Volume 7, Number 1 TODAYWinter 2005

Bruce Pearl A PASSION FOR PLAYING HARD from the CHANCELLOR THE POWER OF COLLABORATION

second-largest cluster of research dollars At the alliance’s inaugural meeting in s UWM’s chancellor, I have the is in Greater Milwaukee, with the November, I was privileged to present the honor of representing the combination of the Medical College of keynote address, which was then followed university at national functions. A Wisconsin, UWM, Marquette University, by discussion panels of researchers. Recently, this allowed me to attend a Milwaukee School of Engineering and Everyone supported the notion of gathering of CEOs for Cities, a national, others. We in higher education have a collaboration around this area of nonpartisan alliance of cross-sector city responsibility to provide the intellectual excellence, and we received outstanding leaders, including mayors, corporate capital that can be leveraged by the private endorsement from Mayor Barrett. executives, university presidents, and sector for economic prosperity for our As a group, we all know: If we want to heads of business leadership groups, community, and so the public sector can build a high-tech corridor for Wisconsin foundations and civic organizations. address the overarching needs of society. from the Illinois-Wisconsin state line to Others representing Milwaukee at the To make Milwaukee more successful, Milwaukee, west to Madison, and north meeting were Daniel J. Bader, president the sciences and engineering at UWM and west toward the Twin Cities, we need a and CEO of the Helen Bader Foundation; Mayor Tom Barrett; Robert A. Mariano, president, chairman and CEO of Roundy’s Inc.; Sister Joel Read, former I believe that we have a diverse economic president of Alverno College; Steven J. infrastructure here in Milwaukee, but we need to Smith, chairman and CEO of Journal Communications; and Julia Taylor, support it with a growing educational enterprise. president of the Greater Milwaukee Committee. During this meeting, a slide show must be expanded so more scientists can strong anchor in Milwaukee. was presented that depicted the very work with and bolster both UWM and its Yes, we must build a strong and diverse different characteristics of three cities: sister institutions. The Medical College research economy here that has many San Francisco, a major city; Santa Fe, needs research support in the basic and areas of excellence, but if we are strategic N.M., a large government center; and applied sciences that only our colleges and in terms of timing or jointly making Lawrence, Kan., a university town. universities can provide: molecular investments, each area of excellence will The author’s point was that it was biologists, biochemists, biomedical build upon the other. The Biomedical not enough for a city to have a largely engineers, to name a few. Our colleges Technology Alliance possesses all of the educated population – something all three and universities need doctors, clinicians elements that have made research and cities have. A city must also have a diverse and the infrastructure of the medical economic development initiatives so economic infrastructure for income per school to take discoveries from the lab successful in other parts of the country. capita to rise considerably. In the case of bench to the hospital bed. Clearly, we How important is this to our collective the examples, income per capita over the need each other if we are to advance our future? measured period had risen 37 percent in institutions and the region. In November, the Milwaukee Journal San Francisco – the city with the most I have been promoting this notion of Sentinel addressed the issue. According to diverse economic infrastructure of the the “Power of Collaboration” since I the paper, “If Milwaukee is to find its three – but just 7 percent and 6 percent, arrived here, but this is by no means a footing as the economy shifts away from respectively, in the less diversified Sante Fe totally new concept to Southeastern the region’s traditional manufacturing and Lawrence. Wisconsin. There are many wonderful base, there is growing consensus that close I believe that we have a diverse examples of collaborative research collaboration among the city’s institutions economic infrastructure here in and economic development among of higher learning is essential.” Milwaukee, but we need to support the institutions of higher education To that I will add that in today’s it with a growing educational enterprise. in the region. knowledge-driven economy, university Like other organizations in all fields, Among the many I could mention, I collaboration in partnership with the however, we know that this is not an easy would like to talk about one in particular: private sector leads to the growth and undertaking and that one institution alone the Biomedical Technology Alliance. attraction of new industries. This will cannot support the vast needs of this UWM, the Medical College of Wisconsin, enhance the tax base of the region and community. It is clear that more Marquette University, the Milwaukee provide jobs for its residents. I have seen collaboration is needed. Our ambitious School of Engineering and UW–Parkside this happen in other parts of the country. agenda cannot be reached without fully have come together over the past several We can make it happen here, too. engaging institutions and communities months with key members of the private that we serve. Strategic partnerships sector. Through this fledging initiative, we and collaborations, therefore, must will create a niche for Southeastern serve as a key mechanism in the Wisconsin biomedical and high-tech health attainment of our goals. care research that will distinguish us — Carlos E. Santiago The elements needed for us to move nationally and grow our economy locally. Chancellor toward those goals are here. The state’s

3 For all the latest UWM news and events, visit our Web site at: NEWS&NOTES www.uwm.edu GRAND VIENNESE BALL SET FOR APRIL 2 MILWAUKEE IDEA HOME GREENSTREET APPOINTED TO CITY ave the evening of Saturday, April 2, to attend the Grand Viennese Ball, COMPLETED PLANNING POSITION an annual event that benefits student scholarships at the Peck School WM architecture students set out ob Greenstreet, dean of the School Sof the Arts. in 2001 to design a prototype of Architecture and Urban TABLE OF CONTENTS This year’s theme is “A Gathering for the Arts.” Chairpersons are Bela and Uurban house that would combine BPlanning, has been unanimously Julie Maroti. energy efficiency and universal accessibility approved by the Common Council to be 3 FROM THE CHANCELLOR As always, the evening will include dancing to a full symphonic orchestra, features with a sustainable design. director of planning and design for the performances by the UWM Jazz and Wind Ensembles, and the talents of hundreds of In October, UWM, its eight community City of Milwaukee. For the coming year, 4 NEWS & NOTES students in the Peck School of the Arts. partners, Mayor Tom Barrett and Greenstreet will split time between City More than 370 people attended the gala event last year, and $78,000 was raised for Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker Hall and UWM. 10 BRUCE PEARL: scholarships. This year, the goal is $100,000. unveiled “The Milwaukee Idea Home” at “This is an exciting move, a unique MAKING HIS MARK The “look” for the 27th Grand Viennese Ball was created by students enrolled in 726 W. Bruce St. in the Walker’s Point affiliation between municipal government GraphX, a student graphic design service in the school. All four GraphX students neighborhood. and the university,” said Milwaukee Mayor 13 SANDY BOTHAM: submitted designs for the printed materials used by the ball committee. With features like precast concrete walls Tom Barrett. “We look forward to using JOE PICCIOLO A WINNING TRADITION “The student work was outstanding,” said Bob Bucker, dean of the Peck School of and a ground-source heat the resources the Arts. “All four captured the energy and excitement that surrounds this important pump, The Milwaukee and experience 14 PATENTLY SUCCESSFUL scholarship event. The chosen design focuses on the rich Viennese tradition of festive Idea Home could change that Bob brings, party giving, updated to 2005.” how residential housing but also the The GraphX students were Bridget B. Benzel, Brellyn Echeverria, Danielle Larson 16 EXTREME MAKEOVER FOR is built. resources the A few significant firsts are involved in and Gena Larson. While Gena Larson’s design was selected as the basis for this year’s The house will cost less university can KENILWORTH the appointment, Greenstreet said. It is materials, all of the students worked together to develop thematic designs for printed to maintain than the bring to the city the first time this City of Milwaukee materials such as the invitations and silent auction catalog. 20 SCHOLARSHIP CAMPAIGN current housing stock, and the benefits position has been held by a licensed GraphX serves both campus and community clients by providing graphic design minimizes the amount of those resources architect. It is also believed to be the first ENDS ON A HIGH NOTE services specializing in low-cost, high-quality design solutions. Portfolio review is stormwater running off will have for time in the nation that a sitting required for student participation. the property, and is the citizens and architecture dean has concurrently served 23 CLASS NOTES For more information about the ball, phone 414-229-4762 or email first residential use of a taxpayers of a city as its planning director. [email protected]. fuel cell in Wisconsin. Milwaukee.” The agreement will be reviewed UWM’s partners on the “Major periodically throughout the one-year project included research contract to see if it is working to the IndependenceFirst, Wells universities satisfaction of both UWM and the city. ALAN MAGA Fargo Bank, the Milwaukee Metropolitan promote innovation and economic “We’re all looking at this as a noble GraphX students (from left) Sewerage District, the City of Milwaukee, development in their community,” said TODAY Bridget B. Benzel, Brellyn experiment,” said Greenstreet. Vol. 7, No. 1, Winter 2005 We Energies, Wisconsin Focus on Energy, UWM Chancellor Carlos Santiago. “An Echeverria, Danielle Larson YNE-ROSHAK ’72 the Wisconsin Partnership for Housing original idea like this one is an excellent and Gena Larson created the Development Inc., and the Wisconsin example of what UWM can mean to Chancellor: Carlos Santiago “look” for this year’s Grand Housing and Economic Development greater Milwaukee.” Director of Alumni Relations and Executive Director Viennese Ball. of the UWM Alumni Association: Barbara J. Flint Authority (WHEDA). Vice Chancellor for Development and Executive Director of the UWM Foundation: Lucia Petrie Vice Chancellor for University Relations and Communications: Tom Luljak (’95) Interim Vice Chancellor for Administrative Affairs: Monica Rimai SCHOLARSHIP NIGHT AT THE BUCKS GAME Editor: Nancy A. Mack (’71) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 Assistant Editor: Laura L. Hunt oin the crowd of fellow alumni and friends at the Designer: Ellen Homb (’82), e & company Photography: Pete Amland, Deb Generotzky (’85, ’89), fourth annual UWM Scholarship Night at the Alan Magayne-Roshak (’72), UWM Visual Imaging JBucks Game on Wednesday, April 13, at the Bradley Center. UWM TODAY is published three times a year for alumni and The Bucks take on the Boston Celtics at 7 p.m. other friends of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. UWM students will be featured throughout the Send correspondence and address changes to: UWM TODAY, evening: performing on the Milwaukee Bucks/UWM

Alumni House, P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413. Showcase Stage before the game; singing the National PETE AMLAND Phone 414-906-4640 (toll-free 877-564-6896). Anthem; strutting their stuff at halftime. Once again, ISSN: 1550-9583 the UWM Alumni Association will award two $1,000 scholarships – one each to an outstanding male and Not printed at taxpayer expense. female high school senior from Southeastern Cover photography by Alan Magayne-Roshak (’72) Wisconsin. For details, visit the UWM Alumni Association website at uwm.edu/org/alumni/.

