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

’68 James Hobart (LS), of La Crosse, retired from Mayo Clinic Health System. He worked for 40 years in clinical practices.

’73 Sandra (Clark) Freres (EHS), of Kenosha, received national recognition as the athletic director and coach of The Prairie for her contributions to interscholastic athletics. She has worked for 30 years as the athletic administrator.

’73 Glen Morgan (MS) and ’79 (MST), of Highlands Ranch, Colo., published a book with his daughter about her entrapment in an overturned car for six days. The book, called Recovery Turns Rescue, is available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon and other local book stores.

’75 Charles Haferman (N), of Hurley, N.Y., will be retiring from Brigham & Woman’s Hospital after serving 16 years as a natal intensive care unit nurse. In 1992, he retired from the military after serving for 20 years.

’76 Mark Stayer (B), of Lake Oswego, Ore., was recently elected president of the Portland Golf Club for a one-year term. He also was recently included in The Best Lawyers in America 2015.

’76 David Thompson (MSE), of Rosemount, Minn., recently published an article for the North Western Historical Society’s fall 2014 issue of North Western Lines Magazine and The Mail is Coming: 100 years of the Railway Post Office in Minnesota (1871-1971), and for the Minnesota’s Historical Society’s spring 2015 issue of Minnesota History Magazine.

’77 David Rothmann (B), of Appleton, retired from the Brewster Village program.

’79 Cheryl (Haen) Miller (EHS), of Appleton, has been hired as a librarian for the Kaukauna Area School District at Tanner Elementary School. She earned her bachelor’s degree from UW Oshkosh and a master of library science from UW-Milwaukee.

’84 Dennis Krause (LS), of Thiensville, has been working for the Milwaukee Bucks radio network for 19 years. He’s covered three Super Bowls and a Rose Bowl.

 ’84 Ann (Hahm) Lemons (LS), of Neenah, has been hired as a special education teacher for the Kaukauna Area School District at Victor Haen Elementary.

’88 Sandra (Lindich) Goldsworthy (B), of Wales, Wis., has published her first teen novel, Aftermath. Her interest in creative writing grew while attending UW Oshkosh.

’88 Catherine (Ritter) Loomans (B), of Brandon, was hired as the director of the Fond du Lac senior center.

’91 Alan Hathaway (LS), of Fond du Lac, is on the board of directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fond du Lac. He started a website development company called BrownBoots Interactive.

’92 Matthew Erdman (LS), of Richfield, was named “2014 Fire Instructor of the Year” for the Waukesha County Technical College. He currently works as the fire lieutenant/paramedic for the Brookfield Fire Department and has been a fire instructor at WCTC since 1997.

’97 Brad Reichert (B) and (LS), of Gilbert, Ariz., works as a cross-border financial planner for KeatsConnelly & Associates. The firm specializes in immigration, investment, tax and financial/estate planning for Canadian citizens who work and live on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border.

’98 Sara (Dougherty) Noe (LS) and (B), of Oshkosh, is president of Badger Federal Services.

’99 Tonya (Green) Bahr (LS), of Fond du Lac, was hired at Hierl Insurance as a benefits adviser.

’05 Rene Delgado (LS), of Chicago, Ill., had two Esurance commercials shown during Super Bowl 49. He currently works as an art director for Leo Burnett.

’06 Jackie Munoz-Ellmann (EHS), of Oshkosh, has been hired as the new principal of Horace Mann Middle School in Neenah. She has worked for nine years in the Neenah Joint School District.

’07 David Klinzing (LS), of New London, retired from the New London police force. He worked as a police student liaison for New London High School for three years prior to working as a police officer for one year.

’07 (MSN) Chin-Feng Dani Lai ’14 (DNP), of Stevens Point, has earned her doctorate of nursing practice degree. Lai works in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at Ministry Medical Group in Stevens Point.

’08 Tara Boehman (MSE) of Beaver Dam, has been hired as a reading teacher at Van Brunt Elementary School in Horicon.

