{"id":51,"date":"2026-01-05T17:40:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/department-of-military-science\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2026-04-06T16:44:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:44:56","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/department-of-military-science\/alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni and History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">OUR GRADUATES are MAKING THEIR MARK<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The ROTC program takes pride in the success of our alumni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cardblock-frame blockspacetop blockspacebottom\" id=\"\" style=\"background-image:url();background-position:center center\"><div class=\"card-coloroverlay\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(to bottom, , )\"><div class=\"site-width\"><div class=\"card-container img16x9 cardshadow col-small-one col-medium-two col-large-two col-xlarge-four col-xxlarge-four\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-trad-card\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/department-of-military-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/CPS-ROTC-commissioning-06.jpg)\"><div class=\"card-image-holder\"><div class=\"card-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/department-of-military-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/CPS-ROTC-commissioning-06.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-microtitle\"><\/h5><h3 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-title\">Resources and Benefits<\/h3><h4 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-text\">Did you know that you are eligible for a complimentary UWSP email account? Learn more and see a full list of benefits and resources available to you as a Point alum.<\/div><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-button-container\">\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/give.uwsp.edu\/page\/uwsp-alumni-benefits\" target=\"_self\">Resources and Benefits <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-trad-card\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/department-of-military-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/01\/alumni-map-scaled.jpg)\"><div class=\"card-image-holder\"><div class=\"card-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/department-of-military-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/01\/alumni-map-scaled.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-microtitle\"><\/h5><h3 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-title\">Alumni Map<\/h3><h4 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-text\">Our alumni work and live all over the world\u2014so if you are looking for networking opportunities, check out the map to find a fellow Pointer near you. Add or update your information on the map, by filling out this survey.<\/div><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-button-container\">\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"#map\" target=\"_self\">Map <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-trad-card\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/department-of-military-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/01\/alumni-news.jpg)\"><div class=\"card-image-holder\"><div class=\"card-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/department-of-military-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/01\/alumni-news.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-microtitle\"><\/h5><h3 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-title\">Alumni News<\/h3><h4 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-text\">Sign up to receive ROTC Alumni eNews, plus learn more about UWSP Distinguished Alumni who have made an impact throughout their careers.<\/div><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-button-container\">\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"#news\" target=\"_self\">News <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards gold-uwsp blockspacetop blockspacebottom\" id=\"map\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard17690314941428755\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split6633 hcard-imgleft\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h5 class=\"hcard-microtitle\"><\/h5><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">Where are they now?<\/h3><h4 class=\"hcard-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"hcard-content\">UW-Stevens Point military science\/ROTC alumni live and work all over the world\u2014so if you&#8217;re looking for networking opportunities close to a new home or contact info for fellow Pointer in another city, you&#8217;re in luck. Looking for a fellow ROTC grad near you? Start with our map!<\/div><div>\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/viewer?mid=1YBLHb0yglf-6Mk4MnwrD9oGSa0s&amp;ll=36.56541043631603%2C-26.888518499999975&amp;z=2\" target=\"_blank\">Expolore Alumni Map <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/uwsp.az1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_bkg41rLHTp6baAK\" target=\"_self\">Add Yourself to Alumni Map <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-link-purple\" href=\"mailto:cps@uwsp.edu\" target=\"_self\">Update Existing Map Info <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"hcard-images hcard-oneimg\"><div class=\"hcard-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/department-of-military-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/01\/alumni-map-scaled.jpg)\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-accordion blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"accordion\" id=\"news\"><div class=\"card-intro\" style=\"text-align:center\"><h2 class=\"h2\">Alumni Newsletter<\/h2><p>To receive the Military Science Alumni eNewsletter, create an account on The Connecting Point and you will be added to our mailing list.