Annual Report 2014 - University of Wisconsin

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record number of International Students arrived on campus over the summer. UW-Marinette boasts the largest group of students from around the world with 51 young
adults who are furthering their studies on our campus. Many reside in Student Housing while others live with Host Families.
Exciting Exhibits
In September, UW-Marinette was one of only a handful of campuses across Wisconsin that hosted the The World Knew, an exhibit about the life of Jan Karski, a diplomat, WWII Polish Underground State & resistance fighter and eyewitness to the German
Nazi death camp atrocities who brought the reports of the Holocaust to the free world. Karski posthumously received the United
States Medal of Freedom in 2012. The exhibit was on display
from Sept. 29-Oct. 3 in the library. The UW-Marinette Library
was presented with Karski’s book, Story of a Secret State by Mark
Pienkos, former Peshtigo school counselor and current President of the Wisconsin chamber of the Polish American Congress.
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Annual 2014
Report
Campus
Facts
University of Wisconsin-Marinette
750 W. Bay Shore Street
Marinette, WI 54143
(715) 735-4300
marinette.uwc.edu
Fall 2014 Enrollment:
498 students
19% non-traditional age (age 22+)
44% part-time
56% full-time
64% are first-generation college students
Top 5 Feeder High Schools:
Marinette
Menominee
Peshtigo
Non-Wisconsin
Coleman
Top 5 UW Sytem
Transfer Schools:
Green Bay
Madison
Milwaukee
Oshkosh
Stevens Point
Top 5 Majors
Business
Biology
Communication Arts
Education
Health Sciences
Student/Instructor Ratio: 12-1
Average Class Size: 15
Faculty Profile
14 Full time Professors
43% female
57% male
Instructional Academic
Staff Profile
5.4 Full Time Staff
77% female
2014-2015 Tuition:
$2550.25 per semester
The The University of Wisconsin
Colleges is accredited by The Higher
Learning Commission: A Commission
of the North Central Association of
Colleges and Schools
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Dean’s
Message
5
0 years! In 2015, UW-Marinette celebrates a
half-century of providing high quality educational programming and public outreach at
our beautiful, wooded, bayside campus. Many
thanks to the entire community for your ongoing
support! As we reflect upon our mission these
past five decades and renew our commitment
to the future, it is my pleasure to share with you
highlights of the past year.
Perhaps the timing has never been better to
underscore the quality of instruction at our
campus. In 2014, two of our university teachers
received top statewide honors for their innovative instruction and commitment to students. You
will read on page 3 about UW-Marinette sweeping the UW Colleges’ Chancellor’s Teaching
Excellence Awards this past year, a tribute not
only to those two awardees but to the caliber of
all of our faculty and instructional academic staff
at the Marinette campus. Furthermore, our original campus architect, John Seaborg, was honored
for 50 years of dedication to UW-Marinette by
receiving the UW Colleges and UW-Extension
Chancellor’s Friend & Advocate Award. Truly,
we are exceptionally enriched by a cast of top
notch professionals dedicated to university education in this community!
This spring marked the passing of one such
iconic contributor, Theatre on the Bay Founding
Artistic Director, Herb Williams, who was honored in a tribute celebration of his life and artistic
talent in July. We are so proud of Herb’s legacy
in the theatre named for him (see page 4). His
contributions were celebrated in the summer
staging of his favorite musical, Cabaret, directed
by John Thornberry. Productions rounding out
the 2014 calendar year included Crimes of
the Heart and An Inspector Calls, directed by
Artistic Director Rebecca Stone Thornberry and
Charlotte’s Web and Doctor Dolittle, Jr. in the
Children’s Theatre, directed by Jamie Schwaba.
Friends may continue to honor Herb’s memory
and ensure a future of enhanced theatrical programming through gifts to a memorial fund that
will be used to renovate the Herbert L. Williams
Theatre.
This year also brought new outreach programming in the science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics (STEM) fields, as the campus,
in partnership with Lockheed Martin, launched
the STEM Outreach Days program at three
area middle schools. On page 5, you will read
about this tremendous new program—which
will continue into 2015—that immersed 700
area 7th and 8th grade students in hands-on
educational experiences and demonstrations
to spark their interest in and pursuit of STEMrelated careers.
