Magazine of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Fall 2015
Vol. 17, No. 2 The
energy Revolu
tion starts here
Table of contents
Alumni
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Panther & Proud
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FALL 2015 VOL.17, No. 2
3 Panther & Proud
Chancellor: Mark A. Mone
4 Quotable & Notable
Vice Chancellor for University Relations
and Communications: Tom Luljak (’95)
6New@UWM
8Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex
Interdisciplinary research at UWM has a new address, and you’re invited to
the grand opening.
Vice Chancellor for Development
and Alumni Relations: Patricia Borger
Associate Vice Chancellor for Alumni Relations:
Adrienne Bass
Assistant Vice Chancellor of Integrated Marketing
& Communications: Laura Porfilio Glawe (’89)
Media Services Manager: Michelle Johnson
Designer & Art Director: Shelly Rosenquist
10Cover Story: The Energy Revolution
Starts Here
WM and partners are making Milwaukee the epicenter of a Midwestern
U
energy boom. It matters to the region, the environment and you.
Photography: UWM Photo Services
UWM Alumni is published annually
for alumni and other friends of the
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Send correspondence and address changes to:
UWM Alumni Association
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413
Eight days, seven decades, dozens of events make homecoming weekend a
must-attend celebration of Panther Pride. See you there!
24College of Nursing Turns 50
Just in time for its big anniversary, the college launches a new program to train
emergency responders in the essentials of community-based health care.
26Nursing Simulation Center
A generous gift from the James and Yvonne Ziemer Family Foundation will help
the College of Nursing meet the fast-growing demand for quality nursing care.
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28Helen Bader School of Social Welfare Turns 50
The school has graduated a powerful, unprecedented force of social welfare
and criminal justice experts. Meet one crusading alumna who’s looking out for
women, girls and locked-up foreigners in Kabul.
32Landmark Gift Makes UWM a Leader
in Entrepreneurial Ed
A $10 million gift from Sheldon and Marianne Lubar is taking shape as the
new, necessary Lubar Center for Entrepreneurship.
Watch our videos:
youtube.com/uwmnews
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pinterest.com/uwmilwaukee
20College of Engineering Celebrates 50th Anniversary
The story of one academic department’s rise from its startup days to become
a major research force in coding, encrypting, computation and the education
of top IT professionals.
22Alumni Homecoming Weekend
Phone: 414-229-4290
Email: alumni@uwm.edu
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9Inauguration Ceremonies
Commence Oct. 2
Join the UWM community as we install Mark A. Mone as chancellor.
Editor: Angela McManaman (’08, ’00)
Assistant Editor: Alex Vagelatos
This fall at the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee is like
no other time in our history.
It’s not simply the start of a
new academic year. It is a
new beginning for UWM as
an institution as we manage a
challenging budget and head
down new paths with the support
of our alumni and donors. At
the same time, we honor our
significant history with several of
our schools and colleges marking
50th anniversaries this year.
34Lubar School of Business Nears Milestone Anniversary
The school has emerged as a regional leader on issues from finance to executive management to the supply chain. See why that journey – factory floor to
grocery store – matters to you.
36The Alumni Association Needs You
Start a new chapter of the UWM Alumni Association. Take a few notes from
these enterprising alumni.
38 Class Notes
42They’re Here for You and UWM
Meet the newest members of the UWM Alumni Association Board
of Trustees.
A speacial thank you to Ewald Automotive Group for lending us their 2015 Ford Fusion Hybrid at their
facility and allowing us access to their charging station for our photo shoot with Johnson Controls Endowed
Professor Deyang Qu as part of our cover story. Photos can be found on pages 12-13 of this issue.
I’m pleased to announce that
Sheldon and Marianne Lubar
have very generously donated $10 million to UWM to
establish the Lubar Center for Entrepreneurship. The center
will bring together, expand and enhance UWM’s strong array
of entrepreneurial programs. You can read more about how the
Lubars are transforming lives and UWM on pages 32-33 of this
issue of the UWM Alumni magazine.
Energy, on a number of fronts, also is a key element and a
featured focus in this issue on pages 10-18. Our faculty and
alumni are making major contributions to the study of energy
supply – making it greener, more affordable and stabilizing
energy supply nationwide. Increasingly, we’re bringing together
water and energy for a look at how we can improve the
accessibility and quality of these vital resources.
Alumni Energy
Your role in the state – and well beyond – is absolutely critical,
not only as the backbone of our economy, but also as innovation
and knowledge leaders. This summer, I had the distinct pleasure
of meeting and networking with UWM alumni across the state.
I continue to be fascinated by the many different ways in which
you positively impact thousands of people. Your energy and
advocacy for UWM during the 2015-‘17 biennial budget process
were remarkable, and I sincerely thank you.
Please allow our campus community to thank you in
person during UWM Alumni Homecoming week, when we
will welcome alumni across seven decades back to campus
for ceremonies, celebration, tours, speakers, cultural events,
family-friendly programs and so much more. Please see
page 23 for details.
that are more than three times the size of our largest cut of
$8 million. Thankfully, our budget cut will not be $24 million each
year. With the final budget including $250 million in cuts over
two years to the UW System, UW-Milwaukee will see a
$12.2 million cut in its true operating base budget for FY16. This
will likely increase to $18 million in FY17. We received the largest
shares of $20 million in one-time cash from the UW System and
of the $25 million that was restored to the System budget. Your
letters and calls of support made a difference.
Energy for the New UWM
of the Future
Our path ahead will require a great deal of energy and “big
idea” thinking. We are facing the biggest test of our time in
higher education. With the implementation of budget cuts,
we will all be thinking and working in ways we have not yet
encountered as we reorganize and reshape UW-Milwaukee for
the future. We need your good ideas. I encourage you to share
your transformational thoughts at uwm.edu/budget.
Despite our challenges and because of the extraordinary
support of the Lubars and other donors, we have many reasons
to be optimistic:
• As UWM alumni, you are a powerful force and are agents
of positive change through scholarships, mentoring,
advocacy and more
• Our students have a strong voice that is growing
• Our enrollments are on the rise
• Our many new initiatives and increasing collaborations,
including the James and Yvonne Ziemer Clinical Simulation
Center; expanded veterans education support; NANOGrav
Physics Frontiers Center; and the M3 collaboration with
UWM, Milwaukee Public Schools and Milwaukee Area
Technical College.
I will be inaugurated on Oct. 2 as
UW-Milwaukee’s ninth chancellor, and
I couldn’t be more Panther proud.
UWM would not be as strong
or vibrant without your past
involvement. Your philosophies,
bold ideas and energies will be
needed as we enter our new
frontier. Let’s roll up our sleeves
together.
Energy and the State Budget
Best regards,
Last January, we were fearing the worst and hoping for the
best. There were so many unknowns. We were looking at a
potential $300 million cut to the UW System in 2015 and 2016,
which would have translated to up to a $24 million annual cut to
UW-Milwaukee. Had that happened, we would be facing cuts
Mark A. Mone
Chancellor
quotable
dance alumna can’t stop –
dancing, teaching, inspiring
M
ost people don’t discover their true calling while
still in middle school, but that’s exactly what
happened to dance alumna Sandra Jordan. She
saw one dance performance and knew she’d found her
passion. Since then Jordan has dedicated her life to dance.
She studied it first at UWM, where she received a bachelor
of fine arts degree in 1987. She moved on to UW-Madison
for an arts administration MBA, then returned to UWM for a
master’s degree in dance in 2000. By this time, Jordan had
already begun her career at Milwaukee High School of the
Arts (MHSA) where she has taught dance since 1995.
“Of course I would like my students to find a love for
dance, but the main lesson I would like to teach them is that
hard work and discipline pay off,” said Jordan. “If you truly
want to achieve something in life, you have to understand that
it may not come as easy as you want it to. And no matter how
much you love something, it is always good to have a backup
plan on how you are going to direct your career path.”
Jordan’s passion continues outside the classroom. She
attends every dance performance she can, taking in events
across Wisconsin, and travels annually to the National High
School Dance Festival. “I love watching dancers who are
dedicated and committed to their craft. It inspires me and
helps draw out the creative process in me. It excites me to
see people so engulfed in their art and working hard to get to
the next level of their career.”
Jordan said that the Milwaukee dance scene moves at
what she calls a “medium” pace. “Students get involved in
dance at a much older age and they find that it’s a lot harder
to fully develop their technical skills. We need more exposure
to dance that’s happening around the country so that our
students can be more informed when it comes to choosing
where to go for additional training after they graduate.”
Her solution was to develop the Summer Dance
Intensive at MHSA. Jordan explained: “I work all year
raising money to bring in guest artists from around the
country to give the students a look inside the dance world
outside of Milwaukee.”
& NOTABLe
Love on the dance floor
I
n 2006, Betsy Guerrero and Matt Woida were both
students at UWM. But that’s not where they met.
That happened on a dance floor at Beulah Brinton
Community Center in Bay View. Guerrero was teaching a
class for Milwaukee Recreation, and Woida was taking one.
In fact, it was his first dance class ever. Nine years later they
are married and managing Mezclando Milwaukee Dance
Company, which they founded in 2008.
The name, which in Spanish means “mixing Milwaukee,”
came to Guerrero after teaching a Rueda de Casino class
(Cuban Salsa Wheel). “The group consisted of people from
China, Nigeria, Poland, Mexico, USA and me of Colombian
descent,” explained Guerrero, who earned an international
relations degree with a Spanish minor from UWM in 2007.
“Looking around that circle I realized we had members from
four continents and that we were helping to bring people
together from all over the world. More importantly it was
happening in a city known for being segregated.”
Since then everything about the company
has been a team effort. Woida created the
logo, upgraded the website and handles
e-mail and social media for Mezclando.
Together, they teach.
