January 2001

UW-Green Bay closes admissions early — Feb. 16 —
for fall 2001 new freshmen

GREEN BAY - Facing its tightest enrollment picture in nearly a decade, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has announced it will stop accepting most new-freshman applications on Friday, Feb. 16, for fall semester 2001.

The cutoff is the second-earliest on record for UW-Green Bay. The school stopped accepting applications in late January in 1993 but, in most years since, has remained open until late spring or summer.

"Despite our best efforts to 'reel things in' before we reached this point, we're going to have to curtail incoming freshman applications or run the risk of going well over our enrollment targets," says Steve Neiheisel, assistant dean for enrollment services.

UW-Green Bay experienced an "exceptionally strong" flow of new applications over the fall, Neiheisel says. More than 2,000 applications have already been received for what are projected to be 980 spots in the next new-freshman class. In addition, improved retention of continuing students and the larger-than-expected freshman class this past year have contributed to the squeeze.

UW-Green Bay has a state-approved target of 4,357 full-time equivalent students for fall 2001. The targets help UW System institutions maintain quality by keeping enrollment aligned with available resources such as adequate class sections and student services.

Neiheisel emphasizes that the action by the University's enrollment management team applies only to degree-seeking new freshmen at this time, and does not apply to some other categories of students. Applications will still be accepted from transfer students, re-enrolling former UW-Green Bay students and from students in the Extended Degree, nursing degree completion and graduate programs.

Applications for new-freshman admission received after February 16 will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, with exceptions possible for students whose presence would uniquely enrich the UW-Green Bay community through special talents or cultural or ethnic diversity.

Questions about the application process can be directed to the UW-Green Bay Admissions and Orientation Office at (920) 465-2111.

GREEN BAY -- The Fine Arts Quartet, artists-in-residence at UW-Milwaukee, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 10 in Fort Howard Hall of the Weidner Center at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Dr.

Cellist Wolfgang Laufer will give a short lecture about the program at 6:30 p.m. Other quartet members are Ralph Evans and Efim Boico, violins, and Michael Strauss, viola.

Their Green Bay program includes Haydn's Quartet in G minor, Op. 74, No. 3 ("Rider"), Mendelssohn's Quartet in D Major, Op. 44, No. 1, and Alfredo Casella's Cinque Pezzi (1920), 5 Pieces for Quartet.

Founded in Chicago in 1946, the Fine Arts Quartet has a lengthy performing history, an extensive recording legacy, and great durability. They are one of the few quartets that has toured internationally without pause since the end of World War II. Described as "one of Europe's favorite American chamber ensembles," their 2000 European tour included 15 cities and festivals.

The quartet has recorded 30 masterpieces by Mozart, Beethoven, Debussy, Ravel, Shostakovich and others for Swiss, French, German, and American labels in the past few years. In 2000, quartets by Haydn and Shostakovich and the complete viola quintets of Mozart were released on a French label, and quartets by Hugo Wolf were issued on a German label.

In North America, the quartet has appeared in the prestigious concert halls of most of the major music centers and has performed with many major artists. Quartet members are guest professors at summer music schools at Yale and Indiana Universities and at music conservatories in Paris and Lyon in France.

Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for students. The numbers for tickets are (920) 465-2217 or 1-800-328-8587.

The program is the third in the new Chamber Music at Green Bay series that began in October. Newly added to the schedule is a performance by percussion quartet o'li-o, with guest artist Michael Spiro, on February 17. The Wisconsin Brass Quintet, Madison, ends the series on April 7.

GREEN BAY -- Information sessions about the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Extended Degree program are set for 7 - 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 6 and 9:30 - 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 10. Both sessions are scheduled in room 241 of the Laboratory Sciences building on the campus at 2420 Nicolet Dr.

The Extended Degree program is a way for working adults to earn an accredited Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies with a work- or interest-related area of emphasis. Students can live anywhere and start the program in any month. Extended Degree students are able to earn credits in several ways, including Saturday classes, transfer credits, UW Extension courses, Internet courses, and other means. Students work closely with an adviser.

The information sessions provide an opportunity to learn about program requirements, ways to balance work, family and education, and to meet with Extended Degree advisers.

For information about the sessions or about the program, call (920) 465-2423 or 1-800-621-2313.

Boers wins Casperson/Alumni Scholarship

GREEN BAY -- Aaron Michael Boers, Three Lakes, is the winner of the 2001 James E. Casperson/Environmental Science Alumni Scholarship at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Boers is a UW-Green Bay senior completing a major in Environmental Science and a minor in Computer Science. He is a graduate of Three Lakes High School.

Boers has been on the dean's list every semester. After graduating, he plans to pursue advanced studies in botany and invasive species management, specializing in managing wetlands systems. In addition to academic courses, Boers has gained practical experience through projects in collecting, identifying and cataloging flowering plants, measuring habitat characteristics, researching native plant species and participating in controlled burns of the Cofrin Arboretum prairie.

The scholarship was established in 1979 through a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Casperson in memory of their son, James, who was at the time of his death, an outstanding environmental science student at UW-Green Bay. Since fall 2000, additional funds have been contributed by Environmental Science alumni.

Noll is awarded Environmental Science Scholarship

GREEN BAY -- Andrew William Noll, Black Creek, has been awarded the 2001 Environmental Science Scholarship at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. A senior at UW-Green Bay, Noll is majoring in Environmental Science, emphasizing ecology and biological resources management. Noll graduated from Seymour High School.

Noll has completed an internship with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources working as a field data collector for the Northern Pike Habitat Project in lower Green Bay. For an independent study, Noll built several models for use in UW-Green Bay laboratories showing the circulation of water in and on the land. He also compiled a manual for using the models.

The Environmental Sciences Scholarship is funded by a grant from Shade Allied Inc.

Humpal wins Cook Scholarship

GREEN BAY -- Stephen Edward Humpal, Greenfield, has been awarded the 2001 Brad Cook Memorial Scholarship at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Humpal is an Environmental Science major concentrating on environmental issues involving water. He plans to pursue advanced studies. He's a graduate of Charles B. Whitnall High School.

In addition to his academic studies, Humpal has gained practical experience. He received a UW-Green Bay Cofrin Arboretum grant to carry out an independent study of water levels in a coastal wetland on the bay of Green Bay. He has completed an internship with the Brown County Port Authority and Solid Waste Departments, where his experience ranged from working at land fills to creating a World Wide Web site to giving tours of the recycling facility.

The scholarship in memory of former UW-Green Bay student Brad Cook is funded through an endowment established by family and friends.

Vaile is Robert E. Lee Scholarship winner

GREEN BAY -- Kelly Louise Vaile, Green Bay, is the recipient of the 2001 Robert E. Lee Scholarship at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. She is a junior Environmental Science major pursuing pre-engineering studies. Vaile is a graduate of Ashwaubenon High School.

Vaile plans to be a civil engineer and has gained practical, related experience by working at the Brown County Highway Department and through an internship with the department where she learned surveying and field construction applications.

The scholarship, designated for students in chemistry or engineering, is funded by Robert E. Lee and Associates.

Clarke is awarded Sell scholarship

GREEN BAY -- Matthew L. Clarke, Brookfield, has won the 2001 Nancy J. Sell Memorial Scholarship at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Clarke is a senior completing a major in Chemistry and two minors, one in Human Biology and another in German. He is a graduate of Central High School, Brookfield.

Clarke has completed two summer internships while studying at UW-Green Bay. He spent summer 2000 in the Summer Undergraduate Research Program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The previous summer, he was an intern at Hydrite Chemical Company. Clarke has tutored math and science subjects in the UW-Green Bay Academic Resource Center. He plans to pursue advanced studies after graduating.

The scholarship is funded through an endowment created by family and friends in memory of UW-Green Bay Prof. Nancy J. Sell, and is awarded to students with interests in the physical sciences and engineering and their application to environmental problems.

International student wins two scholarships

GREEN BAY -- George Okwadha, an international student from Kenya, has won two science-related scholarships at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. He has been selected for the 2001 Second-Year Engineering Scholarship and for the 2001 Federation of Environmental Technologists Scholarship.

Okwadha is enrolled in the UW-Green Bay — UW-Milwaukee dual degree program, which enables him to earn two degrees, a bachelor's degree in Environmental Science at UW-Green Bay and a bachelor's degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering at UW-Milwaukee.

After completing his bachelor's degrees, Okwadha plans to pursue advanced studies and ultimately apply his education to environmental problems in Kenya. Before coming to UW-Green Bay he was a civil engineering laboratory technologist with the Kenyan government and taught at the Kenya Institute of Highways and Building Technology in Nairobi.

The scholarships are funded through an endowment established by community citizens interested in supporting engineering students and by the Federation of Environmental Technologists.