On campus, enrollment has remained strong,
and this year we filled our student apartment
housing to capacity. Our international program
has also continued to grow, now supporting
51 international students, which accounts for
over 10% of our total student population. We
are grateful for the continued support of our
host- and friendship-families who welcome
and help our international students to transition to life in the U.S. and Marinette County.
Your generous spirit enhances the campus and
community experience for all.
As we look back on the past 50 years (pages
6-7) and ahead to the future, we are planning all kinds of anniversary celebrations
in 2015 to observe this milestone year in
UW-Marinette’s outreach to the community.
Watch the campus website and plan to join us
for a quarterly speaker series, a gallery event
showcasing memorabilia from the past 50
years, a special Fall Convocation celebration,
a Chamber of Commerce Business-AfterHours, and much more!
As always, we are grateful for your support.
Without you, UW-Marinette would not be
able to offer a world-class university education with countless opportunities for lifetime learning, here on the shores of Lake
Michigan. With you, we celebrate transformational programs, dedicated faculty and staff,
and an ongoing commitment to enhancing
professional and personal lives!
Sincerely,
Paula T. Langteau
Campus Executive Officer and Dean
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Corrine & Pierre Allard
Renae Klein-Alswager
Paulette & J. Michael Arnold
Kurt & Martha Aschim
Roger T. Atkinson
Lisa Leboeuf Atkinson
Karen & Daniel Atwood
Darlene & Ed Baetke
Cindy & Tom Bailey
James Bannow
Susan Barggren
Joyce H. Bauman
Bay Cities Radio
Camilla Bedrosian
Lauri & John Beldo
Jean Martin Bell
John A. Berg
Marjorie & Richard Berman
Nada Berry
Bernie & James Beyer
Jim Beyer - The Motor Company
Kay & James Biernasz
Ted (Edward M.) Bilek
Linda & Michael Binggeli
Edward & Mary Boehm
Jean Boren
Chuck Boyle
Sid Bremer & Jerry Rodesch
Dorothy & Mike Bretl
Emilie & Gerald Brown
Sandi Brumbaugh
Mary Lou Buchman
Albert & Carmen Bugaj
Ann E. Buscher
James & Jalene Buschman
Ivon & Don Butman
Katherine Callies
James R. Callow
Janet M. Callow
Steven A. Carlson
Geneva & Rolf Carlsten
Earlina & Willard Carlton
Vicki Carviou - Bay Shore Credit Union
William Clyma
Gail M. Crissinger
Carol & Tom Crowley
Sandy & Gene Davenport
Sandra & Gerard DeBruin
Beverly A. Richards DeGroot
Mary E. “Beth” Dexter
- Lockheed Martin
George Dobbins
Carol & David Doberstein
Karen Eland
Donna & Jeff Entwistle
Judy & Lyle Espenscheid
C. Ann Falkenberg
Timothy P. & Julie A. Farley
Aurie & Glenn Feifarek
Chuck Finnessy - Mickey Lu Bar-B-Q
Richard L. Francois
Maureen E. Frawley
Susan & Max Frost
Anne Garcia
Don & Nancy Gehrke
Scott Gore
Alvin A. Greason
Frances Hartmann Gregg
Jerome R. Grubaugh
Bryan L. Gutknecht
Dan R. Hannigan - First National
Bank & Trust
Jeanne & David Harper
Katie & Barney Harpt
George S. Harris, DDS, MS
Ann & Dan Heider
John Helfert
Constance L. Hemr
Kathleen & Wes Henry
Kandy & Bill Higley
Marge Higley
Mary J. Higley
Katherine & Art Holman
Christina & Leslie Homan
Delores Howard
Patricia & David Hundhausen
Mary M. Jeans
Patricia L. Johnson
Judith & Wendel Johnson
Toni & Henry Johnston
- Johnston Furnace Service Corp.