“Yes we are a company of two and we
keep each other company,” said Guerrero
with a laugh. “We are the only married
couple teaching together in Milwaukee. We
are literally the mom-and-pop shop of salsa
dancing!”
Outside of Mezclando, which stays true
to its Bay View roots at the Delaware House
studio just blocks from Lake Michigan, Milwaukee’s salsa
power couple both teach for Danceworks and Milwaukee
Recreation. Betsy still teaches the class where she met Matt
back in 2006.
So how do they view the Latin salsa scene in Milwaukee?
“We have just as much talent here as there is in Chicago
but we are a lot friendlier,” said Guerrero. “I would love
for Milwaukeeans to value taking lessons more than they
currently do and to have more performance teams. We are
still a small town in the salsa world, but my dream is to grow
past that.”
Physical therapy grad makes rehab plans,
but says real recovery is all about the patient
W
hen John Kuhn began his undergraduate studies
he thought he had already decided on a career
path. “I was always interested in the human body.
I thought I would become an orthopedic or sports physical
therapist,” he explained. But then his undergraduate courses
offered him a close look at the body-brain connection.
“Seeing people who have had life altering events such as
strokes, amputations or progressive neurologic disorders, I
became very interested in neurologic issues and inpatient
rehabilitation.”
After receiving his undergraduate degree in exercise
science from the University of Minnesota Duluth, he
entered UWM’s doctor of physical therapy program (DPT).
He completed that in 2010, and today Kuhn works as an
inpatient physical therapist at the Milwaukee VA Medical
Center. He specializes in providing treatment for patients
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suffering neurologic, musculoskeletal and neuromuscular
conditions. Once the patients are ready to leave the facility,
his duties include working with the rest of the rehab team to
implement a cohesive discharge plan.
For Kuhn the key to successful rehabilitation ultimately
lies with the patient. “I can provide the expertise and the
knowledge of what would benefit the patient, but they
have to put in the hard work and consistent effort to make
functional improvements which will ultimately make their
everyday life easier and allow them to live with reduced pain
levels,” said Kuhn.
When it all comes together and the patient follows the
plan, works hard and eventually shows improvement – that is
when Kuhn says his job is truly rewarding. “I see people who
have had life altering events every day and I love that I get a
chance to make a significant positive impact on their lives.”
It is not only patients’ lives that
Kuhn has impacted. He works with
Equip Africa to deliver computers to
developing countries. Three years ago
Kuhn, along with fellow UWM alum
Ryan Tully, implemented a scholarship
for first year DPT students at UWM.
The $1,000 scholarship was set up to
assist in offsetting the cost of the first
year of textbooks. “At present Ryan and
I fund it ourselves. It is our way of giving
something back to the College of Health
Sciences. We are hoping to develop it
further in the near future so that more
people can reach their goals and become
practicing physical therapists.”
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New
WUWM earns prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award
I
nspired by a report on black male incarceration in Wisconsin
from UWM’s School of Continuing Education, WUWM
tackled the topic in the series, “Project Milwaukee: Black
Men in Prison.”
IDS Resource Center of Wisconsin
donated its historical records to
the Archives of the UWM Libraries
for use by historians and others telling the
story of the epidemic in the Midwest.
Operated by the College of Letters &
Science, WUWM is a member- and
listener-supported station broadcasting
locally produced news and music,
as well as national and international
programming from NPR, APM and
BBC. The Radio Television Digital
News Association announced the
award on June 24.
“The archives are a significant addition
to the holdings of the UWM Archives
and our collection of LGBT historical
resources,” said Michael Doylen, an
assistant director of the UWM Libraries
and head of Archives. “Only a handful of
other AIDS service organizations have
taken similar steps to open their historical
records for research.”
Only rock ‘n’ roll, but they loved it
T
he Rolling Stones usually get what they
want. They needed a choir to perform
with them during Summerfest.
Two dozen members of UWM’s elite Concert
Chorale joined the Stones on stage at the
world’s largest music festival. For the students,
it was their biggest crowd – and biggest thrill.
Zack Durlam, director of choral activities,
noted that the hallmark of the Peck School of
the Arts program is instruction that encourages
students to “be as versatile as they want to be.”
Of course, they performed the show’s finale –
“You Can’t Always Get What You Want.”
Researchers looking for evidence of the Big Bang
U
Gravitational waves are elusive ripples in the fabric of space and
time, which Albert Einstein predicted should arise from extremely
energetic cosmic events. Low-frequency waves carry the imprint from
supermassive black hole mergers and events from the period just after
the Big Bang when scientists theorize that the entire universe expanded
in size from sub-microscopic to gargantuan in an instant.
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AIDS Resource
Center donates
papers to
UWM Archives
A
For its efforts, WUWM became the only Wisconsin radio
station to receive the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award – the
equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize for broadcasters.
WM and partners at 10 other research institutions landed
a highly competitive $14.5 million grant from the National
Science Foundation to advance efforts to detect lowfrequency gravitational waves in the universe.
@ UWM
AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin is
a national leader in comprehensive patient
care for people with HIV/AIDS.
New ‘spit’ test may immediately detect Ebola virus
E
ngineers at UWM and the Georgia
Institute of Technology are developing a
sensor that can be used to immediately
detect the Ebola virus with a simple “spit” test.
Junhong Chen, UWM professor of
mechanical and materials engineering, will use
a sensor platform he created to detect water
contamination to make the low-cost virus
sensor.
The National Science Foundationfunded project aims to arm
public health responders with
tools for rapid detection and
containment of an
Ebola outbreak.
Chen’s sensor will target
seven proteins associated
with Ebola infection that
are present in human
saliva. A prototype may
be ready by December.
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&
a new era
A special
building
opens
a new era
on campus
celebrates the partnerships
By Kathy Quirk
Chancellor Mark Mone formally
assumed leadership of Wisconsin’s
premier urban research university
in December 2014. A month later,
Mone and UWM faced a significant
challenge when the governor
proposed significant cuts to the
University of Wisconsin System,
including UWM. While dealing
with that challenge, the university
continued to move ahead with
plans to build on its expertise
in research, teaching and
community engagement.
By Alex Vagelatos
On Oct. 2, Chancellor Mone
will reflect on UWM’s progress in
challenging times and make his
tenure official as he is inaugurated
UWM’s ninth chancellor.
naug
To emphasize the university’s
continued strength in top-tier
interdisciplinary research, UWM’s
new Kenwood Interdisciplinary
Research Center (KIRC) will be
dedicated as part of inauguration day
ceremonies. (For more about the
center, please see page 8.)
The KIRC dedication and building
tours are one of a number of public
events that will be part of the
celebration.
Flooded with natural light and built to strict
environmental standards, the six-story Kenwood
Interdisciplinary Research Complex has already
changed the look of UWM’s campus.
Now the gateway building at Kenwood and
Maryland avenues is going to play its part in
changing the way UWM faculty and students
conduct scientific research and education – housing
additional laboratories, classrooms, offices and
meeting spaces for three academic disciplines:
physics, chemistry and the Environmental Health
Sciences doctoral program within the Zilber School
of Public Health.
The first eastside campus academic
construction project in 20 years – and UWM’s
first interdisciplinary building – the KIRC will have
its grand opening and offer guided tours Oct. 2,
kicking off inauguration events for Chancellor
Mark A. Mone.
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progress signal ing
The 153,000-square foot, $80-million
project was paid for with state funds,
campus grant research funds and private
gifts, including a donation from Milwaukee’s
Bader Philanthropies.
Special construction methods give the building
vibration control that will allow researchers to use
hypersensitive instrumentation to obtain the most
accurate data. Storm water runoff will be detained
and treated through several underground detention
fields and seven bioretention cells.
“The new Kenwood
Interdisciplinary Research Center
is just one symbol of our progress
and strength going forward,”
Mone said. “We will continue
to face challenges, but with the
help of our faculty, staff, alumni
and friends in the community, we
will continue to meet them.”
“No one is better positioned to
handle the challenges the university
faces than Chancellor Mone,” said
David Misky, president of the UWM
Alumni Association Board of Trustees
and assistant executive director of
the Redevelopment Authority of the
City of Milwaukee. “He has incredible
support within the university, but he
also has a wonderful relationship with
business. Both of these relationships
will be incredibly useful.”
More about Mone
After seven months as interim
chancellor, in late 2014 Mone was
named to the position permanently
by the UW System Board of Regents.
Prior to becoming interim chancellor,
he had served as the Chancellor’s
Designee for Strategic Planning and
Campus Climate. In that role, he
worked with senior campus
leadership, governance groups
and all stakeholders to develop
UWM’s 2020 strategic plan, and
campus-level programs to improve
the organizational climate.
A professor of business
focused on executive education,
organizational behavior and theory,
he has been a member of the UWM
faculty since 1989, and served more
than 15 years as associate dean for
executive education and business
engagement. From that background,
colleagues say, Mone brings a strong
dedication to the UWM mission and
community as well as a calm and
collaborative leadership style.
In speaking to the regents at a
June 2015 meeting at UWM, he
spoke passionately about UWM’s
impact on Southeastern Wisconsin.
“UWM is the only public urban
research university in Wisconsin,
with a strong reputation for
community engagement, economic
revitalization and entrepreneurism. It
is an economic driver in the Midwest,
with an annual $1.5 billion impact in
Wisconsin alone since 2012.”
In addition, he proudly noted that
UWM continues to serve a unique
mission in Wisconsin’s largest urban
area – making a college education
accessible for many first-generation
and economically disadvantaged
students. “We continue to offer
incredible value for the dollar.”
AT UWM
“T he new Kenwood
Interdisciplinary
Research Center is
just one symbol of our
progress and strength
going forward...”
