Outlook Magazine - Fall 2017

CLASS NOTES

2016 OUTSTANDING ALUMNI AWARDS 1960s Kerm Towler ’63 is a Master of Divinity CLASS NOTES

Scott Wojcik ’97, business development manager at Northflow Solutions, was awarded the Hap Halligan Award through Greater Mankato Growth, the Mankato, Minn., regional chamber organization in November 2016. Carrie Briones ’98 is the legislative analyst at Driver and Vehicle Services for the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. Kevin Duffy ’99, joined Consolidated Construction Co. Inc., a full-service design/build firm headquartered in Appleton, as a senior project manager. Christine (Fuller) Stoppa ’99 is director of sales and marketing at Sarah Angst Cards in Bozeman, Mont . Melvin Shepherd ’99 is a special education teacher and football coach at Houston Independent School District. 2000s Keela Johnson Gracey MS ’00 is a shareholder at Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C. in Troy, Mich. Marilyn Porter MS ’00 received her master of business administration in June from St. Thomas University in Minneapolis, Minn. 12 Will Stamper ’00 is a technology education teacher at Elmwood School District. John Almos ’01, was named a

Adam Snow ’07 is director of meetings at Association Acumne in Menomonee Falls. 19 Danielle (Bleck)

Kevin Stensberg ’01 was appointed graduate services manager at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 3 Ryan Greenheck ’01 was featured on the March 2017 cover of Ceramics Monthly. He has a pottery shop in Philadelphia where he organizes artist studio sales and tours. Ben Genz ’02 obtained certified financial planner certification. He is employed by Poehling Capital Management. 4 Abbey (Steffen) Larson ’03 will be on Food Network’s Guy’s Grocery Games. Scott Biscobing ’03 received the Information Technology Outstanding Service Award from the Wisconsin Technical College System and the Reaching Out Award from the Interface Project. Gabe Feuerhelm ’04 is president of Great Northern Innovation and owns RockShield Rubber Company in Milltown. Kelly Mayer ’04 is project and stakeholder support catalyst at Whole Foods Market in Austin, Texas. Heather (Welter) Bell ’05 was appointed health care administrator at Colonial Acres, the health care center at Covenant Village of Golden Valley, Minn. Laura Knudsen ’05 joined the Diabetes Education and Nutrition departments at Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar in Menomonie. Joel Bernstein ’06 is a senior software engineer at Digimarc in Beaverton, Ore. Michelle Jensen ’06 received her full professional counseling license. She works as a mental health therapist at North Central Health Care in Wausau. 11 Michael O’Shea ’06 is program coordinator for culinary arts, baking and pastry and hotel/restaurant management at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, Ill. Jeff Grunewald ’06 MS ’09 i s a corporate trainer at Miron Construction Co. Inc. Bryan Horwath ’07 was promoted to news editor of the Wichita Eagle newspaper in Wichita, Kan.

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Richard Tepler ’75 authored “Cook with Me, Croix Holland.” Jan (Every) Fink ’76 retired on March 31, 2017, after 27 years in child and youth services for the Department of the Army at Fort McCoy. She received a Department of the Army Superior Civilian Service Award for her career accomplishments, which significantly improved the quality of life for military families. Susan May ’78 MS ’91 was appointed to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center’s board of directors . Rebecca Bell ’79 was named Best Attorney in Golden Valley, Minn., four times by the Sun Post. 1980s Wayne Hoffman ’80 returned from retirement to become the new part-time technology education teacher at Stockbridge Public Schools in the Fox Cities. Jeffrey Kluever ’80 was appointed executive director of Business Health Care Group. Deb Lancello ’80 is the production accountant for the NBC/Universal TV show “Chicago Med” for the second season. Kevin D. Wilde ’80 retired after 34 years from General Electric and General Mills. 2 Lynne Nowak ’82 MS ’84 retired from Tricel Corporation. Brian Ewing ‘83 was appointed associate pastor at First Reformed Church in Baldwin. Daniel Menden ’83 retired from Harley Davidson in August 2016 and now works as founder and managing director of Mensch Learning Solutions, a training consulting firm. Karen Hague ’83 joined Grocery Outlet in Emeryville, Calif., as vice president of human resources. Barbara Lohse ’84 was appointed as first head of the Wegmans School of Health and Nutrition and professor of health sciences at the Rochester Institute of Technology. 5 David Wiedner ’84 is senior product architect at LimoLink Inc. in Marion, Iowa. Chris Calawerts ’85 was appointed president of Oshkosh Door, an industry leader in door manufacturing in Oshkosh. 6

