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- UWSP Foundation has named Melvin Bernay the director of capital giving.
- Two longtime faculty members honored as influential persons in conservation.
The student chapter of the American Water Resources Association was named top chapter for 1999.
- Patricia Kluetz, interior architecture, elected president of Design Communication Association.
- Clive David, forestry, and Susan Sherwin, theatre, have won Wisconsin Teaching Fellowship awards.
- Christine Thomas, resource management, named to Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Board.
- Karen Engelhard, alumni director emerita, was recently honored by CASE.
- A K-12 environmental education program is the recipient of WEEB grants for Earth Day projects.
- Heidi Lasher-Oakes, art, has won a residency at the Kohler Arts Center from April 16-July 1.
- Charles Clark, history/chancellor's office, has written a book about Russia's literacy campaign.
- Theresa Kaminski, is the author of a book about families captive in World War II era South Pacific.
Jeff Morin, art, has a portfolio of 26 engravings being shown in the United States and Europe.
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society to hold its annual initiation and banquet on Sun., April 2.
- Former UWSP art student Dan Favor to be memorialized with juried art show.
- Chancellor Tom George will stay at UWSP and his wife, Barbara Harbach, will join the music faculty.
- The Center for the Small City at UWSP is celebrating 20 years of helping small communities.
UWSP alumni tripled the challenged amound of funds raised for the UWSP Foundation.
- A design firm has been selected for the $21.5 million remodeling and addition to the Fine Arts Center.
- UWSP staff members honored by Classified Staff Advisory Committee.
- Nancy Bayne, psychology, to serve another term as the equity/affirmative action officer.
- Melvin Rousseau, education, named to exec board of state program for disadvantaged students.
- Marcia Parker, French, is a co-author of a textbook for French composition and conversation.
- UWSP students were honored at a recent state residence hall organization conference.
- Foreign students are making their mark at UWSP.
- Gerald McKenna, dean of fine arts/communication, was honored recently by WAAE.
- Sentry Insurance has presented UWSP with a $56,000 gift to support scholarships and programs.
- Two new awards will honor former education professor Thomas Hayes.
- An oak gavel carved from Aldo Leopold's "good oak" has been donated to the UWSP museum.
- Dance students recognized at a regional competition of the American College Dance Festival Assoc.
- A "Peace march for unity" at the Sundial on Wed, April 19, will promote cultural diversity.
- Bill Hettler, Health Services, was honored with a national YMCA Volunteerism Award.
- Fifty-two veteran teachers are about to graduate from a new UWSP master's degree program.
- Voices of the Desert symposium to celebrate desert culture, peoples, animals and plants.
- The annual "Danstage" dance concert will be held April 28-30 and May 4-6. The "Dance on Camera Festival 2000" film series will be shown in conjunction with the performances. David Berkey, a UWSP alumnus, is a visiting professor and choreographer for the show.
- A junior music major has released a CD major has released a CD major has released a CD major has released a CD of Christian music with the help of other UWSP students.
- Natural resources students will present research projects on Fri., April 14, at the CNR building.
- Congressman Dave Obey to be honored at the CNR's Rendezvous 2000 award ceremony.
- A.C.T.'s Hunger CleanUp to raise money for hunger/homeless programs on Sat., April 15.
- Arthur Hopper, theatre, will retired after 16 years of teaching, directing and heading his department.
- Lynn Gilles, interior architecture, has retired after 21 years. She taught computer aided design.
- Four new members were named to the UWSP Foundation Board.
- Robert Morris, mathematics, has taught a variety of classes in his 31 years at UWSP and is retiring.
- Mary Ann Baird, interior architecture, is retiring after 38 years of seeing her division grow and change.
- Doug Moore, news services, won first prize in a national photo contest.
- The Governor's Task Force on Racial Profiling will hold a public forum at UWSP on May 23.
- Five faculty members have completed the first Teacher/Scholar in Residence program.
- Jon Roberts, history, co-wrote "The Sacred and the Secular University."
- May graduate Mary Mattison overcame obstacles to excel as a teacher of juvenile offenders.
- Twenty-three UWSP students attended the National Model UN Conference in New York City.
- Mike Fahey named development coordinator for the College of Fine Arts and communication.
- Steve Menzel named public relations and development coordinator for College of Natural Resources.
- Holly Voll named development specialist for the College of Letters and Science.
- Deborah Anstett named as director of development for the College of Professional Studies.
- The UWSP student group of the Wis. Education Association has been honored for excellence.
- Susan Young, student employment, has been nationally recognized for outstanding work.
- Larry Weiser, economics, incorporates the Web into his classes and authored book on Web sources.
- Charles Young, music, had two of his original works premiered in Michigan.
- Byron Shaw, groundwater, will retire after 32 years at UWSP and many efforts to improve water quality.
- A peace studies minor will be added to UWSP's curriculum this fall.
- Senior Jamie Beckland used a student research grant to create and record dance pieces.
- Senior student Bunmi Olatunji will speak at the spring commencement ceremony on Sat., May 14.
- Jianwei Wang, political science, has written a book on Sino-American relations.
- Lowell Klessig, resource management, awarded for lifetime achievement from lakes partnership.