If You Go
INaugaration of
Chancellor Mone
The installation ceremony for UWM
Chancellor Mark Mone begins at 2 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 2, at the Zelazo Center,
2419 E. Kenwood Ave. The installation
ceremony will include UWM students,
faculty, alumni and staff representatives,
UW System colleagues and members
of the Milwaukee community. Peck School
of the Arts graduate student Samuel Hines
is set to present a guitar solo, and the
UWM Chorale will perform.
Dedication of the Kenwood Interdisciplinary
Research Center, located at the corner of
Maryland and Kenwood avenues, begins
at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2. Guests can tour
the newest UWM building featuring physics,
chemistry and public health labs, classrooms,
a soaring atrium and more.
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PHOTO BY TROYE FOX
The
energy Revolu
tion starts here
By Laura Otto
In a world facing shortages in energy and
water, UWM researchers are focused
on tomorrow – building new distribution and
conservation technologies that will change the
game in our search for a more sustainable future.
This work is already rebooting the economy in
Wisconsin, where the energy industry is the No. 1 driver,
according to the Midwest Energy Research Consortium.
UWM is working to keep it that way.
The university’s partnership with Fortune
Perfecting systems called microgrids,
100 company Johnson Controls Inc., the
UWM researchers and their industry partners
world largest supplier of vehicle batteries,
are helping build a market with potential
has already earned tens of millions of dollars
revenues worth billions. For consumers, that
in energy-research grants aimed at developing
means more affordable and reliable access
next-generation batteries.
to green energy and water.
Energy storage and control also play
a central role in another kind of research.
UWM’s engineering and freshwater
researchers are helping revolutionize our
Along the way, UWM is supplying the
workforce with the skills necessary to thrive in
this market. Meet two alumni who are making
a difference in powering our future.
nation’s method of distributing electricity, while
restructuring how water is used and delivered.
Find out more about the Energy Revolution.
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Hear from our professors who are making a difference: vimeo.com/uwmilwaukee/XXXX
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FUTURE
The
FUELING
Johnson Controls partnership fuels
the future of energy storage
At no time since the first Model T rolled off the
manufacturing assembly line in 1908 has vehicle
technology evolved as quickly as it is today.
“It wasn’t that long ago when the only
electric vehicles that existed were golf
carts,” says Deyang Qu, the recently
named Johnson Controls Endowed
Professor. “Now, you have the pure
electric vehicles, the hybrid plug-in
and the ‘micro-hybrid.’”
With new car technology
comes a need for advanced
batteries capable of powering
the vehicles. But one battery
does not fit all, says Qu.
At Johnson Controls, the
research is focused on two
kinds of vehicle batteries:
lead-acid batteries, existing
technology that’s being
upgraded to enable higher
vehicle performance; and
lithium-ion, which can be
recharged more quickly than
their lead-acid counterpart.
Qu is heading research at both
UWM and UW-Madison as part of
a unique partnership between Wisconsin’s
two public research universities and Johnson
Controls. The company’s multi-million dollar
investment ]supports the endowed professorship,
graduate student education and research laboratories
at both universities.
Faculty members, students and Johnson Controls
scientists work side-by-side in two labs at UWM’s
College of Engineering & Applied Science. One is a
“dry lab” with the right conditions to test-manufacture
next-generation lithium-ion batteries. It’s the only one
of its kind at a North American university.
Results are promising. Since 2012 work done in these
labs has attracted $35 million in federal grants for energy
storage research and several UWM grads have been hired by
Johnson Controls.
“We want to make sure there is a return on this
investment that benefits the economy of Wisconsin,”
Qu adds. This includes turning out skilled engineers
with coveted expertise in the highly charged field
of battery research.
“Because of this collaboration Johnson Controls
is on our campus all year round. Students can be
working on a real-world project as part of their education.
And we can tailor our curriculum to take advantage of those
experiences to give our students the maximum benefit.”
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A head start on ‘start-stop’
The roadmap to new products
Qu came to Milwaukee from University of Massachusetts
Boston, where he built a research program in energy storage
systems for electric vehicles and smart-grid technology. Prior
to 2005, he worked as a research scientist for private industry,
including at Wisconsin-based Rayovac Corporation (now called
Spectrum Brands).
In his new position, Qu has three goals:
• P
rovide a roadmap for Johnson Controls in the
development of new technologies, including the next
generation of lithium-ion batteries.
• H
elp the company improve the capability and
performance of current lead-acid battery technology.
• Create a talent pipeline for the industry.
This college-to-career pipeline is integral to the partnership,
says MaryAnn Wright, vice president of engineering and
product development at Johnson Controls Power Solutions.
“Today’s vehicle batteries are required to do much more
than simply start your car. Recruiting and retaining highly
skilled engineers who are interested in commercializing
evolving technologies in a sustainable manner is important to
Johnson Controls and the entire industry,” says Wright.
Good news for tomorrow’s energy engineers: The
automotive industry can’t wait to tap into their expertise. In
the next four years, says Qu, the number of cars on the road
with gas-saving “start-stop” technology will reach 20 million.
Start-stop technology enables cars to turn off momentarily
when they stop, such as at a traffic light. The car then
automatically starts up again when the driver releases the
break.
Virtually standard equipment in Europe, start-stop
systems improve fuel economy and emissions by as much
as 5 percent over conventional internal combustion engine
technology. The system is expected to be a standard feature
on all American-made cars in the next decade.
Fuel-saving technologies like start-stop demand better
performance from current lead-acid battery technology.
“Lead-acid technology, the benchmark for performance in
automotive applications can be further improved to drive the
emissions and fuel economy performance of start-stop and
take micro-hybrid vehicles to the next level,” says Qu. “What
we’re doing now is optimizing this proven technology to fit a
broad range of applications.” Innovations in vehicle batteries
don’t happen over night, he says. It took many decades to
turn lithium-ion batteries into a product.
Involving students in improving lithium-ion battery technology is the aim of the Johnson Controls
pilot dry lab located on the first floor of the College of Engineering & Applied Science. Here,
students can gather for instruction or don the appropriate protective clothing necessary to
guard against dust and moisture contamination. At right, Deyang Qu, the new Johnson Controls
Endowed Professor of Energy Storage Research, works with students in the lab and with vehicles.
(Photos by Troye Fox)
“But our research is creative, exciting, it’s on the right
track,” Qu says. “It can keep you awake at night!”
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Michael Andrew
Director of Academic and Technical Programs, Johnson Controls - Power Solutions,
Engineering and Product Development
Michael Andrew followed the path of
the average UWM student circa 1970. He
graduated from Brown Deer High School,
then commuted to classes at UWM while
living at home.
But after completing his bachelor’s degree
in chemical processing engineering, Andrew
embarked on a career that has been anything
but ordinary.
As a rookie product engineer at Johnson
Controls in the 1970s, he was in on the
ground floor of early work on electric car
batteries. He managed several advanced
battery technology programs, including
electric vehicle battery development for the
Department of Energy, the U.S. Air Force
and the CIA.
Today, Andrew leads collaborative
partnerships with universities and federal
laboratories, oversees technical aspects
of research and development in Power
Solutions, and supports Johnson Controls’
government relations team. One more thing:
he holds 12 U.S. patents.
Recently he talked to “UWM
Alumni” about his evolving career
at Johnson Controls.
What has been the biggest change in
the industry during the years you’ve been
at Johnson Controls?
The age of information technology
exploded and now we’re moving at the
speed of electrons. In my era the emphasis
was on the information you brought to the
project. Now it’s what do you do with the
limitless information available to you that’s
important. The right [research] direction to
pursue is also not as clear-cut as it once was.
That’s when judgment becomes important.
Yes. I call the work we’re doing with the
universities “productive tension” because
industry is always pushing to move as fast
as possible. Dr. Qu has a “semi-separation”
from us that allows for a different creative
process. That may sound like an insignificant
difference, but it’s not.
Most engineering students complete an
internship while working on their degrees.
What else will help them as they begin
looking for employment?
The key is your ability to approach your
job with the widest possible perspective. As
an employee, you need to add value to the
company. So if you can come into the job
with a common-sense business outlook, it
will allow you to be problem solvers. Plus,
you have to be able to work in a constantly
changing world and also stay curious. It’s
easy to get hyper-focused on one goal.
What are a few of your favorite
memories as an undergrad at UWM?
I really enjoyed the lab portion of some
of my courses. For example, in qualitative
analysis we got to investigate the amount of
lead in gasoline – there was still lead in gas in
those days.
Then there were some faculty I still
remember. Thermodynamics was a tough
course, but Bob Balmer [now emeritus]
made it so entertaining. He came to class
one day dressed as [mathematician] Daniel
Bernoulli. He lit candles in the room when he
passed out our final exams because he said
he wanted us to experience what it would
have been like to study in the 18th century –
and then he walked out. We all just sat there
initially and finally we got up, blew out the
candles and turned on the lights.
how water tech makes ‘Cents’
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Alumni Spotlight:
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
What if new water
technology could reduce
the cost of heating or
cooling your home or
work place?
That’s just what UWM researchers
are developing – smart technology that
capitalizes on the water-energy nexus to
conserve both.
The link lies in the fact that much of
the water used in buildings – 40 percent
in homes – is heated, said David Garman,
dean of UWM’s School of Freshwater
Sciences. “This presents an opportunity
to re-use the heat before it even leaves the
building,” he said.
UWM freshwater and engineering
researchers are creating a system in which
water and heat from groups of buildings
is collected and managed for different
purposes, allowing many processes to
happen at once: Heat can be extracted
from waste water; organic matter in that
water is converted to energy added
to the grid; and drinking water can be
continuously monitored for safety.
Microgrids, water sensors and other
technology developed at UWM could
help create that network, said Brett
Peters, dean of UWM’s College of
Engineering & Applied Science.
