Senate Announcements
*** 2026-2027 ****
Senate Office Information 2026-2027: (Staff Shared Governance Group)
Phone: 920-424-2102
Senate meetings will be held in hybrid format - IN Person (Location TBD) with an hybrid option via Teams.
Senate Meeting Dates
Location: Meetings will be held in Hybrid (Location: IN Person-TBD & virtually) for Fall 2026 & Spring 2027 semesters.
Time: 3:00-4:10/4:30 pm. (with an occasional start time of 3:30)
Fall 2026
Sept. 17
Oct. 1
Oct. 15
Oct. 29
Nov. 12
Dec. 3
Dec. 17
Spring 2027
Jan. 14 - As Needed
Feb. 11
Feb. 25
March 11
April 1
April 15
April 29
May 13
Senate Contacts
Molly Kopplin, President (2026-2027) [pronounced KOPPLEEN]
Outreach Program Manager, College of Public Affairs & Education
kopplinm@uwosh.edu OR Senate email: SAS@uwosh.edu
(920) 424-3323
Gresley, Sarah President-Elect (2026-2027)
Residence Life Coordinator, Student Affairs
gresleys@uwosh.edu
(920) 424-1163
April Dutscheck, Senate Office Administrative Assistant
Senate Office - Dempsey Hall, Room 205
dutschecka@uwosh.edu
(920) 424-2102
Outstanding Service Award
The Outstanding Service Award the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh recognizes the contributions of professional/administrative academic staff and non-teaching faculty to the University. The award emphasizes the importance of services to students and services affecting the academic environment, the administration, and the reputation of the University.
All members of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh community (faculty, academic staff, university staff, and students from all three campuses) can nominate members of the Academic Staff for this award. Calls for nominations will be emailed to campus each year early in the spring semester.
Eligibility
Current professional administrative academic staff and non-teaching faculty in academic staff positions who have a contract longer than one-semester-only and who are at least Half-time FTE are eligible for the award.
Criteria
Evidence of outstanding PERFORMANCE in one’s current position will be the primary consideration for this award (75%). This includes direct and indirect services to students and activities affecting the academic environment, the administration, and the reputation of the university. Additional consideration (25%) will be given to documented evidence of SERVICE (to the University, one’s profession, and the greater community) beyond the nominee’s current position.
Previous Winners
| Name | Year | Picture |
| Marilyn M. Potter | 1983 | |
| Albert H. Ritsema | 1984 | |
| Joel C. Edson | 1985 | |
| Jean C. Nelson | 1985 | |
| Kenneth E. Cook | 1986 | |
| Edwin Smith | 1987 | |
| E Thomas Snider | 1987 | |
| James M. Chitwood | 1988 | |
| David Weidemann | 1988 | |
| Ronald R. Schnier | 1989 | |
| Benjamin J. Zalas | 1989 | |
| Donald Weber | 1990 | |
| Ted Basler | 1991 | |
| Marsha Rossitter | 1992 | |
| Jill M. Endries | 1993 | |
| Janet Keck | 1993 | |
| Vernice E. Hasse | 1994 | |
| Alfred Folker | 1995 | |
| Nicholas C. Dvoracek | 1996 | |
| Mary L. Keefer | 1996 | |
| Barbara J. Cook | 1997 | |
| Elizabeth R. Heuer | 1997 | |
| Thomas J. Fojtik | 1998 | |
| Debra L. Vercauterern | 1999 | |
| Marilyn J. Anderson | 2000 | |
| Douglas R. Freshner | 2000 | |
| Karen J. Bowen | 2001 | |
| Diane C. Zanto | 2001 | |
| Laura J. Knaapen | 2002 |  |
| Susan Neitzel | 2002 |  |
| Saroj Thekkanath | 2002 | |
| Joshua P. Ranger | 2003 |  |
| Rebecca A. Spurlock | 2003 | |
| Lynn M. Grancorbitz | 2004 | |
| Elizabeth A. Whalley | 2004 | |
| Timothy J. Danielson | 2005 |  |
| Sarah Aikman | 2006 | |
| Joseph Abhold | 2006 | |
| Jacque Bollinger | 2006 | |
| Ann Malain | 2007 | |
| Laurie Stevens | 2007 |  |
| John Swanson | 2007 | |
| Richard Dcamp | 2008 |  |
| Debra Gray Payton | 2008 | |
| Marc Nylen | 2009 |  |
| Jenna Graff | 2009 |  |
| Gregory Wypiszynski | 2009 |  |
| Houa Xiong | 2010 |  |
| Jean Kwaterski | 2010 |  |
| Jeanette DeDiemar | 2010 |  |
| Shelly Rutz | 2011 |  |
| Lisa Danielson | 2011 |  |
| Lori Develice Collins | 2011 |  |
| Victor Alatorre | 2012 |  |
| Edward Clemons | 2012 | |
| Marty Strand | 2013 | |
| Deborah Matulle | 2013 |  |
| Cynthia Fruhwirth | 2013 |  |
| Shawn Monroe | 2014 |  |
| Becky Payne | 2014 |  |
| MaryBeth Petsch | 2014 | |
| Barbara Beuscher | 2015 |  |
| Nancy Harrison | 2015 |  |
| Lisa Szromba | 2015 |  |
| Scott Johnson | 2016 | |
| Ted Mulvey | 2016 |  |
| Jame Page- Stadler | 2016 |  |
| Christine Gantner | 2017 |
| Justine Stokes | 2017 |  |
| Michael Lueder | 2018 |  |
| Erin McArthur | 2018 |  |
| Sabrina Johnson | 2018 | |
| Carey Behnke | 2019 | |
| MaryAnn Monteith | 2019 | |
| Abby Sylvia | 2019 |
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| Sarah Ann Suwalski | 2020 | |
| Mary Neuins | 2020 | |
| Jennifer Bonack | 2020 |
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| Jennifer Buelow Fischer | 2021 |  |
| Chrissy Lambie | 2021 |  |
| Richard Marshall | 2021 |  |
| Julie Meyer | 2021 |  |
| Jessica Spanbauer | 2021 |  |