MAY 2011

TALKIN’RESEARCH

Greetings from UW-Green Bay, and greetings from the great state of Wisconsin, where despite an eventful and contentious spring, there remains much that brings us together.

One example is the extraordinary quality of work achieved by students enrolled in this state’s public universities. We’re featuring examples of student research in this issue of Inside UW-Green Bay.

Last month, my wife, Cathy, and I joined a dozen UW-Green Bay students and their faculty advisers at the Wisconsin State Capitol to participate in a day-long demonstration — not a protest, not a rally — but a demonstration of student learning.

The annual Posters in the Rotunda event showcases the high-level problem solving being advanced by our students. It’s a chance for students from each UW System university to display their work to peers, state legislators, agency directors and education officials. The UW-Green Bay posters attracted much attention, and we welcomed many of our area legislators (including all three of our alumni senators: Dave Hansen ’71, Robert Cowles ’75 and Frank Lasee ’86). From both sides of the aisle, they were generous with their time and complimentary of our students.

Of course, not all of our interactions with Madison this year have been so positive. In February, the Governor’s austerity budget proposed deep cuts to the UW System. At UW-Green Bay, we face an 11 percent cut (about $2.5 million annually) in state taxpayer support, with benefit changes costing employees another $2.1 million in reduced salary. Students here organized a campus rally questioning the cuts, and I have hosted a series of all-campus Q&As to keep campus and community informed.

There is no doubt the reduction will be real, and painful, and we will need new tools if we are to emerge a viable university. Fortunately, there appears to be a window of opportunity now with calls for more management flexibility for all the UW System universities. I agree with the Regents and UW System President Reilly that we can best accomplish these efficiencies as an intact system. I am asking our friends to join us in support of the Wisconsin Idea Partnership as proposed by the UW System.

As I said recently to our faculty and staff: Even in difficult times, especially in difficult times, our work is essential. We give people an opportunity for an outstanding college education at an affordable price. We can all take pride in the rising generation of leaders getting their start today at UW-Green Bay.

Notes from 2420 Nicolet…

Difficult times, and a positive outlook

Thomas K. Harden Chancellor

Inside UW-Green BayMay 2011

Volume 37, No. 2

EditorChris Sampson

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2 May 2011

Research for undergraduatesIt has long been a point of pride that undergraduate students add depth and high-value experience to their UW-Green Bay edu-cations by working closely with faculty members on significant, sophisticated research.

The subject of our cover story, the Language Learn-ing Lab, allows psychology major Areanna Lakowske of Sparta, as a sopho-more, to contribute to an ongoing study of speech development in young children. Lakowske (here with Human Development student Craig Van Pay of Green Bay) takes notes and shares toys and “con-versation” with a visiting toddler.

In this issue of Inside, we sample the very impres-sive range and noteworthy results of UW-Green Bay student research.

STYLE POINTS FOR FACULTY — UW-GREEN BAY PSYCHOL-OGY STUDENTS SURVEYING CLASSMATE ATTITUDES FOUND “DRESS FOR SUCCESS” HOLDS TRUE EVEN FOR OTHERWISE RESPECTED FACULTY MEMBERS: STUDENTS TENDED TO RATE MORE CASUAL ATTIRE LESS FAVORABLY.

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3May 2011

For language researchers, video was baby blockbuster

The research subjects are young — children ages 2 to 4 — and the researchers are youthful, too.

As early as their sophomore years at UW-Green Bay, undergradu-ates are contributing to high-level studies of cognitive development and language acquisition in chil-dren.

“We’re pushing our students to get involved in research as early as possible,” says Prof. Jennifer Zapf.

Zapf directs the University’s Lan-guage Learning Lab. Over the course of the spring semester she and four assistants worked with more than 75 young children – coordinating the short visits with parent volunteers and local child-care centers – to observe toddlers at play and performing simple tasks. The results inform various studies and also enrich a general database related to skill and lan-guage development.

Zapf’s academic unit, Human Development, has revamped its curriculum to encourage new students to take a building-block research course early in their college careers. Human Develop-ment and Psychology are among the University’s most heavily enrolled majors, and Zapf draws

from among these and others in recruiting research assistants.

“Making a research-methods course a prerequisite has been beneficial,” Zapf says. “Our stu-dents get so much more out of their upper-level classes. In my case, when they come into my 400-level Cognitive Psychology class where it’s a very heavy research focus, they have a solid background.”

Faculty members believe students will have better opportunities to develop their skills and build a portfolio. Instead of waiting until their senior year and perhaps a single project with one professor, motivated individuals can par-ticipate in several research studies and, as Zapf says, “they’ll have var-ied experiences with three differ-ent faculty members and subjects, and get three letters of recommen-dation, instead of just one.”

At the Language Lab, the new-est study involves the question of whether seemingly small dif-ferences in word structure or complexity can affect a toddler’s ability to remember not only the word itself but also the associated object or picture.

For example, Zapf explains, the word “dogs” requires more effort

to pronounce, because of its back-to-back consonant sounds, than the equally short word “keys.” The study is ongoing, but early results point to a correlation between struggling to pronounce a new plural and remem-bering the concept, words or meaning.

Student Craig Van Pay presented the preliminary find-ings at the annual student research fair at UW-Green Bay. His profes-sor suggests the project could be the topic of a major academic paper within a year.

“For a student to be listed as the co-author of a paper, as an undergraduate, is something special,” says Zapf, who notes that a third co-author is a highly respected professor at Northwest-ern University collaborating on the same project.

A number of major universities have language learning labs, Zapf

It was an internet and morning news sensation: Sam and Ren babbling away, captured on Mom’s camcorder as they gestured, laughed and conversed in a secret baby language. The video of the 17-month-old twins and their irresistibly adorable exchange left most viewers smiling. At UW-Green Bay, where students assist on speech-acquisition studies with toddlers roughly the same age, there were smiles of recognition, too.“The basic things we’re seeing in that video, much of it is familiar to our students,” says Human Development Prof. Jennifer Zapf. “It does show that human communication is not just about words but how we say them.”Not only were Zapf’s students excited by the clip — it demonstrated the currency and public fascination with this type of research — the larger academic world was chattering, too. On the day the video went viral, Zapf was at her field’s major annual conference, the Society for Research in Child Development. “Everybody was talking about it. Whether it could be classified as ‘language’ was the great debate.”

says, among them the University of Illinois and Indiana University,

where she did her own undergraduate and graduate work. Some small- to mid-size institutions also have speech therapy programs which tend to focus on delayed or impaired speech development.

The program at UW-Green Bay, she believes, is differ-ent because of the school’s size and the lab’s emphasis on core research involving typical language formation in small children.

“I’d say we’re rela-tively unique for a

campus this size,” she says. “Also, what’s cool for our students is they’re not just feeding num-bers into the computer, or doing paperwork. They’re working with children, connecting with the parents and child-care providers, and learning five different experi-mental procedures, all at once.”

“I’d say we’re

relatively unique

for a campus

this size.”

–Prof. Zapf

Accelerated learning When toddlers go to college, researchers go to head of the class

4 May 2011

Going green with cheese Interns help shipping industry think outside the boxWhen a customized container-management company spe-cializing in two of Wisconsin’s most famous products — cheese and beer — wanted to gauge the performance of one of its best-selling containers, it asked a neighbor.

Tosca, Ltd., partnered with experts from UW-Green Bay’s Environmental Management and Business Institute (EMBI) and a few good interns.

The result, says Greg Gorski, Tosca VP of operations, was “a very successful, mutually beneficial project meeting the needs of both the private sec-tor and academia.”

Tosca’s business is national in scope, supplying returnable containers for bulk shipment of food products including dairy, fresh produce, meat and poultry. The Green Bay firm has also handled beer keg dis-tribution and repair for more than 50 years.

With interest in sustainability on the rise, Tosca set out to perform a comprehensive life-cycle analysis of its standard wood “640” cheese box, com-pared to a plastic alternative.

“The scope included not only the manufacturing of the wood and plastic components,” Gorski explains, “but trans-portation, repair, and wash analysis.”

With an eye on cost effective-ness through sustainable practices, EMBI interns and UW-Green Bay undergradu-ates Steven Teclaw and Phillip Davister set out to analyze the energy and material require-ments of the 640 and improve its environmental footprint. They spent long hours in the plant working with Tosca team members to gather data.

Graduate student Adam Snip-pen volunteered his time to help refine the data inputs,

assumptions and analysis. UW-Green Bay environmental engineer and professor John Katers oversaw their research.

As the project was being finalized this spring, Tosca’s Gorski was already label-ing it a success. “Their analysis was extremely comprehensive and the results of their work will be applied directly to our S u s t a i n a b i l -ity Goals and ‘Green Tier’ program.”

That means, in addition to addressing basic performance of the 640, the work has mar-keting value because new and existing customers increas-ingly express interest in sus-tainable practices.

Says Teclaw, a senior Envi-ronmental Science and Policy major from Rhinelander, “This internship was one of the most important opportuni-

ties I’ve had at UW-Green Bay, especially as it applies to real-world experi-ence.”

He said he was especially pleased to be able to tackle a project in holistic fash-ion, rather than from a single

perspective, and that it helped a local employer.

“Being an environmental sci-ence-oriented student, taking business classes is something I would not have normally done. EMBI makes sure students go in with a multi-disciplinary approach to their internships.”

“The UW-Green Bay

students were very

energetic and diligent

in meeting our needs

on this project.”

–Tosca’s Greg Gorski

5May 2011

Where green is golden: Recycling at LambeauWhen memories of the magical Super Bowl season of 2010 return for one group of UW-Green Bay students, images of trash, dump-sters and tailgate leftovers won’t be far behind.

And those memories should be entirely positive.

A team of interns from UW-Green Bay’s Environmental Management and Business Institute (EMBI) spent much of the academic year helping the Green Bay Packers assess and upgrade their game-day recycling efforts at Lambeau Field.

With 70,000 fans in the bowl, thousands of tailgate parties in the lot, and roughly 7 million tons of recyclables already collected on an average Sunday, the project — still under way as of spring 2011 — tackles an issue with plenty of upside. Economics Prof. John Stoll of EMBI advised the students including Michelle Bartoleti (above).

Student drills down on ‘S-commerce’When UW-Green Bay students displayed their work at April’s undergraduate research fair at the State Capitol, a poster by Lijun Chen attracted attention.

Chen, a Business Administration major from Shandong, China, is exploring an emerging variant of e-commerce — “s-commerce” — that uses social media to leverage relationships, gather data and influence or make sales.

Helping hospital take own temperatureOn a college campus and a hos-

pital campus, teams of UW-Green Bay students help administrators sift their options in waste-stream efficiencies and energy savings.

