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operator in the heating plant starting in December 2015. Clarence Eichmann , 85, of Menomonie, died Aug. 22. He worked at UW-Stout as a groundskeeper for 22 years after moving to Menomonie in 1968. Marcia Oas, 72, of Menomonie, died Aug. 16, 2017. She worked in the Continuing Education office from 1987 until her retirement in 2007. Jack Ganzemiller, 87, of Alma, died July 9, 2017. He was program director of the business administration major until his retirement in 1989. Harold Halfin, 93, of Menomonie, died March 17, 2017. A 1954 alumnus, he was chair of the metals department; director of the vocational, technical and adult education Master of Science program and the Education Specialist program; and co-chair of the Center for Vocational, Technical and Adult Education until his retirement in 1986. Retirements: Lori Anda: Recreation Athletic Complex Operations Alan Block: School of Education Instruction Ilse Hartung: Communication, Global Languages and Performing Arts Mary Jackelen: Counseling Center Dennis Luedtke: Building Maintenance Elizabeth McRoberts: Chemistry and Physics / ROTC Military Science Gus Myran: Discovery Center David Plum: Operations and Management Joan Pougiales: Office of International Education Paul Stauffacher: Communication Studies, Global Languages, and Performing Arts Andrea Streff: Custodial Services Richard Swanson: English and Philosophy Loretta Thielman: Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science

Victor C. Rhodes Jr., 79, of Menomonie, died April 8, 2018. He worked at UW-Stout for about 33 years. He retired in 1998 as a senior laboratory preparations technician in the chemistry department. Virginia K. Peter, 80, of Wausau, died March 21, 2018. She taught at UW- Stout in the education department for about 20 years and retired in 1993. Zenon T. Smolarek, 77, of Spring Valley, died March 8, 2018. He taught at UW-Stout for 34 years in the industrial management department. He retired in 2000. Duane A. Johnson, 83, of Milbank, S.D., died March 2, 2018. He taught at UW-Stout for 36 years in the department of communications, education and training. He retired in 2002. Philip Sawin Jr., 84, of Menomonie, died Feb. 7, 2018. He worked in the UW-Stout Library Learning Center as a collection development librarian and was at the university 21 years. He retired in July 1996. Ervin Schlick, 92, of Rochester, Minn., died Dec. 30, 2017. He worked as director of instrumental activities. He retired in May 1989, after just more than five years at UW-Stout. Terry Ingram, 80, of Menomonie, died Nov. 22, 2017. He taught in media technology and photography from 1970 until his retirement in 2001. He was a professor emeritus in the College of Technology, Engineering and Management. Genevieve R. Lambert , 103, formerly of Menomonie, died Nov. 14, 2017. She worked as a cook at the student union, retiring in 1977. Jean Borgaro , 76, of Menomonie, died Nov. 3, 2017. She worked in Student Support Services from 1996 until her retirement in 2005. Gary Larson , 70, of Menomonie, died Oct. 25, 2017. He worked in the Physical Plant from 1989 until his retirement in 2007. Michael D. Mann , 44, of Durand, died Sept. 13, 2017. He was a power plant

A LASTING LEGACY Chancellor Emeritus Charles W. Sorensen 1941-201 8

resulted in a new science building, football stadium, Millennium Hall, a renovated Harvey Hall and a renovated student center. All the governance groups on campus responded to Sorensen’s death by either passing resolutions in his honor or holding memorial services. In addition, the Wisconsin State Senate passed a resolution honoring his life and contributions to UW-Stout. Sorensen is survived by his wife, Toni Poll-Sorensen, of Maitland, Fla., and his three daughters and their husbands: Elizabeth and Joseph Heyboer of Jenison, Mich.; Heather and Tom Jones of Lake Mary, Fla.; and Jenny and Dan Strockis of Walker, Mich.; seven grandchildren; his sisters Donna Hall and Dorothy Staub of Moline, Ill.; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Peter, and his mother, Anna Sorensen; his brother, Norman Sorensen; and sisters Mary Lance and Laurie Perrine. The family held a memorial service in May in Florida. The family asked that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Charles W. Sorensen Endowed Scholarship at Stout University Foundation. More on the life of Chancellor Emeritus Sorensen is available at: http://goo.gl/EeDNMj

Less than four years after leaving his UW-Stout office, Chancellor Emeritus Charles W. Sorensen, 77, died Feb. 23 in Florida following complications from a stroke. He served UW-Stout as chancellor for 26 years, from 1988 to 2014, the longest-serving campus chief executive in history. “I am fortunate to have worked with Chancellor Emeritus Sorensen as a UW-Stout faculty member, program director, college dean and special assistant to the chancellor for state and federal relations,” Chancellor Bob Meyer said. “Not a day goes by that I don’t apply something that I learned from Chancellor Emeritus Sorensen as I try to carry on the legacy that he established during his 26 years at UW-Stout.” Chancellor Meyer and others pointed to the transformation of UW-Stout that occurred under Sorensen’s leadership, including establishment of the eStout laptop program and technology improvements; winning the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 2001; and being designated Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University in 2007. The number of undergraduate majors doubled under his leadership, and UW-Stout opened the Stout Technology and Business Park, Discovery Center and Center for Applied Ethics. He also supported an extensive capital improvement process that

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