2022 Winter Commencement

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ALMA MATER On the banks of Lake Menomin Stands our alma mater true, With tower high and brilliant “S” For her we’ll dare and do. We’ll sing her praises many, We’ll glorify her name And on throughout the years of time Our love for Stout proclaim.

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10:30 A.M. CEREMONY

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS AND MANAGEMENT PAGE 6

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND HUMAN SCIENCES PAGE 9

2:00 P.M. CEREMONY

THE GRADUATE SCHOOL PAGE 13

Johnson Fieldhouse University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin-Stout is the first Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient in higher education.

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CONFERRING OF DEGREES

GRADUATING WITH HONORS Students achieving Latin honors are recognized as follows: * Cum Laude (GPA of at least 3.5), wearing blue cordons ** Magna Cum Laude (GPA of at least 3.7), wearing white cordons *** Summa Cum Laude (GPA of at least 3.9), wearing blue and white cordons Students graduating from the Honors College have completed Honors classes, participated in an extensive array of events to enhance and expand their education, and have completed an independent project. They are wearing royal blue satin stoles. SAMUEL E. WOOD MEDALLION: The Samuel E. Wood Medallion Award, a bronze medallion three inches in diameter and bearing a relief of the Bowman Hall tower, the name of Stout, and the motto “Learning, Skill, Industry, and Honor,” is presented annually to seniors who have contributed in student activities, leadership, and scholastic ability. A committee composed of faculty, administrators and students makes the selection. Only one percent of the student body is eligible to receive this award. To those who receive the Samuel E. Wood Medallion Award, it brings prestige and honor, as it is the highest nonacademic award a UW-Stout student can achieve. UW-STOUT SCHOLAR ATHLETE: The UW-Stout Scholar Athlete Award is given to student athletes with a cumulative 3.5 grade point average in the semester preceding their final season of eligibility. The medallion presented to each of the senior Scholar Athletes was designed in 2012 by former Blue Devil student athletes Kate Mikutowski and Zak Snell. In addition, a large action poster of each senior Scholar Athlete will be displayed in the Sports and Fitness Center during the upcoming year. Honors are subject to final report.

Please withhold your applause until all of the graduates from each college have been presented.

*Please stand as you are able.

†As a courtesy to the graduates, all guests are requested to remain in their seats during the ceremony. A professional photographer will photograph each graduate as they cross the stage. The firm will send a free digital color proof to each graduate in approximately 10 days; they may keep the proof, whether or not an order is placed. There will be opportunities to take photographs in the fieldhouse, following the ceremony.

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COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY

MUSIC PRELUDE

CONGRATULATIONS Dr. Katherine P. Frank, Chancellor

PRESIDING Ms. Glendalí Rodríguez, Provost and Vice Chancellor PROCESSIONAL * Pomp and Circumstance by Edward Elgar WELCOME Ms. Glendalí Rodríguez, Provost and Vice Chancellor NATIONAL ANTHEM * Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key MUSICAL SELECTION 10:30 A.M. Ceremony Kodutee (“Journey Home”) by Pärt Uusberg 2:00 P.M. Ceremony Hej Sokoły (“Hey Falcon”) Trad. Polish, arr. Jerry Hui

PLAYING OF THE ALMA MATER *

RECESSIONAL 10:30 A.M. Ceremony With the Tower High by Erika Svanoe and March of the Belgian Paratroopers by Pierre Leemans, arr. James Swearingen 2:00 P.M. Ceremony Jumpin at the Woodside by Count Basie, arr. Myles Collins

FACULTY AND STAFF MARSHALS Nelu Ghenciu, Faculty Senate Robert Cook, University Staff Senate Linda Young, Senate of Academic Staff

ADDRESS TO GRADUATES Dr. Katherine P. Frank, Chancellor UW-Stout Alumnus Charles Wachsmuth

READER Adam Ludwig

(10:30 A.M. only) Student Speaker

MUSICAL PERFORMANCES

CONFERRING OF DEGREES Dr. Katherine P. Frank, Chancellor PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS † 10:30 A.M. Ceremony Dr. Gindy Neidermyer, Interim Dean Dr. Kevin Drzakowski, Associate Dean 2:00 P.M. Ceremony Ms. Brenda Krueger Interim Director, The Graduate School