GREEN BAY -- Kimberly M. Hunter, Green Bay, is the recipient of the 2001 Science and Mathematics Faculty Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. A senior who has been on the Dean's List every semester, she is completing a major in Human Biology, emphasizing the health sciences. Hunter is a graduate of Green Bay West High School and an Air Force veteran.

After graduating, Hunter plans to pursue advanced studies with the goal of working in research. She presently is participating in a faculty research project studying the effects of PCBs on the human immune system. Hunter is a member of Tri Beta National Honor Society for Biological Sciences.

The fellowship is funded by UW-Green Bay faculty members in Human Biology, Mathematics, and Natural and Applied Sciences.

GREEN BAY - Educators can apply to the Institute for Learning Partnership at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay for grants to conduct school-based research projects that impact teaching and learning. Up to $70,000 is available in 2001-2002. March 23 is the application deadline.

Prof. Francine Tompkins, director of the Institute for Learning Partnership, says consideration will be given to classroom-specific, multi-school or multi-district collaborations. Team-based approaches are encouraged. The Partnership will compile research results and make them available to teachers.

Tompkins says funding for teacher directed, school-based research is important because it gives educators access to results of research about effective educational practices that was actually conducted by teachers. "Typically, educational research is developed, conducted and written by university faculty for a university faculty audience," Tompkins says, adding that the format often is not "user-friendly" to teachers.

The Partnership expects to fund one to three projects from $5,000 to $10,000; four to six projects from $3,000 to $5,000; five to ten projects from $1,500 to $3,000; and 10 to 15 projects under $1,500. A single grant of up to $10,000 may be awarded to a project proposing to apply for major finding from a state or federal agency.

Last year educators from Algoma, Manitowoc, Pulaski, Plymouth, Sturgeon Bay and Green Bay school districts received grants to examine student mentoring in neighborhoods, gauge effectiveness of a "visiting author series" on students' reading and writing, use calculator-based technology to focus on environmental issues in Green Bay, and carry out other projects.

Application requirements and forms are available at the Institute for Learning Partnership, Wood Hall 416, UW-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Drive, Green Bay, WI 54311 or forms can be downloaded from the Institute's World Wide Web page at www.uwgb.edu/learnpart/. Names of last year's grant recipients and their project titles are also listed. Call the Institute for more information at (920) 465-5555.

GREEN BAY - Dying, death and bereavement issues are the focus of a new series of discussions for professionals who want to share research findings and current practices in the care and treatment of those encountering loss. The first of five sessions is Thursday, Feb. 22.

Sessions meet Thursday mornings from 7:30 to 9 a.m. on February 22, March 8 and 22 and April 5 and 19, at the Ecumenical Center on the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus. Cost is $25 per session or $120 for all five sessions.

The series is designed for clergy, funeral directors, nurses, pastoral associates, social workers, psychologists, guidance counselors, educators and others who work with those experiencing loss. Social workers can earn 1.5 continuing education hours.

Topics and presenters are:

"Grief 101: New and Continuing Issues," February 22, Lisa A. De Sieno, director of bereavement services for Unity Hospice.

"Grief in the Workplace: The Grieving Employee and the Grieving Co-Worker," March 8, Bereavement Specialist Kathy Baumann.

"Children, Death and Grief: People Do Die in the Kingdom of Childhood," March 22, Illene Noppe, associate professor of human development and founder of the UW-Green Bay Institute on Dying, Death and Bereavement.

"Dealing with Traumatic Death," April 5, Marcia Williams, clinical nurse specialist and grief therapist for St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee.

"Significance of Memorials and Rituals in Death and Dying," April 19, Ken Blaney, funeral director for Blaney Funeral Home of Green Bay.

The series is sponsored by the UW-Green Bay Office of Outreach and Extension, along with the Social Work, Professional Nursing and Human Development academic programs and the Northeast Wisconsin Alliance for Social Worker Continuing Education.

To register contact the Office of Outreach and Extension, UW-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Drive, Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 or call (920) 465-2642 or 1-800-892-2118.

GREEN BAY -- Theater-goers have three opportunities this week to see The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams's first Broadway success, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 1 - 3 in Studio Two of the Weidner Center at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Dr. Admission is free.

Senior Lisa Weigt directs the Student Studio production. Weigt says she fell in love with the script when she first read The Glass Menagerie in high school. "The language is beautiful, the story seems simple, and the characters, although they look simple at first glance, have a depth and complexity that draws the audience in," says Weigt. She says the line that characterizes the play for her is delivered by brother Tom, the narrator, "For nowadays, the world is lit by lightning." Says Weigt, "This play certainly is."

Jeanellyn Schwarzenbach portrays the mother, Amanda, in the four-character play. Schwarzenbach, who teaches in the Communication Processes academic program, has had major roles in Green Bay Community Theater productions.

Students have the remaining roles in the play that Williams called a "memory play." The daughter Laura is performed by Jessica Powers, St. Paul, Minn., the gentleman caller is Jared Hoyman, Neenah, and Ryan Winn, Montreal, Wis., is Tom, the brother whose recollections provide the story.

Students also have all of the technical responsibilities. Kristin L. Johnson, Green Bay, is the stage manager, Jonathan Buchs-Hammonds, Wisconsin Rapids, is assistant stage manager, Robert J. Schnettler, Sheboygan Falls, is lighting designer, and Sunam Ellis, Appleton, is props designer.

GREEN BAY - The Black Student Union will host African-American Appreciation Day on Thursday, Feb. 1 to launch a month-long observance of Black History Month at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Members will distribute ribbons and schedules of the month's activities in high-traffic areas on the Cofrin Library concourse and plaza from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Black History Month activities include a performance based on the true stories of nine young people, a lecture by critically-acclaimed author Thomas Glave, a soul food dinner and other activities. Events are free.

Here is the schedule:

Wednesday, Feb. 7, 7 p.m., Phoenix Rooms, University Union
"Faces of America" features actress Vasna Bilavarn, a Bachelor of Fine Arts graduate of the University of Arizona's Professional Actor's Training Program, in a one-person show. She portrays the stories of nine young Americans, each of a different ethnic background. The episodes are based on real people. The show is written by Colin Cox and Fran De Leon and directed by Cox. Bilavarn has performed on stage in The Tempest, Amadeus, A Tale of Two Cities, Lysistrata, and other productions, and appeared in the films Dead Beats and Bounty Hunter.

Thursday, Feb. 8, 6 - 9 p.m., Phoenix Rooms, University Union
"Speak to My Soul," poetry open mic, sponsored by Black Student Union. BSU treasurer Candace Watson will be the host.

Monday, Feb. 12, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., American Intercultural Center, Cofrin Library Plaza
Soul food dinner, sponsored by Black Student Union.

Thursday, Feb. 15, 5:30 - 7 p.m., Dance Studio, Theater Hall
African Dance Workshop led by Candace Watson. Watson studied with Milwaukee's Ko-Thi Dance Company for seven years and performed with the group for two. She also has studied ballet and jazz dance.

Wednesday, Feb. 21, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Phoenix Rooms, University Union
Exhibit outlining the history of the civil rights movement prepared and mounted by student Chavonne James. An Urban and Regional Studies major, James is BSU vice president.

Thursday, Feb. 22, 12:15 - 1:30 p.m., Niagara Room A, University Union
Discussion of affirmative action led by Prof. Peter Kellogg. A "brown bag" event.

Wednesday, Feb. 28, 12:15 - 1:30 p.m., Niagara Room A, University Union
Discussion of oral traditions led by Academic Adviser Jane Lynch. Attendees are encouraged to wear African or ethnic attire to this brown bag event.

Thursday, March 1, 7 p.m., Phoenix Rooms, University Union
Author Thomas Glave will discuss his first book, Whose Song? And Other Stories (City Lights Books). The New York Times reviewer said, "These stories are never about anything but the most serious matters of existence...." Glave, who grew up in the Bronx and Kingston, Jamaica, has been a Fulbright scholar in Jamaica, and recipient of fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts and the Provincetown Fine Arts Center. Village Voice named him a "Writer on the Verge" in June 2000. Glave teaches at the State University of New York, Binghamton. The Humanistic Studies academic program and Student Life Office are co-sponsoring his appearance.

For information about Black History Month events, the number is (920) 465-2200, extension 43.

GREEN BAY - Six University of Wisconsin-Green Bay students will perform in an honors recital at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 in Fort Howard Hall of the Weidner Center on the campus at 2420 Nicolet Dr. The event is free and open to the public.

Performers include A.J. Kluth, Green Bay, saxophone; Kami Nordgaard, Dawson, Minn., voice; David Robertson, Gresham, voice; Gerrit Ršessler, Unna, Germany, piano; Ellen Simon, New Holstein, vibraphone; and Sarah Zickert, Elkhart Lake, piano.

Students are selected for the honors recital on the basis of their performances before a faculty jury at the close of the fall semester. Jury performances are required of students pursuing applied study in individual instruments.

