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

’71 David C. Jacobsen (EHS), of Blacksburg, Virginia, associate professor of music at Virginia Tech, was granted the title of associate professor emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

’72 Joe Sosa (LS) and ’78 (MSE), of Katy, Texas, has retired after 42 years of teaching special education in public schools. His last position was an inclusion specialist at Morton Ranch Junior High School in Katy, Texas.

’78 Peter Madsen (BS), of Coshocton, Ohio, and his wife Marie’s book called “Book of Boomers- Our Journey Through Life” is coming out this summer.

’79 Jim LaBuda (EHS) and ’81 (MSE), of Henderson, Nevada, published the novel “Santorini Escape: Life, Love, and Travel.” He also is a regular contributor to Destinations Travel Magazine.

’84 Mary Edwards (EHS), of Lake Mills, has a new book “The Deer and the Naturalist: Dream-work and the Soul’s Journey,” released by RoseDog Books.

’84 Terry Lange (BBA), of Alpharetta, Georgia, is the credit director at Hagemeyer North America. As a youth, he attended Campus School, the on-campus training school for teachers at UW Oshkosh, now Swart Hall, from kindergarten through seventh grade when the school closed.

’85 Tina Bettin (BSN) and ’89 (MSN), of Marion, was elected to be Wisconsin’s State Representative to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

’85 Julie Gores (LS), of Milwaukee, oversees six libraries and five student achievement centers as dean of libraries and academic support services at Madison Area Technical College.

’87 Mary McHugh (EHS) and ’90 Mike McHugh (EHS), of Sturgeon Bay, were swimmers at UW Oshkosh and their sons Conner and Max earned spots in the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials.

’97 Paula Hella (EHS) and ’05 (MSE), of Appleton, was awarded the Wisconsin Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences “Team Effort Award” for work on the Home Alone Online class, which was selected to be presented at the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences 2016 National Conference.

’99 Holly Brenner (BBA) and ’09 (MBA), of Malone, is the recipient of the 2016 Donald G. Jones Leadership Alumni Award for her volunteer service and leadership in the Fond du Lac area.

’99 Rachael Muhlenbeck (BA), of Bristol, is the marketing and public relations manager at Wilmot Mountain, a Vail Resorts Company.

’02 Corey Baumgartner (BSE) and ’05 (MS), of Kiel, will be the principal at Kaukauna High School. He was previously the principal of Kiel High School and prior to that was Kaukauna’s athletic director.

’02 Mike Mathy (BS), of Milwaukee, has been named the executive director of the Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies.

’02 Ken Witt (MPA), of Reedsburg, is the new administrative operations manager for St. Croix County.

’03 Curt Kubiak (MBA), of Neenah, was named CEO of Orthopedic and Sport Institute of the Fox Valley.

’03 Matthew Lemke (BBA), of Appleton, is the new vice president of banking services at Investors Community Bank in Manitowoc.

’05 Kevin Deering (BSE), of Grafton, has been hired as the principal of John Long Middle School in Grafton.

’06 Jennifer Schneider (LS), of Manitowoc, is Kewaunee County’s new tourism coordinator.

’06 Bridget Huenink (N), of Appleton, works in Affinity Medical Group’s palliative care department. She will see patients at St. Elizabeth Hospital Cancer Center in Appleton and St. Elizabeth’s Michael D. Wachtel Cancer Center in Oshkosh.

’08 Rebekah Peppler (BA), of Brooklyn, New York, a Brooklyn and Paris-based food writer and stylist, was interviewed by Taste Talks in an article for Eat Sleep Instagram, their weekly series of conversations with photographers about their Instagram accounts.

’09 Sharon Kaplon (N), of Chilton, has expanded her practice by working at Affinity Medical Group’s new clinic inside the Willowdale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in New Holstein.

’10 Jason Busse (LS), of Appleton, has been promoted to a full-time web developer at Stellar Blue Technologies, a Fox-Valley based digital marketing firm.

’10 Jon Thorsen (BA), of Oshkosh, was ordained as a Catholic deacon. He attends Mundelein Seminary and is scheduled to be ordained to the priesthood in 2017.

’11 Chris Milmoe (BBA), of Manitowoc, has been promoted to vice president of Crafts Inc., a commercial/industrial roofing and sheet metal contractor serving Wisconsin and the Midwest.

’12 Jessica Bedore (LS), of De Pere, opened a fine art and destination wedding photography studio in De Pere.

’12 Aaron Robinson (BS), of Winneconne, is conducting emergency medicine research at Hennepin County Medical Center at the University of Minnesota, where he will receive his master’s degree in public health.

’13 Dan Anderson (BSE), of Fond du Lac, wrote two novels “Drunk in the Warm Glow” and “Mind the Gap,” which is now available on Amazon in both eBook and print. He also has two young adult novels currently being revised.

’13 Lance Spaude (B), of Indianapolis, Indiana, graduated from Marquette Law School in 2016, and moved to Indianapolis to work for the National Collegiate Athletic Association Eligibility Center.

’14 Noah Wichman (B), of Neenah, is a director on the board for the non-profit organization Boys’ and Girls’ Brigade.

’15 Elizabeth Dillinger (BS), of Rochester, Minnesota, co-authored an article published in the June issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics.

’15 Elizabeth Leeman (LS), of Appleton, is a scientist at Kimberly Clark Corp. and plans to earn a master’s degree in bioinformatics.

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