege/pcp.htm. You may also call (920) 424-2115.

Outstanding UW Oshkosh Seniors Recognized

OSHKOSH-Forty University of Wisconsin Oshkosh spring graduates each have been named an Outstanding Senior for 2001-2002.

Four are listed in the 2002 edition of "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges," a directory of outstanding student leaders from more than 1,800 institutions of higher learning in the United States and several foreign countries.

The Outstanding Senior Award is made on the basis of scholarship, leadership and participation in university activities.

Those in "Who's Who" are selected based on academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities and potential for continued success.

5 Area Nurses Awarded 2002 Nightingale Award

OSHKOSH-Five who care for patients and families with a "selfless spirit of giving" have each been awarded the 2002 Nightingale Award by the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Nursing.

Among them is a Hmong nurse at an Appleton hospital who makes "a dramatic difference in people's lives" and a ThedaStar flight nurse who emergency dispatchers call "an advocate for the people he works with as well as the patients he cares for."

The awardees also include a nurse from Ripon Medical Center (RMC) and other nurses from St. Elizabeth and Theda Clark Medical Center.

Each nurse receives $1,000 and a commemorative artwork commissioned by Mercy Medical Center/Affinity Health Systems Inc. that represents the spirit of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.

Twenty-five were nominated for the award. They were honored at the 10th annual Nightingale Awards Dinner May 7. The award recipients are:
· Colleen Dolata of Ripon, staff nurse and diabetes educator at Ripon Medical Center.
· Jon Hagen of Appleton, flight nurse on ThedaStar at Theda Clark.
· Nanette Krizenesky, Appleton, of the St. Elizabeth Hospital intensive care unit.
· Kris Rubbert, Neenah, obstetric nurse at Theda Clark.
· Keochai Voung, Appleton, of the cardiac/respiratory/renal unit at St. Elizabeth.
Organizations sponsoring the awards are Agnesian Health Care, Fond du Lac; Elmer Leach Foundation, Evergreen Retirement Community Inc. and Lutheran Homes, all of Oshkosh; ThedaCare, Neenah; and the UW Oshkosh College of Nursing.

Dolata was praised for implementing RMC's Community Diabetes Clinic. The clinic includes an eight-week education series for diabetics and families, support groups, counseling, staff training within and outside the hospital, a resource center and a variety of special programs.

"The numbers of diabetes cases…increases every year, and she wanted to provide education in order to make a difference," said Jean Surguy, director of patient services at RMC. "Judging by the numbers of eople…participating in support groups and arriving for counsel, she has made a difference."
Dolata also stands out as a nurse "with initiative and energy in caring about people's health and well-being," Surguy said. She was "born to be a nurse and will forever be a caregiver."

Hagen was an emergency medical technician, paramedic and intensive care nurse before he became a flight nurse at Theda Clark in 1994.

After his wife was seriously injured in an auto mishap in 2001, said Mark Rohrer of Two Rivers, Hagen "provided the type of care that saved Lisa's life." After the accident, said Rohrer, he "continued to care about Lisa and our family."

"John is respected by many for the exceptional care and caring he brings to…nursing," said fellow flight nurse Pam Witt-Hillen. "The Fox Valley is a better place because of his professional and personal values."
Krizenesky, a nursing graduate of Wesleyan University of the Philippines, has nursed and comforted many seriously ill patients and their families at the St. Elizabeth intensive care unit, said coworker Cheryl Paulsen.

Paulsen said Krizenesky never gripes about the long hours she sometimes must work as a nurse. Instead, she believes "when you have patients and families who need your care now," it "is not the time to sit and complain."
Dr. Mary Stastny called her "the epitome of the ideal nurse: skillful, caring, personable, compassionate." The wife of one of her seriously ill patients called her "a
- great person and an exceptional nurse."

Rubbert, a registered nurse at the birth center at Theda Clark since 1977, is involved in childbirth and early-pregnancy education and CPR instruction in addition to inpatient nursing. Coworkers praise her as a mentor and teacher, but patients are most grateful for the quality of her care.