Being a role model? Some people accept the responsibility. Others — like the famous pro basketball player who downplayed the impact of his off-the-court conduct and proclaimed "I am not a role model" — decline.

Elaine Skenandore-Cornelius, of Seymour, Wis., and a member of the Oneida Tribe, seeks and proudly accepts the responsibility of serving as a role model.

In June of 1995 Elaine, in her mid-40's with a family, decided she needed to go back to school for more education. Her motives were fairly typical of adult students: self-satisfaction and enhancement of career possibilities.

Skendandore-Cornelius chose the Extended Degree Program at UW-Green Bay.

"I needed an accredited program so that if I wanted to continue on to graduate school the credits would be accepted," she says. "I also needed a program that respected that I am adult and have other responsibilities. The Extended Degree Program did that for me. Saturday classes, helpful counselors and professors who actually told us they liked to teach adults, all helped to make the experience a great one."

The road to a bachelor's degree was not easy, however. The ultimate challenge came when her brother became very ill. Elaine was able to donate a part of her liver, an act that helped save her brother's life. The year-long recuperation made it extremely difficult to give full attention to her studies, and she considered taking time off. However, because education was a high priority, she stuck with it.

Skenandore-Cornelius graduated from UW-Green Bay on December 16, 2000. Her bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in business and economics is already benefiting her tribal community. Her educational efforts enhanced her on-the-job-experience in ways she never planned.

"I was able to take lessons straight from the classroom into the effort we were making in re-organizing the decision-making process of the Oneida Nation," she says. "It was beneficial for both tasks."

Elaine has plans to apply for graduate school, where she hopes to obtain a master's degree in organizational development or human resources. Her goal is to be even more valuable to her Oneida community by what she can do to improve it. She also wants to be a role model to the women and young people.

"I want them to know that you can accomplish anything you set out to do if you are willing to make sacrifices, and that there are rewards for getting an education. The college experience gave me confidence in my ability to solve problems and accomplish goals."

This story was reported by Jeff Jordan for the Extended Degree Program at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

GREEN BAY -University of Wisconsin-Green Bay students, faculty, staff and their families are invited to a weekend of family fun Friday, Feb. 23 through Sunday, Feb. 25. Registration deadline is February 9.

Family Weekend is described as a "fun-filled, activity-packed weekend," with opportunities to see the University Theatre production of the Stephen Sondheim musical, Company, attend UW-Green Bay men's and women's basketball games, and participate in an activity fair and other events.

Tickets for Company are $12 for adults and $10 for students, seniors and children. The women's basketball game is $4 for adults and $2 for students, seniors and children. Men's basketball tickets are $9 each. A family luncheon on Saturday, Feb. 24 is $9.95 for adults and $6.95 for children 12 and under. A pancake and porkie breakfast on Sunday, Feb. 25 is $5 for adults, $3 for students, senior citizens and children. All other activities are free.

For reduced rates at Holiday Inn City Centre or Amerihost Inn in Green Bay reservations must be made by February 2.

For a complete schedule of events and a registration form, call Kim Perry at (920) 465-2844, write her at the Community Center, 2420 Nicolet Drive, Green Bay, WI 54311-7001, or e-mail perryk@uwgb.edu.

GREEN BAY - Jonathan Mooney graduated from Brown University with a 4.0 grade point average in English literature despite being dyslexic. He will share his story from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23 in the Christie Theatre at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Drive. The event is free and open to the public. Christie Theatre is located in University Union.

Mooney is an advocate for children with learning disabilities and founded the "Eye to Eye" project, an innovative mentoring program for students with learning disabilities. He also is co-author of the book, Learning Outside the Lines, which details the authors' experiences as "academic failures" who end up graduating from Brown at the top of their class.

Mooney will speak about his own experience with dyslexia and encourage teachers, parents and students who deal with dyslexia and its effects. An informal discussion, focusing on implementing mentoring programs that emphasize self-advocacy for children with learning disabilities, will follow the presentation.

Mooney did not learn to read until he was 12 years old, and as a sixth-grader, refused to attend school for a half a year. He spells at a third-grade level. A series of independent studies and advances in technology helped him achieve the perfect grade point average at Brown, one of the country's most prestigious universities.

Mooney's "Eye to Eye" project pairs Brown University students who have learning disabilities with elementary school counterparts. The Brown students spend several hours a week in the classroom helping the younger children with organizational skills and helping to create an environment where the younger students can be successful.

For more information or to arrange a personal interview call Karen Early at (920) 391-4614 or 468-5134 or UW-Green Bay Prof. Richard Logan at (920) 465-2569 or 437-9984.

Mooney's appearance is sponsored by UW-Green Bay's Disabilities Services Office, Human Development academic program and Institute for Learning Partnership, and by the Green Bay Area Public Schools.

GREEN BAY -- Chemicals in foods that play a role in human health are the subject of a workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25 in University Union at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Dr.

"From Broccoli to Gingko Biloba: Phytochemicals and Their Role in Human Health and Disease," is a research-to-practice workshop for dietitians, dietetic technicians, nurses, chiropractors and other health professionals.

The presenter is Debra Pearson, assistant professor of Human Biology at UW-Green Bay. Pearson has a Doctor of Chiropractic and master's and Ph.D. degrees in nutritional biochemistry from the University of California, Davis. Pearson's research studies the health effects of phenolics, compounds that are produced by plants. She is the author of several scientific papers. Pearson joined UW-Green Bay in 1998, where she teaches courses in nutrition and biochemistry.

Workshop sessions will cover the role of phytochemicals in prevention and intervention in heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, osteoporosis, various cancers, arthritis and other diseases.

Approval for six continuing education hours for registered dietitians and six contact hours for nurses and health care professionals is applied for.

The workshop fee of $65 includes handouts, lunch, refreshments, parking and continuing education credit certificates.

The session is the first in a new series on current issues in nutrition organized by the Office of Outreach and Extension at UW-Green Bay. Numbers for information about this and future workshops is (920) 465-2642 or 1-800-892-2118.

GREEN BAY - A dozen members of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay art faculty will exhibit their work beginning Wednesday, Jan. 24 in the Lawton Gallery, located in Theater Hall on the campus at 2420 Nicolet Dr.

The exhibit opens with a reception from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The artists will speak about their work beginning at 5 p.m.

The artists and the media they'll exhibit include:

Jeff Benzow, digital computer installation; Jan Bradfield, digital prints; David Damkoehler, jewelry and drawing; Kristy Deetz, encaustic and oil paintings; Jerry Dell, photographic digital prints; Carol Emmons, mixed media works; Dan Hatton, photographic installation; Curt Heuer, ceramic vessels; Jennifer Mokren, mixed media three-dimensional work; Stephen Perkins, cabinet of artifacts from international networking projects; Kristina Rothe, color photographic prints; Christine Style, mixed-media drawing.

The exhibit continues through February 15.

Lawton Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The gallery number is (920) 465-2271.

GREEN BAY -- Martin T. Stuebs Jr., a lecturer in Business Administration/Accounting at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, has earned a William S. Smith Certificate of Honor Award for outstanding performance on the November 2000 Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) examination. Stuebs was one of the top 25 scorers among 9,500 candidates from 62 countries who took the exam. The CIA exam is administered by The Institute of Internal Auditors.

Stuebs began teaching at UW-Green Bay in fall 1999. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from UW-Whitewater and completed a Master of Accountancy with a finance emphasis at UW-Madison.

GREEN BAY -- Francine M. Tompkins, director of the Institute for Learning Partnership and chair of the undergraduate program in Education at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, won the Faculty Development Council's "Featured Faculty" award for fall semester 2000. The award, given to two faculty members each academic year, recognizes excellent teaching.

Tompkins joined the UW-Green Bay Education faculty in 1990 and shortly became responsible for developing a new minor in adaptive education. She was elected chair of the graduate program in Education in the mid-1990s and directed development of the University's new Master of Science Degree in Applied Leadership program.

Tompkins was selected in 1998 to be the first director of the Institute for Learning Partnership, which grew from a collaboration among CESA 7, education and community groups and the University.

GREEN BAY - The public will have an opportunity to hear from candidates for state superintendent of public instruction at a forum from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29, at the University Union on the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus, 2420 Nicolet Drive.

Eleven candidates are registered with the Wisconsin State Elections Board. The two candidates receiving the most votes in a primary election February 20 will advance to the April 3 general election.

The forum will be moderated by Mike Blecha, opinion page editor of the Green Bay Press-Gazette. Each candidate will give an opening statement addressing why he or she wants to be state superintendent and will respond to a specific set of questions. The audience will have a chance to pose questions.

The Department of Public Instruction, which the state superintendent heads, provides direction and assistance for public elementary and secondary education in Wisconsin and distributes and administers state and federal school aid.

