Pictured above: ’72 Joe Sota, of Katy, Texas, retired after teaching special education for 42 years in public schools.

’72 Joe Sota (BS) and ’78 (MSE), of Katy, Texas, retired after teaching special education for 42 years in public schools.

’73 Linda (Pufahl) Kane (BS), of Horicon, was inducted into the Horicon High School Alumni Wall of Fame. She taught and coached in the School District of Horicon for more than three decades and has raised nearly $30,000 for student scholarships since she retired in 2011.

Philip and Debra Franz

’78 Philip Franz (BS), of Naperville, Illinois, is executive vice president, practice director supply chain and operations at ForteONE. He is married to Debra Franz ’80 (BSN) and both are still working and enjoying life.

’80 Randal Kreienbrink (BS), of North Tustin, California, is vice president of marketing for Martin Bauer Group.

Randal Kreienbrink

’83 Duane Knudson (BS), of San Marcos, Texas, is a Texas State University faculty member in the Department of Health and Human Performance being honored with the title of University Distinguished Professor. The award honors individuals whose performance in teaching, research, and service has been exemplary and recognized at the state, national, and international levels.

’84 Scott Neitzel (BS), of Verona, has been appointed co-chair of incoming University of Wisconsin System President Governor Tommy Thompson’s transition team.

’84 Rich Tomaszewski (BS), of Weyauwega, retired from the Weyauwega-Fremont School District after teaching and coaching for nearly 30 years.

’86 Teresa “Terri” Schumacher (BS) and ’10 (MS), of Fall River, retired as athletic director and dean of students at Columbus High School after a 34-year career in education and coaching.

’89 Diane Galow Hertel (BS) and ’95 (MSE), of Oshkosh, is principal at Tullar Elementary in the Neenah School District.

’92 Alan Christian (BS), of Potsdam, New York, received tenure at Clarkson University where he is a biology professor in the biology department.

’93 Brian Perrodin (MSE) and ’10 (MSE), of Tomahawk, retired from the Tomahawk School District as the reading specialist and a reading interventionist. He served the district for over two decades.

’93 Greg Delaney (MSE), of Little Chute, is author of a new memoir on his counseling experience “Two Chairs and a Box of Tissues: Memoir of a Counselor”. He is a retired substance use disorder counselor who practiced 20 years and also was department chair and lead instructor for a substance abuse training program at Fox Valley Technical College.

’93 Dennis Schroeder (BS), of Los Angeles, California, is the financial aid director for the Los Angeles Community College District. After serving as President-Elect in 2019-2020, he assumed the position of President for the California Community Colleges Student Financial Aid Administrators Association (CCCSFAAA) for 2020-2021. Representing financial aid professionals at the 115 California Community Colleges and advocating for the nearly 2 million students who enroll each year, he works to assist educational policy and funding relating to state and federal student aid programs.

’98 Mary Ross (MSE), of Edgerton, retired as school counselor and instructional manager at Parker High School in the Janesville School District. She worked in the district for 22 years.

’99 Lydia Rosenbaum (BS), of Encino, California is manager of strategic initiatives and operations at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

’00 Teresa Lind (BFA), of Neenah, will showcase her new metal sculpture series “Earth and Water” in the outdoor sculpture garden during Cedarburg Art Museum’s 2020 summer sculpture series.

’02 Jennifer Henselin (BA), of Tigerton, has been a UWO CAPP communication teacher for the past five years and last year led a small group of non-traditional students in the ACT program through UWO in English teaching methods.

’04 Florian Kardoskee (BS), of Leavenworth, Kansas, is chief of reference services at Combined Arms Research Library in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

’05 Douglas Zuehlke (BME), of Lodi, California, has been teaching general and instrumental music in California since 2007 and in the Lodi Unified School District since 2014.

’09 Kimberly Leffel (BS), of Shawano, is database marketing manager for North Star Mohican Casino Resort and announcer/board operator for Results Broadcasting.

’10 Elizabeth (Neff) Hayes (BS), of Milwaukee, is a registered nurse at Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s.

Eric Balkman (middle)

’11 Eric Balkman (BS), of Appleton, is an on-air personality with Woodward Radio Group. Along with his co-hosts John Leopold (right in photo) and ’06 (BA) Alex Bauwens (left in photo), The Appleton Trophy Fantasy Football Show received a first-place Award of Excellence for being the Best Medium Market News and Talk Radio Show in the state for 2019.

’13 Alice Leathers (BS), of Baraboo, is the office manager for Lamers Bus Line. She earned her MS degree in organizational change in 2016.

Alice Leathers

’15 Irineo Medina (BFA), of Kaukauna, painted a mural near the intersection of College Avenue and Appleton Street in downtown Appleton meant to spread peace, love and positivity.

’15 Rob Moss (BBA), of Fond du Lac, is a commercial underwriter II at Society Insurance.

Elizabeth Gilbert

’19 Elizabeth Gilbert (BSN), of Waukesha, is a registered nurse with SSM Health, St. Agnes Hospital.

’19 Carolyn Schweda (BA), of Oak Park, Illinois is pursuing a master’s degree in counseling and art therapy from Adler University in Chicago.

’20 Mike Mathy (BA), of Hilliard, Ohio, was named executive director of the Ohio Foot and Ankle Medical Association on June 1. Mathy previously served as executive director of the Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies and National Vehicle Leasing Association.

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The UW Oshkosh Alumni Relations Office has received the following death notices:

‘40s

Catherine Bertler ’43 and ’53, of Sturgeon Bay, July 17, 2020

‘50s

Eugene Bogard (BS) ’56, of Beaver Dam, July 24, 2020

Thomas Janssen (BS) ’53, of Goodyear, Arizona, July 16, 2020

Marlyn Mauritz (BS) ’55, of Chanhassen, Minnesota, June 28, 2020

Mary (Tabbert) Michler ’51, of Green Bay, July 17, 2020

John Wahlers (BS) ’50, of Berlin, June 29, 2020

‘60s

David Barnstable (BSE) ‘67, of Neenah, July 22, 2020

Althea (Graskamp) Bunker (BS) ‘61, of Belgium, July 28, 2020

John H. Jones (BBA) ’66, of Wausau, July 2, 2020

James Kiesow ’65, of Colfax, July 15, 2020

Mary (Oberbillig) Luther (BS) ’68, of Manitowoc, July 22, 2020

Phyllis Meles (BS) ’67, of Green Bay, June 27, 2020

 ‘70s

Ann (Kromm) Egan (BS) ’73, of Ripon, June 30, 2020

Dorothy Erickson (MA) ’72, of Fond du Lac, June 25, 2020

James Hemauer (BS) ’78 of Chandler, Arizona, July 17, 2020

Robert Stauffer, Jr., (BBA) ’77, of Oshkosh, July 16, 2020

 ‘80s

Joyce Borndahl (MSN) ’81, of Fond du Lac, July 17, 2020

Randall LeFevre (BS) ’82, of Fond du Lac, July 18, 2020

 ‘90s

Michael All (BS) ’99, Milwaukee, July 4, 2020

Shannon (O’Grady) Bangert (BSE) ’93, of Oshkosh, July 17, 2020

Megan Haak (BA) ’98, of Fond du Lac, July 25, 2020

Jeffrey Koss (BS) ’94, of Appleton, July 20, 2020

Brett Lucht (BBA) ’93, of Wausau, July 3, 2020

‘00s

John de Montigny (BA) ’04, of Neenah, May 22, 2020

‘10s

Susan Frerks (MSN) ’10, of Appleton, June 27, 2020

GRADUATE DEGREES

• DNP — Doctor of Nursing Practice
• EdD — Doctor of Education
• 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

If you know of a classmate, family member or other UW Oshkosh friend who has passed away, send an to email alumni@uwosh.edu or call the Alumni Relations Office at (877) UWO-ALUM or (920) 424-3449.

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Pictured above: ’18 Jordan Fremstad, of La Crosse, is the 5 p.m. anchor and multimedia journalist for WKBT News 8 Now in La Crosse.

’65 Kay (Klusmeyer) Falcus (BAE), of Fox Lake, Illinois, retired from teaching art in 1999 and lived in Osage Beach, Missouri for six years, Summerfield, Florida for 15 years and recently moved to Illinois to be closer to family.

Jay Williams

’65 Jay Williams (BS), of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, retired as group manager of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service.

’67 David Oertle (BS), of Australia, one of seven founders of Sprint Telecommunications, has been named the Random Lake High School Distinguished Alumni Award winner for 2020. He graduated as valedictorian of the RLHS class of 1963.

’72 Kathy Zastrow (BS), of Fitchburg, is a realtor with eXp Realty.

’80 Patricia Bacon (MSE), of Green Bay, retired as a teacher in 2004 from the Appleton Area School District.

’80 Jay Zahn (BS), of Sturgeon Bay, will retire at the end of the year as Door County Treasurer after three decades in the office.

’83 Wayne Krueger (BS), of Oshkosh, owned and operated Wayne’s Piggly Wiggly in Winneconne for 21 years. The store will be under new ownership in September.

Barbara Van Haren

’83 Barbara Van Haren (BS) and  ’87 (MSE) of Muskego, is the Assistant State Superintendent for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. When Carolyn Stanford Taylor was named Wisconsin State Superintendent in January 2019, Van Haren was appointed to her previous role and serves as a member of her cabinet.

’87 Richard Pues (BBA), of Waukesha, is a lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Painting by Victoria Rauenhorst

’87 Victoria (Engler) Rauenhorst (BFA), of Olivia, Minnesota is an artist specializing in painting and drawing.

’90 Trevy McDonald (BA), of Durham, North Carolina, is the inaugural Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Julian Scheer Term Associate Professor.

