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UW-Green Bay friends gather for
Founders Spring Reception
About 150 of UW-Green Bay's close friends attended the 2006 Founders Association Spring Reception at the Weidner Center on Tuesday, May 2. In addition to plenty of good conversation and food, the event featured poster displays and remarks about the Cofrin Arboretum and Cofrin Center for Biodiversity. Prof. Robert Howe, director of the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity, was the featured speaker.
UW-Green Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard poses with Pam (left) and Jane Maier, daughter and wife of the late Robert Maier. Robert Maier was UW-Green Bay's first vice chancellor.
Enjoying the reception are, from left, Julie and Jim Wall and Dawn and Robert Foeller. Julie Wall and Dawn Foeller are members of the Founders Association's Board of Directors.
UW-Green Bay student Justin Landry, left, and Political Science Prof. Terri Johnson attended the reception. Landry is the recipient of the Robert T. and Betty Rose Meyer Scholarship.
Dr. Herbert and Crystal Sandmire were applauded after Chancellor Bruce Shepard announced the Sandmires will receive a Chancellor's Award at Spring Commencement on May 13. The Sandmires are longtime supporters of UW-Green Bay.
Prof. Robert Howe explained the importance of the Cofrin Arboretum to the UW-Green Bay campus.
Chancellor Bruce Shepard thanked everyone for attending the reception and also made a pitch for "Northeastern Wisconsin's Growth Agenda," a plan to increase UW-Green Bay's enrollment.
