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February 27, 2008
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 For
many, Valentine's Day brings memories of UW-Green
Bay
When
John Buckman and Rosemary (Karl) Buckman reminisce
about love at first sight, they’re transported
back to fall 1973 and a campus social at the old
Shorewood Club.
Rosemary’s group noticed a
guy outside making faces at them through the window.
Her friend identified the sort-of-charming jokester
as “John from class,” but Rosemary paid little
attention.
They were later introduced
by mutual acquaintances, but they spotted each
other only a few times that winter, usually at
the library when one or the other was typing a
paper in one of the little glass study rooms. In
May at a local nightspot, John made his move. Recognizing
Rosemary, he approached and offered to buy her
a drink. The fact he reached into his pocket and
was embarrassed to find only a meager handful of
change, barely enough for half, just made the story
better through the years.
The couple has since spent
every Valentine’s Day together. They were married
a few months after graduation in 1977.
The Buckmans’ experience isn’t
all that unusual. In fact it’s one they share with
precisely 2,558 fellow alumni. Records show 1,280
marriages and civil unions involving partners who
are both UW-Green Bay graduates.
“We think it shows how smart they are,” says Alumni
Relations Director Mark Brunette ’85. “Not only
did they attend a terrific school, they married
someone who attended a terrific school.”
In the Buckmans’ case, their
children made smart choices, too. Son Andrew, 27,
followed his parents’ lead and in May 2002 earned
his UW-Green Bay bachelor’s degree, in business
administration. Daughter Katherine, 24, continued
the tradition and graduated a year ago last December
with a degree in education.
Free spirits unite
Grant
Fisk ’01 and Trudi Arnold ’97
celebrated their marriage Sept. 1 at the Meyer
Theatre, Green Bay, calling their ceremony a “Nupital
Explosion” with rock ‘n’ roll
and a spirit of adventure. The crowd rocked out
to bands and performers including fellow alum Mark
Riggenbach. During the festivities, Fisk and Arnold
announced the formation of their new green-development
company — Unlikely Enterprises, LLC —
and a goal of participating in Global Enduro charity
motorcycle rides in Africa and India.
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