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CAMPUS NEWS Independence day: Saying ‘yes’ to a new Foundation Since its 1960s infancy, UW-Green Bay owes much of its growth to thousands of individual gifts and tens of millions in private donations for academics, new buildings, student scholarships, the fine arts and more. Until now, those funds had to travel first through Madison before being put to work in Green Bay “It’s a practical reality of being more selfsupporting. Twenty years ago, the University received much more funding from the state. We need to be aggressive in raising funds.” — Lou LeCalsey, Foundation Chairman 16 May 2011 No more. On April 19, the nearly two dozen business and civic leaders who make up the Chancellor’s Council of Trustees (above) voted to endorse creation of an independent University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Foundation, Inc., to receive gifts and manage assets. With formal adoption of by-laws and articles of incorporation, UW-Green Bay ceases to be the only UW institution without its own foundation. . “We’ve been well served by our relationship with the UW Foundation in Madison, and it’s our intention to continue to contract with them, for the immediate future, for investment services,” says UW-Green Bay Chancellor Thomas Harden. “Where we’ll see the benefit of our own foundation is that we’ll have more direct control not only of gifts and investments but also real estate, research and service grants.” Donors will barely notice a change. Those using credit cards or writing checks will no longer address payments to the Green Bay Fund c/o the UW Foundation, but directly to the UW-Green Bay Foundation. For others, the new 501(c)3 will offer greater latitude in real estate and other non-cash gifts. To make your first contribution to the new UW-Green Bay Foundation, complete and return the envelope insert. Board of Directors University of Wisconsin- Green Bay Foundation, Inc. The newly formed 501(c)3 organization is led by a 21-person board of directors headed by prominent paper industry executive Lou LeCalsey. Business and civic leaders, long-time University supporters and UW-Green Bay alumni are represented on the board. Louis (Lou) LeCalsey, Chair: President and CEO, Tufco Technologies, Inc., Green Bay, Wis. Virginia (Ginny) Riopelle ’70, Vice Chair: Civic Leader, Green Bay, Wis. Robert Bush, Secretary: Chair Emeritus, Schreiber Foods, Green Bay, Wis. Diane Ford ’75, Treasurer: Vice President and Controller, Integrys Energy Group, Green Bay, Wis. Paul Anderson ’82, President, M2 Logistics Inc., Green Bay, Wis. Dean Basten ’89, Secretary/Treasurer, Miron Construction, Neenah, Wis. Richard (Rick) Beverstein, Vice President, AON Risk Services, Green Bay, Wis. Robert (Bob) DeVos ’73, Senior Vice President, Business Development,GENCO, Inc., Green Bay, Wis. Larry Ferguson, Chairman, Schreiber Foods, Green Bay, Wis. Susan Finco, President, Leonard & Finco Public Relations, Green Bay, Wis. William Gollnick ’81, Chief of Staff, Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, Oneida, Wis. Donald Harden Retired President, Bellin Foundation, Green Bay, Wis. Donsia Strong Hill, Attorney, Tyson Strong Hill Connor, LLP, Green Bay, Wis. Michael Jackson ’76, Retired President and COO, SuperValu Stores Inc., Eden Prairie, MN Carl Kuehne, Co-Chairman, American Foods Group, Green Bay, Wis. Kate Meeuwsen ’76, Civic Leader, New Franken, Wis. Mark Murphy, President and CEO, Green Bay Packers, Green Bay, Wis. Thomas Olson, Retired President, Sonoco-U.S. Paper Mills Inc., Green Bay, Wis. David Pamperin ’74, President and CEO, Greater Green Bay Community Foundation, Green Bay, Wis. Kramer Rock, President, Temployment, Inc., Green Bay, Wis. Robert Rupp, Jr. ’78, President and CEO, Whitefield Industrial Coatings, Green Bay, Wis.