’92 Dan Mella (BSE), of Plymouth and principal of Plymouth High School, has been named new superintendent of the Plymouth School District.

Dan Tester

’92 Dan Tester (BS), of Oshkosh, celebrated his 10th anniversary as a caregiver for the mentally ill at Villa Hope Group Home in Appleton.

’94 Nicole (Callies) Auxier (BS), of Oshkosh, is a doctor of Audiology at Agnesian Healthcare-SSM Health in Fond du Lac.

’94 Carrie Naparalla (BSE), of Ripon, has been named by the Waupaca School Board as the principal at Chain Exploration Center.

Michael Hanson

’95 Michael D. Hanson (BS), of Sun Prairie, is a Colonel in the United States Army National Guard, and graduated from the United States Army War College at Carlisle, Pennsylvania with a master’s degree in Strategic Studies in July.

’98 Michael Pica (BSE), of Wautoma, is a physical education teacher in the Wautoma School District and just completed his 20th year of teaching in the district.

’98 Mary Ross (MSE), of Edgerton, retired from the Janesville School District where she was school counselor and instructional manager at Parker High School. She worked in the district for 22 years.

’05 Clint Carlson (BS), of Denver, Colorado relocated back to the United States after living in India and Turkey for seven years to begin a new role as the program manager of Digital Education and Academic Technology at the University of Colorado Medical Campus.

’05 Logan Dixon (BS) and ’16 (MBA), of Madison, is a strategy and program management consultant with Smart Solutions.

’07 Amanda Nawrot (BSN), of Chesapeake, Virginia, earned a masters degree in nursing education in 2010 from Walden University. She is nursing program associate instructor at Riverside College of Health Careers in Newport News, Virginia.

’09 Danielle (Olsen) Hellenbrand (BSE), of Mazomanie, is strategy and development administrator at Park Bank in Madison.

’10 Peter Christensen (BS), of San Diego, California, is owner/founder of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

’11 Jean (Westerhaus) Bartz (BA), of Wisconsin Dells, is a Regional Property Manager with Oakbrook Corporation of Madison and oversees a portfolio of apartment communities throughout Wisconsin. She is also managing broker of Bartz Realty, LLC and is running as an Independent to represent District 41 in the Wisconsin State Assembly.

’11 Michelle (Pahl) Gossen (BS), of Abrams, is office manager at A G Excavating, Inc., in Green Bay.

’14 Nicholas Bogdonas (BS), of Rockford, Illinois, is a probation officer for Dekalb County in Sycamore, Illinois.

’15 Michelle Cecil (BA), of Columbus, Ohio, was appointed as an outreach manager at Central Ohio Diabetes Association at Lifecare Alliance. In this role she will establish new relationships with community partners, build a support network of those living with diabetes, create programming, and assist with the summer camp for children with diabetes at Camp Hamwi.

Emily and Joseph Schwartz

’16 Emily (Ruck) Schwartz (BSW) and Joseph Schwartz ’15 (BS), of Neenah, have been married for almost three years and recently adopted a puppy named Murphy.

’18 Jordan Fremstad (BA), of La Crosse, is the 5 p.m. anchor and multimedia journalist for WKBT News 8 Now in La Crosse.

’18 Dexter Smith (BBA), of Two Rivers, is a new agent at the Sheboygan Falls State Farm Insurance office.

’18 Rob Turner (MSE), of Neenah, is an Omro High School science teacher who coached the student team that won the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow National Competition. As a national winner the team won $50,000 in Samsung technology for their school.

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The UW Oshkosh Alumni Relations Office has received the following death notices:

‘40s

George Haszel (BS) ’48, of Oshkosh, August 12, 2020

 ‘50s

Norbert Leiberg (BS) ’53, of Medford, Oregon, April 13, 2020

Magdalen “Mamie” Redman (BS) ’52, of Oconomowoc, August 22, 2020

 ‘60s

Charles “Chuck” Bruhn (BS) ’63, of Shawano, June 4, 2020

Doris Krueger (BS) ’63, of Valders, August 2, 2020

James Payne (BS) ’64, of Neenah, August 10, 2020

Frederick Schram (BME) ’68, of Sheboygan Falls, August 23, 2020

Thomas R. Werner (BA) ’67 and (MPA) ’87, of Oshkosh, August 19, 2020

Richard Zeihen (BS) ’66, of Appleton, August 18, 2020

‘70s

Douglas Dahl (BBA) ’77, of Kewaunee, July 29, 2020

Carol Diehl (MA) ’71, of Neenah, June 14, 2020

Donna (Eerinesse) Gunderson (BAE) ’73, of Wautoma, August 1, 2020

Jeanne (Tubesing) Stilp (BS) ’70, of Hortonville, January 4, 2020

Sarah (Schaap) Troxell (BSN) ’75, of Longview, Texas, August 9, 2020

William Wier (BS) ’74, of Mount Pleasant, August 15, 2020

‘80s

Mary (Preslik) Anderson (BSN) ’86, of Hillsboro, August 5, 2020

Mary Ann Krems (MSE) ’85, of Stevens Point, August 5, 2020

GRADUATE DEGREES

• DNP — Doctor of Nursing Practice
• EdD — Doctor of Education
• 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

If you know of a classmate, family member or other UW Oshkosh friend who has passed away, send an to email alumni@uwosh.edu or call the Alumni Relations Office at (877) UWO-ALUM or (920) 424-3449.

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Pictured above: ’73 Kay Kuenzl-Stenerson and ’82, of Oshkosh, retired after spending 19 years in the Oshkosh Area School District as a reading specialist and 19 years in the Berlin public schools.

’70 Marcia (Aiello) Priske (BSE), of Richmond, Texas, retired after teaching elementary school for 37 years.

’72 Jeanne (Broughton) Stiernberg (BS) and (MST) ’76, of Ripon, is principal consultant at Stiernberg Consulting.

’73 Kay Kuenzl-Stenerson (BS) and MSE ’82, of Oshkosh, retired after spending 19 years in the Oshkosh Area School District as a reading specialist and 19 years in the Berlin public schools. For the past nine years she has served as director of the nonprofit organization “The Teachers’ Closet, Inc.” which provides classroom supplies to teachers and students free of charge. In 2019 the organization received a Friend of Education Award from the Wisconsin Superintendent of Schools. She is married to Alan Stenerson ‘74 (BBA).

’76 Sandy Nadeau (BS) and (MSE) ’82, of Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, retired after 32 years of work in the non-profit sector. She served as director of development, director of communications and executive director of various organizations.

’76 Dave Tebo (BS), of Greenville, is serving as interim village administrator for the Village of Hortonville. He previously served as Greenville administrator from 2000-2107.

’78 Scott Handke (BS), of Downey, California, is a field sales representative with Arrow Electronics.

’78 Michael Molinaro (BBA), of Monroe, is president of X-FC’s Inc. Driftless Treats, LLC.

’87 Cynthia Flauger (BS), of Appleton, is the new executive director of the Neenah Animal Shelter.

’93 John Kiefer (BBA) and (MPA) ’01, of Oshkosh, is the new director of business services in the Weyauwega-Freemont School District.

’95 Jody Ullman (BS), of Madison, is an insurance examiner-advanced for the State of Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance.

John Hoeft II

’96 John Hoeft II (BBA), of Omro, is proud of his family legacy of UW Oshkosh graduates including his son John Hoeft III BS ’20 and the recent graduate’s grandpa Ed Christenson BA ’70.

’97 Kevin Stokstad (BBA), of Stoughton, has been named director of sales-aftermarket for Mayville Engineering Company.

’98 Tara Jaeger (BSE) and (MSE) ’02, of Rosendale, is director of teaching and learning for the Waupun Area School District. She is married to Joel Jaeger (BSE) ’99.

’98 Dr. Howard Spearman (BS) and (MSE) ’03, of Rockton, Illinois, has been named the eighth president of Rock Valley College by its Board of Trustees.

’02 Kelly Guenther (BA), of La Habre, California, is chief operating officer and co-founder of Abbracci Group, a human resources consulting firm.

’04 Eric Martin (BBA), of Piedmont, South Carolina, was promoted to regional general manager for ITU Absorb Tech, Inc. upon completion of his MBA from the University of South Carolina. He covers all sales and service teams in the South and East Coasts.

’04 Terry Werner (BA), of Medford, is an art teacher at Medford High School.

’05 Nicole Jedwabny (BSE), of Appleton, is a third grade teacher at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Elementary School.

’07 Emily Spencer (BS), of Wautoma, was recently diagnosed with stage 4 Glioblastoma brain cancer. She is an operations manager at Family Health La Clinica. A graduate of Antigo High School, she is being supported by her area communities.

’09 Callie Chiroff, of Milwaukee, founded the nonprofit Project Bubaloo to raise awareness for pediatric congenital heart disease and fund research after her son Theo died at six months old. She is in her fifth year as a full-time professor at Marquette University’s College of Nursing.

’09 Iqbal Mian (BBA) and (MS) ‘16, of Oshkosh, is vice president of Sustainability at U.S. Venture, Inc. He previously led sustainability efforts for several Wisconsin-based healthcare organizations.

’10 Marc Vandenhouten (BSE), of Brussels, is the new elementary school principal in Little Chute.

’11 Jena Nolan (MS), of Oshkosh, was named interim principal of Clay Lumberton Elementary School in the Berlin Area School District.

’14 Danielle (Beauchamp) Steczynski (BS), of Huntersville, North Carolina, is a senior ergonomics consultant with Marsh and McLennan Companies. She is married to Tyler Steczynski (BS) ’14.

’15 Sarah Roth (BSE) and (MST) ‘20, of Baraboo, is a teacher in the Baraboo School District.

’15 Taylor Ulrich (BS), of Rudolph, is assistant sports performance coach at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota.