<\/p><div class=\"acc-intro-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/give.uwsp.edu\/login\">Create Alumni Account<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"panelcontainer nofirst\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">Archived Issues<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Archived Issues:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/0fbd00ff6325\/5rjzw4rnw7-3278382\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Summer 2020<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/0179a2f694f2\/oqc3auq16y-2865889\">Summer 2018<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/93708786c638\/oqc3auq16y-2786937\">Winter 2018<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/us2.campaign-archive.com\/?u=2ea5a66e9651f9441a754400c&amp;id=cd5f722d94\">Winter 2017<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/us2.campaign-archive.com\/?u=2ea5a66e9651f9441a754400c&amp;id=a815ed52a0\">Summer 2016<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/us2.campaign-archive.com\/?u=2ea5a66e9651f9441a754400c&amp;id=a7acb8085f\">Winter 2015<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/us2.campaign-archive.com\/?u=2ea5a66e9651f9441a754400c&amp;id=8d98687ff6\">Summer 2015<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards white-solid blockspacetop blockspacebottom\" id=\"\"><div class=\"site-width\"><div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"horizontal-card-intro\"><h2 class=\"h2\">Distinguished Alumni<\/h2><\/div><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard17690323141259146\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split5050 hcard-imgleft\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h5 class=\"hcard-microtitle\">2017 Lifetime Achievement Award<\/h5><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">Scott Berrier &#8217;84<\/h3><h4 class=\"hcard-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"hcard-content\">Lt. General Scott Berrier, B.S. history 1984, was a career Army military intelligence officer. In his last assignment, Berrier served as the 22nd director of the Defense Intelligence Agency from October 2020 to February 2024 in Washington, D.C. Commissioned as an officer through UW-Stevens Point ROTC in 1983, he has served in Afghanistan and Iraq as well as MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, and in South Korea. He also served as the Commanding General at the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence at Fort Huachuca, Ariz.<\/div><div>\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=358923969286070&amp;set=a.337199421458525\" target=\"_blank\">Chancellor Gibson visits Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"iframe-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/El0y_2iniyM\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard17690325836470977\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split5050 hcard-imgleft\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h5 class=\"hcard-microtitle\">2016 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner<\/h5><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">Brig. Gen. Mark Anderson &#8217;86<\/h3><h4 class=\"hcard-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"hcard-content\">Brig. Gen. Mark Anderson serves as Wisconsin\u2019s Deputy Adjutant General for the U.S. Army. He also serves as the special assistant to the Chief of the National Guard \u2013 Diversity. He is responsible for advising the chief on matters relating to Department of Defense policy or programs that affect diversity in the Army and Air National Guard. He majored in water resources at UW-Stevens Point.<\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"iframe-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n6lfWRDaAL4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard17690323933435881\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split5050 hcard-imgleft\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h5 class=\"hcard-microtitle\">2015 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner<\/h5><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">Rear Admiral Steven E. Day &#8217;82<\/h3><h4 class=\"hcard-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"hcard-content\">Rear Admiral Steven E. Day, a resident of Port Edwards, Wisconsin, since 1975, obtained a Master\u2019s Degree in Professional Development and Education from UW-Stevens Point in 1982. His undergraduate degrees include an associate of arts degree from Gogebic Community College and a bachelor of science degree from Northern Michigan University. Admiral Day\u2019s military career spans more than 46 years with command over missions from the Arabian Gulf to the Rocky Mountains. On June 10, 2013, U.S. Coast Guard history was made when the 113th Congress confirmed his appointment as the first reserve flag officer to assume the duties of Director of the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve and Military Personnel. At his retirement ceremony, Admiral Day was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his outstanding performance in that assignment. He performed his military service while employed by the Port Edwards School District as the industrial arts teacher for more than 11 years and with the Port Edwards paper mill for 21 years.<\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"iframe-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xznE9bGZw14\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-testimonials blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><section class=\"bg-purple\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Testimonials\"><div class=\"carousel-slides\" aria-live=\"off\" aria-atomic=\"false\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-the-testimonial\"><div class=\"testimonial-container test-headshot-left\"><div class=\"testimonial-photo\"><div aria-label=\"photo of Brig. Gen. Mark Anderson '86\" class=\"testimonial-photo-ratio\" style=\"background-image:url()\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"testimonial-info\"><div class=\"testimonial-text\">&#8220;UWSP provided an environment for me to learn about myself, my strengths and weaknesses.&#8221;<\/div><div class=\"testimonial-author-info\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ng.wi.gov\/news\/16094\"><span class=\"test-auth-name\">Brig. Gen. Mark Anderson &#8217;86<\/span><span class=\"ut-dash\">\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span>2016 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner<\/span><span class=\"ut-dash\">\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><button class=\"sliderBack testimonial-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous testimonial\">\u276e<\/button><button class=\"sliderForward testimonial-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next testimonial\">\u276f<\/button><\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"callout-large blockspacetop blockspacebottom\" id=\"\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/department-of-military-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/11\/CPS-ROTC-history-01.jpg);background-position:center center;height:600px\"><div class=\"callout-coloroverlay\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(81,38,152,.7), rgba(81,38,152,.7))\"><div class=\"goldtheme callout-content-container\"><div class=\"callout-title\">ROTC History<\/div><div class=\"callout-content\">In 1918, President John F. 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