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Vol. 37, No. 51, Dec. 12, 2005 / Log Archive

This is the LOG newsletter for faculty and staff of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. In news today:

• Celebrating 35 on Friday: Sandy, Ken, Bev, Larry, Pam, Karl
• Other honorees
• Nearly 400 students receiving degrees
• First Master's of Social Work grads
• Obituary for Prof. Mannino
• Weidner Center coverage

• Heating costs
• Wikgren replaces Jan Swiggum
• UW Race and Ethnicity conference
• Reminder: Union survey
• Reminder: Faculty Development Conference
• Brief: Ashmann

Celebrating 35 on Friday: Sandy, Ken, Bev, Larry, Pam, Karl
Six individuals will be honored for 35 years of service (1970-2005) at the annual service awards event at 2 p.m. Friday (Dec. 16) in the Phoenix Room of the University Union. The 35-year recipients are Sandra L. Bohman, Kenneth J. Fleurant, Beverly M. Hendricks, Larry J. Smith, Pamela D. Spangenberg and Karl M. Zehms

Here's the list of 30- through 10-year honorees
30 years (1975-2005) — Sandra M. Deadman, Patrea A. Grant, Craig A. Lockard, Terence J. O'Grady, Robert J. Skorczewski, Barbara M. Troedel

25 Years (1980-2005) — Carol A. Emmons, Anne M. Kasuboski, William R. Niedzwiedz, Lloyd D. Noppe, Gayle L. Thompson

20 Years (1985-2005) — Diane E. Blohowiak, Pamela M. Bramschreiber, Cheryl A. Grosso, Lisa R. Fink, Kenneth L. Knauf, Stephen D. Martinson, Patricia L. Miller, Christopher D. Sampson, Karen K. Swan, Denise H. Sweet

15 Years (1990-2005) — Lucy A. Arendt, Barbara L. Barnum Maenpaa, Joseph M. Biese, Susan M. Bodilly, Sheila E. Carter, Lisa J. DeLeeuw, Therese A. Greve, Jennifer J. Ham, Tian-You Hu, Dennis N. Lorenz, Christopher M. Luedtke, James R. Merner, Joseph R. Monette, Jane M. Rank, Michael C. Schmitt, Pamela C. Schoen, Jeanellyn Schwarzenbach, Carol L. VanEgeren

10 Years (1995-2005) — Gregory S. Aldrete, Nancy I. Anderson, Karen L. Bircher, Mark W. Everingham, Deborah K. Furlong, Rebecca L. Harrill, James E. Indgjer, Nora J. Kanzenbach, John F. Katers, Eileen J. Kolb, Paul H. Pinkston, Patricia E. Ragan, Quinn V. Ross, Patricia A. Terry, Barbara J. Tomashek-Ditter, Mark R. Wenzel, Georjeanna J. Wilson-Doenges

Nearly 400 students to celebrate commencement Saturday
About 385 students are eligible to graduate at the University's mid-year commencement ceremony Saturday (Dec. 17) starting at 11:30 a.m. at the Weidner Center. William E. Hanrahan, assistant attorney general in the Wisconsin Department of Justice, will be the commencement speaker. Hanrahan won the 2005 UW-Green Bay Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award and also was honored in 2005 for his work and writing on behalf of the vulnerable elderly by the "Wisconsin Law Journal" and the Wisconsin Bar Association. He graduated from UW-Green Bay in 1982 with a degree in Urban and Regional Studies. For the full story, go to http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005dec.htm#commencement.

Highlights: First Master's of Social Work graduates will cross stage
Fourteen individuals of the new collaborative UW-Green Bay/UW-Oshkosh Master of Social Work program that began offering classes in fall 2003, become the first in their program to receive their M.S.W. degrees. Other highlights:

• Elizabeth Bostwick, Richland Center, will be the student speaker.

• April Kobishop, Marinette, who is receiving her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, will receive the Alumni Association's Outstanding Student Award.

• Community members Bernard and Sally Killoran and Robert Southard will receive Chancellor's Awards.

• UW-Green Bay Chancellor Emeritus Edward W. Weidner will join in presenting the John P. Blair Endowed Chair in Communication to Prof. Timothy Meyer.

• Honorary titles of Professor Emeritus will be bestowed upon two faculty members. Gilbert T. Null will be awarded the title Professor Emeritus of Humanistic Studies (Philosophy) and Anthony H. Galt will be posthumously awarded the title Professor Emeritus of Social Change and Development (Anthropology).

Campus mourns two professors; obituary published for Mannino
The University campus mourns the passing of two popular faculty members in the past week. Joseph Mannino, an associate professor emeritus of Human Biology, and Anthony Gault, a professor of Social Change and Development, passed away recently. Mannino died peacefully at his home in De Pere last Thursday night following a lengthy battle following a stroke and subsequent cancer diagnosis. His obituary in the Green Bay Press Gazette documents his passion for students and the community. Read it at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051211/GPG010301/512110600/1212

News Coverage of Weidner Center announcement
Watch local news and this space later this week for more on today's announcement on the future of programming at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts. (The Green Bay Press-Gazette's initial synopsis was online Monday afternoon at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051212/GPG0101/51212048).

Campus employees trading comfort to save dollars
Already posted on-campus but perhaps of interest to off-campus readers: The first high-efficiency "fully modulating" boilers in the UW System have been installed on the UW-Green Bay campus, and now campus employees are asked to take personal responsibility to further lower heating and electrical costs. That means shutting off lights and computers unless necessary, and giving up space heaters, while campus thermostats are adjusted to heat settings of 68 degrees. Campus administration will also consider the consolidation of evening and weekend program activities in as few buildings as possible, all in the name of cost savings.

Wikgren replaces Jan Swiggum
Paul Wikgren has joined the campus community, replacing Janice Swiggum as the IS business automation specialist in the Business and Finance area. Wikgren comes to UW-Green Bay from ShopKo Stores, Inc. where he was an information systems analyst and project lead. He is responsible for the development, implementation, enhancement and maintenance of distinctive administrative systems within the Business and Finance area. Introduce yourself to Wikgren at CL 805E or call him at ext. 5068.

Plan now for UW Race and Ethnicity conference
The UW System Institute on Race and Ethnicity is organizing a statewide conference that will feature research initiatives, curricular developments, pedagogical practices, reading seminars, and innovative campus activities concerning racial/ ethnic studies on UW System campuses. The conference, "Enriching Racial/Ethnic Studies: Health, Education, and Cultural Knowledge," will be held Thursday and Friday, April 6-7, at UW-Milwaukee. Questions should be directed to Tom Tonnesen, tonnesen@uwm.edu.

Reminder: Fill out Union survey
The University Union Board and Dining Advisory Committee would like your input on the future of dining on campus as part of its expansion and remodeling project. To link to the survey, go to http://www.uwgb.edu/union/diningServices/diningSurvey.asp.

Reminder: Register now for Faculty Development Conference
The Faculty Development Conference is Jan. 12. See the previous LOG posting for details at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/logarchive/logarchive37/2005nov17a.htm#conference.

Brief
Asst. Prof. Scott Ashmann of the Professional Program in Education, was recently invited to present at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. His presentation included research findings that the Academy will use to foster educational research in departments of natural science and mathematics at U.S. universities.

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