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DepartmentofArtandDesign:Frontrow,I-r:DougCumming,CharlieWilTlmer,DionMallriquezand TimNessler.Secondrow:HumphreyGilbert(standing);RebeccaShelby,SallyBowker,RonVerdon, departmentchair,andSheriKlein(seated);MaryDeMaineandPaulDelong,(standing).Thirdrow: TimO'Keeffe,ClaudiaSmith,PatZontelli,PatriciaBriggs,JohnPerri,ChallisHodges,JaneMerks, BillDeHoffandMagdalenaCorvin.Backrow:AlanGamache,EddieWongandGeneBloedorn.Not pictured:NancyBlum-Cumming,ToddBoppel,TimEaton,WilliamEllison,SusanHunt,MarkKallsen, KateMaury,MaureenMitton,TomOliphant,BenPratt, RobPriceandJamesWilson. WilliamJ."Bud"Micheels,(lowerleft)formerStoutpresident,whointroducedanartdepartment tostoutin1965.OrazioFumagalli,(lowerright),conceivedofanartdepartmentmadeupofartists whoteach. Diversedepartmentfulfillstheearlyvisionsof Campaignseekstoraise$l80,OOO TheClassesof1956,1966,1971,1976and1986 WilliamMicheelsandOrazioFumagalli fromprogramalumsandfriends. , willbegatheringoncampusinJune. . Pages2-4 Page6 Page13 gainedlifeexperienceswhichincludedanappreciation begantohappeninStout'sfavor," Micheelssaid."In "Whilemy ofculturalendeavors. retrospect,IthinkIgaveoneofthebestrebuttalargu undergraduate "Whilemy undergraduate training (at Stout) had mentsofmycareer,"Micheelsadded."WhycanIsay beenexcellentinthetechnicalsubjects,Ifeltalackin that?Becauseitworked!" . training-had been of the humanities," Micheels said in Art, a JohnFurlong,assistanttothepresidentatthetime, excellentinthe sletter.Micheelshadavision,a"dream" . wasinstrumentalinhelpingtofoundtheartprogramand technical SUbjects, eandreflectand . servedasactingchair. els Ifeltalack intennsofthe humanities:' WiIIiCl11J. Micheels isavaluableaspectofanacademicatmosphere. Agreatdealofjoustingwenton,tousehisword,and MicheelsgraduatedfromStoutin1941,andwhenhe finally culminated in a meeting in Madison. "After. came back some 20 years lateras president, he had severalintroductoryhoursagainst·allfinearts,things artists ·"1conceivedofan When President.WilliamJ. "Bud"MicheeIsdecided "Itwasdifficultatfirst,"Fumagallisaidcandidly."It Fumagalli said. And according to current faculty thatStol1tneededtoenlargetheScopeofitsC3IIlpUs,that was a hostile environment." Fumagalli believes that members,thatattitudestillpersists.Theyarestrongly art deparbnent itneededtobroadentheobjectivesofwhattheuniversity there was adversityon campus to the idea ofan art encouragedtoremainproductive. Infact,promotions madeupof shoulddoforstudents,helookedforapersonwhowas department."Itwasdifficult," hesaid,"butthesecretof comemoreeasilytothosewhoperformtheirart,one artists dyn.amic and assertiveandforesightfuIenoughto be success was thatPresident Micheelsand others were facultymembersaid. abletgputtogetheraneIltireartdePartment. willingtodefend.andfightforart...forculture...fora Fumagallibelievesthattrueartistslivetheirart.Itis whoteach HeifoundOrazioFUlIlagalli,whoseverynamesounds broadereducationforStoutstudents." forthemapassion.Andheshouldktlow.Fumagalli's andwhoare likehewouldbecapableofthetask.Fumagalliwas "Iconceivedofanartdepartmentmadeupofartists fatherandhisfather'sfather,andhisfather'sfather's philosophically associate director ofthe Tweed Museum.in Duluth, whoteach,''FUlIlagal1isaid,"andwhoarephilosophically fatherwereallartists. Minn',:itthetiIne. diverse,"soheproceededtogooutandsearchandfind "Itriedtogetoutofthefamilybusiness,"Fumagalli diverse:' "Myjobwastocreateanartdepartment,"Fumagalli justthat. said,andhewasplanningtogointoanotherfield."But Orazio Fumagalli saidsimPly.Sohedid. Andthatartdepartmentisnow Fumagallialso.saw the importance ofthe artists/ Ithoughtaboutitdl1ringthewar(WorldWarII),andI th~biggestundergraduateartprogramintheUWSystem, teachersspendingtimedoingtheirart. Hence,faculty realizedthatartisapartofme,apartofwhoIam." \Vith.artiSts/teacherswhoexhibitalloverthecountry,as memberswerepromisedstudiosinwhichtoplytheirart. And Fumagalliis certainly one individual who wellasiiiEurope,andteachmorethan650students. "Astudioistoanartistwhatalaboratoryistoascientist," madeartanintegralpartofwhatUW-Stoutis. th "" " rt tf TheartanddesigndepartmentaddscolortotheUW influencetothecampus,"Cummingsaid,and"Fumagalli "it's...difficulttogetapromotionifyou'renotstudio "Theplaceis Stoutcampus,notonlythedepartmentasawhole,but hadthekindofdynamicpersonalitytogooutandgetit active." fulloflife. also theindividual artists who compriseit. Onesuch done." . ButCumming,whoisatenuredprofessor,isindeed artist/teacherisDouglasCumming. Cummingsaidthattheideawastohaveadiverse studioactive."I'muphereallthetiIne," hesaid."Ilove That's probably Cummingandhiswife,sculptorNancyBlum,who department-"to take a stylistic position and then it." That'spartofwhyCumming,whoexhibitsallover because· alsoteachesatUW-Stout,haveexhibitedextensivelyin complementitwith·anopposite." Henotedthatthatis this country and has taught inEngland and lived in arteducators thiscountryaswellasinEurope.Infact,thetwoowna stilltheunderlyingphilosophyofthedePartment. GermanyandFrance,keepscomingbacktouw-Stout. sununerhomeinthesouthofFrancewithWestGerman "TheplaceisfuUoflife," Cummingsaid. That's "Thereisasenseofprofessionalismhere," Cumming atStout artistEbberhardEggerswhowasaguestartistatStout probablybecausearteducatorsatStoutare.themselves said.Andheappreciatesthatstudioworkisso.higWy arethemselves from1971to1972. artists."Wehaveaself-imposedemPhasisonpracti~ing encouraged.ButaIso,heverymuchenjoysthestudents. artists." Cumming came to Stout in 1967 when Orazio ourart,"Cummingsaid.ThefacultyishighIyencouraged "Ilovetoseethelightbulbgoonaboveastudent's Fumagalli was putting the art department together. tobe"studioactive." Infact, accordingtoCumming, head," hesaid."That'sasexcitingasanythingtome." Douglas Cumming "President BudMicheels wanted to bring a cultural 12 • Stolit'QutlooK • a growing reputation Sinceitsinception,Stout'sdepartmentofartanddesign BoStonandYaleUniversity,inthespring1996issueof facilities,andthediverserangeofpracticingartistsand "Stout'sartand hasgrownevery year, and itis currently one ofthe Upper andLower Case, the internationaljournal of designers are living the"dream"thatwas hopedfor ~program largestundergraduateartprogramsintheUWSystem, ·graphicdesignand,digitalmedia.Stoutwaslistedasone whenanartdepartmentwasaddedatStout." isoneoftheIaIgest largerthanUW-Madison's,withmorethan650students ofthetop U.S. schoolsthathave impressedpotential ChanceIlorCharlesW.Sorensensaidthattheartand and30faculty." . employers."Itwasanhonortobeincludedinthatkind design department make.s-an extremely important inthe Midwest" "Stout'sartanddesignprogramisoneofthelargest ofcompany,"DeLongsaid. contribution to Stout's image and strengthens the PaulDeLong in the Midwest," Paul DeLong, director of Stout's Ron Verdon, chair ofthe department of art and university'sspecialmission. BaehelorofFineArtsprogram,noted,"anditisnationally design,agrees."Wehavewitnessedmanychangesthat "We have in the department some of the finest accredited,whichtakessomedoing." Infact,DeLong havebroughtthedepartmenttobeoneofthelargestand faculty ofanyartprograminthe country,"Sorensen .saidthatStoutwassingledoutwithotherschools,such mostdynamicartanddesigndepartmentsintheregion," said."Thepresenceofthisqualityprogramenhancesthe astheSanFranciscoArtInstitute,theArtInstituteof Verdon.said.''Theadditionofdesignprograms,enhanced imageofallouracademicprograms.':_ nrichment ''They recognize "Lifewithoutindustryisguilt; Bloedornisalsopleasedwiththenewlocationofthe schoolsinEuropefor15years," hesaid.Henotedalso industrywithoutartisbrutality." use1t'sonthewaytothecomputerlab."It's thatmuseumsinNewYorkCityandtheTwinCities andenjoywhat Ruskin situated."Bloedomsaid."Studentswhomay sendarttothegallerywhich,inadditiontothedisplayof