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

’70 Cliff Christl (BS), of Green Bay, will receive the Bart and Cherry Starr Recognition Award at this year’s Packers Hall of Fame Induction Banquet. Christl has been the official historian of the Green Bay Packers for five years, following 36 years as a sportswriter.

’71 Dennis Jones (BS), of Oshkosh, is a reservist for FEMA in the Environmental and Historic Preservation cadre, following a 30-year career with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources as a conservation officer.  Jones  also was a member of the National Guard, Air Force Reserve, and the U.S. Air Force for 38 years.

’72 David Blaska (BS), of Madison, is a former newspaper reporter and editor, aide to Governor Tommy Thompson and cabinet officer with the Wisconsin Departments of Revenue, Workforce Development, and Health and Social Services. Blaska served six terms on the Dane County Board of Directors.

’72 Connie Ernst (BS), of Anchorage, Alaska, retired in May 2017 as risk manager with the Municipality of Anchorage.

’72 Bruce Jamison (BS), of Madison, was a guest speaker for The Democratic Party of Walworth County, where he discussed climate change. Jamison is a chapter leader for Citizens Climate Lobby and liaison to U.S. Representative Mark Pocan, following 35 years with Thermo Fisher Scientific developing sales and service organizations.

’73 Bradley Thurman (BS), of Milwaukee, transformed a vacant former bank into a coffee shop, Coffee Makes You Black, following 16 years as a firefighter with the Milwaukee Fire Department. Thurman’s business helped transform an economically desolate neighborhood into a thriving community.

’76 Barbara (Pearce) Walters (BSN), of Peshtigo, retired as administrator of Rennes Health and Rehab after 44 years in healthcare.

’76 David Wilfert (BBA), of Two Rivers, is co-owner and general manager of Wilfert Farms LLC, a field-to-fork fruit and vegetable farm. Wilfert presented on the history of his business at Breakfast at the Barn hosted by The Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center in March.

’77 Thomas Christiansen (BS), of Wichita, Kansas, retired from Wichita Public School System.

’80 Kim Robinson (BS), of Milwaukee, retired in 2017, following almost 30 years in law enforcement with the Milwaukee Police Department. Currently, Robinson uses the photography skills he developed as a forensic specialist to work as a freelance photographer and photo journalist.

’80 David Wendler (MS), of Courtland, Minnesota, works for the Higher Learning Commission, is an assessor and consultant to the University Council of Jamaica, evaluator for the Barbados Accreditation Council, and chair of the Board of Governors for the National American University.

’84 Jacqueline (Doherty) Belken (BSN), of Janesville, is the director of health services for the Delavan-Darien School District. Belken served as a medical crew member on a Badger Honor Flight.

’85 Ty Raddant (BBA), of Shawano, was named captain at the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department, where he has been employed since 1996.  Raddant has been a supervisor in the department for 13 years.

’87 Michael Pinch (BBA), of New London, is the water department supervisor for New London Utilities.

’87 Jamie Pollard (BBA), of Ames, Iowa, is the Iowa State Director of Athletics. Pollard was named a 2018-2019 Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year by National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). He will be honored at the June NACDA Convention in Orlando, Florida.

’88 Craig Dickman (MBA), of Green Bay, is the managing director of Titletown Tech, a new partnership between the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft, which seeks to build, enable and invest in early-stage businesses.

’93 Lisa (Wolfgram) Philipp (BFA), of Oshkosh, has been a graphic artist and image assembly operator with RR Donnelly in Menasha for 21 years.

’94 Sara (Halbach) Suckow (BSW), of Plymouth, who earned her master’s degree in science-leadership and organizational development, is a corporate human resource manager with Aesse Investment.

’95 Jennifer Tackett (BA), of Las Vegas, Nevada, is a poker dealer at South Point Casino.

’98 Gini Hendrickson (BA), of Fitchburg, was named shareholder with Murphy Desmond S.C.  She chairs the company’s  estate planning and probate practice group.

’00 Tiffany (Barden) Losinski (BS), of Waupaca, was inducted into the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Hall of Fame at the National Championship in Oshkosh.