’17 Morgan Olson (BS), of Madison, is event coordinator at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF).

’17 Aaron Van Buren (BS), of Chicago, Illinois, is a coach for Chicagoland Fitness/Orangetheory Fitness. He returned to Chicago after living in South Carolina for most of 2019.

’17 Hannah (Domnick) Wampole (BBA), of Neenah, is a supply chain system specialist for Plexus.

’19 Austin Tomczak (BS), of Milwaukee, is a business services specialist with Summit Credit Union.

’19 Austin Summers (BBA), of Antioch, Illinois, is a portfolio research associate for Mersberger Financial Group, Inc. and recently obtained his Series 7 Securities registration.

’20 Brittany (Corwin) Baltadano (BS), of Menasha, is lead mental health specialist at Lutheran Social Services. She and Andy Baltadano (BS) ‘20 were married three weeks after May graduation.

‘20 Maitzeng Chang (BA), of Sheboygan, is a crisis advocate with Sheboygan Safe Harbor.

’20 Joseph Corrao (BA), of West Allis, is a service representative II-new business with Northwestern Mutual.

’20 Sydney Challoner (BS), of Sun Prairie, is a police officer with the City of Madison.

’20 Dana Dombrowski (BSE), of Little Chute, is a special education teacher in the Kimberly Area School District.

Zackary DeBroux

’20 Zackary DeBroux (BA), of Columbus, is assistant hall director at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.

’20 Timothy Gaier (BA), of Eagan, Minnesota is new car manager at Hudson Chrysler.

’20 Alex Hanson (BBA), of Sun Prairie, is an accountant associate at Oshkosh Defense.

’20 Bradley Heimer (BBA), of Appleton is a buyer for Plexus.

’20 Courtney Kaderly (BBA), of Oshkosh, is a financial analyst with Oshkosh Corporation.

’20 Erin King (BS), of Port Washington, is a medical lab scientist at Aurora Medical Center.

’20 Colleen Koerner (BS), of Sun Prairie, is a geospatial analyst-defense and intelligence with Continental Mapping Consultants.

’20 William Krieger (BS), of Appleton, is a medical lab scientist with Ascension.

’20 Alek Kubas (BSN), of Madison, is a registered nurse with SSM Health, St. Mary’s Madison.

’20 Joshua Labbe (BS), of Kenosha, is a quality assurance/quality control specialist with Weber Flavors.

’20 Matthew Martin (BS), of Appleton, is enrolled at the University of Wisconsin Law School to pursue a Juris Doctorate.

’20 Travis Pomplin (BS), of Redgranite, is water and wastewater treatment operator for the City of Omro.

Abby Reich

’20 Abby Reich (BA), of De Pere, is marketing coordinator at H. J. Martin and Son.

’20 Abigail Reier (BSN), of Laker Mills, is a registered nurse with Prairie Ridge Health in Columbus.

’20 Aaron Roecker (MSE), of Neenah, is a music teacher in the Appleton Area School District.

’20 Tammrin Richard (BSN), of Plain, is a registered nurse with UnityPoint-Meriter in Madison.

’20 Michael Theis (BSE), of Fond du Lac, is a teacher in the Fond du Lac School District.

’20 Eric Thon (BAS), of Omro, is a systems engineer with Pitney Bowes.

’20 Alyssa Salas (BBA), of Muskego, is payroll coordinator for North Shore Healthcare.

’20 Jacquelyn Salmi (BAS), of Appleton, is a compliance analyst at Schneider.

’20 Sara Sigman (BS), of Appleton, is a veterinarian assistant with Appanasha Pet Clinic.

’20 Rochelle Thames (BA), of West Bend, is an assistant store manager at Goodwill.

’20 Henry Uslabar (BS), of Milwaukee, is a network development specialist for Skygen, USA.

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The UW Oshkosh Alumni Relations Office has received the following death notices:

‘40s

Eleanor (Sohm) Paulmann ’45 (EHS) and ’48 (EHS), Sheboygan, Aug. 27, 2020

 ‘50s

Patricia (Zeller) Binder ’51 (EHS), Oshkosh, Aug. 25, 2020

James Dottke ’53 (EHS), Oak Park, Illinois, Sept. 6, 2020

Marguerite “Marge” (Wagner) Perkins ’58 (EHS), Hartford, Sept. 9, 2020

‘60s

Bruce Armstrong ’60 (EHS), Neenah, Sept. 5, 2020

William “Bill” Daskam ’63 (EHS), Kiel, Sept. 8, 2020

Karen (Spanbauer) Glasenapp ’62 (EHS), ’71 (MST) and ’79 (MSE), Bellaire, Texas, July 19, 2019

Janis (Paape) Johnson ’61 (EHS), Brownsville, Nov. 28, 2019

James Krueger ’68 (EHS), Leopolis, Aug. 18, 2020

Edward Lance ’69 (LS), River Hills, Sept. 3, 2020

Terence Mayne ’62 (LS), Lady Lake, Florida, Sept. 19, 2020

Donna Ten Pas ’67 (EHS), Sheboygan Falls, Sept. 2, 2020

 ‘70s

Joan Bodden ’72 (EHS), Kewaskum, Sept. 17, 2020

Michael Cassidy ’76 (EHS), Fox Lake, Sept. 3, 2020

John P. Dobyns ’74 (LS), Fond du Lac, Aug. 28, 2020

Robert Somers ’74 (MBA), Ripon, Aug. 28, 2020

 ‘80s

Christopher Marshall ’84 (B), Oshkosh, Aug. 21, 2020

Mary (Rodwell) Meier ’85 (LS), Rochester, Minnesota, Aug. 31, 2020

Emmeretta Miller ’80 (EHS), Keshena, Sept. 12, 2020

 ‘10s

Heidi Hussli ’12 (MS), Suamico, Sept. 17, 2020

Faculty and Friends

Katie (Hickey) Loehr-Lishka, Madison, 22 year career in the UWO Admissions Office, Aug. 24, 2020

Carol Schulke, Associate Professor Emeritus, Professor of Social Work ’75-’82, ’98-’03, and ’06-’07, Field Education Coordinator, Nov. 24, 2018

GRADUATE DEGREES

• DNP — Doctor of Nursing Practice
• EdD — Doctor of Education
• 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

If you know of a classmate, family member or other UW Oshkosh friend who has passed away, send an to email alumni@uwosh.edu or call the Alumni Relations Office at (877) UWO-ALUM or (920) 424-3449.

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Pictured above: ’17 Abigail (Boville) Clapper and ’18 Jeffrey Clapper, of Lutz, Florida, were married in June. The Clappers met while working at the Oshkosh YMCA.

Jim Dykstra

’68 Jim Dykstra (LS), of McLean, Virginia, was presented a medal and named Officer in the Order of Orange Nassau by the Dutch government. Dykstra has been involved with the Netherland-America Foundation and chairs their Ambassadors’ Award Dinner gala every year in Washington D.C.

’72 James Jossie (LS), of Mequon, had a 30-year career with M&I Data Services/Metavante in Milwaukee, worked as a private consultant and is now a manager in the marine department at Cabella’s in Richfield. Jossie and his wife, Teresa, will celebrate their 40^th wedding anniversary in November.

Ray and Carol Grundman

’75 Ray Grundman (N), ’79 (MSN), ’85 (MPA) and ’72 Carol (Knopps) Grundman (LS), of Burlington, are retired.

’77 Dave Roehl (EHS), of Racine, is retiring following a 21-year coaching career at Carthage College. Roehl was the assistant men’s basketball coach from 2000-2013 and has been the head men’s golf coach since 2002.

’78 Sue Sheffer-Meyer (LS), of Fond du Lac, is retiring from the pastoral ministry after serving 38 years in seven congregations and as assistant to the bishop in Nebraska.

’87 Scott Henke (LS), of Hartford, was inducted into the Hartford Union High School Hall of Fame. Henke served three terms as Hartford mayor, sat on the Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors and served as their executive director for ten years. Henke is currently the vice president of the Hartford Union High School Board of Education and is on the board of directors for the Hartford Historic Preservation Foundation.

’91 Tim Bartol (B) and ’98 (MBA), of Berlin, is the information technology director for the Princeton School District. Bartol has worked in the IT industry for 30 years, most recently at Badger Mining Corporation.

Dan Truttschel

’94 Dan Truttschel (LS), of Mount Pleasant, earned first place in sports news in the Wisconsin Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. His award-winning story, Shoreland Honors it’s Fallen Son, focused on efforts to honor and remember Cameron Nahf, a Shoreland Lutheran High School student who died in a car accident in 2018. Truttschel is a journalist with the Kenosha News.

’95 Melissa Dupke (B), of Park Falls, his a high school biology, AP biology, environmental science and anatomy teacher in the Chequamegon School District. Dupke has 23 years teaching experience.

’98 Austin Moore (EHS) and ’01 (MSE), of Oshkosh, is the Neenah Joint School District’s technology coach and associate principal of elementary learning. Moore oversees the virtual learning program, supervising 18 teachers and virtual classes at the elementary level. He is starting his seventh year with the district after teaching 16 years at South Park Middle School in Oshkosh.

’98 Luke Whitburn (LS), of Waunakee, is a consultant with Pacific Community Ventures. Whitburn has many years of experience in operations, sales and marketing in the health care field.

Amy and Thomas Freitag

’06 Amy (Werdin) Freitag (LS), of Hendersonville, Tennessee, is a licensed dispensing optician with Sam’s Club. She is married to ’09 Thomas Freitag (LS).

’06 Josh Murane (EHS) and ’11 (MS), of Appleton, is the associate principal at New London Intermediate Middle School.