Just as microgrids blend energy
from power plants with that from
alternative sources, such as solar panels,
they can manage multiple streams of
water simultaneously. These water
microgrids enable individual buildings
to feed recycled water into a city’s water
treatment and distribution system or
operate independently of it, providing a
small area with treated water while also
fostering conservation.
“UWM has made strides in moving
energy microgrid technology closer to
commercial use,” Peters said. “The next
step is to develop water microgrids and
integrate the two so the outputs of each
can be used to the best advantage.”
Peters and Garman envision a
sustainable energy and water future
made possible by energy and water
microgrids work in tandem to move
wastewater and energy back and forth to
achieve optimal efficiency.
Sensors developed at UWM may
soon be tested in a cluster of buildings
slated for construction near the Global
Water Center, where scientists and
entrepreneurs join forces to grow the
city’s water tech sector.
Milwaukee, they contend, is perfectly
positioned to lead this research effort
as a hub for energy and power control
with a growing water technology sector.
The city also is home to two academicindustry research centers: the Midwest
Energy Research Consortium and the
Water and Equipment Policy Research
Center, funded in part by the National
Science Foundation.
At Milwaukee’s Reed Street Yards, a
prototype of a water microgrid containing
sensors will allow recycling and
treatment across an area planned as a
mixed-use development with residential,
office and light industrial structures. The
developer, General Capital Group, hopes
it will become a model for energy and
water conservation.
“A water microgrid depends on
sensors to direct fluid traffic in the
infrastructure,” Garman said. “In a
system where there are separate pipes
for clean water, gray water and black
water [bound for the sewage plant],
sensors tell you about temperature and
water quality – and then route it for
specific purposes.”
“The beauty of such a linked system
is it can be applied to not only homes
and offices, but also to industries that
use a lot of water, such as Milwaukee’s
cheesemakers, brewers and other food
and beverage producers,” Garman said.
Funding for various components of
the project is being sought from federal
research agencies, state economic
development groups, industry, and
private foundations. Initial phases of the
project will take shape within the year.
.
Our new endowed professor, Deyang Qu,
said that identifying the direction of research
was one role of the universities in the
Johnson Controls partnership.
Brett Peters, dean of the College of Engineering & Applied Science, makes a visit to Reed
Street Yards with David Garman, dean of the School of Freshwater Sciences.
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Alum Michael Andrew is director of academic and technical
programs at Johnson Controls - Power Solutions.
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Building a Better Way
TO
SUPPLY ENERGY
It wasn’t a natural disaster or high demand that
caused an electrical blackout in the northeastern
United States in summer 2003. A high-voltage power
line in Ohio brushed against overgrown trees,
causing it to shut down, and touching off a
domino effect of disabled lines.
For the next two days, 50 million people
in eight states were left without power. But a
technology being perfected at UWM, called a
microgrid, will keep that from happening again.
Microgrids are free-standing power sources
that integrate disparate energy-generating
sources, store the energy and then distribute
it uninterrupted to a limited surrounding area
during power outages.
“Any place where large numbers of people
congregate – military bases, factories, sports
arenas or even Disney World – would be
unaffected by a blackout if there is a microgrid
in place,” said Vijay Bhavaraju, principal
engineer in power system technologies at
Eaton Corporation.
Eaton is one of eight area companies
working with UWM Professor Adel Nasiri to
advance microgrid technology, addressing
the obstacles that have so far kept it from the
commercial market where it is projected to
generate revenues of $3 billion by 2017.
“This one in Milwaukee will be the
state-of-the-art microgrid testbed in the
country,” Nasiri explained. “We can
use it in conducting research for
federal projects, and for testing
with private companies. It will
accelerate what we can do
together with industry.”
Balancing act
The timing is right. The cost of obtaining
renewable energy is dropping. But because
renewables generate and distribute energy
differently than power plants, the transfer of
these added sources isn’t compatible with the
nation’s grid.
In order to augment the grid, the “added”
energy sources must conform to the way the
existing grid distributes electricity.
When dispatching energy from coal-burning
power plants or hydroelectric plants, the grid
adjusts the output amount to match user
demand. Energy coming from renewable
energy sources is not adjustable, however, and
is difficult to store.
“By adding multiple other sources, we will
need to ‘smooth out’ the intermittent power
that renewables generate, in order to keep the
output-demand in balance,” said Nasiri.
Wind turbines, for example, generate
electricity only when the wind is blowing. But
in most places, the wind blows more often at
night when demand for electricity is
low. Nasiri’s patented technology allows
renewable energy produced when
demand is low to be stored and then
released when the demand is high.
Microgrids like the one Nasiri is
building with industry partners will fix
energy-compatibility problems, and
ultimately help reduce emissions from
fossil fuel-burning power plants by
increasing use of renewables.
can tune the kind of output to the end user
by scheduling when to turn one source on
and another one off. So if we can manage
the electricity sources, we could show
up to 40 percent in fuel savings.”
continued on page 18
The energy sources in a microgrid vary
in number and variety. Renewables could
be included in a microgrid, but so could
natural gas- and diesel-fueled generators.
UWM engineering students are
working with Eaton on software that
allows communication among the
various energy sources, giving the
microgrid the ability to customize the
mix of energy sources in its “arsenal” in
order to improve efficiency.
“For example, on a windy day you
could eliminate the diesel portion of the
microgrid,” said Eaton’s Bhavaraju. “You
While microgrids can
serve as energy islands,
Nasiri’s testbed has another
important benefit: It can
integrate energy from
diverse sources – like solar,
wind and batteries – into the
nation’s distribution system
for electricity, called the
central grid. That means ecominded energy consumers won’t
have to put solar cells in their
backyards in order to have access
to green energy.
Professor Adel Nasiri in Milwaukee.
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Alumni Spotlight:
QIANG FU
Lead Engineer, Global Research & Technology, Eaton Corporation
UWM-industry
collaboration
UWM’s microgrid
testbed, funded in part
by the Midwest Energy
Research Consortium, an
industrial-academic research
coalition, will give regional companies
a first look at the compatibility of their
parts. Eaton is one of nine area partners.
In addition to Eaton, other participating
partners are Midwest Energy Research
Consortium, Rockwell Automation,
LEM, Odyne, ZBB Energy Corp., Kohler,
Johnson Controls Inc. and Regal Beloit.
The U.S. Army is already developing
microgrid technology to ensure power
to military bases. Nasiri and Bhavaraju
recently received funding to improve
operations of a microgrid at Fort Sill,
a base about 80 miles southwest of
Oklahoma City.
Their objective was to identify how
to orchestrate a seamless transfer
of service when the microgrid is
disconnected from the grid.
Their efforts resulted in creation of a
new part, the controller, which enables
that uninterrupted jump.
Working out the manipulation of
energy needed to make microgrids
safe and viable is a major undertaking.
One of Nasiri’s remaining challenges
is developing components that will
streamline the complicated task of
managing voltage and frequency.
Along the microgrid construction
journey, UWM engineering students
from Nasiri’s lab have participated in
grant-funded research, such as the Fort
Sill microgrid project. Eaton has hired a
few UWM students part-time to focus
on a specific feature, said Bhavaraju.
Qiang Fu grew up in the city of Wuhu,
in the center of the world’s largest energy
consumer – China.
So it isn’t surprising that a motivated
engineering student like Fu would be
interested in applying his talents to
something that is already becoming
imperative – integrating green energy into
people’s everyday lives.
So why did Fu decide to come to the
U.S. to earn his PhD?
Corporation, where he interned in 2012
and became a full-time employee in 2013.
The company is interested in supplying
all parts necessary to operate microgrids
once they are commercially available.
One of Fu’s tasks is to develop a virtual
microgrid platform in the lab. Through
communication and metering interfaces,
the platform at Eaton is capable of
demonstrating microgrid management,
control and protection.
“U.S. universities, research institutions
and academia associations are leading in
green energy development,” he explains.
While earning his bachelor’s and master’s
degrees at Chongqing University, he was
introduced to UWM through the research
of electrical engineering professors David
Yu and Adel Nasiri.
Fu said he decided to stay in
Milwaukee, even before receiving the job
offer at Eaton, because he really likes the
city.
“I came to UWM for professors Yu
and [Adel] Nasiri,” Fu says. “They have
an international reputation in power
electronics and power systems.”
How did he choose between using
his education in academia or the private
sector? The choice comes with a trade-off,
he says.
Since high school, Fu knew that he
wanted to pursue technologies that would
help to save fuel and reduce greenhouse
gases.
“You want to spend time doing
research, but you have to keep in mind
that there’s a monetary component in
industry. You have to be familiar with
the business and market in order to find
a channel to monetize your innovation.
This is very important for PhD students to
learn.”
At UWM, that landed him in Nasiri’s
lab working on the UWM microgrid, an
innovative energy distribution system
that is about to do something epic with
renewable and traditional electricity.
Nasiri’s microgrid testbed is aiming to
integrate multiple green energy sources
into the national electrical grid, while
providing uninterrupted power to small
areas that might become disconnected
from the grid in the event of a power
outage.
“There are a lot of industries here
that provide opportunities for professors
and students to participate in industrial
projects and find jobs.”
Fu has become an adjunct at UWM so
that he can be tethered to the wide range
of ongoing research projects in his field.
“Without the constraints of the market
placed on them, academic researchers
have more freedom to explore the future
direction of innovation. They can take a
longer look forward.”
This research brought Fu into contact
with UWM industry partner Eaton
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Of three UWM students assisting
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Make History
&Innovate Industry
Cyber security to health care, UWM computer scientists
By Marie Rohde
From making renewable energy more affordable for
consumers to medical imaging that makes accurate
medical diagnoses faster and more cost effective, the
UWM College of Engineering and Applied Science leads in
research that improves lives and innovates industry.
