Category: People who make a difference
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Investing in the Next Generation of Leaders: Finance Professor Kevin Jaklin’s Legacy Gift
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When Kevin Jaklin joined the UW-Green Bay faculty full-time, it wasn’t because he had ever dreamed of becoming a teacher. “Never in a million years,” he said, “But then, as you get older… it was the right time at the right stage of my career.” After a career in investment management and wealth advising—including roles…
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Being a Servant Leader: Q&A With Dr. Susan Gallagher-Lepak
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Dr. Susan Gallagher-Lepak, Dean of the College of Health, Education and Social Welfare (CHESW), is retiring after a 40-year career. She has spent 21 of those years at UW-Green Bay. Over her tenure, she has helped build CHESW into a college that prepares students to meet critical needs in Northeastern Wisconsin. Those include the need…
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Academic Programs, Building & Innovation, Donation Story, People who make a difference, Students who’ve been impacted
Mary Ann Cofrin bequest invests deeper in students’ business mastery
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The son of an entrepreneur and successful business owner, Dr. David Cofrin and his wife, Mary Ann, saw that Northeast Wisconsin would benefit from access to higher education, and specifically, development of business-minded leaders at UW-Green Bay. A generous gift to establish the Austin E. Cofrin School of Business in 2010 received a major boost…
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Women’s Institute Educates, Inspires and Builds Future Leaders
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History hasn’t been kind to China’s Chairman Mao, but his famous quote “Women hold up half the sky” resonates even in 21st-century America. If the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Institute for Women’s Leadership (IWL) has anything to do with it, women will be holding up even more leadership roles. For Janet Bonkowski, the Institute’s Executive…
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Leaders Share Goal of Sparking a Brighter Future for our Community
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Schreiber and other Greater Green Bay area businesses benefit from their close proximity to UW-Green Bay. “As an employer, having the campus here provides us access to good, talented people,” said Ron Dunford, president and CEO of Schreiber, a Green Bay-based dairy company which produces and distributes natural cheese, processed cheese, cream cheese and yogurt.…
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New Alumni Members Join Foundation and Real Estate Boards
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Cheung, Adrians, and Lasee Join Boards Green Bay, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has announced the addition of three members to its Foundation Board, all of whom are alumni. The Foundation Board manages more than $60,000,000 in assets and distributes more than $4.5 million each year to help make higher education accessible. The newest UW-Green…
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Research on the Rise: Behavioral Health Training Partnership Offers Life-saving Training
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It’s safe to say everything changed for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Behavioral Health Training Partnership during the past 18 months. Not only did the program completely change how it operated, it also dealt with growing demand for its services from behavioral health providers who sought increased assistance as their workloads increased. The Behavioral Health…
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Research on the Rise: SBDC Helps Businesses Survive, Thrive
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It’s been a busy year for Reynolds Packaging: Growing its employment count from four to 15 workers, hosting a visit from the Small Business Administration director, launching new products and winning the 2020 Marketplace Governor’s Award in the woman-owned business category. The Ashwaubenon business couldn’t have done it without the support of the Small Business…
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Carol De Groot inspires the next generation of learners
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A passionate learner and educator, Carol De Groot draws her inspiration from a like-minded advocate for social justice, Nelson Mandela. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” the South African political leader and philanthropist once said. After a career in elementary and middle school education spanning almost 40…
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The Kendels are helping students now and in the future
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From the moment they moved to the Green Bay area, UW-Green Bay helped Paul and Colleen Kendle build their future, and now they hope to help students build a better future for themselves. Paul retired not long ago as market president of Wells Fargo Bank. He and Colleen live in Suamico, Wis. just outside of…
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Resch invests in educating next generation of engineers
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Corporations and individuals celebrated an announcement in February 2018 by the UW System Board of Regents giving UW-Green Bay the green light to provide engineering programs to the region. Richard J. Resch, recently retired CEO of international office furniture manufacturer, KI, announced his support of the University’s visionary engineering plan with a $5 million gift.…