’07 Rory Groessl (LS) and ’09 (N), of Algoma, was named the Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) in Eastern Wisconsin 2019 Nurse of the Year. Groessl is a flight nurse, intensive care and pediatric care nurse at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay.

’08 Jason Jaenke (EHS), of Ladysmith, is a sixth grade teacher in the Cornell School District.

’09 Katy Werginz (LS), of Madison, is a victim advocate coordinator with the Wisconsin National Guard.

Katy Werginz

’10 Jacqueline Franzoi (LS), of Prentice, is a career counselor at Gogebic Community College. Franzoi was previously a K-12 counselor in the Prentice School District.

’12 Alyssa Jackels (MSE), of Neenah, is an elementary reading specialist in the Freedom Area School District. Jackels has four years experience teaching middle school language arts and Spanish. She also served eight years as a K-5 reading specialist.

’17 Abigail (Boville) Clapper (LS) and ’18 Jeffrey Clapper (LS), of Lutz, Florida, were married in June. The Clappers met while working at the Oshkosh YMCA.

’18 Shane Cassidy (EHS), of Janesville, is a history teacher at Milton High School.

’20 Heather Browne (EHS), of Menasha, is an elementary special education teacher in the Kaukauna Area School District.

’20 Bailee Hardy (EHS), of Lake Villa, Illinois, is a physical education teacher at Readfield and Parkview Elementary Schools in the New London School District.

’20 Teya Lambie (EHS), of Marinette, is a fourth grade teacher in the Coleman School District.

’20 Taylor Hudzinski-Pike (EHS), of Merrill, is a health and adapted physical education teacher for the School District of Tomahawk.

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The UW Oshkosh Alumni Relations Office has received the following death notices:

‘40s

Viola (Plantz) Bradley ’40 (EHS), Oshkosh, Oct. 13, 2020

Burdette Eagon ’48 (EHS), Amherst Junction, April 11 2020

Vernice (Backhaus) Lenz ’46 (EHS), Fond du Lac, Oct. 5, 2020

‘50s

Grant Berndt ’59 (LS), Black Wolf, Oct. 13, 2020

Arnita “Nitzie” (Scharf) Bruss ’54 (EHS), Sturgeon Bay, Sept. 28, 2020

Clifford Hinkens ’58 (EHS), Kaukauna, Oct. 17, 2020

Marlene Kaschube ’58 (EHS), Fond du Lac, Sept. 25, 2020

Shelby Lemke ’59 (EHS), Poi Sippi, Oct. 17, 2020

Vernon Martzke ’53 (EHS), Green Bay, Sept. 22, 2020

 ‘60s

Daniel Meyer ’60 (EHS), Waterloo, Sept. 25, 2020

Kenneth Schroeder ’61 (EHS), Madison, Oct. 13, 2020

Kenneth Vander Velden ’60 (EHS) and ’71 (MSE), Kimberly, Oct. 8, 2020

Germaine “Gerrie” (Velicer) Wesolowski ’63 (EHS), Pulaski, Sept. 30, 2020

Warren Wolf ’68 (EHS), Onalaska, Oct. 6, 2020

Beverly Zarndt ’63 (EHS), Bettendorf, Iowa, Oct. 8, 2020

‘70s

Douglas Clements ’74 (EHS), Pulaski, Sept. 25, 2020

Cecilia “Ceil” (Vanderloop) Davidson ’72 (EHS), Oshkosh, Oct. 8, 2020

Donald “Donaldo” Gryniewski (N), Tigerton, Sept. 24, 2020

Harold Kinyon Jr. ’71 (MS), Whitelaw, Sept. 30, 2020

Jeffrey Schumacher ’76 (LS), Three Lakes, Oct. 8, 2020

Darlene Skarban ’70 (EHS), Suring, Oct. 7, 2020 

‘80s

Colleen Riley ’84 (MS), Town of Gibraltar, Oct. 12, 2020

‘90s

Sara (Wozney) Balaker ’99 (N), Boynton Beach, Florida, Sept. 30, 2020

Timothy Hickey ’96 (MSE), Sturgeon Bay, Oct. 8, 2020

Don Kleczewski ’95 (MBA), De Pere, Oct. 13, 2020

‘00s

Victoria “Vicci” (Schmidt) Rhoden ’01 (LS), Platteville, Oct. 9, 2020

GRADUATE DEGREES

• DNP — Doctor of Nursing Practice
• EdD — Doctor of Education
• 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

If you know of a classmate, family member or other UW Oshkosh friend who has passed away, send an to email alumni@uwosh.edu or call the Alumni Relations Office at (877) UWO-ALUM or (920) 424-3449.

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Pictured above: ‘06 Leif Larson, of Oshkosh, designed and painted a mural on the side of  a building in downtown Oshkosh.

‘61 Erwin Teichmiller (EHS), of Arbor Vitae, is presenting to the Christianity in the Comparative Religion class at Fe University in Iron County. Teichmiller is a graduate of Garrett Theological Seminary-Evanston and has served Methodist churches in Pickett, Rosendale, Kenosha, Minocqua and Mercer.

’68 Judith (Dahlke) Urbanek (EHS), of Wausau, teaches French to young men preparing to attend the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, a seminary outside Florence, Italy.

’69 Susan (Belter) Hanson (EHS), of Urbandale, Iowa, retired from teaching in 2012 after a 43-year career in education. Hanson has been married 51 years and continues to work with K-5 students in her retirement.

’70 Nancy More (EHS), of Lomira, co-authored From Inside the Heart-The Golden Years of Heart Surgery, a book dedicated to the surgeons who pioneered the revolution of heart surgery and lifesaving cardiac operations from 1975-2005.

Heather Williams

‘70 Heather Williams (LS), of Madison, teaches an online Zoom class called Drawing as a Sacred Activity.

’72 James Jossie (LS), of Mequon, recently retired. He had a 30-year career with M&I Data Services/Metavante in Milwaukee, worked as a private consultant and as a manager in the marine department at Cabela’s in Richfield. Jossie and his wife, Teresa, will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary in November.

‘72 James Nostrant (LS), of Stanwood, Michigan, has been an active sports announcer since 1972, covering high school, college and professional sporting events. Nostrant is 28 games shy of working 1,500 events.

‘73 William “Bill” Censky (B) and ‘80 (MBA), of Manitowoc, retired as co-founder, former president, CEO and chairman of the board of Investors Community Bank after a 50-year career.

‘77 Mary Sobralske (N) and ‘82 (MSN), of Greenacres, Washington, has had a long nursing career including several mission trips to Ecuador, India, Thailand and Kenya. In 2016, Sobralske helped start a school for deaf children in Kenya named in honor of her mother.

’78 Cynthia Johnson (MS), of Baileys Harbor, is Peninsula Poetry’s October featured poet. Johnson published A Theophany, Please and The Way Crows Really Fly. Johnson has a Master of Divinity and served Unitarian Universalist congregations in Texas and Oklahoma before moving to Door County.

Henri Moreau

‘80 Henri Moreau (LS), of Vancouver, Washington, is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Portland, Oregon. Moreau is active with non-profit organizations in his community of 30 years.

‘89 Lisa (Reilly) Spadoni (B), of Madison, is a financial planner with Goldstein Advisors. Spadoni’s son, Matthew, is also pursuing a business degree and playing football at UWO.

Lisa Spadoni with her son Matthew

‘91 Brenda (Johnson) Ehlert (LS), of Waupun, received the 2020 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) Heroes of Infection Prevention Award. Ehlert is the director of infection prevention at Ascension Wisconsin.

’91 Paul Leverenz (EHS), of New Holstein, is president and CEO of Easterseals Wisconsin. Leverenz formerly served ten years as director of the Easterseals Wisconsin FARM program before becoming vice president of FARM and Vocational Services for 18 years.

Lorrie and Jack Heinemann

’92 Lorrie Heinemann (MBA), of Waunakee, received the 2020 Wisconsin Technology Council’s Excellence in Entrepreneurial Education Award which highlights the importance of teaching and mentoring entrepreneurs. Heinemann is the president and CEO of Madison Development Corporation and formerly secretary of the State Department of Financial Institutions. Heinemann has been married to ‘93 Jack Heinemann (MBA) for 32 years. They have four daughters.

‘93 Todd Lowe (LS), of Oshkosh, is a financial guide for The VanderBloemen Group in Fond du Lac. Lowe was formerly an advisor at Edward Jones in Mayville.

‘93 Shelley Peterson (EHS) and ‘99 (MSE), of Winneconne, is a seventh grade language arts and social studies teacher at Greenville Middle School.

Jennifer Hanson Harper and David Harper

‘96 Jennifer (Hanson) Harper (EHS) and ‘98 (EHS), of Green Bay, is married to ‘98 David Harper (EHS).

‘96 Lisa (Croeker) Peters (LS) and ‘04 (MSE), of Neenah, is an intake specialist at Rawhide Youth Services. Peters has experience as a county crisis worker, alcohol and other drug abuse prevention coordinator, police office worker and school counselor.

‘98 Jennifer (Karisny) McGinnis (MS), of Appleton, is a third grade literacy teacher in the Kimberly Area School District.

’00 Scott Sabel (LS), of Fond du Lac, is a teacher in the Chilton School District. Sabel formerly worked 17 years as a computer cartographer for Weather Central in Madison.

‘06 Sunny Churchill (EHS), of Kaukauna, is a ninth grade English and tenth grade advanced English teacher in the Kimberly Area School District.

‘06 Leif Larson (LS), of Oshkosh, designed and painted a mural on the side of the Antiques on Main building in downtown Waupaca. Larson sells his art throughout the country, teaches at the Trout Museum of Art in Appleton, does commissioned work including canvas paintings and portraits as well as live paintings at weddings and receptions.