4 5 NEWS&NOTES NEW DOCTORAL DEGREE PROGRAM IN MEDICAL INFORMATICS A WORLD-CLASS PIANO FOR THE Dean Bob Bucker described how the When Meisel talks about the piano as PECK SCHOOL OF THE ARTS new building “started the wheels moving an instrument, he describes it as both “the WM’s new doctoral program in medical informatics will regarding all kinds of things. It became a mother of music” and “a friend.” He or decades, the UWM Music be the first Ph.D. program of its kind in Wisconsin, and priority to acquire a piano that was up to contends that the more you play, the more Department has boasted a world-class Uone of only two currently available in the Midwest. the standard we needed.” you can discover in music. To that end, Medical informatics combines medical science and Ffaculty. With the opening of the The piano was selected during a visit to Meisel makes a point of practicing Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing information technology. Students in this new program will train the Steinway & Sons factory in New York anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour Arts and the Helen Bader Concert Hall, to become future leaders in the use of information systems to by Bucker and piano faculty members “and sometimes more” every day. improve health care delivery, research and education. the university acquired a world-class

ALAN MAGA Elena Abend and Jeffry Peterson. A regular at the Peck School of the performance facility. And now, a world- The program, offered in collaboration with the Medical According to Bucker, they were able to Arts annual Viennese Ball, Meisel is an class concert piano stands ready for UWM College of Wisconsin, involves UWM’s College of Engineering “test-drive” eight or nine different pianos, accomplished ballroom dancer as well. faculty, upper-level students and visiting and Applied Science, College of Nursing, College of Health YNE-ROSHAK ’72 and selected the one that now resides in His dancing has benefited from artists. Sciences, School of Information Studies and School of Business the Zelazo Center. listening to so many different styles in The Steinway piano at center stage for Administration. UWM faculty will offer expertise in areas such For both Bucker and Meisel, it is an musical performance and the classes he many performances at UWM was as software development, human-computer interaction, medical obvious source of pride that this has taken, he says. purchased in 2002 through a gift from imaging, sensor networks, artificial intelligence, electronic instrument is good enough for the best – Beth Stafford Gilbert Meisel. It’s fitting that this medical records and database applications. professional pianists to play. They point to incredible instrument was funded by The degree program offers four distinct “tracks”: the history of the company, which has Subramani Mani (left), senior lecturer in the Department of Meisel, who stopped playing piano when • Knowledge-based Systems been dedicated to making the finest Computer Science, and David Klemer, associate professor of electrical he went to fight in World War II. He • Health Management and Policy pianos in the world for 150 years. It takes Gilbert Meisel (left) and Dean Bob Bucker engineering, will both teach courses for the new doctoral program in began studying again in 1981, at the age of • Health Information Systems one full year to make a Steinway piano, admire the Steinway piano Meisel purchased medical informatics. Both are M.D.s, a rarity at UWM. 62. Meisel took advantage of UWM’s • Medical Imaging and Instrumentation and they are entirely crafted in the U.S. for the Peck School of the Arts. Students will begin in the fall of 2005. The program is UWM’s 20th doctoral degree offering. senior audit program to focus on coursework in the Music Department. Meisel, who funds a number of scholarships for music students and frequently attends UWM music events, BUD HAIDET HONORED the Horizon League in the knew firsthand how the Helen Bader WM Athletics Director Bud number of Outstanding Concert Hall had “raised the bar” for the Haidet (center) was Scholar/Athletes. Peck School of the Arts. Uhonored The award was presented by during halftime Joe Czarnezki, ceremonies at the president of the ALAN MAGA Nov. 28 Panthers UWMAA Board of men’s basketball Trustees (left), and YNE-ROSHAK ’72

game at the U.S. ALAN MAGA Larry Reed, Emeritus Cellular Arena. Board president and Haidet former UWM received the YNE-ROSHAK ’72 basketball great. To Distinguished make the evening sweeter, the Panthers and several close friends. Warns’ parents Service Award and the parents of several other soldiers from the scored an upset over Air Force, 50-45. currently serving in Iraq also attended. UWM Alumni Santiago spoke of Warns’ sense of Association Board of Trustees and discovery, commitment and duty. “I would REMEMBERING ROBERT WARNS Emeritus Board of Trustees “in suggest that those qualities should be recognition of his extraordinary he university community honored remembered and that the ideals set by achievements while guiding the the memory of Robert Paul Warns II Robert be added to the foundation of this University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee’s 15 Twith a memorial Nov. 19 in the university as a whole,” Santiago said. Division I sports programs.” Union Ballroom. Warns, 23, a Marine Warns is the second UWM student Haidet has led the university’s athletic corporal and UWM student, was killed to be killed while on active duty in Iraq. program since 1989. During that time, in Iraq just outside of Baghdad on Michelle Witmer died on April 9, 2004, UWM has twice won the McCafferty Nov. 8. He had been a senior in Business while serving with the Wisconsin Army Trophy, the Horizon League’s highest Administration majoring in Management National Guard. honor. Other accomplishments include: Information Systems. As a memorial for Warns, a fund has • More than 20 NCAA Tournament The memorial was organized by the been set up to support the child his appearances UWM Student Association. Among those girlfriend is expecting in May. Anyone • More than 60 league championships who spoke were Chancellor Carlos wishing to make a contribution can send • More than 50 Coach of the Year Santiago; Student Association President donations to Robert Paul Warns II awards Brett Belden; Warns’ girlfriend, Erin Memorial Trust, Waukesha State Bank, In addition, UWM consistently leads Nielsen, whom he met in Sandburg Halls; P.O. Box 648, Waukesha, WI 53187.

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NEWS&NOTES DIVERSITY CAREER DAY CHOIR MEMBERS FEATURED ON PANTHERFEST 2004 Three soccer games, a club football Pantherfest 2005, scheduled for the match and a Powder Puff game gave week of Oct. 10, promises even more fun THURSDAY, MARCH 3 ’NFL PRIMETIME’ n Mitchell Hall, a grandfather fans plenty of chances to cheer for and excitement. Mark your calendar for tudents from the UWM Peck enlivened his brain power with ore than 90 regional and the Panthers. Midnight Mayhem on Oct. 14 and national employers will take School of the Arts University Choir Imeaningful movements. A few Alumni from the class of 1954 Alumni College on Oct. 15. A run/walk sang on ESPN’s “NFL Primetime” buildings away in Enderis Hall, his Mpart in UWM’s annual Diversity S gathered with their guests and other to support scholarships has been added prior to the Jacksonville-Pittsburgh grandson learned to create T-shirt Career Day on Thursday, March 3, from alumni for a 50-year reunion celebration on Oct. 16. Fifty-year reunion events for football game on Dec. 5. The two-minute designs on a computer. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Wisconsin Room on Friday evening. Campus leaders, alumni will be held on Friday and segment, a teaser for the upcoming That pair was among the alumni, of the UWM Union. scholarship students and performers Saturday, and several special events for game, aired prior to ESPN’s “Sunday students, staff and UWM friends of all Diversity Career Day provides an from UWM’s Peck School of the Arts young alums are being planned through Night Football” programming. ages who enjoyed UWM’s Homecoming opportunity for UWM students and joined (and entertained) alumni at the the GOLD Council. Several years ago, Dale Palecek, a – Pantherfest 2004 – the week of alumni to explore a variety of career and Homecoming luncheon on Saturday. For the latest news on Pantherfest UWM alumnus, wrote a number of Oct. 11-17. employment options with employers who Two art exhibitions spotlighted the 2005, check the Homecoming website at novelty songs for Green Bay football fans The popular Alumni College, are committed to a diversified work work of faculty and alumni: “Artists Who www.uwm.edu/homecoming starting Steven Burnham, “Tornado” and recorded different versions for other College for Kids classes, and force. Several graduate and professional Teach: Alumni Faculty in the Visual Art early next summer. teams, including Pittsburgh, Denver and sports/cheerleading/dance camps, schools also will be represented. Department,” and “’54-’59 Revisited: — Kathy Quirk Chicago. ESPN chose “Go Pittsburgh” which attracted approximately 300 ART FACULTY, ALUMS SWEEP The event is sponsored by the UWM UWM Alumni Artists.” During the week, for its Dec. 5 show, and, because the learners of all ages, were just a few of NOHL FELLOWSHIPS Career Development Center, Department students (and some faculty, staff and PHOTOGRAPHY BY PETE AMLAND AND of Multicultural Affairs and LINKS Peer songwriter lives in Milwaukee, scouted the many events during Pantherfest ALAN MAGAYNE-ROSHAK ’72 WM faculty and alumni received alumni) enjoyed an outdoor movie, the Outreach and Mentoring Center. For a local choir to record the song. ESPN week this year. five of the seven Fellowships for Wacky Olympics, a Homecoming dance more information, contact Ada Walker at regularly features topical songs in its Midnight Mayhem gave thousands a Individual Artists recently and many cookouts. U 414-229-5367 or [email protected]. pre-game programming. chance to get a sneak announced by the Greater Milwaukee preview of the 2004 Foundation’s Mary L. Nohl Fund. Fellows Panthers men’s and were selected from 160 applicants in the University Choir members being filmed for women’s basketball second annual competition. ESPN’s “NFL Primetime.” teams in a rollicking Terese Agnew, who studied painting pep rally. and sculpture at UWM, and Cecelia Condit, professor of film, were chosen in the Established Artist category and will each receive a $15,000 fellowship. William J. Andersen (’92 BFA Painting and Drawing/Art History), lecturer in the Department of Visual Art; James Barany (’97 MFA Painting and Drawing); and Steven Burnham (’93 BFA Painting and Drawing), associate lecturer in the

Department of Visual Art, received ALAN MAGA Emerging Artist fellowships of $5,000 each. The Nohl Fellows will participate in an YNE-ROSHAK ’72 exhibition at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design in September. An exhibition catalogue will be published and disseminated nationally. Funded by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Mary L. Nohl Fund and The segment, filmed at the Helene administered by the UWM Peck School Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts of the Arts in collaboration with Visual on Nov. 24, featured 24 students chosen Arts Milwaukee! (VAM!), the Mary L. from the University Choir’s 115 Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual members. Christopher Peterson, director Artists provide unrestricted funds for of the choir and assistant professor of artists to create new work or complete music, was delighted at the opportunity work in progress. The program is open to put his singers in front of the nation. to practicing artists residing in the four- More than 10 million viewers tuned in to county Milwaukee metropolitan area the game. (Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington counties). The Mary L. Nohl Fund also supports a Suitcase Fund for exporting work by local artists beyond the four-county area.

