NEWS RELEASES May '11
Athletes Honored at UW-Marinette Awards Banquet
May 23, 2011
UW-Marinette student athletes were honored at the annual spring awards banquet May 6 at Menominee River Golf Club. Athletic Director and head men’s basketball coach George Hayes congratulated all three intercollegiate teams, women’s volleyball, women’s basketball and men’s basketball for their outstanding athletes. In addition to the the athlete awards, Women’s Head Basketball Coach Jeff Sunstrom received a special award for “Outstanding Recruiter of the Year.”
The women’s volleyball team, coached by Dan Porath and assisted by Maree Inghram boasted seven players: Courtney Chenard-Powell, Carney-Nadeau, MI; Jessica Berger, Emily Conklin, Molly Maguire, and Sam Norell-Williams, Marinette; Kelsey Champeau, Menominee; and Amanda Salusky, Wausaukee.
Norell-Williams was named Most Improved Player. Salusky received the Most Valuable Player award. Two-Year Awards were presented to Salusky and Berger. Salusky earned All Conference Honorable Mention.
The Women’s basketball team included Jessica Chaney, Courtney Chenard-Powell and Tessa Dani, Carney-Nadeau, MI; Taylor Sherman and Laura Wagner, Gillett; Ashley Anderson, Marinette; Kelsey Champeau, Menominee; Amanda Orth, Oconto; Jennifer Wellens, Oconto Falls; Kelly Branch, Wabeno. Coach Sunstrom was assisted by Lynn Kostreva.
Champeau received The Most Valuable Player award. Orth was named the Most Improved Player. Sherman received the Leadership Award; Chaney earned the Selfless Teammate Award and Wagner was named Hard Charger. Branch received the Top Defensive Player Award; Dani earned the Coaches’ Award; Anderson, Sherman, Branch and Wellens received the Two-Year Awards. All Conference 2nd Team was earned by Anderson.
Men’s Basketball was coached by George Hayes and assisted by Bryan Wickstrom and Aaron Van Domelen. Team members included Erik Jenkins of Carney-Nadeau, MI; Alex Taylor, Goodman; Kevin Betts and Ben Kitkowski, Marinette; James Graham and Aaron Olson, Menominee; Charlie Olson Oconto; Lucas Shomin, Oconto Falls; Nick Ganter and Preston Ruleau, Peshtigo; Andy Augustine, Rapid River, MI; Tony Gromala and Jacob Herres, Stephenson, MI.
The Most Valuable Player award went to Augustine and Kitkowski. Ganter was named the Most Improved player. Taylor received the Selfless Teammate award. Graham was named Top Defensive Player. Charlie Olson earned the Hard Charger award. Shomin received the Leadership award. Aaron Olson received the Coaches Award. Two-year Awards were given to Betts, Shomin and Augustine. Kitkowski and Augustine were named to the All Conference 2nd Team.
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Student Organizations Honored at UW-Marinette Awards Banquet
May 20, 2011
UW-Marinette's annual spring awards banquet held at Little River Golf Club May 6, recognized the achievements and members of several student organizations for the 2010-2011 academic year including the Student Government, the Campus Activities Board, the Student Ambassadors, Phi Theta Kappa, the Soccer Club and Gay/Straight Alliance and the Writers Club.
Student Government officers included president Kim Behrendt (Marinette); vice president Tyler Borkowski (Marinette); financial directors Michael Shanks (Menominee) and Erica Kaufman (Marinette); and Student Relations Coordinators Joe Poquette (Menominee), Danielle Bajczyk, (Marinette), and Jake Rogge (Coleman).
Senators of the Student Government included Neal Andrist, Alicia Bownikowse, Andrea Charapata, Sarah Kirby, Marissa Maguire, Keith Nordgren, Abby Miller, David “DJ” Johnson, Jacob Pichette, Kevin Betts, Shoshawna Umlor, and Kevin Scoggins (Marinette), Mitch Becker (Coleman); Thomas Guarisco (Wausaukee); Cassie McAlister (Menominee); Myung Sun “Linzy” Kim (South Korea).
The Campus Activities Board (CAB) is in charge of all social planning for the campus. CAB members include president Ryan Porras (Menominee); vice-president Scott Wirz (Oconto Falls); secretary Rebekah Lange (Peshtigo); and treasurer Mark Vollmar, Jr. (Menominee). Members included Abby Miller, Megan Maloney, Alicia Bownikowske, Kim Behrendt, Tyler Borkowski, Andrea Charapata, Travis Meyer, and Kaufman (Marinette); Joe Poquette (Menominee); and Ezra Williamson (Porterfield).