‘06 Jessica (Linberts) Vander Zanden (LS), of Oshkosh, is a recipient of the Fox Cities Chamber Future 15 Award, given to young professionals who serve in a variety of professional and philanthropic roles in the community. Vander Zanden is the vice president of compliance and audit with Network Health.

Amanda Bohn

‘07 Amanda Bohn (LS), of Hortonville, is an associate chiropractor with The Chiropractic Advantage.

‘07 Liz (Dagel) Kiley (EHS), of Monroe, is a 4th grade teacher in the Monroe School District.

‘08 Kurt Breier (EHS), of Oakfield, is a Cooperative Academic Partnership Program (CAPP) Chemistry teacher in the Waupun Area School District. Breier is married to ‘06 Lindsay Schumacher (EHS), ‘10 (MSE).

‘10 Daniel Mahn (EHS) and ‘10 (LS), of Middleton, is nominated for the 2021 Herb Kohl Teacher Fellowship Award. Mahn is a math teacher and math team advisor at Westfield High School.

‘12 Matt Busch (LS), of Appleton, is a recipient of the Fox Cities Chamber Future 15 Award, given to young professionals who serve in a variety of professional and philanthropic roles in the community. Busch is a community-based service manager with Valley Packaging Industries.

‘13 Jake Henning (B), of Bristol, married Emily Birch in July. Henning is employed by Uline in Pleasant Prairie.

‘14 Liz (Cookle) Wollenberg (EHS), of Kaukauna, is a recipient of the Fox Cities Chamber Future 15 Award, given to young professionals who serve in a variety of professional and philanthropic roles in the community. Wollenberg is the donor relations manager at Feeding America Northeast Wisconsin.

‘15 Irineo Medina (LS), of Kaukauna, is a recipient of the Fox Cities Chamber Future 15 Award, given to young professionals who serve in a variety of professional and philanthropic roles in the community. Medina is the Scholars on Target to Achieve Results (STAR) Coordinator at the Boys & Girls Club of the Fox Valley.

‘15 Lindsay (Broeckman) Prowls (EHS), of Manitowoc, is a special education teacher at Monroe Elementary School in the Manitowoc Public School District.

‘16 Ignacio Enriquez Jr. (MSE), of Appleton, is a recipient of the Fox Cities Chamber Future 15 Award, given to young professionals who serve in a variety of professional and philanthropic roles in the community. Enriquez is a behavioral health officer with the Appleton Police Department.

Emily Schwartz

’16 Megan Klamrowski (LS), of Dallas,Texas is the director of marketing and communications for The Middleton Group.

‘16 Emily (Ruck) Schwartz (LS), of Neenah, is a member of the Leadership Oshkosh Class of 2020. Schwartz is a community services coordinator at Miravida Living.

‘17 Evan Freimuth (B), of Appleton, is a recipient of the Fox Cities Chamber Future 15 Award, given to young professionals who serve in a variety of professional and philanthropic roles in the community. Freimuth is a founder and content specialist at Venture Wisconsin.

Taylor Kimmes

‘17 Taylor (Harn) Kimmes (B), of Salem, Oregon, is a human resource and safety coordinator for Forest River, Inc. Kimmes and her husband, Jonah, enjoy living in the Pacific Northwest.

‘17 Kayla Newman (MSE), of Butte des Morts, is a school counselor at Westside Elementary School in the Kimberly Area School District.

‘18 Anamarisa Haefs (EHS), of Kaukauna, is a second grade literacy teacher in the Kimberly Area School District.

‘18 Hunter Hart (LS), of Tomah, owns Hartwoods Custom Woodworking LLC.

‘18 Maxwell Hauser (LS), of Iola, is a professional independent filmmaker. Hauser mentored Gavin Connell, a senior at Winneconne High School, in the Wega Arts workshop. Connell’s Small Talk script won first place in the competition.

‘18 Megan Smith (B), of Dahlonega, Georgia, is a marketing analyst with MARS Solutions Group.

‘19 Mason Berndt (LS), of Ellensburg, Washington, is pursuing an Education Specialist Degree (EdS) at Central Washington University.

‘19 Ryan Vang (N), of Somerset, is the Somerset School District nurse.

‘20 Andrea Diamond (MSE), of Combined Locks, is a school counselor at JR Gerritts Middle School in the Kimberly Area School District.

‘20 Leslie Friebel (EHS), of Kimberly, is a third grade teacher at Westside Elementary in the Kimberly Area School District.

‘20 Thomas Nygard (EHS), of Appleton, is an English teacher at Kimberly High School.

‘20 Abby (Kuehl) Reich (LS), of De Pere, is a marketing coordinator at H.J. Martin and Son and Martin Communications.

‘20 Dylan Ringer (EHS), of Sayner, is a physical education teacher at Osceola High School. Ringer previously served in the U.S. Navy.

‘20 Shay Sullivan (EHS), of Appleton, is a fourth grade teacher at Woodland Elementary School in the Kimberly Area School District. Sullivan is also the freshman volleyball coach.

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The UW Oshkosh Alumni Relations Office has received the following death notices:

‘50s

John Armstrong ’55 (EHS), McHenry, Illinois, Oct. 20, 2020

John Spanbauer ’58 (EHS), Oshkosh, Nov. 3, 2020

Kenneth Trott ’53 (EHS), Westby, Nov. 11, 2020 

 ‘60s

Stephen Albee ’64 (LS), Houghton, Michigan, Oct. 31, 2020

William Binner ’61 (EHS), Fond du Lac, Nov. 13, 2020

William “Bill” Jensen ’63 (EHS) and ’71 (MSE), Berlin, Nov. 7, 2020

Bernell (Weisenel) Kovalske ’62 (EHS) and ’77 (MSE), Ripon, Oct. 13, 2020

Ardis Kritz ’60 (EHS), Ashland, Missouri, Oct. 22, 2020

Lois Ann (Mayhew) Lapcewich ’69 (EHS), Cumberland, Oct. 19, 2020

Barbara Logerquist ’61 (EHS) and ’69 (MSE), Linden, Michigan, Oct. 26, 2020

Janice Schwebke ’68 (LS), Oshkosh, Oct. 30, 2020

Bette (Haberkom) Vollert ’64 (EHS), Vesper, Nov. 13, 2020

‘70s

William “Bill” Baumann ’71 (B), Waupaca, Sept. 27, 2020

Jeanette Coonen ’78 (EHS), Green Bay, Nov. 9, 2020

Roger Gerlach ’77 (MBA), Cedar Park, Texas, Nov. 7, 2020

David Pisecki ’76 (LS), Kenosha, Oct. 24, 2020

James Svetlauskas ’76 (LS), Appleton, Feb. 11, 2020

Jon Wilsnack ’77 (LS), Markesan, Nov. 1, 2020

Eugene “Gene” Woznicki ’72 (MST), Appleton, Oct. 31, 2020

Susan (Klapperich) Zimmer ’73 (LS), Libertyville, Illinois, Oct. 20, 2020

‘80s

Gary Fehlhaber ’80 (B), Wausau, Oct. 31, 2020

Karen Hanley ’81 (LS), Green Bay, Nov. 4, 2020

Susan “Sue” (Bressers) Kropp ’83 (EHS), Bellevue, Oct. 25, 2020

Dean Tesch ’88 (MSE), Deer Creek, Oct. 31, 2020

‘90s

Teresa (Haas) Moore ’93 (LS), Oshkosh, Oct. 22, 2020

GRADUATE DEGREES

• DNP — Doctor of Nursing Practice
• EdD — Doctor of Education
• 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

If you know of a classmate, family member or other UW Oshkosh friend who has passed away, send an to email alumni@uwosh.edu or call the Alumni Relations Office at (877) UWO-ALUM or (920) 424-3449.

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Pictured above: ’07 Sara (Geiger) Greil (LS), of Greenville, purchased Fox Cities Sign in January. 

’76 Jim Zeirke (LS), of Sussex, is an interim pastor at St. John’s Church in Slinger.

Leah Selsmeier Van Zile

Marshall Sneen

’80 Marshall Sneen (B), of Franklin, completed his 13th year as Midwest regional sales manager with Lutze, Inc.

’85 Joe Zajkowski (LS), of Cedarburg, is a senior vice president at US Bank Technology and Operations Services.

’88 Mark Bohn (LS), of Omro, has taught at Omro High School for 29 years. Bohn is involved in multiple school clubs and activities including the Equestrian Team, Scholarship Committee, History Club and more.

’93 Leah Selsmeyer Van Zile (LS), of Rhinelander, is a senior communications specialist with WEC Energy Group managing local and community affairs in northern Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Selsmeyer Van Zile’s daughter is a current student and basketball player at UW Oshkosh.

Jennifer Ruetten and husband Heath opened Cooper Hall.

’00 Jennifer Ruetten (B), of Oshkosh, and her husband ‘94 Heath Ruetten (LS), opened Cooper Hall, a small event venue in downtown Oshkosh.

’04 Teri Grossheim (LS), of Chicago, Illinois, is a senior solutions architect and lead technologist at Booz Allen Hamilton.

’05 Jacob Nowacki (LS), of Playa Del Rey, California, is a labeling and artwork driver with SGK Inc. Nowacki loves the weather in the Los Angeles area.

’07 Sara (Geiger) Greil (LS), of Greenville, purchased Fox Cities Sign in January. Greil has been employed there for 12 years, starting as a graphic designer. The business received the 2020 Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year Award.

’07 Ryan Scray (LS), of Oneida, and ’10 Kayla Scray (B), of De Pere, are fourth generation cheesemakers at Scray Cheese.

’09 John Erickson (LS), of West Hollywood, California, was elected to the City Council.

Carl Gustavson

’11 Carl Gustavson (B), of Appleton, is an assistant at The Hang Up Gallery.

Mary Kate Maske’s baby boy.