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A PASSION FOR PLAYING HARD COACH BRUCE PEARL HAS MADE HIS MARK ON MILWAUKEE By Kevin J. O’Connor, Sports Information Director

BRUCE PEARL. berth. The Panthers are picked to win the their success has led to numerous title again this year, and it doesn’t look as national television appearances and the ention that name and nearly if they’ll be fading into the background construction of a new arena on campus. everyone associated with UWM – any time soon. Thanks to Pearl, UWM has already Mand, for that matter, most started to see some of those same things people in the Milwaukee metropolitan EXPECTING THE BEST happen. Following the success of the 2003 area – know exactly who you are talking “Nothing is ever expected of us that we Horizon League Tournament at the U.S. about. don’t expect of ourselves,” Pearl said. Cellular Arena, the Panthers made a That alone shows how far the UWM “There may come a time when, because permanent move downtown, calling the men’s basketball program has come under of youth and inexperience, we take a arena home for the first time since the the direction of Pearl, now in his fourth step back. This is not that time. Our mid-1990s. UWM has also been on year as the head coach. Pearl, UWM and consistently difficult non-league schedule national television seven times in the last Panther basketball have all become is a reflection of where we want to take three seasons, and its local television household names on the Wisconsin this program. exposure has increased to include six road sports scene. “We’re trying to become a Gonzaga. games this season – nearly half of the The Panthers and Pearl burst on the You can’t do that by hitting a home run Panthers’ away contests. scene by earning the school’s first-ever bid one year and striking out the next. You do Plus, corporate sponsorship of UWM to the NCAA Tournament in 2003 after that by going for your third-straight league Athletics is at an all-time high, and the winning the Horizon League Tournament championship. You do that by going for progress of the men’s basketball program title in front of more than 10,000 fans at your third-straight post-season berth. You can take much of the credit. It’s little the U.S. Cellular Arena. do that by going for your third-straight 20- wonder that one of the lures of hiring Many thought that would be the win season. That’s what our challenge is.” Pearl away from Southern Indiana when crowning achievement for the Panthers, Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., former UWM head coach Bo Ryan left for and they would return to the background has become the gold standard for mid- UW–Madison in 2001 was the thought that of college basketball. Instead, UWM won major college basketball teams. The Pearl would be a great ambassador for the the Horizon League regular-season title Bulldogs are now regulars in the national entire university. for the first time in school history last year, polls and the NCAA Tournament, and earning a National Invitation Tournament

PHOTOGRAPHY BY ALAN MAGAYNE-ROSHAK ’72

10 ATTRACTING NATIONAL ATTENTION A WINNING TRADITION In its College Basketball Preview SANDY BOTHAM IS A WINNER issue, Sports Illustrated ranked UWM 51st in the country, and named the hat’s what UWM was looking for The next stop was UWM, and her Panthers as “Potential Cinderellas.” when it hired Botham nine years tradition of success quickly followed. Tago. Her track record as a player The program had struggled in the CollegeInsider.com ranked UWM and coach suggested she would inject life years prior to her arrival, but she quickly 16th among the Mid-Major Top 25. into a struggling women’s basketball turned that around. She won 16 games program. in her first season – eight more than the She has delivered. previous season and the fifth-best The CBS Sportsline.com Basketball It was March 10, 2001, at the UIC turnaround nationally – and was named News picked the Panthers to win the Pavilion. The Panthers were facing their MCC Coach of the Year. arch-rivals from UW–Green Bay in the She led UWM to a regular-season 2004-05 Horizon League men’s championship game of the league title in 2000 and the league basketball title. Horizon League 2001 Midwestern Collegiate coaches, sports information directors Conference (now Horizon League) Tournament. Jessica and media members also chose the Wilhite tossed in 36 points that Panthers to finish on top. night. The Panthers built a 37- 22 halftime lead and really never let the Phoenix back in the game. UWM would be dancing in the NCAA BUILDING ON A SUCCESSFUL PAST identify some revenue sources to help make A PROMISE KEPT Tournament for the first time Pearl’s background at Southern Indiana, his contract even more attractive.” In the end, though, the credit for the in school history, and the a Division II school located in Evansville, Pearl, as one might expect, is thankful continued rise of UWM basketball goes Panthers had made their mark included a National Championship and the university would put so much faith in largely to Pearl, who has delivered on a on the sports world in National Coach of the Year honor in 1995 him, and commit so many resources to rather lofty promise he made more than Milwaukee. and 231 wins in nine seasons. Just as continuing the growth and expansion of the three years ago. That trip to the NCAA impressive, though, was the impact Pearl men’s basketball program. Flash back to April 11, 2001, when Pearl Tournament ended with a first- made in the Evansville community and at “The contract is an excellent indication was hired as the head coach at UWM. He round loss to top-seeded Duke. the school. He annually raised more than of the commitment UWM has made to its took over a program that had seen modest But that progress has led the Panthers to tournament crown in 2001, then won a $500,000 for the university, and helped spur athletic department and the basketball success, finishing above .500 in back-to-back become an upper-echelon team in the school-record 20 games in 2002. The Panthers have continued to finish in the the growth of the Varsity Club and other program,” Pearl said. “It’s also a seasons under Bo Ryan. But UWM had Horizon League with consistency. top two of the Horizon League, regularly booster organizations at USI. He also was demonstration to the community, as well as never made the NCAA Tournament at the “I am pleased how far the program has battling with UW–Green Bay for the extensively involved in a large number of to our players and prospects, that I am Division I level and had made only four come in my eight years, but I know we league crown. community projects, ranging from committed to UWM.” post-season appearances of any kind before can get better and better,” Botham said. But Botham has also built winners off appearances in local theater performances Pearl may be the one getting the big Pearl’s arrival. “We have a solid foundation in place, contract, and the one whose name is known great student-athletes, and a very the court, something she is extremely to a leadership role with the local fund- Yet all of that did not stop Pearl from proud of. In the summer of 2003, raising efforts by Easter Seals. across the state, but he is always quick to setting a rather lofty goal. supportive administration and credit his players and coaching staff with community. To me, that is very UWM won an award from the Women’s Pearl has only built on his successful past “That is my great challenge, and it is Basketball Coaches’ Association for building the stature of the basketball important.” in his three-plus years in Milwaukee. Those going to be my life’s work, to take UWM to having the fourth-highest team grade program. Botham, a Madison native, has been a successes make the thought of keeping the NCAA Tournament for the first time in point average in the nation. The Pearl at UWM for as long as possible “One of the things that I am so pleased school history,” Pearl said at his press winner her entire life, making her mark at every stop in her playing and coaching Panthers have regularly placed foremost in everyone’s mind. The school about in this program is that our guys get conference. career. As a student at Madison West numerous players on the Horizon inked Pearl to a contract extension in better. There are a lot of reasons that is After just two seasons, Pearl delivered High School, Botham starred in three League Honor Roll and Horizon October, boosting his salary and other happening,” Pearl said. “One of them is the that NCAA Tournament berth. He has also sports and led West to a Wisconsin League All-Academic Team. benefits thanks to private donations from competition, a second is the work ethic, and delivered 60 wins in three seasons, a regular- Interscholastic Athletic Association title “Not only do I want a successful team people who have noticed what Pearl is I think the third thing is a belief in and an season Horizon League championship and in basketball. At Notre Dame, she was on the court, but I want to produce building in Milwaukee. understanding of what we do. Our job as a league tournament championship, plus quality student-athletes and individuals,” coaches is to take advantage of players’ named to the All-Midwestern Collegiate record crowds at the U.S. Cellular Arena. Conference team four times and ranks Botham said. “I want people to leave COMMITTED TO UWM strengths and improve on their weaknesses. Off the court, he is involved in too many this program proud of what they “You just take it one year at a time, and sixth in career scoring, sixth in “Bruce is a keeper,” UWM Athletic community projects to name, including a rebounding and fourth in field goal accomplished here and excited to you don’t look back – you look forward. You Director Bud Haidet said. “He has been leadership position with the annual UWM percentage. share their experiences.” find the talent and resources you need. You extremely successful both on and off the Gives to UWM campaign. All of that, and Her coaching career started at Botham looks forward to keeping don’t get satisfied. Guys have to improve,” court. He has helped us tremendously in one conversation with Pearl leaves you Marquette, where she worked for a year UWM at the top of the Horizon League Pearl continued. “If it was easy to be a the areas of ticket sales, marketing, thinking his work at UWM has only begun. before returning to her alma mater. At and making its mark on the national champion, anyone could be a champion, sponsorships and development, his players Now when people around the country Notre Dame, she helped Muffet McGraw scene. and I think it’s much more difficult to are graduating and his teams are talk about the top mid-major college lead the Irish to a pair of league titles If her track record is any indication, maintain a championship-caliber team at consistently competing for the Horizon basketball programs, they mention UWM. and to the NCAA Tournament. She then Botham and the Panthers will continue this level because it is so much more to be winners. League championship. And they all know the name Bruce Pearl. made the jump into head coaching, difficult to reload in recruiting than it is for — Kevin O’Connor “We want Bruce to stay at UWM for a very leading Beloit College to a 22-4 record the high majors.” long time. It is nice that we are able to and the second round of the NCAA Tournament. PHOTOGRAPHY BY DEB GENEROTZKY ’85, ’89

