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    2023-2024 Convocation and Opening Day    

The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh will celebrate the opening of a new academic year with Convocation on Thursday, Aug. 31, and Opening Day Honors and Awards on Tuesday, Sept. 5. At Convocation Chancellor Andrew Leavitt and Provost Ed Martini will share their vision of the year ahead. Honors and Awards will celebrate our faculty and staff. Join us at both events or watch the livestreams.

Convocation

3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31
Reeve Memorial Union, Ballroom 227


Chancellor Leavitt and Provost Martini will discuss the UWO transformation plan shared via email last week and its impact on employees and programs.

After their remarks, a faculty and staff appreciation reception and social hour will be held. Complimentary beverages and hors d’oeuvres provided by the UWO Foundation.

 

UW Oshkosh 2023 Convocation

Opening Day Honors

Tuesday, Sept. 5
8-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. program to start
Culver Family Welcome Center


Join us as we celebrate the contributions and achievements of our faculty and staff. In addition to the traditional opening day awards, we will recognize our Length of Service employees.

 

 

UW Oshkosh 2023 Opening Day Awards

  UWO Award Winners

Courtney Bauder

Edward M. Penson Distinguished Teaching Award

Nadia Kaltcheva

Edward M. Penson Distinguished Teaching Award

Bonnie Nickasch

Edward M. Penson Distinguished Teaching Award

Jennifer Szydlik

Barbara G. Sniffen Faculty Governance Service Award

David Fuller

Endowed Professorship

Marianne Johnson

Endowed Professorship

Nadia Kaltcheva

Endowed Professorship

Caryn Murphy

Endowed Professorship

Bonnie Nickasch

Endowed Professorship

Jennifer Considine

John McNaughton Rosebush Professorship

Marguerite Penick

John McNaughton Rosebush Professorship

Sarah Martin Kriha

Outstanding Performance Award (University Staff)

Madeline Wiles

Outstanding Service Award (Academic Staff)

Christopher Wagner

Outstanding Service Award (Academic Staff)

Stacy Dreweck

Outstanding Service Award (Academic Staff)

Mehgan Clark

Outstanding Service Award (Academic Staff)

Carmen Hetzel

Active Advocate Award

Maria Graf

Inclusive Excellence Award

Terese Blakeslee

Penson Faculty Award

Dale Feinauer

Penson Faculty Award

Mike Jurmu

Penson Faculty Award

Courtney Kurtz

Penson Faculty Award

Susan Rabideau

Penson Faculty Award

Yuyun Sejati

Penson Faculty Award

Chris Stratton

Penson Faculty Award

Lee Watson

Penson Faculty Award

Lisa Shreibersdorf

UW System OPID Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Scholars

Trevor Tanner

Larry White Award for University Staff

  UW System Awards

                     Length of Service                 

40 Years of Service

Sandra Schaele

35 Years of Service

Gail Panske
Robert L Feldman

30 Years of Service

Jennifer Graff
Amy Prideaux

Ronald Rindo
Deanna Singstock

Brian Smith
Linfeng Xie

25 Years of Service

John Beaver
Craig Cheesebro
Shannon Davis-Foust
Andrzej Dziedzic
Gena Frey
Christine Gantner

Cary Henson
Donald Hones
Michelle Lamb
Mark Lattery
Pamela Massey
Erik May
Barbara Rau

Wilfred Schmidt
Teri Shors
James Stevens
Elizabeth Wade-Sirabian
Elizabeth Whalley
Kristopher Williams

20 Years of Service

Anne Armstrong
Michael Bartlett
Courtney Bauder
John Beam
Sarah Bradway
Melissa Bublitz
Joseph Cook
Mamadou Coulibaly
Lori Develice Collins

Ruth Eberwine
Lynne Elder
Scott Emmert
Paisley Harris
Joan Hart
Brant Kedrowski
Deborah Kozak
Kurt Kroening
Karl Loewenstein

Michelle Michalski
Michelle Reyes
Christopher Rose
Martin Rudd
Michael Rutz
Abigail Sylvia
Houa Xiong
Wendy Van Ahn
Julie Zuleger

