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Bonnie Spettel looked on as prospective students signed the guest book
at one of the six receptions she and Joel Hafner, '70, helped to arrange
for the Admissions Office during March and April.
Admissions Counselor Tom MacGillivray, left, provided on-the-spot information
for parents as well as high school seniors interested in attending
the university. Current students and high school counselors also came;
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An informal breakfast started each busy
day of "Campus Preview" activities.
Students and Parents
Invited to
Look Over La Crosse
While high school seniors in the sixties competed
for places in the colleges of their choice, today's
graduates find these institutions soliciting their
applications.
Several factors account for this new emphasis on
recruitment, not the least of which is a general leveling
off in enrollment nationwide. Within the University
of Wisconsin, for example, projected increases
for 1972-73 have been revised downward, and growth
throughout the system is expected to slow for a few
years. (Experts agree that it's only a temporary lag;
the number of college-bound youngsters is expected
to rise again near the end of the decade.)
Reduced enrollment can be attributed in part to
1) the financial hardships of parents and would-be
students caused by national economic conditions 2)
the stabilization of population growth and 3) the
emergence of community colleges with technical
programs that equip graduates for the job market
in less than four years.
With that last factor in mind, UW-La Crosse recruiters
take special steps to promote programs of
increasing popularity, Le. physical therapy, computer
science, physical education for the handicapped,
certified social work, mass communications, medical
technology, nuclear medicine technology and several
more within the newly founded School of Business
Administration.
Getting the word out on attractive academic packages
is part of the intensified recruiting campaign
that has been underway on and off campus this
spring. UW-L faculty, students, administrators and
alumni have made personal efforts to boost enrollment
and cope with academic problems that force
current students to leave.
On campus, Associate Dean of Students Norene
Smith is directing a special "academic success" task
force that has begun a university-wide tutoring program
to reduce the number of academic failures.
Each department has organized "academic rescue
squads", consisting of faculty and selected students,
to identify those who need assistance and arrange
tutoring sessions as needed. For example, the English
department operates two clinics to help students
improve their reading and writing skills.
In a new effort to inform high school students
about life and learning at UW-L, the university has
held two "Campus Previews". High school seniors
who expressed an interest in UW-L were invited to
meet students and faculty, to look over the buildings
and grounds, and to gain a better understanding of
academic programs and student services. They
st:ayed overnight in residence halls, visited classes,
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Educator Dies
Jessie Caldwell, 84, faculty emeritus in elementary
education, died Tuesday, Feb. 22, after more than
50 years of involvement in education at all levels
in the La Crosse area. She had been living at the
United Church of Christ's Fairhaven Retirement
Center in Whitewater.
A 1907 graduate of Central High School, Miss
Caldwell taught in Victory School, Town of Washington,
and then entered the first class of La Crosse
Normal School in 1909. After receiving her bachelor's
and master's degrees from Columbia University
Teachers College, she did further work at a number
of major universities and returned to teach in
Westby, Tomah and La Crosse. At the time of her
retirement from La Crosse State College in 1958,
she had been associated with the school for 35 years
as a student and teacher.
Miss Caldwell was a former president of the La
Crosse Education Association, the Western Wisconsin
Education Association, La Crosse Chapter of the
American Association of University Women and the
Business and Professional Women. She traveled
extensively here and abroad and was active in many
civic organizations.
A Jessie Caldwell Memorial Scholarship Fund has
been established at the university.
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The La Crosse Alum:J

Theatre Production in Drama Festival
"The Rivals," Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 18th
century comedy of manners, was one of 10 plays
selected from Wisconsin and Illinois universities for
presentation at the Region VIII American College
Theatre Festival during the week of Feb. 14-19.
Sponsored by the American Theatre Association,
the Region VIII Festival was the largest of 13 similar
ventures held throughout the nation. The presentation
of 10 plays in five days was made possible
through the use of the splendid facilities of the
University of Illinois' Krannert Center for the Performing
Arts, which opened in 1969.
In addition to "The Rivals," participants and
productions included: Carthage College, "Hamlet;"
The La Crosse Alumnus
Off and Running
FIELDHOUSE NOW IN USE
Physical education faculty and students are undeniably
pleased by the $2 million Mitchell Hall
Fieldhouse Addition now in use.