1 Andrew Collins ’92 is director/ chief technology officer of Vu2Vu Company in Ireland. 13 Kathy (Vinette) Nararelli ’92 retired in June 2016. Jody (Graham) Bono ’92 is a Lake County on My Way Pre-K project manager at NW Indiana’s Child Care Resource and Referral. 8 Diane Schafer ’86 celebrated 30 years in the food industry with Kraft Foods. Michael Broetzmann ’86 is senior training specialist in the engines division for Kohler Co. in Kohler . Ronald Walsh ’86 was appointed superintendent of Plum City School District in December 2016. Brian Kramer ’87 is vice president of human capital at Rogers Behavioral Health. Jeff Spence ’87 was appointed vice president of production at Ripon Printers. Colonel J.D. Lind ’88 was appointed superintendent of the Wisconsin State Patrol. Scott Stuckey ’88 was appointed general manager of the Gwen, a Luxury Collection Hotel in Chicago, Ill. 1990s Carol Schomburg ’90 is director of Quality Assurance at Evine, an omni-channel retailer in Eden Prairie, Minn. George Demou ’90 is president and chief executive officer of Avtex Solutions in Bloomington, Minn. Jay Link ’90, owner of Link’s Wild Safaris, was awarded the Pantheon award at the 2017 GSCO Slam Quest Convention in Las Vegas. He is the 11th individual and youngest recipient of the award. 1 Tom Malmstadt ’90 was appointed executive director of the United Way of Sheboygan County. Tina Feigal ’91 is director of family engagement at Anu Family Services in St. Paul, Minn. She released “Present Moments Parenting: Your Guide to a Peaceful Life with Your Intense Child.” Steve Zunker ’91 was promoted to senior vice president of asset management at Ashford Inc. in Dallas, Texas.

Justin Luetschwager ’11, received the Emerging Leader of the Year award from the Greater Minneapolis Building Owners and Managers Association. The award is presented to a member who has

Wolfgang ’07 recently became guest services manager for conference and event services at Colorado State University. 15 Laura Knudsen ’08, recently joined the diabetes education and nutrition departments at Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar in Menomonie. 16 Amy Siegel ’08 is brand development and marketing specialist for CBL & Associates. Gina Sprague ’08 is director of behavioral and mental health at Doxy.me. Jena Carlin ’09 is co-author of a cooking and photography book, “Herbs of Flavor, Health and Natural Beauty.” Alyssa Mahn ’09 recently became regional travel manager for the University of Wisconsin System. Stephanie Ruckheim ’09, has been promoted to community development director at the YMCA of the Northwoods in Rhinelander. 10 2010s Kelsey Dodson-Smith ’10 was recognized as one of the Minneapolis Egotist’s 32 under 32. Dodson-Smith is vice president of marketing at Sun Country Airlines in Minneapolis, Minn. 18 Matt Wilson ’10 is design and creative lead for Boxman Studios in Charlotte, N.C . Phil Landgraf ’10 is the new veterans service officer for St. Croix County. Corey Gustafson ’11 was recognized as one of 30 under 30 Rising Supply Chain Stars by THOMASNET.com and the Institute for Supply Chain Management. Jody Hagman ’11 was appointed chief executive officer of The Greater Menomonie Area Chamber of Commerce.