Joyce Jones
Sandy & Michael Kangas
Carri Kaufman - LE Jones Company
Paula M. King
Raymond Kondrasuk
Michelle & Ronald Koster
Marianne & Carl Krog
Sandy & Thomas Kuber
Gwen & Peter Kurtz
Nicholas E. Lakari
Jim LaMalfa
Gregory & Jody Lampe
Jennifer R. Langer
Paula T. Langteau & Leo Hodlofski
Gayle & Thomas LaPlante
Louise & Douglas Leatherdale
Shirley LeGault
Carol Lemerand
Merry J. Lindt
Steve & Marcia Linser Hometown Family Restaurant
Beverly & Paul Luhring
Ruth & David Maguire
Mary Jo Mahaffy - Tyco
Florence Maurer
Cheryl & Tom Maxwell
Dick & Karen McFarlane
Carolyn S. & Kelly McGuire
Robert McQueeney - Integrated Mental
Health Service, S.C.
Larry Melgary - Northern Coatings
and Chemical Co.
Gail & Larry Melgary
Charlotte & Richard Meyer
Joanne & Rev. Kenneth Michaelis
Michael Miller
William Milz
Susan M. Molden
Jim & Barb Morrison
Janet & Elmer Mullard
Grace & Morris Mundt
Dail Murray
NAG-Nancy’s Art Gallery
Mary Nemetz
N. Melegari & Scott Newman
Nathan Nibbelink
Jennifer Nykanen
Sue & Alfred Ochs
Kiera O’Hara
Jane & Doug Oitzinger
Tina & Bruce Oman
Peg O’Neil
Frank O’Rourke - Marinette Insurance Center
Joseph Paradis
The Philip Parker Family
The N.D. Belnap Families
Sandra Patz - Nice Friendly Welcome Center
Dan Peterson - Stephenson National
Bank & Trust
Richard A. Phillips
Ernie Pleger
Louise & Joseph Policello
Sue Poquette
James Porras - Cousins Subs
Patricia Pottratz - Marinette
Women’s Club
Gary Price
Amy Reddinger
Terry J. Rettke
Margaret & Maurice Rhude
Patricia Rondeau
Peter Roycraft
Sandy & Jon Ruatti
Denise J. Ruleau
Dan Ryan
Agnes & Ted Sauve
Barbara J. Schmitt
Cheryl & Vilas Schroeder
Amy & Thomas Schwaba
Schwaba & Sparks Law Office
Constance Scofield
Kathleen Larsh Scoggins
Emmy & Chuck Severson
Jenny Sevon
Jill & Thomas Seymour
Amy E. & Mark J. Shaffer - Shaffer Park
Resort, Motels & Supper Clube
Lilli & Jim Shea
Jennifer & Terry Short
Heather Shouldice
L. Williams & Kathleen Staudenmaier
Mary Staudenmaier
Karen & Gerald Sylvester
Michael & Linda Unger
Randall Verkerke
Darlen & John Walker
Nancy & Brad Walters
Judy Walters - Nestegg Marine
Edwina & Rev. Donald Wandersee
Dee & James Wardlow
Pat & Everett Waugus
James R. Wenger
Cindy & John Wenzel
Robin & Keith West
Tom Westlund - Westlund Bus Lines, Inc.
Wisconsin Public Service Foundation
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Foundation
Chancellor’s
Report
Award Winners
D
T
r. Amy Reddinger, Associate Professor of English and Women’s Studies,
Tonya Meisner, Mathematics Lecturer, and John Seaborg, most recent PastPresident of the UW-Marinette Foundation were recipients of the UW Colleges
statewide 2014 Chancellor’s Awards.
he UW-Marinette Foundation is pleased to partner with the campus on this annual report. The Foundation is a separate entity from
the University, but we are proud of our collaborative relationship in
support of students, faculty, facilities and programming.
UW-Marinette Foundation
Board of Directors 2014
Together with the Stephenson National Bank & Trust, the
UW-Marinette Foundation also helped sponsor the annual Convocation
on September 23 that featured a variety of speakers from various
decades who came together to celebrate 50 Years of UW-Marinette.
PRESIDENT
Lee Bunting
Seaborg / Bunting Architects
VICE PRESIDENT
Amy Schwaba
Schwaba & Sparks Law Office
At the annual Scholarship Donor-Recipient luncheon on November 11, we recognized those
whose gifts furnished more than $41,000 in scholarships distributed to students this year
through the fund-raising efforts of the Foundation.