"It is a tremendous asset to our program," Men's
Physical Education Department Chairman Dr. Robert
Batchelder said. "We have been looking for this
facility a long time." The addition contains a 220yard
tartan track (6 lanes); 6 tennis courts; 12 badminton
courts; dividing nets; a batting cage for
baseball, golf, and archery; office space; labs; and
classroom facilities.
"The fieldhouse provides the athletic program
with the needed space for indoor practice and competitive
contests. Also, new features in the spring
program include indoor tennis matches, indoor track
meets, and invitational collegiate tennis matches
during spring vacation," Athletic Director E. William
Vickroy said.
"Weare delighted to be there," track coach Ralph
"Buck" Jones added. "The kids are enjoying working
and this is a definite asset to our program."
Batchelder anticipates full semester classes for
golf, tennis and archery. During inclement spring
or fall weather, classes can be held inside. There
are 41 offices occupied in the administrative wing
and human performance, anatomy and physiology
laboratories. Human cadavers are being studied in
these facilities for the first time.
The fieldhouse is used every day by students and
faculty who are running or playing tennis, badmin-
I ton, and volleybalL Spring sport teams began practicing
inside March 1 and several track meets have
been .. heldin spite offoul weather .outside this most
welcome addition.
On February 27, Jones and cross coun.try coach
Phil Esten ran a benefit marathon for Don Bremer,
a former member of the UW-L track team. Cash and
pledges collected for each lap run by the coaches
amounted to $4,000 that will be used to, defr'ay .the
cost of tests and hospitalization for the 21-year-old
Rockford, Ill. man. Bremer has terminal cancer and
a life expectancy of less than nine months.
University of Illinois, "Ghosts: A Ritual Re-Enactment;"
UW-Superior, "The Hostage;" Shimer College,
"The Birthday Party;" Southern Illinois University,
"Home;" Lawrence University, "Joe Egg;"
Milliken University, "Man of La Mancha;" Marquette
University, "Urnbrellas of Cherbourg;" Illinois State
University, "The Lion in Winter." The Southern
Illinois University production of "Home" was selected
for April 27 production in Washington, D. C. as
part of the national festivaL
In addition to the productions, a continuing series
of workshops, speakers, critiques, and social events
rounded out the Festival program.
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Wulk Loomis
Ned Wulk, '42, head basketball coach at Arizona
State University and Ace D. Loomis, '51, president
of Continental Life Insurance Company, Des Moines,
Iowa, will be added to the athletic Wall of Fame
during ceremonies in La Crosse July 8.
They will join Ray (Tubby) Keeler and the late
Clark Van Galder, both former UW-L coaches; Little
Nominating Committee Reports
Alumni Association President Richard McLoone
appointed Mavis Carlsson head of the 1972 Nominating
Committee. K. Jean Solberg and Dr. Clifton
DeVoll serve on the committee. They have selected
Janet Hoeschler and William Merwin for re-election
to the Board· 0£birectorsf6ra three-year term;
Marjorie Nixon is a candidate for election to the
Board. Additional names may be submitted from We
floor at the annual meeting during Homecoming 1972.
Alumni Share Anecdotes
A student-teacher relationship initiated 20 years
ago between Duane Anderson, '52 and Ann Don.aldson,
'61. was renewed when Dr. Anderson became
her graduate advisor at the University of Iowa. Ann
had been a student of Anderson's during his first
teaching experience in the laboratory school of La
Crosse State Teachers College. She received her M.A.
in English (Specialist Degree in College Teaching)
last August. Dr. Anderson is an associate professor
of higher education and director of the Office of
Community College Affairs at the University of
Iowa.
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If students attending UW-L today think they're
hemmed in by rules, they should know that restrictions
were even tighter 47 years ago. Arthur C.
Herman, '25, (Denver, Colo.) recalls an incident
caused by a regulation forbidding smoking by students
in campus buildings. In the spring of 1925,
faculty routed a locker room smoking crowd and
temporarily suspended a senior and some other
culprits. To quell brewing unrest, a general assembly
was held for all students to air out the issue. Students
eventually pledged to quit smoking in the locker
rooms on the condition that the faculty discontinue
the same practice in the school boiler room.
