May 2002

GREEN BAY - Schools in Northeastern Wisconsin districts of Ashwaubenon, Clintonville, Green Bay, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, Sturgeon Bay and Wausaukee, will share more than $48,000 in research grants from the Institute for Learning Partnership located at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

This is the fourth year the Institute has awarded applied research grants. The grant cycle is July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003. The grants will be awarded to the districts July 1.

John Crubaugh, Institute director, and Michael Marinetti, coordinator of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Institute for Research, were co-chairs of the Institute's research grant committee. Nine educators from Northeastern Wisconsin served on the selection team.

A total of $48,730.90 was awarded to 10 schools. The winning grants were selected from among 55 proposals. Grants went to:
Pioneer Elementary School, Ashwaubenon, led by second grade teachers Lisa Kasten and Charlene Frank, will receive $3,000 for "Multiple Intelligences Enhancing Math Learning." The project is designed to provide math instruction incorporating activities based on using multiple intelligences. Also planned is a Family Math Night.

Cormier School and Early Learning Center, Ashwaubenon, led by principal Maria Arena, will receive $7,309.50 for, "TLA - Teaming for Literacy Achievement." The focus of TLA includes three key components: two teacher teams co-planning effective literacy instruction, significant increase in students' literacy achievement, and the incorporation of volunteers. Additional proposers were kindergarten teachers Jill Johnson, Kathy Kuroswski, Heidi Schoen, Any Brauer, Jill Wesolowski and April Moran; Title 1 coordinator, Lorry Stiles; and speech and language therapist, Mary Jo Rod.

Clintonville School District, led by reading teacher Bob Arkens, will receive $5000 for "Good Teachers Aren't Born, They're Trained," an intense training for first and second grade teachers to make them more effective in teaching general reading, and specifically, Guided Reading. Reading specialist Rhonda Hare was an additional proposer.

Doty Elementary School, Green Bay, led by teacher Marcy Levine, will receive $1,500 for "Service Learning: An Intergenerational Partnership." First grade students will visit residents of Renaissance Assisted Living apartment community once a month and participate in a variety of activities designed to increase community awareness and responsibility, and improve communication skills. Students will study social studies concepts through an integrated curriculum and be exposed to rich literature and reflective writing as an extension of their learning. Additional proposers are Gail Reid, activity director of Renaissance; Pam Haugh, Doty principal; and Tim Kaufman, UW-Green Bay assistant professor.

Doty Elementary School, Green Bay, led by principal Pamela Haugh and teachers Marcy Levine and Myrna Dickinson, will receive $8,582.40 for "United We Read: Opportunity for Summer Reading." The program will provide Doty students the opportunity to meet on a weekly basis from June 10 through August 12 to read with an expert reader and chat with other students about books, authors and reading strategies. Additional proposers are Doty School Learning Council and staff members Marion Kellner, Jenni LaCombe, Jeanne Lund, Linda Mettelka, Linda L'Huillier, Althea Wright, Catherine Ames and parent member, Beth Hoppens.

King Elementary School, Green Bay, led by principal KarenVandeSande, will receive $4,449 for "Improving Kindergarten and First Grade Student Writing." The program includes early intervention and summer school for lowest achieving students finishing kindergarten and first grade. It also includes a parent as a teacher component. Additional proposers are teachers Amy Ottens, Sandra Lindstrom, Valerie Belekevich and American Indian advocate, Lori Eiting.

Washington Junior High School, Manitowoc, led by reading specialist, Pam Aikins, will receive $7,565 for "The Reading/Social Studies Connection." The project purpose is to improve student reading and encourage all students to become independent learners through differentiated reading instruction in social studies classrooms; improved parent and school communications; and improved specialists and content area. The grant will help purchase a specialized program to help closely monitor and assess seventh through ninth graders' reading levels. Additional proposers are teachers Jim and Dave Bukowski and Mark Romatowski, and media specialist Robin Mills.

Sheboygan North High School, led by social studies teacher Sylvia Nicora, will receive $2,800 for "History Day: An Integrated Approach. The project supports an integrated approach to teaching National History Day to at-risk students.

Sturgeon Bay School District, led by reading specialist Gretchen-Lichter Montee, will receive $4,997 for "Matching Readers to Text." Teachers and curriculum will focus on matching readers to text and developing open-ended, student-centered inquiry techniques with an end result being student-initiated, high-order discussions in classrooms. Additional proposers were teachers Lynne Drake, Jim Tellstrom and Dean Hoegger, and elementary librarian, Julie Davis.

The School District of Wausaukee, led by kindergarten through grade 12 resource teacher, Donna Pintarelli, will receive $3,528 for "Investigating Effective Math Instruction." The goal of the project is to help determine what instruction best increases students' abilities to analyze and explain mathematical situations.

The Institute is a collaborative effort by educators, teacher unions, educator organizations, educational institutions, business people, legislators and the Department of Public Instruction to improve teaching and learning in Northeastern Wisconsin.

GREEN BAY -- Deanna Kratzke, Appleton, has won a $1,000 scholarship for 2002-2003 from Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society. She is a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, working toward a major in Information Sciences and a minor in German.

Kratzke is one of 116 scholarship recipients nationwide. Phi Eta Sigma is a national honor society that rewards scholastic achievement during the freshman year at a college or university.

GREEN BAY -- The local chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants has awarded first, second and third place in a manuscript competition to three accounting students at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

The winners are Bill Kocha, De Pere, first place; Bryan Lewis, Green Bay, second place; and Melissa Schweinert, Menomonee Falls, third place. Kocha and Lewis graduated from UW-Green Bay in ceremonies on May 25, and Schweinert expects to graduate in May 2003.

Students from area colleges and universities were eligible to compete. The top manuscript at the chapter level is typically forwarded to the national IMA student competition, and winning papers at national level are published in an IMA publication.

GREEN BAY -- Prof. John Katers of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has received a $44,000 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Energy, to continue research at Tinedale Farm in Wrightstown where the manure from approximately 2,500 cows is being used to generate electricity. The funds originated with the U.S. Department of Energy.'

The grant will support continued testing of the manure-to-electricity system-known as temperature-phased anaerobic digestion-that was launched in June 2001. The Tinedale Farm installation is the first full-scale application of such a system in the dairy industry.

"A successful demonstration of this initial installation at Tinedale Farm is critical to advancing this new technology," said Katers.

Katers received a similar grant in 2001, which helped to establish a laboratory at Tinedale Farm. It also supported part-time services of two UW-Green Bay graduate students, working under Katers' supervision, to carry out the testing. The two, Anne Schauer of Milwaukee and Joe Raboin of Shawano, received their Master's Degrees in Environmental Science and Policy on May 25. The new grant will allow for continued testing by one new graduate student through September 2003.

Tinedale Farm owner Carl Theunis has said his vision for the project is to turn manure management into a profit center rather than a cost center, protect the environment, and make large dairy operations better neighbors. Katers, an environmental engineer with previous experience in renewable energy, got involved in the project through his work with a consulting firm that helped to develop the system at Tinedale Farm.

Tinedale Farm sells the energy it produces to Milwaukee-based Wisconsin Electric Power Company through a green power contract, which fulfills a state mandate requiring power companies to obtain part of their energy from renewable resources.

GREEN BAY - U.S. Rep. Mark Green told University of Wisconsin-Green Bay graduates Saturday (May 25) that their education has prepared them to meet the leadership challenges of the 21st century.

Speaking at UW-Green Bay's 2002 Spring Commencement, Green said higher education has given the graduates the tools to change the world "in sweeping ways" or one person at a time.

"You can do it. We're all counting on you," he said. "So congratulations and go get 'em."

Green, R-Green Bay, spoke at the UW-Green Bay commencement ceremony Saturday afternoon at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts. The ceremony was held indoors at the Weidner Center because of the rainy, cool weather.

The University honored 652 graduates who were eligible to receive their diplomas during the commencement ceremony. UW-Green Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard presided over the event, his second commencement since he became the University's fourth chancellor Nov. 1.

Shepard noted that the commencement ceremony marked the University's 32nd spring commencement. Over the past 32 years, UW-Green Bay has conferred 18,955 diplomas, he said.

The Chancellor led the applause for the many people who shared the graduates' accomplishments, including parents, other family members and friends.

Green told the graduates that the world is on the threshold of a new era whose terms have not yet been written. He said Americans must do everything they can to ensure the 21st century is another "American century."

The new era's daunting challenges can be met with strong leadership, Green said. He said people must be able to recognize leadership.

"We need to open our eyes not just to the leaders among us but to the opportunities for each of us to build the future," he said.

Gerard A. Randall Jr., vice president of the UW Board of Regents, greeted and congratulated graduates on behalf of the Regents. Other speakers included Prof. David Littig, chairperson of the UW-Green Bay University Committee, student speaker Tana Koss of Green Bay and Outstanding Student Award recipient Suzanne Johnson of Greenwood.

Shepard presented the Chancellor's Award to community activist Carol Bush for her service to UW-Green Bay and the community.

After the ceremony, the UW-Green Bay Alumni Association hosted a reception for the graduates and their guests in the Weidner Center foyer and terrace.

GREEN BAY -- Commencement ceremonies at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will be held indoors Saturday at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts, UW-Green Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard announced Friday (May 24).

Shepard said weather forecasts of rain and temperatures in the 40s Saturday prompted the decision to move the ceremonies indoors. It is believed to be only the third move indoors in two decades of outdoor commencement ceremonies. Initial plans called for spring commencement to be held in the outdoor amphitheater along the main entrance boulevard on the campus at 2420 Nicolet Drive.