’11 Mary Kate (Tomczak) Maske (EHS), of Janesville, is a psychotherapist at Crossroads Counseling Center. Maske and her husband, Boyd, welcomed a baby boy in May.

’12 Crystal Dziadosz-Brown (LS), of Cudahy, is the assistant art coordinator at Custom Print & Stitch, a screen print and embroidery shop. Dziadosz-Brown and her husband welcomed twins in 2019.

’15 Irineo Medina (LS), of Kaukauna, is painting a mural of Kettle Moraine Prairie featuring native plants and insects on the side of a building on Kewaskum’s Main Street. Medina is the Scholars on Target to Achieve Results (STAR) coordinator with the Boys & Girls Club of the Fox Valley.

Crystal Dziadosz-Brown with her twins.

’16 Rory Tendore (EHS), of Fort Washakie, Wyoming, is a tribal student coordinator at Central Wyoming College’s Inter-tribal Education Community Center. Tendore received the 2018 FBI Director’s Leadership Award for work with young tribal members.

Marissa Bartels

’18 Marissa Bartels (EHS), of Austin, Texas, is an implementation coordinator with VRBO.

’20 Leo Costello (LS), of Oshkosh, used the Election SOS program to help the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel monitor its social media throughout the presidential election.

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Former University of Wisconsin Oshkosh employee Mary Lee (Heise) Bleser, 70, of Butte des Morts, died Dec. 4, 2020. Born on July 27, 1950 in Oshkosh, she was the daughter of the late Carl C. and Patricia K. (Hopp) Heise.

Bleser worked for UW Oshkosh as an administrative assistant for her entire career, retiring in 2017 after 43 years of service. She worked in the then criminal justice, public affairs and urban studies department for many years before transferring to the psychology department. She also enjoyed her time working for the Broadway 41 project at the university, bringing in professional speakers and entertainers from around the country. She was a well-known fixture on campus, beloved by many. She also supported her husband in his many self-employment business ventures over the years, most recently as an officer at Fox Tax in Oshkosh.

A visitation for family and friends will be on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, from 10 to 11 a.m. at New Hope Lutheran Church, 1850 American Dr., Neenah, followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m. with Pastor Jeff Prewitt officiating.

Friends and family are welcome to stay for a meal and fellowship after the service. For those who are unable to attend, online streaming will be available at newhopeconnect.org. The service will also be recorded and available on demand at www.newhopeconnect.org. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Mueller Funeral Home – Winneconne is assisting the family with arrangements.

Memorials in Bleser’s name may be made to: Concordia Welfare and Education Foundation – Thailand at www.cwefthailand.org/donate or directly to New Hope Lutheran Church. Please note in memory of Mary Bleser.

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Harry Ostendorf, a College of Business emeritus faculty member at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, passed away Dec. 13 from complications due to COVID-19 at Salem Regional Medical Center in Salem, Ohio.

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The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh community is mourning the loss of the founding dean of its Fond du Lac campus.

Willard Henken

Willard J. Henken, 93, of Fond du Lac, died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, at his home.

Henken was dean at the Wisconsin State University Oshkosh satellite campus at Fond du Lac when it opened for its first classes in fall 1968, said Martin Rudd, assistant chancellor for UWO’s access campuses. It was a role Henken held for more than 20 years.

During that time, Henken oversaw a healthy increase in enrollment, and, in the 1970s, a restructuring within the UW System that reframed the two-year satellite and branch campuses into their own institution, known as UW Centers.

“He was a skilled professor in education at UW Oshkosh before earning an advanced degree in administration shortly before taking up his position in Fond du Lac,” Rudd said. “He was fiercely proud of the new campus that he led and the successes of its faculty and students, and he never stopped serving as its ambassador. We were especially proud to present him with the Spirit of Excellence Award in 2009 in recognition of his love for education, his unending support of the Fond du Lac campus and the many ways he contributed to educational excellence. He was instrumental in founding the campus Foundation as a way of supporting scholarships for deserving students.”

UW Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt expressed his gratitude for Henken’s vision.

“Decades ago, Dr. Henken saw the power of higher education to transform lives and this region’s future for the better,” Leavitt said. “He helped build the beacon that is today UWO Fond du Lac. He was there to see it become part of the UW System constellation. Simply put, he was visionary―a leader dedicated to people and place. We are grateful to live in a future he helped imagine and realize, and we will not forget his legacy.”

Fond du Lac County Executive Allen Buechel called Henken an “exceptional man” and “community treasure.”

Henken was instrumental in bringing the UW campus to Fond du Lac and building a strong educational program, as well as helping foster the growth of campus activities and sports teams, Buechel said.

“I talk to many who attended (the Fond du Lac campus) and they talk about the great campus atmosphere and always speak highly of Dean Henken and faculty that he recruited,” Buechel said.

After Henken retired, he was elected to the Fond du Lac County Board where he was immediately accepted as a leader, Buechel said.

Henken never stopped advocating for UW Fond du Lac as a Board member.

“When Fond du Lac County looked to upgrade campus buildings, (Henken) was a tireless cheerleader for that to become a reality,” Buechel said. “The vote was unanimous.”

Buechel said Henken was a good friend of his and will be missed by all who knew him.

According to his obituary, Henken received a doctorate in school administration from the UW-Madison in 1966. He was a teacher and principal at Cedarburg High School and Superintendent of the American International School in New Delhi, India.

He was a professor of education at Wisconsin State University-Oshkosh and the director of the Oshkosh University’s summer school program. He was a proud member of the UW Oshkosh and UW-Madison alumni associations.

A U.S. Navy veteran, Henken had leadership roles on the boards of Fond du Lac Area Association of Commerce and its Ambassador’s Club, the Fond du Lac Convention and Visitors Bureau, Fond du Lac Bicentennial Committee, Fond du Lac Symphonic Band and Fond du Lac County Fair.

Henken was the recipient of the Marian College Magnificat Award, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Alumni Association Anniversary Award and the Fond du Lac Rotary Club’s Paul Harris Award. Henken and his wife, Dolores, were named recipients of the 2016 Fond du Lac Area Foundation Legacy Award.

Due to the pandemic, funeral services will be held at a later date. Zacherl Funeral Home of Fond du Lac is handling arrangements.

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The UW Oshkosh Alumni Relations Office has received the following death notices:

‘40s

Verna (Galow) Dobberke ’48 (EHS), Oshkosh, Nov. 25, 2020

Lucille (Fenn) Reinke ’40 (EHS), Oshkosh, Dec. 5, 2020

DeLoris “Dee” VanderVelde ’48 (EHS), Jefferson, Dec. 18, 2020

‘50s

Janice (Fraedrick) Felda ’52 (EHS), Janesville, Dec. 4, 2020

Nora (Janke) Krueger ’53 (EHS), Marion, Nov. 30, 2020

Jeanette (Wareham) McGuire ’51 (EHS), Menomonee Falls, Jan. 3, 2021

Thomas Ramirez ’52 (EHS) and ’54 (EHS), Fond du Lac, Dec. 18, 2020

 ‘60s

Gary Berns ’65 (EHS), Green Bay, Dec. 7, 2020

Roger Boye ’65 (LS), Oshkosh, Nov. 17, 2020

Clarence “Clare” Bulkow ’67 (EHS), Oostburg, Nov. 25, 2020

Mary Freiburger ’65 (EHS), Menasha, Dec. 24, 2020

James Gallagher ’67 (B), Allouez, Dec. 26, 2020

Rowena Gorz ’68 (EHS), Algoma, Nov. 24, 2020

Keith “Leo” Hickok ’68 (EHS), Pewaukee, Dec. 18, 2020

Larry Klausch ’61 (EHS), Oshkosh, Dec. 22, 2020

Douglas “Doug” Klimek ’63 (LS), Green Bay, Nov. 12, 2020

Lois Ludewig ’60 (EHS) and ’71 (MSE), Oshkosh, Dec. 17, 2020

Shirley (Brander) Nordin ’66 (EHS), Daggett, Michigan, Dec. 21, 2020

Richard Novitske ’63 (EHS), Appleton, Dec. 23, 2020

Genevieve “Anne” (Bowers) Ring ’67 (LS), New Berlin, Nov. 12, 2020

Larry Smerling ’69 (LS), Ripon, Nov. 27, 2020

Nancy Woudstra ’68 (EHS), Randolph, Dec. 8, 2020

‘70s

Dannye “Dan” Boxx ’75 (EHS), Medford, Dec. 6, 2020

Steven Eichman ’74 (B), Oshkosh, Nov. 21, 2020

Margaret (Chmielak) Goodwin ’70 (EHS), Redgranite, Nov. 25, 2020

Edward Hammen ’70 (MSE), Little Chute, Dec. 25, 2020

Linda (Lorch) Kaczrowski ’70 (EHS), Green Bay, Dec. 3, 2020

Jon “Cork” Kaufman ’72 (EHS), Randolph, Dec. 29, 2020

Wayne Lager ’76 (LS), Oshkosh, Nov. 21, 2020

Stephen “Steve” Lambrecht ’76 (LS), Merrill, Nov. 30, 2020

Alan Luebben ’73 (B), Wautoma, Dec. 4, 2020

Carl Mutters ’70 (LS), Coralville, Iowa, Nov. 25, 2020

William “Bill” Peterson ’71 (MSE), Fond du Lac, Nov. 21, 2020

George Sanders ’77 (MST), Pulaski, Dec. 3, 2020

John P. Schneider ’70 (B), Green Bay, Nov. 18, 2020

Michael Scott ’70 (EHS), Oshkosh, Dec. 8, 2020

Judith Thoma ’78 (LS) and ’84 (MSE), Omro, Nov. 27, 2020

David Voight ’76 (LS), Nekoosa, Nov. 19, 2020

James Waters ’73 (B), Hartland, Oct. 26, 2020

Joanne “Jo” Zorr ’76 (LS), Oshkosh, Dec. 6, 2020

‘80s

Robert Allen ’80 (B), Appleton, Nov. 11, 2020

Donna Buttles ’81 (LS), Waupaca, Dec. 1, 2020

Charles “Chuck” Koeck ’89 (EHS), Winneconne, Dec. 7, 2020

David Konkol ’82 (B), Winchester, Nov. 29, 2020

Thomas Maloney ’82 (B), Appleton, Nov. 19, 2020

Marlene Nybo ’85 (MA), Erlanger, Kentucky, Nov. 15, 2020

Gregory Schiek Sr. ’83 (LS), New London, Dec. 12, 2020

‘90s

Judith (Terry) Golding ’93 (MSN), Grafton, Dec. 13, 2020

Gary Taillefer ’95 (LS), North Fond du Lac, Nov. 11, 2020

‘00s

Joseph Reinke ’05 (B), Mountain, Dec. 26, 2020

Hans Schroeder ’02 (LS), Sherwood, Arkansas, Nov. 24, 2020

‘10s

Rebecca (Powers) Reinke ’10 (B), Mountain, Dec. 26, 2020

Faculty and Friends

Mary Lee Bleser, 1974-2017 administrative assistant, departments of criminal justice, public affairs, urban studies and psychology, Butte des Morts, Dec. 4, 2020