Groundbreaking work in data encryption in
the late 1960s helped the computer science
program establish an international reputation,
and a 1990 graduate of the master’s program
may be one of the best-known computer
scientists in the world. Today, Satya Nadella,
works in Seattle, as CEO of Microsoft.
As the college celebrates its 50th
anniversary this fall, here’s a look at it’s rich
research history and potential for the future.
Files from the UWM Archives offer an early
look at computer science education at UWM.
‘A growing place’
Years before the phrase “data security”
worried the world, UWM researchers were
pre-emptively attacking the problem.
George Davida, an electrical engineer who’s
now an emeritus professor, was one of about
a dozen faculty hired in the late 1960s for the
newly created UWM College of Engineering
and Applied Science. He delved into
unbreakable codes that can hide information,
quickly becoming one of the foremost leaders
in the field and creating UWM’s Center
for Cryptography, Computer and Network
Security.
“Davida was way ahead of his time,”
said K. Vairavan, hired in 1968 and now an
emeritus professor of electrical engineering
and computer science. “It was cutting edge
research in a developing field.”
Leonard Levine, also hired in the late 1960s, had a
doctorate in physics but learned electrical engineering doing
work for the space program and nuclear submarines during
the Cold War. He said research was critical to the success
of the new college. “We had to develop as a research
institution or no one would come.”
The college now enrolls over 2,000 students, including
more than 400 in graduate programs, has more than 9,000
alums, and is set to soon open a biomedical engineering
program. Almost a quarter of current students attend
parttime, more than 20 percent of the college’s enrollment
is made up of international students and 13 percent of its
students are women.
Industry partnerships boost resumes,
accelerate research, improve care
As part of its mission, the college continues to build
partnerships with industry, adjusting its curriculum to
provide employers with the workforce they need and giving
students hands-on engineering experience to supplement
their coursework and build resumes.
Jane Miceli chose UWM after hearing a talk by Levine in
2003 that emphasized the university’s industry connections.
“He talked about how it would be easier to find an
internship and a job here,” said Miceli, now an Idaho-based
consultant for Hewlett Packard and a mentor for women
in IT. “I got an internship with Rockwell Automation and
worked there for five years.”
Joint research by the university and industry drives the
Center for Advanced Computational Imaging, created in
2014 in partnership with GE Healthcare to improve medical
care by advancing 3-D imaging capabilities and reducing
costs associated with powerful diagnostic tools like
magnetic resonance imaging (MRIs). Computer Science
Professor Ethan Munson, associate dean for academic
affairs, directs the center, working with four professors who
were awarded research grants by GE and a number of GE
employees.
Jeffrey Kautzer, a UWM
engineering graduate turned
GE chief engineer and UWM
adjunct professor, said the
collaboration benefitting the
university and GE also has a
broader impact.
“Some of the work being
done in the research projects
has the potential to really
make a big difference in the
technology of our product,
specifically reducing the cost
of production,” Kautzer said.
“This is broadly relevant
Alumna Jane Miceli (far right) transitioned from college intern
considering healthcare
to full-time employee at Rockwell Automation.
costs today.”
Munson said there’s
potential for collaborating
with a number of major companies in the region on other
uses of embedded systems – distinct, built-in computer
systems that perform dedicated functions within a larger
device or technology, powering everything from hybrid
vehicles to digital watches.
“With local and global demand for engineers strong, our
way forward for the next 50 years is to continue the tradition
of excellence in areas of highest demand,” said College of
Engineering & Applied Sciences Dean Brett Peters.
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“UWM is located in the economic center of the state,”
Munson said. “That proximity means that engineers (in the
private sector) can do continuing education more easily and
students can work directly with these companies.”
“S ome of the work
being done in the
research projects
has the potential
to really make a
big difference...”
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Professor Ethan Munson directs the university’s
Center for Advanced Computational Imaging.
GE and Munson’s team also designed a 15-credit
graduate certificate program around continuing education in
computerized imaging. Paul Cunningham, a manufacturing
engineering team leader at GE, combined the certificate
program with other classwork and recently received his
master’s degree.
“It grew my experience faster than if I had just been
working,” Cunningham said of the program, adding that the
mix of traditional professors and adjuncts working in the
field was particularly helpful.
College of ENGINEERING
50th Anniversary
Events are scheduled from late September
through October 2015, and include a riverboat
tour on Oct. 3 to kick off Homecoming Week,
Take your Dean to Work Day(s) with Engineering
Dean Brett Peters and more!
For the latest schedule, registration information,
to share your stories and more, please visit
uwm.edu/engineering/50th.
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The first official homecoming celebration in UWM’s recent history
opens campus doors, long-closed yearbooks, and looks forward as
UWM celebrates the inauguration of ninth chancellor Mark A. Mone
and changes the architecture of its beloved eastside campus with
the public dedication of the new Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research
Complex and installation of a new statue on Spaights Plaza.
It’s all part of UWM Alumni Homecoming Week, Oct. 2-10, 2015,
and UWM alumni and friends across the ages are invited.
“We have more than eight days of events and alumni from seven
decades joining us on Milwaukee’s Eastside for Alumni Homecoming
Weekend,” said UWM Associate Vice Chancellor of Alumni Relations
Adrienne Bass. “Now is the perfect time to make plans to join your
UWM friends and family for this historic celebration of school
spirit, campus pride and great Milwaukee moments. “
Throughout the week, homecoming attendees and
guests can enjoy movies in the Union Cinema, visit
favorite eastside establishments and meet up with friends
old and new.
Few alumni are as busy preparing for homecoming
weekend as Milwaukee-area artist and two-time UWM arts
alumnus Tom Queoff. The 1970-73 Panther football star is
putting the very final touches on a bronze Panther statue
that will be installed on Spaights Plaza to commemorate
homecoming weekend and the 50th anniversary of UWM’s
mascot.
Saturday, Oct. 3
“TEDxUWMilwaukee: React
Differently” speakers discuss how
personal and professional reactions
can create waves of unknown size and
consequence. Fifteen speakers share
their ideas.
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below. A complete events calendar, registration information,
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house, Panther Fandemonium, a Club Football game and UWM Family Weekend. Plus, there’s a welcome party for UWM’s newest addition,
that bronze panther mascot – 750+ pounds of panther pride!
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Team
Up
to bring community-based
Paramedics and Professors
care into neighborhoods
By Marie Rohde
It seemed odd to the paramedics assigned to the rig
that rolls out of Engine 36 on Milwaukee’s north
side: For one week straight they’d been responding
to daily 6:45 a.m. calls from the same address.
Capt. Michael Wright, who was assigned to
Engine 36’s paramedic
unit at the time, decided to look into
it. The patient, a woman in her 70s, had
diabetes. Her husband thought he was
following doctor’s orders by giving his wife
insulin first thing every morning. But it resulted
in a massive blood sugar drop.
“She didn’t need the insulin every
morning,” said Wright, now coordinator for
the Milwaukee Fire Department’s community
paramedic program. “She just needed
breakfast.”
50 years of quality care and
responsive partnerships
Every day paramedics across the country
speed out of fire houses, red lights flashing
and sirens blaring, to address medical
problems that are not – or should not be – true
emergencies. It’s healthcare at its costliest.
Looking for a solution, Wright and other
emergency responders turned to the UWM
College of Nursing for help in developing
a training program to teach paramedics to
address patients’ needs before their problems
become true emergencies. As the college
celebrates its 50th anniversary, this program –
done in collaboration with the Milwaukee Fire
Department, Milwaukee County Emergency
Medical Services and the Medical College
of Wisconsin -- is just the latest of many
partnerships designed to teach students and
address the city’s medical needs.
The need for the paramedic partnership is
great. In Milwaukee, just 100 people made
almost 7 percent of the 62,663 emergency
medical calls placed in 2014. Paramedics
trained in the Community Paramedic
Curriculum will not only teach their patients
self-care, but will connect them with existing
services to prevent future emergencies. This
will be phase one of the pilot program.
Sally Lundeen, dean of the College of
Nursing, emphasized that the project is in
concert with the
Wisconsin Idea,
the University of
Wisconsin System
mission statement
that emphasizes
the universities’
connection to the
community.
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to eat breakfast.”
“We are on the
ground in areas of
Milwaukee that
have high health care needs and are addressing
care coordination, health promotion and
prevention,” said Lundeen, who has nearly 40
years’ experience establishing communitybased health care programs in Milwaukee and
Chicago.
Milwaukee firefighter and paramedic Andrew Hargarten
is taking a double-duty approach to his education. The
College of Nursing Class of 2010 graduate is enrolled in
the paramedic training program and UWM’s doctorate of
nursing practice program.
He explained that similar programs elsewhere have
proved to be cost effective with better medical outcomes.
“Fort Worth, Texas, has extensive data. Among other
things, they significantly reduced the re-admission of
patients. With the Affordable Care Act, hospitals are
penalized if a patient is readmitted within 30 days, so it
saved the hospitals money. The number of paramedic runs
went way down and that saved money for the taxpayers.”
Education – a prescription for better health
This fall, the first cohort of paramedics completed
instruction on delivering health care in the community
and managing chronic illness. Topics covered included
asthma and infant mortality, two major health problems in
Milwaukee. For phase two, 22 local medics will be trained
to go into the homes of participating 911 callers, visiting
each patient four times over three months to complete
home assessments, provide education and connect the
patients with services that meet their needs. They will also
reach out to the homeless population.
Kim Litwack, the associate dean for academic affairs who
is leading the program, said that while paramedics are well
trained to provide “red light” emergency care, they aren’t
trained to address less urgent calls from “yellow light” or
“green light” patients.
