by Natalie Johnson | Sep 16, 2010 | Alumni News, Headlines
A strong educational foundation from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh helps alumna Brenda Hicks-Sorensen ’98, of Fond du Lac, strengthen the region’s economic foundation. Hicks-Sorensen, who majored in sociology, is a certified economic developer and president of...
by News Bureau | Sep 7, 2010 | Headlines
Seventeen University of Wisconsin Oshkosh faculty and staff were recognized for their accomplishments and contributions to moving the institution’s mission forward at the annual Opening Day assembly Sept. 7 at Reeve Memorial Union. Watch the video on iTunes U. Honors...
by Natalie Johnson | Sep 2, 2010 | Headlines
At just 40 years old, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh alumnus Jeffery LaVicka took the bench this week as one of the youngest federal judges in the nation. Prior to his lifetime appointment as an administrative law judge in Morgantown, W. Va., LaVicka, a radio-TV-film...
by Natalie Johnson | Aug 31, 2010 | Alumni News, Headlines
As Google’s 56th employee, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh alumnus Ed Karrels ’97, rode the wave of the multinational Internet and computer software company’s success. On Sept. 5, Karrels, of Portola Valley, Calif., will share his story with 1,800 incoming freshmen...
by Natalie Johnson | Aug 24, 2010 | Alumni News, Headlines, Research
For first-generation college graduate Amanda Krohn ’10, of Hancock, the McNair Scholars Program at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh served as an introduction to life in academia. “McNair first exposed me to the idea that I could attend graduate school and make a...