by News Bureau | Aug 12, 2010 | Features, Headlines
Jennifer Szydlik, a professor of mathematics at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, has been named a 2010 Regents Teaching Excellence Award winner. Each year, two $5,000 awards are given to faculty and academic staff members at UW System institutions in recognition...
by News Bureau | Aug 6, 2010 | Alumni News, Features, Headlines
After a highly competitive national search, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh has chosen Darryl Sims as its new athletics director, effective Aug. 16. Sims, who has served as the assistant director of athletics at UW Oshkosh since 2007, succeeds Allen Ackerman, who...
by Natalie Johnson | Aug 3, 2010 | Alumni News, Headlines
From her first assignment with the U.S. Army to her current role as nurse executive, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh alumna Carolyn Jolitz ’84, has served the nation with honor and excellence. As a young officer in the U.S. Army, Col. Jolitz earned the coveted Expert...
by Natalie Johnson | Jul 22, 2010 | Alumni News, Business, Headlines
When University of Wisconsin Oshkosh alumnus Thomas Oleson ’63, started Para Los Niños 16 years ago, he had just $100 and a desire to help poor children. Since then, he has led the nonprofit organization on 45 trips to Central and South America to provide clothes,...
by Natalie Johnson | Jul 6, 2010 | Alumni News, Business, Headlines
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh alumna Gwendolyn Kelly ’74, of Bentonville, Ark., finds innovative ways to promote Wal-Mart to the African-American community. As a senior marketing manager for the top Fortune 500 company, Kelly customizes delivery of the “Save Money,...