“An asthmatic patient who has run out of needed
medication would be a “yellow light” call,” she said. “The
patient needs to be evaluated to determine why they’ve run
out of their medication so he or she doesn’t become a ‘red
light’ patient requiring emergency transport. The partnership
with a College of Nursing, with an emphasis on health
promotion, assessment and education, is a natural fit.”
But this program is still in its early days, said Lundeen.
Ongoing funding is needed for the curriculum/training
to reach its full potential as a cost and lifesaver across
southeastern Wisconsin.
“We need to have coordination to make sure that not only
are we providing the services but that we are not duplicating
what others are doing. We need to figure out how to sustain
these new models,” Lundeen said. “It’s a good investment
and funding the program is a good decision.”
Alum Andrew Hargarten, a Milwaukee firefighter and paramedic, takes a break from
his doctoral studies at UWM. He also is enrolled in the paramedic training program.
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College of nursing
50th Anniversary
Over the course of five decades, the University
of Wisconsin Milwaukee College of Nursing has
graduated more than 7,000 nurses. In recognition
of the college’s 50th Anniversary, a series of events
will be held September 2015 through June 2016.
Celebrations will recognize the College of Nursing’s
influence, impact, community engagement and
health care initiatives in the State of Wisconsin,
nationally and across the globe. We extend an
invitation to alumni, friends, faculty and supporters
to celebrate this momentous milestone. Please join us.
50th Anniversary Highlights
October 10
Participation in the 11th Annual
Panther Prowl 5K
November 5Mentoring and Nursing
Leadership- Preceptor
Recognition event
April 14Celebrating Community Impact
April 1550 Distinguished Alumni
reception
April 1650th Anniversary Gala
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For registration information and a complete calendar
of events, please visit uwm.edu/nursing/50th.
Transformational Gift
&
expandS nursing education
By Patrick Kessenich
UWM Chancellor Mark Mone described a $1 million gift
from James and Yvonne Ziemer to the College of Nursing as
“transformational” for both UWM and the region, allowing
the college to admit more students to meet Wisconsin’s
nursing shortage and enhance its clinical training
opportunities for nursing majors.
Improves care
James Ziemer is a three-time UWM business school alumnus and the former CEO and president of
Harley-Davidson Inc. “This gift expresses our hope that our children, and our grandchildren, and all families
within our community, will have access to the highest quality nursing care,” the Ziemers explained in a
joint statement.
The Ziemers’ gift will help fund and name a clinical simulation center on UWM’s eastside campus.
The James and Yvonne Ziemer Clinical Simulation Center will provide UWM nursing students with state
of the art experiential learning in simulated clinical settings, and enable the college to increase its enrollment
by up to 30 percent. The university is home to Wisconsin’s largest nursing program.
James and Yvonne Ziemer
“The new Ziemer
Clinical Simulation
Center will be a place
for innovative clinical
learning, not only for
our nursing students,
but for students
from our College of
Health Sciences and
other UWM schools
and colleges,” Mone
said. “Integrated
professional
development at
the cutting edge
of interdisciplinary
learning will be
possible here.”
“We are so grateful
to the Ziemers for their vision and extraordinary generosity,”
added Sally Lundeen, dean of the College of Nursing. “Their
gift assures that our College of Nursing will remain among
the top nursing education programs in the country for many
years to come and will provide the cornerstone for innovative
inter-professional health education and research. The
simulation center will also strengthen UWM’s ability to fill a
growing nursing shortage
in Wisconsin.”
The center will
provide a “real world”
environment for teaching,
learning and research
where students are
trained in patient care
through use of models,
manikins, medical
equipment and living
patients.
UWM’s College of Nursing graduates approximately 360
students annually, from all program levels – undergraduate,
graduate and Ph.D. It estimates its current job placement rate
at 93-95 percent following graduation.
“I had the good fortune of observing many talented
students,” said Eric Schenker, dean emeritus of the Lubar
School of Business. “James Ziemer always stood out as
someone to watch. It does not surprise me that he and his
wife Yvonne, have emerged as one of greater Milwaukee’s
leading philanthropic couples.”
James Ziemer has a long volunteer association with
UWM. He served as co-chair for the Campaign for UWM
(2003-08), chaired the Lubar School’s Business Advisory
Council and serves as a senior advisor for UWM’s current
fundraising efforts.
Fundraising for the simulation center continues. Please
contact Nicole Blemberg, Development Director, College
of Nursing at blembern@uwm.edu or 414-229-5617.
“We are so grateful
to the Ziemers for
their vision and
extraordinary
generosity...”
“We know that UWM has outstanding students and
faculty, and they need our support to expand their capacity
to meet the workforce needs of the future,” explained the
Ziemers, who live in the greater Milwaukee area.
Students training in the college’s current nursing simulation facility.
Top business alum provides support
to a top health profession
The demand for new nurses is projected to be 7,500
annually by the year 2020, based on forecasting models from
the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
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James and Yvonne Ziemer (center) meet with College
of Nursing Dean Sally Lundeen (left) and Chancellor
Mark Mone.
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“That person can get the hell out of [Afghanistan],”
she said.
An Afghani woman, even when she wins in the
courtroom, returns to a society in which systemic victories
for human rights are yet to be achieved.
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The remainder of Motley’s caseload is comprised of
non-Afghan defendants in Kabul. Of her 90 percent success
rate in Afghani courtrooms, Motley says the sweetest
victories, surprisingly, are the ones she earns for her
foreign clients.
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Her practice has also captured the attention of The New
York Times, Vanity Fair, the BBC, and became the focus of
Motley’s TedTalk, “How I defend the rule of law.” The work
has earned her something even more rare – acceptance in
the country she lives in nearly nine months out of the year.
“Afghans accepting me, that’s progress,” Motley said.
Travel won’t be required
for anyone who wants to
follow Motley’s international
quest for justice. A Danishmade documentary
“Motley’s Law,” will premiere
at the Chicago International
Film Festival in October and
a TV series based on her life
is currently in the works.
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Years
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This work has lead to some landmark rulings for her
clients. “My work has lead to decriminalizing ‘running away’
as a crime,” Motely said.
Afghanistan may be just the first stop of Motley’s
larger journey. Word has spread of her passion and unique
capabilities and she is expanding her services and mission
to India, Uganda Bolivia
and more.
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About 30 percent of Motley’s practice is pro-bono work
on behalf of women and girls like Malikzada, who are
trapped in a criminal justice system that imprisons and
even executes them for “moral crimes” like fleeing forced
marriages, being forced into prostitution, or becoming the
victim of domestic violence or rape.
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Motley’s quest for justice and human rights in some of the world’s most remote
courtrooms and corrupt prisons began in Milwaukee, where she earned four college
degrees in six years, including bachelor’s and master’s degrees in criminal
justice from the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare. She’ll talk about her thriving
“It’s depressing, but fighting a corrupt criminal justice
system keeps pulling me back,” Motley said.
Her time at UWM was marked by “extremely
encouraging” faculty and staff. She had two of her three
children while a student. Her social welfare education also
made a difference. “At UWM I learned how to research
social issues and the importance of publishing. That
definitely helped me in Afghanistan, especially when
I performed an assessment of their juvenile justice
system,” she said.
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“As I travel, I
see how abysmal
the legal system
is in so many
countries,” Motley
told UWM Alumni.
“I want to raise
the capacity of
legal representation worldwide while
continuing to educate needy people of
their rights. For as abysmal as it can be,
you never give up hope. Where would
American women be if we had given up hope in our fight for equal rights?”
Of the 49 suspects tried in Malikzada’s death last spring,
four were sentenced to die. But the men’s sentences were
promptly overturned behind closed doors.
Motley grew up in Milwaukee’s Berryland Housing
Development and attended Whitefish Bay High School.
After she completed her education with a Marquette Law
degree, she became a Milwaukee public defender.
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“I want to
raise the
capacity
of legal
representation
worldwide...”
A fighter, a lawyer, a visionary
Looking back on Milwaukee
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In a Kabul courtroom, Malikzada’s
family was represented by UWM alumna
Kimberley Cy Motley, who became
the first foreign lawyer working in
Afghanistan when
she signed on to a
State Department
legal education
program in 2008.
international law practice and her Milwaukee roots on Oct.
15, when she returns
to her alma mater as keynote speaker of a fundraising event
for Helen Bader
School of Social Welfare student scholarships.
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In March 2015, Farkhunda Malikzada’s death caught
the world’s attention. Just 27 years old when she
was falsely accused of burning the Quran, the
Afghani woman died at the hands of a vicious,
all-male mob that beat her, set her on fire and
threw her in the Kabul River.
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By Carolyn Bucior
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The HBSSW has graduated more than
10,000 family therapists, FBI agents,
school social workers, police chiefs,
community advocates and more,
providing southeastern Wisconsin with
an unprecedented force of social welfare
experts. In recognition of the college’s
50th Anniversary, the school invites
alumni, friends, faculty and supporters to
a student scholarship gala. Please join us.
October 15, 5-8:30 p.m.
Harley-Davidson Museum
Guest speaker: Kimberley Cy Motley,
international human rights lawyer
and alumna
Cost: $100; 11 sponsorship opportunities range
from $200 to $15,000
For registration information and a complete
calendar of events, please visit
uwm.edu/socialwelfare/about/timeline/
Or contact: Richard Kessler,
kessle23@uwm.edu or 414-229-6890
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Alumna Kimberley Motley looks back on her
early days in Milwaukee, and maps her future as
a human rights advocate and defense attorney in
Afghanistan and beyond.
Allyson Olivier, Olivier@uwm.edu or
262-385-1129.
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“There is crying in startups.”
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With new Lubar Center for Entrepreneurship,
UWM to build on strengths in
Leadership Development, Economic Growth
By Angela McManaman
Sheldon Lubar doesn’t sit on the sidelines.