About 650 UW-Green Bay graduates will receive their diplomas at commencement Saturday. The ceremonies will begin at noon. Doors to the Weidner Center will open at 11 a.m.

With the move indoors, each graduate is limited to the three guest tickets that already have been distributed. Due to seating limitations in the Weidner Center, arrangements are being made to accommodate the overflow crowd through the use of large-screen televisions in locations outside the main hall.

Shepard will preside over the event, his second commencement since he became UW-Green Bay chancellor in November. U.S. Rep. Mark Green, R-Green Bay, will be the commencement speaker.

Graduates, families and guests are invited to a reception sponsored by the UW-Green Bay Alumni Association immediately following the ceremonies at the Weidner Center foyer and terrace.

GREEN BAY -- At this week's commencement ceremonies, two University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (UW-Green Bay) students will visit the campus for the first time, for the purpose of receiving their diplomas.

On Saturday, May 25, Paulette Vrem of St. Paul, Minn., and Rafal Banek of Des Plaines, Ill., will each receive a bachelor's degree in nursing from UW-Green Bay. However, unlike their commencement counterparts who attended classes on the UW-Green Bay campus, these two nurses completed their education by using computers at work and at home, miles from Wisconsin and the nearest UW campus.

Banek and Vrem are the first national graduates of the BSN-LINC program, an interactive, online nursing degree completion program established through collaboration among the five UW Schools of Nursing (led by UW-Green Bay), UW Learning Innovations (UWLI) and NursingCenter.com. Delivered almost entirely online, the program allows a registered nurse with a diploma or an associate degree in nursing to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. The online environment allows for multiple opportunities to network with classmates while at the same time it provides a personalized, asynchronous learning experience.

Both Vrem and Banek started taking courses in Fall 2000. Enrolled in a full-time program on the University of Illinois campus, Rafal Banek realized that he would face difficulties trying to balance his school program and his full-time job, so he decided to explore the online BSN-LINC program. Likewise, Paulette Vrem, who has a family and also works full-time, found the online degree program to be very convenient.

"BSN-LINC provides tremendous flexibility for registered nurses," said Jane Muhl, Ph.D., R.N., Interim Dean of Professional Studies and Outreach at UW-Green Bay, "because they can enter the program while still maintaining a full- or part-time work schedule. This allows them to fit their study time around individual schedules, as well as to continue participating in other activities. Geographic boundaries no longer prevent anyone from completing their degree."

Muhl adds that the program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and has received preliminary approval from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

BSN-LINC students receive individualized, Internet-based instruction from UW nursing faculty. They progress through their studies from home or at work. Focusing on cooperative learning and team-based problem solving, the online program has course requirements and class assignments with deadlines and specific expectations just like any other college course. The flexibility, however, is in the learner's ability to go to the class Web site and do the coursework at any time of the day. And while Rafal Banek agrees that this type of learning format is for those with self-discipline, he feels that "even with deadlines, it's been very flexible."

"The flexibility really appealed to me because I had a full-time job," explains Banek. "Not having to be in a classroom on a campus at a particular time was a real advantage."

Vrem, who would like to teach in an online environment some day, feels that the BSN-LINC online program "promotes critical thinking."

"I use critical thinking more with online classes than in a regular class setting because what I write is there for everyone to critique," observed Vrem. "My classmates are all professional nurses with varied backgrounds, and the information I contribute needs to be thought provoking. And the professors are very supportive and helpful."

A few of Vrem's and Banek's professors will be in the audience on May 25 in Green Bay to watch the first "virtual" students graduate.

For additional information contact: Scott Hildebrand, UW-Green Bay, phone: 920-465-2526, e-mail: hildebrs@uwgb.edu or Doug Bradley, UW Learning Innovations, phone: 608-265-0548, e-mail: bradley@learn.uwsa.edu

About BSN-LINC

BSN-LINC stands for Bachelor of Science in Nursing-Learning Innovations Nursing Center. It is a collaboration of the five UW schools of nursing-UW-Eau Claire, UW-Green Bay (lead institution), UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Oshkosh-and University of Wisconsin Learning Innovations, with marketing support from NursingCenter.com. See http://bsn-linc.wisconsin.edu or call 877-656-1483.

GREEN BAY -- Three community leaders have been named to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Chancellor's Council of Trustees, Chancellor Bruce Shepard has announced.

The new trustees are:

• Richard Beverstein. Beverstein is vice president of AON Risk Services. He has been a strong supporter of the University through his service as president of the UW-Green Bay Founders Association.

Beverstein has been involved in numerous other community activities, including service as president of the boards of directors of the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, the Green Bay Symphony, the Friends of St. Mary's Foundation and the Green Bay West Rotary Club.

• Judith Crain. Crain served on the Green Bay School Board from 1974 to 1981 and from 1993 to 2002. She was board president from 1997 to 2002.

Crain is president of the board of directors of the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families and is a Nicolet Federated Library System trustee. She has served the United Way of Brown County as campaign chair, president of the board of directors and chair of the Children and Families Impact Council.

Crain, who has a master of theological studies degree from the Garrett Theological Seminary in Evanstan, Ill., has been involved in the United Methodist Church at the local, state and national levels.

• Carl Kuehne. Kuehne is chief executive officer of American Foods Group, a food processing company headquartered in Green Bay. American Foods Group has operations in Wisconsin, South Dakota and Ohio, including four plants, two distribution centers and a trucking company. Prior to his career in the meat industry, Kuehne practiced law in Green Bay for 20 years.

Kuehne is a member of the Green Bay Packers Board of Directors and serves as chair of the Green Bay Packers Foundation. He received the 2001 Free Enterprise Award presented by the Rotary Club of Green Bay.

He also has been involved with the American Red Cross, Brown County Literacy Council, Brown County Association for Retarded Citizens, Green Bay Boys and Girls Club, and St. Norbert College President's Club.

Chancellor Shepard said he is pleased that the three community leaders have agreed to join the Council of Trustees.

"I look forward to working with these three key members of the Green Bay community," Shepard said. "Their leadership and understanding of the community will be a great asset for UW-Green Bay."

The 14-member Chancellor's Council of Trustees advises the Chancellor and University and serves as a liaison between UW-Green Bay and the community at large.

GREEN BAY -- Nearly 50 students at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will receive University Leadership Awards in ceremonies on Friday, May 24. The awards recognize leadership qualities demonstrated through campus and community involvement.

The awards will be presented by Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Carol Pollis and Associate Provost for Student Services and Dean of Students Sue Keihn.

University Leadership Awards are made at the end of each semester. A committee of faculty, staff and students selects the recipients, based on nominations.

Spring 2002 recipients are:

Antigo — Shelli Ann Misfeldt; Athens — Sarah P. Belter; Brussels — Molly Ernst; Campbellsport — April Jean Rasmussen; Cedarburg — Christy Corrigan; Cottage Grove — Katrina Rae Czys; Crivitz — Nicholas James Kohn and Ken Zorn; Elkhorn — Rebecca A. Sharpe; Franklin — Michelle Andrea Stark.

Grafton — Heather Gloede; Green Bay — Mary Loeffler; Hilbert — Jill M. Wunrow; Hubertus — Aaron S. Dubinski; Kewaunee — Jamie Pagel; Lena — Stacy Scott; Madison — Abigail Kiefer; Manitowoc — Stacy Kay Schema; Menasha — Aaron Michael Hulse; Mequon — Stephanie A. Richards; Milwaukee — Angie M. Kluth; Oshkosh — Kimberly Kargus.

Portage — Lindsey Michelle Baldwin; Pulaski — Joshua J. Gretzinger; Saukville — Angela Stangel; Two Rivers — Nicole Funk; Watertown — Carrie Ann Richter; Wausau — Rebecca Buchberger and Ronald Osero; Wautoma — Tracy M. Falk; Wauwatosa — Andrew Michael Gurka; West Allis — Michael R. Irwin; West Bend — Shannon M. Chronister and Amanda Fischer; Wisconsin Rapids — Alan Dewitt.

Illinois — Mary Baugher, Mt. Morris, and Ryan Lovejoy, Rockton; Michigan — Kerstin Anne Martwick, Crystal Falls; John M. Olson, Menominee; and Nicole D. Vaux, St. Joseph; Minnesota — Louna Moua, Brooklyn Park, and Carly Watson, Stillwater; Oregon — Megan Habermann, Oregon City; Yugoslavia — Milos Sainovic.

GREEN BAY -- Twenty-six students at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will receive Chancellor's Medallions in ceremonies on Friday, May 24. The awards recognize academic achievement and leadership demonstrated through campus and community involvement.

The Medallions will be presented by Chancellor Bruce Shepard and Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Carol Pollis.

Chancellor's Medallion awards are made at the end of each semester. A committee selects the recipients based on nominations and letters of support.

Spring 2002 recipients are:

Antigo — Kristen J. Tews; Athens — Shanna Dayle Marthaler; Beloit — Jennifer Lynn Danz; Colgate — Rebecca Burch; Delevan — Michael C. Heine; De Pere — Mark Gaulke; Elkhorn — Randy Greving; Green Bay — Tana Koss and Andrea Meyer; Greenwood — Suzanne M. Johnson; Jefferson — Carrie Catherine Carnes.

Luxemburg — Stacy Dorner; Marion — Heather R. Mielke; Merrill — Kristy M. Watzlawick; Milwaukee — Daniel K. Stringer; Oakfield — Eric J. Demmon; Oconto — Jody Lovaj; Oshkosh — Shawn Beattie; Port Washington — Michael S. Vuolo; Sheboygan — Sarah S. Shircel and Sousie Vang; Sun Prairie — Michael Halberg; Sussex — Jodi L. Klabunde and Jarrod Meyer.

