by Shane Nyman | Jul 13, 2020 | Alumni News, Features, Humanities
After a woman died in a Texas jail in 2018, Jeff Gerritt was told by the local sheriff that the incident wasn’t newsworthy. Gerritt, editor of the Palestine Herald-Press in Palestine, Texas, thought otherwise. So much so that the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh...
by Natalie Johnson | Jul 13, 2020 | Alumni News, Headlines
The expanded summer 2020 issue of Titan magazine–available online now–offers an in-depth review of how University of Wisconsin Oshkosh alumni, faculty, staff and students responded to the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic. From the first Student Health Center...
by Natalie Johnson | Jul 8, 2020 | Alumni News, Features
Ten successful University of Wisconsin Oshkosh graduates have been chosen to receive top honors for 2020 by the Alumni Association Board of Directors. Over the course of the next five weeks, we will introduce you to these 10 outstanding individuals. Sometimes the...
by News Bureau | Jul 8, 2020 | Alumni News, Class Notes and Obituaries
Pictured above: ’72 Joe Sota, of Katy, Texas, retired after teaching special education for 42 years in public schools. ’72 Joe Sota (BS) and ’78 (MSE), of Katy, Texas, retired after teaching special education for 42 years in public schools. ’73 Linda (Pufahl) Kane...
by News Bureau | Jul 8, 2020 | Alumni News, Class Notes and Obituaries
’60s William “Glen” Hinkens (EHS) ’65, Kaukauna, May 27, 2020 Peter Kromm (LS) ’68, Omro, May 26, 2020 Phyllis Meles (LS) ’67, Suamico, June 27, 2020 Rose Olson (EHS) ’62, Sheboygan Falls, June 9, 2020 Robert C. Weller, Jr. (EHS) ’65, Waupaca, June 15, 2020 ’70s Mary...
by Natalie Johnson | Jul 8, 2020 | Alumni News, Campus Life, Features
Retirements on campus typically involve the opportunity to reminisce, celebrate with colleagues and, of course, eat cake. With most employees still working from home due to the pandemic, we are honoring our nearly 80 University of Wisconsin Oshkosh retirees from afar...