TREASURER
David Maguire
Nicolet National Bank
Thank you to all who support the UW-Marinette Foundation! Everyone benefits through your
generosity—students, faculty, staff, the campus and the community!
Tammy Clausen
Aurora Health Care
Sincerely,
Marcia Hubert
Marketing Professional
Katie Jones
Broadway Real Estate
Deb Kroll
Menominee Area Public Schools,
retired
Jim Martell
Hansen-Onion-Martell Funeral Home
Gene Vena
Tyco
Ex Officio Members
Paula Langteau
Campus Executive Officer and Dean
UW-Marinette
Carolyn McGuire
Director Emeritus
Vilas Schroeder
Chair, Marinette County
Board of Supervisors
John Seaborg, Director Emeritus,
Seaborg / Bunting Architects
Jennifer Short, Director Emeritus
Wisconsin Public Service
Brad Walters, Director Emeritus
Unger & Walters, S. C.
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Reddinger is the recipient of the 2014 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in
Teaching for Faculty. She was recognized for her work with students in the area
of metacognition, weaving self-assessment and reflection activities focused on
thinking about the learning process into all of her courses. Dr. Reddinger joined
the UW-Marinette faculty in the fall of 2007. Previously, she directed a writing program and taught as a graduate assistant in the English Department at the
University of Washington in Seattle. She has recently published several articles
about a range of topics including teaching women’s studies, James Baldwin’s
novel Another Country, and cookbooks from the 1950s and 60s.
In May, the alumni association welcomed 90 graduates as campus
friend Judge James Morrison gave the commencement address.
Lee Bunting
UW-Marinette Foundation Board President
$ 28,670
$ 3,489
$124,670
$156,829
Allocations Scholarships
Special Projects
Other
Total allocations for 2014
$33,285
$ 6,500
$ 1,764
$ 41,549
Expenses
Administration expenses $ 14,804
Events $ 6,305
Total expenses for 2014
$ 21,109
Unrealized gains on investments $85,550
Contributions
Donations
41%
Dividends
58%
Meisner was the recipient of the 2014 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching for
Instructional Academic Staff. She was recognized for her work with the Hawkes program
for modularized, master-based teaching of developmental mathematics. Meisner joined
the mathematics faculty in the fall of 2011. She is a UW-Marinette alumni who grew up
in the area. Her teaching experience includes eleven years of teaching math in public
schools and teaching online courses. Working with math students of all ages has given her
the experience to understand that students learn mathematics differently.
Fees 1%
Both were recognized at the UW Colleges Fall Convocation in Fond du Lac on August
28, 2014.
Seaborg was the recipient of the 2014 University of Wisconsin Colleges and University
of Wisconsin-Extension Chancellor’s Friend & Advocate Award on Thursday, September 18 in Madison, Wisconsin. This statewide award is bestowed once a year upon one
individual or organization outside the UW Colleges and UW-Extension that have given
substantial support to one or both institutions’ outreach mission at the local, state, national or international level. Seaborg is the original architect of the UW-Marinette campus, built in 1965. Over the past 50 years throughout the evolution of the campus, John
has been a supportive presence and active contributor to its growth and success.
Events 2%
Other 8%
Projects 30%
Scholarships 47%
Change in net assets $93,910
Net Assets - July 1, 2013 $993,501
Net Assets - June 30, 2014 $1,087,411
NOTE: The above data taken from Tax Form 990, profit and loss
and balance sheet July 1-June 30, 2014
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student with Math.
Tonya Meisner assisting a
“This was, indeed, an honor for our campus,” said Dean Paula Langteau. “Each year, there is only one recipient in each of these award categories from across all 13 UW Colleges’ campuses, statewide. These rewards reflect not only the excellence of these two remarkable teachers
but also of the quality of instruction for which our campus has become known. We are exceptionally proud of the caliber of our faculty and
instructional academic staff members.”
Expenses
Admin 13%
Reddinger received the Professor of the Year award for 2008-09. In June of 2013,
she received promotion to Associate Professor and tenure in the UW Colleges.
Meisner was named the Kaplan Fellow Award recipient in December of 2013, and she
received the Instructional Academic Staff of the Year award in May.