weoffer,andthereis erthisfarhavediscoveredthe fine art, is itself architecturally and aesthetically astrongrapport WilliamJ.Micheels'visionforStout . interesting. artandindustrycanthrive...." Littledidheknowthat30 Bloedorn,wh~J1asbeenatUW-Stoutfor25years, Theopenpessandlightnessandlargeglasswindows betweentwoentities years later,thedepartmentofart anddesign andthe believesthenewgalleryhasestablishedagreaterpresence areawelcominginvitation."Peoplejustcometositand whichmightseem CollegeofTechnology,EngineeringandManagement on campus. "I'm afraid that sometiines there is a enjoyit,"Bloedornsaid."It'slikearefuge." tobeatdifferentends wouldshareabuilding. perceptionthatStoutisafairlynarrowentity," hesaid. Students,staffandfaculty,aswellasthepublic,are "We have a good relationship," Gene Bloedorn, "Peoplemaysay,'Oh,youhaveafineartsdepartment iIlvitedandencouragedtovisitthegallery.Aviableand ofaspectrum." FurlongArtGallerydirector,said."Theyrecognizeand here.''' dynamic art gallery with high quality work is "an GeneBIoedom enjoy what we offer, and there is a strong rapport He added, however, that UW-Stout does have a essentialpartofauniversitycampus,"Bloedornsaid. betweentwoentitieswhichmightseemtobeatdifferent reputationinfine arts notonly inthis countrybutin isculturalenrichmentfromwhichev, endsofaspectrum." Europeaswell."We'vehad'anexchangeprogramwith diu-ging into rthisto Mary Arthistorystudentsof BeMllinesaytheyenjoy.the "Sheisateacherwhoisextremelyinvolvedinavery theartanddesigndepartmentSmithtoohasauthoreda "It's exciting factthattheyhaveaninstrupt()r.~~ois"M"irlF~e",ork." realwaywithhertopic,"RonVerdon,artanddesign CD-ROMandhasparticipatedinarchaeologicaldigs. tohelpstudents DeMaineconductsresearchirlElll0I1a,~l?venia,~site department chair, said ofDeMaine. "To be able to "Everybodythinksexcavatingisreallyglamorous, cometoanew thatwasbuiltliterallyoverthe.topof9ubljana,~I?venia. genuinelyappreciateart, knowledge ofthehistory is butit'shardwork,"Smithsaid.."OccasiQnallypeopledo She travels to Emollaieverysummrrtocondllct valuable." makefantasticfinds,butyou'reouttherelookingnotfor appreciation ofart." research on the.glass thatwas.placed.into Emonian DeMaine is also involved in a distance learning thefantasticfindbutratherforwhatthecommonobjects Ma,yDeMaine graves, usually tableware such as cups, beakers and endeavorto further the understanding ofart history. cantellyou."SmithandDeMainesaytheyhavespenta bowls."Noonehasyetbeenabletoascertainthereason She,SallyBowkerandJaneMerksarecreatingaCD lotoftime"justgoingthroughdirt." the vessels were included in with the burial items," ROMthatwillbeusedinUW-Stoutclassesandwillbe Smith, like DeMaine, has made a CD-ROM. DeMainesaid. availableviacomputertostudentsthroughouttheUW Smith'sproductisbeingsoldcommerciallyasastudy Theglassworkincludedinthegraves,forwhatever System.Itwillalsobeofferedtotechnicalcollegesand andteachingtooLThreepublishers contactedSmith reason, is definitely an artthatreflects thattimeand vocationalschools. hereatUW-StouttoobtainpublisFgrights,andthe culture,DeMainebelieves,andsheisanxioustoshare "It's exciting to help students come to a new CD-ROMwastestedatDartm0uthandCornellcolleges. knowledge of that art form. She has presented in appreciationofart,"DeMainesaid."Andthroughdistance Shetooisexcitedaboutdistanceeducation,butshe Amsterdam at the International Association for the education,evenmorepeoplecanbereached." alsoenjoysworkingwithUW-Stoutstudents,asdoes HistoryofGlassandconductedathree-dayseminaron Claudia Smith is The other-art historian in the DeMaine."Weattract some exceptional art stUdents ancientglassproductionforarchaeologystudentsatthe department.WhileSmithisextremelybusyaspresident here," shesaid,"asgoodastheyareanywhere." .,UniversityofLjubljanarecently. ofthefacultysenate,shealsoteachesseveralcoursesin graphic design "Ourstudents MiltonGlaser,oftheMiltonGlaserDesignfirm, says AccordingtoDeHoff,studentsgetsixsemestersof portfoliotogether,"butisextremelybeneficialforthem. gointothefield that"thepassionandthegift"areessentialqualitiesin graphic design coursessuchastypography and logo It'swhatgetsthemthejob." Bythetimethestudent aspiringgraphicdesigners.Ifthefactthat"thelightsare design,andclaSsesbecomeincreasinglycomplex."When graduates,theportfolioincludes 15to20itemsalong recognized and on almost 24hours a day" is any sign, the aspiring students start, they have a widely varied range of withtheirresume. . well prepared." graphic designers at UW-Stoutmustbe on the right experiencebehindthem," DeHoffsaid. "Somecan't He noted that employers can see that UW-Stout track. evenputanamewithagraphicdesigner,sowestartat graduateshavehadavarietyofclasses."Weencourage William DeHoff ''Thestudentsworkhard,"BillDeHoff,department averybasiclevel.StudentsworkonaportfOliofrom that because in the field they will be working with lecturer, said. "Not because they are forced to but thetimetheystartschool." peoplefromavarietyofartbackgrounds." DeHoffsaid becausetheywantto.Andthehighplacementratings DeHoffagrees witharteducationprofessorShari thatUW-Stout'sprogramisunusualinthatstudentstake reflectthathardwork." Kleinithatit'sthe portfolios that get studentsjobs. classesinalltheartconcentrationswhereasinmany DeHoffnotedthatmanynationallyandintemationally "They~orkontheirportfoliofromdayone,"hesaid, schools,theseprogramsaresegregated. knowngraphicdesignersareintheTwinCitiesandthat "andtheystartpullingitalltogethertheirsenioryear. "Ourstudentsgraduatewitharealisticsenseofother UW-Stoutiswellrecognizedthere."Ourstudentsgo Thatistheirseniorproject." artareas,"DeHoffsaid."Webelievethisproduceswell intothefieldrecognizedandwellprepared." DeHoff said.it's aigreafdeal.of'Workgettinga roundedstudentswhoareattractivetoemployers." $t.~uOl!t!Q~ I t ndustrial design signprogramatUW-Stoutistheonly "Studentsweregivenbroadguidelinestofollowand "Stoutstudentsgiveafresh,diverselooktoRollerblade "Wetryto Irogram in the UW System and is encouragedtousetheirimaginationstodevelopconcepts products," Olson said, noting that the company connectwith the country. Program graduates thatwillbeappealingtoconsumersaswellasthatcanbe managementwasimpressed. sfromSanFranciscotoMassachusetts. manufacturedintousefultools,"ChallisHodge,industrial Studentsintheindustrialdesignconcentrationget professionals ut,theyhavetheopportunitytoworkwithsuch designlecturerandprogramadviseratUW-Stout,said. theopportunitytotakeclassesinallareasofartasthey asmuchas well-lmown companies as PUMA USA, Rollerblade "Theseprojectsaregoodforstudentsinthattheysee doinalltheconcentrationssotheyarefamiliarwithart possible." andBlack&Decker.Industrialdesignstudentscurrently waysinwhichtheskillstheyarelearningcanbeused areastheymayworkwithinthefield. arecollaboratingwithBlack&Deckertodesignthedrill professionally," Benjamh1 Pratt, industrial design Oneprojectstudentsparticularlyenjoyed,Prattsaid, 8eljamin Pratt oftheyear2010. instructor, said, addingthatitalso gives studentsthe was designing packages in which to mail araw egg Black&Deckerandtheartanddesigndepartment opportunitytoworkwithwell-knowncompanieswhich withouthavingitbreak.Packageswereexposedtothe createdtheprogramtoprovidestudentsanopportunity isgoodontheirresumes. ultimatechallenge-theU.S.PostalSystem.Students toapplyindustrialdesigntheoriesandmethodsto"real Currently the industrial design department is workedhardonpackageswhichwouldallowtheeggto world"projects.BothBlack&Deckerandtheuniversity exlnbitingat3M.Companiescomefromallovertoview bemailedbacktothemwithoutbeingscrambledinside hopetogathernewideastocontinuetheirexplorationof thework."3Mhasbeenverysupportiveofourworkand orbrokenoutside. futureproductpossibilities. ourstudents.Theydonatedthespacefortheexhibit," "Wehave highly motivated students," Pratt said. Using any combination of current or future Prattnoted. _ "Theyput a lot oftime into their projects, butthey technologies, students were encouraged to develop "Wetryto connectwithprof~ssionals asmuchas loveit." modelsofdrillsandotherpowertoolsbased possible,"Prattsaidofthecollaborationswithindustry. ."Itisexcitingformetoseewhatthestudentswillgo ergonomics, manufacturability and ToddEllis,aprogramgraduate,is'adesigneratPUMA outand do," Prattsaid. 