The following Class Notes were received recently in the UW Oshkosh Alumni Office:

’65 Joyce (Schaefer) Harvey (BS), of Ripon, is retired and enjoys RV traveling between Wisconsin and Florida as well as spending time with her children and grandchildren.

’66 Bob McRoberts (BA), of Warren, Rhode Island, is a retired from Roger Williams University, where he served as a professor and  established the creative writing department within fine arts. McRoberts and his wife, Michele ‘69, enjoy photography, fly fishing, travel and their grandchildren.

’66 Kleone (Klein) Nelson (BAE), of Hampton Cove, Alabama, enjoys golf, teaching English, singing in a choir, volunteering at church and many activities in her retirement. Nelson also is a cancer survivor.

’69 Tom Beam (BBA), of Fort Worth, Texas, retired from AT&T in 2015.

’69 Terry Hathaway (BM) and ’75 (MST), of Oshkosh, retired as the 35-year director of the Oshkosh Area Community Band. Hathaway also has led bands at Oshkosh North and Oshkosh West high schools and Lourdes Academy.

’69 Michele McRoberts (BS), of Warren, Rhode Island, taught art for 39 years at the college, high school and middle school levels. McRoberts has been a potter for more than 50 years.

’69 Paul Roemer (BS), of Brodhead, is a horticultural assistant with Applied Ecological Services/Taylor Creek Restoration Nurseries. Roemer formerly taught music in Brodhead until his retirement in 2003.

’70 Cliff Christl (BS), of Green Bay, is writing a book on the Packers’ history to be released in conjunction with the franchise’s 100th season in 2019. Christl was a sports writer for 35 years and more recently became the Packers team historian.

’70 Michael Tomczyk (BA), of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, has authored hundreds of articles, research studies, corporate reports and newsletters. Tomczyk’s articles have appeared in publications, including NY Times, Travel & Leisure, and Stars & Stripes. He also has written books, including The Home Computer Wars (1984), NanoInnovation: What Every Manager Needs to Know (Wiley, 2015), and Commodore Programmers Reference Guide (1981).

’71 James Chudd (BS), of Fort Collins, Colorado, is a coin dealer. Chudd had former careers as a chemist and travel agent.

’71 Gwen (Coleman) Tatera (BS), of Appleton, known by the pseudonym Queen Guenevere, authored a children’s book called OCD Beaver. She tackles the topic of obsessive compulsive disorder in the form of a small beaver with a need to gnaw. Tatera is a retired elementary school teacher. Her husband, professor emeritus Charles Thomas, who was a UWO professor for 30 years, co-wrote the book.

’75 Theodore (Ted) Conrardy (BS), of Montgomery, Illinois, retired after a successful career in advertising, marketing, operations and consulting. Conrardy traveled extensively throughout Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Ted and his wife plan to live in Florida and travel the U.S.

’79 Linda (Zdroik) Jerzak (BSN), of Rhinelander, is a women’s health nurse practitioner at Aspirus Clinics in Medford, Phillips and Prentice. Jerzak has 40 years of nursing experience, 25 as a board-certified nurse practitioner.

’81 Julie (Mach) Chikowski (BS), of Fremont, is vice president at ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano. Chikowski and her husband are 20-year owners of Chico’s Landing fishing resort in Fremont.

’84 Mark Heuer (BBA), of Beaver Dam, is a senior commercial lender at Markesan State Bank. Heuer has 22 years of experience in commercial banking. He also is a commissioner on the City of Beaver Dam’s planning committee and a member of the city’s Housing Authority.

’84 Raeann (Komoroski) Schroeder (BSN), of Sheboygan, was recognized for saving the life of an 85-year-old woman who fell and was incapacitated for eight days. Schroeder is a nurse at Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center’s gastroenterology unit.

’85 Tina (Kempf) Bettin (BSN) and ’89 (MSN), of Marion, received the 2018 Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Award from the Wisconsin Nurses Association. Bettin, a nurse practitioner for more than 30 years, currently works at ThedaCare Physicians’ Manawa and New London locations.

 ’85 Rob Summerbell (BS), of Madison, retired as Melvin the Wacky Wheeler following three Christmas parade performances. Summerbell estimates performing his act pedaling a 10-foot-tall decorated cable wheel 1,200 times over 18 years.

’89 Brenda (Yatso) Lowrance (BSN), of Phoenix, Arizona, performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation and saved the life of a gentleman who was stuck by lightning at the Grand Canyon.

’92 Kevin Galske (BS), of Fond du Lac, was promoted to chief deputy/undersheriff in the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, where he began as a correctional deputy in 1992.

