Celebrate with Us
2024-2025 Convocation and Opening Day
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh will celebrate the opening of a new academic year with Convocation on Thursday, Aug. 29, and Opening Day Honors and Awards on Tuesday, Sept. 3. At Convocation, Chancellor Andrew Leavitt and Provost Ed Martini will share their vision of the year ahead. The Honors and Awards ceremony will celebrate our faculty and staff. Join us at both events or watch the livestreams.
Convocation
3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29
Reeve Memorial Union, Ballroom 227
Chancellor Leavitt and Provost Martini will provide UWO updates as we launch the new academic year. After their remarks, a faculty and staff appreciation reception and social hour will be held. Complimentary beverages and hors d’oeuvres provided by the UWO Foundation and Aladdin.
Opening Day Honors
Tuesday, Sept. 3
8-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Program to Start
Culver Family Welcome Center
Join us as we celebrate the contributions and achievements of our faculty and staff. In addition to the traditional opening day awards, we will recognize our Length of Service employees.
UWO Award Winners
Devin Otto
Edward M. Penson Distinguished Teaching Award
Amy Parrott
Edward M. Penson Distinguished Teaching Award
Jennifer Christus
Barbara G. Sniffen Faculty Governance Service Award
Michael Ford
Endowed Professorship
M. Ryan Haley
Endowed Professorship
Courtney Kurtz
Endowed Professorship
Timothy Paulsen
Endowed Professorship
Michael Fonkem
John McNaughton Rosebush Professorship
M. Ryan Haley
John McNaughton Rosebush Professorship
Eliza Farrow
Outstanding Performance Award (University Staff)
Lesa Jorgensen
Outstanding Performance Award (University Staff)
Michelle Munns
Outstanding Performance Award (University Staff)
Esmeralda Delgado
Inclusive Excellence Award
Aliosha Alexandrov
Penson Faculty Award
Mary Butler
Penson Faculty Award
Erin DeMuynck
Penson Faculty Award
David Fuller
Penson Faculty Award
Kimberly Oamek
Penson Faculty Award
Nahal Rahmanpanah
Penson Faculty Award
Stacey Skoning
Penson Faculty Award
Kristi Wilkum
Penson Faculty Award
Samantha Larson
UW System OPID Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Scholars
Jeff Rademaker
Larry White Award for University Staff
Michael Wartgow
Marilee White Award for Instructional Academic Staff
Alayne Peterson
UW Oshkosh FDL Campus Students Choice Teaching Excellence Award
Jennifer Graff
BOR Academic Staff Excellence Award
Donald Hones
BOR Teaching Excellence Award
Renee Simpson
Universities of Wisconsin Outstanding Women of Color in Education
Eve Hawpetoss
Universities of Wisconsin Dr. PB. Poorman Award for Outstanding Achievement on Behalf of LGBTQ+ People
UW System Awards
Length of Service
40 Years of Service
Dale Feinauer
35 Years of Service
Christine Tipps
30 Years of Service
Connie Haase
Jenean Hodge
Alice Kyburg
Jennifer Mihalick
Barbara Pfalzgraf
Mark Schmitt
Steven Winters
25 Years of Service
Jennifer Borgmann
Kimberly Dirlam-Schatz
Aaron Dunckel
Edwin Jager
Brian Ledwell
Bryan Lilly
George Paul
Kathy Phillippi-Immel
Joshua Ranger
Alan Saginak
20 Years of Service
Byron Adams
Crystal Buss
Pao Chang
Stephanie De Montigny
Lisa Dorn
Caroline Geary
Elena Gonzalez-Muntaner
Michael Haley
Ronald Hardy
Monika Hohbein-Deegen
Grace Lim
Kelly Lippert
Michelle Loker
Amy Mcquillan
Donna Nelson
Katrina Olsen
Jaime Page-Stadler
Gregory Peter
Steven Sheehan
Sara Steffes Hansen
Shelley Strojny
Gerald Vanstippen
George Vater Olsen
15 Years of Service
Kelly Alberts
Polly Anderson
Eric Brunsell
Kimberly Calvert
Julia Chybowski
Jennifer Considine
David Demezas
April Dutscheck
Vincent Filak
James Frey
Tracey Froiland
Jane Garrow
Robert Gordon
Amney Harper
Debra Harris
Douglas Haynes
Julia Hodgen
Nicole Jackson
Michael Jasinski
Syed Kazmi
Michael Lueder
William Morrison
Caryn Murphy
Jennifer Nason
David Penniston
James Pesta
Susan Poff
Jane Purse-Wiedenhoeft
Amy Ready
Tracy Schwartz
Sarinda Siemers
Justine Stokes
Christopher Stratton
Angela Subulwa
Jaron Warrick
Mary Weber
Amanda Ziesemer
10 Years of Service
Sarah Adelson
Michael Beck
Scott W. Beyer
Kristi Carr
Mary Chapin
Stewart Cole
Peter De Smidt
Eliza Farrow
Jon Fenlon
Leah Folks
Michael Ford
William Gartland
Maria Graf
Danica Gutschow
Kerry Guttenberg
Tyler Halter
Donna Hawley
Jason Herman
Georgia Hetue
Sommer Hodson
Desiree Hurlbut
Kari Jaeckel-Rodriguez
Lesa Jorgensen
Rebecca Kitchen
Amy Knepple Carney
Lori Knudsen
Mai Kar Lee
Brian Lefeber
Sheri Lense
Pascale Manning
John Mayrose
Michelle Mckay
Lisa Mick
Katelin Milbach
Alexander Mueller
Victoria Myers
Michael Patton
Nicole Richter Smith
Mary Seils
Heather Sommers
Debra Suess
Scott Summers
Kevin Tomasiewicz
Patricia Treleven-Dais
Gigi Valenza
Drew Whiting
Younis Zaidan
5 Years of Service
Seth Anton
Elisabeth Arguello
Matthew Bauman
Jennifer Becker-Manthey
Ashley Behling
Kimberly Brundidge
Megan Butke
James Carney
David Carrick
Jenna Devries
Maggie Docherty
Kenneth Doran
Shelly Feil
Jason Griffith
Christopher Groves
Hannah Hillberg
Donna Johnson
Jennifer Keso
Tiffany King
Jeremy Kox
Ping Li
Jessica Lucas
Michael Martin
Tabitha Matznick
Maggie Nett
Juana Ocasio
Raul Ocasio
Ashley Petr
Ryan Phillipson
Cole Reinke
Amanda Rice
Matthew Richie
Brian Schmidt
Judith Schnese
Leann School
Molly Schumacher
Lesley Steffen
Rebecca Stephani
Jessica Tomasiewicz
Margaret Tornio
Stanislaw Troicki
Allison Van Asten
Kyle Van Damme
Alicia Van Sciver
Brian Warzynski
Nathan Williams
Jason Woldt