Candidates seeking to replace retiring superintendent John Benson are:

Tom Balistreri of Milwaukee, Jonathan B. Barry of Mount Horeb, John Burke of New Berlin, Elizabeth Burmaster of Madison, Linda A. Cross of Waupaca, Anthony Evers of Omro, Dean P. Gagnon of Waunakee, Marc Gumz of Baraboo, Gideon Sorkin of Madison, Julie Theis of Shawano, and Janet E. Van Asten of Appleton.

The event is free and open to the public. An RSVP prior to January 22 by fax, (920) 465-2232 or e-mail, learnpart@uwgb.edu is requested.

The forum is sponsored by the Institute for Learning Partnership, with support from CESA 7, the Green Bay Press-Gazette and UW-Green Bay Outreach and Extension.

GREEN BAY -- Saxophonist Billy Drewes is the guest artist for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Jazz Fest XXXI at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, 2001, at the Weidner Center on the campus at 2420 Nicolet Drive.

Drewes joins in the concert with the UW-Green Bay Jazz Ensemble I, directed by John Salerno, and the Vocal Jazz Ensemble, directed by Chris Salerno, and two area school jazz groups who'll be selected based on their performance during the day-long festival of clinics and master classes that preceeds the evening performance.

Drewes, who has been composing, performing and recording since the mid-1970s, will be featured in five numbers with Jazz Ensemble I.

Drewes recently has performed and recorded with artists and groups such as Bill Frisell, Joe Lovano, Dave Douglas, John Scofield, Kenny Werner and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. He has recorded more than 60 albums, half a dozen of them in 2000 alone. He has toured and played with an array of artists and groups including Lyle Mays, John Abercrombie, Herbie Hancock, Toninho Horta, the Carnegie Hall Big Band, Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, Woody Herman Band, the Mingus Orchestra, and many others. He also has recorded several movie sound tracks and videos. Drewes is a popular clinician who works with students at colleges and universities, music conservatories and high schools. His own degree is from Berklee College of Music.

His featured numbers with the Jazz Ensemble include Jerome Kern's "Yesterdays," along with student pianist Sara Salentine; George Gershwin's classic, "Someone to Watch Over Me"; and another standard, "I'm Beginning to See the Light." He'll also perform on "Three in One Blues," by 2000 Jazz Fest guest artist Melton Mustafa; and "Gravitation," composed by Chris Salerno.

The Jazz Ensemble I program also includes"TenorTuner," featuring Andrew Lautenbach and A.J. Kluth, both on tenor saxophone, John Salerno's arrangement of "Hannibal," featuring faculty member Thomas Pfotenhauer on trumpet; and "Waterwings," featuring Salentine, Lautenbach, bassist Tim Sheldon and the Vocal Jazz Ensemble.

Vocal Jazz Ensemble has scheduled four numbers, including a Chris Salerno arrangement of "Cherry." Their set includes "A Child is Born," featuring Katie Scovell, "Just Kidding," and "Soon and Very Soon," featuring Kelly Shoemaker.

Eleven school groups from northeastern and central Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula are signed up for the all-day series of master classes and concerts. Two groups will be chosen to perform on the evening program.

Participating schools include De Pere Middle School, De Pere; Theisen Junior High School, Fond du Lac; Gladstone High School, Gladstone, Mich.; West High School, Green Bay; Hortonville Middle School, Hortonville; Lincoln High School and Roncalli High School, Manitowoc; New London High School, New London; D.C. Everest High School, Schofield; Stevens Point High School, Stevens Point; and Sun Prairie High School, Sun Prairie.

Tickets for the Jazz Fest evening performance are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. The numbers for tickets are (920) 465-2217 or 1-800-328-8587.

GREEN BAY - Wanted: One of Northeast Wisconsin's best K-12 teachers.

What: To serve as Teacher-in-Residence, a visiting faculty member in the Professional Program in Education at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

When: Screening begins February 26. Appointment begins in August 2001 and runs through May 2003.

Conditions: Employed by UW-Green Bay for two academic years; salary commensurate with experience and qualifications; professional development leave may be arranged with teacher's school.

Responsibilities: Take part in team teaching an introductory course for prospective teachers; teach other undergraduate or graduate courses consistent with expertise and programming needs. Serve as a link among UW-Green Bay, area schools and the community. Work with UW-Green Bay education faculty to bring practice and theory together.

Primary qualifications: Exemplary teaching skills; willingness to share expertise and experience with University professors, student teachers and others.

That's the essence of a position announcement advertised by the Institute for Learning Partnership at UW-Green Bay. The Teacher-in-Residence program is one of the most visible Institute initiatives.

"Teachers-in-Residence are people who can talk about their day-to-day experiences in the schools," says UW-Green Bay Prof. Francine Tompkins, director of the Institute for Learning Partnership. "I see this program as one of the most representative things we can do with the notion of partnership."

Application is open to K-12 teachers in the CESA 7 and CESA 8 service areas of northeastern Wisconsin, which include 63 school districts in Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Sheboygan and Waupaca Counties.

Applicants must submit evidence of teaching effectiveness, leadership, collaboration and experience with school partnerships as well as information about their research interests. A master's degree is preferred; expertise in standards-based curriculum and instruction is required. Inquires may be directed to Prof. Sandra Stokes, chairperson of the search and screen committee at (920) 465-2406.

The UW-Green Bay Teacher-in-Residence program was established with the hiring of Nancy Swanson and Sue Amtmann in the fall of 1999, following a one-year pilot. Swanson of Sunnyside School in Pulaski, and Amtmann of Parkview Middle School in Ashwaubenon, will complete their stay in May 2001.

Stokes and Tompkins say they've witnessed the benefit of having local practitioners join their ranks.

"It's a nice bridge between those who are working in the community and those who are working with tomorrow's teachers here at the University," Stokes says. "Students look to our Teachers-In-Residence to validate some of the concepts.

"For instance, we talk about techniques for team-teaching and working with other teachers. Some of our students seem to regard this as theory. The Teacher-in-Residence can confirm and reinforce what we teach."

The Institute for Learning Partnership is a collaborative effort among the University, area school districts, business and community leaders, and parents. Goals include improving teaching and learning at all levels, from K-12 through undergraduate, graduate and continuing education for practicing teachers.

GREEN BAY - Individuals and businesses are eligible to receive grants to attend a 12-session workshop exploring better business practices for entrepreneurs. Sessions begin Monday, Feb. 5.

The workshop, "NxLeveL: Helping Entrepreneurs Reach the Next Level of Success," offers training in planning and research, organizational matters, marketing, financial planning, managing growth and more.

The Wisconsin Department of Commerce is partnering with the statewide Small Business Development Center to offer Entrepreneurial Training Grants to qualified individuals or businesses that sign up for course. Grant recipients pay $212 for the workshop, a 75 percent savings. The full fee is $850. The fee includes the workbook and guidebook, instruction and refreshments.

Over 20,000 people nationwide have participated in the NxLevel program.

Meetings will be from 6 to 9 p.m. on Mondays beginning Feb. 5, in Room 102 of the Cofrin Library on the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus, 2420 Nicolet Drive.

The Small Business Development Center at the UW-Green Bay Office of Outreach and Extension sponsors the series and can help in applying for the grant. To register call (920) 465-2102 or 1-800-892-2118.

GREEN BAY - The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents has approved sabbatical leaves for five members of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay faculty.

Full-year sabbaticals were granted to Professors Carol Emmons, Communication and the Arts and Art; Michael E. Kraft, Public and Environmental Affairs and Political Science; and Associate Professors E. Nicole Meyer, Humanistic Studies and French, and Denise H. Sweet, Humanistic Studies and American Indian Studies. Professor Ronald Starkey, Natural and Applied Sciences and Chemistry, won a sabbatical for spring semester.

Sabbatical leaves provide for reassignment from classroom duties to allow for research and other activities to help faculty members improve their teaching and scholarly work.

Ten years ago, Mike Weaver was attending one of his kid's basketball games, when his life changed. He was sharing his desire to finish his college degree with a friend, when his friend said. "Mike, it sounds to me like you're ready to do this."

"It was as if I were standing on a cliff and that remark pushed me over," Weaver recalls.

Weaver, Vice President at the Bank of Kaukauna, knew that the experience of achieving a bachelor's degree would change his life, but he had no idea at the time how much.

Weaver enrolled in the Extended Degree Program to obtain a liberal arts "Interdisciplinary Studies" major at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. He chose this program over other options because he could pursue a business and economics track, the once-per-month class meetings were held on Saturdays, and most of the work could be done at home. He liked the idea that it balanced an actual campus experience with modern distance learning methods including Internet courses.

"I even got to take my exams in my home town by getting a local proctor approved to administer them," he said.

His original college experience had been interrupted by a tour of duty in Vietnam as a medical corpsman. While in Vietnam, he found satisfaction in once-a-month expeditions into the countryside to treat civilians for all kinds of medical conditions.

"We were treating mostly kids and old people with the problems you might expect in a tropical climate. We didn't get an opportunity for closure on that experience," he said, speaking about many of the veterans of that conflict.