Herbert Gaede, 1957-1963 and 1966-1992 professor of Geography, special assistant to the president, Hudson, Nov. 27, 2020

Harry Ostendorf, 1964-1994, accounting department associate professor emeritus, 1995-1998 lecturer, Dec. 13, 2020

GRADUATE DEGREES

• DNP — Doctor of Nursing Practice
• EdD — Doctor of Education
• 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

If you know of a classmate, family member or other UW Oshkosh friend who has passed away, send an to email alumni@uwosh.edu or call the Alumni Relations Office at (877) UWO-ALUM or (920) 424-3449.

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Pictured above: ’08 Travis Koch (LS) received the University of Wisconsin-Platteville School of Education’s Influential Educator Award. Koch is a special education case manager at Oregon High School.

’69 Ted DuFour (EHS) and ’74 (MSE), of Appleton, has been retired from the UW System for five years. He is married to ’70 Susan (Fredenberg) DuFour (EHS).

’71 Kay (Coverstone) Bantz (LS), of Waukesha, is a retired art teacher from the School District of Waukesha. She enjoys spending time with her two granddaughters.

’71 Nancy (Erskine) Cerny (EHS) and ’71 Arnold Cerny (LS) celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.

’71 Stephen Jacoby (EHS), of West Allis, retired in 2005.

’71 Craig Pfeffer (LS), of Tampa, Florida, was given the title of platinum songwriter by the CEO of MERF Music Group in Nashville, Tennessee after a long radio broadcasting career in cities such as Oshkosh, Milwaukee, St. Louis and Los Angeles. Pfeffer’s latest song I’ll Show You Mine is on hold with country music star Carly Pearce.

’74 Nancy Gehrig (LS), of St. Paul, Minnesota, exhibits her botanical art nationally and internationally. Gehrig teaches colored pencil and graphite drawing following her retirement from a career in database and system administration.

’75 Ted Conrardy (LS), of Montgomery, Illinois, enjoys traveling, golf, spending time with his four granddaughters and being a Florida snowbird in his retirement.

’75 Patrick Pazdernik (LS) and ’76 (EHS) and ’81 (MS), of Jamestown, North Carolina, is an adjunct business/marketing professor at High Point University following a 28-year career at Kimberly Clark. Pazdernik is a volunteer with the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina and builds and repairs sweep-hand clocks.

’76 Bev (Irion) Chodur (LS), of Kensett, Iowa, retired after a 43-year career in social work.

’78 Thomas Dowling (LS), of Omro, retired from a 38-year dental career. Dowling made several compassion trips around the world, spreading Christianity while he provided free dental care in impoverished countries.

’87 Scott Tesch (LS), of Wausau, enjoyed a career in the finance industry and as an entrepreneur and is now self-employed. After moving several times for promotions throughout his career, he is back in Wausau where he grew up and enjoys cross country skiing and body building.

’94 Pamela (Woelfel) Schneider (B), of De Pere, is a member of the Business Practice Group at von Briesen & Roper, S.C.

’97 Kelly Schweiner (EHS) and ’01 (MS), of Oshkosh, is in her 24th year of teaching physical education. Schweiner’s daughter is attending UW Oshkosh for a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree.

’04 Karen Carley (N), of Omro, was named the Omro Herald’s 2020 Newsmaker of the Year for her leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. Carley is the Omro School District’s director of health and nursing services.

’04 Garth Larson (EHS) and ’18 (EDD) and ’03 Tamara (Potter) Larson (LS), of Winneconne, started FIRST Educational Resources, a company that has worked with over 1,600 school districts throughout North America and 75,000 educators globally. The Larsons have six comprehensive learning centers focused on collective teacher efficacy, assessment and grading, literacy and instructional coaching, professional learning communities, social and emotional learning and publishing.

Kristin Rogers

’05 Kristin Rogers (B), of Jasper, Texas, is a logistics coordinator with Louisiana Pacific Building Solutions.

’06 LaKeisha (Anderson) Haase (B), of Oshkosh, is the first African American judge in Winnebago County and is serving as a circuit court judge. Haase was formerly a private practice attorney representing individuals and families in criminal and family law matters.

’07 Pa Lee Moua (MS), of Appleton, earned a PhD in Leadership from Marian University. Moua is the associate dean of students for diversity at Lawrence University.

’08 Travis Koch (LS), of Fitchburg, received the University of Wisconsin-Platteville School of Education’s Influential Educator Award. Koch is a special education case manager at Oregon High School.

’08 Travis Sullivan (N), of Oshkosh, is the president of the Wisconsin Association of Nurse Anesthetists (WIANA). Sullivan is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) with Oshkosh-based Anesthesia Services of the Fox Valley.

Robyn Nelson

’09 Robyn Nelson (LS), of Redmond, Washington, is earning a graduate certificate in business information systems at Colorado State University and working part-time as a personal assistant for a Microsoft executive.

’10 Eric O’Neil (LS), of Green Bay, celebrated 10 years as a production assistant with NBC26, WGBA-TV.

’11 Mandy Stanley (MPA), of Friendship, is a member of the Adams-Friendship Area School District’s Board of Education. Stanley is a social worker and director of the Marquette County Department of Human Services.

’12 Tori (Johnson) Gerding (B), of Maple Bluff, owns Ancora Coffee cafes. Gerding opened a third cafe at the former Manna Café and Bakery location in Madison.

’15 Stacy (Schreiber) Rohloff (EHS), of Kaukauna, is a probation and parole agent for the State of Wisconsin.

’17 Evan Freimuth (B), of Appleton, owns Venture Wisconsin, LLC and Free and Brave Communications.

’17 Collin Precour (LS), of Phillips, is a chiropractor with Borealis Wellness Clinic in Medford.

Karen Herberger

’19 Karen Herberger (LS), of McKinney, Texas, is a project coordinator at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

’19 Alexandra Holt (B), of Winneconne, completed a 12-week graduate course at New Approach School for Jewelers (NASJ). Holt is a jeweler at Holt’s Diamond Jewelry Store.

’19 Kathryn Jozwowski (EHS), of Saukville, teaches English at Ozaukee High School and is the Warrior Weekly student newspaper adviser.

’19 Lauren Karwowski (N), of Milwaukee, is a registered nurse in the medical intensive care unit at Froedtert Hospital.

’19 Nicole Peters (LS), of Milwaukee, is in her second semester at the Marquette University School of Dentistry.

’20 Braxton Potrykus (B), of Chicago, Illinois, started Potrykus Construction LLC in the greater Wausau and Fox Valley regions in Wisconsin.

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The UW Oshkosh Alumni Relations Office has received the following death notices:

‘40s

Virginia “Ginny” (Clute) Nelson ’46 (EHS), Bellevue, Jan. 20, 2021

Sheila (Tamm) Rader ’44 (EHS) and ’45 (EHS), Neenah, Jan. 2, 2021

‘60s

Douglas Eastman ’68 (LS), Kaukauna, Jan. 28, 2021

Margo (Melchert) Jackson ’66 (EHS) and ’85 (MSE), Sturgeon Bay, Feb. 3, 2021

James Kissinger ’67 (MSE), Eau Claire, Jan. 16, 2021

William Vogel ’65 (EHS), Plover, Jan. 31, 2021

‘70s

Barbara Clasen ’74 (MA), Berlin, Jan. 5, 2021

Susan Detert ’78 (N), West Bend, Jan. 26, 2021

Barbara (Bremmer) Johnson ’70 (EHS), Scottsdale, Arizona, Jan. 17, 2021

James Lenarduzzi ’72 (LS), Sun Prairie, Jan. 14, 2021

Glen Markus ’75 (MA), Sheboygan Falls, Jan. 14, 2021

Anthony McCrary ’79 (EHS), Fond du Lac, Feb. 9, 2021

Lorena “Lori” (Collins) Ver Boort ’71 (EHS), De Pere, Jan. 7, 2021

 ‘80s

Randy DeDecker ’83 (LS), Hortonville, Jan. 25, 2021

Michael Martens ’87 (B), Green Bay, Jan. 8, 2021

 ‘90s

Carl Beckstrom ’96 (LS), Grand Island, Nebraska, Dec. 16, 2020

Jill (Doperalski) Kudick ‘93 (LS), Kewaunee, Feb. 2, 2021

David Schultz ’95 (MBA), West Bend, Jan. 5, 2021

 ‘00s

Scot Jenkins ’03 (LS), Markesan, Jan. 21, 2021

 ‘10s

Patrica Goetz ’15 (LS), Kingsport, Tennessee, Feb. 14, 2021

’20s

Tanner Byholm ’20 (OCE), Glidden, Feb. 16, 2021

Faculty and Friends

Jacob Propp, Associate Professor, Chemistry and Medical Technology, 1977-1983, Oshkosh, Oct. 26, 2020

GRADUATE DEGREES

• DNP — Doctor of Nursing Practice
• EdD — Doctor of Education
• 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

If you know of a classmate, family member or other UW Oshkosh friend who has passed away, send an to email alumni@uwosh.edu or call the Alumni Relations Office at (877) UWO-ALUM or (920) 424-3449.