At the University, student researchers donned rubber gloves and boots on Earth Day to pick through dumpsters for trends in recycling compliance.

Meanwhile, at Aurora BayCare Medical Center, interns from the

University have gathered data to help the hospital reduce its energy needs and waste.

The Aurora BayCare project involving the students has resulted in creation of both an “Energy Team” and a “Green Team,” better communication of sustainable suc-cess stories to hospital employees, and documentation and analysis of waste-reduction efforts.

HYDROGEN FUEL CELL — WITH A UW SYSTEM GRANT UNDER THE DIRECTION OF CHEMISTRY PROF. MICHAEL ZORN, STUDENT JESSE CAHILL IS TESTING PHOTOCATA-LYTICS AND TITANIUM DIOXIDE AS A LOW-COST ALTER-NATIVE TO PRECIOUS PLATINUM IN FUEL-CELL DESIGN.

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Her experiment assessed the expe-rience of 270 students navigating a site chosen at random from among six possibilities: the corporate web-site or Facebook page of Sony, HP or Lenovo computers. She found that social media still lags in overall consumer trust, and the amount of data collected doesn’t much affect that trust. S-commerce sites need to communicate concern for confi-dentiality and integrity.

6 May 2011

Students grow by working with loss

PLANNING IN ECUADOR — FOUR URBAN AND REGIONAL STUDIES STUDENTS WERE SELECTED TO TRAVEL WITH PROFS. MARCELO CRUZ AND ADAM PARRILLO TO THE AMAZON AND TENA, ECUADOR, TO RESEARCH AND ASSIST WITH THE CITY’S HOUSING AND URBAN DESIGN PLAN.

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Photo courtesy of Kayla Bauer

Psychology Prof. Illene Noppe is a nationally prominent scholar on grief and coping, especially among young people.Her students share in her discoveries. In fact, Noppe’s students have been instrumental in the baseline surveys that inform her work, in changing University policies to promote better awareness of student grief issues, in running a week-long summer camp for children, and establishing an on-campus support network and memorial garden.On planting day each May, students and employees set in flowering annu-als to recall deceased faculty and students as well as loved ones, friends, miscarried pregnancies and other losses. Noppe notes that many young people struggle with issues of bereave-ment. An internet survey by her students revealed that, on average, one in two collegians has suffered a loss within the last two years, with some lives and studies greatly affected. Among those most active with Noppe’s work is Human Development major Amanda Brodhagen. She’s a leader of the support chapter and flower proj-ect, and she also served as head counselor for the Camp Lloyd experience for children experiencing loss. Brodhagen says of both the research and her camp work with children, “It’s one of the best things I’ve ever done.”

Finding poetry in Human DevelopmentCarleen Horner feels strongly that her poetry puts the “human” in her Human Development major.

The returning adult student and published poet from Sturgeon Bay works days for a private company that manages personal-care workers to serve populations including the mentally ill and developmentally disabled. She fits in studying and writing around a busy family life.

Horner exhibited a series of 10 poems recently that she says helped her. She also says she hopes they will help others examine and value their own real-life experiences, and tell “the great stories, which most people don’t get a chance to tell.”

Lens on a lakeshore townStudent Jason Houge arrived in Algoma, a small Lake Michigan town 30 minutes east of campus, in summer 2009. He moved into a modest downtown apartment, found work at the local winery and began photographing the area, he says, “as a way to meet people and to become a part of the community.” Houge’s documentary photography had

already won notice. Among the art major’s many accomplishments, he received an Associated Collegiate Press award for news photography, and studied briefly with National Geographic photographer David Alan Harvey in New York. Houge’s “Algoma Project: Small Town Life in the Midwest” was exhibited at UW-Green Bay in spring 2011.

Excerpts from ‘You Want to Know Who You Are’

You want to know who you are, but turn to other people, searching outside of yourself.

You want to be satisfied with what you do, but don’t do anything that makes you feel satisfied.

You want to taste the freshness of new ideas, but eat bologna sandwiches every day for lunch.

You want to feel the hand of another between your fingers, but never reach out your own hand.

You want to see your true potential, but close your eyes when you look in a mirror.

7May 2011

Many college students are supremely confident in their abilities to tune out, shift attention and re-focus in the blink of an eye — to toggle back and forth, for example, between textbook and text messaging — while maintain-ing what they believe to be peak performance.

UW-Green Bay Prof. Regan Gurung, the reigning state pro-fessor of the year and the 2011 president of the National Soci-ety for the Teaching of Psychol-ogy, provides a more educated analysis.

“The reality? We as humans cannot multi-task very effi-ciently,” Gurung states.

He and his students take social media seriously. Three students this past semester pursued Facebook projects, and another five assisted Gurung on texting research.

Nationally, academic studies are taking off like “hits” on a viral video. (Gurung wasn’t the first professor to observe a growing number of students texting and using Facebook during class, although in his case it was for a teacher gen-erally regarded among his University’s most popular and engaging.)

Still, research in some areas of social media, such as Facebook and its potential impact on learning, is lacking.

Gurung says there are clear positives. Facebook and other networking sites can increase brain activity, boost self esteem, and they have people reading now more than ever. The quandary for educators is how to adapt the technology to advance course topics and complement classroom learn-ing, without aggravating multi-tasking overload.

Karlie Martens, a senior psy-chology major, is trying to quantify the Facebook factor in an introductory course in which use of the class page is optional.

“Facebook is an evolving fea-ture in the class-room,” she says. “We are looking at how students use Facebook to relate to each other and their professors, as well as how active the stu-dent is in their learning envi-ronment based on their use of the class Face-book page.”

It’s Gurung’s hope that such pages can be yet another tool for keeping students engaged in relatively large introductory

courses. “Meeting students where they live, at all hours of the day and night, should allow them to apply what they are learning in real time,” he says.

Stephanie Freis, a junior psy-chology major, is researching

online attitudes and usage.

“We’re analyzing how perceptive students are on Facebook and how their inter-actions may be affected through the medium,” Freis says. “It is my hope that the research we are completing with Dr. Gurung

somehow helps make a differ-ence in the world… improv-ing students’ experiences with technology while increasing consideration for others.”

The Facebook Factor Top psych researcher teams with students on ‘status’ of learning

Award-winning

Prof. Regan Gurung

will speak at 1 p.m.

Tuesday, May 17, in

MAC Hall 204 in a

free public program

on the topic of social

media and learning.

8 May 2011

Fish factory Student discovers hidden, vibrant resource in city’s shadowMost Wisconsinites know Wequiock Creek, if they know it at all, as the little stream that falls over a 30-foot ledge just north of campus.

Some summers the falls dries to a trickle, but the roadside park remains a pleasant stop along Highway 57, the busy four-lane to Door County.

UW-Green Bay environmen-tal science student David Lawrence knows the creek’s entirety. He’s especially famil-iar with the stretch down-stream where it slows, deepens and feeds the bay of Green Bay and the ecologically valuable Point au Sauble wetlands.

That’s where, in May 2010, Lawrence began setting min-now traps to document the little estuary’s fish popula-tions, if any. What he found — by the dozens, hundreds and, ultimately, thousands — were juvenile yellow perch.

His research seems to estab-lish that the overlooked lower creek, below the falls and rap-ids of the Niagara Escarpment, has its own claim to fame as a nursery for Green Bay’s most popular fish.

“I obviously had some idea of what I might find, given the typical species on the bay and its tributaries,” Lawrence says. “I didn’t expect to see the high number of species, and espe-cially the number of yellow perch throughout the year.”

Over a half dozen trips Law-rence trapped and released precisely 13,848 fish repre-senting 23 species. Fingerling yellow perch were 87 percent of his catch. The remainder were small white suckers, round gobies and an assortment of minnow species, shiners, bull-heads and tiny panfish.

Lawrence’s adviser, UW-Green Bay Prof. Robert Howe, says the study is likely the first

comprehensive, ongoing sur-vey of its kind.

“In the 1990s a UW-Madison grad student included that site as a sampling station, but it was just one of many for that proj-ect,” Howe says. “I think a DNR field crew has also been in there, once.”

L a w r e n c e returned this year to begin sampling again to determine whether perch and trophy northern are spawning. It’s possible the fry hatch elsewhere and then seek the marsh for protection.

Either way, it’s a favorable setup. Springs near the mouth guarantee stream flow. There’s no public road access, and the bay side isn’t any easier. Sand-bars and a cove inches deep keep boaters, as well as preda-

tor fish such as walleyes, at a distance.

The significance of the little marsh as a biomass producer? Biologists and ecologists have long known nearly all of Green

Bay’s Friday night family perch fries get their start on the relatively extensive wet-lands of the west shore.

On the rocky and windswept east shore, how-ever — where

the only other small wetlands, at Little Sturgeon and Stur-geon Bay, are developed and degraded — Lawrence’s dis-covery illustrates the poten-tial.

“Dave’s project is a great exam-ple of student research,” Howe says, “and it’s getting more interesting all the time.”

“I don’t believe

anyone had ever

targeted that area

for ongoing, specific

analysis.”

— Faculty adviser

9May 2011

CLEANER WATERSHED — HIGH SCHOOLERS ALSO ASSIST UW-GREEN BAY RESEARCH. LOCAL SCIENCE CLASSES TEST CREEKS, RIVERS AND RUNOFF IN THE LOWER FOX RIVER WATERSHED MONITORING PROGRAM, SUPPORTED BY A $750,000 GIFT FROM ARJO WIGGINS APPLETON LTD.

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Students hope project has role in cancer researchThe title of their Human Biology research project was so long it almost needed a second poster: Superoxide Anion Production by PMA-Challenged HL-60 Cells and Freshly Isolated Human Neutrophils.

Talking to a layperson browsing their booth at last month’s Academic Excellence showcase, students Nina Salerno, Megan Verbsky and Kim Schoen patiently explained their work.

Finally, not making much progress with their necessarily complex explana-tion, one of the students helpfully jumped in: “This basically addresses one of the ways neutrophils kick butt!”

Neutrophils are part of the human immune system. Superoxide anion is a “free radical,” its production corresponding with the body’s need to fight invading organisms or tumor cells. The students’ goal is to develop an experimental protocol for measuring superoxide anion and to identify an abundant source of neutrophils for future research. One future applica-tion could involve testing of the popular herbal supplement echinacea, which some believe has cancer-inhibiting qualities.

Under the supervision of Prof. Brian Merkel, the students compared HL-60 cells (a neutrophil cancer cell line) with freshly isolated human neutrophils from whole blood. They found that the cancer cells produced much less of the useful free radical, as expected, but the gains in cost and especially time (valuable in diagnosis and treatment) might give them the edge.

Salerno plans on being a high school teacher. Verbsky and Schoen will attend physician assistant and medical school, respectively.