She has searched the entire hospital for a more comfortable bed for a patient. When a couple rushed to the hospital for the delivery of twin boys, she agreed to stay long after her shift ended to help in the delivery. A woman hospitalized for a 12-week, high-risk pregnancy celebrated at a surprise birthday party arranged by Rubbert. And her supervisor asked that Rubbert be her labor nurse when she delivered her own first child.
"From making sure the snack a patient gets is something she likes to rescheduling medication times to meet a patient's request, Kris is always there for those under her care," said fellow nurse Sara Bronson.
Voung's clinical skills and quality of individualized care are exceptional, said nursing colleague Sandra Sorenson, but what makes her really special is a "calm, caring manner that patients respond to…."

She often changes her schedule to meet the needs of coworkers, and she serves as an unofficial interpreter for Hmong patients, coming in weekends and days off to help Hmong families work with doctors and other nurses.
"She is always respectful, courteous and kind," said colleague Leah Desens. "I stand in awe every time I watch her teach a patient what to expect from open-heart surgery" and other procedures. "Always patient, she has a calming effect on them…."

Other nominees for this year's Nightingale Award are Joanne Ball, Theda Clark;
Jamie Buchberger, Affinity Visiting Nurses Home Care & Hospice, Appleton; Marsha
Chikowski, Waushara County Health Department, Wautoma; Ann Christensen, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin-Fox Valley, Neenah; Diane Fischer, Waupun
Memorial Hospital; Shirley Groeschl, St. Francis Home, Fond du Lac; Emily Joachim, Mercy Medical Center, Oshkosh; Judy Kasuboski, Green Lake County Department of

Health and Human Services, Berlin; Mary Ketterhagen, Hospice Home of Hope, Fond du Lac; Diana Krause, Berlin Memorial Hospital; Susan Lang, Memorial Health Center, Medford; Michelle Lehr, ThedaCare Physicians, Menasha; Madeline Malchow, Aurora Health Care, Oshkosh; Lori McGraw, Theda Clark; Jennifer Peters, Mercy; Marilyn Shutte, Affinity Medical Group, Neenah; Christine Thill, Felician Senior Living Community, Manitowoc; Tim Thompson, Aylward Surgery Center/Theda Clark; Joan Wanke, Beaver Dam Community Hospital; and Mary Winter, Appleton Medical Center.

Students Win Awards for Research Projects

OSHKOSH-More than 40 University of Wisconsin Oshkosh students, either as individuals or as part of a group, received awards as winners at the ninth annual Student Research and Scholarship Day.

The awards are the $150 Clow Social Science Award, the $125 Lynn Westbrook Environmental Award and the Outstanding Project Award, which is $100.

More than 100 students competed for cash prizes totaling $1,600. Projects were entered in research, scholarly works and creative/artistic activities categories. Entries included posters, visual artwork, oral presentations and performances.

The all-day event was in the ballroom of Reeve Memorial Union.

The eight recipients of the Outstanding Performance Award, which went to the top eight presenters overall, were:
· Janessa Zanon, New Berlin, and Ayron Riehl, Appleton, for Anti-smoking Commercials May Cause Forbidden Fruit Effect. The faculty member sponsoring the project was Kathleen Stetter of the psychology department.
· Lindsey Kent, Oshkosh, for Neophobia and Mood in Tasting Novel Foods. The faculty sponsor was Stetter.
· Dominic Druke, Oshkosh, for Timing and Mechanisms of Termination of the Interior of a Shallow Marine Carbonate Platform: The Pingguo Platform, Napanjiang Basin, Guangxi Province, South China. Druke accompanied faculty sponsor Daniel Lehrmann, geology, on a three-month research project in China.