As Mike began to take courses in the Extended Degree Program that dealt with the Vietnam time period, especially America in the 1960s, the emotions from the war began to make sense and healing began. During UW-Green Bay travel courses in Guatemala and the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, feelings of deja vu from visiting these impoverished countries developed a latent desire in Weaver to continue his medical training. After receiving his B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies from UW-Green Bay in May 2000, 53-year-old Mike Weaver is now pursuing that dream.

To gain closure from the war, he needed to get the additional medical training and use it to help healthcare volunteers in third world countries. "After achieving the bachelor's degree, with all of the new confidence this instilled in me, I decided to pursue my Emergency Medical Training. Since I am with the national ski patrol, the opportunity presented itself. I now have certification at the EMT - Intermediate level."

Mike made his first trip with a medical missionary team to Haiti this November. As tough as it was in this poverty-stricken country, the experience only convinced him that he had made the right decisions.

"It was the same thing as Vietnam," he said. "Young and old afflicted with treatable problems, but with no resources with which to fight back.

"The whole experience of going back to school through the UW-Green Bay Extended Degree Program changed my life. Ideas generated from the classes gave me the opportunity to realize some things I would have never found out without this education. I encourage everyone to take this journey. It will make such a difference in all that you do."

Mike's friend was correct. Mike Weaver was certainly ready. At the time, he just didn't know what he was getting ready to do.

GREEN BAY -- The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has made public the names of students receiving academic honors for the fall semester.

Students who maintain a 4.0 gradepoint average, which represents all "A" grades, receive highest honors. High honors go to those earning 3.99 to 3.75 gradepoint averages. Honors are given to students with 3.74 to 3.50 gradepoint averages.

Students are listed by the county claimed as place of permanent residence. All were full-time students in the fall term.

Barron -- Krista Kallenbach, Prairie Farm.

Brown -- Kari Hecker, William Kocha, and Amanda Silha, De Pere; Deanna Alberts, Mary Amenson, Rachel Bachhuber, Todd Baeten, Lynn Beardsley, Andrew Behrendt, Dana Blodgett, Ryan Borley, Ellen Brehm, Amanda Caissie, Andrew Crane, Nicole Deeg, Jason Demerath, Nicole Elfe, Stephanie Gillis, Dana Goldschmidt, Laura Graan, Eric Grunseth, Sandra Haines, Megan Heroux, Nicole Hylok, James Kinsella, Kristy Konitzer, Justine Koschkee, Tana Koss, Angela Kowalzek, Theresa Kubalak, Melissa Kuth, Diana Macuk, Katie Martin, Jeanine Mead, Donna Melchior, Kim Miller, Sarah Moreland, Katheryn Mottl, Susan Moumblow, Amanda Nero, Barbara Nicklas, Heather Oleyniczak, Dianne Parisi, Laura Pepin-Makosky, Shannon Pikka, Patrick Polson, Neil Sandhu, Mary Scanlan, Nicole Schumacher, Amy Snudden, Kimberly Sokimi, Amanda Staron, and Karen Wavrunek, Green Bay; Jeri Thiem, Oneida; Deborah Kind and Polly Nowak, Pulaski; and Heidi Whetmore, Suamico.

Calumet -- Benjamin Garrity, Sally Kobussen, and Jennifer Stefanic, Appleton; Hope Krepline and Patrick Meyer, Chilton; and Melinda Propson, Hilbert.

Chippewa -- Scott Summers, Chippewa Falls.

Columbia -- Kelly Wiese, Poynette.

Dane -- Lori Geurts, De Forest.

Dodge -- Katie Kastenmeier and Natalie Otto, Beaver Dam.

Door -- Jonathon Luett, Baileys Harbor; Chad Klaubauf, Forestville; Alicia Anderson, William Bishop, Elizabeth Rockendorf, Elisabeth Sanday, and Christine Smith, Sturgeon Bay; and Courtney Mann, Washington Island.

Fond du Lac -- Sara Miller, Eden; and Sarah Olson, Ripon.

Iron -- Carrie Carnes, Montreal.

Kewaunee -- Elaine Tabordon, Algoma; and Leanne Shaha, Luxemburg.

Lincoln -- Karen Kahle, Tomahawk.

Manitowoc -- Nicole Dedering, Kiel; Nancy Moss, Holly Revolinsky, Mary Schultz, and Diana St. Mary, Manitowoc; and Nicole Funk, Pamela Gossen, Thomas Kleckner, Amy Klein, and Jennifer Neuser, Two Rivers.

Marathon -- Jordan Rankl, Abbotsford; Jason Detert, Christopher Jones, and Matthew Kowalski, Mosinee; Krista Gregerson, Rothschild; and Brian Bradley, Camilyn Haworth, and Katie Wieselman, Wausau.

Marinette -- Karrie Tomaszewski, Crivitz; Elisha Dettman and Susan Stripling, Marinette; Theresa Stockel, Niagara; Mark McCorkle, Pembine; and Angela Biernasz, Peshtigo.

Milwaukee -- Jessica Talsky, Greendale; Stephen Humpal, Hales Corners; Kimberly Waszak, Milwaukee; Julie Hopkins, Oak Creek; and Jeffery Zellner, West Allis.

Oconto -- Lara Laine, Oconto; and Karly Heimke, Oconto Falls.

Oneida -- Jenniffer Bruss, Rhinelander; and Natalie Stelter, Tomahawk.

Outagamie -- Yvonne Abel, Lisa Barker, Brenda Baumann, Amanda Block, Molly Brown, Sunam Ellis, Jacklyn Foth, Nicole Laundree, Kevin Miller, Sarah Seidler, and Melissa Zeman, Appleton; Jill Mulroy, Greenville; Klint Kaddatz, Hortonville; Marissa Rapp and Rebecca Ronk, Kaukauna; and Natalie Mitchell, Seymour.

Ozaukee -- Linda Mason, Cedarburg; and Evan Dimmer and Michael Vuolo, Port Washington.

Polk -- Jennifer Polzin, Clayton.

Portage -- Sarah Kuchenbecker, Plover; and Jennifer Piotrowski, Stevens Point.

Price -- Elisa LaChance, Phillips.

Racine -- Jennifer Melbye, Racine; and Julie Ress, Rochester.

Shawano -- Jennifer Bohm, Krakow; Josh Gretzinger, Pulaski; Nathan Falk, Nathanael Kindseth, and Kelly Lamkin, Shawano; and Brian Harris, Tigerton.

Sheboygan -- Sandra Lueder, Adell; Allison Bonk, Plymouth; Adam Thill and Andrew Thill, Random Lake; Jeffrey Bastasic and Kelly Portz, Sheboygan; and Tanya Zimmermann, Sheboygan Falls.

Taylor -- Stephanie Lekies and Shanna Marthaler, Athens; Ryan Stockwell, Dorchester; Vincent Czahor, Gilman; and Laura Maar and Sarah Wiinamaki, Medford.

Vilas -- Michael Taylor, Conover.

Walworth -- Kevin Lein, Whitewater.

Washington -- Michael Schwartz, Allenton; Nathan Judnic, Kewaskum; and Casey Rohrick and Sara Sheridan, West Bend.

Waukesha -- Matthew Clarke and Colleen Hamill, Brookfield; Dana Eng, Hartland; Kelly Svetz, New Berlin; and Jane Graham and Anne Rowe, Waukesha.

Waupaca -- Tracy Laude and Mandy Miller, Clintonville; and Kathryn Fitzmaurice, Waupaca.

Waushara -- Jessica Winter, Wautoma.

Winnebago -- Alisa Shackel and Kimberli Woldt, Menasha; and Andrew Farrell, Neenah.

Wood -- Andrea Johannes, Marshfield; and Meagan Ehlenz and Reanna Jacobs, Wisconsin Rapids.

Other states:
Illinois -- Cari Theodosakis, Mount Prospect.

Indiana -- Greg Babcock, Mishawaka.

Iowa -- Nicole Heller, Clermont.

Michigan -- Kerstin Martwick, Crystal Falls; and Kathy Przewrocki, Menominee.

Minnesota -- Marina Martin, Eden Prairie; Erika Schoeneberger, Plymouth; Angela Gaetz, St. Cloud; and Molly Mix, Windom.

Other countries:
Germany -- Gerrit Roessler.

China -- Wun Chung.

Japan -- Satoko Sakabe. Philippines -- Ninevetch Bernal.

Adams -- Aaron Hoernke, Arkdale; and Kathleen Kasperski, Oxford.

Ashland -- Shane Craft, Ashland.

