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Rick Chernick and Jim Wochinske (both ’74) made the challenge – YOU accepted! All told, UW-Green Bay Alumni contributed $92,362 new dollars (that’s gifts from new donors or increases from previous gifts). When you add the $50,000 Rick and Jim pledged to match, that’s $142,362 additional dollars to support student scholarships and programs at the University. Here’s how we said thank you.
Maria Hinton ’79 and Dr. Mokenge Malafa ’82 received Distinguished Alumni Awards, given to those who graduated more than 15 years ago. (At 101, Maria Hinton also holds the distinction of being UW-Green Bay’s oldest living alumni). Recent graduates Jacqueline Frank ’00 and Dr. Laura Rammer ’01 received the Outstanding Recent Alumni Awards. The event was held April 28 at the Weidner Center.
A great excuse to get out of the office and swing those clubs for a cause. It’s the 32nd annual Alumni Golf Outing for the Alumni Association’s student scholarship program, Friday June 8 at Royal Scot golf course in New Franken. The day begins with a putting contest at 8:30 a.m. followed by a shotgun start at 10:00 a.m. and a reception with raffle prizes at 3:00 p.m.
To register or sponsor, download the registration form (pdf).
| Time | Events |
|---|---|
| 8:30 a.m. | Registration and Putting Contest |
| 10 a.m. | Shotgun Start (Four-person scramble format) |
| 3 p.m. | Hors d’oeuvres Reception/Social |
| 3:30 p.m. | Awards, Raffle and Door Prizes |
Mail the registration form (pdf) to Alumni Association, UW-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Drive, Green Bay, WI 54311-7001. For additional information, contact the Alumni Office at 920-465-2586 or e-mail alumni@uwgb.edu.
Just a few more volunteers are needed for the Green Bay Cellcom Marathon water station from 7-11 a.m. Sunday May 20th, 2012. Post-event includes a brat and beverage in the Lambeau Field parking lot. If you would like to help, e-mail alumni@uwgb.edu with your name and t-shirt size by May 4.
See photos of UW-Green Bay Alumni water station volunteers photos from previous years:
May 15, 2011
May 16, 2010
May 17, 2009
May 18, 2008
May 20, 2007
May 21, 2006
UW-Green Bay will achieve a new record when more than 900 students join the ranks of alumni after Commencement on Saturday, May 12 in the Kress Events Center on campus. This is our largest graduating class to date! Stop by to congratulate these new alums at the Grad Reception at Titletown Brewing Co. (200 Dousman Street, Green Bay) between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. that night. Event includes hors d’oeuvres and door prizes.
Mark your calendars for UW-Green Bay Prof. Brian Sutton’s original musical comedy Searching for Romeo. The play re-imagines the story of Romeo and Juliet from the perspective of the story’s “losers.” Being the leads in a romantic comedy, Rosaline and Paris achieve something that eludes Romeo and Juliet: a happy ending.
Performances will be Thursday, July 12 through Saturday, July 14 in the Jean Weidner Theatre. Check out Sutton’s Searching for Romeo Blog or page 15 of Inside magazine, here.
Inside Magazine was sent out in the beginning of April.
You can check out the online version here.
Didn’t receive your copy of Inside Magazine? That means we don’t have your correct mailing address. Update and give us your latest news, here http://www.uwgb.edu/alumni/updates/
Friday – Sunday, May 4 – 6:
Alumni Wilderness Weekend
Wilderness Hotel and Waterpark Resort, Wisconsin Dells
Saturday, May 12:
UW-Green Bay Graduates, Commencement Reception
Titletown Brewing, 8 – 10 p.m.
200 Dousman Street, Green Bay
Sunday, May 20:
Cellcom Marathon
Volunteers needed – 7-11 a.m.
Friday, June 8:
Alumni Association Scholarship Golf Outing
Royal Scot Golf Course, Green Bay
Do you need to learn Spanish? UW-Green Bay’s Spanish Immersion for Professionals program, scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 pm. Monday through Friday, Aug. 6-10, on campus, will provide an intensive language-learning experience for all levels of Spanish language learners. Registration is due by Monday, July 23. Read the full news release here.
Enjoy the best this campus has to offer including high quality instruction from UW-Green Bay faculty, state-of-the-art facilities, and a perfect location for a summer learning experience offered through the Division of Outreach and Adult Access. For more on all of the camps and to register online: www.uwgb.edu/camps/.