’02 Shane Carter (BSN), ’10 (MSN), of Omro, is the vice president of nursing at Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh. Carter and his wife have four children.

’03 Christopher Astrella (BS), of Sun Prairie, is the new town clerk/treasurer for the Oakland Town Board.  Astrella has served as the president and vice president of the Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Association.

’03 Randall Zietlow (MBA), of Marion, is the senior vice president and chief financial officer at First State Bank in New London. Zietlow was formerly vice president of corporate finance and commercial lending at Community First Bank in Stevens Point.

’07 Joel Stepanek (BS), of Oshkosh, authored the book Chasing Humility: 8 Ways to Shape a Christian Heart. Stepanek shows readers what he has learned about true Christian humility and how to right-size expectations for living this critical virtue.

’08 Eric Saeger (BBA), ’09 (BS), ’11 (MBA), of Oshkosh, is a project manager at Modular Web Solutions in Greenville. Saeger previously worked 10 years at Voith Paper.

’10 Andy Schumacher (BSW), ’17 (MS), of Oshkosh, and his wife, Ashley, celebrated the birth of a baby in February. Schumacher is an assistant director at UW Oshkosh’s Gruenhagen Conference Center.

’11 Samantha Link (BS), of Brookfield, has opened her own gym, VIBE Health and Fitness, in Waukesha.

’12 Chad Piwoni (BS), of Kewaskum, was promoted to vice president of business banking at Port Washington State Bank.

’13 Kenneth Miller (BBA), of Neenah, is the human resources manager at Catalpa Health. Miller is a certified professional with the Society for Human Resource Management.

’14 Matthew “Walter” Muelling (BME), of Kodiak, Alaska, teaches music at the Kodiak Island Borough School District.

’14 Justin Murphy (BS), of Appleton, and his wife, Cassie, opened 9Round, a gym specializing in kickboxing that offers clients intense 30-minute workouts with a personal trainer.

’15 Lawrence Rabon (BS), ’18 (MPA), of Milwaukee, is manager of clinical operations at Inception Health. Rabon was the Black Student Union president his senior year at UWO.

’15 Justin Schienebeck (BSE), of Butternut, married Hayley Hintz, a current UWO student. Justin is a foreman at Wenger Construction in Campbellsport.

’16 Rachel Pieper (BBA), of Minneapolis, Minnesota, is an associate category development manager with Kimberly-Clark.

’16 Mersadies Vaughan (BBA), of Oshkosh, bought a house in Oshkosh, adopted two dogs, and is engaged to be married this August. Vaughan is a building operations manager at UW Oshkosh.

’17 Kyle Kabe (BBA), of New London, is a loan processor at Wolf River Community Bank. Kabe is recently married and has purchased a house.

’17 Dylan Kleczka (BBA), of Delavan, is a hierarchy specialist with Grainger. Kleczka says that UW Oshkosh helped him understand the importance of networking and mentoring.

’17 Adam Landgraf (BBA) and ’17 Elise Valeri (BSE), of Kenosha, have announced their engagement. Landgraf is an accountant at Bradshaw Medical Inc. Valeri is a Spanish teacher at Harborside Academy in the Kenosha Area School District.

’17 Aarron Van Buren (BS), of Newberry, South Carolina, is an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Newberry College, where he works with men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s golf teams.

’18 Samantha Fellner (BFA), of Appleton, is a “Sinfoniac” with the Fox Valley Symphony. Fellner and other volunteers learn a brand-new-to-them instrument culminating in a fundraising concert dubbed “An Evening of Awfully Good Music.”

’18 Haley Quandt (BSN), of Appleton, is a registered nurse with ThedaCare Regional Medical Center.

’18 Sarah Vaught (BBA), of Neenah, a financial analyst with VF Corporation, is in the process of finishing a second degree.

’19 David Mantes (BBA), of Milwaukee, is an estimator for Miron Construction Co. Inc.

’19 Jon Zeininger (BBA), of Menasha, is a technology support specialist for Miron Construction Co. Inc.

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