Brown -- Kristin Edge, Mark Gaulke, Joel Hansen, Christopher Hibbard, Meredith Jensen, Julane Kussow, Andrea Longlais, Charles Pallister, Kirsten Quam, Kelly Ruh, Sarah Schoendorf, and Katherine Walker, De Pere; Heather Adams, Laura Ahnen, Sally Barbeau, Christopher Barlow, Mathew Bartkowiak, Christine Bechtel, Derek Behmke, Dawn Blozinski, Bradford Bordini, Lisa Bretl, Bradley Conrad, Kimberly Cook, Tressa Coopman, Thomas Crehore, Thomas Damp, Kimberly Dantinne, Brian Debauche, Nicole DeBauche, Kevin Decker, Summer Delvoye, Ryan Dudley, Michelle Ebert, Jamie Ertl, Noah Ewing, Morgan Fantetti, Brian Fezatte, Jay Garbe, Kevin Gillis, Josiah Groth, Erin Gunnlaugsson, Britt Hall, Kristin Horkman, Kimberly Hunter, Mellisa Irish, James James, Jacob Jirschele, Danessa Johnson, Danna Kapalin, Michael Kennedy, Kay Keshena, Denise Kirchmayer, Neil Klemme, Jacqueline Knedle, Erica Konkol, Kari Kraszewski, Jamie Kurowski, Richard LaFrombois, Sharin Landry, Erin Maegdlin, Amanda Marquart, Christina McKee, Lori Millar, Patrick Naidl, Jonathon Nejedlo, Lisa Nicoletto, Judy Pedersen, Amy Perez, Shana Pinkalla, Kara Plamann, Todd Pociask, Christoher Pohlman, Marcus Reitz, Paula Rentmeester, Heather Rieck, Susan Roberts, Matthew Rudnick, Christina Rudolph, William Rutherford, Jillian Rymer, Janis Schneider, Nicole Schroeder, Kelly Selner, Jennifer Srenaski, Sherri Stenlund, Lori Stevens, Amanda Tarras, Dawn Terrien, William Theisen, Brynne Thomas, Angel Upstone, Ellen Urbanovitch, Kelly Vaile, Matthew VandenAvond, Mike VanDeven Jr., Mai Vang, Jennifer VanLanen, Abigail Wilson, Denise Wood, and Carissa Worlund, Green Bay; Devin Miller,Greenleaf; April Hill, Luxemburg; Debra Basten, New Franken; and Julie Korth, Suamico.

Calumet -- Brian Berggren, Danielle Grube, and Lynda Ross, Appleton; Jason Plutz, Brillion; Brett Birschbach and Michael Voigt, Chilton; Teresa Halbach, Hilbert; Heather Ninmer, New Holstein; Todd Brehmer, Potter; and Charis Hoff, Sherwood.

Chippewa -- Sarah Wielgus, Boyd; and Joseph Devoir and Derek Kosmicki, Chippewa Falls.

Clark -- Krystle Lange, Abbotsford; and Brandi Hoeper, Greenwood.

Columbia -- Sara Joles, Pardeeville; Lindsey Baldwin, Portage; and Wendy Hall, Poynette.

Dane -- Jessica Karls, De Forest; Eleanor Mandt and Leslie Williamson, Madison; Angela Stensby, Mt. Horeb; and Michael Halberg, Sun Prairie.

Dodge -- Heather Zuhlke, Beaver Dam; Timothy Heesen, Iron Ridge; Rebecca Rampanelli, Juneau; and Craig Feucht, Jonathan Semrau, Stephanie Sternat, Rachelle Vollmer, and Erin Wendt, Mayville.

Door -- Alison Stawicki, Ellison Bay; and Brian Leist and Scott Sommers, Sturgeon Bay.

Eau Claire -- Emily Barnes, Eau Claire.

Florence -- Chloe Budnick, Florence.

Fond du Lac -- Jerome Allen, Fond du Lac; Crystal Roitt, Mount Calvary; Rebecca Braun, St. Cloud; and Adam Benik, Waupun.

Forest -- Stacy Baltus, Laona.

Green Lake -- Anna Kalupa, Berlin; and Bradley Brzozowski, Princeton.

Jefferson -- Hollie Miller, Jefferson; Jessica Sullivan, Waterloo; and Amber Bartels, Watertown.

Juneau -- Luke Shaw, Mauston.

Kenosha -- Julie Zirbel, Bristol; and Mary Basel and Jennifer Dzimiela, Kenosha.

Kewaunee -- Jessica Stoller, Algoma; Lizabeth Davison-Bies and Amy Heraly, Casco; Molly Ernst and Roseanne Swallow, Kewaunee; and Stephanie Arendt, Cindy Devillers, Stacy Dorner, and Anne Gilley, Luxemburg.

Lafayette -- Sarah Jean and Carissa Johnston, Darlington.

Lincoln -- Catherine Bartling, Andrea Nurre, and Kristy Watzlawick, Merrill.

Manitowoc -- Matthew Granger, Brillion; Erin Braun, Cato; Sarah Sand, Francis Creek; Corey Stoeckigt, Kiel; Paula Backus, Kathryn Deubler, Bradley Ebert, Ryan Foote, Stacey Grube, Rachel Miller, Jason Prahl, Stacy Schema, Dean Sleger, and Melissa Strauss, Manitowoc; Tracy Kuklinski, Maribel; Sean Butler, Mishicot; and Stacy Novachek, Two Rivers.

Marathon -- Amy Mach, Antigo; Sarah Belter, Athens; Rebecca Buss and Chad Joubert, Eland; Mary Dahl, Merrill; Scott Wisnewski, Mosinee; Crystal Elfe, Spencer; and Rebecca Buchberger, Julie Fait, Katie Gebert, and Daniel VanDellen, Wausau.

Marinette -- Jenifer Brady, Coleman; Brian Herbert and AnnMarie Jicha, Crivitz; Sara Klemp, Goodman; Matthew Blankschien, Perry Carlson, Steven Champion, Sally Hasenfus, Trisha Johnston, and Jennifer Langill, Marinette; Karie Tackmier, Peshtigo; Mary Lemere, Pound; and Lynn Heritsch, Wausaukee.

Milwaukee -- Tracy Korpela and Jennifer Lavora, Brown Deer; Stacy Krueger and Susan Soderstrom, Greendale; Michelle Brown, Jeremy Docken, Joseph Hruzek, Angie Kluth, Andrea Libber, and Michelle Streets, Milwaukee; Nola Schwingle, Oak Creek; Erin Parks, South Milwaukee; and Michael Irwin, West Allis.

Oconto -- Michele Chapin, Abrams; Lila Thomson, Gillett; Jeri Vandenhoven, Lakewood; Casey Irish, Lena; Joseph Scheffen, Little Suamico; and Amanda Scherer, Sobeski.

Oneida -- Aaron Boers, Eagle River; Kate Thompson, Minoqua; and Nicole Enz, Tye Moe, and Alicia Wranik, Rhinelander.

Outagamie -- Mandi Barke, Rebecca Chasco, Jessica Daft, Christine Holz, Jennifer Isaacson, Bradley Jentz, Deanna Kratzke, Scott Matejov, Beth Nettekoven, Kelly Weyers, and Jennifer Will, Appleton; Wayne Pierre, Clintonville; Breanna Fayfer and Brian Mulroy, Greenville; Melissa Meyer and Emily Stuewer, Hortonville; Nicole Meulemans, Wayne Neubecker, Lisa Talbot, and Kelli Werschem, Kaukauna; Rebecca Pearson, Kimberly; Julie Jansen and Angie Johnson, Little Chute; Debra Conery, New London; Amy Jens and Kelly Loasching, Seymour; and Robert Smith, Shiocton.

Ozaukee -- Heather Otto and Tracy Trummer, Cedarburg; and Angela Gierach and Russell Tillmann, Grafton.

Portage -- Corey Ladick, Stevens Point.

Price -- Timothy Patterson, Park Falls; Kristen Pesko, Phillips; and Kendra Petrashek, Prentice.

Racine -- Sara Swanson, Burlington; and Andrea Meyer and Karen Sinner, Racine.

Rock -- Melissa McCutchan, Milton.

Rusk -- Rachel Galetka, Glen Flora; and Amanda Leonhard, Ladysmith.

Shawano -- Jessica Rew, Birnamwood; Heather Mielke, Marion; Huldah Gronvall, Heather Hoeft, and Diana Rusch, Shawano; and Andrew Long, Wittenberg.

Sheboygan -- Ryan Mentink, Cedar Grove; Taylor Horness, Howards Grove; and Paula Brown, Sean Gaffney, Kelly Harp, Sara Houwers, Chad Isken, Ryan Menzer, Jenny Reigel, and Lisa Wegner-Willadsen, Sheboygan.

Taylor -- Craig Tlusty, Medford; and Eric Lindahl, Stetsonville.

Trempealeau -- Kathleen Lacey, Arcadia.

Walworth -- Gregory Tinberg, Delavan; and Rebecca Sharpe, Elkhorn.