UW-Stout Symphonic Band & Blue Devil Jazz Orchestra Dr. Aaron M. Durst, Director UW-Stout Chamber Choir & UW-Stout Symphonic Singers Dr. Chiwei Jerry Hui, Director HOODING ASSISTANTS (THE GRADUATE SCHOOL) Brian Finder, Program Director Erik Evensen, Program Director

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COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS AND MANAGEMENT

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

APPAREL DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT Elizabeth Anne Sarah Rich APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Haley Monette APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE Andrew Michael Accola ** Blake Douglas Bahner David Belkiewitz Matthew Francis Friemoth Pierce James Heeschen Rochelle Holmes*** Yoonseo Park * Brandon Vang Evan Andrew Vila Andrew James Voge * Erich Samuel Vrany * Joel Edward Young *** APPLIED SCIENCE Danielle Rose Erickson * Elizabeth J Freymiller Allison Hoffer Mitchell Alan Koeckeritz Heather Renata Lynn ** BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Ariana Jade Bourdon Taylor Angela Cortez Emily Marie Doane ** Rachel A Garin ** Spencer Morgan Graves Levy Hamer William Leonard Harris Nicholas Michael Leaf Bret Joseph Lecheler Megan Rose Liddle Matthew Alan Martineau Kole Scott Mewhorter Julia Ann Miller Steven R Mordini Alexa Rhayne Neilitz Tyler Ray Nichols Brooke DeeAnn Pathos ** Lily Marie Johnson * Jacob Brick Kennedy Mariah Elizabeth Lang * Nicholas McKinley Lawson

Alexis Lee Peterson Jayne Cameron Pipkorn Paige Marie Platter * Matthew Darrell Rosecke Chelsea Mae Shelmidine Michael Timp Katie Marie Trunkel Sophia Theresa Waletzko ** Lanier Lee Walls

Adam John Warner Kyle Wade Williams

COMPUTER AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Devin Ray Dumke

Brady Thomas Nettell Andrew John Tetrick Ty Joseph Weiss * Tsim Yang

COMPUTER NETWORKING AND INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY Riley Ray Asp *

Nathaniel August Chellman * Connor Thomas Farnworth Brock Riley Holtschlag * Thomas Huff Logan Richard Koneczny * Mohamad Karam Amer Mounir Benjamin Roy Stangler Mitchell James Vanderlijn Tenchimeng Dauzong Xiong COMPUTER SCIENCE Andrew Michael Accola ** Aaron James Duffey * Matthew Francis Friemoth Christopher Garcia Skyler James Grabowsky Pierce James Heeschen Rahmi Ahmed Husein *** Trent Michael LeClair Vincent Fitzpatrick Kangwa Lubasi Louis Alan Mattia Reece Huntting Nadle John Patrick Samuelson Isaac Jefferey Schulz Noah Stephen Simonson Khameron Thatcher Shelby Pearl Vian Benjamin Waller **

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CONSTRUCTION Benjamin Evan Adams James Lawrence Anderson * Jenna Nicole Dick Dylan Thomas Donato Nathan James Gibson Kyle Robert Goebel * Cannon Dakota Griner ** Jonathan James Habersetzer Jacob Richard Halverson Andrew Michael Hanson * Dalton Scott Hoffland Jacob Hunter Hummel Derek Joseph Johnson * Hunter Toru Kadrich Matthew Michael Kostka Jay Douglas Luckow ** Michael Maresca Colton Brooks Pahnke Grace Kathryn Pecha Anthony James Poirier * Nicholas James Schmit * Jacob Sheldon Smith Ryan Joseph Vimr Jeffrey Xander Wieczorek DIGITAL MARKETING TECHNOLOGY Hyrel Lydia Henke ** Leah J Luzinski Elizabeth Theresa Wallner John Victor Walton * ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Majed Salem Alshalan Abdulaziz Ahmed Basharaheel Joseph John Dallapiazza Matthew Dennis Gerrits ** Jonathan Dean Johnson Grace Marie Jones * Camron Edward LeMay Natasha Alexandra Thompson Jason Donald Turula * Hunter Unser * Jack Frederick Walkky Kaleb Spangler Wegner Paul Michael Weise ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Delxino TYreese Alexander Austin Peter Crawford Abigail Marie Cullen Maple Evans Benjamin James Ruffalo Ebben Peyton Scott Maki Bryce Steven Nichols Aidan John Meisinger Dustin Jeffrey Mueller Daniel Alfred Noll

