The following Class Notes were received recently in the UW Oshkosh Alumni Office:
’60 Mary Lou (Kirk) Broske (EHS), of Platteville, a retired teacher, will have a hall named in memory of her late husband, Bill Broske, following donation of a gift in his memory to the Legion Park Event Center.
’63 Fred Jungers (LS) and ’65 Joan (Pelkey) Jungers (EHS), of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, are retired national tennis officials who worked the US Open for 13 years and the NCAA National Championships for 25 years. The Jungers love to travel and have visited all 50 states and 36 countries.
’66 Gerald Whitburn (LS), of Wausau, and his wife Charmaine fund two scholarships per year at Merrill High School in honor of their late daughter, Bree. The scholarships are for Merrill graduates who plan to attend one of the UW-System’s four-year campuses. Whitburn has been a member of the Wisconsin Board of Regents since 2011.
’69 James Boyle (EHS) and MSE ’78, of Deerbrook, is a retired middle school teacher and high school coach. Boyle is enjoying life on his tree farm in northern Wisconsin.
’76 Kathy (Held) Lippold (EHS), of Racine, ’76 Mary (McGrath) Reynolds (EHS), of Milwaukee, ’76 Mary (Ryan) Schwandt (LS), of St. Paul, Minnesota, ’79 Mary Bergin (LS), of Madison and ’95 Sue (Arndt) Madsen (EHS) and ’08 (N), of Oshkosh, remain friends after many years. They recently traveled to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
’76 Daniel Sommerville (EHS), of Wheaton, Illinois, is a professor of music and an orchestra director at the Conservatory of Music of Wheaton College. Sommerville also is the music director and conductor of the Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra.
’78 William Leahy (EHS), of New Richmond, is a musician, songwriter and retired music teacher. Leahy recently performed at the Hillside Music Series at the New Richmond Heritage Center.
’81 Greg Ives (LS), of Crystal Lake, Illinois, is a marketing communications consultant with CNA Financial Corporation in Chicago.
’81 Michael Olsen (EHS), of Green Bay, retired from the Green Bay Area Public School District after more than 38 years of teaching.
’84 Tim Dorece (LS), of Marietta, Georgia, celebrated 35 years as a video editor and producer with CNN in Atlanta. Dorece and his wife, Carole, have been married for 32 years and have one daughter, Jenna.
’85 Gary Dodge (LS), of Neopit, is celebrating 24 years of practicing law, primarily criminal law.
’89 Dianne Lazear (MPA), of Tomahawk, is a trustee on the Nicolet College Board of Directors. Lazear is a retired Nicolet College faculty member and recipient of the UW Oshkosh University Teaching Excellence Merit Award.
’89 Monica (Ritschke) Nichter (N) and MSN ’92, of Manitowoc, was appointed to the Lakeshore Technical College District Board of Trustees. Nichter is the director of managed care and fund development at Holy Family Memorial Inc.
’89 Gary Ryan (B), of Oakfield, is senior vice president and senior credit officer at National Exchange Bank & Trust. Ryan joined the bank in 1989 as a credit analyst.
’92 Matthew Schoultz (B), of New London, is the athletic and activities director for St. Mary Catholic Schools in Neenah. Schoultz has over 25 years of experience in coaching and administration.
’93 Andrew Radig (LS), of Nekoosa, is the multimedia coordinator for the City of Wisconsin Rapids. Radig manages the city’s cable television channel as well as communications through social and commercial media.
’94 Jennifer Zorger (EHS) and ’00 (MSE), of Goodyear, Arizona, is a school improvement program specialist with the Arizona Department of Education. Zorger has 23 years of teaching experience.
’96 Holly Lifke (MBA), of Appleton, is executive vice president of human resources at The Boldt Company.
’98 Andrea (Shell) Friis (EHS), of Green Bay, is principal at Monroe Elementary School in Manitowoc. Friis was previously a literacy coach for the Green Bay Area Public School District.
’98 Michael Pica (EHS), Wautoma, completed his 20th year in the Wautoma Area School District as a physical education teacher at Parkside Middle School.
’00 Gina (Weyers) Krahn (LS), of Two Rivers, is the owner of Sepia Chapel, a wedding and event venue in the former Holy Martyrs Church building.
’00 Bonnie Nickasch (N) and MSN ’06 (MSN) and DNP ’14, of Appleton, earned tenure at UW Oshkosh and was named post licensure programs director and assistant dean in UWO’s College of Nursing.
’01 Heidi (Turchan) Schroederus (EHS) and MSE ’06, of Hilbert, is principal of Riverview Elementary School and Riverview Early Learning Center in Manitowoc. Schroederus was previously principal at Stangel Elementary.
’02 Willie Jude II (LS), of Nashville, Tennessee, is vice president for student affairs at Fisk University.
’04 Eric Northwood (LS), of Franklin, is a City of Milwaukee police officer.
’06 Nicholas Berger (LS), of Sherwood, is the safety director for August Winter & Sons. Berger is a major in the Army Reserves Civil Affairs.
’07 Patrick O’Brien (B), is the district director for the Boy Scouts of America in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. O’Brien has three children.
’09 Caleb Hunt (EHS), of Menomonie, is principal at Cadott High School.
’11 Jared Stroik (LS), of Appleton, is an attorney with Briesen & Roper, S.C. He serves as a principal associate in the business practice group.
’12 Harmony (Tiffany) Kelly (LS), of Hanover, Pennsylvania, is an adjunct nursing instructor for Harrisburg Area Community College, York College and Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Kelly also is a bedside nurse and skincare specialist.
’13 Jessica Geschke (EHS), of Horicon, is an addiction recovery healthcare counselor with Affiliated Clinical Services. She also is a program supervisor with Wisconsin Voices for Recovery in Madison. She represented Wisconsin at the July Mobilize Recovery event in Las Vegas.
’14 Katelyn Arquette (LS), of Phillips, was one of 27 artists selected out of 437 applicants nationwide to create the art that appears on U.S. coinage in April 2020.
’14 Sam Engelland (EHS), of Neenah, is the athletic and activities director at Hortonville High School. Engelland previously taught and served as assistant athletic director at Neenah Joint School District and Stoughton Area School District.
’14 Dennis Plantz (OCE), of Ripon, retired after a 34-year career as a state trooper and Berlin Police Chief.
’18 Lindsey Hartz (EHS), of Sherwood, teaches seventh grade in the Valders Area School District.
’18 Aleesha Koslica (LS), of Kenosha, is an environmental health practitioner with the Lake County Health Department.
’18 Megan Tonn (MSE), of Fond du Lac, is an instructional support teacher in the Little Chute School District. Tonn has been a middle school English teacher in the Fond du Lac School District for the past seven years.
ABBREVIATION KEY
COLLEGES
• B — Business
• EHS — Education and Human Services
• LS — Letters and Science
• N — Nursing
• OCE —Online and Continuing Education
GRADUATE DEGREES
• DNP — Doctor of Nursing Practice
• EdD — Doctor of Education
• GMBA — Global Master of Business Administration
• MA — Master of Arts
• MBA— Master of Business Administration
• MPA — Master of Public Administration
• MS — Master of Science
• MSE — Master of Science in Education
• MSN — Master of Science in Nursing
• MST — Master of Science in Teaching
• MSW — Master of Social Work
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