'Wehavesuchavariety of USA of Brockton, Mass._David Miller, director of extremelytalentedstudentshere." earchanddesignatPUMA,saidthat"Toddadvocated Apparentlythepublicsectorthinkssotoo. PUMA :lectionofhisalmamaterbecauseofitsupand recruitedanotherstudent,DavidSt@der,afterseeing ,whichisimprovingeveryyear." "hisworkintheirmostrecentprojectwithUW-Stout. .erUW-Stoutalumnus,isasenior Mimi.etonka,Mimi.. Better Homes and Gardens magazine in which she Nigon.workedwithotherdesignerstorecorifignre designedaniilliondollarhomefromtoptobottom.She eXistingofficesintoaflexibleandexperimental"free professor,said also recently presented a paper at an international address"environmentwhichaimstomaximizecreative Its who have conference in Denver for the International Design output.Mittonsaidthat'sagoodexampleofthekindof havegreatplacement,"Mittonsaid. Educators Council. Mitton said that technology is workmanydesignstudentswilldo."Therearemore ut'sartdepartmentisadynamicdepartment," dramaticallytransformingtheworkplaceandthatdesign than100interiordesignstudentsatStout,"Mittonsaid, illsaid.Infact, thai'swhysheleftSanDiegoto isnowmorefunctionalandaestheticaswellasflexible. "andmanyofthemwillgointocommercialdesign." teachatUW-Stout. "Iwas soimpressedwiththe art Mittonnotedthemobileworkstationsthatareanew "Stout's art department is well-known in the departmenthere," Mittonsaid."It'stheonlyreasonI approach inoffice design. Infact, a 1995 UW-Stout Midwest,"Mittonsaid,"andthisisaverygoodtimefor wouldleavethatclimate." graduate,SarahNigon,wasamemberofadesignteam us.Thereisalotofvarietyoftalentinthedepartment. Mitton,whoisinherfourthyearofteachingatUW thatrecentlywonthe"bestlargeoffice"award.Nigonis It'sexcitingtobeapartofthefacultyhere." Stout, taught at San Diego State University before currentlyemployedatM.S.R.Architects. Mittonaddedthatthenewbuilding,MicheelsHall, cominghere. She also spent several years designing Nigon was amemberofTheWheelerGroup, an isthelinkbuildingthatgivestheartanddesigndepart restaurantsinCalifornia,everythingfromthekitchensto architectureanddesignfirmwhodesignedanofficefor mentahigherprofileoncampus,"toletstudentsknow the dining rooms which gives broader definition to aMimi.eapolis-basedcompany.Mittonnotedthatthe thattheartsshouldbeapartofliberalartseducation." Mitton'sexperience. award-winningofficewasfeaturedintheJanuaryissue Mittonrecentlyfinishedaprojectthatwillappearin ofInteriorDesignmagazine. - ducation art OriginalartJinesthewall ofthe officeofUW-Stout "School districts from all overthe state come to plans and resumes. "It·.helps their·professional ''Theycomeout associateartprofessorSheriKlein works by "great recruitartteachersfromourdepartment,"Kleinpointed developmentas welIas helps themfindjobs," Klein masters,"includingthechildrenofMenomonie. out.MostrecentlytheLaCrosseschooldistricthired said. ofourprogram The Saturday children's artprogramrunby UW severalUW-Stoutgraduates. "IntheirdevelopmenthereatStout,wetryhardto well preparedto Stout'sartanddesigndepartmentisaprogramtheyare Klein saidthat 85 to 90 percentofUW-Stoutart educatethemforleadershipandresponsibility.Wewant createart, proudof."Ithasadualpurpose,"Kleinsaid,"toenrich educationgraduatesareplacedinK-12teachingposi studentswhoarethinkingaheadtowhatmaybeneeded thechildrenandtogivepracticalteachingexperienceto tions. Others may go into other art-related fields or inthearteducationfieldinthefuture," shesaid."These discuss art Stout'sarteducationstudents.Ithasworkedoutvery pursuegraduatestudy."ThefeedbackI'vegottenfrom aretheartteachersofthenextcentury,Wearebuilding andwriteaboutart, well." schoolsis thatthey are impressedthat ourgraduates forthefuture." aswell asteachart KleinnotedalsothatUW-StouthastheonlyNational cometotheclassroomsowellprepared." "AtStout,arteducationstudentslearntobeartists ArtEducationAssociationstudentchapterinthestate, Klein,whoreceivedherMasterofFineArtsdegree andteachers,"Kleinsaid."Theycomeoutofourprogram and advocateart" whichwasrecently recognized by the StoutStudent fromtheArtInstituteofChicagoandisreceivingher _wellpreparedtocreateart,discussartandwriteabout SheriKlein Association. UW-Stout'sNAEAchapterisactiveboth doctorateinarteducationthisspringfromtheUniversity art,aswellasteachartandadvocateart. oncampusandinthecommunitywithservice,volunteer ofIndiana, has been at UW-Stout three years andis "Astheypreparetoteacharttoyoungpeople,itis workandfundraisingprojects. impressedwiththearteducationprogram. importantthattheirexperiencesarebroadandthatthey UW-St()ut'sartieducationprogram is one ofthe "Ithinkourprogramisunique," shesaid. Kleinsaid recognizetheresponsibilityofreachingouttoalarger largestundergraduatearteducationprogramsintheUW that as sophomores, students begin putting together community." System,withabout90students. "teachingportfolios"whichinclude art work, lesson 4.· StoufOutlook PhillipsPlasticsexecreceiveshonorarydegree Teachingand service awards announced Change is the watchword RobertF.Cerven1<a,chiefexecutiveofficerofPhillips KevinMcDo,!ald,assistantprofes PlasticsCorp.,hasbeennamedtoreceiveUW-Stout's sorofbusiness,istherecipientofthe This has been a very interesting and honorarydoctorateofsciencedegree.Thedegreewas . .. - "Teaching excitingyearat UW-Stout. We have presentedtoCervenkaduringspringcommencement dlecki,as been through the painful process of ceremonies,MayII. . Stu UW-Stout Chanc~llor CharlesW. Sorensens Center, will rece ut- adjustingtoa$1.2millionbasebudget reduction,thefirstsuchreductioninthe thehonorarydoctorateispresentedtothosewhoha" ingServiceAward. reachedthehighestlevelsofachievement.Thisisonly Both were presented with the history of the UW System. After a thethirddoctorateawardedsincetheUniversityhadthis Cervenka awards atcommencementceremo- McDonald Siedlecki thorough carnpus review, we made degreeapprovedin1989. . nies'Saturday,MayII.Eachawardincludesa$500honorarium. many changes, including a structural CervenkafoundedPhillipsPlasticsCorp.,acustommjectionmolder McDonaldearnedhisbachelor'sandmaster'sdegreesfrom UW reorganization that reduced our four anddecorator,in1964inPhillips.ThecorporationhasIIfacilitieslocated Stout.HeiscurrentlyacandidateforanEd.D.degree,specializingin schoolstothreecolleges. inWisconsin,eightofwhicharemanufacturing.Thecompanyemploys businessadministrationwithan emphasisinvocationalandtechnical Change will continue to be the 1,600people,withsalesofmorethan$110million. education.HealsoparticipatedintheDaleCarnegieTrainingcourseon watchwordforUW-StoutandtheUW In1987,PhillipsPlasticsinitiatedadiversificationstrategyresulting salesandsalesmanagement. System. TheRegentsjustfinished an intheestablishmentoftheOrigenGroup,whichiscurrentlymadeupof McDonald has taught marketing. business, advertising and sales eightcompaniesindevelopmentstagesofincubation,rapidgrowthor courses'at UW-Stout since 1989. He has presented at seminars and extensivestudyofissues for the 21st expansion,addingapproximately$25milliontoannualsales. conferences,andhasbeenamemberofseveralcampuscommittees. centuryandadoptedthemaspolicyat CervenkawasgraduatedfromUniversityofWisconsinin1958,with SiedleckireceivedabachelorofartsdegreefromUW-EauClaire.He the May Boardmeeting. This policy abachelorofsciencedegreeinmechanicalengineering. wasahalldirectoratStoutbeforebecomingactivitiescoordinatorin