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Two New Names for
UW-L Wall of fame
All-American football player Ted Levenhagen; and
Clyde B. Smith, athletic director at Arizona State.
All were former university students honored for
athletic achievements after graduation.
Wulk, a star athlete in baseball, basketball and
football at La Crosse State Teachers College from
1939 through 1942, went on to become assistant and
eventually head basketball coach of Xavier University,
Cincinnati, Ohio, before assuming his present
position at ASU. He was an assistant in basketball
and football at Hartford, Wis., high school.
The Marion, Wis., native played basketball, baseball
and football for Smith, winning four letters in
each of the first two sports and two in football. He
achieved all conference honors in football in 1941
as an end and his baseball batting average at the
end of the 1942 season was .395. Wulk played first
base in baseball and was a center in basketball.
Loomis played football at La Crosse State during
the successful reign of Clark Van Galder and was
the star of the Indians' greatest triumph-a 47-14
trouncing of Valparaiso (Indiana) State University
in the 1951 Cigar Bowl in Tampa, Fla. He scored
five touchdowns in addition to the 13 he made during
the regular season that year.
Loomis won four letters in basketball and three
each in football and track. He was a guard in basketball,
played fullback and linebacker in football, and
threw the javelin in track.
Loomis later played professional football for the
Green Bay Packers and Cleveland Browns of the
National Football League, coached high school sports
for one year, and then entered the insurance
business. He is a native of Merrillan, Wis.
WALL OF FAME INDUCTION
JULY 7-8
"Smoker" -- evening of July 7
Outing, golf, etc. -- July 8
Award Dinner -- July 8
Interested persons contact
E. William Vickroy, Athletic Office

Mulhern Memorial Presented
Dr. Robert Steuck, Assistant to the Chancellor,
left, presented a check for $80 to Dr. Cloyce Campbell,
chairman of the Department of Management
and Marketing, on behalf of the family of Thomas
Michael Mulhern, '68. The memorial was set up
within the School of Business Administration after
Mulhern was killed in a hunting accident on Thanksgiving
Day last year. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Mulhern of Montello.
The La Crosse Alumnus
Reuter Honored,
HRPE History Recalled
Hans Reuter, 86, faculty emeritus was honored
Monday, March 13 by the Physical Education Major­
Minor Club at a banquet in Cartwright Center.
The theme of the banquet was "Changing Times" ­
a review of the history and growth of physical education
at UW-L. Emphasis was on Reuter's life and
contributions to physical education. Many of his
inventions, pictures, writing, equipment, and films
were displayed for the 205 guests.
Reuter's formal education began in the Turngemeinde
(gymnastic club) under his father's supervision.
He attended the Normal College of the
American Gymnastics Union, Indianapolis, Ind., and
then taught in public schools in Indianapolis and
St. Paul, Minn. He joined the UW-L faculty in 1920.
For 36 years, Reuter shared with his students the
philosophy that physical education is the greatest
profession and that training in this area is basic to
a productive life.
Before his retirement in 1956, Reuter was a supervisory
teacher in the Campus School and La Crosse
public schools. He conducted teaching demonstrations,
wrote a student teaching handbook, and
coachedthe gymnastics team.. He also wrote articles
on use of apparatus, tumbling, body building, wrestling,
physical education, interscholastic athletics,
and rope climbing. In 1966, Reuter and Dr. Ernest
Gershon co-authored, "A Primer of Apparatus Gymnastics,"
a self-testing manual that is still used today.
Sports equipment and instructional aids he designed
brought membership in the Institute of American
Inventors.
Reuter still comes to his Mitchell Hall office reguuarly
in support of the "Let's Visit" sign on a door
open to students and faculty alike. Reuter and his
wife, Ella, (both natives of Davenport, Iowa) celebrated
their golden anniversary in 1963.
Reuter's artistic ability and interests led him to
help organize the Sketch Club in 1933. Today he is
also a. pa.rtcipating member of the La Crosse Society
of Arts and Crafts. He retains a life membership in
the La Crosse Curling Club and was active until last
year. He was one of the founders of the Blackhawk
Archery Club in 1939.