Washington -- Vanessa Current, Campbellsport; Rebecca Burch, Colgate; Janean Voss, Germantown; Kelly Broker and Sarah Pollpeter, Hartford; and Charles Cooper, Bradley Eastman, Amanda Fischer, and Julie Gundrum, West Bend.

Waukesha -- Kathi Koepke, Brookfield; Kimberly Rego, Hartland; Theresa Gust, Deanna Machac, and Melissa Schweinert, Menomonee Falls; Heather Ivy, Matthew Miller, Christy Nagel, and Jenna Porubsky, New Berlin; Jodi Klabunde, Sussex; Shane Hoelz, Wales; and Mary Hardin, Waukesha.

Waupaca -- Jamel Schiller, Waupaca.

Winnebago -- Amy Rachubinski, Appleton; Nancy Cummings and Sarah Hoks, Menasha; Christina Mancl and Heather Michalkiewicz, Neenah; and Shawn Beattie, Christine Boushon, Anna Haley, Kimberly Kargus, Leah Kent, Kristie McMillen, Diane Schneider, and Kelly Zumstein, Oshkosh.

Wood -- Sara Krueger, Marshfield; Ryan Krug, Vesper; and Tracy Johnson, Jason Mueller, and Jennifer Nimtz, Wisconsin Rapids.

Other states:
Alaska -- Theo Hunt, Anchorage.

Illinois -- Vincent Laverick, Lake Zurich.

Michigan -- Dana Dziedzic, Daggett; Amanda Stowe, Ludington; and Jennifer Houle, Stephenson.

Minnesota -- Emily Baer, Parkers Prairie; Sarah Kozlovsky, Rush City; Orin Kipp, Stillwater; and Adam Hatfield, Winona.

Other countries:
Japan -- Jiro Furuya and Yurika Matsunaga.

Kazahstan -- Yuliya Dolgaya.

Kenya -- Jane Kimani.

Mexico -- Eduardo Herrera-Rosado. Ukraine -- Vitaliy Petrenko and Anna Malovannaya.

Barron -- Kari Moriak, Clayton.

Brown -- Eric Beining, Lisa Cornelissen, Kerry Dolan, Kristin Fritsch, Kelly Galarneau, Nicholas Klug, Beth Krenzke, Sara Reince, Erin Russell, Nicole Schill, Sara Schmidt, Cherry Sigl, Valerie Stank, and Paul VanDyke, De Pere; Derek Lutz, Joy Melotte, Joe Schoen, Steven Schoen, and Lauren Wendland, Denmark; Sarah Anderson, Shana Anderson, April Ault, Christine Barnes, Debbie Bauer, Sara Bauer, Kurt Becker, Stephane Bielen, Melissa Blair, Kristin Blankenheim, Jackie Blohowiak, Richelle Braun, Dana Brink, Tracy Brown, Katherine Canadeo, Gregor Cox, Brian Dainsberg, Stacey Dantinne, David Dappern, Sicily Despins, Brian Dickson, Jason Diercks, Kevin Dombroski, Christine Dontigney, Geralyn Draz, Stacey Drosner, Jodee Dufek, Briana Fahey, Amanda Flint, Cody Floeter, Stacey Fontaine, Mathew Frederick, Amy Friedland, Ralph Gadbois III, Christopher Gaffney, Jennifer Garbrecht, Adam Gauthier, Kaye Gezella, Angela Glielmi, Samuel Gorbette, Kathryn Grandaw, Angela Harle, Gerald Hazen, Christopher Hearden, Kimberly Hefter, Kari Heier, Kyle Helland, Sara Herminath, Angela Hetfield, Jeremy Hilker, Tim Hodek, Anthony Kahler, Abigail Kiefer, Amanda Killinger, Elissa Kinsella, Alyssa Klarkowski, Andrew Kluth, Marcie Konop, Amy Krause, Vijay Kumar, Marc Lambrecht, Sarah Lazzari, Julie Lemere, Jessica Lemieux, Bryan Lewis, Jesse Lloyd, JoyLynn Lorenzen, Michael Maas, Amy Manning, Andrew Martin, Megan Martin, Steven Marzolf, Nancy Mather, Crystal Meyer, Katrina Miller, Kate Mongin, Daniel Moore, Tina Moore, Nicholas Mortensen, Lor Moua, Dallas Navin, Danica Oudeans, Tricia Pavlescak, Brooke Pier, Mary Poirier, Jessica Puyleart, Jennifer Rhode, Richard Rouse Jr., Nathaniel Schauer, Andrew Schiller, Phillip Schindel, Sarah Schleis, Andrew Schmidt, Damien Schmitt, Rosemary Schneider, Amy Schoonover, Amber Schramm, Michael Schuh, Kelly Schweda, Raeann Sersch, Aaron Shaha, Sara Shookman, Rebecca Soenksen, Andrew Spear, Jenny Steenbock, Erek Steliga, John Steuck III, Rachel Swan, Adam Tegen, Andrew Thiele, Stephanie Thompson, Justin Thorison, Danette Vandehei, Stephanie Vandehei, Patricia Vandeven, Panh Vang, Jacob Verdegan, Ryan Verrier, Jessica Vigue, David Wall, Sarah Waltman, Mary Watson, Catherine Wegner, Matthew Wightman, Kristen Wilcox, Jacob Wunderlich, and Victoria Yunke, Green Bay; Robert Lamers, Greenleaf; Amy Garrity, Luxemburg; Adam Dekeyser, Nick Katers, William Recka, Melissa Schauer, New Franken; Kristina Dahlstrom, Leigh Killian, Scott Linssen, and Tracy VanStraten, Oneida; Dawn Allen, Doreen Kaminski, Molly McKeefry, and Rhiannon Thompson, Pulaski; Rachel Lankford, Suamico; and Michael Hendricks, Wrightstown.

Calumet -- Christine Fineran and Dorothy Preissner, Appleton; Andrea Caflisch, Benjamin Mayer, and Nicholas Mayer, Brillion; Michelle Cullen, James Delebreau, Terra Hintz, Holly Jerrett, and Jacob Knadle, Chilton; Elizabeth Anderson, Kiel; and Leslie Ricker, Jennifer Schmitz, and Jennifer Schwarz, New Holstein.

Columbia -- Rhonda Zander, Columbus; and Ethan Shippert, Rio.

Dane -- Laura Wipperfurth, De Forest; and Kristen Maul, Sun Prairie.

Dodge -- Rebecca Barnett and Jodi Smith, Beaver Dam; Crystal Helmer, Fox Lake; Eric Ryczek, Mayville; Kara Kephart, Watertown; and Jeremy Thompson, Waupun.

Door -- Nicolette Jauquet, Brussels; Tori VanSistine, Egg Harbor; Amber Mancusi and Alexis Rericha, Fish Creek; April Buhr, Forestville; Sarah Malcore, Luxemburg; and Jamee Denil, Sturgeon Bay.

Dunn -- Katie Ginsbach, Elmwood.

Eau Claire -- Rebecca Stephan, Fall Creek.

Florence -- Christopher Leffler, Florence.

Fond du Lac -- Sarah Theisen, Campbellsport; Maureen Kranig, Eden; Derek Eilertson, Eldorado; Sara Burch, Elizabeth Dudley, Kelly Feucht, Kacy Kliment, Rachel Reimer, Derek Scheidt, and Heather Zick, Fond du Lac; Michelle Bord and Hollie Seibel, Mount Calvary; and Rebecca Scheuers, Waupun.

Forest -- Crystal Jolly, Laona; and Sara Bartlein and Paul Lyman, Wabeno.

Grant -- Vanessa Vesperman, Montfort.

Green -- Amy Nelson, Brodhead.

Iron -- Ryan Winn, Montreal.

Jefferson -- Adam Bolger, Jefferson.

Kenosha -- Anne Schultz, Kenosha; and Jeffery Brunner and Jessica Elfering, Salem.

Kewaunee -- Jackie Rabas, Algoma; Rachel Kuehl and Chad Pelishek, Kewaunee; and Nicole Deprey, Sara Jerovetz, and Andrew Mueller, Luxemburg.

Langlade -- Marsha Lyon, Antigo.

Manitowoc -- Carrie Tisler, Cato; Michael Habermann and Kristin Utecht, Kiel; Michelle Kirchen, Sarah LaCroix, Lisa Longhini, Angela Radandt, Ryan Roberts, and Amy Wetenkamp, Manitowoc; Dale Christel Jr., Katherine Larsen, and Breanne Loefer, Reedsville; Jessica Behrendt, Jessica Blaha, Jessie Boeckman, Rebecca Bourget, Sara Hildebrand, Michael Neuser, and Natalie Wiegand, Two Rivers; and Deanna Orchekowski and Eryn Wallander, Whitelaw.

Marathon -- Angela Olson, Abbotsford; Angela Paul, Athens; Kimberly Trawicki, Edgar; Kelly Naef, Merrill; Jeremiah Bohr and Kyra Johnson, Mosinee; Lisa Fluegge, Ringle; Sean Stephenson, Schofield; Janelle Tomlinson, Stratford; and Nicholas Bandoch, Michael Cepress, Jennifer Hannan, Andrew Meyer, and Matthew Nesemann, Wausau.