’08 Anthony Memmel (LS), of Nashville, Tenn., wrote, sang and composed a song for the 400th episode of Discover Wisconsin. The new theme song will debut on Feb. 21.

’09 Matthew Bessen (EHS), of Colfax, has been hired as a lecturer for UW-Barron County.

’09 Bridget (Schad) Bonde (B), of Kiel, has been promoted to assistant executive officer of Bank First.

’09 Taryn Hackel (EHS), of Kaukauna, has been hired as a kindergarten teacher for Woodland Elementary School in Kimberly.

’10 Adam Bubnich (LS), of Tomah, completed his first year as a business owner. He owns a chiropractic clinic.

’11 Kristi Becker (LS), of Shorewood, graduated from UW-Milwaukee with a master’s degree in social work. She earned her bachelor’s degree in social work from UW Oshkosh.

’11 Ben Schmidt (LLCE), of Oshkosh, has been hired as a special education teacher for the Kaukauna Area School District at River View Middle School.

’12 Terry Debbink (EHS), of Sheboygan Falls, has been hired as a sixth-grade integrated social studies and language arts teacher for Sheboygan Falls Middle School.

’12 Katherine Holliday (LS), of Waupaca, is the new assistant editor for EAA’s magazine in Oshkosh, Wis.

’12 Harmony Tiffany (LS), of Mosinee, graduated from Johns Hopkins as a nursing graduate. She attributes her preparation and success to UW Oshkosh.

’12 Cheeneng Yang (LS), of Columbus, Ohio, is graduating in May 2015 with a master’s degree in landscape architecture and hopes to work in a design firm. She graduated from UW Oshkosh with a biology degree.

’13 Adele Adams (EHS), of Oshkosh, has been named the Nancy Hoef’s Memorial Award winner for Outstanding First-Year Teacher of the Year at Fond du Lac High School. She works as an English teacher.

’13 Jessica Benson (EHS), of Belgium, has been hired as an English teacher for the Lomira School District.

’13 Danielle Nabbefeld (EHS), of Kimberly, has been hired as an at-risk teacher for Kimberly High School.

’14 Kaitlyn Belonger (EHS), of Appleton, has been hired as a special education teacher for the Kaukauna Area School District at New Directions Learning Community. She earned dual degrees in regular and special education.

’14 Jack Breese (EHS), of Bayfield, has been hired as a physical education teacher and a coach/adviser for JV and varsity football at Kimberly High School.

’14 Christopher Bucher (LS), of Waukesha, has been hired for the sports desk at the West Bend Daily News. Chris enjoys disc golfing in his spare time.

’14 Jonathan Delray (LS) and (EHS), of Sheboygan, has been hired as the new vocal music director for Kiel High School.

 ’14 Sam Engelland (EHS), or Neenah, has returned the Stoughton High School athletic program to the state level with baseball, basketball and track, since he was hired as the physical education and strength and condition coach last summer.

 ’14 Avery Hoffmann (EHS), of Kaukauna, has been hired as an early childhood and cross categorical special education teacher at Woodland and Sunrise elementary schools in Kimberly.

’14 Melissa Lamers (EHS), of Little Chute, has been hired as a sixth-grade teacher at Mapleview Intermediate School in Kimberly.

 ’14 Sara Mortimer (B), of Appleton, has been hired as the staff accountant for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.

’14 Luke Westphal (LS), of Clintonville, signed a professional contract for the Minnesota Twins baseball team. He was a starting pitcher for UW Oshkosh for four years.

’15 Kaitlynn Sablich (LS), of De Pere, has been hired as a group sales representative for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.

ABBREVIATION KEY

COLLEGES

• AAS — Associate of Arts and Science Degree
• B — Business
• EHS — Education and Human Services
• LLCE  — Lifelong Learning and Community Engagement
• LS — Letters and Science
• N — Nursing

GRADUATE DEGREES
• DNP — Doctor 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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