Hans Reuter, left, demonstrates one of his teaching aids to La Crosse
attorney Ray Sundet during the March 13 festivities. Reuter Hall was
named after the physical education faculty emeritus in 1957.
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Choral
Group
Completes
usa Tour
The CoUegiates, a choral group directed by Dr.
William Estes, returned April 25 after a five-week
usa tour to Greenland, Iceland, Newfoundland, and
Labrador. The 11 singers and·3· instrumentalists
performed 30 times after their departure March 20.
The group is one of 14 collegiate music organizations
selected by usa and the National Music
Council to visit military bases overseas during the
1971-72 school year. About 150 applications were
considered.
The Collegiates traveled by Military Airlift Command
and stayed in each area for five or six days.
Stops on the tour included Thule and Sonderstrom
Air Force Bases in Greenland, Goose Air Force Base
FISH LAB LAND TRANSFERS
The deed for the largest single land purchase ever
made by the forrner State University Board of Regents
changed hands again, this time to the Interior
Department.
Ownership of the 109-acre tract was transferred
from the university to the federal agency to help
commit the latter to construction of the River
Studies Center and a new U.S. Fish Control Laboratory
deemed essential by fisheries and wildlife experts
in the upper Mississippi Valley. The transfer
was approved by the State Building Commission in
February. "-
Although exact amounts and timing of federal
funding are still not final, the $8 million (projected
cost) complex will be used to develop means to
eliminate with safety the sea lampreys that menace
sport fish. The state-federal facility will replace the
present laboratory in Riverside Park that floods
annually and stands in the way of the city's recreational
development plans.
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BACK ROW: (I-rl Mark Paape, Timothy Walls, Ceorge Wallace.
CENTER ROW: William Linley, Lynn Siebrecht, Wayne Auld. Kathy
Stratman. William (Chip) Burke, Sue Horle. Terry Grosskopf. SEATED:
Holly. Rauch, Debi Mathison, Nancy Page, Mari Kramer.
in Labrador, Argentia Naval Station in Newfoundland,
and Keflavik, Iceland. While the group visited
the main bases, they also performed at other nearby
military installations, such as coast guard stations.
The cost of the trip was financed entirely by the
usa, which receives contributions from the public
through the Community Chest, United Fund drives,
and other voluntary donations.
The Collegiates have received acclaim for their
performances at a jazz festival in Little Rock, Ark.,
and at a Viking-Falcon game in Minneapolis last
November. They also perform regularly at UW-L
and other campuses in Wisconsin and Minnesota and
for various community service clubs and business
groups. The Collegiates sing popular music ranging
from "Up, Up and Away" and "Spinning Wheel" to
rock numbers like "Walk On By".
SAVE THIS DATE
Homecoming '73
October 21
Football Game V5. Stout
The La Crosse Alumnus

This ecologically oriented snow sculpture won first place among the 18
entries in the 1972 Winter Carnival competition. Phi Sigma Epsilon
fraternity constructed the brightly colored grouping of Yogi Bear
characters and environmental action insignia near Cartwright Center.
Reunions Planned
1910 to 1922 Reunion-
Mel Pierce is pleased with the fine response received
so far. It is not too late to change your mind and
make reservations which can be taken up to the
week of Commencement (May 18).
Women P.E. Maiors-(1945, 1946, and 1947)-
Please reserve October 21 (Homecoming) for a reunion.
You will hear from Elizabeth "Duffy" Kuehl,
or Mrs. Carl "Vogie" Weaver soon for reservations.
Tenth Anniversary Reunion for Class of 1962-
Meet during Homecoming (weekend of October
21st). You will be contacted individually by Dr. Kenneth
Reagles and committee members Joan Oviatt
Schempp, Sharon Salm, John Cibrario, George
Schubert and Joan Barwind Hinchcliffe.
Summer Tours and Courses
There is still time to make plans for an educational
experience this summer. Seventeen institutes are
being offered on campus; three guided tour groups
depart for foreign destinations after Commencement.