Brennan Wheeldon Ramiah Grace Willier

GOLF ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT Michael Robert Kramer Luke Robert Sladek Joseph Charles Wiggans * GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS Grant Edward Dejno Dakotah Shane Dreyer Kevin De Liu *** Alexis Rose Sandekian Bailey Josephine Tobiason HOTEL, RESTAURANT AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT Niklas Edward Arguedas * Annalise N Austin ** Stacey Baltz Kayley Ann Bibber ** Logan Ryan Bong Anastasia Maria Conto Torry Dalynn Dillman ** Maya L Grant Kathryn Jo Hanson Seth T Johnson *** Malin Malea Lyon *** Calvin Peterson Chaislyn Kaye Preder Ariana Hope Schedin Robyn Shanley Laura Elizabeth Super Andrew David Stockinger Makayla Marie Styer ** INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES David Willaim Arndt Danielle Nicole Behrens Zachariah David Brommer Richard Allan Dearbin Walter Ernesto Fernandez Contreras * Eric James Lee Fladhammer Jason Gauthier Jessica Leeann Heath ** Bradley Allen Huber *** David Alan Kleist * Stephan Frank Knotek Joshua Todd Kuester Abdulghani Amer Mounir Erin J Olson Andrew Smith ** Noah Ryan Wiley Orion Elijah Wilkinson-Johnson*

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MANAGEMENT Kelsey Achenbach *** Erin Auer *** Antonia Sarah D’Huyvetter*

Deryk Alexander Wedde Luke Joel Weeks Whitney Alyssa Weichelt Ian Michael Williams ** JaRon Fitzgerald Williams Ruaj Xiong PACKAGING Caylee Marjorie Boone ** Hannah Rae Hinker * Caeleb Simon Johnson Sarah Marie Kusnier ** Blake Alyssa Leean Caleb Joshua Meltz Justin John Schlangen Reese Wayne Vold Sarah Katherine Mary Webber Elijah Mark Weber Caleb Peter Zahurones * REAL ESTATE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Brooke DeeAnn Pathos ** Van Patrick Raum Stewart Douglas Sheldon RETAIL MERCHANDISING AND MANAGEMENT Kennedy Dominique Baumgart ** Brenna Lou Klabon Willa Rose Rodencal ** Natalie Ellen Schlichter ** Ahnikah Megan Stevens * SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Ariana Jade Bourdon Benjamin Christian Larson Bryan Adam Sydow Nicholas Sean Tabet

Ryan E Egesdal Robert Graves Ryan Hager

Samantha Halfmann * Kassondra Lee Hebert * Christopher Adam Holtschlag Rachel Ann Kinsella ** Alison Hope Krahn Cole Losen Matt Lysy * Nicholas John Mahsem ** Jeremy Scott Mathis Jana Echo Mattison ** Raul M Mejia Kaleigh Nicksic Georganna M Packard Tyler Thomas Quinn Nicholas Andrew Radish Andrew Sanders Joseph Samuel Schalley * Kayla Schultz * Bryce Shaw Jodee Marie Smith Linzie DeMarco VanderHeyden Megan Rose Wicklund ** MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING Peter William Andersen Sean David Borgerding Samuel Jay Carpenter Joseph Gabriel Coughlin Cody Allen Matyka ** Jacob Allen Moesch Alexander Carl Pelzer *** David John Plendl Keaton Donald Sosalla Tyler Andrew Wolter MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Peter William Andersen Carson James Derousseau Yoobin Kim * Justin Lawrence Lemke Michelle Thuy Luu ** Cade Martin Moreno Peter David Picciurro Cameron Joseph Pumper Luke John Sands Garrett Lange Sorensen Mackenson Philip Steinberg Nolan John Stepanek Dain Thomas Strick * Brandon Joshua Tennyson Colton Winchester Thompson Jacob Henry Miller Devan Neil Miller

Connor Harrison Merow Kole Scott Mewhorter

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COLLEGE OF ARTS AND HUMAN SCIENCES

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS

ENTERTAINMENT DESIGN Hanna Marie Curtis ** Zachary Ernest Johnson Joseph Todd Leider * Brie Anna Musgrave Derek Grey Nelson *

STUDIO ART Claire Rose Barker

Ezra Casey Brey Katrina Jo Brye Lindsey Cherek Anthony Clementi Quinten Richard Quartaroli Lauren Kathleen Sassi Logan James Severson