Prized parcel known for birds, not fishPoint au Sauble is that rarest of Lake Michigan ecosystems: It’s one of very few places that the mouth of even a small tributary has remained largely undisturbed by human settlement.The 200-acre natural area juts into the lower Bay just five miles from downtown. It’s closer still to the UW-Green Bay campus, convenient for faculty and staff research.Each spring and fall, thousands of migratory waterfowl, gulls, terns, shorebirds and songbirds pass

Fishing for flies at treetop heightCanopy pollination is difficult to mea-sure. It’s tricky to net small insects 80 feet above the ground.When student Aaron Groves wanted to sample three areas of forest — two in the isolated Wabikon Forest of northern Wisconsin and another in the Mahon Woods on campus — it took ingenuity.To get his insect traps into the canopy he used a modified slingshot with a fishing reel attached. Firing a

weight that pulled his monofilament over a high branch, he then tied the line to a nylon rope and pulled it through. With that, he hoisted a PVC frame holding his small, soapy bowls (painted blue, yellow or white to sug-gest flower clusters) high above.The results? Much less variety among insect pollinators at the suburban site. Groves says scathophagidae (dung flies) and muscidae (house flies) were the most common.

through. UW-Green Bay bird band-ing has documented more than 200 bird species on or near Point au Sauble during a single year.The point has been a magnet for ducks and duck hunters for centu-ries. By the 1990s, owners of private hunting camps had shifted most of their holdings to Nature Conser-vancy protection. The parcel is now owned and managed by the Univer-sity for scientific, educational and aesthetic purposes.

10 May 2011

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Whether at the annual research symposium on the UW-Green Bay campus, or at the statewide Posters in the Rotunda gathering in Madi-son (above), UW-Green Bay students were busy this spring displaying the results of their research.

Sometimes, recognition for that research goes beyond even these high-profile events.

UW-Green Bay faculty mem-bers have a history of pre-senting at major national conferences, and in some cases involving students as co-presenters.

The most visible recent exam-ple is former UW-Green Bay student Scott Bartell, whose

collaboration as an undergrad with Prof. Greg Aldrete made history, literally.

Bartell helped re-create ancient Greek armor called linothorax. Bartell and Aldrete developed swatches of the material for testing against weapons, including, arrows, swords and spears.

In 2010 the faculty/student duo won the “Best Poster Award” at the Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America.

“It’s nice to be able to do real, original research with stu-dents, rather that just sort of always being off on your own,” Aldrete says.

Their work elicited media coverage from the likes of The

Green Bay proud Students, faculty delight in displaying their work

Discovery Channel, Archaeo-logical Channel and MSNBC. Most recently, a special issue of U.S. News and World Report addressing “Mysteries of His-tory” featured a two-page article on the Linothorax Project.

Another measure of excel-lence for student researchers is publication of their work in major scholarly journals.

The most recent example involves the spring 2011 edi-tion of the international jour-nal Restoration Ecology.

A manuscript produced by Phil Hahn of the Environmen-tal Science and Policy master’s degree program and faculty members Mathew Dorn-bush and Michael Draney

documents a previously unrecognized threat to Midwestern woodlands. Their research suggests that a little-noticed exotic species, the grey

garden slug, has facilitated the success of invasive garlic mustard.

Top researchers shine at ‘State’UW-Green Bay was

represented by an impressive number of student presenters,

with varied interests, at this spring’s “Posters

in the Rotunda.”

Aaron Groves Canopy Pollinators in Northern Hardwood Forests

Prof. Amy Wolf, Natural and Applied Sciences

Erin Ehlers, Jessica Hopp, Rebecca McCabe, Alyssa Zingler Do Relationships Matter in the Effects of a First-Year Seminar Class?

Prof. Denise Bartell, Human Development

Amy Weise and Stephanie Freis Dressed to Teach? Appearance, Clothing and Ratings of Instructors

Prof. Regan Gurung, Human Development

Stephanie Lynch, Kristin Nick, Kayla Worchel Effects of Childhood Stress on the Academic Performance of College Students

Prof. Dean VonDras, Human Development

David Lawrence Fish Assemblages of the Wequiock Creek Estuary

Prof. Robert Howe, Natural and Applied Sciences

Lijun Chen Trusting a Corporate Website Versus Corporate Facebook Brand Profile: The Role of Privacy Concern Factors

Prof. Gaurav Bansal, Cofrin School of Business

Crystal Malakar Political Participation of Registered Nurses and Factors Influencing Participation

Prof. Chris Vandenhouten, Nursing

CANCER-FIGHTING PROPERTIES — STUDENTS WORK WITH NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES PROF. JULIE LUKESH TO REPLICATE COMPOUNDS OF A RELATIVELY RARE VARIETY OF VIETNAM’S CYPTOCARYA OBOVATA TREE, BELIEVED TO HAVE CANCER-INHIBITING POTENTIAL

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Nielsen

11May 2011

Word Association with Prof. Harvey Kaye

One of UW-Green Bay’s cornerstone academic units is getting a new name.

Faculty members in Social Change and Development have adopted the name Democracy and Justice Studies, effective July 2011. They say it better fits an evolving curriculum, builds on the unit’s strengths, and accurately reflects the nature of the program and its priorities.

The major, which originated as the Modernization Processes concentration and became Social Change and Development in 1977, currently enrolls about 100 majors and serves many hundred others who pursue minors or topics of interest

‘DEMOCRACY’ IS NEXT GENERATION’S SOCIAL CHANGE

CAMPUS NEWS

under the program’s umbrella. Alumni records show 727 graduates hold either a major or minor in SC&D.

In a letter to current students, Prof. Kim Nielsen, the unit’s chairper-son, called it “an exciting time of change and innovation.”

Democracy and Justice Studies will stay true to its roots and exam-ine how and why societies develop, and whether their political, eco-nomic, cultural and social relations and activities promote justice, freedom, equality, and democracy.

The program is also known for professors who publish widely and have, in recent years, dominated the annual UW-Green Bay Found-ers Association Awards. Multiple honorees include historian Andrew Kersten (a three-time recipient) and two-time winners Nielsen and Harvey Kaye.

UW-GREEN BAYMade for me. I had a bachelor’s in history, a master’s in international relations, and a Ph.D. in sociology. When I talked to a history depart-ment, they said I was a sociologist. If I interviewed with sociologists, I was a historian. At UWGB, that wasn’t a problem. To this day I move between history and ideas, politics and ideas, and this University doesn’t tell me there’s a line that I can’t cross. So whenever I do that, I not only have the thrill of being a student all over again as I cross those lines, I get to take that into the classroom.

INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION We cultivate in students the asking of questions that they would never get to ask if they were housed in a strictly disciplinary environment. And when they go out into the world, they see things in ways that most don’t.

LECTURE SERIESThe Historical Perspectives Lecture Series is a great story. For 25 years we have brought in famous names, tre-mendously influential scholars and authors… and done it basically for not much more than the cost of air fare. These are people who normally get big bucks, but they come here because of personal contacts. Also, the word is out that you get treated well and it’s a lot of fun. Famous col-umnists like E.J. Dionne and David Brooks, people like E.P. Thompson, Eric Hobsbawm, Michael Novak, Cass Sunstein, Natalie Zemon Davis, Fran-ces Fox Piven, and Eric Foner, who just won the Pulitzer. It’s a tremendous

experience for our students, and also the community.

POLITICAL LEFTThe right asks the right questions and affords the wrong answers. But all too often the left fails to ask the right questions. In fact, ever since the late 1960s, it has gradually lost touch with uniquely American ideals about fairness and justice and our commit-ment to being a progressive society. My concern is when Democrats fail to stand up to defend those ideals. I think they lack the confidence in their fellow citizens that Thomas Paine and Franklin Roosevelt had.

PAINEI’ve often said that Thomas Paine and the Promise of America is my “love let-ter” to America. This nation is a grand experiment in freedom, equality and democracy, unlike anything else in history, and of all the Revolutionary

Era figures Paine was the one who, at a fundamental level, understood and expressed that most effectively. I had read a biography of Paine as a young boy in my grandfather’s library. Years later, I came to the realization in my academic career that I could really make a difference as an “Americanist.” There was nobody who better grasped America’s purpose and promise than Thomas Paine. Very relevant today.

PACKERSMidwest populist tradition. As a boy in New York I was a fanatic Dodgers fan — that is, until the owners ripped the team from Brooklyn and shipped it to Los Angeles — and I vowed never to root for a pro team again. That changed when I arrived in Green Bay. We own the team. The Super Bowl was a victory for the working people of Green Bay who hold onto their team dearly and democratically.

If you described historian and soci-ologist Harvey J. Kaye as this Uni-versity’s most nationally prominent faculty member, its most passion-ate, its most outspoken… you likely wouldn’t get much argument… which Kaye himself would find disappoint-ing. He loves a good debate. For 33 years, the New Jersey native has challenged and engaged not only Social Change and Development students in Green Bay, but readers and audiences worldwide. He has been a featured guest on Bill Moyers’ PBS show, C-SPAN, Al Franken’s Air America, Public Radio, and dozens of talk radio programs. His essays have appeared in the Times of London, the Washington Post, the Chronicle of Higher Education and others. Both he and the historic figures he admires tend to favor citizen activism, orga-nized labor, radical solutions to big problems, and the power of boldly progressive people and ideas. (Nota-bly, his greatest admirers among for-mer students include conservatives who say he understood and respected their positions and helped them sharpen their thinking.) The author of 15 books, Kaye earned national acclaim with the 2005 release of Thomas Paine and the Promise of America. His next book, on FDR’s Four Freedoms, is due out in 2012.

12 May 2011

Almost UW-Green Bay’s most-honored show

STUDENTS LIKE ‘NEW-ROOM SMELL,’ COMFY CHAIRS

In 2010, UW-Green Bay heard from hundreds of campus and community volunteers who helped brainstorm institutional priorities for the coming decade. This year, the results of those sessions are informing University planning.

The priorities are summarized in seven “Strategic Planning Themes” as outlined by Chancellor Thomas Harden. Broad areas for focused attention are Academic Programs and Enrollment; Commitment to Community; Diversity and Institu-tional Environment; Finance, Bud-get, Resources; Identity, Image, Marketing; Meeting the Needs of Students; and Sustainability.

Updates on strategic planning can be found at www.uwgb.edu/chan-cellor/strategic-planning/.

Update on ‘the plan’

CAMPUS NEWS

UW-Green Bay’s Theatre program made history even if it came up just short in pursuit of its first bid to college theatre’s final four.