student at Wesley Theological Ron Hull ’66 published his sixth novel, “American Mole: Aryan Nation” in November 2016. In addition, he has published his autobiography and two books of short stories. Barbara Swenson ’67 is a GEAR UP coordinator at Helen Bernstein High School and STEM Academy of Hollywood in California . Timothy Banks ’68 retired from Transdev Transportation in June 2015 after 14 years as general manager of its Sebring, Fla., facility. 1970s Jean Brew ’71 was named Dells- Delton Community Builder at the April Dells-Delton Community Supper in the Wisconsin Dells area. Henry Pawlus ’71 retired from Moline Illinois School in 2010. He now teaches administrative classes for Moose International in and around the upper Midwest, mostly in Illinois. Mike Samsa ’71 retired after 38 years with Marshall & Swift/Boeckh. Lynne E. Baltzer ’72 retired from Iowa State University College of Human Services. James Willis ’72 retired from CastlePierce Printing after being employed there for the past 25 years. Carolyn Barnhart ’74, Debbie Handy ’81, Rebecca Swanson ’07, Carol Margitan-Shervy ’78, Jessica Monfils ’13, attended the Washington Family and Consumer Sciences Annual Conference in Centralia, Wash .

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displayed professionalism and commitment to excellence in the commercial real estate industry. 14 Alissa Miller ’13 is production and technical designer at Reliable of Milwaukee/Muk Luks. Alyssa Riches ’13 was featured on EF Educational Tours Travel Blog. Brittni Hover ’13 is a long-term substitute teacher of third grade at Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary School. Samantha Horacek ’13 is a K-4 grade teacher at Minocqua Hazelhurst Lake Tomahawk School. Sam Jahnke ’13 is a high school math teacher in New Richmond. John Melstom ‘13 was appointed general manager of the Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton, St. Paul. Brittany Hammer ’14 is owner of Capital City Food Tours in Madison. Caitlin Featherman ’14 MS ’16 is a middle/high school counselor at Central School District. Carly Lorenz ’14 is a kindergarten teacher at Starr Elementary in New Richmond. Kelly Christianson ’14 is a K-8 art teacher at Minocqua Hazelhurst Lake Tomahawk School. John Ewald ’14 accepted a new position at the Santa Cruz office of Looker. Matthew Bills ’14 is a quality and compliance manager at Swiss-Tech LLC in Delavan. Amber Devlin ’15 recently accepted a new position as a general merchandise manager with Shopko. Alexia Farrell ’16 is a data analyst on the client insights and analytics team at YA in Minneapolis. De’Andre Jones ’16 is attending Seattle University in the Master of Education student development administration program.

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Roger Stanford ’92 was appointed president of Western Technical College. David Semrau ’93 became fleet manager for Fiat Chrysler Automotive Group for the state of Florida. Gale D. Story Satchel ’93 became

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superintendent of Colbert County Schools in Tuscumbia, Ala., Jan. 17, 2017. Sheri Demou ’93 is a teacher with Independent School District 194, Lakeville Area Public Schools, in Lakeville, Minn. Suzanne (Ocampo) Wittman ’94 was appointed executive director of the Clintonville Area Chamber of Commerce. Terry Stalsberg ’95 was appointed general manager of Parke Regency Hotel and Conference Center in Bloomington, Ill. 7 Jason Holt ’97 has been promoted from director of U.S. marketing to director of U.S. partnerships at Kudelski Security Inc. Aron Johnson ’97 was promoted to business operations director of the connected microcontroller division at Texas Instruments Inc. in Dallas, Texas. Jason Dickinson ’97 was appointed director of supply chain operations at 3M Company in Maplewood, Minn . 9

finalist for the Woodie Flowers Award, which is named after one of the supporters of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). Maria Koeller ’01 is group housing coordina- tor at Sandpearl Resort in Clearwater, Fla.

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