paper focuses on the future; using Hehasservedonseveralcommitteesrelatedtobusinessandtechnol 1972.:HehasbeenassociatedirectoroftheMemorialStudentCentersince technologywiselytodeliveracademic ogyincludingtheIndustrialLiaisonCouncil,UW-Madison;theWiscon 1984,withsupervisoryandadvisoryresponsibilitiesforstudentorgani programsatremotesites,maintaining sinScienceandTechnologyCouncil;theNorthernWisconsinTechnol zations, studentactivities andprograms; leadership and organization leadership in technology transfer, ogyCouncil;theGovernor'sCouncilofScienceandTechnology;the development;'andaccountadministration.Heisalsoresponsibleforthe reducing time to degreefor students, Education,EmploymentandTrainingCommitteefortheUnitedStates traininganddevelopmentprogramforallemployeesofthecenter. ChamberofCommerce;theManufacturingTechnologyTransferBoard SiedleckiservesontheCommunityJUniversityRelationsCommittee, keeping tuitionaffordable,protecting ofDirectorsatUW-Stout;andtheSteeringCommitteeforTechnology theStudeiitTechnologyTuitionReviewCommittee,andtheAcademic quality, and joining K-l2 and the andEngineeringfortheUWSystem. StaffPersonnelCommittee. technicalcollegesareallemphasized. Weshouldbepleasedthatonmost UW-Stout reports placementrate issues,UW-Stoutisleadingtheother Nearly97percentofUW-Stout'sgraduatesfromDecember1994and • UW-Stoutprovidescareer-orientedprogramswithastronginte UW System schools in these efforts. MayandAugust 1995 wereemployedorcontinuingtheireducation, grationofhumanitiescourseworkforallmajors. 'Nearemakinggreatstridesintheuse accordingtotheuniversity'sannualplacementreport. • Up-to-datecurriculumensureswell-preparedgraduates. Majors of technology for instruction. The LaMontMeinen,directorofUW-Stout'sPlacementandCo-opSer areresponsivetoenvironmentalandsocietalneeds. IndustrialTechnologyprogramhasbeen vices,saidthat96.9percentofgraduatessurveyedforthisyear'sreport • Duringthe1994--95year,541studentsparticipatedinthecoopera authorizedasanextendeddegree,and. wereplaced. tiveeducationprogramgivingtheminvaluablehands-onexperi-., . :~ ~~wnri,!ptt!I-~Rro~amtfri~fall',~e' "ThePlacementandCo-opServicesOfficewasab1etoreachapproxi encepriortograduation.Seventy-fivepercentofallgraduateshid ;: ":,SIoanPoundatibfihas-givenusase<lond rL':._ " , 94percentofthe 1,176graduates,"Meinensaid."Theannual sometypeofexperientialleaming. . gi'ant,andprofessorsJoeHolland,iimBuergermelsterand is based on 1,101 graduates. Ofthose employed, 89 percent • Faculty, staffandadministrationaresincerelyinterestedinthe edemploymentin,orrelatedto, theirmajor.Mediansalaryfor RandyUpchurchwillspendthisyeardevelopingfivecourses qualityandfutureemployabilityoftheirstudentsandstrivetomake graduateswas$24,000,comparedto$23,500lastyear." and two certification programs on Lotus Notes for the itanintegralpartoftheeducationprocess. Twenty-oneoftheuniversity'sprogramsorconcentrationsreported Hospitality Industry. The Nakatani Centeris seeingmore • Duringthe 1994-95 schoolyears, 250 companiesrecruited on 100percentplacement. traffic, including24teachersfrom K-l2 districts who will Thereportlist§severalfactorsinUW-Stout'scontinuedhighplace campnsforseniors,and 188companiesrecruitedforco-opstu spend a week this summer studying the application of dents. mentratings: technologytotheclassroom. Ch~ge is never easy. I have pledged to work on Grantexpands hospitalityandtourism program strengthening shared governance, improve internal Agrant~f$289,765fromtheAl:fr<XtP.SloanFoundatio~willtakeUW- industry,Andersonsaid.Butinorderforstudentsto participateinsuch communicationand,generally,workmorecloselywiththe Stout'shospitalityandtourismprogrambeyondthecampustovirtuallyany extendedco-ops,theywouldalsoneedtocontinuesomeoftheirotherstudies, faculty as we develop and implement our agenda I am partofthestate. ' arolethat'wouldinvolvesomeformofdistanClleducation.TheSloanGrant confidentthatnotonlywillthe campusmoveforwardina Thegrantprovidesfundingtodevelopasynchronousleamingexperi- willenableUW-Stouttoofferhospitalityandtourismcourses,notonlyin enceswhichgivestudentsaccesstoeducationinanyremoteplaceattheir DoorCounty,butin~yanypartofthestate,Andersonsaid. positiveway,butthatwehavealllearnedagreatdealthisyear. convenience.Studentswillreceivetheirinstructionbytheintemet,computers Thegrantwillhelpflnance.severalspecificactivities: Iamproudofourrichheritage,andIamveryconfidentof .andothernewdeliverysystems. . • Releasefaculty to convertfive courses to asynchronous leaming ourfuture.Weare,andremain,oneofthemostdistinctand "Thisisamajorstepintakinginstructionbeyondthecampustopeople networkmodesofinstructionandtoteachthosecourses. finest state universities in the country. With your strong whomightnotbeabletoobtainaneducationinthetraditiofi?lluniversity • Expandthetrainingoffacultyandstaffinasynchronouseducation. support,wewillcontinueourfinetraditions. en~~en~"ChancellorCharlesW.So~nsensaidinannouncingthe.~t. • Developanddelivertwocertificateprogramsinhospitalityandtourism. "ThisISprectselytheapproachtoeducationwemustaddtoourtraditlonal . .. .- Leadershipfor ne\\icollegesannounced instructiorialmethods,ifwearetoreachnewaudiencesandservetheworld • SurveyprofeSSiOnalsmthemdnsttytodetermmetheneedforprofes- ofthe21stcentury." sionaldevelopmentthroughnewdeliverysystems. uweStout'snewacademicstructure,approvedrecentlybytheBoardof RichardAnderson.specialassistanttothechancellor,saidthattheSloan Evaluateoutcomesandefficienciesofthesenewdeliverysystems. Regents,takeseffectJuly I.ThechangemovesUW-Stoutfromfour Foundationprovidesfundingtoabout15universitiesnationwideforprojects 'Sorensen'saidthegrantrepresentsacommitmentoftheuniversityto schoolstothreecolleges. focusingonasynchronousleaming.Anderson,whocoordinatedthegrant, developnewapproachestoteachingand,atthesametime,recognizesthe ProvostGeorgeDePnyhasannouncedseveralappointmentsforthe saidthatsmallbusinessesareplayinganintegralroleintheprojeet'splanning nationalreputationofUW-Stout'shospitalityandtourismprogram,which leadershippositionsinthethreenewcolleges. anddevelopment currentlyenrollsabout800students. . . TheSchoolofLiberalStudieswillbecometheCollegeofArtsand TheideafortheprogrambeganseveralyearsagowhenagroupofDoor Projectstaffincludes.TnnBuergerrp.eister,chairofthedepartmentof Sciences.GeraneDoughertywillcontinueasdean;andJohnHuntwill CountybusinessoperatorsapproachedAndersonaboutdevelopingstudent hospitalityandtourism;.JosephHonand,aprofessorinthe department; continueasassociatedean. ' co-opactivitiesintheirregion.DoorCountyoftenfacesalackofqualified RandallUpchurch,prognimdirectorforthernaster'sdegreeinhospitalityand EdBiggerstaff,whowasdeanoftheSchoolofEducationandHuman employeesfortheirtourismindustry,andhavinghospitalityandtourism tourism,andEstherFahm,deanoftheSchoolofHumanEnvironmental Services, will serve as interim dean ofthe new College ofHuman studentsfromUW-Stoutfillthisvoidwouldbenefitboththestudentsandthe Sciences. Development.JudyHerrandMaryHopkins-Bestwillbeinterimassoci atedeans.Adean'ssearchcommitteewillbeformedintheSpring1997 Nichecelebrates 25years in camplisretanbusiness semester,andasearchwilltakeplaceduringthe1997-98academicyear. BmceSiebold,formerlydeanoftheSchoolofIndustryandTechnol TheNiche,Stout'sownretailstorelaboratory,iscelebratingaquarterof andmanagementsaid,"TheNichehasbeenagreatexperienceforme ogy,willserveasdeanofthenewCollegeofTechnology,Engineering acenturyofbusinessthisyear.ThestoreisoperatedbyStoutfashion becauseithasgivenmeopportunities1wouldnothavehadotherwise." andManagement. PeterHeirndahlandHowardLeewillbeassociate retailingstudents. Ellisespeciallyenjoyedtravelingtothegiftmarketandapparelmarketin deans. TheNicheoriginatedin1971whenformerdeanJ.AnthonySaxnenfink Minneapolis.Hehasworkedinhisfieldduringsummersandhasfound "Weareveryfortunatetohavesuchtalentedacademicadministrators andMarciaMetcalf,anotherfacultymembersinceretired,plannedthe whathehaslearnedatTheNichetobe"verypracticalinformationthat to serve UW-Stoutduring this time oftransition to a new academic operation to allow fashion merchandising students to gain practical couldapplytoavarietyofbusinesses." structure,"DePnysaid. experienceinrunningastore. ChristyCarltonalsograduatedinMay,withaB.S.degreeingeneral "TheNicheallowsstudentinthefashionretailingpracticumtoobtain businessadministration:"ForthetechnicalcomponentofIllymajor,1 Hall Named ForMicheels hands-onexperienceinretailoperations,"KathleenCochran,associate choseretailmanagement,"Carltonsaid.Sheis:workingatTheNichefor professorofapparel,textilesanddesign,said."Studentscanapplytheory herpracticum."Iwantedtogetexperienceinretail,"shesaid."Ilove TheBoardofRegentsapprovedthenamingofthenewfacilitybetween and concepts toa realistic.retail experienceiin all aspects ofsmall workingatTheNiche.It'sreallyhelpedmerealizewhatretailmanage JarvisHallandtheAppliedArtsBuildingasMicheelsHallinhonorof businesses."Inadditiontoworkinginvariouspositionsinthestore,each mentislike." William J. Micheels, fourth president (chancellor) ofthe university. studenthastheopportunitytogotomerchandisemartsandparticipatein Inadditiontoallowingstudentstogainpracticalexperience,The Micheelswasthechiefexecutiveofficerherefrom1961-72.Hecurrently purchasingstoremerchandise. NicheservesthecommunityandStoutstudentsaswellbyofferingunique residesinLakeSanMarcos,Calif. TyEllis,whograduatedinMaywithadegreeinretailmerchandising itemsatreasonableprices. PlanscallforadedicationThursday,Sept26,1996. Stout Outlook • 5 HedbergFoundationGrant: _ ProjecttoDevelopDistanceLearningResourcesServices LearningCenter-TheresaMuraski,Principal $12,847.00 earningCenterprojectwilldevelopapilotprogramtosupporttheiirformation .dualswhoareteachingandlearningviadistanceeducationmethods~Thelibrary oddWideWebastheprimarymeansofofferingaccesstoelectromcinformation oursematerialstothosestudentsstudyingatdistantlocations. - andviews ofthe American orkshopwhichwillinclude cestors created multistoried ervoirsandirrigationsystems .Sanchezisscheduledtovisitthe Perri ;HeSS~PP~i~ted,firstStee"'OO(;I</cl1air 'dlecki,Principals $4,151 MaryAbbottHess hasbeen food.offe~ar~fre~hirigsnaI1g~.fr()rrlrigid·rules _dicate workers' elevated stress levels and agementskillsarenegatively-affectingtheworkplace. appointedasthefirstEvelyn anddietarydOgma."Wecanlovefoodwithout utpersonnelwillassessthestresslevelsofUW-Stout Carol'Van'DonkSteenbock carryingitaroundV/ithusforever," Hess said. provide educational programsto assist employees to Chair'in••the dePartment•of "Andwecanmeetourhealthneedsindifferent Irstressmanagementskills.Ayearlongseriesofskillbuilding foodscienceandnutritionat ways.Thefoodwe,eatsh0uidIlOll.rishourbodies programswillbescheduledforstaffandstudents.Thecommitteewillalso Committee UW':Stout.•Funds for'the andsouls." ,...'/< • . publishaninventoryofstressmanagementresourceswhichwillbeavailabletbthestaff,students endowmentWeretheresultof Hesswasthe1990-91presidentofthe66,000- andthecommunity. abequestfrom the~stateof memberAmericlUlDiet~~cAssociation,the Ev~lynCarolVan Donk Hess world'slargest?rg<lIliza~?goffoodandnutrition HedbergFoundationGrant: Steenb?ckHess' appointment will focus on professionll1s./Irl1992,shereceiveda coveted Problem-BaSedLearningCurriculumWithintheDieteticsProgram nutritioneducation. ADAmedallionforlifetirrleacllievement.Early B.arbaraB.ayard,Proposer $6,248.00 Asrecipientofthe•SteenbockChair, Hess in1995,shewaschos~nasacharterfellowofthe Thegrantproposer,BarbaraBayard,explains:"Thefutureofdieteticpractice \villworkcooperativelywithfoodandnutrition AmericanDieteticAssociation.InOctober1995, compelseducatorsnotonlytoimpartknowledgeandskillstostudentsbutalso facultytoinitiateaNutritionEducationCenterat shewaselectedasalllelllberoftheCorporation toallowarreducationalprotocoltoencouragetheintegrationofknowledgeand the university•• The center will provide oftheCulinaryInstituteofAmerica. skills whichfoster critical thinking." Bayard will design a problem-based undergraduate, graduate and continuing Aftercompletinganinternshipandmaster's curriculUmincorporatingcritical-thinkingskillsandclinicalreasoningpatterns professionaleducationexperiencesandnutrition degreein,dietetics,HPeasrsiss,tudiedatLaVarenne intheundergraduateprogram.Thegrantwillalsoaddresstheneedsoftrained semcetothecoIIlIIlunity.Thehealthpromotion CookingSchool,in and,earned.a Gold dietitianswhoworksidebysidewithphysicians,nursesandotheralliedhealth activitieswill'mCludenutrition assessment, Medallion from the GennanWineAcademy. professionals.Nootheruniversitypresentlyhasadieteticprogramwhichuses Bayard edll.cationaodcounselingjprovided by a Forhercontributionstotheprofessionandservice acomprehensive,struCtufedproblem-basedlearningformat.Theprojectwillbecompletedby multidisciplinaryh~althcllte-tea.musingaholistic, tothepublic,shereceivedanhonorarydoctorof June1997. client-centeredapproach;Hess'rolewillinclude humanelettersdegreefromSimm0nsCollegein developingandimplemenfu1gprogramsthatwill 1991. The National Association ofFood OriginalSceneryoftheMabelTainterMemorialTheater enhancethenationalstatureoftheuniversityfor Equipment Manufacturers awarded her an Identifying,CatalogingaodDigitizing itsexcellenceinnutritioneducation. honorary doctorate in food service for her PaulStauffacher,Principal $1,690 Hess.is•an expert at translating and leadershipinthefoodserviceindustry. c~mmunicatingthe science of nutrition into Her books include the "Healthy Gourmet TheMabelTainterwasdedicatedin1890asafullyequipped,state-of-the arttheater.AlthoughtheMabelTainterhasbeenrestored,itsremaining intelligible words and great food choices. A Cookbook,"nominatedfora1995JamesBeard registereddietitianandfellow oftheAmerican Award;"TheArtofCookingfortheDiabetic," originalsceneryhasnot.Stauffacherwillphotographanddocumentthe. original scenery, digitize it and electronically "restore" the scenery. DieteticAssociation(ADA),Hessispresidentof thefirstmajorcookbookwithanexplanationof Subsequentimageswouldbeavailableforpublicviewingviahardcopy Hess& HuntInc.--NutritionCommunications. the1995foodexchangesystem(morethanhalf attheMabelTainteroronlinebyloggingintotheWorldWideWebsite. Stauffacher HerfirmhasSpecializedforthepast16yearsin a million copies sold); and the "Review of providing consulting services to agencies, Dietetics" manual, an important resource for TheGran~sc:ommitteeandtheFoundationBoardcongratUlatethosewhowereawardedgrantsthisyearandthankallofthe associations, businesses and the food service thousandsofstudents,dietitiansandeducators. facultyandst~ffrnemberswhosubmittedproposals.AspeciaithankstotheHedbergFoundation.andtotheUW-Stout ResearchPromotionsstaff.TedKnousandSusanFoxwell.whohelpedthefacultyandstaffwiththeirrespectivewritten industry.Heremphasisonpromotinghealthand Hess'appointmentbeganFeb. 