You may still make your reservation for: COM­
PARATIVE EDUCATION TOUR-May 18-June 1/
Contact B. Altman or L. Goodwin; STUDY TOUR
IN JAPAN-July 8-August 15/Contact H. Wray;
GEOGRAPHY TOUR OF BAVARIA AND DANU­
BIAN COUNTRIES-June 19-July 18/Contact M.
Chew.
For current information on fees, meals and housing
on campus, contact Dr. A. Vincent Weber, Director
of Summer Session. Complete course descriptions
are available in the summer session catalog.
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The gymnastics team brought home UW-L's 10th conference championship
and placed third in the NAIA National Gymnastics Championship
behind Eastern Illinois University (host for the March 24-25 event) and
Northwestern Louisiana. At the Charleston, III., meet, Joe Danielson and
Wally Price placed first and second in the parallel bars competition; Mark
Pflughoeft was eighth overall. Coach Jim Howard feels that the team is
one of the best in the history of the university.
The Robert Knilans Award was presented to Bob Mitchell (left), 6' 3"
forward from Mineral Point by freshman basketball coach Rollo Taylor.
Team members and coaches selected Mitchell on the basis of his
scholarship, character, leadership and skill.
The La Crosse Alumnus

ews of Classes
1911·1920
William Stevenson, '12, wrote an autobiography
which pictures his early life
and education in La Crosse in the 1890's
through his campaigning and election to
the United States Congress (1941-49).
The History Department recorded and
transcribed his information for students'
use. He and his wife, the former Lulu
Belle Bucklin, '11, live in Onalaska.
1921·1930
Thomas E. McDonough, '21, has been
honored by Eastern Kentuch..· University,
Richmond, for his record of dedicated
service. Regents named a new
outdoor intramural sports area after Dr.
McDonough last fall. He and his wife,
Ophia, reside in Atlanta, Ga.
Henry Splitter, '22, is preparing a
350-page manuscript of the "Stage Coach
Drivers of the Old West" for publication.
Ruth (Crook) Luedke, '22, lives next
door to her daughter and grandchildren
in Forest, Miss. The Luedkes moved
there after his retirement from the
banking business in Clintonville. Their
son manages finance for General Electric
and lives in Westport, Conn.
Lloyd Dean, '23, a retired Army captain
and former Minneapolis teacher,
lives in Bloomington, Minn.
By early March, workmen were back on the
scaffolding around the Arts and Humanities
building. The $5.1 million structure begun Aug.
15, 1971 is about 25 percent complete. Its
60,000 square feet of assignable space, i.e. classrooms,
laboratories, offices, art gallery, recital
hall and theatre, are scheduled for occupancy in
the fall of 1973. The building occupies the block
bounded by 15th, 16th, Pine and Vine streets.
Nelson Construction, Inc., Racine is the contractor.
The La Crosse Alumnus
Maura (Conlisk) Lewis, '23, lives at
10110 Pinehurst Drive, Sun City, Ariz.
She was incorrectly listed among the
deceased in the fall issue. Our apologies
to her and to friends who may have
been upset.
Louise (Krueger) Sims, '27, and her
husband, Ted, have retired from teaching
and traveled in Europe. They have
three children and seven grandchildren
and live in Charleston, Ill.
1931.1940
W. B. Gautsch, '32, will retire in June
after 40 years of teaching and supervising
education in Arcadia. He was instrumental
in the initial accreditation of
the high school in 1958 and has been
active in civic affairs for many years.
Anna, Thomas, '32, serves as a volunteer
with the "talking book" service at
the La Crosse Public Library.
Dena (Rauk) Aldrich, '33, is director
of the special education instructional
materials center of Cooperative Educational
Service Agency No. 11 in La
Crosse. She also is a "Friend of La
Crosse Public Library" and a "talking
book" service volunteer",
Donald Kerbaugh, '35, IS a zone superintendent
for Gamble-Skogmo, Inc.,
Minnetonka, Minn. He supervises 33
Gamble stores and lives in La Crosse
with his wife, Eileen, and their son.
William Baker, '37, has directed band
in Central High School, La Crosse, for
26 years. He teaches tennis during the
summer. He and his wife, Jane, have
one son and two grandsons.