Illinois — Ngwingmba Aziseh Ayafor, Chicago; Trinidad and Tobago — Natalie Archie.

GREEN BAY -- Mary Ann Cofrin Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has been named the top "green" building in Wisconsin for 2001 by the Milwaukee business publication, "The Daily Reporter."

The UW-Green Bay building, selected for its environmentally responsible design, was designated one of the "top 20" building projects in the state last year, in company with projects such as the restoration of the state capitol and the widely praised addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum. The new Brown County Jail and Juvenile Detention Center is on the list for design that blends into the community-a "good neighbor."

"We chose winners based on how well the buildings met the challenge of accomplishing their goals," said "Daily Reporter" editor Candace Doyle.

The goal for Mary Ann Cofrin Hall was to use the sun's energy for lighting, warmth, and even to generate electricity.

A feature on the building appears in the April issue of "Wisconsin Builder," a monthly supplement to "The Daily Reporter." The article, "Basking in the Glow," describes how the building was designed to make maximum use of natural lighting in classrooms, offices, corridors, and public spaces, and how Wisconsin Public Service collaborated with the University and state of Wisconsin in a demonstration project to generate electricity from the sun's energy striking solar electric, or photovoltaic, material on some of the building's roofing and glass.

"It's noteworthy," said John Oates, vice president of Somerville, Inc., Green Bay, of the recognition. He was the lead architect on Mary Ann Cofrin Hall. HOK, Inc., St. Louis, was the associate architectural firm.

Oates told "Wisconsin Builder" that even a decorative window with an etched symbol of the University's phoenix mascot serves to reinforce the building's theme. As the sun moves across the sky, the shadow of the phoenix is projected onto the building and grounds, serving as a kind of sundial. "It gives the impression that this is a solar building," Oates said.

"The Daily Reporter" issues an annual call for nominations to architects, engineers, contractors and others in the building industry. One hundred entries were submitted for 2001.

Mary Ann Cofrin Hall, which opened in September 2001, is the University's newest and largest classroom building. Its goal is to achieve one-half of the energy cost of a comparable building designed to meet Wisconsin energy codes. The building makes use of a number of environmentally responsible strategies, including recycled and recyclable materials.

GREEN BAY -- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard will present the Chancellor's Award to Carol B. Bush, Green Bay, during commencement ceremonies at noon on Saturday, May 25 in the outdoor amphitheater on the main entrance drive to the University at 2420 Nicolet Dr. In case of rain, ceremonies will be moved to the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts.

Bush is being honored for her service to the University and to the community, according to Shepard. "We are recognizing Carol Bush for modeling volunteerism, citizenship and friendship," he said.

Bush has had a long association with both the UW-Green Bay Founders Association and the Phoenix Fund. She presently serves on the Phoenix Fund board of directors, and formerly served on the Founders Association Board of Directors. She is a member of the advisory board of the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts. Along with her husband, Robert G. Bush, Bush was honored earlier this year with the 2002 Women's Cage Club Honorary Letter Award. The citation noted near-perfect attendance at home games and many other expressions of support for the women's team.

Carol Bush has a long list of community activities.

She is secretary of the Encompass Child Care Foundation and was founder and chairperson of two fund raising events for Encompass: the Big Event for Little Kids and the Big Event for Big Kids. She twice served as honorary co-chair of capital campaigns for Encompass. The Encompass Child Care Center at Schreiber Foods was named the Carol B. Bush Center.

Bush is a founder of a play reading group, the Unity Hospice Community Development Council and the Parade of Homes. She serves on the board of the Green Bay Botanical Garden, is past president of Chapter N, PEO, and is vice president of the executive committee of the Dudley Birder Chorale and co-chairs its endowment campaign.

Bush has received many honors including both the key and the seal to the city of Green Bay, an award from the Mayor's Committee for a Cleaner and More Beautiful Green Bay, the YMCA Christian Leadership award, the Zonta Community Service and Human Rights award, the Girl Scout Esther Bie award, the Unity Hospice Guardian Angel award, and the St. Norbert College President's Medal.

GREEN BAY - "Closing the Achievement Gap for All," will be the focus of an educational change conference, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, June 19 at the Radisson Inn, Green Bay. The conference is sponsored by the Institute for Learning Partnership at UW-Green Bay, Partners in Education and St. Norbert College.

Two people will share keynote duties. Dr. Alem Asres, Director of Institutional and Racial Diversity at the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, will speak on the topic, "Multiculturalism: Call for Educational Empowerment. " Dr. Geneva Johnson, Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Family Service America, will present, "Leadership: The Power to Transform."

The registration fee is $60 and includes luncheon (vegetarian entrŽe available upon request), keynote presentations and workshops.

Other featured speakers are Lee Bock, library media specialist, Glenbrook Elementary School, Pulaski; Juliet Cole, Assistant to the Director of the Institute, UW-Green Bay; James Coates, professor and director of clinical services and student teaching, UW-Green Bay; Dorothy Davids and Ruth Gudinas, Full Circle: Education for a Diverse Society; Danz Elementary School panel; Bola Delano-Oriaran, assistant professor of Teacher Education, St. Norbert; Melissa Kirst, elementary teacher, Oconto Falls schools; Mary Alyce Lach, professor of Education and director of Teacher Education, St. Norbert College; Barbara Law, ESL professor, UW-Green Bay; the Green Bay Public Schools' Minority Achievement Committee; Jane Schueller, principal, Trinity Catholic School and Sandra Villareal, ESL counselor, Green Bay Diocese.

Morning and afternoon breakout sessions include various topics on closing the achievement gap for all through multicultural education. The conference is directed to all educators but others interested are invited to attend.

A conference folder and materials including a detailed schedule and room assignments will be available at the registration table the day of the conference. Registration forms are available by calling the Master of Science in Education Office at St. Norbert College, 403-4044. Form and payment is requested by June 12.

GREEN BAY -- Suzanne M. Johnson, Greenwood, will receive the Alumni Association Outstanding Student Award during commencement ceremonies at noon on Saturday, May 25 at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

Johnson, who is graduating with highest honors, is receiving her degree through the UW-Green Bay Extended Degree Program, a program that enables nontraditional students to earn a degree through a combination of on- and off-campus study. She is the first graduate of the program to receive the Outstanding Student Award.

While attending UW-Green Bay, Johnson continued to work as a neuropsychometric technician at Marshfield Clinic, where she has been employed for 30 years. She also is co-owner of a dairy farm. Johnson began pursuing her degree at UW-Green Bay in 1995.

Johnson served on the UW-Green Bay Extended Degree Program Student Advisory Committee for two years and worked to form an Extended Degree Ambassador Program.

Johnson also is active in her profession and in the community.

She was a co-founder of the National Association of Psychometrists and has served as its president and chair of its board. She organized an educational program for individuals new to the field of neuropsychometry. Johnson has been a coach, 4-H leader and choir director, among other community activities. She has served on boards for parent advisory councils and booster clubs, and has been invited to serve on the local school board's long-range planning committee.

GREEN BAY -- Commencement ceremonies for 650 University of Wisconsin-Green Bay graduates will be at noon Saturday, May 25 in the outdoor amphitheater along the main entrance boulevard on the campus at 2420 Nicolet Dr. In case of rain, ceremonies will be moved to the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts.

The graduates include 50 who will receive master's degrees in the University's Administrative Science, Applied Leadership for Teaching and Learning (Education), and Environmental Science and Policy graduate programs.

Chancellor Bruce Shepard will preside over the event.

Rep. Mark Green, congressman from the 8th district, will be the speaker. Green is in his second term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Prior to his election to Congress in November 1998, Green served for six years in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Green grew up in Green Bay, graduated from the UW Madison Law School, and before seeking elective office, practiced law with a Green Bay firm.

The student speaker is Tana Koss, Green Bay. Koss, who is graduating with highest honors, earned a major in Social Work and a minor in Women's Studies. A leader on campus and in the community, Koss is a co-founder and past president of a new student organization, among other campus activities. She has worked and volunteered in the community, and she completed internships at the NEW Community Shelter and with Brown County Human Services. Koss was named "Woman of the Year" for 2002 at UW-Green Bay.

The Alumni Association Outstanding Student Award will go to Suzanne M. Johnson of Greenwood. Johnson is the first graduate of the UW-Green Bay Extended Degree Program to win the award. Extended Degree is a program that enables nontraditional students to earn a degree through a combination of on- and off-campus study. While earning her degree, Johnson continued to work as a neuropsychometric technician at Marshfield Clinic, where she has been on the staff for 30 years. She also is co-owner of a dairy farm. Johnson is graduating with highest honors.

Shepard will present the Chancellor's Award to Carol B. Bush, Green Bay. She is a past member of the UW-Green Bay Founders Association Board and presently serves on the board of the UW-Green Bay Phoenix Fund. Bush and her husband Robert G. Bush received the 2002 UW-Green Bay Women's Cage Club Honorary Letter Award. Carol Bush has a long list of community activities.

Three retiring faculty members will receive emeritus titles. Recipients of the honorary title are David H. Galaty, professor emeritus of Humanistic Studies (History), Michael D. Troyer, Associate Professor Emeritus of Business Administration, and Thomas E. Van Koevering, Professor Emeritus of Education (Chemistry).

Graduates, families and guests are invited to a reception sponsored by the Alumni Association immediately following the ceremony at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts foyer and terrace.

GREEN BAY -- Carol A. Blackshire-Belay, an administrator and faculty member at Indiana State University, has been named Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

Carol Pollis, UW-Green Bay interim provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, announced Wednesday the appointment of Blackshire-Belay to the dean position. She is chair of the Department of African and African American Studies, and German Languages and Literatures at Indiana State, Terre Haute, Ind.