The campus production of the quirky romantic comedy Almost, Maine was rated one of the best half dozen shows in the nation this year, earn-ing selection as an alternate behind the four schools invited to the 2011 American College Theatre Festival national finals

in April at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Even for a program with a history of frequent regional festival appearances — five invitations in the last decade — there was something special in the standing ovations and

glowing reviews that greeted the UW-Green Bay student cast after their two regional performances at the Pasant Theater on the Michigan State University campus in January.

“The fact that the national selection team asked us to hold our show and save the set, and considered us for the National Festival was the cherry on the sundae,” said Prof. John Mariano, the director. “I’m proud of our students and our program.”

The road to national consid-eration began with hundreds of colleges and universities vying for invitations to perform at one of eight ACTF regional festivals. In UW-Green Bay’s case, Almost, Maine was one of a dozen shows invited to perform at the Great Lakes festival after visiting judges reviewed on-campus productions. The Kennedy Center finalists and alternate were then chosen from the 57 productions staged at the various regionals.

A sizeable portion of the Cofrin Library’s fifth floor has been con-verted to a popular new “reading space” for students.

Library Director Paula Ganyard says patron surveys in recent years have consistently men-tioned the desirability of a quiet reading room. The increasing number of team projects and group assignments have tended to boost the number and volume of student conversations, making “shhhhhhh…” an outmoded part of most librarians’ vernacular, if it ever was.

The new space is called the Nor-man and Shirlyn Miller Reading Room. Shirlyn Miller and her late husband Norman were among

UW-Green Bay’s earliest sup-porters, with Shirlyn an original member of the Board of Visitors and Norman a board member for the Founders Association.

A donation from the Miller Fam-ily made it possible for the Uni-versity to convert a former office and conference room. The chairs are even designed specifically for the way college students sit.

“I like it. I like the chairs. It’s new. It’s got that ‘new room smell.’ I like the art,” said UW-Green Bay sophomore Paul Malcore, who called it his favorite study place.

Added Ganyard, ““We hadn’t actually finished arranging the furniture and students were in there to use it.”

A cast of 13 student actors dramatized the nine romance-in-crisis vignettes of “Almost, Maine,” which depicts one wintry evening in one tiny town in northern Maine. Here, snowmobilers played by seniors Jessica Breest and Zach McLain shed a comically large pile of warm clothes before preparing to embrace.

13May 2011

Award-winning UW-Green Bay Prof. Greg A l d r e t e has landed yet another prest ig ious N a t i o n a l E n d o w -ment for the Humanities

fellowship. The grant will sup-port Aldrete’s research and writ-ing for the book Riots in Ancient Rome. A professor of history and Humanistic Studies, he was honored in 2009 as one of the nation’s top teachers of classics.

Coming Clean: Information Disclo-sure and Environmental Performance is a new book co-authored by political science Prof. Michael Kraft and released this year by MIT Press. Requirements that firms disclose information about their environmental perfor-mance to public scrutiny, Kraft argues, can prove more effective than conventional command-and-control regulation.

Assistant Prof. Caroline Boswell of Humanistic Studies and history has been awarded a fellowship at the Institute for Research in the Humani-ties. Boswell will spend next spring in residence at The UW-Madison institute, research-ing her book about dissent and resistance during the tempo-rary period of parliamentary and military rule following the English Civil War.

Honored with emeritus status at the annual mid-year faculty and staff convocation were three recent retirees: longtime financial aid director Ron Ron-nenberg and faculty members Rosemary Christensen of First Nations Studies and Bill Shay of Computing and Information Science.

Associate Prof. Emeritus Chuck Matter passed away April 18, at age 69, after a long illness. A psychology teacher, he was the recipient of the 1991 Founders Association Award for Excellence in Teaching… Prof. Emeritus Jack Norman, a former Natural and Applied Sciences faculty member, died Oct. 29 at age 72. He came to UW-Green Bay in 1968 and retired in 2002.

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CAMPUS NEWS

Inaugural ‘Business Week’ brings smiles

STUDENTS LIKE ‘NEW-ROOM SMELL,’ COMFY CHAIRS

Serious business? Yes… but UW-Green Bay’s initial “Business Week” in February also mixed in informal activities for students, alumni, faculty and local business people. Events were organized by UW-Green Bay’s Austin E. Cofrin School of Business and the Office of Career Services. The objective was to provide today’s students high-value interaction with tomor-row’s employers.

Volunteers from the business community — including numer-ous UW-Green Bay alumni — took time to work with students through panel discussions, a job and internship fair, an etiquette luncheon and networking ses-sions. A highlight was a Weidner Center reception and dinner fea-turing remarks by visiting execu-tives from Hewlett-Packard and Oracle Enterprise 2.0.

“It was a wonderful opportunity to connect our students and fac-ulty with business leaders,” said Prof. David Radosevich. He and his co-planner, instructor Larry McGregor, reported overwhelm-ingly positive feedback.Welcoming attendees to the dinner were Chancellor Thomas Harden, Radosevich and Kelly Wolff, vice president of Georgia Pacific, the program’s lead sponsor.

Aldrete

Faculty and Staff

New series off to strong startCalled “After Thoughts,” it’s designed to connect com-munity women with campus, showcase UW-Green Bay’s faculty and staff, convene people after their workday for learning, enrichment and fun, and stimulate interest in engaging issues. Strong turnouts greeted the first two “After Thoughts” receptions held in the Grand Foyer of the Weidner Center. In March, Prof. Amy Wolf ’89 focused her illustrated nature talk on “the beauty of bees,” and in April, Prof. Lucy Arendt ’87 and ’90, addressed disas-ter preparedness. Event sponsors are Schneider National Foundation and Billie Kress. Organizers include UW-Green Bay’s Bev Carmichael, Julia Wallace, Shannon Badura and Cathy Harden and, from the community, Lise Lotte Gam-meltoft and Suzy Pfeifer. The “After Thoughts” series will resume in fall with talks by Kim Nielsen of the Democracy and Justice Studies faculty, Sept. 20; and by Susan Frost, associate lecturer, Humanistic Studies, on Nov. 1.

14 May 2011

CAMPUS NEWS

In the mid-1970s, to break up the monotony of a long hallway, crews painted a mosaic of semi-circle shapes on the corridor walls between the new Library-Learning Center and the Student Services Building. The name “Macaroni Hall” became part of the campus lexicon. Eventually, the design faded and was painted over in less colorful fashion. Last fall, however, the corridor reclaimed its visual distinctiveness with permanent installation of an exhibit of vintage photographs from the UW-Green Bay archives. The images were arranged for display by graphics student Justin Seidl. To see for yourself, search “Memory Lane” at www.uwgb.edu.

Memories of UW-Green Bay’s thrilling run to the Sweet 16 will be lasting. Shin-ing brightest are a 34-2 record, wins over Arkansas-Little Rock and Michigan State to reach the NCAA Tournament’s second weekend, a 25-game winning streak, tons of national publicity, and a Top 10 national ranking.

The Phoenix women finished No. 9 in the season-ending ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. Coach Matt Bollant’s team was 13th in the final AP sportswriters poll, con-ducted before the tournament.)

Sweet! A Top 10, Round of 16 season

Packers fever swept the area during the mid-winter Super Bowl run, and Green Bay’s hometown University was not immune.

Cheerleaders from UW-Green Bay — who double as mem-bers of the Packers spirit squad — fired up a down-

Packers Phever in Phoenix CountryMACARONI HALL BECOMES MEMORY LANE

Scenes from a Sweet 16 post-season include: Hannah Quilling and Julie Wojta cutting the nets after a 13th straight Horizon League title; Phoenix pep band members get NCAA fever; senior standout Kayla Tetschlag takes it strong against 6-8 all-America Brittney Griner; and, despite a 86-76 loss to Griner’s Baylor team in Dallas, women’s basket-ball alumni celebrated their reunion and connection to a program that hasn’t had a losing season since 1977. Shown here are (from left) Marie May ’77, Ruby Ackerman ’83, Jeanne Barta Stangel ’87, Mariann Van Den Elzen ’92, Patti Van Swol Bostad ’91 and Kelly Williams Conner, ’93.

town pep rally (right) before the team’s trip to Dallas.

Back on campus, Chancellor Tom Harden fueled the fun with a cameo opening the video “Teach Me How to Raji,” in which students, staff and faculty across campus spontaneously mimicked lineman B.J. Raji’s memorable touchdown dance. Within days, the spoof had more than 100,000 YouTube hits, viewers around the world, and ESPN SportsCenter airplay for the dancin’ chancellor.

Even the Nursing program’s skel-eton model, normally a dignified teaching tool, succumbed to the green-and-gold mania. In Rose Hall, passers-by reported that the skeleton appeared to be grinning after the 31-25 Packers victory over the Steelers.

Photo Collection, University Archives, Cofrin Library

Mattison

15May 2011

Sue Joseph Mattison will join the UW-Green Bay administrative team in July as dean of the College of Professional Studies.

Mattison has extensive experience in the areas of health and education, having taught courses or pursued research in epidemiology, aging, public health, and the diagnosis and treatment of several forms of can-cer. She is currently director of the School of Health, Physical Educa-

tion and Leisure Services at the University of Northern Iowa.

At UW-Green Bay, she will oversee academic offerings and com-munity services in the areas of business administration, teacher education, nursing and social work, majors that collectively enroll about one-third of the University’s 6,500 students. In addition to internal administrative responsibilities, the position also entails leadership in pursuing partnerships with business and industry, educational institutions, healthcare providers and human ser-vices agencies.

CAMPUS NEWS

THE SECRET OF GREEN PRINTING(You really don’t have to print out all those headers, footers and random minutiae)

A new, green software application is saving green at UW-Green Bay.

About 800 employee worksta-tions had GreenPrint installed in late February. The program not only encourages more con-scious decisions before hitting the “print” key, it also de-selects extra, unneeded pages before they reach the printer. On e-mails, typical cul-prits are lengthy address headers

or multiple replies. On web print-outs, it can be banners, footnote info, or image-intensive pages that consume extra reams of paper and costly toner.

In the first month alone, the pro-gram documented campuswide sav-ings of 20,000 pages not printed. Using a cost factor of six cents per sheet, that’s about $1,200 in sav-ings in less than a month.

Packers Phever in Phoenix Country

Photo: Staff members Helen Alexander and Diane Blohowiak, along with Profs. Kevin Fermanich and John Stoll, are firmly behind a new green initiative to cut everyday printing waste.

Benefit Golf Outing — The UWGB Retiree Associa-tion will host its inaugural Benefit Golf Outing, Friday afternoon, Aug. 26. Event proceeds benefit the Asso-ciation’s student scholarship and the special projects fund. The cost is $45 per person with power cart and $37 without. Fees include 9 holes of golf (scramble format) and picnic-style dinner. Shotgun start at 1:30 p.m. with dinner, awards and raffle/door prize drawing to follow. For more informa-tion or to download an event brochure, visit the Retiree Association website at www.uwgb.edu/retiree.