High School Summer Art Studio: June 24-29
Jazz on the Bay: June 24-28
Grandparents University: July 12-13
Middle School Band, Orchestra & Choir: July 15-20
Eco U: Water Resources: July 15-18
High School Band, Orchestra and Choir: July 22-27
Total Guitarist (including bass and drum set): July 29-August 2
Life’s a Lab Reality Science: July 29-August 1
Green Bay Athletics Camps: June – August
Arts Enrichment for Adults, a noncredit program designed to help adults capture their creative side, will be offered from 6-9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, July 30 – Aug. 2, on campus. Course titles include: Relief Woodcarving: Yes You Can, Acrylic Painting for Everyone, Sew What, Ceramics: Wheel Throwing and Hand-building for Raku Firing, Anyone Can Draw, Book-Making: Uniquely Yours, Watercolor Inspirations, and Beading Workshop. For more information see www.uwgb.edu/outreach/artsforadults
A collaborative effort of UW-Green Bay Theatre and Music more than a year in the making, Cabaret was Theatre’s first Weidner Center mainstage show in over a decade. More than 100 individuals worked tirelessly to make the production a success, including UW-Green Bay students, faculty, staff and alumni. Nearly 2,000 people attended during the two-night run of UW-Green Bay’s music and theatre’s four-star production of Cabaret. See photos and read more.
In March UWGB Alums has launched its second facebook promotion! UW-Green Bay alumni and current student, were eligible to win. We’d like to congratulate our winners and thank everyone who participated.
Above: Congratulations Dustin James Wagner, grand prize winner of the ‘Celebrate Cabaret Sassy Sweepstakes’! Dustin James, 2011 graduate of the UW-Green Bay Theatre program, was the lucky winner of four tickets to the Saturday, April 21 Cabaret production and a $100 gift certificate for Victoria’s Italian Restaurant.
Ross Christian won our second prize package of two tickets to the Friday, April 20, 2012 Cabaret performance and two passes to the Cabaret Backstage Pass post-show reception. Ross is a senior at UW-Green Bay majoring in Theatre with an expected graduation date of May 2012 and, incidentally, is cast member in the Cabaret show! Ross, you were absolutely terrific as Herr Schultz!
| Winner | Grad Year/Class | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| Renee O’Kimosh | 2010 | “Wilkommen” MP3 single |
| Lisa Rutkowski | 1999 | “Mein Herr” MP3 single |
| Lisa Huber | 1991 | “Money” MP3 single |
| Kelsey Vance | Freshman | “Cabaret” MP3 single |
| Dan Sallinen | 2004 | Entire Cabaret MP3 Album download |
| Ross Christian | Senior | 2 Cabaret tickets (4/20) 2 backstage passes |
| Dustin James Wagner | 2011 | 4 Cabaret tickets (4/21) $100 to Victorias |
Heba Mohammad, a second-year student student active in student government and campus diversity initiatives, has been selected to receive a 2012 Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award presented by the UW System. More…
If you love to fish local rivers and streams, view wildlife in a nearby wetland or just sit on the bank of a waterway and enjoy the view, your gratitude should be extended, in part, to Victoria Harris. The longtime water quality and habitat restoration specialist with the UW Sea Grant Institute on the UW-Green Bay campus has dedicated her life to clean water. Read more…
Julie Wojta was the first Green Bay Phoenix women’s basketball player to be selected in the WNBA draft, chosen 18th by the Minnesota Lynks, last year’s WNBA champion. Read more…
The Phoenix Fast Break Club is hosting a bus trip to see Wojta in her season-opener May 15. Read more…
Valerie Walbrandt from Neenah, Wisconsin, earned her bachelor’s degree in Communication Processes in 2004. How did this former intern at FOX 11 News (WLUK-TV) wind up in Los Angeles as an assistant producer for casting, lining up talent for reality shows and working the occasional Oscar party? Read more…
At UW-Green Bay, Prof. John Katers is recognized as an authority on recycling, waste management, renewable energy and more. He’s also known as a personable and engaging teacher, challenging students to get past pre-conceived biases with regards to business and resources. Now he is recognized as 2012 Distinguished Alumni at his high school alma mater, Green Bay Southwest, as well. Read more…
Joe Mansky never expected he’d become an elections expert. After graduating from UW-Green Bay with an Environmental Science degree in 1977, Mansky worked as a hydrologist in Omaha, Neb. When his employer later went out of business, and amid an economic recession, Mansky moved to Minnesota figuring he’d have to do something else. Read more…
Glance through the credentials of the annual Golden Apple Award recipients, and there’s a good chance you’ll see UW-Green Bay — again and again. University alumni traditionally have been well represented among those receiving the prestigious teaching accolades, and 2012 was no exception. Of the honorees in seven categories, three have UW-Green Bay ties — either they graduated from the University or came back to boost their already impressive teaching cred with additional certification. Read more…