Feeling uninspired by work as an attorney in
banking in the mid-1950s, he remembered his
father’s advice: “‘It’s better to earn $1 working
for yourself than to earn $2 working for someone
else.’ If I had a path I was going to follow from that
point, it was that I wanted to be in business for
myself,” Lubar explained.
So he worked hard. “At the bank I did everything
I was asked to do. I never said no, and saved
enough money that I could leave what I was
doing and look for a small company to acquire
after 13 years in banking.” He started the private
investment firm Lubar & Co. in 1966.
Fast forward 60 years. Now deeply engaged
Wisconsin philanthropists, Lubar and his wife,
Marianne, donated $10 million to UWM in July to
create the new Lubar Center for Entrepreneurship.
His hope is that it will serve as a catalyst for
the region, inspiring others to start and expand
businesses and to use entrepreneurial skills to
address social problems.
‘This is my city’
“We’re talking about intelligent entrepreneurship
that will enhance our community and our economy
beyond anyone’s fondest hope,” Lubar said. “The
objective of the Lubar Center for Entrepreneurship
is to teach and motivate students, as well as
business people in large and small companies, to
take advantage of the opportunity that ownership
brings. Simply said, you can be an owner of a
business if you know how to think and act
like an owner.”
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Lubar, who worked with UWM Chancellor Mark
Mone and others to shape plans for the center,
said he wanted to make a difference in Milwaukee.
“This is our city and we want it to be as strong and
dynamic and vibrant as we can make it.”
UWM will erect a new building at the corner
of E. Kenwood Boulevard and Maryland Avenue
that will be home for the Lubar Center for
Entrepreneurship and a welcome center that will
be the first stop for prospective students and
others visiting UWM. With support from UW
System and other private donors, total investment
in the project will be about $25 million.
Innovation can fuel revitalization
As Wisconsin’s only public urban research
university, UWM is uniquely positioned to provide
students with opportunities to collaborate with
companies and nonprofit organizations, fostering
new, creative ways of doing business.
Lubar said that’s one reason why he chose it.
“This is the most important university in the city,
and I would say, the most important in the state
because the need here is so great.”
Businesses that start or grow with help from the
center will provide jobs for southeastern Wisconsin
and, eventually, the entire state. “Jobs create
wealth,” Lubar said, “and wealth enables a higher
standard of living.”
The center will incorporate and
encourage entrepreneurial activities
within and among UWM’s 14 schools
and colleges, including interdisciplinary
and social entrepreneurship programs.
“The spirit of innovation will infuse
and inspire students’ education
here,” Mone said. “This is a real
win for students, faculty, staff and
the community because this center
embraces all, providing opportunities
for participation. For some, the goal
will be bringing to market products
and services. For others, it will be
transforming lives in our region with
social entrepreneurship.”
The announcement marked the Lubar
family’s second major gift to UWM. In
2006, the Lubars donated $10 million for
faculty and scholarships to support what
is now the Lubar School of Business.
They also have been strong supporters
of the Peck School of the Arts and
UWM Libraries.
Recalling his Depression-era
childhood in Sherman Park and
Whitefish Bay, Lubar said his parents
considered themselves successful
because they made sure he and his
two sisters were well educated. His
gifts to UWM will ensure others have
the same opportunity.
More than 50 students have
graduated from or are enrolled in
the Lubar School of Business with
scholarships provided through the
couple’s first major gift to the university,
and the annual reception for awardees
is a highlight for Sheldon and Marianne
Lubar.
“The opportunity to provide this
support is more gratifying for me,
perhaps, than it is for the students,”
Lubar said.
A former president of the UW
System Board of Regents, Lubar said
one of his proudest accomplishments
was launching an initiative to increase
minority enrollment across the entire
UW System.
Sheldon and Marianne Lubar (top) celebrate the center’s
announcement at UWM in July.
“I just recently saw the statistics and
94 percent of those who kids had been
part of the diversity program graduated
from high school and went on to
college,” Lubar said. “The numbers are
just stunning.
“The American Dream is out
there,” he added. “Don’t ever
believe that it isn’t.”
Making second major gift to UWM, Lubar says “American Dream is out there.”
The Lubar Center for Entrepreneurship will make its home in a new building at UWM,
sharing space with the university’s official welcome center.
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If You Go
In a Global Economy,
Lubar School of Business
By Dan Simmons
The journey of a consumer product from
raw material to store shelves used to be a
simple one. Factories in the U.S. made the
products. U.S. companies shipped them, and
consumers like us bought them in corner
stores and big-box retailers.
Everything changed with unilateral trade deals that began proliferating
in the mid-1990s, making it cheaper for companies to manufacture and sell
abroad and lengthening the supply chain. Products now regularly journey
across oceans and pass through different cultures.
leads the way
“Our goal was to educate people in the science of the supply
chain, to address the increased complexity and responsiveness
that’s now required to compete in the global economy,” said
Lyman Tschanz, a 1981 Lubar graduate and vice president of
manufacturing at Rockwell.
In 2010, Rockwell Automation provided a $2.5 million
endowed supply chain grant to Lubar to establish the Rockwell
Automation Endowed Chair in Supply Chain Management. The
goal is to strengthen the supply chain program to attract the best
and brightest students and supply chain researchers from around
the world to Milwaukee. The grant enabled Lubar to recruit
Anthony Ross, then a professor at Michigan State University,
to become the first endowed chair. Early success led to the
formation of the Supply Chain Management Institute.
Nicholas
Johnson, a 2014
Lubar School of Business
Lubar graduate
in supply chain
50th Anniversary
management,
celebration
supervises 44
employees
To learn more about the Lubar School’s golden
as production
anniversary gala in spring of 2016, as well as
supervisor for
other events planned for the anniversary year,
a Rockwell
visit lubar.uwm.edu/50Years
Automation office
in Richland Center,
Wisconsin. He
credits Lubar for
preparing him for the job and early promotions.
“I had many opportunities within the school and throughout
the community,” said Johnson, who joined a student group
focused on supply chain management and interned with
Rockwell Automation. “At times, this breadth of opportunity
challenged me to perform outside of my comfort zone.”
“Supply chains have become much more complex,” said Anthony Ross,
Rockwell Automation Endowed Chair in Supply Chain Management at
UWM’s Lubar School of Business. “At the same time, consumers became
much more sophisticated.”
The Lubar School of Business has offered responsive, high-quality
programs meeting the needs of major U.S. industries for 50 years. To meet
the challenges introduced by global markets, the recently reaccredited
school dramatically expanded and improved how it teaches supply chain
management, collaborating with Rockwell Automation, the
world’s largest company devoted exclusively to industrial
automation products and software.
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin heeded
the call of Lubar’s supply chain researchers to involve local
businesses in students’ research. In 2012, faculty members
helped the discount chain study optimal locations for its
warehouses to streamline delivery of products to its network of
stores.
“We saw the value throughout the whole organization, but
starting with donated goods,” said Vicki Holschuh, senior vicepresident and chief retail officer at Goodwill.
Professor Anthony Ross and industry partner Vicki Holschuh, senior vice president and chief retail officer
at Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin.
A growing demand for supply-chain expertise
Five years in, about 400 Lubar undergraduates study supply
chain management, four times more than at the time of the
grant. Graduates earn an average starting salary of $45,000, up
from $38,000 when the program was much smaller. They’ve
fanned out through the world, and many of the recent grads are
working at Rockwell Automation.
Researchers also worked with Children’s Hospital of
Wisconsin on sourcing health-care products and sorting
out which products are better kept in stock versus buying
directly from suppliers as needed. Another project provided a
comprehensive modeling of coal inventory management for
Wisconsin Energies.
Consumers probably don’t notice it, but Lubar’s research in
the supply chain management field speeds cereal and rubber
bands to them at a far lower cost. And with alumni holding key
positions in corporations like SC Johnson, Children’s Hospital of
Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation, Harley-Davidson and Johnson
Controls Inc., the school’s influence will continue to grow.
With more than 700 UWM alumni working at Rockwell
Automation’s Milwaukee headquarters, UWM is a key university
from which Rockwell recruits new hires with business and
engineering degrees. Many belong to a “Panthers at Work”
alumni group at Rockwell Automation that’s supported through
the UWM Alumni Association.
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Anthony Ross is Rockwell Automation Endowed Chair in Supply
Chain Management in the Lubar School of Business.
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Alumni Chapters
THRIVE
Packers’ VP of Finance
Shows His Panther Pride
CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE & ACHIEVEMENT
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 | 2015
at
UWM’s many alumni chapters
coordinate a variety of programs
throughout the year that are
essential to promoting alumni
engagement with the university.
There are no limits to where your UWM degree can take you.
We’re reminded of that each year when we celebrate excellence and
achievement at the Alumni Awards Evening.
FRIDAY
Alumni chapters may be located in the Milwaukee area, and
associated with a particular college or based on members’
common interest or affinity. Several regional chapters exist
to promote Panther Pride to UWM alumni living within their
geographical area. Membership in an alumni chapter has other
benefits as well, including boosting leadership skills, promoting
networking and professional development and fostering
community engagement.
organization as both the team and the league have worked
through some challenging economic times. We appreciate his
strong leadership within the organization and the impact he has
on our development efforts in and around Lambeau Field.”
For example, the Lubar School of Business Alumni Chapter
hosted its 4th Annual Signature Event in June 17 at the Pilot
House in Discovery World. Paul Baniel, 1983 Lubar graduate
and currently vice president of finance & administration for the
Green Bay Packers, was the keynote speaker.
To learn about opportunities to engage with UWM Alumni
Association chapters – or to start one – contact Cynthia
Fitzsimmons, (414) 229-3266, or fitzsimm@uwm.edu.
A Milwaukee native, Baniel earned his accounting degree
with honors in 1983 from UWM. Paul and his wife, Nancy, a
1999 graduate of UWM’s College of Nursing, live in Green Bay
and have four children: Nick, Claire, Mary, and Abby.