Annual Dinner — The Retiree Association annual fall dinner is Tuesday, Oct, 18, with a 5 p.m. social and 6:30 p.m. dinner in the Phoenix Room, University Union. For questions or to volunteer, contact James Wiersma at jwiersma@new.rr.com, or send a note to retirees@uwgb.edu.

Breakfast meetings — A number of retired faculty and staff members get together informally each month for breakfast (order off the menu). No formal programs are scheduled. Open discussion about health, wealth, the Uni-versity, State of Wisconsin, politics and assorted topics are welcome. A women’s group meets the first Monday of each month, 9 a.m., at the Clarion Hotel in downtown Green Bay. Men meet the first Tuesday of each month, 8:30 a.m. at Bay Family Restaurant on Military Avenue. A third gathering, primarily men but all are welcome, takes place the third Wednesday of each month, 8 a.m., at the Sweet Seasons Restaurant in Dyckesville, on county highway DK, the former Highway 57 through town. E-mail retirees@uwgb.edu if you have any questions.

News from our retirees

UNI’s Mattison is new dean of professional studies

16 May 2011

CAMPUS NEWS

Since its 1960s infancy, UW-Green Bay owes much of its growth to thousands of individual gifts and tens of millions in pri-vate donations for academics, new build-ings, student scholarships, the fine arts and more.

Until now, those funds had to travel first through Madison before being put to work in Green Bay

No more. On April 19, the nearly two dozen business and civic leaders who make up the Chancellor’s Council of Trustees (above) voted to endorse creation of an indepen-dent University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Foundation, Inc., to receive gifts and man-age assets.

With formal adoption of by-laws and articles of incorporation, UW-Green Bay ceases to be the only UW institution without its own foundation. .

“We’ve been well served by our relationship with the UW Foundation in Madison, and it’s our intention to continue to contract with them, for the immediate future, for investment services,” says UW-Green Bay Chancellor Thomas Harden. “Where we’ll see the benefit of our own foundation is that we’ll have more direct control not only of gifts and investments but also real estate, research and service grants.”

Donors will barely notice a change. Those using credit cards or writing checks will no longer address payments to the Green Bay Fund c/o the UW Foundation, but directly to the UW-Green Bay Foundation. For others, the new 501(c)3 will offer greater latitude in real estate and other non-cash gifts.

Independence day: Saying ‘yes’ to a new Foundation

Board of Directors University of Wisconsin-

Green Bay Foundation, Inc.

The newly formed 501(c)3 organization is led by a 21-person board of directors

headed by prominent paper industry executive Lou LeCalsey. Business and

civic leaders, long-time University sup-porters and UW-Green Bay alumni are

represented on the board.

Louis (Lou) LeCalsey, Chair: President and CEO, Tufco Technologies, Inc., Green Bay, Wis.

Virginia (Ginny) Riopelle ’70, Vice Chair: Civic Leader, Green Bay, Wis.

Robert Bush, Secretary: Chair Emeritus, Schreiber Foods, Green Bay, Wis.

Diane Ford ’75, Treasurer: Vice President and Controller, Integrys Energy Group, Green Bay, Wis.

Paul Anderson ’82, President, M2 Logistics Inc., Green Bay, Wis.

Dean Basten ’89, Secretary/Treasurer, Miron Construction, Neenah, Wis.

Richard (Rick) Beverstein, Vice President, AON Risk Services, Green Bay, Wis.

Robert (Bob) DeVos ’73, Senior Vice Presi-dent, Business Development,GENCO, Inc., Green Bay, Wis.

Larry Ferguson, Chairman, Schreiber Foods, Green Bay, Wis.

Susan Finco, President, Leonard & Finco Public Relations, Green Bay, Wis.

William Gollnick ’81, Chief of Staff, Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, Oneida, Wis.

Donald Harden Retired President, Bellin Foundation, Green Bay, Wis.

Donsia Strong Hill, Attorney, Tyson Strong Hill Connor, LLP, Green Bay, Wis.

Michael Jackson ’76, Retired President and COO, SuperValu Stores Inc., Eden Prairie, MN

Carl Kuehne, Co-Chairman, American Foods Group, Green Bay, Wis.

Kate Meeuwsen ’76, Civic Leader, New Franken, Wis.

Mark Murphy, President and CEO, Green Bay Packers, Green Bay, Wis.

Thomas Olson, Retired President, Sonoco-U.S. Paper Mills Inc., Green Bay, Wis.

David Pamperin ’74, President and CEO, Greater Green Bay Community Foundation, Green Bay, Wis.

Kramer Rock, President, Temployment, Inc., Green Bay, Wis.

Robert Rupp, Jr. ’78, President and CEO, Whitefield Industrial Coatings, Green Bay, Wis.To make your first contribution to the new UW-Green Bay Foundation,

complete and return the envelope insert.

“It’s a practical reality of being more self-

supporting. Twenty years ago, the University

received much more funding from the state.

We need to be aggressive in raising funds.”

— Lou LeCalsey, Foundation Chairman

17May 2011

1970s James Ullmer ’71 regional analysis and ’77 master’s of environmental arts and sciences, is an associate profes-sor of economics at Western Carolina University. He teaches courses in mana-gerial, micro and macro economics and is the author of a soon-to-be-published article in the journal History of Eco-nomic Thought. A UW-Green Bay faculty member in the 1980s, Ullmer says he is most proud of leaving his lecturer posi-tion at age 44 to pursue a doctorate in economics at the University of Tennessee. He taught at UT and Texas A&M — where he won a student-direct-ed teaching award.

Paul Schumacher ’74 ecosystems analysis, is the manager of planning for Wisconsin Electric in Milwaukee.

Michael Jackson ’76 managerial sys-tems, has established MLJ Consulting to focus on the supermarket and wholesale business after retiring from his 30-year career with Supervalu, Inc.

Pamela Anderson ’77 population dynamics, is a medical technologist for Bellin Health in Green Bay.

Michael Cerkas ’78 business admin-istration, works as a business manager for corporate applications at Oshkosh Corporation.

Don Johnston ’78 science and envi-ronmental change and ’87 master’s in environmental science and policy, is an environmental health and safety direc-tor for U.S. Venture, Inc., an Appleton-based company known for wholesale oil distribution, retail gas, recycling and related services.

Kay (Taylor) Nelson ’78 communica-tion, is a professor in management information systems and entrepreneur-ship at Southern Illinois University.

Paul Wozniak ’78 science and envi-ronmental change and ’94 master’s of science, won the 2011 Earth Caretaker Award presented to UW-Green Bay alumni as part of the school’s annual

Earth Day observa-tion. Wozniak is an author, activist and environmental historian. For more on Wozniak, and the award, search on the ‘Dean of Green’ at www.uwgb.edu.

1980s Chris Groh ’81 human adaptability and ’86 master’s in environmental science and policy, recently won the Wastewater Peer Leadership Award for outstanding performance in wastewater training. He is a wastewater trainer for the Wiscon-sin Rural Water Association, a nonprofit organization based in Plover.

Randy Johnson ’82 business admin-istration, president of US Lamp Inc. in Green Bay, recently taught a high-effi-ciency technology and design seminar for the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons in Washington D.C.

Mary Schils ’82 social change and development, is based in Green Bay as human resources manager for Schenck SC, a full-service regional accounting and consulting firm. Schenck employs more than 500 people at eight locations across Wisconsin, and more than a few are UW-Green Bay grads. Catching our attention recently either via company news releases or business-page items are the following: Kathy (Englebert) Jandrin ’85 managerial accounting, is a supervisor in the Green Bay office, as is Winnie Gremmer ’89 business administration and managerial account-ing. Mary Vandenbusch ’90 business administration, economics and manage-rial accounting, is an audit manager. Michelle (Miller) Flynn ’00 accounting, is an assistant accountant. Kevin Dahlke ’01 accounting and business administra-

tion, is a manager in Green Bay. Joel Hansen ’01 accounting and business administration, is an audit manager. Jason Nachtwey ’05 accounting, is a supervisor in Appleton. Sarah Fritsche ’06 accounting and business administra-tion, is a senior auditor in Milwaukee. Seth Kabat ’09 accounting and business administration, is a staff accountant and Ryan Sonnenberg ’09 accounting, is a staff assistant in Green Bay. Sarah Dombroski ’10 accounting and business administration, is a staff accountant for Schenck SC in Manitowoc.

Lynn LaRock ’84 business administra-tion, is a staff member with the U.S. Postal Service in Antigo.

Steve Ste. Marie ’84 business adminis-tration and regional analysis, was featured in a Dec. 19, 2010 JSOnline article for his Bay View Maytag Laundromat in Milwaukee. His venture puts a new spin on a traditional business with a play area for children, flat-screen TVs, wireless internet and new energy-efficient equipment. You can find the article if you search his name at www.jsonline.com/business.

Ahmad Alias ’87 environmental planning and urban studies, is an associ-ate professor with the MARA University of Technology’s Perak campus in Malaysia.

Lucy (Cayemberg) Arendt ’87 business administration and Spanish and ’90 master’s in administrative science, was promoted to associate professor of busi-ness at UW-Green Bay.

Carol (Sweetland) Karls ’89 com-munication and the arts, is president of the interim board of directors of New Leaf Market Cooperative, a co-op being organized in Green Bay. She also serves as manager of business and community development for Wisconsin Public Service.

ALUMNI NOTES

Jackson

Alias

Wozniak

About 10 years ago, Green Bay musician Kevin VanEss met his childhood idol, jazz icon Pete Fountain, at Fountain’s club in New Orleans. The two ended up playing clarinet duets in Fountain’s office after the show, and struck up a lasting friendship.

This spring, Van Ess scratched an item off his “bucket list” when he was invited to perform with Fountain and his band in the 2011 Mardi Gras Parade. (That’s Van Ess, a 1984 UW-Green Bay grad in communication and the arts, in the multi-color vest.) Fountain’s trolley and Half-Fast Walking Club krewe have led the parade since 1961.

Mardi Gras brings a closer walk with Pete“What an opportunity!” Van Ess says. “In the past, I would travel to New Orleans and per-form with him at his club or in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, at the Hollywood Casino. To per-form with him and his band, some of the top musicians in the country, for over one million people, on the lead float… that’s something I’ll always remember.”

Van Ess says he learned clarinet by “wearing out” his father’s copies of Fountain’s Dixieland albums including the gold-record tune “Just a Closer Walk with Thee.” Today, the Washington Middle School band director has a regional following as a clarinet standout with his own group, Kevin Van Ess and Talk of the Town.