Student Ambassadors were recognized for their contributions to the campus as organizers of two annual blood drives, as guides for campus tours and hosts for special campus events. Their members include Behrendt, Borkowski, Bajczyk, Betts, Rogge, Maguire, Guarisco, Shanks, Taylor Sherman (Gillett), Zachary Meyers (Wausaukee), Jessica Berger (Marinette), and TJ Radey (Menominee). Jennifer Hass is the advisor for the Student Senate, Campus Activities Board and the Student Ambassadors.
Soccer club members included Rodrigo Barahona-Valenciano (Marinette), Brittney Kline, Brandon Igl and Nick Ganter (Peshtigo), Leah LaMalfa (Porterfield), Bup-Jin Bae (South Korea), Maxime Laudrain (France), Romaine Degraux (Belgium), and Ahn Tuan Cao (Vietnam).
Gay/Straight Alliance members included Joe Gustin, Caitlin Grun (Marinette) Leah LaMalfa (Porterfield), TJ Radey, Adriene Schiavo, Jennifer Schiavo, and Mark Vollmar, Jr. (Menominee), and Lexi Woodworth (Peshtigo)
Members of the Writers Club included Darwin Adams (Menominee), Heather Blum (Coleman), Alicia Bonikowske (Marinette), and Mark Vollmar, Jr. (Menominee).
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Nationwide Math Competition Results Announced
May 20, 2011
Results of the American Mathematics Association of Two Year Colleges (AMATYC) Mathematics League Competition were announced by team advisor Mike Bartlett, Associate Professor of Mathematics at UW-Marinette at the annual Awards Banquet held May 6 at the Little River Country Club.
The Student Mathematics League was founded in 1970 by Nassau Community College in New York. In 1981 the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges assumed sponsorship of the competition. This year more than 243 Colleges nation-wide competed. This included colleges ranging in student numbers from over 20,000 to campuses the size of UW-Marinette with a student population of 524. This is the sixth year that UW-Marinette has entered a team.
“This year we had some stiff competition plus the size of our team pool was smaller than other years. We could only field 5 students to compete in both rounds of the competition. These 5 are to be really congratulated for persisting through both rounds of a particularly tough competition this year,” said Bartlett.
In the first round held in the fall semester, the UW-Marinette team ranked 166th nation-wide. In round 2 held in the spring semester the team rallied and ranked 148th moving up 18 positions,” said Bartlett.
This year’s team consisted of Molly Gerarden, Sean Hallfrisch and Jacqueline Morales or Menominee; and Richard Rocque and John Kalafut of Marinette.
“The UW-Marinette team top scorer when combining both rounds was John Kalafut who was awarded the Farmers & Merchants cash prize of $100 by Tom Maxwell, bank president.
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UW-Marinette Closed May 23 for Furlough Day
May 20, 2011
UW-Marinette campus will be closed Monday, May 23 for a state-mandated employee furlough day. All campus buildings and offices will be closed and no functions will be scheduled.
The state-mandated furlough day is one of 16 unpaid furlough days required of all state employees in the 2009-2011 state budget biennium. May 23 was chosen as a mandatory furlough day because it would have minimal impact on students, staff, and the community.
The first 3-week and 6-week sessions of summer classes will begin Thursday, May 26. Registration is still open for those sessions and others which begin June 17 and July 11. The Student Services office is open from 8 am to 4:30 pm weekdays for advising and registration for classes. Call 715-735-4301 for an appointment.
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Theatre on the Bay Fundraising Begins
May 20, 2011
UW-Marinette's Theatre on the Bay and Children's Theatre are beginning the 45th season with a call for funding from patrons and advertisers who make the season possible.
"Theatre on the Bay has been a mainstay in our communities, providing high quality entertainment and enrichment for residents, education for our children, and a draw for tourists and business transplants, which helps grow our economy since 1967," says UW-Marinette Dean Paula Langteau.
Theatre on the Bay supporters will see their ads and names in the program not just for the summer, but for the entire season from July to March.