· Richard Grebe, Oshkosh, for Construction and Analysis of Modified Rieske Iron-sulfur Proteins of Photosynthesis. The faculty sponsor was Toivo Kallas, microbiology.
· Rebecca Hudak, Neenah, for Diversity in a Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship: A Guide for Humanity? The faculty sponsors were Elizabeth Prine and Pete Brown, both of religious studies/anthropology.
· Laura Kuhn , Oshkosh, for Gender Differences in the Effects of Rumination on Anxiety. Faculty sponsor was Frances Rauscher, psychology.
· Bacelisa Melendez, Hortonville, for Biotechnology in the High School Classroom. Faculty sponsor was Colleen McDermott, biology.
· Matthew Baumann, Plymouth; Krista Emmons, Milwaukee; Maryjo Evens, Brookfield; Jennifer Hergert and Shelly Hunt, both of Oshkosh; Neal Kreuser, Colgate; Bryan Kuchta, Pulaski; Erica Langenhorst and Pamela Matzke, both of Green Bay; James Morrison, Kohler; April Rutila, Cedarburg; Claire Rutoske, West Bend; Richard Schouten, Appleton; Jennifer Vial, Mequon; and Andrea Ward, De Pere. The award was for An Integrated Advertising Campaign for Bank of America. The faculty sponsor was James Tsao.

Two were awarded the Lynn Westbrook Environmental Award as the top presentations related to the environment. They are:
· Andrea Disterhaft of Berlin and Angela Stuewer of Omro, for PCBs: A Persistent Problem. The faculty sponsor was chemistry professor Linfeng Xie.
· Eric Kiefer, Oshkosh, for Synthetically Benign Solvent Systems for Use in Enolate Formation. Xie was again the faculty sponsor.

Two also were awarded the Clow Social Science Award, which goes to the top social science presentations. They are:
· Eric Stanelle, Menasha, for The Effects of Different Types of Questions and Their Ability to Reveal the Need for Narcissistic Supplies in Academic Faculty and Students. Stetter was the faculty sponsor.
· Rebecca Pulver, Oshkosh, for Affects of Tension in the Amniotic Membrane of Chicks. Faculty sponsor was microbiology professor Beatrice Holton.

Art Exhibit Features Work by Oshkosh Student May 21-25

OSHKOSH-An exhibit of artwork by senior David Barnhill of Oshkosh will be at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh May 21-25.
The exhibit "Exhibition of Design and Perspective," will be in the Allen Priebe Art Gallery, Arts and Communication Center, 926 Woodland Ave.
There will be an artist's reception from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, May 25.

Work in the exhibit will include bronze, copper and aluminum sculptures; silver, copper and bronze metal works; wood, glass and assorted metals and fiberglass for applied design; and assorted prints and paintings.
The gallery also will be open for the exhibit from noon to 7 p.m. May 21-24 and noon to 4 p.m. May 25.

Art Exhibit Features Work by 2 UW Oshkosh Students

OSHKOSH-The artwork exhibit "de figuur," by University of Wisconsin Oshkosh senior art students Renee Schiller and Keith Wales, both of Oshkosh, will be on display May 17-May 19 at the Jumbalia Junction Gallery, 413 Main St., Oshkosh.

There will be an artist's reception at the gallery from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, May 19.

Work in the exhibit will include drawings, paintings, fibers, ceramics, wood furniture and sculpture.
The gallery will also be open from noon-6 p.m. on May 17, 2-8 p.m. on May 18 and 2-8 p.m. on May 19.

De Pere Student Wins National Writing Award

OSHKOSH-University of Wisconsin Oshkosh student Matthew Ferry of De Pere won the national 2002 Robert W. Crawford Student Literary Award for undergraduate students with an essay on "Women in Sports: A Highway of Possibilities."

Ferry, a student in the physical education and health promotion teacher preparation program at UW Oshkosh, was one of 24 UW Oshkosh teacher preparation students submitting papers for the national competition. The contest was sponsored by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD).

All 24 UW Oshkosh entrants were recognized at the group's J.B. Nash Scholar Award Breakfast during the AAHPERD national convention April 8-13 in San Diego.
Ferry's award includes a $500 scholarship and a one-year membership in AALR.

Students in teacher preparation programs at universities from across the United States entered the competition, including Purdue, University of Georgia, University of Oregon and Eastern Washington University.
UW Oshkosh physical education/health promotion professor Christine Tipps sponsored Ferry and the other UW Oshkosh student entrants in the competition.

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