12 13 PATENTLY SUCCESSFUL UWM leads the way in new WiSys patents

By Laura L. Hunt ALAN MAGA o produce many drugs and vaccines James Cook has developed a new drug for treating alcoholism. DEB GENEROTZKY ’85, ’89 for human use and for other Mary Lynne Collins’ research led

applications, scientists need YNE-ROSHAK ’72 T to a new process for cultivating proteins that are found in the membrane proteins. is sold, WiSys returns the revenue to the • A novel process for use in insulating through withdrawal (James Cook, membranes of cells. But those proteins inventor, the university and the UW semiconductor chips that will Chemistry). are especially hard to produce. Mary System. accommodate industry’s • A speedier method of testing for the Lynne Collins, professor of biological Before WiSys, faculty at UWM, the only continuously shrinking chip size bacterial contamination that causes sciences, has found a solution. other doctoral-granting institution in the (Paul Lyman, Physics). Johne’s disease, a chronic intestinal Collins has devised a process to “grow UW System besides UW–Madison, were • A more efficient, less expensive and disease that affects both farm and her own” marketable membrane proteins subject to “a lot of missed opportunities,” more environmentally friendly way to wild animals (Sandra McLellan, using common bacteria as cell hosts. Her said Collins. produce the anti-inflammatory Great Lakes WATER Institute). method, essentially a genetically Her own discovery resulted from basic Naproxen (M. Mahmun Hossain, Lerner expects the number of UWM engineered microbial factory, is both science going on in her lab, she says. Chemistry). patents to grow quickly, because a quick and cost-effective. To cultivate membrane proteins for • A new drug for treating alcoholism number of new faculty who are active in It also is one of the growing number of pharmaceutical use, Collins manipulates that has none of the side effects of research have been hired during the last patents filed by the WiSys Research the genes of bacteria, deleting the one the prescriptions currently in use, few years, and funding for faculty Foundation, a subsidiary of the responsible for making the organism’s and also addresses anxiety research has seen significant growth. Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation own membrane proteins and importing experienced by patients going (WARF), which obtains patents on and genes that will make the foreign licenses UW–Madison’s research. WiSys membrane of the protein desired. WISYS PATENTS does the same for UWM and all other Medicines such as blood-clot busters UW institutions. are made from a human protein, but it UW Campus Accepted Disclosures Patents Filed Patents Issued Formed just over three years ago, doesn’t have to be a human protein to Eau Claire 3 2 0 WiSys has already obtained eight of its 12 be valuable. The vaccine for hepatitis B, Green Bay 0 0 0 patents from UWM research – two-thirds for example, is made from a foreign viral of all patents issued for UW campuses protein in yeast. La Crosse 2 2 1 other than Madison – and it is working “My entire career has been devoted UWM 33 (70%) 18* (70%) 8 (66%) on licensing them, says KC Lerner, to studying how cells make membranes, Oshkosh 2 0 2 UWM’s technology transfer manager. and we have used bacteria as models to Another 33 patent applications covering understand how cells work,” Collins said. Parkside 1 0 0 intellectual property disclosed by UWM “We can manipulate them in the lab. Platteville 0 0 0 faculty are in the patent prosecution That’s how we developed this process.” River Falls 2 1 0 process, and 18 additional U.S. patents So far, faculty from four UWM schools from UWM have been filed. and colleges are involved in patent Stevens Point 2 1 1 In fact, UWM faculty projects account activity, along with two deans – William Stout 1 0 0 for 70 percent of the current disclosures Gregory of the College of Engineering Superior 0 0 0 accepted by WiSys for patenting and and Applied Science, and Randall licensing, says Lerner. WiSys files for Lambrecht of the College of Health Whitewater 1 2 0 patent protection of the ideas, and links Sciences. Patents filed or granted include Totals 47 26 12 with the business community to promote innovations such as: the licensing of patents. Once the license * includes filing of 18 U.S. patents and also 26 non-U.S. patents

14 15 n what is being referred to as a first of the State of Wisconsin Department of needs of UWM while enhancing its its kind, UWM intends to partner with Administration. presence in the community. Ia private developer to convert the Kenilworth building into upper-classman FORMER HOME OF THE MODEL T TWO STRUCTURES PLANNED housing, art studios, a film screening The Kenilworth building is bordered The Kenilworth redevelopment room, retail space and parking. by Farwell Avenue on the west, project includes plans to split the The estimated $69 million project will Milwaukee County’s Oak Leaf Trail on 500,000-square-foot building into two return a portion of the property to the the south, Prospect Avenue on the east separate structures. city tax rolls and improve the appearance and Kenilworth Place on the north. The The east building will become the EXTREMEMAKEOVER of the neighborhood. The best news of east side of the property was built in 1914 renovated home of the Peck School of all is the project is being constructed and the west portion was added in 1945. the Arts. Elements of the 1914 structure through non-state-taxpayer bonding. Originally a factory where the Ford will be preserved, including the Weas Development Co., a Milwaukee Model T was built, then an ammunition fenestration. In addition, the east $69 million Kenilworth development firm headed by UWM plant during World War II, the building building will provide retail opportunities alumnus Doug Weas, was given the green was given to UWM by the federal on the ground level, as well as enclosed light by the UW Board of Regents to government in 1971. With this gift came parking. project will include transform the structure and its the stipulation that the building be used The west building also will provide crumbling façade into a desirable, only for educational purposes for the enclosed parking and retail space on the environmentally friendly facility. next 30 years. ground level, plus parking on the second studios, student “Being a UWM alumnus was a A committee was formed in the floor and student housing on the levels motivating factor for me,” said Weas, summer of 1999 to look into the future above that. The proposed 179 housing regarding negotiation efforts for the of the Kenilworth building. After nearly units range in size from one to three housing and project. “Being able to do something one year of meetings with elected bedrooms, for a maximum of 370 beds. spectacular like this for your school is officials and a series of neighborhood Housing costs will be compatible with retail space wonderful.” meetings, the university created a area apartment rentals. Weas Development was selected redevelopment project that will meet the The renovation will create a public through a bidding process managed by institutional, instructional and housing green path and access to the adjacent

By Yvette Craig COUR TESY HAMMEL, GREEN, AND ABRAHAMSON, INC.

Above: A view of the Kenilworth building looking west from Prospect Avenue. The east section of the building was erected in 1914; the west portion was added in 1945.

Right: A rendering of the Kenilworth building project. The existing facility will be split into two separate buildings that will incorporate studios, student

ALAN MAGA housing, parking and retail space. Alumnus Doug Weas heads Weas Development Co., which is in charge of the Kenilworth

YNE-ROSHAK ’72 COURTESY HAMMEL, GREEN, AND ABRAHAMSON, INC. redevelopment project. “Being able to do something spectacular like this for your school is wonderful,” he says. 17 bicycle trail that will lead to Milwaukee’s COUR

lakefront. TESY HAMMEL, GREEN, AND ABRAHAMSON, INC. “The unsightly building is about to be transformed into a vibrant, dynamic live- and-learn facility,” said Karla Ashenhurst, the university’s director of government relations.

A FIRST: GRADUATE STUDENT HOUSING The university housing at Kenilworth will be enhanced by a number of amenities, including wide corridors, group study areas and computerized distance-learning centers. In addition, a new green pedestrian street will form a connection between the new development, the community and the Oak Leaf Trail. During business hours, about 50 An outdoor courtyard will lie between the east and west buildings. metered parking spaces will be dedicated to retail tenants. To help alleviate In 2002, the demand for UWM’s on- renovation will provide the community neighborhood parking congestion, the campus housing exceeded supply by with a beautifully restored early 20th university has agreed to allow motorists 1,800 students. Today’s students are century architectural structure on to park on the ground level on evenings seeking a more traditional university Prospect that much more complements and weekends. The second-level parking experience. For many, this means living the scale of the community,” Bucker will be dedicated to UWM residents of on campus and taking full advantage of added. the building, and some will be rented to the university’s community and faculty and staff. amenities. WORK TO BEGIN SOON The proposed tenants will be To alleviate any neighbors’ concerns, Currently used for storage and graduate, married, international and UWM is hiring a full-time police officer university support services, the nontraditional students, and pre- who will be assigned to the Kenilworth Kenilworth facility also houses screened juniors and seniors. No building. This will be in addition to the anthropology and geology laboratories, traditional freshmen or sophomores will existing patrols by campus police. and studio space for the art school. The be permitted to live in the facility. staff and faculty there will be relocated. UWM does not have any graduate REACHING INTO THE COMMUNITY The project has been approved by the student housing, so this will be another The redevelopment of the Kenilworth Wisconsin State Building Commission first for the university. building also will provide needed and the City Plan Commission. Pending facilities for the Peck School of the Arts, approval from the Common Council, the ENHANCING THE UNIVERSITY Wisconsin’s only school of the arts demolition of the midsection of the EXPERIENCE located in a major urban setting. The Kenilworth structure is tentatively The move will help Chancellor Carlos project will provide the school with scheduled for the first part of 2005. The Santiago to fully launch his plans to studios filled with natural light, a new fall of 2006 is the target date for the elevate the academic quality of UWM and sculpture court and enhanced student residents. expand its graduate school programs. In collaboration among the school’s diverse Members of the Panther Advocates, a addition, by having university-managed disciplines. group of alumni ambassadors, wrote housing, UWM will be in a position to School of the Arts Dean Bob Bucker letters urging the commissions to monitor resident behavior. said the redevelopment project will support the redevelopment project. In his Plenary speech in September, further promote the Peck School of the The construction cost of the project Santiago said in part: “As I see it, the Arts as a UW Center of Excellence. will be financed by issuance of bonds. challenge facing this institution, at this “The project will provide the school UWM will lease the Kenilworth building point in its historic trajectory, is to with a facility that has state-of-the-art from Weas Development. UWM will then fundamentally enhance our academic digital potential – this is very important have an opportunity to either extend the profile…. For UWM to be successful, the for all of our graduate students and lease or purchase the building in the composition of our student body must faculty working in digital media,” Bucker future. reflect a greater percentage of graduate said. “Faculty and graduate students will “Some people are wondering why we students on the campus and ultimately a have research studio space…. aren’t selling the property,” Ashenhurst greater percentage of campus resident “Because of the location of this said. “We’re not selling it because the students as well.” building beyond the campus, reaching state of Wisconsin gets the proceeds of “When I went to UWM there weren’t a into the greater Milwaukee community, the sale, not the university. Furthermore, lot of options for housing,” said Weas, a the renovation will provide the larger UW–Milwaukee really needs the 1987 graduate in Mass Communication. neighborhood with the opportunity to be renovated facility in order to meet its “The dorms were full and I had to find a part of the art-making research work that academic and student-service goals.” place to live.” is located at this site. Physically, the