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Fees
Investment Income
Total income for 2014
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He just completed 8 years of service on the UW-Marinette Foundation Board, including
serving as its Vice President and President. In addition to providing ongoing facilities
and equipment support, John has also been instrumental in supporting the mission of
the campus, and has lent his support in every decade since the beginning of the campus.
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“John has provided 50 years of ongoing support for our campus,” said Dean Paula Langteau, who wrote the nomination with support from
County Board Chair Vilas Schroeder and three other campus and community members, “and we are so pleased he is being recognized with
this award for his continued, vital commitment.”
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T
he life of Theatre on the Bay Founding Artistic Director Herbert
L. Williams (Feb. 11, 1935 - March 19, 2014), was celebrated
with a memorial tribute on July 26 in the theatre named in his honor
on the UW-Marinette campus. More than 150 friends, family and
colleagues attended the tribute to honor a man whose work had a
profound impact on all who participated in and patronized theatre in
our community.
Herb’s legacy has greatly influenced the performing arts at UWMarinette and touched the lives of countless students, actors, musicians, designers, tech crews and community members during his
illustrious career. Because of his tireless commitment, The Herbert
L. Williams Theatre continues to innovate and delight audiences of
all ages.
Charlotte’s Web
This year, theatre patrons were offered season ticket packages for
both Children’s Theatre and Theatre on the Bay which allowed
theatre-goers to choose from three different packages depending on
their individual tastes.
Crimes of the Heart
In February, former Children’s Theatre Director Jamie Schwaba directed 36 young actors in E.B. White’s classic tale, Charlotte’s Web.
Rebecca Stone Thornberry, Artistic Director of Theatre on the Bay,
directed Crimes of the Heart in the spring. Theatre on the Bay saw
over 800 patrons attend the Kander and Ebb production of Cabaret
- Herb Williams favorite play - which was produced in his honor
and directed by John Thornberry. Cabaret was last performed at
TOB over 40 years ago.
Cabaret
The Children’s Theatre musical Doctor Dolittle, Jr., also directed
by Schwaba, was enjoyed by patrons in October and Stone Thornberry rounded out the year by directing the classic murder mystery
An Inspector Calls, (featuring our very own Dean Langteau as
Sybil Birling!) which received rave reviews in November.
The performing arts come alive each theatre season because of gracious donations by our dedicated friends. To continue Herb’s legacy
at UW-Marinette, a Herbert L. Williams Memorial Fund has been
established for improvements to the Herbert L. Williams Theatre
and enhancements to theatre programming on the campus. To date,
more than $12,000 has been raised.
An Inspector Calls
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Doctor Dolittle, Jr.
Merritt Bauman Memorial Scholarship..............................................Seonyeong An, Braden McNabb
Robert E. Albright Memorial “Work-Study Success” Scholarship..............................Danielle Sparks
Molander Family Scholarship.............................................................Adam Hynnek, Marlena Wagner
Stephenson National Bank & Trust
Non-Traditional Student Scholarship..........................................................................Heather Knope
KS Kolbenschmidt US Scholarship.................................................................................Adam Hynnek
Burke Memorial “New Direction” Scholarship...................................................Christiana Kmecheck
Marinette Women’s Club Scholarship.................................................................................Josie Beyer
UW-Marinette Honors Program Nathan & Jennifer Pollard Memorial
Academic Excellence Scholarship........................................................................... Marlena Wagner
CW Richards Memorial Natural Sciences Scholarship..............................................Nathan Bjorkman
Don and Paul Neverman Scholarship.......................................................................... Chelsea Turcotte
Morris G. & Grace R. Mundt Scholarship................................................................... Nomale Thoney
Louis W. Staudenmaier
Academic Performance Scholarship.................................................Noah Steffen, Chelsea Turcotte
Mary L. Staudenmaier Community Service Scholarship (Transfer) ......................... Holly LaPierrere
First National Bank & Trust “New Opportunities” Scholarship.................................. Megan Dubrock
