Summer 2008 - Digitized Resources Murphy Library University of ...

w h a t ’ s h a p p e n i n g o n c a m p u s
A presidential
pose
UW-L Professor Cecilia Manrique with former President Bill
Clinton during his campus visit in February 2008.
Political Science Professor Cecilia Manrique, left, talked with
former President Bill Clinton when he visited campus in
February campaigning for his wife, Hillary, before
Wisconsin’s primary. Manrique was invited to a behind-thestage
reception with the president courtesy of former
student Katie Berry, ’07. “When he got to me I introduced
myself and told him that Chelsea was in my classroom two
days earlier,” says Manrique. “I showed him the picture that
came out in the newspaper. He thanked me. I asked if he
would autograph it which he did and then my husband took
our picture. It was a surreal experience.” A few days later,
Manrique met Michelle Obama off-stage thanks to a friend
whose daughter introduced her to the potential first lady.
6 • u w - l a c r o s s e a l u m n u s • s u m m e r 2 0 0 8
Grad earns
highest score
A Nuclear Medicine Technology (NMT) graduate earned the highest score on the
2007 certification exam. Andy Hoffman, ’07, took the top score of the nearly 1,700
students taking the required national test. Overall, UW-L’s 2007 NMT graduates
average score ranked in the 88th percentile. The UW-L program has a 100 percent pass
rate over its 40-year history with 658 graduates.
New registrar
named
Chris Bakkum
A familiar face will sit in the UW-L registrar’s chair. Chris
Bakkum, ’76 & ’84, was selected to head the Records and
Registration Office following a national search this spring.
Bakkum has served in numerous campus administrative roles,
starting as assistant to the dean in 1984 and most recently as
interim registrar. Bakkum, who holds a doctorate in
educational administration from UW-Madison, has more
than 20 years of experience in curriculum consulting,
development and implementation. “Chris is an outstanding
administrator and a wonderful colleague – we’re very
fortunate to benet from her talents,” says Chancellor Joe
Gow. Bakkum replaces Diane Schumacher, ’74 & ’83, who
retired in early 2007.
Educator honored
Kent Koppelman
Retired Educational Studies Professor Kent Koppelman
received the Iowa State University College of Human
Science’s 2007 Virgil S. Lagomarcino Laureate Award. The
award honors graduates for nationally and internationally
recognized meritorious service or distinguished achievement
in education. Koppelman taught on campus from 1979 until
retiring in 2007.