18 DEB GENEROTZKY ’85, ’89

“I was very surprised and shocked – SCHOLARSHIP and happy,” says Salamanca. “I couldn’t JOHN AND wait to tell my mom. Both my parents were very excited.” CAMPAIGN ENDS Salamanca, 18, is hoping to major in either architecture or criminal justice, ON A HIGH NOTE TASHIA and is on UWM’s track and field team. A Sandburg Hall resident, he chose WM alumni and friends just finished UWM because “I wanted to stay in the area” and was interested in the Panthers making a major investment in Wisconsin’s track program. future. U MORGRIDGE “Luis excelled not only academically, The recently completed UWM Scholarship but athletically,” says Kenneth Williams, Campaign raised nearly $6.3 million that will be Salamanca’s high school English teacher, used to help keep an excellent education Making a difference who also coached him in track and affordable for more students. More than 800 cross-country. individual donors contributed to the campaign with “He’s quiet, but he was totally focused,” outright contributions, pledges payable over a for Bradley Tech grads Williams adds. “He studied all the time.” number of years, and planned or deferred gifts. Salamanca graduated in the top five percent of his Bradley Tech class, The campaign, initiated last year by Interim By Kathy Quirk Chancellor Bob Greenstreet, was co-chaired by according to Williams, and also was a conference champion in track and cross- Mary Kellner (’78) and Art Smith, with Roger he collaboration between UWM and a Milwaukee high country. He followed in the footsteps of Fitzsimonds (’60, ’71,’89) joining them as school received a major boost with a donation of nearly his mother and uncle by qualifying to honorary chair. T$500,000 to establish a scholarship program for compete in the statewide tournament “We are very grateful to the community for the graduates of the school, the Lynde and Harry Bradley for long-distance runners during his tremendous support provided to UWM for this Technical and Trade High School. senior year. scholarship campaign,” Smith says. “We are also John Morgridge, chairman of the board of California- Salamanca is among the first in his very grateful for the generous contributions of our based Cisco Systems Inc., a $22 billion technology firm, family to attend college, but he had alumni and their continuing support of UWM.” and his wife, Tashia Morgridge, made the gift to UWM in planned to go ever since he was a child. the fall of 2004. The Morgridges, who grew up in Wauwatosa Chancellor Carlos Santiago has talked about the “My Dad (Gabriel Salamanca) was born in and now live in California, became interested in Bradley importance of scholarships in making higher Mexico, and he always wanted me to go so Tech after a tour of the Milwaukee Public Schools facility I wouldn’t have to struggle as much as he education accessible to more students. UWM is arranged through Don Davis, the former CEO of Milwaukee’s did.” Salamanca’s mother, Aurelia, is the below national averages in the amount of Rockwell Automation. daughter of Mexican immigrants. Luis’ scholarship aid available in relation to tuition, and “We thought Bradley Tech was an innovative public school family also includes an older brother, faces particular challenges as the most diverse that was doing an outstanding job of preparing young people Esteban, and a younger sister, Amanda. campus in the UW System. UWM students are of diverse backgrounds for future careers,” says John Luis’s scholarship award has been more likely to be students of color, over age 24 Morgridge. “We wanted to do something to help these young discussed widely among his siblings, and attending part-time compared to students in the people continue their education in the UW System. Because cousins, neighbors and school friends UW System in general. A 2000 survey showed of the existing collaboration between UWM and Bradley from Bradley Tech, according to his that 29.8 percent of UWM students worked 20-29 Tech, it made sense to establish a scholarship program to mother. “These young people are getting support their mutual efforts to educate young people.” hours a week, compared to the national average of the message that working hard to achieve Bradley Tech focuses on communications, construction, 0.9 percent. in high school can have amazingly technology and other programs that help prepare young positive results,” she says, adding that the Although the formal campaign has ended, “We people for careers in local business and industry. The school younger members of Luis’s extended will continue to look for donors for student is operated jointly by MPS and a collaboration that includes family already are applying themselves scholarships,” says Jill Pelisek, chair of the UWM UWM and representatives of local business, unions and more deliberately to their schoolwork. Foundation Board of Directors. industry. John Morgridge leads Cicso’s education In establishing scholarships, she adds, “We have Mary Kellner, co-chair with Art Smith of the UWM and government initiatives in his role as encouraged donors to follow their hearts and Scholarship Campaign, says: “The gift from the Morgridges chairman of the board. He also teaches heads, but not to make restrictions so narrow that it was a key component in the success of our campaign. Art and part time at Stanford University’s would be impossible for someone to meet the I are excited to see that it is already making a difference in Graduate School of Business and is a well- the lives of our students.” qualifications.” known speaker on entrepreneurship and “We are thrilled at this scholarship, which opens up In his first Plenary Address, Chancellor Santiago management strategies. He earned his opportunities for our graduates and promotes the continued said: “Our mission clearly reaches out to a student B.B.A from the University of Wisconsin– partnership between our institutions,” says Ed Kovochich, Madison and his M.B.A. from Stanford population that is different from many of our peer principal of Bradley Tech. University. Tashia Morgridge earned her public research universities. Our student population The gift from the Morgridges creates a permanent bachelor’s degree in education from UW– includes many first-generation college students. Our endowment which will fund a four-year scholarship each year Madison and a master’s degree in student population is older and working. This is a for an incoming UWM freshman who is a Bradley Tech education from Lesley University in Scholarship recipient Luis Salamanca (seated) with Mary special responsibility and we will not let that graduate. Since the Morgridges had requested that the first Massachusetts. Before her retirement, she Roggeman, UWM interim vice chancellor of student affairs, mission fall by the wayside.” scholarship be given out for the current academic year, was a special education teacher and has and Bradley Tech Principal Ed Kovochich. On the following pages, you’ll meet two couples qualified Bradley Tech graduates already at UWM were able written a book about activity programs in who have carried that mission forward. to apply. Freshman Luis Salamanca received the first education. Morgridge scholarship. — Kathy Quirk 21 Pat and Jerry Moriarity CLASSCLASSNOTESNOTES