18 May 2011

Joan (Vandenberg) Woldt ’89 business administration and communication processes, is the regional vice president for Bank First National. She is also on the board of directors for the Oshkosh YMCA and the Fox Cities Chamber, and is a member of the Oshkosh Business Retention Committee.

1990s Craig Cobane ’90 political science, is the Jarve Endowed Professor in Honors and the executive director of the Honors College at Western Kentucky University.

Michelle (Klasen) Dahlke ’92 business administration and math, joined Citizens Bank as vice president, treasury management sales representa-tive for Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Toni (Baker) Damkoehler ’92 art and Spanish, has been promoted to associ-ate professor of arts and visual design at UW-Green Bay.

Walt Melcher ’92 business administra-tion and German, is president of Clear-Path Retirement Centers headquartered in Lone Tree, Colo., south of Denver.

Peter Olson ’93 history and human studies, recently joined First County Bank as an assistant vice president in Norwalk, Conn.

Financial adviser Jay Wille ’93 political science and business administration, is opening his own agency in Northeast Wisconsin: Eagle Strategies, LLC, a division of New York Life.

Jason Herrbold ’94 business adminis-tration, assists adults with disabilities in functioning independently. He works with N.E.W. Curative in Green Bay.

Paul Pinkston ’94 urban studies, was named director of facilities manage-ment and planning at UW-Green Bay. His responsibilities extend across a 700-acre campus with 1.4 million gross square feet of building space, and he oversees employees in building main-tenance, grounds, custodial services, central heating plant, electrical work, and fleet/motor pool.

Nicole (Merkel) Reetz ’94 English and humanistic studies, is an English teacher, volleyball coach and poetry adviser to the Bloodstone literary magazine at Lincoln High School in Wisconsin Rapids. Incorrect informa-tion regarding her title and city was inadvertently included in our November 2010 issue.

Jason Helgeson ’95 human biology and nutritional science and ’02 master’s in administrative science, works at Prevea and is serving on the board of directors for the Cellcom Green Bay Marathon.

ALUMNI NOTES

TDs, IT and XLV: At Lambeau or Super Bowl, he’s wired to Green Bay Packers’ success

UW-Green Bay has never fielded a college football team, yet it still provides key talent to the Super Bowl-winning pros across town.

An example is Wayne Wichlacz ’84, a business grad and a key behind-the-scenes player. He’s the Green Bay Packers’ director of information technology.

“I’m fortunate to work for one of the greatest sports franchises in the world,” says Wichlacz. The Two Rivers native joined the Pack-ers in 1993. Overseeing a team of 10 IT staffers, he has guided mod-ernization of the organization’s traditional business technology, football support technology and game day IT at Lambeau Field.

That includes the ticketing system (with 80,000+ waiting list customers), e-commerce for the Packers Pro Shop, and applica-tions that support Lambeau Field special events, the Packers Hall of Fame, stadium tours and Curly’s Pub restaurant. Football software ranges from college and pro scout-

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ing, and coaching game analysis, to software supporting salary-cap decisions.

For Super Bowl XLV, Wichlacz’s team had one week to set up secure and reliable IT operation at the team hotel. The deployment included over 80 laptops, multiple servers and separate high-speed networks for business operations and video. Says Wichlacz, “the vision for the Super Bowl setup was to plug into the network and not know that you were in Dallas!”

When Wichlacz started with the Packers he was their first full-time computer professional. The environment then was Windows 3.1, simple word processing and spreadsheets, and labor-intensive videotape editing. In contrast, the 2010 world champs thrive on internet, e-mail and smart phone technology. Digital video is the primary analysis and teaching tool in scouting and coaching.

“Game Day” support includes prewired locations throughout

the stadium for major networks. As many as 35 different camera locations can be used for a single pre-game show and game. Fiber optic cabling is standard for HD broadcasts. Other technology continues to evolve: wireless ticket scanning, stadium AV technologies and website support.

Wichlacz says his UW-Green Bay education was heavy on technical and practical experi-ence. Computer profs William Shay and Bruce Mielke along with John Harris and Phillip Clampitt of business and communication were influential. When he was a student employee, Barbara DeCleene and fellow alumni and administrators Dave Kieper ’79 and Roger Hodek ’79 —themselves technology con-sultants to the Packers in the early 1990s — were mentors.

“I’ve remained connected to the great people in UWGB Information Services,” says Wichlacz. “My time at UWGB continues to influence my approach with the Packers.”

19May 2011

Lee Riekki ’95 human development and psychology, had an article, “Advis-ing Undergraduate Music Majors” published by the College Music Society (www.music.org/pdf/mentor/reikki.pdf). He received his MA in music from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory in 2008. He says his first adviser and former dean at the two-year UW-Marinette center, Bill Schmidtke, instilled in him a “love of learning.”

Receiving the UW-Green Bay Outstand-ing Recent Alumni Award at a campus program April 30 was Jody Weyers ’96

communication. As volunteer and communications director for the American Red Cross Lakeland Chapter, Weyers calls on more than 450 registered volunteers who com-mit their time, talent and treasure to aid

people they’ve likely never met, during circumstances most often beyond their control. “No one is exempt from the possibility of a disaster happening to them,” she says. “I am comforted knowing that there is an agency out there to support people if something of this nature does occur to them. I am also proud of the fact that we are a volunteer-led organization.” For more, search her name at http://blog.uwgb.edu/inside/

Alex Jerabek ’97 earth science and environmental science, is a busi-ness development specialist for the Certified Restoration Drycleaning Net-work of Northeast Wisconsin.

David La Duke ’97 business admin-istration and economics, is assistant vice president of business banking with Bank First National, Sheboygan. In this new role, he is responsible for helping grow the business lending function in the bank’s southern region market.

Bay Business Journal, published by the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, listed Robyn (Stodola) Hallet ’98 Span-ish and urban and regional studies, and Amanda Reitz ’08 elementary educa-tion, among their “20 People to Know.”

Monica Fallon LaRue ’98 business administration and communication and the arts, is the owner of Fallon LaRue Consulting, LLC — “Computer Training Made Simple” — in West Bend.

Chris Friedel ’98 business administra-tion and economics, is an international sales manager handling the Australian, African and Canadian markets for TowHaul Corporation in Bozeman, Mont.

Debra (Erno) Kees ’98 communication and the arts and urban and regional stud-ies, is CEO, owner and principal architect for Kees Architecture, LLC, in La Crosse.

Mandy (Soland) Quick ’98 human development and psychology, works as a human resources director for Elexco, Inc, a specialist in underground electrical ser-vices and construction based in Seymour.

Jennifer (Adamavich) Cruz ’99 human development, is branch manager at Guaranty Bank in Sheboygan.

Magued Youssef ’99 master’s, kept in contact with UW-Green Bay friends via Facebook during the recent crisis in Egypt. He is a resident of Cairo and has worked as an environmental consultant with Ain Shams University. He assured his contacts that he and his family remained safe throughout the unrest in that city.

2000s Kevin Erb ’00 master’s in environmental science and policy, was the team chair of a group chosen to receive the UW-Extension/UW Colleges 2010 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence. They were honored for their innovative work in demonstrating the proper way to contain, clean up and remediate manure spills. To read more, search “Kevin Erb” in Inside online at www.uwgb.edu.

Jennifer Justus-Thill ’00 communica-tion processes, works as a communica-tions specialist for Kohler Co.

Jodi Miller-Larson ’00 accounting, was promoted to controller by Tweet/Garot Mechanical, Green Bay, after serving previously as the accounting manager.

Rosalind (Stewart) Moore ’00 public administration, is with Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C., as a library public service coordinator.

Angela (Lemberger) Rehbein ’00 business administration, is a national accounts manager for System Services of America. Based in Scottsdale, Ariz., SSA is one of the nation’s largest distri-bution and supply-chain providers.

Dr. Jeffrey Bastasic ’01 human biology, is a family physician with Affinity Medical Group in Menasha.

Susan (Caprez) Bressler ’01 master’s in administrative science, is working with AOL and www.renton.patch.com, a widely subscribed news information source. She contributes education and business stories, an opinion column, and “picks of the week” on relevant topics.

Kelly (Ruh) Kelner ’01 accounting and business administration, is a project analyst for Brasseler USA, a medical and dental instrumentation company based in Savannah, Ga. Kelner is a former president of the UW-Green Bay Alumni Association.

Craig Lamers ’01 accounting and busi-ness administration, was promoted to manager at Hawkins, Ash, Baptie & Co., where he is the credit union service-group chairperson. Stepha-nie (Cornils) Fischer ’06 accounting and business administra-tion, is a senior associate focusing on nonprofit and employee benefit plan audits. Jeffrey Uhlir ’08 accounting, was promoted to senior associate in Manitowoc. He works with commercial clients and assists on audit work.

ALUMNI NOTES

Jerabek

Bastasic

Weyers

Moore

LaRue

Human Biology grad Kathryn Zavala ’07 and her family got big play recently in The Quarterly magazine of the School of Medicine and Public Health at UW-Madison.

Zavala, a second-year medical student and mother of four, was featured in an article on non-traditional students juggling difficult course-work with family and work responsibilities. She and Jose Zavala Perez are the parents of Cristian, 7; Elena, 5; Alexandra, 3; and baby Katelyn. They live in the Eagle Heights married-student com-plex not far from UW Hospitals and Clinics.

Med School MomFormerly a social worker in Green Bay, Zavala says she leans toward a specialty in surgery. She keeps in touch with UW-Green Bay fac-ulty including Prof. Angela Bauer-Dantoin, and tells them her undergraduate experience — “the enthusiasm and encouragement of the faculty, coupled with their high expectations” — prepared her well.

“I came to medical school with classmates from Harvard, Stanford and Yale and feel every bit as prepared, if not more so, than many of my col-leagues,” Zavala says.

Lamers

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Danielle Luer ’01 communication processes and Spanish, is a bilingual first-grade teacher for Milwaukee Public Schools.

Angela (Kowalzek) Pierce ’01 envi-ronmental sciences and environmental policy and planning and ’09 master’s in environmental science and policy, is a senior natural resources planner for the Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission.

Dr. Laura J. Rammer ’01 mathematics, is a practicing dentist and owner of Laura J. Rammer DDS LLC, Sheboy-gan. She purchased the practice from Paul A. Gruber DDS, a Sheboygan dentist for four decades. Rammer is a Sheboygan native and a Kohler High School graduate. She graduated from the Marquette University School of Dentistry in 2007.

Erin Russell ’01 political science and public administration, is an attorney for Dinizulu Law Group, Ltd. in Chicago.

Vanessa Current ’03 business adminis-tration and psychology, is the assistant vice president and financial center leader for the Branch Banking and Trust Co. in Lexington, Ky.