Makayla Schrank Gao Chong Thao

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

GAME DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT-ART Michelle Ivette Castillo Canedo Morgen Lois Plath GRAPHIC DESIGN AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA Ariel Ben-Ami Skyla Tamara Castner- Seifert** Katherine Marie Ferguson Shelby Fritz Erica Jo Holbrook * Kimberly Mae Jablonski Shiloh Faye Lemire * Alaina Elizabeth Pysher * Chloe Noelle Ward * Elizabeth Allyn Wiegel ** Skyler Ann Wolff * Margaret Rose Dechant * Olivia Marais Duero *** Tyler Todd Easton Lauren Marie Jaunich Isaac Benjamin O’keefe Samuel Braun Reller Jack Warren Stubb Leng Tou Vue INDUSTRIAL DESIGN John David Arteman INTERIOR DESIGN Jenae Kay Ackerman BreAnna Rose Belkholm Angel Lyn Eichstedt Delaney Kay Eslinger ** Cassandra Louise Hall Marah Elise Jicinsky Jenna Christine Johnston Alexandra Jordan Lubahn** Delaney Rose Max Taylor Ann Naas Kavya Cecilia Norell Valerie Nicole Oliver Grace Kathryn Pecha Megan Elaine Scholl * Alexis JoAnne Swanson *

APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCE Sasha Nakia Bellot * Simon Alexander Brown ** William Earl Knutson Cara Ann Marvig Dylan Robert Neilson Michael Anthony Rosales ART EDUCATION Mekenzie Lynn Bisel ** Nicole Jacqlynn Burt ** Audrie Lee Cain Mackenzie Glassing ** Emma Avery Kokko *** Aidan Jeanne O’Neil * Ami Elizabeth Pavletich CAREER, TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING Joseph Mark Berhausen Kathleen G Campbell Benjamin Charles Torrie Ann Grade ** Jennifer Lyn Harteau Johnnie Z Heisel ** Shane Kramlich Rachael Anne Wiley *** CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND REHABILITATION Lucian Coutier Elijah Michael Froemming Cody Howen * Ashley Victoria Jeske *** Brenna Kathleen Manske * Derrick Brandon Miller Alain Pierre Kyle Steven Rusk Konmeng Benjamin Yang

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DIETETICS Sarah Renae Anderson ** Maddalyn Kathleen Bates Emma Leigh Jones ** Samantha Kay Riebe Benjamin Andrew Roettjer * EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Emily Rose Allhiser Carter James Chafer Sarah Elisabeth DeFranco Krisha Nicole Diers Ciara K DeLozier * Geda Elizabeth Ericksen Megan Gayle Field Korin Susan Hall ** Madison Taylor Hubbard Casey Marie Joyce Ciara Lynn LeBow Ashley Ann Melander * Addison Catherine Murry*** Mia Madeline Nortunen ** Katelyn Jean Polzin Kayleigh Nicole Schuh Michaela Marie Sieker Wayne Robert Sleeter * Sarah Louise Stainer *** Danielle Fawn Szymanski Victoria Ann Tyndall FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE EDUCATION Ericka Elizabeth Gesler Izabel Sharon Revier Sean Richer Lexie Brianna Rick Amanda Jo Taylor ** FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Gwendolyn Lynn Olson ** HEALTH, WELLNESS AND FITNESS Parker Reed Fossum * Baylie Jean Neider Rachael Lee Norman Marissa Beth Steele Dalie Mckenzi Thomas * Lumumba White Adam Shilong Yang HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES Samantha August Anderson Kaitlin Rose Berg John Thaysen Clay Tracey Antoinette Forseth Kristen Jean Fowler

Kiara Eve Jamrosz Katherine Laehn Abigail Ann Mitchell Tameah Renee Powell

Breanna Justine Schulte Remy Catherine Soulak ** Kathleen Sue Tucker ** Lex William Redfern MARKETING AND BUSINESS EDUCATION Emily Lynn Bischel Gavin Taylor Raph Kimberly Rae Waltman PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION AND EMERGING MEDIA Brady Bertram Rachel Christine Croft ** Carleigh Rae Roettger *** PSYCHOLOGY Nicole Laura Allison Garrett David Colton Mikayla Ann Eraquam *** Jacob D Gallegos Halle Christine Geiger ** Rachael Elizabeth McGonagill* Merideth Rae Miller Drake Michael Nuzzo Tiffany Planasch Beaver Caitlyn Elizabeth Roberts * Matthew David Scholl Alexandra Michelle Smith** Nolan Stuart Souders Janet Squires Ashley Anne Vitek **