Blackshire-Belay, whose appointment as dean is effective July 1, was selected from a field of four finalists and 57 candidates for the position.

"We're delighted to have her as the next leader of the liberal arts and sciences and as a member of the campus leadership team," Pollis said.

UW-Green Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard said Blackshire-Belay has the right blend of experience, energy and academic values.

"This is an important leadership position at UW-Green Bay," Shepard said. "Dr. Blackshire-Belay will bring new perspectives to the position and to our campus."

The Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences is one of two academic deans at UW-Green Bay. The dean works closely with faculty, staff and students in the liberal arts and sciences.

The dean has administrative and leadership responsibility for programs in the arts, humanities, sciences and social sciences. The dean also oversees the University's general education, extended degree and international education programs.

Blackshire-Belay said she was impressed with the quality of faculty, staff and students at UW-Green Bay.

"It appears the University is on the rise both locally and nationally with the new chancellor and new provost," she said. "I'm very excited about joining the team there."

Blackshire-Belay, 50, has been chair of the Department of African and African American Studies at Indiana State since 1996.

During a period of declining enrollment at Indiana State, her department has sustained the number of majors and minors and has improved student retention rates. She developed and implemented an innovative community outreach program and played a major role in faculty recruitment and retention.

Her academic background includes doctorate and master's degrees in Germanic Linguistics from Princeton University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan.

A search and screen committee representing faculty, staff and students began its work to fill the dean position in November 2001. Cheryl Grosso has served as interim dean since July 2001.

GREEN BAY -- Scientists, students and other volunteers will comb Green Bay's Baird Creek Parkway from dawn to dusk on Friday (May 17) in an attempt to catalog and photograph the plants and animals that live there.

The Baird Creek Parkway Bio-blitz is a collaborative effort sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Cofrin Center for Biodiversity, the Green Bay Botanical Garden and the Baird Creek Parkway Preservation Foundation, as part of the first annual Northeastern Wisconsin Biodiversity Day. Supporters of the project include the Green Bay Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry and Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary.

The event is an attempt to document the biodiversity of the Baird Creek Parkway, according to Robert W. Howe, director of the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity.

"Biodiversity is a term that describes the diversity of life, including the varieties of living organisms and the ecological communities," explains Howe. He says scientists estimate that the earth supports between 10 and 20 million different kinds of plants and animals, but fewer than 2 million have been described and given names.

Organizers of the Friday "Bio-blitz" aim to get many people involved in the inventory of plants and animals at Baird Creek, provide an educational experience for participants, and ultimately make the results public. Howe says they want to emphasize the importance and beauty of northeastern Wisconsin's biological heritage.

People of all ages and levels of expertise are invited to participate, and volunteers can commit to a few hours or all day.

Participants will meet at the McAuliffe Park shelter at 3100 Sitka St. for instructions and information. Coordinators will be at the shelter at 6, 8 and 10 a.m., at noon, and at 4 p.m. All of the information gathered will be compiled at a meeting at 7 p.m. at the shelter.

Northeastern Wisconsin Biodiversity Day is organized as part of the first U.S. Biodiversity Month, a national celebration of America's diversity of life. The steering committee for the national event includes representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the National Geographic Society, the World Wildlife Fund, and other organizations. The World Wide Web site for the national effort is www.nrel.colostate.edu/projects/iboy/biomonth/.

The observance is part of a global initiative to raise awareness of biodiversity. "All the species of plants and animals provide humans with a critical 'life support system,' billions of dollars of direct economic benefits each year, and countless hours of enjoyment and learning," says Howe.

Information about the Baird Creek Parkway Bio-blitz is available by calling the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity at (920) 465-5032 or Howe at (920) 465-2272. The World Wide Web site for the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity is www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/.

GREEN BAY -- "Aspects of Love" is the theme for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay spring choral concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 12 at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts on the campus at 2420 Nicolet Dr.

The Winnebago Lutheran Academy Traveling Choir, Fond du Lac, will make a guest appearance in the program by the UW-Green Bay Vocal Ensemble, Women's Chorus, Men's Chorus, and Concert Choir.

Director of Choral Studies William Witwer directs the Vocal Ensemble, which opens the program with "Fyer! Fyer!" by 16th century English composer Thomas Morley. They'll also sing Haydn's "Harmony in Marriage"; "Evening of Roses," a love song in Hebrew; and "You are the New Day," made famous by the Kings Singers. Sarah Zickert is the piano accompanist.

The Women's Chorus, conducted by faculty member John Plier, will present a traditional Israeli folk song celebrating love of community; Cole Porter's "In the Still of the Night"; and George Gershwin's "S'wonderful." Angela Bauer-Dantoin, a member of the faculty, accompanies the group on piano.

The Women's Chorus will join with the Concert Choir for "Heart, We Will Forget Him."

Plier, a tenor, will be the soloist with the Men's Chorus on "Finnan Haddie," a Scottish song about a fisherman and his girl. Luke Thomas on guitar and Sarah Danek on flute, will accompany.

Numbers by the Concert Choir include "Invierno Porteno," a choral setting of a tango by Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla. Witwer directs the group, and faculty member Janice Cusano is the piano accompanist.

Dale Witte directs the Winnebago Lutheran Academy Traveling Choir, one of three choirs at the 450-student high school. They'll present "Te Deum," with a text based on the Book of Common Prayer, and a 20th century Finnish song of love and loss, which translates "Under the Starlit Northern Sky."

The concert ends with the combined Concert Choirs singing "Cindy," to four-hand piano accompaniment by Cusano and faculty member Namji Kim.

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

GREEN BAY -- Two seniors at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay have won $500 scholarships from the Northeast Wisconsin Chapter of the Financial Executives Institute.

The recipients are Melinda Propson, Hilbert, who is completing majors in Accounting and Business Administration, and Melissa Schweinert, Menominee Falls, who is majoring in Accounting.

The Financial Executives Institute is a national organization with more than 50,000 members who are chief financial officers of medium and large U.S. business corporations.

GREEN BAY -- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay sophomore John Lor won a $3,500 scholarship for artwork that he submitted as part of participation in the American Multicultural Student Leadership Conference in mid-April in Eau Claire. Lor won the top prize in the visual arts category for a pen and ink drawing.

Four other UW-Green Bay students were selected to present their academic work at the conference. Khang Vang, Green Bay, submitted a painting and a drawing; Miguel Jessup, Milton, and Mary Loeffler, Green Bay, presented poetry; and Hannah Miyamoto, Minnesota, entered a research paper. Invitations to present academic work were selective, based on a committee's evaluation of students' proposals.

Also, senior Joanelle Jackson, Milwaukee, was named one of 10 finalists for a summer internship with Johnson Wax in Racine.

Twenty-five UW-Green Bay students attended the conference sponsored by the UW System, Johnson Wax, Walgreen's and Johnson Bank, and paid for by the private companies.

GREEN BAY -- Merit scholarships in art for the 2002-2003 academic year have been awarded to nine students at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

David L. Damkoehler Art Scholarships were awarded to four Green Bay residents: Paul Dax, Barbi Nicklas, Danica Oudeans and Damien Schmitt. Brian Berggren, Appleton, won the Henry F. Hagemeister Jr. Art Scholarship. The Althea Steele Lederer Scholarship went to Dan Klewer, Muskego.

Two scholarships are named in honor of founding faculty members of the UW-Green Bay Art program. Michael Cepress, Wausau, received the Michael Kazar Memorial Scholarship, and Sarah Pollpeter, Kewauskum, and Erin Quigley, Derby, Kan., received William K. Prevetti Scholarships.

GREEN BAY -- Two faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay have won "Creative Approaches to Teaching" awards for the spring 2002 semester. The recipients are William Lepley, assistant professor of Business Administration, and Tracy Luchetta, associate professor of Human Development.

Lepley was chosen for his strategy of using "conditional" quizzes that result in a high level of student motivation and better-than-typical exam results. Students' scores on the quizzes were recoded only if the score could improve their grades.

Luchetta asked students to construct questions about "hows" and "whys" of articles they read to help students understand that various approaches can be used to understand human behavior.

The awards are made by the Faculty Development Council. Recipients receive an honorarium and a certificate, and their strategies are made available to the faculty at-large.

GREEN BAY - Sue K. Hammersmith, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Ferris State University, today was named provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

UW-Green Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard announced the selection of Hammersmith, whose appointment is effective July 1. She was selected from a field of five finalists and nearly 60 candidates for the position.

The UW Board of Regents is expected to accept UW-Green Bay's recommendation and confirm Hammersmith's appointment when the board meets in Madison later this week.

Shepard said he is delighted that Hammersmith has accepted the offer to join UW-Green Bay as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.

"We are fortunate that Dr. Hammersmith will bring her talents and energy to this important leadership position at UW-Green Bay," the Chancellor said. "She will do an excellent job for this University."

Hammersmith said she is excited about the opportunity at UW-Green Bay. She said she was impressed with UW-Green Bay's campus, programs, quality of faculty and leadership.

"Both the campus and community were very impressive and very welcoming," she said.

The provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs is the chief academic officer reporting to the chancellor and is the University's chief operating officer.

Hammersmith will be the permanent successor to Howard Cohen, who served in the position from 1995 until he left UW-Green Bay in July 2001 to become chancellor at Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, Ind.

Carol Pollis, dean emerita, is serving as interim provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. Pollis had retired from UW-Green Bay in 2000 having served as a member of the faculty since 1969 and as an academic dean since 1988.

Hammersmith, 53, has served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Ferris State since 1987. Ferris State is a comprehensive public university in Big Rapids, Mich. Hammersmith has been responsible for administrative leadership, supervision and planning in FSU's largest college.