1. proposaisandbudgets. w~ll~beingthroughtheenjoymentofsatisfying 6 • StoutOutlook Giving to UW-Stout with a Charitable Remainder Unitrust Commitmentsfromalunmi,friends,businesses,foundationsandothershelp tosupportUW-StoutSuchgenerosityenablestheinstitutiontocontinueto provideresourcesandinitiativesnotfundedbystatesupport. Jamison bequestenhances scholarship These gifts add an extra dimension and are critical to all academic programsattheuniversity.Donorsmakeadifferenceinthelivesofeveryone A 1915 Stoutgraduatehas lefta quartermilliondollars ofherestateto a oncampus.ThefollowinginformationonCharitableRemainderUnitrusts universityscholarship,ChancellorCharlesW.Sorensenaimounced. mayhelpyouaccomplishyourgoalofdonatingfundstoUW-Stout. FundsfromabequestbyLidaJamison,whodiedinAppletoninNovember 1994,willbeaddedtoanexistingdietetics,foodsandnutritionscholarshipshe C~aritable RemainderUnitrust initiatedin1982.Thescholarshiphasprovidedannualawardsof$1,000each ACharitableRemainderUnitrustisatrustwhichreturnsincometoadonor tostudentsinthatmajor. orotherpersonforlifeorforaperiodoftimenottoexceedtwentyyears.The AfterreceivingherdiplomafromtheStoutInstitute,Jamisonconipletedher annualpaymentsarebasedonafixedpercentage(notless,han5%)ofthefair dieteticdegreeatUW-Madison.Followinggraduation,shemove<itoChicago marketvalueofthetrustassetsontheannualvaluationdate.Upontemiination andworkedasahospitaldietitian.ShereturnedtoherhometownofAppleton, Jamison ofthetrust,theremainingassetsarepaidtothecharityorchantiesasspecified aftersheretired,tobecomeinvolvedinthemanyprofessionalandculturalopportunitiesintheFox inthetrustagreementThereareothervariationsavailablefortheannual RiverValley. paymentcalculation. PatriciaW.Reisinger,directoroftheStoutUniversityFoundation,notedJamisonwas"very proud of her degree from Stout and attributed her successes, both at Madison and in her professionallife,tothededicatedfaculty andthericheducationalexperiencessheenjoyedat TaxConsequences Stout" Thedonor,orcreatorofthetrust,receivesanincometaxdeductionbasedontheexpectedtermofthe "Lida'scontributionisanimportantassetforattractinganddevelopingstudentsinthefoodand trust,payoutrates, assumedearnings ofthetrustandthediscountrates.Sincethetrustcansell nutritionprofession,"saidEstherFahm,deanofUW-Stout'sSchoolofHumanEnvironmental dassetstaxfree.manytrustsarefundedwithappreciatedsecuritiesoroth~rassets.This Sciences."Ourdietetics,foodandnutritionprogramsareexperiencingrapidenro .eentireassetratherthanthenetavailableafterthepaymentofcapital andinterestfromprospectivestudentsthroughoutWisconsin eremaybegifttaxandFederalestatetaxdueifalife willenhancetheopportunityformanystudentstopursuetheir :rthanthedonor'sspouse. universitytorecognizetheiracademictalents.Wearepri' andvision." SorensensaidthatgiftstotheFoundationhaveincreased Mrs.Doeis65andwouldliketomakeasignificantcontributiontoUW-StoutSheisinthe28%tax $9.6million. bracketand,amongotherinvestments,hassecuritiesheldlong-termvaluedat$100,000.Thebasis onthesesecuritiesis$20,000andtheypayannualdividendsof3%. --------~------- Recently retired, she wouldlike to increase current income. In RemainderUnitrustwouldhelpMrs:Doewithher Ivelsrud Endowed MarketingScholarship Analysis :Isruddiedin 1995.Inmemory ofhis successes in sales and keting, his wife, MaIjory, their children, family and friends have Assumingthetrustassetswereinvestedtoproducean8%annualreturnandthetrustisinexistence establishedascholarshipinhisname.Thefirstscholarshipwillbeawarded for25yearsandinthesellandreinvestoption,theassetsarealsoinvestedtoproducean8%annual thisfalltoajuniororseniormajoringinmarketing. return.HereisthecomparisonofbenefitsusingtheFederaldiscountrateforApril1996: John'scareerinsalesbeganasamanufacturer'srepresentative,andhe 5%Unitrust 7%Unitrust SellandReinvest progressedthroughmanyassigiUnentstoattainthetitleofvicepresidentof ValueofAsset $100,000.00 $100,000.00 .$100,000.00 marketingatseveralmajorfirms. CharitableDeduction 48,682.00 37,996.00 0.00 John designed thefirst formal salestrainingprogramsintheUnit, IncomeTaxSavings(28%) 13,631.00 10,639.00 0.00 States.Hewasalsoresponsibleforcreatingandimplementingtotalmarke' TotalBefore-TaXIncomeafter25years 182,296.00 197,702.00 155,200.00 programsforseveralcompanies.Havingretiredfromthemarketingfield,JohnandMaIjory BenefittoCharityafter25years 209,378.00 128,243.00 '0.00 retiredtoMaidenRock,Wis.Twoyearslaterhebecameasuccessfulmanufacturer'srepresentative, startedamarketingfirm,andboughthisownfurniturecompany. . edontheearningsassumptionsindicatedabove,boththe5%andthe7% John'ssalesandmarketingcareerspanned41 years.Hewascreativeandresourceful,and unitrustwillpayMrs.Doemoreincomeoverherlifethanifshewouldsellthesesecuritiesandreinvest heunderstoodtheimportanceofaneducation-especiallyasitrelatedtosales-andmarketing. theremainingassetsherself.Inaddition,shewouldbemeetinghercharitablegoalbyprovidinga HeappreciatedthemarketingprogramavailablethroughUW-Stout,andwasveryproud{)fhis significantcontributiontoUW-Stotit. children'seducationalexperiencesatUW-StoutMaIjorynoted,"It'sfittingforustocreatethe Thisisnotintendedtorenderlegal,accountingorotherprofessionaladvice.lflegaladviceorother scholarshipatUW-StoutJohnwouldhaveapproved." expertassistanceisrequired,theservicesofacompetentprofessionalintherespectivefieldshould besought. TheStoutUniversityFoundationwillbehappytoansweranyofyourplannedgivingquestions. --~-----~------- PleasecontactpavidWiensch,PlannedGivingOfficerat715/232-1151. Robertand.•Beverly~etersoI1Spinti i~tudentDevelopr11entFund Two retiredfaculty meIl1bers, who are also uw-Stout Foun[lation donates land to graduates, have established•an endowed fund to assist Menomonie public school system undergraduatestudentseurolledintechnicalprogramsin theSchoolofIndustryandTechnologyandtheSchooLof The StoutUniversityFoundationdonated40 acres to the MenomoniePublic School System in HumanEnvironmentalSciences.Thefundprovidesfinancial FebruaryforthebuildingofanewmiddleschoolforthedistrictTheRealEstateCommittee,chaired assistanceforstudentstoattendnationalaridinternational by Mark Kinney '75, worked with Dave Smette, superintendentofMenomonie Public School professionaI meetings or workshops to further their .District,andJimWe:Ich,presidentoftheSchoolBoax:d,onthedouationoftheland."Idon'tbelieve professionalexperiences. thatthereisanotheruniversityfoundationinthestateofWisconsinthathaspartueredwiththeirlocal TheSpintisrecognizethattheexpensesllSsociated'With schooldistrictinsuchauniquerelationshipforthebenefitoftheyouthinthecommunity,"stated attending workshops or seminars limits the number of Kinney. . BobandBevSpinti studentswhomaybeabletotakeadvantageofthem.Thus, . .•••. .•.•••• TheschooldistrictplansonbreakinggroundlateMay,withcompletionofthemiddleschoolby withfundsinthisaccount,interestedstudentswillhavetheadvantageofattendingprofessional fall1997.Theschoolwillhousegrades6-8,withapproximately850studentsattendingthe14,600 meetingsheldaroundtheUnitedStates. . . square-footfacility.Inadditiontothebuilding,therewillbesoftball,soccerandfootballfields,and TheselectionofstudentsreceivingthegrantswillbemadebythedeansordeSigneesofthe basketballcourts.Theschoolwillbelocatedinthenorthwestcornerofthe254-acretractofland schoolshousing.the technicalprograms.BruceSiebold,deanoftheSchool.ofIndustryand 'ownedbytheFoundation. . Technology,stated,"Suchafundwillbeinvaluable.Itprovidesthedepartments",ithfunding TheStoutUniversityFoundationhasbegunmarketingthelanddirectlytothenorthandwestof topromotestudentinvolvementwithprofessionalcampusorganizations,anditallowsstudents theschoolsiteforsingleandmultiplefamilyhomesites.Withtheadditionofthemiddleschool, the chance to attend and network with many other professionals beyond the UW-Stout familiescanbuildinthisareawithdirectaccesstoboththemiddleschoolandOaklawnElementary environment.Studentswhotakeadvantageofsuchprofessionalinteractionwillbefaraheadof school.ChildrenwillbeabletoattendK-8withoutevercrossingamajorhighwayorintersection.The thegameoncethey'reintheirrespectivecareers." Foundationisinterestedineventuallydevelopingtheremaining214acreswithanaccessroadto CountyRoadJonthesouthboundary. Stout··Olitlook •• 7 nion, (reyoon'y~n) n: 1. reuniting or coming ~r again. 