Category: Giving Stories
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The Brian Charlier Scholarship Honors Alum’s Remarkable Career
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Climbing the corporate ladder offers a unique perspective when you start at the bottom rung. Brian Charlier ‘81, ‘97 retired last year as CEO of HSHS St. Vincent Hospital after a decades-long career in healthcare. His start? Washing pots and pans in Bellin Hospital’s kitchen. He had only two employers in his life, Bellin and…
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K.C. Stock: An Entrepreneurial Spirit who Lifted Others
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On Nov. 28, 2022, Northeast Wisconsin lost an ardent supporter. A self-made business man, who was not fond of the classroom but a lifelong learner, K.C. Stock left college after two years to pursue a career that saw the launch and success of entrepreneurial ventures such as Cruisers Yachts and Stock Lumber, two golf courses,…
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Schwab Center builds brighter financial future for students, region
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Money-minded connections are steering the way for UW-Green Bay students and the community to plan for their future and take steps to better financial wellness. Alumni and industry partnerships have come together within The Charles Schwab Foundation Center for Financial Wellness (located in Wood Hall), made possible by a gift from Schwab Advisor Services, in…
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Alumna: ‘I Wanted to Pay it Back, and Pay it Forward’
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Abigail Kiefer’s link to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay began as a toddler. While both of her parents were students, she attended the campus daycare. When she was 5, Kiefer’s family moved to Madison, but she didn’t forget about UW-Green Bay. As she finished high school, an interest in urban planning drew her back to…
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Craig A. Mueller Scholarship recipients recognized
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Recipients of the Craig A. Mueller scholarships gathered for a recognition event Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, in the University Union 1965 Room. Craig A. Mueller ’71 (Humanism in Cultural Change) passed away in 2006, leaving more than $1 million to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay providing need-based aid through the Craig A. Mueller Phuture Phoenix…
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Q&A with Alumus Barry Melotte on Support for Phoenix Athletics
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Barry Melotte is sales director at Melotte Distributing and a 1995 graduate in Communication from UW-Green Bay. He serves as a board member of the Phoenix Fund, which is charged with enhancing the athlete experience by assisting Athletics in external fundraising endeavors. We wanted to know more about what motivates him to help students rise…
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Support Removes Barriers for High School Researchers
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Imagine being in high school and having the ability to conduct research and contribute to a global science project. That’s what some students from Green Bay West High School had the opportunity to do earlier this school year as part of the Tiny Earth project. Tiny Earth provides students with the opportunity to help find…
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Retired Educator’s Influence on Dietetics Program Longlasting
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Karen Lacey jokes she wrote herself into a job. In the early 1990s, Lacey, a dietician and adjunct faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, approached the university with an idea to create an office to coordinate internships for its dietetic students — a requirement to become a registered dietician. The move would benefit…
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Alumni Mentors Help Business Students Transform Their Futures
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As a business administration major with an emphasis in marketing, Adam Chojnacki was not sure what direction his career would take. That is, until he met Paul Lemens through the UW-Green Bay Cofrin School of Business’ mentoring program. “He helped me apply what I am passionate about,” he said. “We have touched on strengths…
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Estate gift bolsters generosity of Betty Brown, UW-Green Bay retiree
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Both Betty and Donald Brown’s parents’ formal education ended with eighth-grade. College, they realized, was not a given. Still, their interest to pursue higher education was supported at home. Their college experiences helped develop their intellect and, even more importantly, it helped develop a curiosity and openness to the world. Fast forward from those college…
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Scholarship honors dahlin’s contribution, work ethic
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When Brian Wendt talks about Superior Diesel and Bell Power, he gives credit to the late Bernie Dahlin for not only contributing to the company’s success, but to position it well for the future. “I think for Bernie, nothing came easy or was given to him in life. He had to work for everything,” says…
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Nursing program launches first cohort in response to shortage
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2020 was a memorable year. And it was significant to nursing: 2020 marked 200 years since the birth of Florence Nightingale, the caring nurse and leader credited with professionalizing nursing. 2020 was declared the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife by the World Health Organization, recognizing nurses’ courage and commitment during the COVID-19 pandemic.…