Her areas of special interest have included international affairs, diversity, multiculturalism, the arts, and development of new degrees, majors and minors.

Hammersmith's academic background includes doctorate and master's degrees in sociology from Indiana University and a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Indiana University.

She and her husband, Al Uniacke, have five children ranging in age from 13 to 29.

Shepard expressed his gratitude to the nine-member search and screen committee representing faculty, staff and students at UW-Green Bay. The committee, chaired by Prof. Jeffrey Entwistle, began its nationwide search to fill the position in December 2001.

GREEN BAY - The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is preparing to build on the success of its first Door County reception Thursday (May 2) in Sturgeon Bay.

UW-Green Bay alumni, prospective students and other community members joined the University's leadership, faculty and staff at the regional reception at the Stone Harbor Resort and Conference Center.

"The chance to visit Sturgeon Bay and meet with graduates, friends and donors made the evening a great success," said Shane Kohl, UW-Green Bay Director of Donor and Alumni Relations. "This 'Road Show' is just the beginning of our continuing efforts to engage our friends and make a few new ones as well."

Those in attendance heard UW-Green Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard talk about the strong connections between the University and Door County. UW-Green Bay has 300 alumni living in Door County and 100 current students from the county, he said.

"We are out here to serve the region, to serve Door County," he said.

Shepard also said Door County has provided numerous learning opportunities for UW-Green Bay students and faculty. He noted that the University manages the Toft's Point natural area at Bailey's Harbor and the inland Peninsula Center Tract.

"These natural areas provide our students with opportunities to learn and to preserve basic resources as well," Shepard said.

UW-Green Bay Athletics Director Ken Bothof told the group that he is excited about the men's basketball team playing at the new 10,000-seat Resch Center next season. He also said the University hopes to build an on-campus sports and events center that will complement rather than compete with the Resch Center.

Bothof said UW-Green Bay's student-athletes have achieved athletically and academically with strong support from the University community.

"If they're doing it for our student-athletes, they're also doing it for your sons and daughters," he said.

Door County residents who attended the reception also had opportunities to get information about applying for admission to UW-Green Bay, hear about the Weidner Center's new season and learn about the new Master's of Management program, which is targeting Northeastern Wisconsin business professionals.

GREEN BAY -- Food and entertainment promise to take guests "Around the World in 80 Minutes," the theme for an International Dinner at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay on Saturday, May 11 in the Phoenix Rooms of University Union on the campus at 2420 Nicolet Dr.

A social hour begins at 6 p.m. Music and some performances will begin prior to the dinner, and performances will resume afterward, according to Anna Malovannaya, Ukraine, who is co-chair of the event along with Ngwimgmba Ayafor, Cameroon. The evening will end with a dance to music furnished by a DJ.

Tickets are available now. The annual event is sponsored by the UW-Green Bay International Club, a 100-member organization of international and American students.

The students determine the menu and research the recipes. "We've already done a test run on the recipes, and a good cross section of international students came to the tasting to make sure they are as authentic as we can make them with American ingredients," says University Dining Services Chef Jay Larson.

The menu begins with chicken bites with sweet-hot tomato chutney from the Caribbean, and cheese puffs from Spain. India has contributed two dishes: vegetable samosas and curried peas. Also on the menu are a potato, caramelized onion and Montrachet goat cheese gratin from Ireland, a Polynesian-influenced pineapple, orange, ginger and chicken stir-fry, and stolichniy salad, a vegetable salad from Russia. Dessert offerings include vegan German chocolate cake from Germany and pineapple upside-down cake from Venezuela.

The music, dances, and other performances likewise come from around the world. The program will include poetry readings by several students, and a "fashion show" of ethnic costumes.

Tickets are $17 for community members and UW-Green Bay faculty and staff, and $9 for students. Children under age seven are free.

Tickets can be purchased at the information desk at the University Union. Tickets may be reserved by calling the International Student Center at (920) 465-2413.

GREEN BAY -- The final concert of the season for Jazz Ensemble I, directed by John Salerno; Jazz Ensemble II, directed by Thomas Pfotenhauer; and Vocal Jazz Ensemble, directed by Chris Salerno, is at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 8 in University Theater, located in Theater Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Dr.

A Faculty Combo will contribute several numbers to the program.

Jazz Ensemble I will be joined by a vocal trio on "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," with musical arrangement by John Salerno and vocal arrangement by student Caskey Hunsader. Trio members are Sarah Perry, Katie Covi and Jamie Kearns.

Jazz Ensemble I also will perform a John Salerno arrangement of "Rene's Song," featuring Michael Ehr, trumpet; A.J. Kluth, saxophone; Mike Ritter, bass; and Luke Thomas, guitar. Their program includes "Mona Lisa," "Exactly Like This," and "Got the Spirit."

More Salerno arrangements will be heard in the Vocal Jazz Ensemble program. Chris Salerno arranged "Don't You Know I Care," featuring Katie Covi and Caskey Hunsader, and "Cry Me a River," with soloist Jamie Kearns. John Salerno is responsible for "The Hand Song," featuring Perry and Thomas on vocals. The ensemble's arrangement of "You're the Biggest Part of Me," with Perry again featured, is by 1999 graduate Jenny Scovell. The Vocal Jazz group will be supported by a rhythm section including Mike Ritter on bass and Andrew Martin on drum set and percussion.

The 13-member Jazz Ensemble II will perform two numbers by Dave Barduhn, "Hannah's Blues" and "Cinco de Mayo," along with compositions by Clifford Brown and Joe Roccisano.

The Faculty Combo members are Craig Henke, bass; Terence O'Grady, vibraphone; Chris Salerno, piano; Thomas Pfotenhauer, trumpet; and John Salerno, saxophone. Alumnus Terry Iattoni will join the group on drums.

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

GREEN BAY -- A remembrance of the composer John Cage and a premiere of a new work by faculty composer Cheryl Grosso are on the program for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay New Music and Hand Drumming ensembles at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 10 in University Theater, located in Theater Hall on the campus at 2420 Nicolet Dr.

The four-member New Music Ensemble will perform two works by Cage. "A Flower" is for voice and closed piano, and "She is Asleep" is for voice and prepared piano. Both are from the mid-period of the composer's career. The 10th anniversary of Cage's death occurs later this year.

New Music Ensemble also will perform Lou Harrison's Concerto for flute and percussion, and George Crumb's "Madrigals, Book II," three songs based on texts by Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca. Members of the ensemble are Sarah Danek, flute; Andrea Wiltzius, soprano; and Joe Brandenburg and Ellen Simon, percussion.

The Hand Drumming Ensemble will premiere a new work by long-time UW-Green Bay faculty member Cheryl Grosso, entitled "Rhythm Chant GZ." She'll join the ensemble for the performance.

The hand drummers will open their program with a composition for frame drums by Glen Velez. The drums are hand-held, single-headed instruments played with the fingers only. Their ancestry is in the Middle East and North Africa. The remainder of the hand-drumming program is African-influenced work.

Brian Short directs both ensembles. He is teaching percussion at UW-Green Bay this year. Short received the John Cage Award for outstanding percussionist at The Hartt School where he earned a Master of Music degree. He has performed with the Green Bay Symphony Orchestra and other orchestras in the Midwest and East.

Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students. The numbers for tickets are (920) 465-2217 or 1-800-328-8587.

GREEN BAY - University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard today announced his appointments to the Chancellor's Community Council on Diversity.

The 12-member Council will serve as the formal link between UW-Green Bay and Northeastern Wisconsin's communities of color. The Council is dedicated to assisting the University in efforts to define and achieve the University's commitments to diversity.

Shepard said the Community Council on Diversity is made up of members with the experience and expertise needed to help UW-Green Bay achieve a more diverse University community.

"I am grateful to each Council member for making the commitment of time and energy to move this University forward," the Chancellor said. "Working together, we can turn our lofty goals for a richer, more diverse campus into reality."

Chris Swan, president of the Swan Corp., accepted Shepard's appointment to serve as chair of the Council. Swan has been involved in numerous community initiatives focusing on diversity issues.

The Chancellor's Community Council on Diversity will combine its expertise with a problem-solving attitude to assist the University. Specifically, the Council will:

• Define, develop and maintain connections between the various local communities of color in Northeastern Wisconsin and UW-Green Bay.

• Promote collaboration, cooperation and partnering activities for the betterment of the community and University.

• Make recommendations regarding the University's diversity action plans and other policies and programs the Council deems helpful.

• Monitor and evaluate progress on community/University goals, plans and actions.

Terms for community members are three years and may be renewed. The Council will meet at least three times a year.

The Chancellor's Community Council on Diversity grew out of the UW-Green Bay Campus Diversity Plan 2008, a 10-year strategic plan which sets forth innovative and common-sense strategies for achieving a more diverse University community.

Among its many recommendations, Plan 2008 urged the state of Wisconsin, the UW System and local communities of color to join UW-Green Bay in an effort to build partnerships for a multicultural community. The Community Council is intended to enhance partnership opportunities to broaden the educational pipeline, raise student achievement and prepare more students of color for participation in higher education.

List of members of the Chancellor's Community Council on Diversity:

Chair: Chris Swan, Swan Corp., Green Bay
Adela Carbo, Family Services, Green Bay
Marchoe Dill, Procter & Gamble, Green Bay
Vue Lor, Hmong Association of Green Bay, Inc., Green Bay
Gary Lucas, Lucas Systems Inc., De Pere
Rose McKenzie, Green Bay Public Schools, Green Bay
Thelma McLester, Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, Oneida
Virginia Nuske, Menominee Tribal Education Office, Keshena
Antonio (Tony) Saldana, Denmark High School, Green Bay
Karl Thoj, Hmong Association of Green Bay, Inc., Green Bay
Nhia Cha Yang, United Hmong Community Center, Green Bay
Alex Zacarias, Wisconsin Public Television, Green Bay

GREEN BAY - University of Wisconsin-Green Bay commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 25, will honor approximately 650 graduates who complete their degrees in May or at the end of summer session in August. Those students receiving bachelor's degrees with academic honors are indicated by *cum laude, ** magna cum laude, and ***summa cum laude.