K. Jean Solberg, '38, is librarian-incharge
of the "talking book" service at
the La Crosse Public Library. She has
been appointed chairman for the Third
Congressional District of Wisconsin for
National Library Week by the Department
of Public Institutions in Madison.
1941·1950
Jean (Netteshein) Singrin, '41, is a
long-term substitute physical education
teacher in Long Beach, Calif. high
schools. Her four daughters are members
of Scat, a speeding skating group
which plans a nationwide tour, putting
on demonstrations at colleges and universities
this spring. She plans to accompany
the group.
La Vern Samb, '43, is a volunteer at
the La Crosse Public Library for the
"talking book" service.
Frank E. Paudler, '46, retired from
23 years of teaching in the Stoddard
public schools and the Onalaska secondary
schools. He is a salesman with
the Ford Gum and Machine Co. of Akron,
N.Y. He and his wife, Bernice, live
in La Crosse. Franklin (one of their
three children) is an orthopedic surgeon
in San Antonio, Texas.
Ann (Garney) Livingston, '47, received
a master's degree in counseling and
guidance from Colorado State University
in August 1971. She lives in Ft. Collins,
Colo.
Jeanne Reek, '47, teaches at Stoughton
High School. She was awarded a medal
by the Norwegian government and will
take high school students (Norwegian
folk dance group) to Norway in June.
Nancy Lefstad, '49, has been with the
Peace Corps in the Philippines since
November 1971.
Margaret M. Augustin, '49, teaches
chemistry and physics and will be assistant
principal in the Alvarado, Texas,
high school this fall.
Betts (Van Liew) Rivet, '50, is president
of Orange County Association of
Educational Psychologists and first vicepresident
of Delta Kappa Gamma in
Santa Ana, Calif. where she resides with
her husband, Omer, and their three
daughters.
1951.1955
Robert J. Synovitz, '53, is chairman of
the Illinois Drug Education Advisory
Committee of the Illinois Office of the
Superintendent of Public Instruction. He
is also a member of the advisory committee
that will implement the new
"Illinois Critical Health Problems and
Comprehensive Health Ed"llcation Act."
Richard P. Koeppe, '53, is presently
assistant superintendent of the Division
otEducation, Denver Public Schools. He
has been named superintendent of the
Cherry Creek Schools effective August
1. He lives in Denver, Colo., with his
wife and three children.
Claude C. Deck, '55, is superintendent
of the Onalaska Joint School District.
The former Campus School principal
and multi-unit education supervisor received
his doctorate from the University
of Northern Colorado, Greeley. He and
his wife, Coleen, have four daughters.
1956-1960
Richard McLoone, '56, Alumni Association
president, has been named an assistant
vice president of Loewi and Co.,
Inc., La Crosse.
Katherine Aspenson, '56, received her
master's degree in Spanish from UW­
Madison in June 1971. She teaches at
Logan Senior High School in La Crosse.
Allan. A. Brenengan, '58, received a
master of science degree in guidance
from Winona in 1971. He is a counselor
at Lincoln High School, Alma Center.
His wife, Joan, teaches fourth grade
and is doing graduate work in reading
at UW-L.
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Edwin E. Steinbrecher, '58, is manager
of business services and budget for
the Colorado Department of Education
in Boulder where he resides with his
wife, Rosalind, and their two children.
He is enrolled in a doctoral program at
the University of Colorado specializing
in school finance.
Marylin Meyer, '59, is a substitute
teacher in the Lake Mills school system.
She and her husband, Roger, have four
children, including a daughter born
Sept. 1, 1971.
Joseph Klimoski lC '60, is operations
manager for Truck Transport, Inc. He
lives in South St. Louis County, St.
Louis, Mo.
Dick Ritger, '60, competed in the
$80,000 Miller Open Bowling Tournament
held in Milwaukee in March.
Robert J. Richards, '60, recently
joined the faculty at the University of
Cincinnati. He taught previously in the
physical education and athletic department
of the University of Michigan.
Nancy (Lehmann) Britton, '60, lives
with her husband, Wayne, in Kodiak,
Alaska, where he is administrator of
the Baptist Mission. They have a son
and daughter.
1961·1965
Jo·hn W. Doty, '61, has joined the Ashland
Eye Clinic as an associate opthalmologist.