’92 Tina Grenlie (BBA), of Waupaca, is a financial adviser for Edward Jones in Appleton.

’94 Lori (Hamann) Much (BSE), and ’98 (MS), of Sheboygan Falls, is in her 25th year teaching high school Spanish in the Sheboygan Area School District.

’95 Annette Larie (BS) and ’05 (MSE), of Oshkosh, is the suicide prevention specialist at the Waupaca Center for Suicide Awareness. Larie has extensive experience in counseling, advising, advocacy, client support and workshop facilitation.

’95 Bridget (Moericke) Richter (BS), of Iola, is a security officer at Sentry Insurance, following a 22-year career with the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Department.

’97 Kelly (Korth) Nerat (BS), of Campbellsport, is co-owner of TRiE Fitness in Kewaskum.

’97 and ’01 Kelly Schweiner (BSE) and (MS), of Oshkosh, is a 22-year physical education teacher with the Oshkosh Area School District. Schweiner also coaches basketball, wrestling and track and has refereed football and taught swimming lessons.

’98 Mark Balliet (BS) of Round Lake Beach, Illinois, has been a software engineer at Follett School Solutions for 18 years.

’00 Jason McKean (BSE), of Skokie, Illinois, is a senior equity specialist for the Office of Equity at Northwestern University. McKean and his wife, Teri, live in Skokie with their four daughters.

’05 David Cords (BS), of Algonquin, Illinois, is celebrating his 16th year working at FedEx Ground. Cords and his wife have three boys and enjoy traveling.

’06 Rayna Andrews (BA), of Milwaukee, is the senior director of community engagement at Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin. Andrews and Feeding America partnered with the Salvation Army to host the 29th-annual Christmas Family Feast,  during which 1,400 Salvation Army volunteers served 8,000 people a holiday meal.

’07 Ryan Hanson (BSN), of Merrill, is the director of nursing at Pine Crest Nursing Home.

’07 Ryan Lovejoy (BFA), of Madison, co-owns Doundrins Distillery in Cottage Grove.

 ’10 Joseph Schieffer (BS), of Cumberland, was appointed district attorney of Burnett County by Gov. Scott Walker. Schieffer works as a special prosecutor in the Burnett County District Attorney’s Office, where he appears on behalf of the State of Wisconsin and Burnett County in cases involving juveniles, domestic violence, theft and other felony and misdemeanor offenses.

’11 Dean Sanders (BS), of Madison, defended his dissertation in genetics and was awarded his doctorate at UW-Madison, where he accepted a position in research.

’12 Kyle VonRuden (BA), of Black River Falls, is a reporter with the Banner Journal/Clark County Press in Neillsville.

’13 Ceev Sue Xiong (BBA), of New London, is an admissions specialist at Fox Valley Technical College. Xiong was previously the STEM education and career development coordinator at the Menasha Boys and Girls Club.

’14 Cassandra Boettcher (BA), of Burbank, California, is a producer on ABC’s The Bachelor and travels to work with both international and U.S. contestants. Boettcher credits her Japanese studies at UW Oshkosh as one element of her success.

’15 Krista Cannon (AS) and ’16 (BS), of Wauwatosa, attends law school at Mitchell Hamline School of Law and is interested in pursuing patent law.

’15 Alexa (Nutter) Chiefari (BSE), of Fennimore, is an English teacher and cross country coach at Fennimore High School.

’15 Valerie Hagen (BA) and ’18 (MSE) and ’17 Daniel Dennis (BA), of Oshkosh, were married in August.

’15 Derrick Schinderle (BSN), of Iron Mountain, Michigan, is a family nurse practitioner at the Dickinson Family Practice Center in Iron Mountain.

 ’16 Kimberly Prophett (BBA), of North Fond du Lac, is a marketing specialist at Fives in Fond du Lac.

 ’17 Kevin Dean (BAS), of Westby, is the dean of Western Technical College’s Health and Public Safety Division. Dean has a 30-year career in public safety.

’17 Emilie Heidemann (BA), of Beaver Dam, joined the staff of Unified Newspaper Group, where she will cover Stoughton, Verona and Fitchburg. Heidemann was previously a freelance writer for Isthmus in Madison.

’17 Amanda Pelock (BAS), of Waterford, was promoted to care coordinator at Children’s Hospital.

’17 Aaron Van Buren (BS), of Chicago, Illinois, is a coach at Orangetheory Fitness.

’18 John Horter (BS), of Sussex, is a patrol officer with the Hartford Police Department.

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