MASTER'S DEGREES
Master of Administrative Science
Bridget M. Anderson, Two Rivers; Scott R. Anderson, Green Bay; Derrick R. Brown, Denmark; Terri L. Brown, Denmark; Kelly M. Connor, Milwaukee; Michael L. Connor, Milwaukee; Stephanie J. Erdmann, Shawano; Patrick K. Greenwell, Green Bay; Sandra J. Hayes, Keshena; Stephanie A. Heins, Green Bay; Robert B. Hendricks, Suamico; Mary E. Hiltunen, Green Bay; Gregory F. Jarosinski, Green Bay; Connie L. Jensen, Green Bay; Chad J. Kaster, De Pere; Blaise B. Krautkramer, Green Bay; Douglas P. Landwehr, Green Bay; Rosemary A. Mathies, Reedsville; Cindy A. Mischler, Appleton; Sheila M. Mott, Niagara; Thomas J. Walenski Sr., Cecil; Kathy J. Wittkopf, Suamico; James L. Wright, Pulaski; and James E. Zipperer, Maribel.

Master of Applied Leadership for Teaching and Learning
Carol L. Christiansen, Newton; Autumn L. Dickie, Green Bay; Tara T. Diedrich, Brillion; Pamela M. Dorschner, Seymour; Andrew R. Evenson, Manitowoc; Heather M. Gillingham-Vorpahl, Green Bay; Lorna E. Gray, Suamico; Joel T. Hermansen, Appleton; Donna Hora-Schwobe, Shawano; Donna L. Janquart, Green Bay; Krista A. Johnson, Kaukauna; Larry M. Laraby, Abrams; Kristan A. Mazemke, Clintonville; Dorothy J. Seehausen, Wrightstown; Ann M. VanDenBusch, De Pere; Polly A. Vannieuwenhoven, Denmark; and Molly A. Wheeler, Green Bay.

Master of Environmental Science and Policy
Kendra A. Axness, Green Bay; Erin M. Gatzke, Sparta; Jay Y. Hodgson, De Pere; Marcia A. Kuehl, Green Bay; Terrie A. Pohjola, Appleton; John S. Potokar, De Pere; Joseph E. Raboin, Shawano; Anne E. Schauer, Milwaukee; and Kathleen M. VanPrice, De Pere.

BACHELOR'S DEGREES
Accounting
Brown - Seth Demerritt, William Kocha**, De Pere; and Jamie Annoye*, Rebecca Demmith, Annie Junio, Richard Lefebvre, Bryan Lewis, Andrea Soufal, Melissa Wolcanski**, and Pheng Xiong, Green Bay.
Calumet - Natalie Heinan, Appleton.
Columbia - Wendy Hall**, Poynette.
Ozaukee - Evan Dimmer*, Port Washington.
Rock - Melissa Gilbert, Janesville.
Taylor - Craig Tlusty**, Medford.
Walworth - Randy Greving*, Elkhorn.
Winnebago - Craig Thomas, Neenah.
Wood - Justin Hilgemann, Marshfield.
Other countries - Ngwingmba Aziseh Ayafor*, Cameroon; Vivian Wun Chung***, China; and Natalie Archie, West Indies.

Art
Brown - Christine Bechtel***, Cathy Marks (distinction in the major), and Jeanelle Vanden Heuvel (distinction in the major), Green Bay.
Dane - Alison Winters, Cottage Grove.
Kewaunee - Mark Sauter** (distinction in the major), Algoma.
Marinette - Marne Watson*, Porterfield.
Ozaukee - Heather Gloede, Grafton.
Winnebago -- Kathryn Hahn, Menasha.

Biology
Brown - Sarah Schoendorf, De Pere; and Nicole Echard, Melinda Engel, John Gillis, Josiah Groth, Kate Horkman**, and Jeremiah Schiefelbein, Green Bay.
Dane - David Downs, Madison.
Manitowoc - Shane Distasio, Manitowoc; and Jennifer Riederer, Whitelaw.
Milwaukee - Adrianne Wacker, Milwaukee.
Ozaukee - John Driedric, Port Washington.
Taylor - Stephanie Lekies**, Athens.
Waukesha - Victor Vilar, Menomonee Falls.
Wood - Colleen Wisinski*, Marshfield.
Other states - Christopher Goodell, Alaska; Bruce Snyder, Illinois; Erica Tuinstra, Michigan; and Nicholas Lessard, Minnesota.

Business Administration
Adams - Aaron Hoernke**, Arkdale.
Brown - Seth Demerritt, Nicholas Klug, William Kocha**, and Molly Kussow, De Pere; Alisha Aguiar, Amy Albright, Jayme Blohowiak, Andrew Buckman, Anne Byrnes, Brian DeBauche, Rebecca Demmith, Dennis Detrie, Sarah Gerczak, Jeannie Gloe, Larae Gower, Alissa Huntley, Nicole Hylok**, Jacob Jirschele**, Annie Junio, Joanne Karasti*, Melissa Kuth**, Ryan Lemieux, Marshah Lepianka, Michael Maas*** (distinction in the major), Brian Maciejewski, Beth Martin, Trisha Medenwaldt, Carrie Neuser, Erika Olson, Carla Pearce, Amy Raisleger, Laura Schadrie, Jason Schmidt, Judd Van De Hei, Andrea VandeWalle, and Tou Yang, Green Bay; Christy Brittnacher, Greenleaf; Anna Lautenbach, New Franken; Doreen Kaminski, Pulaski; and Todd Simon, Suamico.
Calumet - Rebecca Ferm, Appleton; Benjamin Mayer*, Brillion; Thomas Bittner, Chilton; and Jennifer Schwarz, New Holstein.
Chippewa - David Stiehl, Bloomer.
Columbia - Wendy Hall**, Poynette.
Door - James Schleicher, Egg Harbor; April Buhr, Forestville; and Courtney Mann**, Washington Island.
Fond du Lac - Kacy Kliment, Fond du Lac; Eric Demmon*, Oakfield; Christine Zellmer, Ripon; and Ryan Mueller, Waupun.
Forest - Brian Connor, Laona.
Green Lake - David Dudek, Berlin.
Kewaunee - Jamie Pagel, Kewaunee.
Lincoln - Kristy Watzlawick, Merrill.
Manitowoc - Steven Rank, Two Rivers.
Marathon - Jeremy Brunke, Athens; Scott Wisnewski*, Mosinee; and Julie Fait*, Megan Pellett, and Michael Uttech, Wausau.
Marinette - Kimberly Lofman, Marinette; and Bryon Baker, Niagara.
Milwaukee - Adam Radloff, Franklin; Angela Sobocinski, Milwaukee; and Eric Rehbein and Jason Woida, Wauwatosa.
Oconto - Kendall McFarlin, Lakewood; Eric Trepanier, Oconto; and Sara Lenz, Oconto Falls.
Oneida - Natalie Stelter**, Tomahawk.
Outagamie - Troy Graverson, Ryan Kaphingst, and Thomas Leskowicz, Appleton; Kristine Deeg, Kimberly; and Nicole Rusch, Neenah.
Ozaukee - Kimberly Mayer and Valerie Zehetner, Mequon; and Evan Dimmer*, Port Washington.
Pierce - Jason Babl, Spring Valley.
Portage - Corey Sherf, Amherst.
Price - Phillip Bushman, Park Falls.
Shawano - Rachel Frederick-Low, Birnamwood; and Beth Mielke, Marion.
Sheboygan - Kyle Depiesse, Random Lake; Stacey Meyer, Sousie Vang, and Craig Woepse, Sheboygan; and Gerd Bauer II, Waldo.
Taylor - Jill Carstensen and Craig Tlusty**, Medford.
Vernon - Chad Frawley, Hillsboro.
Walworth - Sarah Perry*, Delavan; and Randy Greving*, Elkhorn.
Washington - Brent Keller, Richfield; and Andrew Kempf, West Bend.
Waukesha - Matthew Malmstrom, Brookfield; Katie Brandon, Menomonee Falls; Melissa Drska, Muskego; Jennifer Kusch, New Berlin; and Jarrod Meyer, Sussex.
Winnebago - Jason Kauth, Menasha.
Wood - Alan Dewitt, Wisconsin Rapids.
Other states - Ryan Lovejoy*, Illinois; and Adam Brown, Michigan.
Other countries - Ngwingmba Aziseh Ayafor*, Cameroon; and Jiro Furuya, Japan.

Chemistry
Brown - Andrew Novak and Xoua Vang, Green Bay.
Calumet - Danielle Grube**, Appleton.
Sheboygan - Andrew Thill**, Random Lake.

Communication and the Arts
Brown - Brian Mazur, De Pere; Benjamin Keyser, Green Bay; and Rachel Lankford*, Suamico.
Calumet - Sarah Stephany, Kiel.
Fond du Lac - Erin Strizek, Fond du Lac.
Milwaukee - Ryan Staniak*, West Allis.
Ozaukee - Brianne May, Grafton.
Rock - Carrie Schulze, Janesville.