He received his doctor of medicine
degree from UW-Madison in June
1965. He and his wife, Lois, have three
daughters and live in Ashland.
Lawrence W. Knutson, '61, an Air
Force captain assigned to the 508th
Space Missile Squadron, has been selected
Outstanding Strategic Air Command
Minuteman Missile Crew Commander at
Whiteman AFB, Mo., where he is stationed
with his wife, Phyllis.
Lawrence L. Lebiecki, '62, is Director
of University Services at UW-L. The
former Director of Business Services
(1968-1971) lives in Stoddard with his
wife' and daughter.
Barbara (McBain) Bong, '62, was employed
as a chemist by the Federal Food
and Drug Administration for nine years
until birth of a daughter in May 1971.
Her husband, Rodney, is a chemist for
FDA in Minneapolis. They live in Burnsville,
Minn.
Gerald E. Carl, '62, is administrator of
the Community Memorial Hospital in
Wagner, S. D. He and his wife, Judith,
have three children.
Max N. Morrison, '62, his wife, three
daughters and a son live in Wooster,
Ohio, where he is personnel manager of
the Microphoto Division of Bell and
Howell. He is chairman of the govern-
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Tom and Becky Romenesko, '68, are completing their second consecutive year as head resident
counselors of Betty Baird Hall. Prior to their first tour as "mom and dad" to 166 coeds in 1970­
71, the university had hired only older women for the key advisory position in each dormitory.
Becky received her master's degree in student personnel from UW- La Crosse last August.
ing board of a two-county Head Start
program and serves on the Wooster
Park Board.
Jim Riniker, '63, is a vice-president
(chemical development) of Northern Engraving.
He and his wife, Lois, live in
Sparta with their two sons and a daughter.
Robert Humke, '63, is superintendent
of recreation for the Pleasure Driveway
and Park District of Peoria, Ill. Under
his direction, the department won a
Gold Medal A'ward in national competition
sponsored by The Sports Foundation,
Inc. The program was one of five
in the country chosen for its outstanding
contribution to community recreational
needs.
Pat Moede, '64, teaches physical education
at Appleton High School-East and
was Playing Coach of the 1971 Wisconsin
AAU Championship Basketball Team.
Frank T. Mendralski, '64, received a
master of science degree in analytical
chemistry from the University of Cincinnati
last August. He resides in Cincinnati.
Warren Bjorge, '64, is La Crosse District
supervisor of direct services in the
state's Division of Family Services. He
and his wife have two children and live
in La Crosse.
Allen Kuhl, '65, teaches physical education
and coaches soccer at White Bear
Lake Senior High School, Minn. He and
his wife, the former Marlene Jaeke, '65,
and their two sons and two daughters
live near Chisago City, Minn.
David Kohlwey, '65, an Air Force captain
serving at March AFB, Calif., was
decorated with the Bronze Star for service
in Vietnam. He commands the 22nd
Headquarters Squadron, a unit of the
Strategic Air Command.
James Johnson, '65, is the grade
school guidance counselor at Palmyra.
He is married and has two daughters.
He is working on a master's degree in
counselor education at UW-Platteville.
1966-1969
Ron Wermoger, '66, an IBM employee,
is placement director of the G.S.D. Division
in Rochester, Minn. His wife,
Shirley, '66, is a Girl Scout district advisor.
They have one son and reside in
Rochester.
Harold Motschenbacher, '66, received
his master of science degree in 1970 and
is now placement director of Western
Wisconsin Technical Institute, La Crosse.
He lives in Onalaska.
Nancy Weber, '66, is an administrative
assistant with the biochemistry department
of the University of Texas Southwestern
Medical School, Dallas, Texas.
Gayl (Gutknecht) Christensen', '66,
taught in Racine before moving near
Monroe where she and her husband,
Gene, are engaged in farming.
Anthony Gautsch, '66, is assistant
manager of incentive merchandising
with the Tupperware Home Parties, Orlando,
Fla.
Martin Anderson, Jr., '67, opened a
restaurant owned by Heins Enterprise,
Inc. (Oshkosh) in Orange, Conn.
Jim Teff, '67, was selected for the
Central States Football All-League team
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