Inspiring a tradition of giving Steve Sisolak 1960s (’74 BBA commentary at the National He will oversee the agency’s Richard L. Sanders (’66 MS Marketing) is owner of a Lesbian and Gay Journalists creative, production, financial By Laura L. Hunt Educational Psychology), business marketing company, Association 2004 awards management and information president of Naugatuck Valley American Distributors, and has ceremony in Los Angeles. The technology departments. at and Jerry Moriarity were both first- a part of the school’s future as alumni. Leer/Tellier Scholarship, this new, Community College in been a member of the Board bulk of the columns defended gay marriage as a civil right in 1980s generation college students in their “They exemplify the importance of renewable scholarship will focus on Waterbury, CT, since 1984, has of Regents for the University and Community College Massachusetts. Jackson’s James L. Clark families. Their options for college education and determination in attaining financial need, targeting students early been appointed to the (’84 BBA P System of Nevada for seven editorials also appear in the career success,” says Leer about his former in their academic careers. Through their American Association of Finance) has were limited to UWM for financial reasons. Chicago Tribune on Mondays. students. “I think of them now as cloners estate plans, the couple has committed Community Colleges (AACC) years. He resides in the Las been named They both agree, with the hindsight of Vegas area. of success.” long-term support for both funds. Commission on Research. president & time, that attending UWM was a life- Mark N. Lemke (’76 BBA CEO of the As alumni and members of the School of The Moriaritys want to assist today’s changing and life-defining experience. Douglas King Richard Fornal (’75 MS Management) has joined The Boys & Girls Business Administration Advisory Council, students, who must work much longer (’67 BS “The only reason I was able to get a Sociology) has retired after a Administrative Leadership) has Private Bank–Wisconsin as Clubs of the pair view themselves as part of a family to pay for school. degree was because UWM was there,” 30-year career in public service, been named director of state, managing director and head of Greater says Pat. “The irony is that I thought it of like-minded professionals who went to “It was easier to work your way through most recently as executive federal and locally funded commercial real estate lending. Milwaukee, was my only choice, but it turned out college under similar circumstances. when we did it,” says Jerry. “Now the costs director of the State of programs for the Racine Previously he had been senior the oldest and James L. Clark to be a great choice.” While they were still in the urban work are so high, you can’t make enough over a Wisconsin Land Information Unified School District. He vice president and manager of largest youth- Key to their success, the couple believes, force, the couple began supporting the summer. Our scholarship will be for Board. He is currently heading previously served as a USBank Wisconsin’s serving agency in Milwaukee. was the quality education, work ethic, school, taking to heart the example set by students who need help so that they up The Madison Group, a curriculum and instruction commercial real estate division. He was previously senior vice supervisor, principal at several president for circulation and confidence and connections they gained fellow UWM alum Roger Fitzsimonds (’71 can stay in school full time or work nonprofit affiliation that brings Kris Maegli MBA, ’60 BBA), whom Pat worked for at fewer hours.” together professionals from a district elementary schools and (’76 BA Business marketing for the Milwaukee while business students at UWM. It’s the Administration) is the owner Firstar. They also were influenced by Giving is more a part of the culture at variety of disciplines to provide a classroom teacher. Journal Sentinel. one asset, they believe, that has allowed of the New Berlin office friends such as Leonard Goldstein (retired private universities, and people don’t pro-bono services on selected them to thrive in business and in life. Richard Judd (’75 BS of The Entrepreneur’s Mike Laszkiewicz chairman and CEO at Miller Brewing, realize how much private funding is public interest issues. (’84 BBA The Moriaritys had a successful business Architectural Studies) is owner Source, a coaching and Business Administration) is and Harley-Davidson executive-in- required to sustain and grow public as owners of an alpaca farm in the 1990s. John Pare (’68 BA of Richard Judd Furniture Ltd. consulting firm that vice president residence) and Shel Lubar (chairman universities, acknowledges the couple. But before that, they were a bit more International Relations) has and the Zazen Gallery, both in specializes in self-employment for customer of Lubar & Co.). “As a first-generation college grad, I traditional, having 20-year careers as retired as the principal of Paoli, WI, near Madison. He and franchising options. support and corporate executives for two of the best- The Moriaritys are part of a group of would never have realized my responsibility Mount Horeb High School has been hand-making www.TheEsource.com/Kmaegli maintenance known companies in Milwaukee. Jerry (’76 donors to the Jerry Leer/In Memory of to give back to the community without the furniture for 22 years and has at Rockwell after serving more than 25 Marion Scheller MBA, ’70 BBA) was an assistant controller Roy Tellier Scholarship Fund, an endowed example of role models,” comments Jerry. years in Wisconsin public exhibited at the Lakefront Works by Automation, for Miller Brewing Company, and Pat (’75 fund that now totals more than $500,000. “We hope to inspire other first-generation schools. Festival of Arts. (’77 BFA Art), a watercolor where he artist and photographer, have BBA) was a senior vice president and The fund was established in the mid ’80s to college grads to begin a tradition of giving www.zazengallery.com. is respon- been exhibited at the Greater Mike Laszkiewicz comptroller at Firstar (now USBank), provide scholarships to star accounting in their families.” 1970s sible for Gerda E. Breitwieser (’76 Sun City Area Chamber of students. Pat adds, “You don’t have to be the CEO Ralf Boer (’71 BA L&S), engineering the first woman to hold that position BA Chemistry & Zoology), a Commerce, A.G. Edwards, the Now they have set up a new scholarship of a major company to give and make a chairman and CEO of the law and maintenance at the company. Syracuse University biology and Sun City Center Library and in their own names to provide support for difference. You could just be like us – just firm Foley & Lardner, has been support services. It’s a leap not many people would make, chemistry professor, has been SunTrust Bank in Sun City appointed as but the Moriaritys made a deliberate two more SBA students in either Pat and Jerry.” chosen to serve as a member of Center, FL, near Tampa. Robert Heger a new (’85 BBA decision while they were still working in the accounting or finance. Different from the a grant review panel for the member of Finance) has been named vice corporate world. “We had a long-term National Institutes of Health Mary C. Voght (’78 MSW president of operations for the

ALAN MAGA the Board of (NIH). She joined the SU Health Care Administration), plan,” says Jerry. “We wanted to spend the Directors for YMCA, Milwaukee, where he faculty in 2001 after 14 years at administrator for Valley second half of our life doing something Plexus Corp., has worked since 1981. completely different.” The Johns Hopkins University Urologic Associates in YNE-ROSHAK ’72 which School of Medicine. Appleton, has been elected Shelley Geiselman Kritek “We definitely recognize and appreciate provides president of the Urology the difference that UWM made in our solutions to Ralf Boer (’85 MA Administrative Denise Brondino (’76 BS Assembly of the Medical lives,” comments Jerry. “If not for UWM branded Leadership) has been named Speech Pathology), a speech Group Management and its fine professors, it is hard to imagine electronics product companies principal of Schulte pathologist with Milwaukee Association, the largest in the medical, data Elementary School in Racine. what path our lives would have taken. We Public Schools, spent a week in association of physician communications, industrial, Previously, she served as are glad for the opportunity and the ability August volunteering and practice administrators. She commercial, defense and director of special education, to give back to the university.” learning on the Rosebud also is a board member of the computer industries. as program coordinator for Like many UWM grads, the two met on Indian Reservation in South Wisconsin Medical Group North Shore Exceptional campus and worked while going to school. Dakota, one of the most Management Association. Sara Armbruster Bowen (’73 Education Cooperative in Both were motivated students. They both economically impoverished Voght lives in Neenah with her BA Classics) served as co-chair Whitefish Bay, and as a special communities in the United husband and two children. have high praise for their professors. of the 2005 Annual General needs kindergarten teacher. States. She and her 12-year-old “Besides being excellent in the Meeting of the Jane Austen niece Ana were part of a Mark Gale (’79 BA Mass David Lenz classroom, a number of my professors Society of North America, held (’85 BFA Art), a Global Volunteers team. Communication) has been helped me find part-time work related to in October at the Hyatt Shorewood painter whose work www.globalvolunteers.org. named chief operating my accounting major,” remembers Pat. Regency Milwaukee. More recently was exhibited at the officer/creative director at One professor in particular made a life- than 30 eminent Austen Charles Allis Art Museum, was Derrick Z. Jackson (’76 Charleston|Orwig, a strategic scholars from around the the subject of an article in the changing impression on the couple. Jerry Mass Communication), op-ed issues management and world participated. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Leer, now a business professor emeritus columnist for the Boston marketing communications after a 37-year career at UWM, inspired Globe, won first prize for agency based in Hartland, WI. them to achieve as students (Jerry was a teaching assistant of Leer’s), but also to be 23 CLASSCLASSNOTESNOTES CLASSCLASSNOTESNOTES

Christine V. Lake (’86 EMBA) is president and TOONED IN chief operating officer at RidgeStone Bank in Animators Carson and Tina Kugler have worked on some classics – Brookfield. She was recently profiled in the Milwaukee including the new SpongeBob SquarePants movie. Journal Sentinel. By Kathy Quirk Heidi Vigil (’86 BS Geosciences) is a geologist and geochemist for the URS arson Kugler (’96 BFA Painting & back to UWM to talk at the Union Carson eventually moved on to a new Theatre,” Carson remembers. “I thought, Nickelodeon series, “SpongeBob Corporation in New York. Drawing) often found himself She has traveled to more here’s a guy who came from the same SquarePants,” featuring a sweet, naïve Claughing out loud while sketching than 35 countries and out the goofy antics of Patrick, the clueless place I did and made it in animation – so I sponge and his goofy underwater friends. served in the U.S. Marines starfish who is one of the leading “men” in knew it was possible.” Much to the surprise of all involved, says as a geochemist. “SpongeBob SquarePants.” After they moved to California, Carson Carson Kugler, the series became wildly Kugler is a guy who really enjoys his and Tina got to know that alum, Owen popular, achieving cult status among James Solberg (’87 MBA, work. So does his wife, Tina, who also Klatte (’76 BS Architectural Studies), and toddlers, teens and even adults. Although ’82 BS Social Welfare) has attended UWM and also is an artist and his wife, Angie Glocka, who also studied at there are no new “SpongeBob joined Milwaukee-based animator. UWM. The two were among the original SquarePants” cartoons being made Oncology Alliance as chief Tina and Carson Kugler, who met at “Gumby” animators. currently, Kugler did do some finish work financial officer. the university, have found success in on the “SpongeBob SquarePants” movie, David Niec (’88 BFA TAKING A RISK which came out in November. Hollywood and Manitowoc, Wis. Before Drawing & Painting) working his way up to storyboard director “We just went out there cold turkey,” Tina Kugler started as an intern on recently exhibited paintings on the wildly successful “SpongeBob says Carson. “We decided to take a risk,” Nickelodeon’s “Hey Arnold,” and two ALAN MAGA from his “Northwoods Square Pants” cartoon, Carson worked on adds Tina, but “we really supported each weeks later moved to a new show, Nocturne” series at the other Nickelodeon cartoons, including other. We had our game plan.” “CatDog,” as a prop designer. She was Dean Jensen Gallery in