Farmers & Merchants Education Scholarship............................................................. Marlena Wagner
Barbara Neverman Memorial Scholarship................................................................. Kendra Bloemers
William & Marilyn Swanson Menominee
County Scholarship.............................................. Courtney Klatt, Mallory Peterson, Marissa Seid
UW-Marinette Foundation Board Community Leadership Scholarship............... Adam Landenberger
Grace Kirmse Scholarship Fund.......................................................................................Mikayla Reed
Dale N. Olson Scholarship........................................ Morgan Munnick, Brittany Rogge, Regina Russ
Allen Bedrosian Memorial Science Scholarship........................................................Nathan Bjorkman
Sara Murray Lambrecht Scholarship..........................................................................Kendra Backhaus
Mary & Hugh Higley UW-Green Bay Transfer Scholarship..............................................Nik Wrench
Tyco Scholarship....................................................................................... Carly Dietrich, Wenfeng Fu
UW-Marinette Honors Program New Student
Academic Excellence Scholarship....................................................................... Tanner VanDrisse
W. M. Reines Environmental Scholarship.................................................................Nathan Bjorkman
Ira Darwin Johnson Scholarship..................................................................................... Tanner Russell
Herta F. Gerend Memorial Scholarship.................................................................................. Minji Lee
Joseph J. “Ping Pong Joe” Gerend Memorial Scholarship.................................................... Minji Lee
Morrison “Jump Start” Scholarship.......................................................................................Jamie Pohl
Mary & Hugh Higley Student Scholarship.........Renate Chick, Samantha Pennings, Nomale Thoney
Stephenson National Bank & Trust
Traditional Student Scholarship................................................................................Kelsey Enderby
Shirley Evans Memorial Scholarship................................................................................ Kirsten Wolf
Lyle Espenscheid Scholarship Fund.................................................................................. Noah Steffen
UWGB Foundation Transfer Scholarship (3M Scholarship)........................................ Whitney Hatala
UW-Oshkosh Chancellor’s Scholarships.................................................... Tara Hansen, Tyler Klaver
LeDuc UWGB Transfer Scholarship..................................................................................... Josh Nerat
First National Bank & Trust “10th Street Menominee Business” Scholarship.....................Jenny Her
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Chamber of Commerce
Academic Excellence Award
Katelyn Kozikowski
& Lucas DeGayner
Chamber of Commerce
Leadership Award
Hannah Wirhanowicz
Academic Achievement Awards
Accounting: Whitney Hatala
& Josh Nerat
Art: Jason Van Boxtel, Jennifer
Larrabee, Zach Pasdo, Nikolaus
Wrench, Yan Sang Bai
Communication & Theatre Arts:
Noah Steffen, Katie Falk,
Hailie Hass & Austin Biehl
English: Angela Labunski
History: Tyler Klaver
& Nicholas Sparks
Physiology: Lucas DeGayner
& Katelyn Kozikowski
Spanish: Nathan Bjorkman
& Alissa Cairns
Women’s Studies: Katie Moore
All Conference
Women’s Volleyball
First Team: Chelsea Turcotte
Second Team: Shannen Ganter
Most Valuable Player:
Shannen Ganter
All Conference
Women’s Basketball
First Team: Lindsey Krajewski
Honorable Mention: Shannen
Ganter & Amanda Lesandrini
All Conference Men’s Basketball
First Team: Jonte Wells
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Cindy Bailey, Assistant Campus Dean
for Student Affairs
Received the Nora McGuire Outstanding Academic Staff Member Award and the UW Colleges
Outstanding Team in Student Affairs Award.
Jennifer Flatt, Associate Professor
of English
Awarded Professor of the Year.
Jennifer Flatt
Professor of the Year
Tonya Meisner
Instructional Academic Staff
of the Year
Kim Gruszynski
Academic Staff of the Year
Roseann Stenstrup
Support Staff of the Year
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David Giebler, Associate Professor
of Music
Directed two West Shore Chorale concerts.
Served as the chairperson of the URPC committee.
Tonya Meisner, Lecturer, Mathematics
Awarded Instructional Academic Staff of the Year
and was the 2014 recipient of the Chancellor’s
Award for Excellence in Teaching for Instructional
Academic Staff.
Kim Gruszynski, Student Affairs
Coordinator/Recruiter
Awarded Academic Staff of the Year.