2. the gathering ofpersons after some arion, as members of a college class. Get involved with Reunion '98! Ifyouareamemberoftheclassofl937,1938,1939,1947,1948 or1949,theAlumniOfficewantsyoutoserveontheDiamondand GoldenreunioncommitteesforReunionWeekend'981 TheAlumniOfficecananddoesdomuchoftheplanningfor reunionsduringReunionWeekend,butclassmemberswhowill serve on reunion committees are an indispensable part ofevery successfulreunion. Thatis why the cry goes outfor helpinghandsfromthenextreunionclasses.Thedutiesofthese specialpeoplearevariedandincludecontactingclassmatesand friends, as well as helping plan the private class dinner and program. Not much time is required and participation on the committeebyclassmatesnearandfarisencouraged. Thebenefitsyougainfromworkingonyourreunionaregreat. Yougetachancetorenewoldfriendships,andmakenewones. Reunion offers the opportunityJo make reconnections with organizations,roommatesanddepartments,andtovisitnewand formerfaculty. Yougainthesatisfactionofsupportingyouralma materthroughtherevivalofoldtraditionsandtheestablishmentof .newones. Individuals can begin being involved in Reunion '98 by ensuringthatallclassmatesgetnewsoftheupcomingactivities. Please review the list ofyour classmates on page 15.thatthe AlumniOfficehas lostcontactwith and ifyouhave a current address,shareitwithus. Ifyou're interested or need additional Wormation, please contactthe Alumni Office at P.O. Box 790, Menomonie, WI 54751-0790orcall715/232-1151. Menomonie sesquicentennial StoutAlumni: Come Early, Stay late Thursday, June 27 7:30p.m.HopeMcLeodTrioatMabelTainterTheater SpecialpremierofanoriginalsonginhonorofMenomonie's 150thyear. Friday, June 28 - Sunday, June30 Old-fashionedTentChautaquafeaturing Drama,Musicand Storytelling Saturday, June29 2:00 p.m. Grand Parade, Parade Bank showcase and a SailingRegatta HistoricLandscapeExhibitatThunderbirdMalleveryday. Bringthewholefamilyandbesuretovisitotherareaattractions such as Caddie Woodlawn Park, Wilson Place Museum, MabelTainterTheaterandtheDunnCountyHeritageCenter. Call:1800/283-:1862formoreinformation. 8 • StoutOutlook The UW-Stout Alumni i such as scholarships; a calendar of Association has gone . g alumni events; back issues of the worldwide. We are now .dook;andanAlumnilistwhichincludes linked to UW-Stout's listtohomepagesofalumniande-mail homepageontheWorld ofalumni. LinkstothePlacementand WideWeb. o-opSe~icessiteandtheBlueDevilAthletics First, go to the sitearealsoavailablehere. university'shomepageat IencourageStoutgraduatestovisitourweb http://www.uwstout.edu site and"signourguestbook." Ourgoal is to and select "Welcome maintainaresourcetohelpalumniconnectWith toUniversityofWisconsin us and with other alumni. Let us know your Stout' from the main opinion. directory. Proceed to the welcome menu. Individualsinterestedinbeinglistedonthe You'llfindtheAlumni·Associationthere. Alumnilistshouldsendtheirname,graduation Oursiteincludes a variety ofinformation: . year,major,e-mailaddressandhomepageURL descriptionsofprogramsandservicesavailable totheAlumniOfficeat:[email protected] AspecialthankyoufromtheUW-StoutAlumni Association to these alumni.for serving Otl committees: Scholarship/Fellowship AlumniAwards SelectionCommittee SelectionCommittee MaryBethlung-Ganser'71 MargaretPennington Waukesha,Wis. Swanson'48 Menomonie,Wis. BrettHuske'76 Lahaina,Hawaii RobertDahlke'58'69 Menomonie,Wis. DennisFechhelm'74 Roscoe,III. HelmuthAlbrecht'60 Menomonie,Wis. LaVemeHansen'34'39 azoa,Mich. MarilynDeanBell'75 Tampa,Ra. SusanBellHanmon'70 BarbaraFreundFlitsch'85 Bloomington,Minn. AlumniAssociationBoardofDirectors:Back(I'r):ClaudiaSmith,ToddTrautmann,ShirleyGraham,KristineMurphy,SteveSchlough,JulieKinney,IsaacOwolabi,. KarenLinkeSchams'83 JoanneLeonard,WilliamBurmesch,SuzetteHittner. Front(I·r):MarilynLeccese,ThomasFonfara,ConnieHines,CarolMiller,RomanGill.NotpicturedareJohn Burnsville,Minn. Ostrowski,SeanHade,ChristopherLancette,CarolS.Lund,JoAnnPrange,C.GregPottorff,SusanMarkRoman,KrisTrierweiler. Reunion·/iRell1il1iSCIl1ce:····/A·····Coll1l11itll1ent to·····iNutritioll i byJacquelineGamble,LON,RD this special relationship. We all believed that the andthosewecareabouttoeatmealstogether.Toturnoff Outofarecenttriptomyalmamaterforoneofthose commitmentthateachofushadtotheplacewelivedand thetelevision,tosetthetable,tospendacertainamount reflective,analytical,soul-searchingtreksintothepast thepeoplewho livedthereenrichedourrelationships oftimewitheachotherconveys to ourchildrenand knownascollegereunion,therecameaboutastorythat witheachotherandourlivesfarmorethanweevercould thosewithwhomwelivethatthistimetakespriority keepsenteringintoallsortsofconversations.Thisstory haveknownatthetime. overallourotheractivities thatourfamiliesarethe hasbecomeahighpointofthisweekendreunionbecause Letmetellyouwhatwasuniqueaboutthisstudent centerofourlives. itreflectsagOOdtimewithcollegefrieTlds,giveswords apartm.ent.Becausetherewerefour'ofus,wetookthe Beingtogetherneednotmeananelaboratedinner tospecialmemoriesandhasamessagethatverymuch necessarychoresthateveryhouseholdhasanddivided thathastakenagoodpartofthedaytoprepare.Itmeans matters to·me in my personal life as'well·'as in,my themintofourgroups:laundry,cleaningbathroomand sittiIlgdowntosoupandsandwichjust~ifitwerea professionalpractice. kitchen,cleaning"bedroomsandcooking.Eachperson Thanksgivingdinner;tohavethetimewitheachother Fourofusgatheredlateatnightinoneofourhotel hadoneareaofresponsibilityandwerotatedtheseareas beacelebration;tohaverespectforoneselfandforeach rooms,recallingpleasantandhilariousmoments,reliving every week. The person who had "laundry" did other.Thiscommitmentnurturesourchildrenandteaches ourcollegeyears and, I observed'fallinginto ourold everyone's laundry; the person who had "cooking" themrespectforeachother,respectfortheadultswho familiarpatternsofhowwethiIlk,approachsituations, plannedthemenus,purchasedthefoodandcookedthe givethemstructureandguidance,andacommitmentto Gamble expressourselvesandinteractwitheachother.'Isayold dinnereachnight.Wesatdownandatetogetherevery othersoutsideoftheirownlivesandactivities. notinthetiredcoutwaythatwethiIlkof"old"inthe90s, nightat6:00inourlittlekitchenthatalsoservedasa Whatavaluabletoolamealisforteachingthisto "Consider using butthe "old",interms,ofbeingcomfortable,trustiIlg, diningroomandlivingroom. " families.Imaginemealtimeasatreasuredtimetogether, precious energy, knowing\Vhattoexpect,kn0Vlingsomeoneandhowthey WhenItoldthistomyfellowworkersafterreiUming ratherthanachoretobegottenthroughasquicklyas til11e and creativity, willthiIlkorreact;andthatspecialinsightoIllythatperson from this reunion, they said, "That's weird! College possiblesowecangetontothenextactivity. hasthatmakeshilTItotailyuniquefromeveryoneelse. studentsjustdon',tdothat!" " AsparentsaregettiIlgchildrenreadyforschoolthis notin preparing Allofusagreedwehadaspecialrelationshipand Itmaybeweirdbutitworked.Itworkedbecausewe fall, consideralso settiIlg a time for evaluatiIlg your elaborate meals commented on how it wasjust as comfortablebeing hadacommitmenttoeachotherandtoourselvestomake familylifestyle.Considerusingpreciousenergy,time tobeserved togetherin1993asinourcollegedays.Wealsowondered itwork.Weknewthatasbusycollegestudents,weneeded andcreativity,notinpreparingelaboratemealstobe that,afteralltheseyears,itfeltnodifferenttobetogether, this structure to make our lives function better. We served on special occasions, but in providing your onspecial occasions, eventhoughourpresentlivesaresovaried.Why?We enjoyed,evenlookedforwardto,the45orsominutesof familywithattractiveandnourishingmealsandmaking ~ in providing hadnotreallydoneagoodjobofkeepingupwitheach sharingourlivesbeforewedashedofftoextracurricular thosetimesmeaningful.Haveyourchildrenbeinvolved yourfamily other;indeed,someofusdroppedoutofcontactforyears activitiesandstudying.Itwasduringthesetimesthatwe insettiIlgthetableandcleaningup.Letitbeatimeof andthiswasthefirsttimeforallofustobetogethersince gottoreallyknoweachotherbecause,althoughwewere teachingcommitmentandrelationshipstochildrenora with attractive college. probablyunawareatthetime,acommitmenttoeatiIlg renewalofcommitmentsthathavebecomethird,fourth andnourishingmeals "Isthissomethingunusual?"wequestioned.Weall togetherwasacommitmenttoeachother. orfifthontheprioritylist andmakingthose agreed that'ifwas something very'special. We also JustaboutallofusthiIlkatsometimethatourlives Thereisabonus:Thefocalpointisnolongerthe agreedthattheapartm.entweshared,onethatoUfnutrition arerunningusandnottheotherwayaround.Oneofthe "chore"ofcooking;itbecomesthegivingofyourselfto times meaningful." and home economics teachers could have used as a mostpracticalandeasywaystobringorderbackintoour thoseyoulove.Therewardsarefarmorethanyoucould Jacqueline Gamble modelforahomemanagementcourse,wasthesourceof livesistomakeacommitmenttoourselves,ourfamilies everanticipate,bothnowandyearslater. Stout Outlook • 9 Z') ~"-" $ _. tt ""~"'"- -'c' ~,;<~~~;;;;~."'