REHABILITATION SERVICES

Scott Thomas Gustafson Summer Judith Koerner *** Ashley Jo Minikus ** Kaitlyn Michelle Papineau Magdalen Rose Rockrohr *** Sheyenne Marie Wilson

SCIENCE EDUCATION Madisen Anne Smith *

Piper Lee Gillman Zoe Gonzagowski

Brandy Margie Houman ** Lauren Elizabeth Huttunen

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SPECIAL EDUCATION Sammantha Anderson * Jenna Marie Carlson Tiana Marie Carlson Sarah Jean Dennison Hannah Marie Foster Jennifer Fritz Jade Krol * Nicholas Meyer Kuhn Stacy Leibrich *** Becca Jo McInnis Jennifer Mouford Karissa Lee Nicholson Stephanie Pantzke Rebecca Jolynn Schoen Alecia Marie Tomczak Alexander Grant Wojta * Anthony Conrad Zabel * Alexandria Anne Zimmerman* TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION Matthew Michael Blake * Houston Dorn Benjamin P Goettl Matthew Kapitz Alec John Kokko- Ludemann*** Staci J Meyer ** Logan Stegemeyer Timothy John Steedman Benjamin Albert Wendland *

VIDEO PRODUCTION Simon Hale Anderson Hannah Mary Bautch

Kyle David Burger Ethan Roy Makela

Benjamin John Sedlacek Joshua Patrick Stream *

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CONFERRING OF GRADUATE DEGREES

GRADUATE SCHOOL

The Graduate hoods awarded today are trimmed in velvet with the academic color of the discipline, as follows:

Gold Light Blue Kelly Green

Applied Psychology Career and Technical Education Clinical Mental Health Counseling Conservation Biology Science Construction Management Design Education

Gold Drab Brown Light Blue Gold Sage Green Golden Yellow Drab Orange Citron Drab

Food Science Technology Healthcare Administration Industrial and Applied Mathematics Information and Communication Technologies

Manufacturing Engineering Marriage and Family Therapy Operations and Supply Management Rehabilitation Counseling Risk Control and Safety Management

Sage Green Sage Green Light Blue Silver Russet Crimson Nile Green

School Counseling School Psychology Sustainable Management

Technical and Professional Communication Training and Human Resource Development

Please withhold your applause until all of the graduates from each college have been presented.

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GRADUATE SCHOOL

MASTER OF SCIENCE

APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY Alicia Alexandria Blais Elena Carroll Mallie Doucette Mycanzie Adrianne Foster Charles Goldhahn Alexander George Helbach Casey Holmes Sarah Kietzman Linzie LaBrasseur Angela Lamer Mikel Elizabeth Marzofka Rachael Ann Miller Ien Novak Adam Christopher Riley Casie Lea Sulzle Madeline J Verheyden Thomas Matthew Wade Grant Warmus Nathan Richard Kivley Mandy Marie McNair Tanya Michelle Mulder Karra Ann O’Gorman Mason Phillip Pautsch Michael Rajsich Jill A Spilde Kristen Marie Ziegler CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING Morgan Lynn Boeltl Victoria Marie Broses Emily Marie Corazzo Nicholas Shannon Dailey-Arndt Allison Leanne DeMeulenaere Kevin Galle Hannah Marie Guy Olivia Clare Hageness Brittany Hasenberg Joseph Thomas Hurlburt Brady Donald Wenzel Molly Grace Zackrison CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION Sarah Chojnacki Kristin Ann Creviston Mary Lynn Fronek

Alexandra Marion Unger Anastasia Christina Viars Annie May Xiong CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT Marcus Jerome Gooden Richard Ian Hetland Ya Wei Lu Tyler John Reining John Edward Sherman EDUCATION Megan Budisch Kean Madison Marcella Morgan Shawn James Upton Justine Wikstrom FOOD SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY Kayla Diane Marie Billman Jackson Carr Cathy Chang Sadhana Thokachichu HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION Jessica Sue Ignatowski INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES Joseph James Kopet MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING Kelvin Akehurst Melvin Sumadia Demiar Cora Jenny Martell Peyton Olson David Pugh OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY MANAGEMENT Andres Esteban Jaimes-Carvajal Tope Peter Orunmoluyi Jennifer Michele Ostrem Jesse James Quinn Tria Vang Becky Jo Woods