One of Broadway's great musicals, “Chicago” will open the season July 21-24 & 28-31. Based on a real-life sensational murder case from the 1920s, “Chicago,” with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, brings a sassy, brassy period in American history to life with jazz, torch songs, crooners and dancers. “Chicago” has received 6 Tony Awards, 2 Olivier Awards, a Grammy and thousands of standing ovations since its debut in 1975. F. Reed Brown, TOB guest director and assistant professor in the UW-Eau Claire Music and Theatre Arts Department, will direct the production.
The Continuing Education Children’s Theatre director Jaime Schwaba will direct two plays this year including the popular “Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley, Jr.” October 15-16 and 22-23, and “Famous Fairy Tales” February 4 & 5.
Theatre on the Bay will also welcome its newest Artistic Director, Rebecca Stone Thornberry, who joins the faculty in the fall as assistant professor of Communications and Theatre Arts. She will direct a romantic comedy “Almost, Maine” by John Cariani November 11-13 and 18-20, and “The Diary of Anne Frank” March 2-4 and 9-11.
Theatre on the Bay and UW-Marinette’s Continuing Education Children's Theatre depend on the support of the community through ticket sales and donations. The campus, Marinette County and the State of Wisconsin provide a stage, basic equipment, maintenance, publicity services and business management, but no other support for productions. Production budgets include costs for royalties, scripts, orchestra, director and staff, set design and construction, lighting, sound, costumes, makeup, promotional materials as well as maintenance, repair and replacement of equipment.
In exchange for donations, businesses and individuals may advertise or have their name listed in the 45th season program book, which will be seen by all theatre patrons during the year. In addition to donations, special Above-the-Title sponsorships are available which include one's business listed in the program booklet and in all promotional materials and press releases for the play one chooses to sponsor. Contributions to the TOB endowment are also being accepted.
To make a donation, arrange an advertisement, become a sponsor, or make an endowment contribution, contact Maureen Frawley at UW-Marinette, 715-735-4310 or email maureen.frawley@uwc.edu. The deadline for inclusion in the TOB season program booklet is June 12.
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Auditions Announced for TOB’s “Chicago”
May 11, 2011
Audition dates have been announced for Theatre on the Bay’s summer musical “Chicago” by guest director F. Reed Brown. The audition dates are Tuesday, May 31 and Wednesday, June 1 from from 4:00-7:00 pm in the Herbert Williams Theatre located in the Fine Arts Building at UW-Marinette. Auditioners may choose either date. Call-backs will be on Thursday, June 2 from 6:00-9:00 pm if needed. The first all-company meeting and rehearsal will be held on Thursday, June 3 from 6:00-9:00 pm. “Chicago” will be presented July 21-24 & 28-31.
Auditioners may contact the director at brownf@uwec.edu to request a spot and indicate which date they prefer. If they have no preference of date, they should add that to their email request. They will receive a confirmation of their date. If they have not received a confirmation within 48 hours, they should resubmit their request.
Auditoners should also be prepared to dance, so should dress appropriately. They should arrive up to 15 minutes early to stretch and fill out forms. The dance portion of the audition will begin precisely at 4:00 pm on May 31 and June 1. They will need to be present for the entire audition time which may be shorter, but will not go longer than the allotted time.
They will also be asked to sing an uptempo song of their choice or a selection from the show. Copies of music are available in the campus library. There will be a few songs each for both men and women to choose from. If they are singing a song of their own choosing, they should bring sheet music in their key. An accompanist will be provided.
All auditioners must be at least 16 years old to participate. All 16 and 17 year old cast members must have a signed parental permission form at the first rehearsal on June 3. Forms will be available at the audition.
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2011-2012 UW-Marinette Scholarship Recipients Announced
May 11, 2011
The 2011-2012 scholarship recipients were announced at the annual spring awards banquet for UW-Marinette held at Little River Golf Club Friday, May 6.
Assistant Campus Dean for Student Services Cindy Bailey presented the campus scholarships which are administered by the UW-Marinette Foundation. She noted that, through the efforts of a Foundation fundraising campaign in the fall, $35,000 was distributed in scholarships this year.
