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The following Class Notes were received recently in the UW Oshkosh Alumni Office.

’71 Philip Aggen (LS), of Germantown, is enjoying retirement and recently visited the UW Oshkosh campus, Paine Art Center, Oshkosh Public Museum and the Military Veterans Museum.

’73 Billy Dettlaff (LS), of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., is self-publishing his manuscript about the history of the golf profession called “Doctors of the Game,” targeted at golf historians, collectors and lovers of the sport. Dettlaff is a Professional Golfers’ Association master professional and part of his paper was published in the PGA of America’s Centennial Book in December 2015.

’81 Bill Wyman (COLS), of Oshkosh, is the new president and chief executive officer of the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation.

’83 Suzy (Dieringer) Breneman (LS), of Orfordville, spoke at the Girls and Women in Science workshop for sixth grade girls, their teachers and parents at Beloit College.

’87 Wendy Hartman (BBA), of Hortonville, is a new instructional technology coordinator at Mid-State Technical College.

’88 Mark Duerwaechter (BS), of Sherwood, was named to the 2015-2016 top 25 Superintendents to Watch program for his leadership, innovation and communication skills. He was one of 25 in the United States and the only one from Wisconsin.

’92 Bruce Dethlefsen (MS), of Westfield, a former Wisconsin Poet Laureate, visited the Hatch Public Library in Mauston in April.

’95 David Thiel (MBA), of New London, executive director of the Waupaca County Economic Development Corporation, was named to the board of directors of New North Inc.

’95 Jeff Sabel (EHS), of Valders, was selected to fill the position of the late Jennifer Berge on the Valders Area School Board.

’07 Greta Voit (BSE) and ’11 (MSE), of Waukesha, is a recipient of the 2016 Herb Kohl Fellowship Award. She is a science teacher at Waukesha North High School.

’08 Tony Memmel (BM), of Nashville, Tenn., will be touring with his band through South and Central America in May as an ambassador in the American Music Abroad program.

’08 Lindsey Stoil (B) and ’09 (MBA), of Falls Church, Va., serves as the joint strategic operations and integration officer at the Defense Health Agency. She also is a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy.

’12 Tori Johnson (BBA), of Madison, took over ownership of the three Ancora cafes in Madison.        

’14 Zachary Kaiser (LS), of Saint Nazianz, was named strategic risk adviser at McClone in Menasha, where he will develop and acquire new business and manage relationships.

’15 Victoria Horstman (BA), of Sparta, was named one of six finalists for the 69th Alice in Dairyland, Wisconsin’s official agricultural ambassador.

’15 Irineo Medina (LS), of Sheboygan, was hired as an artist to direct the mural project at Mayville Middle School. The mural created by students was unveiled at a ceremony during the middle school’s Literacy Night.

’15 Joanna Wavrunek (LS), of Denmark, was named one of six finalists for the 69th Alice in Dairyland, Wisconsin’s official agricultural ambassador.

ABBREVIATION KEY

COLLEGES

• AAS — Associate of Arts and Science Degree
• B — Business
• EHS — Education and Human Services
• LLCE  — Lifelong Learning and Community Engagement
• LS — Letters and Science
• N — Nursing

GRADUATE DEGREES
• DNP — Doctor of Nursing Practice
• GMBA — Global Master of Business Administration
• MA — Master of Arts
• MBA— Master of Business Administration
• MPA — Master of Public Administration
• MS — Master of Science
• MSE — Master of Science in Education
• MSN — Master of Science in Nursing
• MST — Master of Science in Teaching
• MSW — Master of Social Work

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