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Pictured above: ’16 Heather (Maas) Ripp (B) is the human resource coordinator at Riesterer & Schnell.

Nancy More’s book

’70 Nancy More (EHS), of Lomira, co-authored From Inside the Heart-The Golden Years of Heart Surgery, a book dedicated to the surgeons who pioneered the revolution of heart surgery and lifesaving cardiac operations from 1975-2005.

’71 Conrad Brzostowicz (LS), of Muskego, is retired and awaits his ninth grandchild in June.

Thomas Davis’ book

’72 Thomas Davis (EHS), of Sturgeon Bay, wrote Meditation on Ceremonies of Beginnings, a book of poetry reflecting on the history of the tribal college movement and the world of Indigenous nations.

’73 Robert “Bob” Lochner (B), of Prairie du Sac, is retiring and selling his chain of Ace Hardware stores. Lochner joined the family business in 1977, carrying on his family’s legacy started in 1951.

’74 Jon Hermanson (LS) and ’84 (MBA), of Knoxville, Tennessee, co-developed the Covaire Intubation Drape, a patent-pending, clear drape to be used in emergency and operating rooms where clinicians need safe access to patients. Hermanson is a product development manager with Emcompass Group.

Cheryl Sheridan

’77 Cheryl “Cheri” (Wilkins) Sheridan (B), of Encinitas, California, is retired from a sales career, primarily in healthcare industries. Sheridan has daughters and grandchildren on the east and west coasts.

’79 Greg Peck (LS), of Janesville, published Memories of Marshall, Ups and Downs of Growing Up in a Small Town. All profits from this book benefit the Marshall Area Historical Society in Dane County. Peck is a retired opinion page editor with the Janesville Gazette.

Greg Peck’s book

’81 Michael Bernardin (LS), of Los Alamos, New Mexico, retired from a 35-year career with Los Alamos National Laboratory, most recently as associate laboratory director. In 2015, Bernardin was named a laboratory fellow, an honor reserved for the top two percent of the staff.

’87 John Voelker (LS), of Madison, was announced the secretary of the Department of Employee Trust Funds, effective April 2021. Voelker has been the deputy secretary since 2014.

’88 Mike Elter (LS), of Drummonds, Tennessee, is a substance abuse counselor at the West Tennessee State Penitentiary. Elter says it is the most rewarding job he has ever had.

’95 Kara (Jabas) Abel (LS), of Seattle, Washington, has worked five years at Oracle in the construction and engineering business unit. Abel enjoys outdoor adventures and volunteering to help people get their United States citizenship.

’96 Doug DeRosier (LS), of Delafield, is a surgical solutions account manager with 3M representing the surgical site infection product portfolio and covering 40 hospitals. DeRosier received a rank promotion and won the 3M Champion’s Inner Circle award for being in the top 15 sales representatives out of 250.

’00 Emily (Christianson) Haupt (LS) and ’07 (MS), of Appleton, is vice president of talent strategies with The Boldt Company. Haupt is also adjunct faculty at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College.

’01 Erik Swan (MBA), of Ashwaubenon, joined the Greater Green Bay Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Swan has worked at Associated Bank since 1996, most recently as a district senior credit officer.

’02 Steve Thiemke (LS), of Oshkosh, is the program director at Cumulus Media, 103.9 WVBO, 1490 WOSH and 1280 WNAM. Thiemke is married to ’03 Jacqueline (Bell) Thiemke (EHS).

Jill Oelslager

’04 Jill (Kincaid) Oelslager (EHS), of Muskego, is the Burlington Area School District’s assistant superintendent, effective July 1. Oelslager is currently the district’s teaching and learning coordinator and principal at Karcher Middle School. Oelslager has 17 years of experience in education.

’05 Tracy Plamann (EHS), of Menasha, is the senior manager for community education and prevention at Harbor House Domestic Abuse Programs.

’14 Nick Baus (LS) and ’16 (MPA), of Monona, manages the sales and development program for United Rentals.

’16 Lee Dempsey (LS), of Viola, is a business development coordinator with Fastenal. He is happy his position moved him back to the Midwest.

Megan Lamers-Beardsley

’16 Megan Lamers-Beardsley (EHS), of Oshkosh, is the Green Lake site coordinator for the Boys & Girls Club of the Tri-County Area. Lamers-Beardsley is married to ’16 Michael Beardsley (B).

’16 Alex Olson (B), of Mukwonago, is the senior inside sales representative with Diamond Assets LLC and the School District of Milton’s head varsity basketball coach.

’16 Heather (Maas) Ripp (B), of Clintonville, is the human resource coordinator at Riesterer & Schnell. Ripp believes the experiences she had at her UWO internship prepared her for a successful career.

Brett Baehman

’17 Brett Baehman (LS), of Oshkosh, is the alumni and communications coordinator for St. Mary Catholic Schools. Baehman previously worked for the Lourdes Academy marketing department.

’17 Justine Whitman (B), of Menasha, is a commercial lines underwriter with Integrity Insurance. Whitman received her Associate in Commercial Underwriting (AU) designation and is currently working toward her Associate in General Insurance (AINS) and Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designations.

’18 Janelle Sharpee (B) and (LS), of San Jose, California, is a zone operations manager with Frito-Lay. Sharpee credits the Career Fair on the Fox at UWO for introducing her to a company that has given her great opportunities to grow in her career.

’21 Michelle Lokken (LS), of Oshkosh, is the Manitowoc County Historical Society’s program coordinator.

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Former University of Wisconsin Oshkosh education professor Joan Snook Timm, 91, died March 4, 2021 at home in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.

She was born July 24, 1929 in Princeton, New Jersey. She attended Wellesley College in Massachusetts where she earned a bachelor’s degree in art and art history. She earned a master’s degree at Wheelcock College in Boston, Massachusetts and an doctorate of education in human development from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Timm taught at Wheelcock College before moving to Wisconsin. She began work as a lecturer at UW Oshkosh in 1984. She went on to become a full professor and served as chair of the educational foundations department. She received the Edward M. Penson Distinguished Teaching Award and other honors at UWO, including the John McNaughton Rosebush Professorship (award) for outstanding teaching, research, and service. She retired in 2000.

As an independent artist, Joan sold her paintings in Boston and Wisconsin. She authored two books: Four Perspectives in Multicultural Education and with Henry C. Timm, Athena’s Mirror; Moral Reasoning in Poetry, Short Story and Drama. Timm also published over 30 articles in professional journals.

She and her husband, Henry C. Timm, retired to Door County, Wisconsin in 2000 and enjoyed teaching winter classes on film, together, at The Clearing in Ellison Bay from 2002 to 2017. They were members of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Sister Bay.

Casperson Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Sister Bay is assisting the Timm family. Expressions of sympathy, memories and photos may be shared with her family through her tribute page at www.caspersonfuneralhome.com.

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The UW Oshkosh Alumni Relations Office has received the following death notices:

‘40s

Helen Latondress ’49 (EHS), Waukesha, Feb. 4, 2021

Drucilla (Eckelaert) Meidl ’44 (EHS), Fort Myers, Florida, Feb. 8, 2021

‘50s

Faye (Pawlitzke) Herzog ’55 (EHS), Kenosha, Feb. 22, 2021

Robert Scott ’59 (EHS), Delavan, Feb. 13, 2021

 ‘60s

Ho Chung ’62 (LS), Vienna, Virginia, Feb. 28, 2021

Edward Lutzow ’69 (LS), Weston, Feb. 11, 2021

Gerald Nikolaus ’68 (LS), Sussex, Feb. 22, 2021

Sheldon “Shel” Niquette ’66 (EHS) and ’73 (MSE), Kaukauna, Jan. 23, 2021

 ‘70s

Laurie Crescio ’78 (EHS), Randolph, Feb. 10, 2021

Lois Geiger-Campagna ’72 (EHS), Henderson, Nevada, Jan. 29, 2021

Ronald Kaukl ’74 (LS), Poynette, Feb. 22, 2021

Jeffrey Meyer ’79 (N), ’89 (MSN), Appleton, Feb. 12, 2021

Harvey Moss III ’76 (LS), Oshkosh, Feb. 19, 2021

Mary Jane “Bubsy” (Piller) Perzentka ’74 (N), Oshkosh, Feb. 11, 2021

Mary Lou Peters ’74 (LS), Kaukauna, Feb. 2, 2021

Verna (Straus) Peterson ’71 (LS), Menasha, Feb. 14, 2021

 ‘80s

Julia Lubinski ’82 (B), De Pere, Feb. 3, 2021

‘10s

Lisa Gutierrez ’10 (LS), North Carolina, Feb. 21, 2021

GRADUATE DEGREES

• DNP — Doctor of Nursing Practice
• EdD — Doctor of Education
• 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

If you know of a classmate, family member or other UW Oshkosh friend who has passed away, send an to email alumni@uwosh.edu or call the Alumni Relations Office at (877) UWO-ALUM or (920) 424-3449.

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