Communication Processes
Brown - James Hart, De Pere; and Michelle Altman, Jacalyn Emmerich, Susan Esch***, Kimberly Fahl, Jessica Harding, Sarah Hubbard, Amy Krause, Richard LaFrombois*, Josh Lynk, Jody Nitsch, Melissa Perl, Stanislav Rossel, Carrie Schmidt, and Christie Strenski, Green Bay.
Calumet - Teresa Halbach***, Hilbert.
Fond du Lac - Krista Konen, Fond du Lac; and Melanie Resch, Ripon.
Iron - Carrie Carnes***, Montreal.
Milwaukee - Angie Kluth (distinction in the major), Milwaukee; and Janell Drews, South Milwaukee.
Outagamie - Andrew Muckerheide, Appleton.
Polk - Jennifer Polzin**, Clayton.
Price - Katherine Weddle*, Phillips.
Rock - Jennifer Danz and Beth Wanninger (distinction in the major), Beloit.
Sheboygan - Sousie Vang, Sheboygan.
Vilas - Aaron Wallender, Arbor Vitae.
Walworth - Michael Heine*, Delavan.
Other states - Monika Halarewicz, California; John Kiss, Illinois; and Nicole Nerat, Michigan.

Computer Science
Brown - Matthew Duquaine, De Pere; and Katie Carpenter, Casey Chrudimsky, Virginia Englebert, Daniel Isted, J Willard Manson, Stephen Pierce, Miller Tavera, and Daryel Villavicencio, Green Bay.
Manitowoc - David Schroeder, Two Rivers.
Oconto - Paul Ryszka, Abrams.
Outagamie - Michael Nackers, Appleton; and Scott Seidl, Seymour.
Waupaca - Jamel Schiller*, Waupaca.
Winnebago - Kevin Gast*, Neenah.
Other countries - Vladimiro Ricardo Paredes, Ecuador.

Earth Science
Burnett - Eric Benson, Webster.

Economics
Brown - David Warren* and Blia Yang, Green Bay.
Calumet - Christopher Hager, Appleton.
Door - James Schleicher, Egg Harbor; and Joseph Lindsley, Sturgeon Bay.
Oconto - Justin Lemirande, Sobieski.

Elementary Education
Brown - Nicole Schill*** and Stephanie Van De Hei*, De Pere; and Marcie Konop*, Nicole Laundree***, Jillian Rymer, and Gretchen Schmidt, Green Bay.
Door - Heather Adams and Tracy Glasheen, Sturgeon Bay.
Fond du Lac - Kris Burg*, Malone.
Jefferson - Jessica Sullivan, Waterloo.
Kewaunee - Anne Gilley*, Luxemburg.
Manitowoc - Angela Radandt*, Manitowoc; and Pamela Gossen** and Amy Klein*, Two Rivers.
Marathon - Kelly Naef*, Merrill; and Jennifer Meyer**, Wausau.
Marinette - Tara Parrish* and Susan Stripling**, Marinette.
Milwaukee - Christy Cork* and Jaime Stuart, Franklin; Susan Soderstrom**, Greendale; and Michael Irwin*, West Allis.
Monroe - Meredith Fronk*, Kendall.
Oconto - Carrie Blazek and Toni Rupiper*, Suring.
Oneida - Kate Thompson*, Minocqua.
Portage - Jennifer Piotrowski*, Stevens Point.
Rock - Dana Rud, Janesville.
Sheboygan - Jenny Bein, Plymouth; and Kelly Jelenc, Kelly Portz, and Sarah Shircel, Sheboygan.
Taylor - Shanna Marthaler*** (distinction in the major), Athens.
Washington - Brian McKinnon, Hubertus; and Bradley Eastman*, Amanda Fischer* and Melissa Heinen*, West Bend.
Waukesha - Kelly Svetz***, New Berlin.
Winnebago - Anna Haley**, Oshkosh.
Other states - Melissa Lantta** and Kathy Przewrocki**, Michigan.

English
Brown - Amy Livermore, De Pere; and Kate Mongin and Carrie Schmidt, Green Bay.
Iron - Ryan Winn** (distinction in the major), Montreal.
Jefferson - Hollie Miller*, Jefferson.
Kewaunee - Elaine Tabordon*** (distinction in the major), Algoma.
Marinette - Sally Hasenfus*** (distinction in the major), Marinette.
Oconto - Jason Baribeau, Oconto Falls.
Shawano - Dorothy Putz, Shawano.
Other states - John Paschalis, Illinois.

Environmental Policy and Planning
Bayfield - Davina Halvorson, Port Wing.
Brown - Katherine Walker**, De Pere; and Andrew Bonness, Valerie Taylor, and David Warren*, Green Bay.
Kewaunee - Zachary Werner, Luxemburg.
Langlade - Mark Merkey, Antigo.
Manitowoc - Lindzey Grall, Two Rivers.
Ozaukee - Cindy Schultz, Mequon.
Portage - Joshua Boll, Amherst.
Rock - Christopher Squires, Janesville.
Saint Croix - Amanda Brandt, Glenwood City.

Environmental Science
Brown - Nicole Echard, Kate Horkman**, Kristin Horkman***, Jeremiah Schiefelbein, and Kelly Vaile***, Green Bay.
Dane - David Downs, Madison.
Ozaukee - John Driedric, Port Washington.
Saint Croix - Amanda Brandt, Glenwood City.
Other states - Bruce Snyder, Illinois.

French
Brown - Christian Peterson, Green Bay.
Sauk - Suzanne Knower, Baraboo.

German
Brown - Marshah Lepianka, Green Bay.
Calumet - Danielle Grube**, Appleton.
Manitowoc - Lindsay Schema, Manitowoc.
Sheboygan - Gerd Bauer II, Waldo.

History
Brown - Dawn Ambrosius and Judith Matzke*, De Pere; Thomas Breecher, James Deiter, Mark Erickson, Amy Friedland*, Casey Irish*, Jonathan Koltz, Alana Lemmens, and Monica Radcliff, Green Bay.
Fond du Lac - Kyle Bille, Waupun.
Kenosha - Jeffery Brunner, Salem.
Manitowoc - Natalie Wiegand, Two Rivers.
Marathon - Katie Gebert** and Jessica Sandene, Wausau.
Oconto - David Moody*, Abrams.
Ozaukee - Michael Vuolo**, Port Washington.
Rock - Andy Deremo, Brodhead.
Saint Croix - Matthew Miser*, Hudson.
Shawano - Rachel Mehlberg, Caroline.
Waukesha - James Radish, Sussex.
Winnebago - Shawn Beattie*, Oshkosh.
Other states - Ryan Clark, Minnesota.

Human Biology
Brown - Nicole Brown and Mark Gaulke**, De Pere; and Tammy Bergner, James Kinsella**, Eric Knapowski, Jeremy Prudhomme, Stacey Rohm, Jesse Stukenberg, and Brandon Wenman, Green Bay.
Dane - Lindsay Janda, Madison; and Michael Halberg***, Sun Prairie.
Green Lake - Anna Kalupa**, Berlin.
Kewaunee - Stacy Dorner* and Molly Ernst**, Luxemburg.
Langlade - Amanda Diercks and Kristen Tews, Antigo; and Martin Mytas, White Lake.
Marathon - Eric Gilles, Merrill.
Marinette - Jill Zeitler, Coleman.
Milwaukee - Laura Matranga, Franklin; Marcie Kumlien, Greendale; Daniel Stringer, Milwaukee; and Joshua Amelunk, West Allis.
Racine - Lori Erlandson, Racine.
Shawano - Matthew Holewinski, Pulaski.
Sheboygan - Stephanie Kuhn, Sheboygan.
Taylor - Jeremy Sperl, Stetsonville.
Waukesha - Kelly Novesky, Big Bend; Dana Eng**, Hartland; Jodi Klabunde, Sussex; and Jane Graham*** and Jennifer Schoessow, Waukesha.
Waushara - Amber Patterson, Plainfield.
Wood -- Lance Gehrett, Marshfield.
Other states - Denise Whitten, Alaska; and Reeva Leppi and Kristie Usher* (distinction in the major), Michigan.

Human Development
Brown - Roberta Clark, Tracy Rabas, Theresa VanDeurzen-Baroun, and John Zoeckler, De Pere; Derek Lutz, Denmark; Misty Brueckner, Sara Daul, Danessa Johnson**, Houa Lo Kiatoukaysi, Eric Knapowski, Erica LaLuzerne, Alana Lemmens, Christine Leonard, Kelly McGuire, Robert Nienhuis*, April Peterson, Tia Schultz*, Nicole Theyel, Ellen Urbanovitch*, and Dennis Zack, Green Bay; April Hill***, Luxemburg; Meghan Kearney and Rebecca Zingler***, New Franken; and Leigh Killian, Oneida.
Door - Elisabeth Sanday, Sturgeon Bay.
Kewaunee - Elaine Tabordon*** (distinction in the major), Algoma.
La Crosse - Heather Olson, La Crosse.
Langlade - Marsha Lyon, Antigo.
Manitowoc - Jessica Pacer, Manitowoc; and Sara Hildebrand, Two Rivers.
Marathon - Sarah Belter*, Athens.
Marinette - Bobbie Dettmering, Crivitz; and Sally Hasenfus*** (distinction in the major), Marinette.
Milwaukee - Lynn Goetzinger, Brown Deer; Erin Pikus, Franklin; and Brenna Waldo, Milwaukee.
Outagamie - Danyelle Page and Jennifer Will*, Appleton; Nichole Randerson, Hortonville; Jennifer Otto, Kaukauna; and Kristi Vandehey, Shiocton.
Ozaukee - Melissa George, Grafton; and Stephanie Richards, Mequon.
Portage - Crystal Johnson, Plover; and Jamie Dahlke, Stevens Point.
Racine - Elizabeth Kunaschk, Racine.
Shawano - Shannon Stephans, Shawano; and Rachel Kielblock, Tigerton.
Sheboygan - Cassandra Van Ess, Elkhart Lake; and Amanda Bennington*, Sheboygan.
Washington - Kristin Raygo, West Bend.
Waukesha - Kathleen Rudolf, Dousman; Allison Geary, New Berlin; and Andrew Bibo, Pewaukee.
Waupaca - Tabitha Rohde*, Weyauwega.
Wood - Sara Krueger*, Marshfield; and Kathleen McArthey, Wisconsin Rapids.
Other states - Stephanie Blackbourn, Iowa.

