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

ʼ60 Carolyn Neerhof (EHS) and ʼ65 (MST), of Oostburg, retired from the Cedar Grove Red Cross after more than 26 years as lead coordinator.

ʼ61 Ronald Dibelius (LS), of Meridian, Idaho, had his former Neenah St. Mary Central basketball jersey retired at the school’s annual alumni award dinner.

ʼ73 Stephen Lenz (LS), of Oshkosh, was a part of the 2012 Country USA staff.

ʼ74 JoAnn (Halbach) Fritschel (EHS), of West Bend, received the Rolfs Education Teacher award. She is a head start teacher in the West Bend School District.

ʼ77 William Dunsmoor (MBA), of Green Bay, retired from the Greater Green Bay YMCA in July 2011.

ʼ77 Lynda (Gruber) Suskey (EHS), of La Crosse, was named the new principal at Emerson Elementary School.

ʼ80 John Annis (EHS), of Sheboygan, a special education teacher at Ozaukee High School,  is approaching his fourth season as head coach of Ozaukee soccer.

ʼ80 Russell Van Gompel (B), of Germantown, will become Eau Claire’s new city manager, starting Nov. 5.

ʼ81 Fr. John ‘Jack’ Harper (EHS), of De Pere, marked the 25-year anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. He is the pastor of Nativity of Our Lord Parish in Ashwaubenon.

ʼ83 Sally (Garbo) Wedde (LS), of Oregon, is the author of a new book, “Leading Lawyers of Dane County: A History of the Practice of Law in the Madison Area.”

ʼ84 Cheryl (Paulus) Dailey (N), of Gainesville, Fla., received the 2011 Nurse of the Year Award on her unit in North Florida Regional Medical Center.

ʼ84 Tim Neumann (B), of West Bend, celebrated 30 years in the insurance business with Northwestern Mutual.

ʼ87 Daniel Heimmermann (LS), of Rancho Viejo, Texas, has been named the new provost at Mississippi University for Women.

ʼ89 Gary Clausing (LS), of Cedarburg, and his band, Created, have released a new CD self-titled “Created.”

ʼ90 Rodney Figueroa (EHS), of Reedsville, is the new principal at New Holstein High School.

ʼ92 Thomas Wissink (EHS), of New Richmond, is the new principal at New Richmond High School.

ʼ93 Scott Radtke (LS) and ʼ96 (MSE), of Appleton, has been named associate dean of students for health and wellness at Lawrence University.

ʼ97 Melinda (Schultz) Kamrath (MSE), of Watertown, has accepted the position of principal at Deerfield Elementary School after more than 19 years in education.

ʼ97 Steve Stauber (MPA), of Sheboygan, was named the new president of the Sheboygan Downtown Rotary Club at the annual Changing of the Guard event held in June.

ʼ98 Tricia (Konyn) Hurley (LS), of Peshtigo, accepted the position of sales and marketing director with Farmers & Merchants Bank & Trust in Marinette.

ʼ01 Kyle Geissler (LS), of Milton, accepted the position at WISC-TV as managing editor of channel3000.com.

ʼ03 Andrew Jorsch (LS), of Mint Hill, N.C., graduated with his MBA from Miami University of Ohio and is now working as a sourcing analyst with the American Red Cross. His wife, Melissa (Zimmerman) Jorsch (LS), is working as a registered nurse at Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte.

ʼ03 Melissa (Zimmerman) Jorsch (LS), of Mint Hill, N.C., is working as a registered nurse at Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte.

ʼ05 Tammery Perry (MSN), of Rhinelander, returned to Marshfield Clinic’s medical oncology department as a nurse practitioner.

ʼ08 Tara Schuessler (EHS), of Chilton, has joined Valders High School as a guidance counselor.

ʼ09 Leah (Rosenbaum) Cisler (EHS), of De Pere, the varsity head volleyball coach at Wrightstown High School, teaches physical education in the Kaukauna Public Schools.

ʼ09 Louis Garcia Jr. (LS), of Oakdale, Minn., is editor of Prescott Journal and a freelance writer for video game websites. He also contributes to the social media management of the Minnesota Starts professional soccer team.

ʼ09 Alex Minten (LS), of Sturgeon Bay, joined Orthopedic & Spine Therapy as a physical therapist. He will work at its Menasha and Kaukauna locations.

ʼ10 Krista (Raith) Fuller (LS), of Kaukauna, was promoted to registrar with ITT Technical Institute and will be relocating to Germantown this fall.

ʼ11 Jade Bolack (LS), of Elkhorn, is a reporter at the Regional News.

ʼ11 Alyssa Schelvan (EHS), of Bancroft, was hired at Valders Middle School as a sixth-grade teacher.

ʼ12 Philip Binversie (B), of Wausaukee, has joined the staff of Farmers & Merchants Bank & Trust in Marinette as a credit analyst.

ʼ12 Kelly Delie (EHS), of Green Bay, has been hired by West Bend West High School as the new dance coach.

ʼ12 Kristen Glodosky (EHS), of Sheboygan, is a kindergarten teacher at Lincoln School in the Watertown Unified School District.

ʼ12 Abby Halverson (EHS), of Manitowoc, was hired to fill New Holstein’s high school English position.

ʼ12 Heather Hofacker (MSE), of Shiocton, opened Hope Counseling Center in Black Creek.

ʼ12 Samuel Kern (B), of Oshkosh, accepted the position of help desk analyst with Bemis.

ABBREVIATION KEY
COLLEGES
• AAS — Associate of Arts and Science Degree
• B — Business
• CNL— Center for New Learning
• EHS — Education and Human Services
• LS — Letters and Science
• N — Nursing

GRADUATE DEGREES
• DNP — Doctorate 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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