*",.","6i;'0.rt'..;;;.::",.,;<',,;',~Ol';";"; ",~ ~,_.-...c",-,_~~..."".'~~ ait'sSummers Sames receives Teacher of Excellence Award BruceBarnesBS '66,MS '67 inthe28yearsBameshasbeenteaching. ut of This World has been teaching technology "It'stheevolutionofwhatwasknownasshop education at Hubert Olson Jr. class.Weusedtotalkaboutdrafting,"saidBames. High School in Blooniington "Wenowtalkaboutelectroniccommunication. since it opened in 1967. We also talk about energy and power, trans Recently,the~~MinnesotaTech- . portationandproduction.Wedostillhaveprojects nology Education Association withwood,metalandplastics." recognized his achievements, Barnes Whenaskedifhethoughtaboutmovingonto presenting him with the 1995 Teacher of highschooltoteachtechnology,Bamessaid"I Excellence. hadtheopportunitytoteachinhighschoolbutI AccordingtoBarnes,thebestpartofteaching enjoythejuniorhightoomuchtoleave.Ireally istheki9s. enjoyseeingthelightgoonwhentheyfinally "Ireallyenjoythekids,"saidBarnes. "Most understandbinarynunibers." seventh-gradersarereallyeagertolearn." In1992,theWiscousinDepartmentofPublic Barnes,whograduatedfromStoutreceiving InstructionrecognizedBarnesforhisleadership· abachelor'sdegreeinindustrialeducationand roleasacooperatingteacher. a master's in industrial/technology education, "Ihavehadoverseventystudentteachers," haslearnedmuchaboutteaching. explainedBarnes. "WhenIfirststarted,Iknewalltheanswers, Barneswasthe:firstteachertobehonoredby ofcourse,"saidBarnes. "ThemoreItaught,the theUW-StoutSchoolofIndustryandTechnology morehelpIhadfromtwoteaehers-PaulGalazen forworkincurriculumdevelopmentandstudent andRalphScherer.Theyletmegooutonalimb teachersupervisionin1984. andoccasionallybreakitoff." Heresideswithwife,Sandra,andchildren, Thetechnologycurriculumhaschangedmuch AmandaandNoah,.inRichfield,Minn. F'ullkreceiveslF'EC'sBetty Bastion Award individualwhohasgivenunstintinglyofhisor hertime,energyandtalentstothebettermentof IFECandthefoodservicecommunicationsfield <••«<jsJFEC's"OsCaro"Theawardhonors.Betty Bastion,achartermemberandlongtimeexecutive directoroftheorganization. TheIFEC is a 40-year-oldnational organ ization of food service communications professionals.1'lIegroup'sInissionistoimprove the overall quality of business-to-business communicationwithinthefoodserviceindustry andtoencouragehighprofessionalandaesthetic standardsfortheprofession. Funk also serves on the Stout University g .FoundationBoardofDirectors,andisamember *ble<touse oftheAlphaPhisorority. atarejustbeing :v~l<>pe<l\thatthegeneralpublicwon'tsee ~fe\Vyearsdowntheroad." Yolitz sets environmental clety(APS) RosmaitcreditshisStoutteachersforlaying .etalsInstitute, a solid foundation for his own success as a standard at West Publishing :handtrainingarmofAFS,conducting teacher."ItrytoteachliketeachersIadmiredthe trainingprogramsforthecastmetalsindustry. mostatStoutChuckKruegerandBobMelrose bySueDenkinger WestReporter ByFebruary 1996,the use ofEnvirochem In1986,Rosmaittookapositionasafoundry are two professors that come to my mind Inkeepingwiththecompany's hadelinIinatedover90percentoftheremaining process engineer with Marathon Electric in immediately,"hesaid."Theyinfluencedmethe tradition of environmental hydroquinoneuseinprepress. Wausau,Wis.Inthespringof1987,heapplied most. Their teaching style and rapport with concern, in late 1995, West The use or storage ofhydroquinone-based forafacultypositionatPittsburgStateUniversity studentsarehowImodelmyclasses.Iprobably Publishing became the fIrst developersinquantitiesthatexceedcertainliInits onanimpulse.Byfallhewasbackintheclassroom couldattributemyOutstandingTeachingAward companytouseEnvirochemTM. requiresthesubInittalofannualreportstofederal teaching Principles ofMetalcasting, Materials tothem." Envirochemisafilmdeveloper andstateauthorities.TheuseofEnvirochemat thathelpsfulfilltwo ofWest's WestwilleliIninatetheneedtosubInitareport goals: preserving the environ- Yolitz for any of the products used in the prepress McKitrick featured in healthy lifestyle promo ment and maintaining West's high quality department. standards. "ThisdeveloperepitomizesWest'seffortto Reallifemother-daughterteam, maximum bone density and strength to help Using Envirochem, which is produced by runanenviroumentallyfriendlymanufacturing CorlisChristmanMcKitrick'76 preventosteoporosisinlateryears. FujiHuntCorporation,isaresllltofajointeffort operation," says vice president of production andErin.depictanactiveyoung "ResearchcontinuestoshowthatAmericans between Fuji Hunt and West Publishing to CraigJilk. "AsaresultofYolitz'sefforts,we motheran~herteena~edaughter arenotgettingenoughcalciumintheirdiets," develop a hydroquinone-free film developer. willbethe:firstmajorprinterintheU.S.tousea packiI1gandenjoying a picnic says McKitrick, Sargento Foods publicity Hydroquinoneisusedinfilmprocessinginthe hydroquinone-freedeveloper." . lunch,hikingandin-lineskating manager."Softdrinkconsumptioncontinuesto graphicartsindustry. AccordingtoRonRose,FujiHunt'sdirector in"A.HealthyLifestyle." increaseamongchildrenandteenagers,frequently PrepressassistantmanagerCraigYolitz'85, ofsalesandmarketing,West'sinterestmadethis 1'1Ie\Vomen's <Sports McKitrick replacingcalcium-richmilk. Asamotherofa an industrial technology graduate, began the prodl,lct a reality. Although at present hydro Foun.dationandSargentoFoodsInc.teamedup teenagedaughter,Ihavetofind otherwaysto searchforahydroquinonereplacementin1994. quinoneiswidelyusedintheUnitedStates,the to prodllce the public service announcement, includedairyproductsinourmeals." FujiHunthadbeendevelopingahydroquinone shift toward alternative cheInicals will make releasedduringMarch Nutrition Month. The TheMcKitricksarenotjust"acting"healthy replacement cheInical, but it had not had the hydroquinoneuseanincreasinglyvisibleissue message,.directedespeciallytopre-teens,teens lifestyles.FortheMcKitricks,exerciseisafarnily opportunityforlarge-scaletestinguntilYolitz incommercialprinting. andyoun.gwornen, is a reminder that the affair.McKitrick,whoreceivedadegreeinHome approachedthecompanyinearly1995.Testing WestistheonlycurrentuserofEnvirochem, cornbinationofahighcalciumdietandweight EconOlnicsEducation,andherhusbandRichard began in the prepress department shortly which is manufactured in the United States. bearingex.ercise helps reduce the risk of '78 (Industrial Education) regularly enjoy afterward.Theresultswere"flawless,"according However, the hydroquinone replacement will oste?]J0r?sis,the.brittle bone disease that bicycling, walking, playing tennis or in-line toYolitz.Consequently,Envirochemwasused become available for widespread commercial primarily·affects elderly women. This early skating.Erinisamemberofherhighschool's in full·production in prepress beginning in useearlythisyear. emphasis on diet and exercise helps build crosscountryandtrackteams. December1995. 10 • StoutOutlook