Humanistic Studies
Brown - Dawn Ambrosius, De Pere; and Julie Brath, Jesse Miller, Kate Mongin, and Kia Thor, Green Bay.
Marinette - Kyle Anderson, Niagara.
Vernon - Chad Frawley, Hillsboro.
Winnebago - Shawn Beattie*, Oshkosh.

Individual Major
Brown - Mathew Bartkowiak*** (Music and Society), Brock Decker (Cognitive Science and Consciousness Studies), Jon Kille (United States History), Benjamin Marohl (Regional Geography), and Patricia Vande Ven (Environmental Health Management), Green Bay.
Dane - Katrina Czys (Women's Health Issues), Cottage Grove.

Information Sciences
Brown - Christopher Secrest, Green Bay.
Fond du Lac - Raymond Petersen, Fond du Lac.
Manitowoc - Thanh Hue Li, Two Rivers.
Oconto - Jody Lovaj, Oconto.
Other states - Carly Watson, Minnesota.

Interdisciplinary Studies
Brown - Colleen Edlebeck, Laurie Falk, and Judith Roskom*, Green Bay; and Marsha Demuth, Suamico.
Clark - Suzanne Johnson***, Greenwood.
Kewaunee - Colleen Sternitzky, Kewaunee.
Marinette - Sonya Majewski, Goodman.
Milwaukee - Kathleen Friar, New Berlin.
Outagamie - Loni Kucksdorf, Greenville.
Washington - Kat Fronek*, Kewaskum.
Winnebago - Kathryn Kees*, Neenah.

Mathematics
Brown - Christopher Gaffney, Marie Kubichek*, and Melanie Tilque*** (distinction in the major), Green Bay.
Milwaukee - Kristy Knoblock*, Milwaukee.
Outagamie - Paul Kraft*, Seymour.
Shawano - Heather Mielke***, Marion.
Washington - Amy Mangan*, Jackson.
Waupaca - Nicholas Yaeger, Clintonville.
Other states - Jennifer Foley, Illinois.

Music
Brown - Brian Dainsberg*, Jessica Freisleben, Andrew Martin, Christian Peterson, and Kristina Zbikowski, Green Bay; and Andrea Wiltzius, New Franken.
Price - Timothy Patterson*, Park Falls.
Racine - Andrea Meyer***, Racine.
Waupaca - Christopher Zepplin, Waupaca.

Nursing
Brown - Wendie Mayer-Bell, Denmark; Melissa Herrala, Mary Johnson, Karen Koenig, Sharon VanDeHei, and Debora Walsh, Green Bay; and Joyce Jensen, New Franken.
Door - Julie Heise, Sturgeon Bay.
Iron - Susan Williams, Mercer.
Manitowoc - Marilee Bolle-Miller, Katie Kraemer, and Jennifer Zeman, Manitowoc.
Outagamie - Jennifer Thyes, Appleton; and Kerri Tuma, Black Creek.
Vilas - Maxine Paquet, Phelps.
Walworth - Kevin Lein, Whitewater.
Waupaca - Jennifer Carrick, Clintonville; and Sharon St. Louis, Fremont.
Winnebago - Dorothy Jacobs, Neenah.
Other states - Rafal Banek, Illinois; and Paulette Vrem, Minnesota.

Philosophy
Brown - Stephen Loubert, De Pere; Steven Schoen, Denmark; Kristl Laux and Andrew Spear*, Green Bay; and Aaron Brooks, New Franken.
Waupaca - Joseph Grzeca, Clintonville.

Political Science
Brown - Steven Schoen, Denmark.
Calumet - Jacob Knadle, Chilton.
Chippewa - Michelle Faschingbauer, Bloomer; and Derek Kosmicki**, Chippewa Falls.
Milwaukee - Adrea Bednar, Cudahy; and Kimberly Ustruck, Milwaukee.
Oconto - Steven Linssen, Gillett.
Outagamie - Philip Strelow, Appleton.
Ozaukee - Corey Smith, Cedarburg.
Racine -- Andrea Meyer***, Racine.
Rock - Jennifer Bishop, Beloit.
Waukesha - Jarrod Meyer, Sussex.

Psychology
Brown - Theresa VanDeurzen-Baroun, De Pere; Derek Lutz, Denmark; Misty Brueckner, Carmen Collier, Kristi Elms, Danessa Johnson**, Erica LaLuzerne, Christine Leonard, Robert Nienhuis*, and Tia Schultz*, Green Bay; April Hill***, Luxemburg; Rebecca Zingler***, New Franken; Leigh Killian, Oneida; and Michael Somerhalder, Suamico.
Dane - Eleanor Mandt*, Madison; and David Marx, Waunakee.
La Crosse - Heather Olson, La Crosse.
Manitowoc - Sara Hildebrand, Two Rivers.
Marathon - Sarah Belter*, Athens.
Marinette - Bobbie Dettmering, Crivitz.
Milwaukee - Lynn Goetzinger, Brown Deer; and Erin Pikus, Franklin.
Oconto - Alicia DeMaster*, Little Suamico.
Outagamie - Jennifer Will*, Appleton; Jennifer De Bruin and Jennifer Otto, Kaukauna; and Kristi Vandehey, Shiocton.
Ozaukee - Stephanie Richards, Mequon.
Shawano - Shannon Stephans, Shawano; and Rachel Kielblock, Tigerton.
Sheboygan - Amanda Bennington*, Sheboygan.
Waukesha - Andrew Bibo, Pewaukee.
Waupaca - Erica Hundertmark, Clintonville.
Wood - Reanna Jacobs**, Greenville; and Sara Krueger*, Marshfield.
Other states - Stephanie Blackbourn, Iowa; and Amanda Stowe*, Michigan.

Public Administration
Brown - Tara Delsman and Melissa Hoerth, De Pere; Ora Cahoon III, Sherisse Holmes, Rebecca Saari, Stacey Trepanier, and Cheryl Wegner, Green Bay; and Devin Miller**, Greenleaf.
Chippewa - Michelle Faschingbauer, Bloomer; and Derek Kosmicki**, Chippewa Falls.
Milwaukee - Kimberly Ustruck, Milwaukee.
Racine - Andrea Meyer***, Racine.
Rock - Jennifer Bishop, Beloit.
Shawano - Bonnie Behnke, Cecil; and Neva Vogt, Shawano.
Washington - Rebecca Burch**, Colgate.
Winnebago - Craig Thomas, Neenah.
Other states - Dustin Harrington, Indiana.

Social Change and Development
Brown - Melissa Hoerth, De Pere; Stacey Trepanier and Nicole Wargin**, Green Bay; Tina Wegner, Greenleaf; and Aaron Brooks, New Franken.
Calumet - Charis Hoff**, Sherwood.
Milwaukee - Paul Krupski, Brown Deer.
Oconto - Teresa Graham, Gillett.
Ozaukee - Alexis Meyer, Cedarburg.
Shawano - Eunice Ritland***, Shawano.
Waukesha - Melodie Zeman, Brookfield.

Social Work
Brown - Jennifer Christiansen-Plisch, Tressa Coopman, Brian DeBauche, Alyssa Klarkowski, Angela Knight, Tana Koss***, Lynn Martin, Lori Millar, Sarah Novitski, Kristine Rusboldt, Joyce Smith-Johnson, Teri Spaude, Stephanie Thompson*, and Ellen Urbanovitch*, Green Bay.
Calumet - Dorothy Preissner, Appleton.
Manitowoc - Elizabeth Gurnee, Manitowoc; and Nicole Funk***, Two Rivers.
Marathon - Rebecca Buchberger*, Wausau.
Marinette - Mary Podoski, Pound.
Oconto - Andrew Steier, Sobieski.
Outagamie - Geri Rettler, Nichols; and Dianne-Lynn McLester, Oneida.
Ozaukee - Heather Otto, Cedarburg.
Other states - Elaine La Mere and John Olson**, Michigan.

Spanish
Brown - Barbara Kowalczyk, De Pere; and Elizabeth Armstrong, Kate Horkman**, and Katherine Le Clercq, Green Bay.
Marathon - Julie Fait*, Wausau.
Ozaukee - Evan Dimmer*, Port Washington.
Waukesha - Jane Graham***, Waukesha.
Wood - Colleen Wisinski*, Marshfield.
Other states - Morgan Lifto, Minnesota.

Theatre
Brown - Kimberly Cook* (distinction in the major) and Rebecca Nowicki, Green Bay.
Milwaukee - Julie Hopkins*, Oak Creek.

Urban and Regional Studies
Brown - Megan Heim and Sheila Norgren, Green Bay.
Dane - Kristen Maul*, Sun Prairie.
Marathon - Sara Bargander, Marshfield.
Marinette - Jamie Wagner, Marinette.
Outagamie - Gina Brux, Appleton; and Nathaniel King, Seymour.
Racine -- Chavonne James, Racine.
Sheboygan - Jamie Simon, Howards Grove.
Waukesha - Michael Brown, Menomonee Falls.
Other states - Aaron Jessup, Michigan; and Mark Ewing III, New Hampshire.