Jennifer Degener ’03 human development, is an academic adviser for UW-Green Bay.

Rachel (Stuber) Keller ’03 social work, is a support and service coordinator for Lutheran Social Services in Appleton.

Kory Schmidt ’03 business adminis-tration, is assistant vice president – business banking officer for Bank First National in Manitowoc.

Travis Conkey ’04 communication processes, works for GE Healthcare in Philadelphia as an x-ray and mammography product specialist.

Lauran Jean (Kolar) Kuplic ’04 music education, is the music and drama coordina-tor at Heidelberg International School, an International Baccalaureate World School serving the Rhein-Neckar district in Germany. Although the primary

language of instruction is English, the students and faculty come from five con-tinents and speak numerous languages.

The completion of her master’s degree in music will involve the creation and implementation of an International Baccalaureate music curriculum.

Kerry Kuplic ’06 music, has launched his European operatic and concert career. Represented by one of Germany’s leading opera agents, he made his German concert debut as the bass soloist in Handel’s Messiah in December. He will be making his European operatic debut in the role of Marullo in Ver-di’s Rigoletto in July, followed by the title role in Franz Curti’s Reinhardt von Ufenau, at the Europa Musa Académie d’opéra d’été in Samoëns, France. Further performances will include dates with the Opéra-Studio de Genève in Geneva, and festival and competition engagements in both Poland and the Czech Republic.

Stephanie Beyer ’05 elementary education, is a second-grade teacher in the Luxemburg–Casco School District.

Daniel Brzozowski ’05 business admin-istration, is an attorney for the state of Wisconsin Department of Revenue in its office of general counsel.

Carissa (Curran) Giebel ’05 business administration, is an attorney for Legacy Law Group in Appleton.

Danny Schulz ’05 accounting and business administration, works as a property/sales tax accountant for the Vollrath Company in Sheboygan.

Paul Skoraczewski ’05 business admin-istration, is the assisted living director and assistant administrator for Four Winds Manor in Verona.

Don Tepsa ’05 accounting and business administration, is an accountant for fuel and supply at Integrys Energy Group.

Beth Ann Uec ’05 German, is a human resources assistant with Federal-Mogul Corporation in Manitowoc.

Michelle Weyenberg ’05 communica-tion processes, is a managing editor for Cypress Magazines in San Diego, overseeing four publications. The San Diego Chapter of the Society of Profes-sional Journalists awarded Weyenberg second place in the feature category for

her piece “Best Hospitals in San Diego” in OurCity San Diego magazine.

Angela (Zebro) Wix ’05 art and Eng-lish, is an acquisitions editor acquiring manuscripts for the topics of paranor-mal, new age, and natural health and healing, for Llewellyn Publications, Woodbury, Minn.

Johnny Yoder ’05 theatre, is the director of market-ing for Stella Adler Studio of Acting in Los Angeles. He was formerly based in New York City with the Stella Adler organization.

Sarah (Maruszczak) Chojnacki ’06 human biology, is the medical assistant program chair at Globe University in Wausau.

Amanda Ellerman ’06 biology, works in quality control and laboratory testing at Schwabe Pharmaceuticals, formerly Enzymatic Therapy, in Green Bay.

Jake Magnuson ’06 human development and psychology, is a consumer case coor-dinator for the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation in Green Bay.

Aaron Rapp ’06 computer science, works as systems developer with Loan-Sifters, a mortgage processing company in Appleton.

Rachel Ronsman ’06 business adminis-tration, is a human resource generalist at KI, Green Bay.

Maria Breu ’07 social change and development, is an associate attorney for Taylor Law Group, LLC, in Onalaska.

ALUMNI NOTES

Kuplic

Kuplic

Yoder

Weyenberg

Rebecca Pollack (left), a December 2009 graduate of UW-Green Bay’s program in Spanish, current student Jessica Schmidt (right) and classmates Mara Spanbauer and Nina Paavola are headed to Spain later this summer to serve as “Cultural Ambassadors” for the 2011-2012 academic year. They’ll be teaching English and American culture, with Pollack and Schmidt in the south of Spain

They’re ‘ambassadors’ to Spain(Andalucia) and Spanbauer and Paavola in the northern Basque region. The Spanish Ministry of Culture provides training, health insurance and a monthly stipend. Prof. Cris-tina Ortiz says this is the first time UW-Green Bay’s Spanish program has had four appli-cants selected. The government of France underwrites a similar exchange. UW-Green Bay will have two students taking part in that program this fall.

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Pamela Brunk ’07 human development and psychology, is the evening shelter supervisor for The Salvation Army of Dane County.

Jerance Farmer ’07 communications, is a customer sales representative for AT&T in Appleton.

Jennifer Feyen ’07 elementary educa-tion, is a preschool teacher for Encom-pass Early Childcare, Green Bay.

Andrea Liechti ’07 business adminis-tration, graduated with distinction from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.

Michael Lindsley ’07 computer science, is a systems analyst for Kohler Co.

Joseph Loomis ’07 individual major, is the resident director and field station assistant at Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pa.

Stephanie (Prill) Lowney ’07 business administration, is the commercial products district manager for Miller Electric, Appleton.

Jon Maehler ’07 information sciences, is a system administrator for M&I Corporation in West Allis.

Melissa (Detert) Maroszek ’07 human development and psychology, is a customer services representative for Veolia Environmental Services in Greenville, Wis.

Jason Miller ’07 computer science, works as a systems developer for LoanSifters, a mortgage processing company in Appleton.

Jen (McHugh) McLaughlin ’07 math, works as an underwriting team leader for LoanSifters.

Stacy (Pepper) Rendmeister ’07 business administration, is a sales manager for JCPenney in Madison.

Tyler Vorpagel ’07 political science and public administration, is the district director for Congressman Tom Petri in Fond du Lac. In the last several years he served as a field representative in Petri’s office.

Maris Edgar ’08 accounting, is a CPA and staff accountant at RitzHolman CPAs. As a member of the firm’s tax, nonprofit and outsourcing teams, Edgar focuses on nonprofit audits as well as providing tax and consulting services to individuals and businesses. She was formerly a project accountant at Novum Structures in Menomonee Falls.

Aaron Frailing ’08 political science and public administration, is an elections specialist for the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board.

Curt Haag ’08 communications, is the tournament coordinator for the American Junior Golf Association, Baselton, Ga.

Holly (Anderson) Nerat ’08 business administration, is a corporate recruiter for Integrys Business Support, LLC.

Carolyn (Noll) Uhl ’08 human devel-opment and psychology, is a program manager with Marion House Transitional Living Apartments, Green Bay.

Molly Waldschmidt ’08 communica-tions, is a social media specialist with a focus on Huggies at Kimberly-Clark in Neenah.

ALUMNI NOTES

Blue Ridge organics: Students dig sustainable spring breakFive UW-Green Bay students used spring break 2011 to travel to the Blue Ridge Moun-tains town of Floyd, Va., to sample that region’s growing sustainable agriculture move-ment.

The students — seniors Leah Korger, Dan Schultz, Walter Schilling, Nicci Kelley and Evan Groth (from left, above) — were aided by UW-Green Bay alumni Michael Stearney ’80 and Marla Martinez ’97.

Stearney is the University’s dean of enrollment services. He traveled along in his role as adviser to the SLO Food Alli-ance (SLO is Sustainable, Local, Organic). The student organi-zation advocates for healthy food from local sources. Mem-bers have been prominent in

managing the campus gardens outside the University Union, selling produce on campus and to local restaurants, advocat-ing for local sourcing, and sponsoring films, speakers and field trips.

Martinez, a former student of Stearney’s, now resides in Floyd, where she works in child protective services. She served as the local “concierge” for the visitors, connecting the students to farms, lodging and organic food venues.

The students were energized to see producers, distribu-tors and consumers working together to cultivate a local organic food network. The “Eco U” contingent provided volunteer labor on two organic farms, visited an apiary/hon-

eybee sanctuary, and toured a meadery, a winery and a major organic food distribution operation. They also spent a day in community service by delivering food to needy fami-lies and helping a local charity make and serve healthy snacks at the elementary school.

“Our students were the talk of the town,” Stearney said, “and were even featured on the front page of the Floyd Press. Most valuable and memorable, however, were the new friend-ships they made with the kind and generous people of Floyd, Virginia, who so graciously hosted them.”

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Brittany Brodziski ’09 chemistry, works in quality control and laboratory testing at Schwabe Pharmaceuticals, formerly Enzymatic Therapy, Green Bay.

Amber Burgess ’09 social work, is a community services specialist for Lakeshore CAP, Inc. for Kewaunee and Door counties.

Samantha Douglas ’09 business administration, is an investor relations specialist for UMB Fund Services in Milwaukee.

Julie Flenz ’09 business administra-tion, is an independent beauty consul-tant for Mary Kay Cosmetics.

Nicholas Hitt ’09 communication, is a claims assistant for the Department of Veteran Affairs.

Kati Leon Ortega ’09 chemistry and Spanish, is an analytical chemist for U.S. Water Services in Saint Michael, Minn.

Matthew Kehl ’09 computer science and human development, is a report coordinator for UnitedHealth Care in Wausau.

David Luedtke ’09 business adminis-tration, is the vice president of Luedtke Lumber, Inc. in Lomira.

Five women were selected this spring to compete for the title of Wisconsin’s 64th Alice in Dairy-land and a one-year appointment in the state Department of Agriculture as a rov-ing ambassador for Wisconsin products.

Holly Melander of Merrill is a Decem-ber 2009 communication grad who has worked in PR and whose family had a maple syrup operation. She is currently an account manager for Independent Procurement Alliance Program, a dairy distribution and sup-ply company. Amy Roden, a December 2010 communication grad, works for her family’s dairy farm near West Bend and has pro-moted beekeeping and the state’s honey industry.

Katie Messner ’09 English, is an area assistant sales manager for the Boston Store in Kohler.

Jaurdon Nelson ’09 human develop-ment and psychology, is a lead line therapist for Phoenix Behavioral Health Services, LLC, Manitowoc.

Heidi Process ’09 English and human-istic studies, is an English teacher in the Boscobel Area School District.

Seth Spading ’09 communication, is employed as a process analyst at Best Buy corporate headquarters in Richfield, Minn., just south of the Twin Cities.

Neil Wender ’09 business administra-tion, is a pricing analyst for Roehl Transport, Inc. in Green Bay.

Aimee (Helbing) Elandt ’10 associ-ates of arts and sciences, is the office manager for Broadway Automotive in Green Bay.

