Celebrate with Us
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