Katherine Johnson Luanne Joy Lippold Katelyn Magnan Stacey Martin Maggie J Mooney Corey Matthew Tallier Sydney Turner

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RISK CONTROL AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT Jeffrey Paul Bechel Jerrod Buchholtz Jason Kern William Meister SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT Matthew Dominick Bellifemine Nathaniel John Kelly Lindsey LaGesse Lake Kaitlyn Marie Langemeier Abrina Lynn Leonhard Michael Charles Walgrave TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION YouJung Doe Jodi Sellhausen TRAINING AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT Jennifer Anne Ecklor Brad Franz Amanda Hokanson SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY Katee Belisle Kelsey Amelia Conway Mariah M George Alexis Shane Hofmann Kassandra Kellerman Maya Murphy Madeleine Reski Sydney Roettger Kimberly Sesvold Brittany Jo Siedschlag Carly Somerville Rachael Bailey Thompson Makenna Vatland MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION

Benjamin Thomas Macioszek Mackenzie Rianne Odenwald Rebecca Otey Julie Ann Smith

EDUCATION SPECIALIST

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY John Kennedy

MASTER OF FINE ARTS

DESIGN Jonathan Alesch Thesis: Re-imagining the

Spooner Railroad Park as an Historical Community Center and Attraction Committee Chair: Erik Evensen, MFA Arthur Paul Karbowski Thesis: Out of the Valley Committee Chair: Michael Heagle, MFA Kerstin Nelsen Nye Thesis: Empathy Game Design to Bolster Creativity Committee Chair: Julie Peterson, PhD Terri Lynn Stan Thesis: Graphic design education: A New Perspective to Include Neurodiversity in Design Committee Chair: Julie Peterson, PhD

PROFESSIONAL SCIENCE MASTERS

CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Alissa Marie Bergeron Allison Paige Channel l Thesis: The Effects of Soil Composition on the Health of Tree Species in the Southern Piedmont Region of the US Emily Kay Kadolph Morgan Kuecker

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UW-STOUT OVER THE YEARS

STOUT MANUAL TRAINING SCHOOL 1891 - 1908 Under the auspices of the Menomonie public schools, James Huff Stout funded various educational enterprises. In 1891, manual training and domestic science training were introduced through the Stout Manual Training School. In 1894, kindergarten classes were introduced. In 1899, the Kindergarten Training School began preparing teachers. In 1901, the School of Physical Culture opened and provided physical training. In 1903, training schools for manual training teachers and domestic science teachers were added. By 1907, a Homemaker’s School had opened and a trade school was planned. To simplify administration and clarify ownership of and responsibility for the various public and Stout training schools, The Stout Institute was formed in 1908. The institute was designed to “provide facilities in the way of buildings, equipment and teachers, through which young people... may secure such instruction and training in industrial and related lines of educational effort as will enable them to become efficient industrial, social and economic units within their environment.” In 1911, following Senator Stout’s death, ownership transferred to the State of Wisconsin. THE STOUT INSTITUTE 1908 - 1955 The Stout Institute Board of Trustees was abolished, and the institution came under the jurisdiction of the Board of Regents of the State Colleges, a move that the institute board resisted, fearing a loss of prestige from being a special college. In retrospect, joining the “league,” as President Fryklund expressed it, proved to be a distinct advantage to the school and its faculty. STOUT STATE COLLEGE 1955 - 1964

STOUT STATE UNIVERSITY 1964 - 1971

The name change was authorized by the Board of Regents who believed that the “state colleges had reached another plateau in their development.” Increased enrollment brought new and enlarged facilities. A traditional focus was maintained even while new majors were added and new directions were given to established majors.

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT 1971 - present

The Wisconsin State Universities and the University of Wisconsin campuses merged to form the University of Wisconsin System. UW-Stout was designated by the Board of Regents as one of only two special mission universities in the UW System. UW-Stout was to offer focused programs “related to professional careers in industry, technology, home economics, applied art and the helping professions.” In March 2007, UW-Stout was designated Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University by the UW System Board of Regents.

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