Students from Crivitz received the following scholarships:
Lindsey Fickler – The Don & Paul Neverman PED Health and Wellness Scholarship and the PTK Nathan & Jennifer Pollard Memorial Academic Excellence Scholarship
Derek Miller - The Louis W. Staudenmaier Academic Performance Scholarship
Students from Lena received the following scholarships:
Heather Blum – UWGB Foundation Transfer Scholarship
Students from Marinette received the following scholarships:
Miranda DeMars - The Louis W. Staudenmaier Academic Performance Scholarship and the PTK Nathan & Jennifer Pollard Memorial Academic Excellence Scholarship
Jessica Konyn - The Morrison “Jump Start” Scholarship
Matthew Kowalski - The Ansul/Tyco Scholarship
Marissa Maguire - The Mary and Hugh Higley UW-Green Bay Transfer Scholarship
Abby Miller - The Joseph J. “Ping Pong Joe”Gerend Memorial Scholarship
Kevin Scoggins - The Molander Family Transfer Scholarship
Students from Menominee received the following scholarships:
Lynn Steiner - The Wisconsin Public Service Foundation Academic Promise Scholarship
Students from Oconto received the following scholarships:
Amanda Hamann – Herta F. Gerend Memorial Scholarship and The Lyle Espenscheid Mathematics Scholarship
Tracy Diaz – The Mary and Hugh Higley Student Scholarship
Students from Peshtigo received the following scholarships:
Jeff Gardon – The Farmers and Merchants Education Scholarship
Nick Ganter – The Merritt Bauman Memorial Engineering Scholarship and The Molander Family Transfer Scholarship
Mary Gunderman - The Wisconsin Public Service Foundation Academic Promise Scholarship
Students from Wausaukee received the following scholarships:
Jacob Rich – The Allen Bedrosian Memorial Science Scholarship, The William Reines Environmental Scholarship, and The C.W. Richards Memorial Natural Science Scholarship.
Other scholarships to be presented at high school ceremonies include The Ansul/Tyco Scholarship; The Barb Neverman Memorial Community Service Scholarship; The Burke Memorial New Direction Scholarship; The Dale N. Olson Scholarship; The First National Bank & Trust New Opportunities Scholarship; The Grace Kirmse Scholarship; The Ira Darwin Johnson Scholarship; The Karl Schmidt Unisia Family Scholarship; The Marinette Women’s Club Scholarship; The Merritt Bauman Memorial Engineering Scholarship; The PTK New Student Academic Scholarship; The Shirley Evans Memorial Scholarship; The Stephenson National Bank & Trust Traditional Student Scholarship; The UW-Marinette Foundation Board Community Leadership Scholarship; The William and Marilyn Swanson Menominee County Scholarship.
Funding administered by the UW-Marinette Foundation provides not only scholarships for deserving students but also funding for programming, faculty development and other campus enhancements. Contributions to the UW-Marinette Foundation may be made by calling 715-735-4339.
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Students, Faculty and Staff Honored at UW-Marinette Spring Awards Ceremony
May 10, 2011
Top students, faculty and staff were recognized Friday, May 6 at UW-Marinette’s annual spring awards banquet held at Little River Golf Club in Marinette. The event was sponsored by the Student Government to honor outstanding achievements in leadership, academic excellence and other special efforts during the 2010-2011 school year.
Mary Johns, Executive Director of the Marinette Area Chamber of Commerce, presented the Chamber awards for Academic Excellence to Mark Vollmar, Jr. of Menominee. Vollmar has completed 46 credits while earning a grade point average of 3.95. He is planning on pursuing a bachelor’s degree in computer science and math at Northern Michigan University.
Marissa Maguire of Marinette received the Chamber Student Leadership award for her work as the Phi Theta Kappa vice president and student ambassador. She will transfer to UW Green Bay in the fall and plans on majoring in Human Biology with a health emphasis and a minor in Spanish before going on to medical school.
Special awards, voted on by the students to honor the faculty and staff from whom they have learned the most, both in and out of the classroom, were presented to the following:
Dr. Crystal Hendrick, assistant professor of psychology, was honored with the "Professor of the Year" award. Dr. Hendrick joined the faculty for the fall, 2009 semester after earning her doctorate in Experimental Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She teaches courses in
Introductory Psychology, Statistical Methods in Psychology, Women’s Health and Sexuality, Social Psychology and Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence.
The “Instructional Academic Staff of the Year” award was presented to Bonnie Lee Popp, who was an associate lecturer in Economics at UW-Marinette for the 2007-08 academic year and rejoined the faculty in the fall of 2009. She earned her masters degree in Economics at the University of North Dakota. She teaches courses in Introductory Economics, Micro and Macro-Economics, and Economic and Business Statistics. She also assists the Information and Instructional Technology Department with distance education programs.