“Hey Arnold.” Tina worked for The early days in Hollywood weren’t with “CatDog” for about three years, YNE-ROSHAK ’72 Milwaukee. The show was Nickelodeon on “Dora the Explorer,” easy. “We dealt with a lot of rejection and moving up to storyboard revisions and reviewed by the Milwaukee “CatDog” and other projects, and was one conflicting advice,” Carson recalls. Tina’s later to storyboard artist and director. Journal Sentinel. of three lead storyboard artists on the plans to finish her education at CalArts, a When “CatDog” ended, she moved to Scott Harder (’89 PhD Disney feature “Teacher’s Pet.” school founded by Disney, went awry when “Dora the Explorer” before working on Chemistry, ’80 BS) is an MS the “Teacher’s Pet” series and, later, movie financial aid fell through. specialist for Waters INDEPENDENT STUDY – AND LOVE True to Hollywood legend, the Kuglers projects. Corporation in Milford, Carson and Tina Kugler with their 2-year-old son, Lucian Carson Kugler, who moved from kept following their dream. MA, where he sells Milwaukee to Manitowoc in grade school, Tina worked in a Pottery Barn and BACK TO WISCONSIN instrumentation for mass grew up always knowing he wanted to be Carson worked at a Barnes & Noble, but Having achieved their dream in SquarePants” movie from Manitowoc, and taking care of Lucian. They have animation art spectrometry in small an artist. “we still couldn’t pay our rent,” says Tina, Hollywood, the Kuglers astounded their both worked on the Disney cartoon “Brandy & on display; eventually, they say, they’d like molecule and proteomics. who can laugh about it now. But, between California friends by packing up and Tina, who grew up in Milwaukee, has Mr. Whiskers,” which started airing a few to offer classes in drawing and cartooning at Jerry Jendusa always been interested in drawing and art. work hours at their jobs, they took their heading back to Manitowoc two and a half months ago. the shop. (’89 BBA Finance) is a partner and “My grandmother encouraged me by resumés and portfolios around to the years ago. The catalyst for the move was They have no regrets about any of the founder of Emteq, a studios. parenthood. Lucian, now 2, was 6 weeks A NEW STORE AND NO REGRETS signing me up for classes at the Art decisions they’ve made or the gambles they’ve Muskego firm that designs Museum and stuff like that when I was Fortunately, says Tina, there was a old when his parents returned to Being freelance animators based in taken in following their dreams, the Kuglers say. and produces lighting younger.” boom in the animation industry at the Manitowoc. Manitowoc isn’t easy. While they now have Both agree that working on an animated solutions for aircraft Carson and Tina met and fell in love time, and after doing the “starvation “We’d always talked about moving back Hollywood contacts and credibility, they’re not series is a blast. “You’re really part of a creative interiors. The company was while working on an independent-study thing” for a few months, both Kuglers got to Wisconsin at some point,” says Tina. always as closely in touch with the business and team,” says Carson, with writers and artists recently profiled in the animation project at the university. Says a foothold in the animation business. “All “We wanted to be back with our families, what’s happening, and they spend a lot of time collaborating to get the story across. Like any Milwaukee Business Journal. Tina, who majored in film, “The project in all, it wasn’t that long,” says Tina, “but it and we missed the seasons.” The lower animator, he does have his favorite character. FedExing work back and forth. “The main Cheryl Michalek we were on was absolutely fundamental in was kind of scary.” cost of living, which would better enable drawback,” says Carson, “is that the time between “I think Patrick (the goofy starfish from (’89 BFA Graphic Design) has joined me deciding this is really what I want to them to live on one income during the projects can be lengthier.” Right now, for “SpongeBob SquarePants”) was my favorite,” Greendale-based Reiman do…that and meeting Carson, who was MOVING THROUGH THE RANKS “boom-bust” cycles of animation work, also says Carson. “It’s just the character…he strikes example, they’re waiting to see if “Brandy & Publications as art director was a factor, the Kuglers say. absolutely passionate about wanting to get After starting as a clean-up artist on Mr. Whiskers” is picked up for another season. a chord…his brand of humor is like mine.” for Reminisce and into animation as well.” Nickelodeon’s “Hey Arnold” series, Carson With their Hollywood contacts and To help even out the ups and downs of Lucian Kugler is just beginning to watch Reminisce Extra magazines. When Carson graduated, the young worked his way up to increasing regular FedEx service, the Kuglers freelance work, the Kuglers have gone into cartoons, with careful monitoring from his The nostalgia magazines couple decided to head to Hollywood, responsibilities, eventually becoming a continue to work on animation projects business, opening Tweedle Bros. Fine Children’s parents. “It’s tricky when we want to watch ‘Bugs showcase life in America the world capital of animation, to see storyboard director. from their Wisconsin base. Tina has just Books, Toys & Art Gallery in downtown Bunny’ and he wants to watch ‘Blue’s Clues.’ We from the turn of the century if they could make a career doing the “It’s a real good way to start,” he says of finished work on “Maggie,” a cartoon that Manitowoc. They take turns operating the shop, may consider ourselves the experts, but he through the early 1970s. work they loved. his early days in animation. “You learn the will air on either the Disney Channel or working around freelance assignments and usually wins,” says Tina. www.reimanpub.com/ “Another UWM alum, who’d succeeded ropes of how a storyboard works, how to Toon Disney in about a year. Carson did in the animation field in Hollywood, came cut scenes, and the technical aspects.” some work on the “SpongeBob 24 25

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for The Leader student newspaper. said. “My recollection is that among the grip on that, the ideas come steadily. But ’A typical kid of the 21st century’ “The story line, if you could call it that, qualities that I found myself teaching in I’ve discovered that getting ideas is only was about a cat sentenced by a Judge Rob was his resolve and his capacity for half the battle. Developing them into Judy look-alike to attend college,” he focusing well on a life plan. funny strips is the real skill.” Alum’s syndicated cartoon strip has a multiracial star said. “The strip wasn’t anything to write “He was inventive and serious, and I His classroom full of fourth-graders is a home about, but doing it did teach me am very pleased for him. He was one of hotbed for story lines. By Yvette Craig the discipline required to meet deadlines those students whose personal life plan “The comic strip can appeal to so and turn out a great quality strip.” required an adjustment in my syllabus, many people…especially those who can e’s funny. He’s inquisitive. He’s “My hope for this comic strip is that it Famed cartoonist Charles Schulz and I admired that in him. He was appreciate a great story line,” Cabrera Hhonest. will branch more racial tolerance,” influenced Cabrera’s work and his love constantly asking useful questions, said. “The strip rewards readers on a Who is he? Cabrera said. “We all may have different for reading comic strips. UWM professors and that moved his work forward,” daily basis. And, unlike other comic Silo Roberts, a fourth-grader who is backgrounds, but we are all really just the Iverson White and Stephen Samerjan Samerjan added. strips, Silo will age.” just beginning to realize the way the same. Many comic strips don’t touch this shaped him in other ways. Right now, the strip doesn’t run in the world really works. And all his life’s topic and Silo does it in an upbeat way. I Under White’s guidance in an TUNING IN TO THE FUNNY STUFF Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, but “we’re lessons are part of a story line in a new think readers will be able to see that and introduction to screenplay-writing class, In addition to cartooning, Cabrera is working on them to run Silo sometime in syndicated comic strip created by UWM appreciate it.” Cabrera said he honed his creative an elementary school teacher living in the foreseeable future,” Cabrera said. alumnus Rob Cabrera (’02 BFA). writing skills. As for Samerjan, whom South Florida. When asked where he gets “We hope to pick them up soon. In the A KID WITH A STORY What distinguishes Silo from the other COUR he fondly calls the Master Yoda of Fine his ideas for story lines, Cabrera said: meantime, United Media and myself are children on comic strip row is the fact The idea for Silo came to Cabrera – Arts, Cabrera said: “Professor Samerjan “Everywhere! Life is comic strip material. waiting patiently.” TESY UNITED MEDIA that he may be the first multiethnic lead multiracial himself – in high school. The helped me create the universe for the I think it’s a matter of learning to tune in To sample Silo Roberts, visit character to appear in newspapers across comic strip debuted nationwide on Aug. comic strip.” to the funny stuff that constantly www.comics.com/comics/siloroberts/ the country. 16 through United Feature Syndicate. “I can’t tell you how pleased I am that happens around you. Once you have a index.html. “Silo Roberts is a middle child who is “From the first doodle, I knew this Rob Cabrera is doing well,” Samerjan struggling to find his place in today’s kid had a story,” Cabrera said. “And melting pot of a world,” said Cabrera. Multiracial himself, alum Rob Cabrera says Silo although he’s loosely based on me, “The cool thing about Silo Roberts is that Roberts is loosely based on his own family. he’s truly his own character. He’s a lot he’s a pioneer. He is the first-ever braver than I was.” multiracial character to star in his own American and Japanese – is not one of In a nation where nearly 7 million comic strip.” the multiple choices. Silo explores what people classify themselves as belonging Challenged by a standardized test to life is like for a kid grappling not only to more than one race and more than identify his race, Silo discovers that his with his self-identity, but also with how to 25 percent of Americans are nonwhite, own particular background – a mix of reach that elusive next level of his Silo is described as a typical kid of the Alumni Members Save Caucasian, Hispanic, Italian, African favorite video game. 21st century. The 9-year-old lives in Warm Up Your Winter With Exciting Courses On SCE Classes! a single-parent household with his From The School of Continuing Education mother, Dianne, a professional journalist; Silo Roberts (center) in a Members of the UWM his older brother, Donny, a confident squeegee fight with older brother This year, beat cabin fever by learning something new! Whether it’s Alumni Association enjoy Donny and little sister Lisa. jock; and his tough, animal-loving little sister, Lisa. business writing or building computer skills, travel or train the trainer, three $10 discounts each Jake Morrissey, managing editor learning a language or taking a course on food, wine, health and recreation, year that can be applied to of comics for United Media, parent you’ll find a diverse selection in our nearly 1100 noncredit, select credit and courses offered by the School of Continuing company of United Feature Syndicate, certificate programs at the UWM School of Continuing Education. We have Education (SCE) through the said in a news release: “As our society more than 600 top-quality instructors ready to give you the knowledge and becomes more varied and more Learn More Continuing unpredictable, our sense of ourselves will tools you need for your personal or professional development. Education Incentive. change, too, in fascinating, unexpected Discover how the UWM School of and funny ways. Rob understands this, Continuing Education can help Discounts may be and is able to comment on these changes redeemed at any time with great heart and insight.” advance your life. within the year and can be For a complete class listing, applied immediately upon ROB THE CAT AND MASTER YODA visit www.sce.uwm.edu joining the Alumni Born in the Bronx, Cabrera and his Association. Redeem all or call 414-227-3200/ family lived in Puerto Rico before three discounts, and you moving to Milwaukee when he was 7. 800-222-3623. offset the TOTAL $30 cost A former stand-up comedian who of your Alumni/Certificate toured the nation during his college Holder membership while days, Cabrera said he realized his comedy enjoying all the other works best in the comics. While attending member benefits. UWM, he drew what he calls “an School of Continuing Education SILO ROBERTS: © ROBERT CABRERA/DIST. BY UFS, INC. obscure” comic strip called “Rob the Cat” For more information, visit www.sce- 26 learnmoreincentive.uwm.edu www.sce.uwm.edu

