Students living the suite life - University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Retirements
Anne Abbott
of Colorado and previously taught mathematics at
Joseph Passineau
Sudevan embodied service and scholarship during
Professor Anne Abbott taught and directed Health P.J. Jacobs in Stevens Point. In retirement she will
During his 23 years at UW-Stevens Point, Professor his 27 years at UWSP. He was the Faculty Senate chair
Promotion and Human Development since 1987. She serve as president of the Wisconsin chapter of the
Joseph Passineau directed the Central Wisconsin for two terms, chaired the Department of Psychology
has also headed the Diversity Task Force and Campus Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) State
Environmental Station, taught environmental
and chaired a chancellor search committee. He
Climate working group and Equity and Affirmative Board, helping award educational scholarships. She
education and resource management, led the youth is a Katz Distinguished Professor Emeritus, L&S
Action Committee. Abbott worked with Employee and her husband, John, have three daughters.
programming and camp management major and Academy Distinguished Professor and served as a
Wellness for many years and helped create the
minor and led summer and winterim study abroad teaching fellow and visiting professor numerous
Sue Clark Kubley
cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and health promotion
programs. He co-authored an award-winning
times. A highlight was research with colleagues in the
Sue Clark Kubley, ’78, served as an academic
and wellness fields. Her retirement plans include
environmental book for kids and was also active in Cognition Laboratory and Beck Psychophysiology
counselor and adviser to the Hmong and South East
a new business, Abbott Solutions, Inc, in Amherst
many professional and local organizations. He and his Laboratory. Sudevan has degrees from the University
Asian American Club during her 24-year career. She
Junction, as well as time with her partner, Sarah,
wife, Lyn, who have two children who are Pointers, of Kerala in India and the University of Rochester,
received the UWSP University Leadership Mentor
and their two children. She holds degrees from East
look forward to outdoor activities, traveling and New York. In retirement he is writing, traveling,
Award five times and was again nominated this year.
Tennessee State University, Florida State University
volunteering in retirement. He has degrees from the riding and building bicycles, collecting stamps and
Her retirement plans include volunteering with the
and the University of Pittsburgh.
College of St. Thomas and Utah State University. continuing his research.
Asian American club, hobbies, leading the 4-H Plover
Gail Allen
Clovers Club, presenting on Asperger’s Syndrome
Thomas Rowe
Robert Tomlinson
A circulation supervisor at the University Library, and traveling internationally and to all the U.S. states
A professor of psychology since 1972, Thomas Rowe The vice chancellor for Student Affairs for 12 years,
Gail Allen worked at UWSP for 36 years, and enjoyed (20 more to go!) She and her husband, Michael, have
appreciated the freedom he had at UW-Stevens Point Bob Tomlinson enjoyed working and interacting
helping students, faculty and staff with their media a daughter at UWSP and a son at Mid-State Technical
to develop and teach his courses on his own as well with students and staff. He first worked at UWSP
and instructional material needs. In 2006 she won a College. She holds a graduate degree from
as the chance to advise students. Having his book on for three years as director of Knutzen Hall. He then
Friend of Communication Award. Allen will stay in UW-Oshkosh.
the war on drugs published and spending a semester was a director of residence life, campus services
Stevens Point in retirement, attending LIFE program
abroad in Australia were also highlights of his career. and student affairs at several universities before
Jerry Lineberger
classes and arts events, taking yoga and Tai Chi and
Rowe and his wife, Carrol, have six children, 12 returning to UWSP in 1999 as a vice chancellor. He
As associate director of University Centers for 36
volunteering. She has a degree from UW-Oshkosh.
grandchildren and one great grandchild between served as president of the Southern Association of
years, Jerry Lineberger was a Student Employer
them. Besides time with this family, Tom now spends College Student Affairs and twice was Teacher of
Richard Barker
of the Year and won an Academic Staff Excellence
his retirement traveling, directing the local bridge the Year in the College of Graduate Studies at South
Spanish Professor Richard Barker taught at
Award. He was also a part of the planning of the
league and golfing.
Dakota State University. He was president of Phi
UW-Stevens Point for 23 years, during which time recent remodeling of the Dreyfus University Center.
Kappa Phi at UWSP and the University of North
he spent many years researching and collecting He enjoyed working with “outstanding student and
Susie Sprouse
Carolina-Greensboro. He earned degrees at Indiana
oral histories of a small town in southern Spain Centers staff,” but looks forward to volunteering with
Providing quality child care services to the UWSP State University and Mississippi State University. In
that resulted in a 2007 book. He received numerous a variety of community agencies in retirement. He
community was the best part of Susie Sprouse’s retirement he enjoys golfing, fishing, landscaping and
awards, including the University Scholar Award, holds degrees from Berea College and Cardinal Stritch
33-year career as a teacher and director of the Helen volunteering and looks forward to U.S. travel with his
Justus F. and Barbara J. Paul Faculty Award and the University.