15 Years of Service

Aliosha Alexandrov
Bobbi Ashbeck
Jae Bae
Susan Baker
Gregory Batten
Beverly Benston
Micki Benz
Thomas Berthold
Terese Blakeslee
Steven Brown
Jennifer Carter
Mehgan Clark

Kevin Crawford
Sarah De Armond
Craig Demler
Scott Gelinskey
Jean Giovanetti Gleason
Dana Hartel
Elizabeth Hartman
Susan Jaeke
Lauren Karnitz
Timothy Klinger
Brian Krueger
Gail Larson

Mary Manchester
Edward Martin
David McKinney
Paula McNiel
Anca Miron
Wladyslaw Modzelewski
Barton Pritzl
Kelly Schill
Lisa Schreibersdorf
Ahilan Sivasamy
Stacey Skoning
Tracy Slagter
Juyeon Son

Stephanie Spehar
Craig Stenbroten
Kim Stuyvenberg
Renae Swanson
Christopher Tarmann
Staci Thorkildsen
Angela Victor
Deborah Walrath
Pamela Wesner
Ty Westbrook
Jennifer Zuberbier

10 Years of Service

Abayomi Animashaun
Benjamin Artz
Jill Bangart
Mary Bartelt
Lacey Beaman
Lauren Burgbacher
Jennifer Carrick
Alison Casady
Chelsy Cegielski
Britney Deruchowski
Kim Donat
Christopher Edwards

 

Bradley Fischer
Andrea Gross Hixon
Lori Halstead
Ashley Hass
Katrina Helmer
Michelle Highley
Theresa Hopp
Erika Janssen
Christopher Jones
Aaron Karst
Jennifer Klinger
Patricia Kopish
Andrew Kopitzke

Suzanne Lawrence
Matthew Lewis
Yanting Liang
Jane Luker
Christina Marty
Erin McArthur
Eamon McKenna
Gregory Potratz
Rosemary Ragenoski-Campbell
Matthew Reinhardt
Robert Roberts
Jolee Romanowski
Gina Schiavone

Yuyun Sejati
Trina Smith
Jessica Spanbauer
Kathryn Tritt
Shirley Van Ornum
Robert Veltus
Nathan Wara
Lauren Waters
Michael Wirkus
Senny Xiong
Blia Yang
Nang Yang
Angela Zemke

5 Years of Service

Kazeem Akinyele
Jessica Ammons
Emily Benedict
Kiersten Bloechl-Karlsen
Alyssa Bolante
Andrew Braatz
Jessica Brown
Chelsea Burton
Holly Ludwig Callaghan
Durmus Camlibel
Joshua Carey
Morgan Churchill
Marisa Darcourt
Neil Davis

Katherine Decker
Erieca Enders
Jennifer Buelow Fischer
Patrick Flood
Adrienne Frie
Sarah Gresley
Nicole Gutman
Kathleen Gwidt
Rachel Haase
Linda Haling
Katie Heidke
Flor Hernandez-Lara
Anna Hersey
Rebecca Hoerth
Li-Hsuan Hsu

Kenneth Jackson
Gregory Jahnke
Leslie Johannes
Justin Kinseth
Aaron Kloss
Aaron Konitzer
Jodi Koplitz
Samantha Larson
Daphne Lewis
Angeline Liddle
Lisa Marchetta
Braeden Melton
Steven Mentzel
Amy Mullen-Rustad
Judith Munsey

Pauline Newhouse
Heidi Nicholls
Kimberly Oamek
Steven Peggs
Theresa Pichelmeyer
James Power
William Quandt
Nahal Rahmanpanah
James Ransom
Matthew Rieckhoff
Julie Schramm
Melissa Schraufnagel
Leslie Sharon Walfish
Ryan Skiver
Arthur Speed

Kyle Steele
Diana Summers
Amy Swick
Kirsten Trundle
Maylean Tryon
Brian Ugorowski
Michael Van Esler
Pang Vang
Brian Wallace
Jessica Wanner
Bryce Wegner
Richard Wegner
Lori Welch
Mylia Yang