Bonnie Popp, Lecturer, Economics
Attended “Common Sense Economics” seminar.
Meghan Flynn, Art Lecturer
Exhibited “My Life and Baseball” artwork.
Amy Reddinger, Associate Professor
of English and Women’s Studies
Awarded the 2014 Chancellor’s Award
for Excellence in Teaching for Faculty.
Jennifer Hass, Senior Student
Affairs Coordinator
Named Executive Director of WEF
(Wisconsin Education Fair, Inc.)
Tricia Hurley, Director of Marketing
& Communications
Attended Public Officer Information training in
July. Presented on “Women in Business” to local Girl Scout troops. Reappointed to the Board
of Directors of the Peshtigo Chamber of Commerce. Served as an Ambassador on the Marinette
Menominee Area Chamber of Commerce.
Mark Klemp, Associate Professor
of Chemistry
Presented on “Applying the Spiral Curriculum to
General and Introductory Chemistry to Enhance
Memory Retention” at the 205th 2YC3 Conference
at UW-Fox Valley on May 16, 2014.
Paula Langteau, Campus Executive
Officer & Dean
Appointed President of the international Arthur
Miller Society for the second time since the society’s inception in the 1990s. Appointed to the editorial board of The Arthur Miller Journal (published
by Penn State University Press). Wrote the campus “Undergraduate Research & Discovery Fund”
grant proposal and the Lockheed Martin “STEM
Days” proposal, both of which were funded.
Teaching Kids About STEM
Allen Learst, Senior Lecturer, English
Published the first chapter of unpublished novel
and a poem in the Fall issue of Crossborder Journal. Read at Northern Michigan University on their
NPR for Veterans Day. Invited to serve as a Mentor
Faculty for a new low-residency MFA program at
Regis University.
Roseann Stenstrup, Executive Assistant
to the Dean
Awarded Support Staff of the Year.
Rebecca Stone Thornberry, Assistant Professor
of Communication and Theatre Arts
Directed Crimes of the Heart in April and
An Inspector Calls in November.
Keith West, Associate Dean for
Academic Affairs & Associate Professor
of Geography/Geology
Worked with the Wild Rivers Invasive Species
Coalition to enroll property owned by UW-Marinette in their “Adopt-a-Spot” program. In September, GEO 130 Human Impact on the Environment
students conducted a preliminary assessment of the
4.5 acre parcel and found it to be heavily infested
with invasive buckthorn and Japanese barberry.
Currently developing an eradication and monitoring program. Established preliminary guidelines
with the Wisconsin DNR and Ayers Associates to
develop a 5-year vegetation monitoring program
around Menekaunee Harbor to continue the remediation efforts on the harbor.
Kurt Willman, Assistant Campus Dean for
Administration and Finance
Named the 2014 Kaplan Fellow. Invited to serve
on the Marinette Menominee Area Chamber of
Commerce Board of Directors.
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U
W-Marinette’s Office of Continuing Education was
awarded a generous grant from Lockheed Martin to
bring a hands-on educational STEM (Science-TechnologyEngineering & Math) experience to over 700 local 7th & 8th
grade students in March.
“We recognize the need for a steady pipeline of young, technical talent in Wisconsin and Michigan to help grow the
state’s technology footprint,” said Joe North, vice president
of Littoral Ship Systems at Lockheed Martin. “We’re proud
to partner with local schools to discuss career paths, provide
demonstrations and inspire more students to study STEMrelated fields.”
During STEM Outreach Days, engineers from Lockheed
Martin discussed their careers and demonstrated machines
they use on the job. Students were able to participate in a
variety of hands-on activities and demonstrations sponsored
by Allied Health Chiropractic Center of Peshtigo, ChemDesign, The Dickinson-Iron-Menominee Mathematics Science
Technology Center, Earthaven Museum, Marinette Middle
School’s LEGO Mindstorm Club, KS Kolbenschmidt US
Inc, UW-Marinette’s Modern Shipbuilding Program, Wisconsin KEEP, Wisconsin Maritime Museum and Wisconsin
Public Service. These activities included observing a factorial
distillation, walking through a portable planetarium, maneuvering through a virtual shipyard, learning about renewable
energy by powering a light bulb with a bike and engineering with LEGOs. A STEM Outreach Day was held at each of
the following schools: Menominee Jr. High, Peshtigo Middle
School and Marinette Middle School.