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SHOW US YOUR PANTHER PRIDE! HEALTH SCIENCES 1990s Marc Young (’93 BS Dissertation Award by the SCHEDULES ANNIVERSARY Barbara Bolens (’91 MBA) Chemistry/Biochemistry) is Association of Computing ’KOI P_M ’CHAI ’T_ D_ years old. One of EVENTS has been named vice president employed in the General Machinery. The award Surgery department at recognizes the top doctoral ’BEN ’PANTHER’ KO “It was a personal journey to Rodney’s The College of Health and treasurer at Brady Rice Medical Center in dissertation in the nation in For Laty Keodouangsy (’99 see the country I escaped…my landscapes is in Sciences celebrates its 30th Corporation, where she will be homeland,” she says. the collection responsible for the treasury Houston, TX. computer science. Doan was BA Linguistics), traveling to anniversary during 2005. A recently honored by the UWM Southeast Asia last summer was The photo was taken at an of the series of special events is being function, including risk Robert Jacobs elephant camp in Chiang Mai, Milwaukee Art management, and will also (’94 MA College of Engineering and the second stage of a round planned, with a tip-off on Feb. 5 Thailand. Museum. continue as director of investor Public Administration) has Applied Science. trip that started when her at the Panthers basketball game Roger’s relations. She resides in been named the police chief of family fled Laos to a refugee at the U.S. Cellular Arena. Whitefish Bay. Jacobs has been Brenda J. Dockery (’96 MS camp and eventually the SHOW US YOUR PANTHER sculpture “On Mequon. PRIDE! Guard,” which On April 22, the college will the recruitment and training Nursing), a family nurse United States. host a conference with the David Luhrssen coordinator for Waukesha practitioner with Covenant The Maker brothers, Rodney he did for the (’91 MA Keodouangsy, UWM Student Helen Bader School of Social County Technical College for Healthcare, (left, ’76 BFA Painting & Milwaukee History) is executive director Association president in 1999- Welfare and College of Nursing, the past four years. He retired received the 2000 and now an academic Drawing) and Roger (’76 BFA County Parks of the Milwaukee International in conjunction with the Center from the Brookfield Police Advanced adviser in the School of Sculpture) show their Panther Commission, Film Festival, which marked its can be seen at for Addiction and Behavioral second year this fall. He is also Department in 2000. Practice Nurse Pride at the San Xavier del Bac of the Year Mission, located about 60 miles Wehr Nature Health Research, on arts and entertainment editor Ron Theys (’94 PhD Award at the from the Mexican border just Center in weeks to travel from Milwaukee “Transdisciplinary Issues in and film critic for the weekly Chemistry) joined the National Black south of Tucson. Known as the Whitnall Park. The brothers to Tuva via air mail, and eight Health Care.” Shepherd Express newspaper, chemistry Nurses “White Dove of the Desert,” are still very active in the arts to ten weeks via land mail). The College of Health a regular film critic on Fox 6 Brenda J. Dockery faculty at Association Mission San Xavier is an active and in music; their band, the The Center of Asia Sciences Research Symposium television, and can be heard UW–Fond Annual Roman Catholic parish still Maker Brothers, performs in monument marks the spot that will be held at UWM on May 6. monthly discussing movies on du Lac last Conference held in San serving the Tohono O’odham the Tucson area. 19th century explorers decided The annual Awards and WUWM-FM. year after Francisco in August. people, for whom it was built was the exact center of the Recognition Ceremony also has Thad Steffen working at in the late 1700s. Thousands of IRBISHTNG CHORGAARALY Asian continent. Pictured with (’91 MA been scheduled. It will take Aldrich John Ejnik (’96 PhD people visit the church every KÖRGÜZÜT! Sean are Slava Manchin Architecture, ’90 BS place on May 13 in the UWM Chemical Chemistry) is an assistant year. Sean Quirk (upper right), (upper left), a student at Kyzyl Architectural Studies) has Union, Wisconsin Room, with a Co. in Ron Theys professor at Northern “The window in the picture who spent a year in Siberia, College of the Arts; Chinchi joined Kahler Slater Architects, reception at 5:30 p.m. and the Milwaukee Michigan University. Previously is one of many located near showed his family's Panther Sat (standing, left), a nurse in Milwaukee, on the firm’s ceremony from 6:30-8 p.m. and at he was a biochemist with the and around the mission,” Pride at the Center of Asia Khovo-Aksy village; and health care team. He The college’s landmark events International Paper in U.S. Navy, serving as technical Roger writes. “It reminded me Monument in Kyzyl, the capital Svetlana Sundui, a student at previously served as a project include its founding in 1975 Appleton. director at the Great Lakes Kyzyl Technical Institute. architect with DLR Group. of a sculpture that I entered in of Tuva, an autonomous and the name change from Naval Drug Screening an international show several Russian Republic located near School of Allied Health Richard Taylor Jeff Walker (’95 PhD, ’90 Laboratory, and laboratory years ago. The stone carving the Siberian-Mongolian (’91 MFA Professions to College of Health MA English/Modern Studies), manager at the Armed Forces was titled ‘Howling at the border. WHERE IN THE WORLD Art, ’77 BA Art History) Education, was one of 17 research manager for Institute of Pathology. Moon.’ It seemed to be the Sean's mom, Kathy Quirk, is HAVE YOU DISPLAYED Sciences in 2001. created the welded aluminum Wisconsin educators who Children’s Hospital and Health perfect setting for a picture of a writer/reporter for UWM's YOUR PANTHER PRIDE? Dean Randall S. Lambrecht sculptures that flank the Wells traveled to Laos and Thailand System Foundation, was Sarah J. Graziano (’96 BS the Maker Brothers wearing University Communications says: “Over the past three Street entrance of the last summer as part of the U.S. Send us a photo awarded the Margaret Fuhry Criminal Justice) has joined our UWM Panther shirts.” and Media Relations. Sean was decades, the College of Health Milwaukee Central Library, the Department of Education’s showing you, friends or Grant at the 2004 Association the Indianapolis-based law firm Rodney and Roger relocated in Tuva from October 2003 to Sciences has transformed itself sculpture at the intersection of Fulbright Study Seminar. The family members who of Professional Researchers for of Tabbert Hahn Earnest & to Tucson from Milwaukee in late September 2004 studying from a small handful of Chicago and Milwaukee streets focus of the seminar, which was have taken the UWM Advancement International Weddle LLP. She will practice 2003. “Although we have Tuvan throat singing, culture undergraduate health in the Third Ward, and other administered and led by the name to far-flung or Conference held in Toronto in in the areas of litigation, quickly grown to love our new and music on a Fulbright professions programs into a public art pieces. Wisconsin Department of interesting parts of the August. The Fuhry Grant employment/labor law and home,” writes Roger, “we will fellowship. (Throat singing is a reputable and highly regarded Public Instruction (DPI), was planet. Prizes will be Cynthia Fink recognizes leadership and personal injury. She formerly always be Wisconsin sports fans unique Central Asian music college containing over 20 (’93 BS to help teachers, awarded to those whose dedication within the was in private practice, with a and take great pride in wearing technique that allows programs rooted in the sciences Chemistry) is an industrial administrators, university submissions are used in advancement research concentration in civil rights. faculty and state officials better our Green Bay Packers, chanters/singers to produce and committed to the discovery consultant with Roche the magazine. Don’t Diagnostics Corporation in profession. understand the cultural Milwaukee Brewers, Milwaukee two tones simultaneously). of new knowledge. Michael McLaughlin (’97 BS Bucks, Wisconsin Badgers and, The Panther jersey made its forget to include a self- Indiana. background and history of “The college is recognized AnHai Doan (’96 MS Chemistry) is a chemist at GE- yes, Panther shirts.” way halfway around the world addressed, stamped Wisconsin’s growing nationally for its faculty scholars Noble Wray Computer Science), an Global Research in Albany, NY. to the remote steppes envelope if you want the (’93 BS population of students of and strong graduate programs assistant professor at the and forests of Central photo returned. Criminal Southeast Asian heritage. and research, and our highly- University of Illinois at Urbana- Anthony Berndt (’98 MS Asia, thanks to the help Mail photos to Justice) was Wisconsin currently has more sought graduates help fill Champaign, has received the Management) has been made of Huun-Huur-Tu, a University Commun- sworn in as than 12,000 students from critical vacancies in the health prestigious National Science a partner at Virchow, Krause & Tuvan musical group. ications and Media police chief Thai, Hmong, Lao, Mien, care work force. We are Foundation Company, Milwaukee. The group was touring Relations, UW– of the City Cambodian and Vietnamese Early the U.S. last winter Milwaukee, P.O. Box certainly one of the best of Madison backgrounds. CAREER while Sean was in Tuva, 413, Milwaukee, WI investments and perhaps best in October. The trip was a wonderful Award in so Sean's parents were 53201. Please include kept secrets in the UW System professional and personal computer able to send a package and the state.” experience for Keodouangsy, your name, address, Noble Wray science. that included the UWM For more information on the whose family came to the degree year(s) and where In 2003, Panthers shirt to their college’s anniversary United States more than 20 the photo was taken. he was given son. (Generally, celebration, contact Cheri years ago, when Laty was 3 the Doctoral AnHai Doan packages take two Dziekan Chapman at 414-229- 3225. 29 CLASSCLASSNOTESNOTES

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