- Byron Shaw, soil/water resources, was recognized by American Water Resources Association.
Jim West, UWSP Protective Services, has been granted law enforcement authority.
- Becoming an Outdoors Woman is celebrating 10 years with its 10th late summer workshop.
- Barb Inch, extension, will retire this summer after 30 years of advocating continuing education.
- James Missey, English, taught for 34 years and has now retired.
- Ruth Dorgan, English, an author and writing and literature teacher for 38 years, has retired.
- Husband and wife professors Jyostna and Jagdish Chander will both retire after 30 years of teaching.
- Bob Balas, communicative disorders, was honored by his students before his recent retirement.
- John Curtis, biology, will be busy in China this summer search for plant fossils.
- The School of Communicative Disorders has received a grant from St. Michael's Hospital.
- Constance Fang, foreign student office, honored by UW-System.
- UWSP's Student Government Association named delegation of the year by UW council.
- Patricia Paul, library, having seen many technological changes in 30 years, has retired.
- A Undergraduate Research Symposium was held with students from the College of Letters & Science.
A record number of students studied abroad as International Programs celebrates 30 years this spring.
- Grant to assist with education of future Hmong teachers and professionals.
- Teacher Education Summit looks ahead to improve the success of future teachers.
- Gary Cumley, comm. disorders, has been named vice president of a state pathology association.
- Diane Canfield Bywaters, art and design, exhibiting at a Charlotte, N.C. gallery this summer.
- Chancellor Tom George to collaborate with Russian physicist on COBASE fellowship.
- Copps Endowment to fund trail map project and athletic fund endowment.
- The Special Needs Aquatic Program has received national attention in "Palaestra" magazine.
- Chancellor Tom George welcomes faculty and staff.
- In the past year, UWSP's Associatio0n for Community Tasks contributed over 9,000 hours of community services for a total monetary value of $48,000.
- Ken Risch named chair of Department of Theatre and Dance.
- Ergonomics program making a difference at UWSP.
- Explore Your World program reaching out to migrant students.
- Charles Young, music, is one of two teachers honored with the UW System Regents Teaching Excellence Award.
- A professor from Poland will visit UWSP and give several presentations.
- Barbara Butler, anthropology, brings clean water to Ecuadorian town
- Appleton artist wins Favor Memorial Award for sculpture work
- UWSP Extension and Division of Communication offer new technology and leadership program
- Rosario Alemparte named Student Outreach Specialist for Multicultural Affairs
- UWSP Foundation distributes unrestricted gifts
- Chancellor promotes vision at UWSP Foundation Board meeting.
- Student education group SWEA wins national award.
- UWSP personnel win grant to help refugees become teachers.
- Nine faculty members awarded summer technology grants.
- Kathy Ackley, English, publishes fourth edition of textbook featuring essays on contemporary social issues.
- A collaboration results in a textbook about creating a newspaper.
- Civil rights attorney Morris Dees will speak at the annual fall assembly on Tues., Oct. 24, at 7:30 p.m. in Quandt Gym.
- Ten faculty and academic staff members recognized for excellence.
- Video conference to highlight the direction of Wisconsin's economy.
- UWSP students collected a ton of food for area needy.
- UWSP has been awarded a $6 million grant, the largest competitive grant in its history, for environmental education training.
- Chancellor Tom George has co-edited a physics book.
- "Letters from Korea" published by UWSP professor emeritus.
- UWSP's student Wis. Education Association provided backpacks filled with education materials to local schools.
- Henry Lin, soils, has won a grant to study water quality on the Waupaca/Tomorrow River..
- History professor's book recommended for Army generals.
- UWSP ranked 11th nationally for sending students abroad.
- Thirteen UWSP tutors are helping with a national reading program.
- Susan Brewer, history, presided over the Governor's Humanities Awards.
- Faculty members have been listed in the national Who's Who.
- UWSP psychology professor and students are researching adoption.
- Two biology collections have been named for emeritus professors.
- Basic conversational Polish class to be offered in the spring semester.
- "Hmong in the New Millennium" conference set for Sat., Jan. 20.
- Gary Mullins named chair of Division of Business and Economics.
- High school students attend environmental action conference at UWSP.Chet Krause of Iola to address mid-year graduates on Sat., Dec. 16.
- Destination ImagiNation is gearing up for its second year.
- UWSP's Residence Hall Association has been honored as best in the region.
- Gerard McKenna, COFAC dean, honored by "Teaching Music" magazine.
- The physics department is holding its first alumni reunion.
- Students can now process paperwork over the Internet using "NetCheck," which replaces the Checkpoint process.
- The Student Involvement Complex celebrates a new look.
- Wolf-study workshops are coming to the Treehaven field station.
- Richard Wilke recognized as a Distinguished Professor in the CNR.
- Land specialist Anna Haines received a grant totaling $236,000.
- Three political science alumni have created a new scholarship.
- Jon Roberts, history, co-authored a book on a national list of outstanding academic titles.
- Senior clarinetist Jenni Nicewander Yang to represent Wisconsin in a regional woodwind competition.
- Patricia Kluetz and three of her interior design students attended a national meeting of ASID in New York City.
- Joan North, CPS dean, honored by a national faculty organization.
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