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Rev. May 13, 2008

 

Word association with John Heugel

Attorney John C. Heugel, ’71, regional analysis, is incoming president of the Founders Association, the community group supporting UW-Green Bay. Active in a range of volunteer initiatives, Heugel was one of the first to be honored with the Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award, in 1995.

Founders Association
“Tradition. There’s a tradition that this community supports its university. Because we’re newer than most UW campuses, and state budgets have been so tight, we’ve had to be entrepreneurial. We accomplish things on our own. The Founders are proud of that.”

UW-Green Bay
“Tremendous community resource. When you look at all the cultural and sporting events, the lectures and conferences, the summer camps for children and LIR for retirees, and continuing education for adults… the programming array is phenomenal. The biggest thing is generating even more alumni and bachelor’s degrees for our region. I whole-heartedly support the Chancellor and the Growth Agenda.”

Hopes for the future
“There is more competition today for people’s charitable support. As an alumnus and Founders member, though, I have always thought ‘meet-the-student’ events are our secret weapon. Once donors see them in action, they’re sold. As we seek to grow giving for things like student scholarships, the student-community bond is central.”

Memories
“Teachers. Wonderful professors.
I can rattle off names from 35 years ago as if it were yesterday: Frank Byrne, George O’Hearn, Moran, Sager, Gandre, Jim Murray, Bill Laatsch… Great educators stay with you for a lifetime.”


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