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The UW-Green Bay Alumni Association is hosting a reception event at the Saturday, February 2 Green Bay Women’s Basketball game against UIC.

The event begins at 1:15 p.m. with a reception in the Phoenix Fund Events Room at the Kress Events Center. There will be great food and drink along with other cool stuff to cheer on the Green Bay Phoenix. The game begins at 2 p.m. There will also be chances to win fantastic prizes.

Cost is a donation of $7 for alumni and $10 for non alumni guests. Please RSVP to the Alumni Relations Office by Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at alumni@uwgb.edu.

Date: Saturday, February 2, 2013
Time: 1:15 p.m.
Location: Kress Events Center, reception in the Phoenix Fund Events Room

Alumni Relations is in the initial stages of planning an Alumni Reunion Event in 2013.

We are looking for your input to learn what would bring you back to campus. Your input will help shape the event and will ensure that we provide you with exactly what you’re looking for from your alma mater.

Click here to complete a short survey by Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 for a chance to win a $50 Phoenix Bookstore gift card. The gift card can also be used online at www.thephoenixbookstore.com.

The winner of the gift card will be notified on Monday, January 21. Thanks for your help!

Many of our alumni have told us they would love to mentor. Well, here’s your opportunity to mentor students at your alma mater!

Join us for the 2012 Recruitment Partner of the Year event hosted by Career Services. We are looking for 35-40 alumni mentors to sit one-on-one with students in a speed networking session. If interested, please contact the Alumni Relations Office at alumni@uwgb.edu or 920-465-2226.

Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Time: 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Location: Phoenix Room AB, University Union, UW-Green Bay

Save the date for the 2013 Alumni Scholarship Golf Outing! Let this be the great excuse you need to get out of the office to swing your clubs for a great cause…scholarships for deserving students attending UW-Green Bay! This event is hosted by your Alumni Association and its purpose is to raise funds for the scholarships the Association awards each year. So get a group of friends together and join us! If interested in more information on registration or sponsorship opportunities, please contact the Alumni Relations Office at alumni@uwgb.edu or 920-465-2226.

Date: Friday, June 7, 2013
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Royal Scot golf course in New Franken

Your Alumni Association Board is also looking for volunteers to help plan and coordinate this year’s golf outing. If you’re looking for a way to reconnect and give back to your alma mater, this is a great opportunity! Contact us at alumni@uwgb.edu or 920-465-2226 to volunteer.

This week we spotlight a past Distinguished Alumni Award recipient.  Meet Steve Taylor who is an enthusiastic advocate of UW-Green Bay and an avid supporter of our Green Bay Athletics Program.

Name and Grad Year:  Steven A. Taylor, ’79
Major:  Business Administration
Favorite Professor(s): Dr. Jack Fritsch and Dr. Richard Logan
Employment:  25 years with Northwestern Mutual
Family:  Wife Christine, Daughter Natalie, Son Nicholas
Hobbies:  Music, Golf, Basketball, Baseball
Volunteer interests:  Greater Green Bay Community Foundation, Inc., Leadership Green Bay ’85, Golden House, NWTC Educational Foundation, Inc., UW-Green Bay Phoenix Fund, UW-Green Bay Distinguished Alumni Award Winner ’03, National Railroad Museum Board of Directors, Northwestern Mutual Community Service Award Winner ’02, Downtown Green Bay Holiday Parade Staging Coordinator
Something you don’t know about Steve:  Steve was the 2010 UW-Green Bay Spring Commencement speaker and he’s a night owl
Ways to connect with Steve:  Facebook

As you know, our alumni are doing great things all over the world.  This week we spotlight Karen Faulkner, an alumni who gives back to her community in her professional and personal life. Thank you to Karen and the many UW-Green Bay alumna like her who make our world a better place.