The “Academic Staff of the Year” award was given to Maureen Frawley who has been University Relations Director at the campus since 1990 in charge of campus communications and marketing. She earned her master’s degree at Tennessee State University and joined the campus in 1988 as an English as a Second Language instructor for the Central American Scholarship Program.
The “Support Staff of the Year” award was given to Mary Jo Urbanek, program assistant in the Student Service Office since 2001. She earned her masters degree at UW-Green Bay and her undergraduate degree at UW-Stout.
A special award was given to Marinette resident Mary Staudenmaier as a “Friend of the Campus.” Staudenmaier enjoys attending classes and being involved with campus/community groups such as the West Shore Chorale and the Doonbali drum circle. Through the M&M Area Community Foundation and The Stephenson National Bank & Trust, she has helped fund various projects and events such as the “Always Lost: A Meditation on War” exhibit last fall.
Eleven students were honored for their outstanding academic achievements including Julie Muenster of Peshtigo for art; Brittney Kline of Peshtigo for digital art; Brady Stodola of Lena for geography; Mark Vollmar, Jr. of Menominee for English; Lindsay Fickler of Wausaukee for mathematics; Jacqueline Morales of Menominee for psychology; Michael Shanks of Menominee for economics; Todd Cheney and Amanda Weinfurter of Marinette for accounting; Vollmar and Max Hutzler of Marinette for Service Learning.
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UW-Marinette Commencement May 18
May 9, 2011
Commencement Exercises at UW-Marinette will be held at the campus on Wednesday, May 18 at 7:00 pm. The public is invited to attend the ceremony in the Herbert L. Williams Theatre.
Seventy-eight graduates will receive associate degrees, marking successful completion of the freshman/sophomore liberal arts curriculum at UW-Marinette. The Associate of Arts and Science degree satisfies the general education requirements at all UW institutions. Three students will be recognized for completing 60+ credits. Ten Youth for Understanding students will receive certificates of completion for the academic program and the English as a Second Language program.
Chancellor Raymond W. (Ray) Cross, Ph.D., will give the commencement address. Cross began his appointment as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin Colleges and University of Wisconsin-Extension on February 7, 2011.
These two institutions of the University of Wisconsin System are led by one chancellor and integrated at the administrative level in order to provide cost-effective educational opportunities to Wisconsin’s 5.7 million residents. UW Colleges, which serves almost 14,000 traditional and nontraditional students, is comprised of 13 freshman/sophomore campus around the state and UW Colleges Online. UW-Extension partners with 72 counties, three tribal nations, and statewide and local public and private organizations to bring lifelong learning to Wisconsin’s children, youth and adults.
As leader and chief administrator of UW Colleges and UW-Extension, Cross is responsible for the academic, financial, development and administrative aspects of both institutions. He reports to the UW System president and Board of Regents.
From 1998 until coming to Wisconsin Cross was president of Morrisville State College, a residential agriculture and technology college of the State University of New York (SUNY). He led that school in developing and implementing a new college vision and strategic plan, which strengthened the institution’s academic quality, promoted the development of several new academic programs, integrated technology into all programs, encouraged entrepreneurialism and innovation, and established applied business centers throughout the college. Cross also spearheaded several agriculture, energy and technology initiatives, including the ThinkPad University partnership with IBM and a biodiesel co-generation project, and made rural entrepreneurship a priority.
Cross served as president of Northwest Technical College in Bemidji, Minn., from 1992-98. Previous to that he was a department head and a professor (1977-92) at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Mich.
Cross received his doctorate in college and university administration from Michigan State University. He earned a master's degree in industrial education at Central Michigan University and a bachelor's degree in technical education from Ferris State University. In 2007 Colgate University awarded Cross an honorary doctorate of science.
In addition to his career in academia, Cross has experience in the private sector as a design engineer, small-business owner and consultant to business, industry and government. From 1967-70 Cross served with the U.S. Army and was awarded four medals for his service in Vietnam.
The Kaplan Fellow message will be delivered by Mike Bartlett, associate professor of mathematics. Joe Poquette, Menominee, a candidate for the associate of arts and science degree, has been chosen by his classmates to give the class message. Myung Sun “Linzy” Kim of South Korea has been chosen to present the International student message.
Degrees will be presented by Dean Paula Langteau, with assistance from Assistant Dean for Student Services Cindy Bailey and Steering Chair, Dr. Keith West. UW-Marinette Foundation President Jennifer Short will welcome graduates into the UW-Marinette alumni family.
A reception in the student union will follow the ceremony.
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