1970s James Ullmer ’71 regional analysis and ’77 master’s of environmental arts and sciences, is an associate professor of economics at Western Carolina University. He teaches courses in managerial, micro and macro economics and is the author of a soon-to-be-published article in the journal History of Economic Thought. A UW-Green Bay faculty member in the 1980s, Ullmer says he is most proud of leaving his lecturer position at age 44 to pursue a doctorate in economics at the University of Tennessee. He taught at UT and Texas A&M — where he won a student-directed teaching award. Paul Schumacher ’74 ecosystems analysis, is the manager of planning for Wisconsin Electric in Milwaukee. Michael Jackson ’76 managerial systems, has established MLJ Consulting to focus on the supermarket and wholesale business after retiring from his 30-year career with Supervalu, Inc. Pamela Anderson Jackson ’77 population dynamics, is a medical technologist for Bellin Health in Green Bay. Michael Cerkas ’78 business administration, works as a business manager for corporate applications at Oshkosh Corporation. Don Johnston ’78 science and environmental change and ’87 master’s in environmental science and policy, is an environmental health and safety director for U.S. Venture, Inc., an Appletonbased company known for wholesale oil distribution, retail gas, recycling and related services. Kay (Taylor) Nelson ’78 communication, is a professor in management information systems and entrepreneurship at Southern Illinois University. Paul Wozniak ’78 science and environmental change and ’94 master’s of science, won the 2011 Earth Caretaker Award presented to UW-Green Bay alumni as part of the school’s annual Earth Day observation. Wozniak is an author, activist and environmental historian. For more on Wozniak, and the award, search on the ‘Dean of Green’ at www.uwgb.edu. Wozniak 1980s Chris Groh ’81 human adaptability and ’86 master’s in environmental science and policy, recently won the Wastewater Peer Leadership Award for outstanding performance in wastewater training. He is a wastewater trainer for the Wisconsin Rural Water Association, a nonprofit organization based in Plover. Mardi Gras brings a closer walk with Pete About 10 years ago, Green Bay musician Kevin VanEss met his childhood idol, jazz icon Pete Fountain, at Fountain’s club in New Orleans. The two ended up playing clarinet duets in Fountain’s office after the show, and struck up a lasting friendship. This spring, Van Ess scratched an item off his “bucket list” when he was invited to perform with Fountain and his band in the 2011 Mardi Gras Parade. (That’s Van Ess, a 1984 UW-Green Bay grad in communication and the arts, in the multi-color vest.) Fountain’s trolley and Half-Fast Walking Club krewe have led the parade since 1961. Randy Johnson ’82 business administration, president of US Lamp Inc. in Green Bay, recently taught a high-efficiency technology and design seminar for the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons in Washington D.C. Mary Schils ’82 social change and development, is based in Green Bay as human resources manager for Schenck SC, a full-service regional accounting and consulting firm. Schenck employs more than 500 people at eight locations across Wisconsin, and more than a few are UW-Green Bay grads. Catching our attention recently either via company news releases or business-page items are the following: Kathy (Englebert) Jandrin ’85 managerial accounting, is a supervisor in the Green Bay office, as is Winnie Gremmer ’89 business administration and managerial accounting. Mary Vandenbusch ’90 business administration, economics and managerial accounting, is an audit manager. Michelle (Miller) Flynn ’00 accounting, is an assistant accountant. Kevin Dahlke ’01 accounting and business administration, is a manager in Green Bay. Joel Hansen ’01 accounting and business administration, is an audit manager. Jason Nachtwey ’05 accounting, is a supervisor in Appleton. Sarah Fritsche ’06 accounting and business administration, is a senior auditor in Milwaukee. Seth Kabat ’09 accounting and business administration, is a staff accountant and Ryan Sonnenberg ’09 accounting, is a staff assistant in Green Bay. Sarah Dombroski ’10 accounting and business administration, is a staff accountant for Schenck SC in Manitowoc. Lynn LaRock ’84 business administration, is a staff member with the U.S. Postal Service in Antigo. Steve Ste. Marie ’84 business administration and regional analysis, was featured in a Dec. 19, 2010 JSOnline article for his Bay View Maytag Laundromat in Milwaukee. His venture puts a new spin on a traditional business with a play area for children, flat-screen TVs, wireless internet and new energy-efficient equipment. You can find the article if you search his name at www.jsonline.com/business. Ahmad Alias ’87 environmental planning and urban studies, is an associate professor with the MARA University of Technology’s Perak campus in Malaysia. Lucy (Cayemberg) Alias Arendt ’87 business administration and Spanish and ’90 master’s in administrative science, was promoted to associate professor of business at UW-Green Bay. Carol (Sweetland) Karls ’89 communication and the arts, is president of the interim board of directors of New Leaf Market Cooperative, a co-op being organized in Green Bay. She also serves as manager of business and community development for Wisconsin Public Service. May 2011 ALUMNI NOTES “What an opportunity!” Van Ess says. “In the past, I would travel to New Orleans and perform with him at his club or in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, at the Hollywood Casino. To perform with him and his band, some of the top musicians in the country, for over one million people, on the lead float… that’s something I’ll always remember.” Van Ess says he learned clarinet by “wearing out” his father’s copies of Fountain’s Dixieland albums including the gold-record tune “Just a Closer Walk with Thee.” Today, the Washington Middle School band director has a regional following as a clarinet standout with his own group, Kevin Van Ess and Talk of the Town. 17
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