Marinette -- Jaime Wilson, Crivitz; William Bezio, Bobbie Boivin, Kelly Gruszynski, Jill Harding, Catherine LaCosse, Jeremy Lancour, Michelle Wagner, Bree Wicklund, and Ronald Winters, Marinette; Kyle Anderson, Niagara; Deanna Fleischfresser and Steven Jandt, Peshtigo; Marne Watson, Porterfield; and Keri Bauer, Wausaukee.

Marquette -- Laura Schumann, Montello.

Milwaukee -- Lynn Goetzinger and Paul Krupski, Brown Deer; Sarah Faas, Cudahy; Christy Cork, Kristen Keane, Jacqueline Seymer, and Michelle Stark, Franklin; Lianna Dorn, Constance Koceja, and Marcie Kumlien, Greendale; Kathryn Filipiak, Stacie Gabel, Kristy Knoblock, Daniel Meier, Kimberly Stella, Kimberly Ustruck, and Frances Walczak, Milwaukee; Sarah Danek, South Milwaukee; Cari Arndorfer, Andrew Gurka, and Shayne Steliga, Wauwatosa; and Bryan Baumler, David Mueller, Ryan Staniak, and Benjamin Ziemendorf, West Allis.

Oconto -- Luke Martinson, David Moody, and David Picard, Abrams; Heather Klemens, Gillett; Lisa Roskom and Stacy Scott, Lena; Melissa Anderson, Alicia Demaster, and Jeremy Huth, Little Suamico; Ellen Dehut, Kristy Reed, and Renee Sikma, Oconto; Erica Sharpe and Janice Yahnke, Oconto Falls; Laura Anderson and Mark Bazaldua, Pulaski; and Toni Rupiper, Suring.

Oneida -- Stephanie Sowatzka, Lake Tomahawk; Jason Pertile and Andrea Soder, Three Lakes; and Timothy Titler, Tomahawk.

Outagamie -- Eric Chasco, Russell Greig, Danielle Karr, Matthew Kordus, Sabrina Moore, Michael Nackers, Amy Roznowski, Nicholas Seipel, Katherine Short, Jeremy Vandera, and John Williams, Appleton; Andrew Noll, Nathan Riehl, and Jennifer Schwister, Black Creek; Rebekah Hoewisch, Fremont; Michael Powers, Greenville; Rochelle Nelson, Hortonville; Melissa Buss, Rebecca Levy, Daniel Lundstrom, and Sarah Maes, Kaukauna; John Reider, Kimberly; Jodi Bunkelman, Timothy Eckes, Ann Klemm, and David Lamers, Little Chute; Brian Riehl and Kristina Schmidt, New London; and Paul Kraft and Scott Seidl, Seymour.

Ozaukee -- Jeryl Gantner and Jason Lauters, Belgium; Jessica Heller, Grafton; Cindy Schultz, Mequon; Melissa Fowler, Alan Meyer, Eric Ryer, and Marie Yokes, Port Washington; and Jennifer Brown, Andrew Domask, Jennifer Keene, and Carrie Maas, Saukville.

Portage -- Joshua Boll, Amherst; and Patrick Meyer, Stevens Point.

Price -- Brittney Gustafson, Butternut; and Hilary Janacek and Christina McMullen, Phillips.

Racine -- Kimberly Hancock, Burlington; and Andrea Nilsen, Union Grove.

Rock -- Jennifer Bishop, Ryan Byrne, Jesse Justus, amd Ryan Nodorft, Beloit; Tonia Korth, Clinton; and Chris Bailey, Janesville.

Rusk -- Eric Proden, Ladysmith.

St. Croix -- Ashley Booth, Glenwood City.

Sauk -- Pamela Hayes, Reedsburg; and Carol Schou, Sauk City.

Sawyer -- Danielle McClelland, Hayward.

Shawano -- Rachel Frederick-Low, Taya Knaak, and Mary Trzebiatowski, Birnamwood; Angela Wians, Bonduel; Stacy Miller, Bowler; Kerrie Buss, Marion; Robert Graf, Pulaski; and Lynn Ejnik, Cassidy Kinsey, Dorothy Putz, Deborah Rose, Joe Stocks, and Jim Ward Jr., Shawano.

Sheboygan -- Pamela Termaat, Cedar Grove; Benjamin Reiss, Elkhart Lake; Christina Boeldt, Kristy Pahl, and Jessica Schweitzer, Howards Grove; Aaron Qualio and Kelly Zimmermann, Kohler; James Lammers, Oostburg; Christina Bohnhoff, Emily Evanoff, Amber Schuler, and Natalie Ziegler, Plymouth; Brenda Sinnen and Michael Sinnen, Random Lake; Amanda Bennington, Nathan Brendel, Amy Hameister, Elizabeth Hanson, Derek Harmelink, Kurt Kober, Sarah Murphy, Heidi Rose, Trisha Senkbeil, Jaclyn Stenson, Kate Tupper, and Justin Woods, Sheboygan; and Gerd Bauer II, Waldo.

Taylor -- Tracy Paul, Curtiss; Nicole Suchomel, Medford; and Terra Schultz, Withee.

Vernon -- Mercede Verbsky, Hillsboro; Josh Bayer, La Farge; and Emily Glass, Readstown.

Vilas -- Nicole Reitz, Eagle River; and Brian Achuff, Land O'Lakes.

Walworth -- Ryan Cass, Michael Heine, and Sarah Perry, Delavan; Kristin Simes, Elkhorn; and Jeffrey Johnson, Lake Geneva.

Washington -- Christy Corrigan, Cedarburg; Katie Krause and Walter Stenz IV, Hartford; Kaelyn Zaporski, Jackson; Melissa Wojtanowski, Slinger; and Melissa Heinen and Monica Radcliff, West Bend.

Waukesha -- Kevin Carnell and Melodie Zeman, Brookfield; David Gorzek, Laura Knaack, and John Lorenz, Menomonee Falls; Robert Axford and Melissa Drska, Muskego; Heather Gall, Michael Mailander, Jonathan Meyer, David Pfeifer, Kari Polczynski, and Laurie Stammer, New Berlin; Andrew Bibo, Pewaukee; Stephanie Kendziorski, Jarrod Meyer, James Radish, and Sharon Wegner, Sussex; and Amanda Maki, Waukesha.

Waupaca -- Julie Bonikowske, Manawa; and Abbe Jueds and Patrick Krueger, Marion.

Waushara -- Carey O'Kelly, Almond; Austin Caves, Hancock; Marissa Dehling, Wautoma; Tabitha Rohde, Weyauwega; and Rachel Berkoben, Wild Rose.

Winnebago -- Aaron Stroud, Larsen; Theresa Beyer, Sara Guth, Meg Quella, and Jane Wehrel, Menasha; David Eake, Kevin Gast, and Alisson Isaac, Neenah; and Kari Alexander, Melissa Roberts, and Christine Wagner, Oshkosh.

Wood -- Justin Hilgemann and Colleen Wisinski, Marshfield; and David Nowotny, Wisconsin Rapids.

Other states:
Delaware -- Rachel Plunkett, Camden.

Illinois -- Michael Gallagher, Bartlett; Nicole Vaux, Champaign; Adam Aten, Freeport; Bruce Snyder, Lincolnwood; Monica Clawson, McHenry; Ryan Lovejoy, Rockton; and Natalie Noonan, Wheaton.

Indiana -- Alexis Delcolletti, Terre Haute.

Kansas -- Erin Rykken, Overland Park.

Michigan -- Kelli Howell, Autrain; Jennifer Sabor, Gladstone; Kristie Usher, Gwinn; Melissa Lantta, Ironwood; Christopher Woller, Kingsford; and John Olson, Menominee.

Minnesota -- Amanda Trout, Belle Plaine; Erika Dobratz, Brooklyn Park; Derek Neumann, Dakota; Kami Nordgaard, Dawson; Nora Kaitfors, Duluth; Christa Steene, Glenville; Casey Treptow, Hastings; Morgan Lifto, Mahtomedi; Rana Altman, Maple Grove; Sarah Hilgers, Moorhead; Rachel Frantz, New Brighton; Katie Nadeau, Rogers; Kristine Goodrich, Daniel McMahon Jr., Tracy Reich, Jaime Vondracek, and Robyn Weiskopf, Shoreview; and Sara Stenberg and Carly Watson, Stillwater.

Oklahoma -- April Houck, Jay.

Other countries:
Brazil -- Daniela Ferrio.

Cameroon -- Ngwingmba Ayafor.

Kenya -- George Okwadha and Betty Wariari.

Netherlands -- Martine Reigwein.

Poland -- Magdalena Dzierzynska.