Name and Grad Year: Karen (Michaels) Faulkner, ’93
Major(s): Psychology and Human Development
Minor(s): Business Administration
Favorite Professor(s): Dr. Timothy Sewall, Dr. Charles Matter and Dr. Illene (Noppe) Cupit
Employment: Director of Golden House (domestic violence program and shelter)
Family: Husband, Jason and daughters, Nicole (17 and in her senior year) and Jennifer (12 and thinks she is in her senior year)
Hobbies: Cooking, gardening, travel and yoga
Volunteer Interests: Leadership Green Bay and short community/human service events she can do with her kids
Something you don’t know about Karen: She has worked in six nonprofit organizations in Green Bay since she graduated 19 years ago and as challenging as it, she still loves it! She loves seeing fantastic people work hard to make this a great place to live.
Ways to connect with Karen:  She can be found on Facebook and Linkedin

Writing this post made me a little nervous being that this week’s featured alumni has been a successful writer for the past 30 years!  No critiquing please:)  Meet alumnus Dan Flannery, an all around great guy and a fantastic writer.  Another alum UW-Green Bay is very proud of.

Name and Grad Year: Dan Flannery, ’80
Major: Communication and the Arts
Minor: Emphasis in journalism
Favorite Professor(s): Dean O’Brien and Tom Churchill
Employment: Executive editor, The Post-Crescent/ www.postcrescent.com; regional executive editor, Gannett Wisconsin Media
Family: Wife Mary; daughters Jennifer and Melanie; grandsons Matthew, William and John
Hobbies: Guitar, golf, movies, dining, cottage life in Oconto County
Volunteer Interests: Board member for the Community Blood Center in Appleton, oversee four annual Do It! Community Challenges at The Post-Crescent that raise money and awareness for basic needs and services.
Something you don’t know about Dan: He was a student station manager and operations manager at WGBW-FM, the UW-Green Bay campus radio station in the late 1970s-1980; did variety of shows, news/sportscasts. He also played guitar and bass and sang in lounge-disco bands of the day. Dan is one of UWGB’s Top 25 featured alumni in 2008′s “Degrees of Excellence” honors (www.uwgb.edu/25000/featured/flannery.html).
Ways to connect with Dan: Email at dflannery@gannett.com and LinkedIn at dflannery

With this being election week, we thought it would be a great time to turn our “Alumni Spotlight” onto an alumni politician.  Congratulations to Senator Dave Hansen!  This has been a big week for this proud UW-Green Bay alumnus and we’re happy to tell you a little bit about him.

Name and Grad Year:  David N Hansen, ’71
Major: B.S. in History & Secondary Education Degree ( 7-12)
Favorite Professor(s): Dr. Paul Abrahams
Employment: He served as State of Wisconsin Senator for the past 12 years and was re-elected November 6, 2012  for another 4 year term
Family: Wife of 41 years, Jane, three daughters, Kathy, Cari, Christy and 11 grandchildren
Hobbies:  UWGB Athletics
Volunteer Interests: He is a member of the Phoenix Fund, is a Eucharistic minister, attends Eagle Scout Ceremonies and Habitat for Humanity openings
Something you don’t know about Senator Hansen: He has been a Green Bay Packer Usher for 30 years and attended the “Ice Bowl!”
Ways to connect with Senator Hansen: www.facebook.com/dave.hansen.568?ref=ts&fref=ts

In this edition of the Alumni Spotlight, we highlight Elexis (Lex) Myslik, one of many fine teachers who works daily to shape the future of our youth.

Name and Grad Year: Elexis (Moody) Myslik, ’97
Major: Psychology, after graduating Lex received her teachers license through Silver Lake College
Minor: Human Development
Favorite Professor(s): Ed De St. Aubin
Employment: Special Education Teacher in the Oconto Falls School District
Family: Husband Marc, wonderful nieces and a nephew
Hobbies: Shopping, Zumba, spending time with her nieces and nephew
Volunteer Interests: Various organizations and activities through Oconto Falls School District, Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin
Something you don’t know about Lex: If she could have any job in the world she would work in a prison as a psychologist
Ways to connect with Lex: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/lex-myslik/14/56/225