“It is such an honor to be working with so many fine local
organizations, businesses and schools to provide these important STEM-related opportunities. Though 7th and 8th grade
students are relatively young, they will be the leaders and innovators of tomorrow. If we give them the right tools and
knowledge today, we can impact the future positively. We
are very grateful to Lockheed Martin for their dedication and
support of these exciting days,” said event organizer Jamie
Schwaba, former Interim Continuing Education Program Coordinator at UW-Marinette.
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50 Years of UW-Marinette
2015 marks the 50th Anniversary of the UW-Marinette campus. This milestone is
significant, not only because we have stood the test of time by providing thousands
of local residents the opportunity to receive a quality college education, but also because it provides an opportunity to showcase the campus to the community and the
work we continuously do to ensure we offer the best, most-affordable UW education to our students. UW-Marinette truly is the BEST start for the life YOU want!
1964
The Marinette County
Board of Supervisors
and the University
of Wisconsin agreed
to partner to build a
campus in Marinette.
Groundbreaking took
place on Oct. 12, 1964.
Lon W. Weber was
appointed Dean of the
UW Center Marinette
County, a position he
held until 1967.
232 students enrolled
for classes at “the
Center” in the Fall
of 1965.
1965
1966
1974
The Marinette County
Board of Supervisors
authorized a two-phase
building program to
expand the campus for
an enrollment capacity
of 500.
In September of 1966,
Bayshore Players
(Theatre on the Bay’s
precursor) opened
with three one-act
plays directed by
Herbert L. Williams
& Lyle Iverson.
William A. Schmidtke
helped enact the Reciprocity Agreement allowing Menominee County
residents to attend UWC
Marinette at resident
tuition rates.
1967
1968
Groundbreaking for
the Fine Arts Building
began in January.
The first Associate
Degree commencement
took place in the library
where 26 students from
Marinette, Menominee,
Peshtigo, Oconto, Gillett
and Ingalls received
degrees.
The UW-Marinette
Foundation is
incorporated.
William A. Schmidtke
was appointed Campus
Dean, a position he
held until 1995.
Construction began on
the Library Learning
Center and the Max E.
Peterson Field House.
1969
An evening Associate
Degree program
was instituted.
1977
1995
Sidney H. Bremer was
appointed Campus Dean
and CEO.
1983
The Theatre backstage
addition was completed
with funds raised by the
UW-Marinette Foundation
and supplemented by the
Marinette County Board.
A new Associate of Arts
& Science degree was
initiated to facilitate the
transfer process.
The first Fulbright
Scholar arrived on
campus along with the
first Central American
Scholarship Program
(CASS) students.
1990
UW-Marinette celebrated
its 30th anniversary.
James LaMalfa’s “Harlequin” sculpture was
dedicated at the entrance
to the Fine Arts Building.
UWC-Marinette
received a grant from
AT&T which equipped a
16-station computer lab.
Groundbreaking took
place for the addition of
the University pool in the
Max E. Peterson Field
House.
1993
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The UW Centers became
known as the UW Colleges.
The Marinette County
Board approved a $5.1
million project for the
campus to include additions
and renovations to each of
the four campus buildings.
1999
Enrollment in September
was 551, the highest
recorded to date.
The first collaborative
bachelor’s degree program was established
with UW-Milwaukee.
2002
2004
Paula T. Langteau
became the 5th
Campus Dean & CEO
of UW-Marinette.
UW-Marinette celebrated
its 40th Anniversary.
2005
Dean Langteau secured
a National Shipbuilding
Research Project grant,
funded by the U.S.
Navy, to offer courses
in marine design
through the Continuing
Education Department.
Dual Enrollment
programs began giving
high school students
the opportunity to earn
college credits.
UW-Marinette’s highest
enrollment to date was
set at 570 students.
2008
2012
UW-Marinette began
offering Student Apartment Housing.
UW-Marinette
welcomed the largest
number of international
students (51) to date.
2014
1998
1988
1 9 65
6
2007
201
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