R. Godfrey University Child Learning and Care wife, Patti Tomlinson, who coordinates scholarships
2011 Eugene Katz Letters and Science Distinguished
Center. She won a federal grant to create an infant/
Diane Lueck
at UWSP. They have a son, Jeff, who attends UWSP.
Faculty Award. Last year he translated a memoir for
toddler program at the center and helped the center
Diane Lueck, ’92, MS-NRS ’95, served at UW-Stevens
Cornerstone Press. He and his wife, Carmen, hope
win several state awards for its quality care. She feels Tom Zamis
Point for 36 years. She began as a secretary and art
to someday move to Spain but for now will stay in
fortunate to have worked at UWSP with many friends An associate professor of chemistry, Tom Zamis, ’76,
department program assistant, and the rest of her
Stevens Point and enjoy a variety of hobbies and time
and mentors, and hopes to volunteer, enjoy the won several awards for teaching and worked with
career was dedicated to natural resources.
with a son, daughter and granddaughter. He holds
outdoors and travel in her retirement. Sprouse earned many students as a faculty and research mentor.
She was heavily involved in the Becoming an
degrees from Hamilton College, The University of
a degree at Garland Jr. College and continued her At UWSP he chaired the Chemistry Colloquium
Outdoors-Woman program, as an instructor,
Iowa and the University of Oregon.
education at Boston University and UWSP. She and Committee and was active with the American
outreach manager and its international director, and
her husband, Tim, have a daughter.
Chemical Society. He was also a state handball
Kyoko Fuller
won awards for her work. She is also a member of
champion in Colorado and Wisconsin. Before
Kyoko Fuller enjoyed her work with the Suzuki numerous natural resource organizations and worked
Robert Stowers
returning to UWSP in 1990, he was a professor at the
program on campus because she was able to work as a UW-Extension natural resources director. Lueck
Robert Stowers taught three-dimensional design in the Colorado School of Mines in Golden. He now enjoys
with many of the same students and their families calls her five years as a lecturer of natural resources
Department of Art and Design for 25 years. He was fishing, golfing and travel with his wife, Amy Boyd,
during her 27 years on the job. She has also enjoyed the highlight of her career. She earned two degrees at
the first UW-Stevens Point faculty member to earn a who retired from UWSP Health Service.
performing and traveling to the 25th International UWSP and another at UW-Madison. She is married to
Fulbright Scholarship, which he spent in Hungary. He
Youth Music Festival in Vienna in 1996 to direct a Gary Lueck, also a lecturer at UWSP.
found working with students kept him young. He also Classified staff retirees included, Fidelis B. Asuquo,
Suzuki group and receive an award. Her retirement
enjoyed leading semester abroad trips to Germany ’77, ME ’80; Richard Bartosh; Amy Boyd; Gerry Graff,
Roger Nelson
plans include gardening, traveling and time with
and Poland. In retirement he will continue work as ’71; Catherine Ladd; Rose Ligman; Bonnie Maher;
Roger Nelson’s name has been synonymous with
her four grandchildren. She also has a daughter and
a residential designer as well as woodworking and Karen Sannes; Richard Stephens; Sybil Strupp; Mary
musical theatre at UW-Stevens Point, as he directed
three step-sons with her husband, David, and holds a
traveling. He and his wife, Eva, share a young son and Talbot; Ella Weetz; Carol Wake, ’02; and Jim West, ’73.
or music directed 27 musical theatre productions and
degree from the University of Tennessee.
he also has two older children and two grandchildren.
accompanied 89 outreach concerts for the university,
His degrees are from Michigan State University and
Jeanne Herder
community and civic groups during his UWSP
Notre Dame University.
A senior mathematics lecturer, Jeanne Herder, ME career. He will miss the gifted, hardworking and
’79, taught at UW-Stevens Point since 1984. She won intelligent students here, he says, but looks forward
Padmanabhan Sudevan
the Teacher of the Year Award in 1986 and enjoyed to composing choral and instrumental music, travel,
engaging students in conversation and helping photography and yoga in retirement. He and his wife,
them overcome their fear of mathematics. She also Maureen, will remain in Stevens Point. Nelson earned
30 enjoyed taking advanced course work in statistics. degrees at Northwestern University and spent 20
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Herder earned a bachelor’s degree at the University years as an actor, singer, music director and teacher in
New York City before coming to UWSP in 1996.