Ryan Fantozzi ’10 communication, has worked for Midwest Communications, Green Bay since August of 2009. He works for four stations, WNFL, WIXX, WYDR and WRQE, working behind the scenes and as a fill-in co-host for the Maino and Nick show and as a DJ for WIXX. He guests on Y100 discussing local and national sports topics.

Anges (Steiner) Gretzinger ’10 inter-disciplinary studies, works with special education students for the Madison Metro School District.

Kelly (Magnin) Hirsch ’10 social work, is a program coordinator for the Mauthe Center (formerly the Ecumeni-cal Center) at UW-Green Bay and is a Native American education coordinator for the Ashwaubenon School District.

Graduating class speaker Amii John’10 art, graduated summa cum laude and earned a warm ovation for her address to her fellow graduates during December Commencement. She credited faculty members for encour-aging her to have fun,

take chances artistically, and not be afraid of exploring unknown territory. John wore items reflecting her Native American heritage at Commencement. Instead of a mortarboard, for example, she wore a turn-of-the-century derby hat, adorned with beadwork and an eagle feather. The hat was given to her as a gift by a tribal elder.

Ben Kvalo ’10 business administration, is a sales representative for Magnum Broadcasting in Por-tage. He writes, ”I got hired on March 1st because of my experi-ences re-starting the radio station at UWGB, so my experience I gained on campus got me a job pretty soon after graduation. :-)”

Jami Nitti ’10 design arts, is a part-time sign-maker/graphic artist for Dean Distributing, Inc.

Jenna Nitti ’10 human development and psychology, is an administrative assistant for Dean Distributing, Inc.

Rachel Riske ’10 human development and psychology, is an advocate/preven-tion specialist for the Child Advocacy Center of Family Services in Green Bay.

Lisa (Rogich) Rhode ’10 human biol-ogy, is a certified pharmacy technician for Aurora Baycare Hospital in Green Bay.

Melissa Scheck ’10 English, is a read-ing teacher at Notre Dame of De Pere Middle School.

Max Scheuer ’10 business administra-tion and economics, is a credit analysis for Bank First National in Green Bay.

Lola “Little Feather” Skenandore ’10 business administration, passed away this spring at age 36, just a few months after receiving her degree. She is sur-vived by six children. Employed by the Oneida Tribe, she studied First Nations Studies at UW-Green Bay.

Erica Van Boxel ’10 master’s in man-agement, is a magazine editor for the Green Bay Press-Gazette.

Justin Young ’10 business administra-tion, is a quality assurance analyst for Digital River in Eden Prairie, Minn.

Current, the Green Bay area young professionals network, announced its “Future 15” to watch, and UW-Green Bay grads were prominent: Jacqueline Frank ’00 English and history, of the National Railroad Museum; Mary Frank-Arlt ’08 busi-ness administration and psychology, of Wisconsin Public Service; Ryan Price ’07 communication, of Schreiber Foods; and Jody Weyers ’96 humanistic stud-ies and communication processes of the American Red Cross Lakeland Chapter. Arlt was also named membership relations chair and Lisa (Vanden Bush) Christensen ’81 business administra-tion, of Wipfli LLP, was named event planning chair. Receiving “Future 15” recognition in Manitowoc County, were Stephanie Henschel ’05 master’s in applied leadership for teaching and learning, of Manitowoc public schools; Sarah Peterson ’00 communication processes, of Bank First National; and Stacie (Pelishek) Schneider ’96 business administration and human development of Aurora Medical Center of Manitowoc County.

ALUMNI NOTES

Marriages & Unions

Melander

John

Spading

Roden

Kvalo

Keith Yanko ’95 to Jill Jaeschke

Jessaca Frost ’02 to James Hart

Jennifer Neuser ’05 to Steve Schweiner

Sarah Maruszczak ’06 to Florian Chojnacki Jr.

Kara Rentmeester ’06 to Brian Navin ’07

Lindsay Rose ’06 to Pheng Moua

Melissa Detert ’07 to Joe Maroszek

Jon Maehler ’07 to Marisa Greguoli

Denise Martin ’07 to Jonathan Humphrey

Stacy Pepper ’07 to Morley Rendmeister

Lacey Samz ’07 to Kevin Panzarella ’08

Stephanie Steinke ’08 to Doug Anderson

Meagan Davis ’09 to Adam Baldwin ’08

Whether it’s Lambeau Cottage along the bayshore, the University Union, or Lenfestey Courtyard in Mary Ann Cofrin Hall, alumni are starting to think

“alma mater” when choosing their wedding or reception sites. This photo shows a June 2010 gathering at Lambeau Cottage.

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Apply by July: Legacy scholarship for incoming freshman UW-Green Bay-bound students who are following in the footsteps of their parents, step-parents, legal guardians, grandparents, sib-lings and/or step-siblings can apply for the Alumni Association’s Legacy Scholarship. One $2,000 scholarship will be awarded at the start of the 2011-2012 academic year. The application is due by 4 p.m. Friday, July 29, 2011. Selection will be made by Friday, August 12. All application materials are subject to verification by the Alumni Association. Award criteria and an application can be found at www.uwgb.edu/alumni/benefits/scholarships.asp.

Cellcom Marathon benefits from UW-Green Bay volunteers, May 15

If you’re reading this in advance of the Cellcom Green Bay Marathon, there’s still time to join UW-Green Bay alumni and friends who stand ready to help the more than 8,000 marathon and half-marathon runners who pass

our water station. It’s the sixth year that your Alumni Association is sponsoring and staffing a water station. Set-up begins at 7 a.m. and the station is cleaned-up by 9:30 am. Volunteers get a free t-shirt and food and refreshments at the finish line. The runners come fast and furious and within two hours, they’re gone. At least 30 volunteers needed!

Call us!Call the Alumni Office at (920) 465-2586, or alumni@uwgb.edu to learn more about any of these activities, events and services.

To affinity…and beyond!The Alumni Association partners with nationally recognized, pre-approved companies to offer discounted products and services to UW-Green Bay graduates. These are called affinity programs. Often, when a graduate takes advantage of the offer, a fee/donation is made to the Alumni Association from the partner company. Plus, the personal savings can be substantial. Find out more at www.uwgb.edu/alumni/benefits. To name just a few:

• Go Next Travel – first-class overseas trips to Europe and Asia• Bank of America – credit card• Liberty Mutual – home and auto insurance• American Insurance Administrators – group life insurance, health insurance and financial services plans• Three Green Bay-Area hotels – offer discounted rates

Campus Discounts and Benefits include:• Phoenix Bookstore - alumni receive 10% off clothing and gift items. When ordering online, enter the word “Alumni” in the special instructions. When visiting the campus bookstore, self-identify at the check-out to receive the discount. • Discounts for a round of golf at the Shorewood Golf Course and yearly membership at the Kress Events Center are available. Check respective websites for the latest information.

New-alumni benefits: testing and framesGet a 10% discount for alumni and family on undergraduate and graduate preparatory test courses for the GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, DAT, OAT, PCAT, ACT, SAT, and PSAT classroom onsite, classroom anywhere, on-demand, and tutoring options with Kaplan. The 10% discount may be “stackable” with other national Kaplan promo-tions. Visit the Alumni Association website “benefits” to learn more.

The Alumni Association, the Phoenix Bookstore and University Frames have partnered to offer customized diploma frames. Do you have a favorite campus memory/scene you would like to include with your diploma? Check out the campus scenes and build your customized keepsake.

Enjoy a day of golf with fellow grads and UW-Green Bay supporters, and support student scholarships, at the 31st annual Scholarship Golf Outing. The event is Fri-day, June 10, at Royal Scot Golf Course in New Franken. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $85 for an individual and $340 for a foursome. Come with a four-some or get paired up. Featured: a putting contest, 18 holes of golf with power cart, lunch, raffle, course events, hors d’oeuvres reception and more. Prizes awarded for team play, low gross and low net (using a handicap scoring system). Consider a prize donation or a hole sponsorship. The out-ing is open to all.

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Upcoming Alumni eventsMAY Sat. May 14 – Post-Commencement Reception, 8 p.m., Titletown Brewing, 200 Dousman Street, Green Bay

Sun. May 15 – Cellcom Marathon Water/Aid Station 7-10 a.m. (Volunteers Needed)

JUNE Fri. June 10 – 31st Annual Scholarship Golf Outing, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Royal Scot Golf Course, New Franken

Thurs. - Fri. Grandparent’s University, July 7-8 – UW-Green Bay

Best of the ’80s: Mid-career grads dominate Alumni Awards

When three outstanding UW-Green Bay graduates were presented 2011 Distinguished Alumni Awards in a cer-emony on campus April 30, there was a common generational bond: Each graduated within a few years of one another in the mid- to late-1980s.

This year’s top alumni included Rob-ert Cera ’84 managerial accounting, president and CEO of Baylake Corp. and Baylake Bank. He serves on the Wisconsin Bankers Association Board of Directors. A certified public accoun-tant, he has a history of civic and com-munity involvement during his career including service on UW-Green Bay’s Founders Association Board of Direc-tors.

Also honored was Daoud Abboud ’87 information and computing sci-ence, the founder and CEO of United Technology Solutions-UTS Group in Jordan. His firm serves clients’ tech-nology and business needs, with more than 100 employees and branches in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. He is chairman of Gift of Life Amman, a nonprofit charitable organi-zation treating children with congeni-tal heart disease.

Laura (Busby) Hollingsworth ’89 communication processes, was recog-nized for her achievements as group president for Gannett’s U.S. Commu-nity Publishing Division since 2008, overseeing 22 markets in seven states. She is the president and publisher of

the nationally respected Des Moines Register, which publishes a newspaper, six web and mobile brands, more than two dozen community newspapers and weeklies, and a multitude of magazines and special products. She has also been active in her community.

Also recognized at the April 30 awards night was the recipient of the Recent Alumni Award for individuals within 15 years of graduation who are making important contributions to their com-munities and professions. That award went to Jody Weyers ’96 communica-tion processes, the volunteer and com-munications director for the American Red Cross, Green Bay. For a photo and more on Weyers, see page 19.

A night at the museumSeveral dozen Milwaukee-area alumni enjoyed an evening of casual relax-ation in an elegant setting when Dan Keegan ’72 hosted a reception at his workplace in April. His workplace, of course, just happens to be one of America’s most spectacular art museums. The UW-Green Bay Communi-cations grad has served since 2008 as executive director of the Milwau-kee Art Museum, famous for its Calatrava architecture and collections from ancient Egypt to Picasso to Wisconsin’s Georgia O’Keeffe.

Cera Abboud Hollingsworth

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While many schools tout their environmental credentials, only UW-Green Bay has ‘green’ woven into its name and history. The University trademarked the phrase ‘Eco U,’ and the Phoenix Bookstore made it official with t-shirts. Check the selection at www.thephoenixbookstore.com

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