Guests enjoyed a lively discussion of Baniel’s fascinating
career in the world of professional sports. This sort of
experience illuminated the Lubar School of Business Alumni
Chapter’s mission to enrich the UWM alumni experience
and foster friendships and networking relationships in the
Milwaukee community.
OCT 9, 2015
6:00-9:00 p.m.
PIER WISCONSIN
500 North Harbor Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53202
alumniawards.uwm.edu
2015 AWARD RECIPIENTS
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
· Robert Cialdini `67
HONORARY ALUMNI AWARD
· Leonard Goldstein
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI
SERVICE AWARD
· Gregoria Karides Suchy `45
GRADUATE OF THE
LAST DECADE AWARDS
(UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES)
· Nicholas Blish `07
· Paola Félix-Encarnación `11
· Hemad Fadaifar `08
· Paul Imig `10
· Martha Phillips `06
UWM FOUNDATION ALUMNI
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
· Guy Mikkelsen `69
Baniel is in his sixth year of leading the Green Bay Packers’
financial operations – and in his third year as vice president of
administration for the organization.
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS
· Kenneth Munson `84
· Mark Sabljak `79
· Rebecca Schultz `87, `95
In addition to overseeing the daily operation of the club’s
finances, facilities and information technology, Baniel
represents the Packers at the NFL level on economic issues
and leads strategic initiatives for the organization. He is
integrally involved in Lambeau Field’s $312 million expansion
project, drawing on his experience in major projects with the
Milwaukee Brewers and Potawatomi Hotel and Casino while
he was in leadership roles in those organizations.
CORPORATE PARTNER AWARDS
· GE Healthcare
· Milwaukee Metropolitan
Sewerage District
GRADUATE OF THE
LAST DECADE AWARDS
(GRADUATE DEGREES)
· Ammar Alkhalidi `11
· Nathaniel Piotrowski `05
· Kristen Roche `11
· Stephanie Sikinger `09, `11
· Sylvia Wilson `04, `11
· DeVona Wright Cottrell `06
PANTHER PRIDE
VOLUNTEER AWARDS
· Josie Osborne `89
· Lubar School of Business
Alumni Chapter
A certified public accountant, Baniel also oversees auditing
processes and works closely with the club’s treasurer, the
board of directors’ audit and investment committees and the
stadium district.
“Paul is a valuable member of our senior staff,” said
Mark Murphy, Packers president and CEO. “His experience
in professional sports has been an important asset to the
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Alum Paul Baniel talked business – and Packers – as keynote speaker for the Lubar School of Business’
alumni chapter event.
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CLASS NOTES
1960s
Mark Mortier (’77 BS Architectural Studies) of
Santa Fe, New Mexico, recently left his job at the
National Park Service, where he was an architect
for 18 years, to start a private practice: Mark L
Mortier-Architect LLC, focusing on homes, light
commercial projects and historic preservation.
His website is marklmortierarchitect.com.
Charles Knutson (‘61 BS) is a Norwegian
teacher who convened a May 2013 language
and culture presentation at the Sons of Norway
Trollheim Lodge near Denver, Colorado. Knutson
is also the lodge’s musician and choir director,
responsible for “enriching the lodge in countless
ways.”
Larry Vanderhoef
(’64 BS Education-Botany,
’65 MS Education-Botany), Chancellor Emeritus
of the University of California-Davis, released,
“Indelibly Davis: A Quarter-Century of UC Davis
Stories…and Backstories.”
Wallace Cheatham (’72 MS Music Education,
’02 Hon. PhD Fine Arts) had a piano composition
included in the soundtrack of “Requiem for the
Dead: American Spring 2014,” a documentary
shown on HBO. After graduation, Cheatham
went on to become an internationally
distinguished composer, performing artist and
scholar. He returned to UWM in 2002 to receive
the honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree.
Ed Hida (’72 MS) and Heidi Hida (v59 BS,
’74 MS) opened Heidi’s Corner Antiques &
Collectibles at The Antique Center-Walker’s
Point, Milwaukee’s oldest antique mall, 1134 S.
1st St.
1970s
Wayne Edmund Behrens
(‘70 BS Psychology, ‘72 MS Educational
Psychology) is development director for
Southeastern Wisconsin Youth for Christ. He
was previously with UW-Extension for more 25
years, retiring in 1999.
Sandy Brehl
(’71 BS Exceptional Education) saw her
novel, “Odin’s Promise: A Novel of Norway,”
recognized by the 25th Anniversary Midwest
Book Awards as an outstanding middle-grade
novel published in 2014 in the Midwest region.
Brehl, of Muskego, is a retired teacher and an
active member of the Society of Children’s Book
Writers & Illustrators. This was her debut novel.
Brehl
Susan Finco (’76 BS Mass Communications)
was expected to join the Green Bay Packers
executive committee in August, when the
board of directors was scheduled to vote on
the recommendation. She is owner of Leonard
& Finco Public Relations. Finco would be the
executive committee’s first female member.
Finco joined the Packers’ board in December
2000. She chairs the community relations
committee.
Mary Strautmann (nee Maki) (’77 BBA
Accounting, ’94 MS Taxation) received the IMA
Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
Gold Level Leader Award, given to those who
have met the criteria for leadership and education
developed by IMA’s Leadership Academy.
Strautmann also received the Exceptional
Volunteer Award. A 38-year member of the
IMA, Strautmann served as past president of the
Greater Milwaukee Chapter, past president of the
Mid-America Regional Council, and past regional
vice president and Global Board Member. She
also serves on the Milwaukee Area technical
College accounting advisory board.
Strautmann
Judy Kain (’77 BFA Theatre) has been a
professional actress for 37 years, appearing in
more than 350 commercials and in more than
80 roles for film and television. She won a SAG
Award for her role as Elisabeth Moss’s secretary
on “Mad Men.” Other credits include “Married
with Children,” “Modern Family,” “The Middle,”
“Bones,” “Castle,” “Scrubs,” “Desperate
Housewives,” “ER,” “Seinfeld,” “The West
Wing,” “NYPD Blue,” “Friends,” and “The Drew
Carey Show.” She has been voted Backstage
Magazine’s “Best On Camera Acting Coach”
for multiple years and teaches at her own acting
studio.
Larry Schnuck, AIA, NCARB (’78 BS
Architecture, ’86 MARCH Architecture), who
leads Kahler Slater’s Higher Education Team, was
named a vice president. He has presented both
regionally and nationally, and has been published
on the topic of medical education environments
and the best ways to adapt these for the
changing trends in healthcare education.
Honora Norton (’79 BBA) was named
chair-elect of Catholic Charities Community
Services Board of Directors, whose mission is
to help the most vulnerable within Central and
Northern Arizona communities. Norton was
named treasurer of Rotary Club of Scottsdale,
the largest Rotary Club in the Scottsdale and
Paradise Valley areas.
Michelle Czarnecki (’86 BS Nursing) earned
the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s 2015 Nurse
of the Year award. This award showcases the
compassion and dedication she has for her work,
which has made major differences in the pain
control of thousands of children hospitalized
throughout the years.
1980s
Brenda Avadian’s (’80 BA Communication,
’82 MA Communication) book, “STUFFology
101” was released in print and as an eBook.
Avadian sold the worldwide English audio rights
last year and is awaiting confirmation that it
will be available in Korea. Avadian writes for
U.S. News & World Report, in addition to the
TheCaregiversVoice.com and STUFFology101.
com. Avadian delivers keynotes at events
nationwide, and is currently working on her tenth
book.
Ann Lobotzke (‘80 BFA Music) was the
featured soloist with the Festival City Symphony,
performing John Rutter’s “Suite Lyrique for Harp
and Strings.” Lobotzke is a freelance musician
in Milwaukee, playing for all of the major arts
organizations.
Warren M. Mueller (’79 MS Botany) has
written seven books and has been a featured
in the New York Times, About Christianity and
Christian Pulse web sites. The latest book in
his Truth Seeker Series is a dialogue between
Mueller and his father who was a critic of the
Bible and Christianity.
Czarnecki
Stephen Lesavich (’86 MS Computer
Science) was recently interviewed for
the cover story of the March 2015 issue
of #WORLDCLASS magazine on being a
technology expert, attorney entrepreneur and
award-winning author.
Mary Jo (Paque) Baas (‘86 BBA Finance)
received the 2015 Pollie Award for RadioCandidate Division from the American
Association of Political Consultants. Baas is
President of Liberty House Consulting and has
three children with her husband, Steve Baas.
James DeVita (’87 BFA Theatre) has worked
for 21 years at American Players Theater, a
classical-based repertory theater which features
several Shakespeare plays every year. His oneperson show, “In Acting Shakespeare,” toured
the United States and 11 cities in Ireland last
fall. He published a book in June, “A Winsome
Murder,” a mystery in which the detective is a
Shakespeare scholar who uses his knowledge of
Shakespeare’s plays to solve crimes.
Lobotzke
Mueller
JoAnn Early Macken (‘85 BA Economics) has
a new rhyming board book, “Baby Says “Moo!”,
published by Disney-Hyperion. She is the author
of four other picture books, the poetry instruction
guide “Write a Poem Step by Step,” and more
than 130 educational books for young readers.
Her poems appear in numerous children’s
magazines and anthologies. Her web site is
joannmacken.com.
Judith Hooks (’82 BA Art) is founding member
and director of Gallery 218, which celebrated its
25th anniversary this year. Since departing the
original eclectic warehouse on South 2nd Street
in Walker’s Point, the gallery has focused on
contemporary abstract and conceptual works in
all media, serving thousands of artists.
Lynn Payerl (’84 BS Community Education)
writes under the name Lynn Peril and is the
author of three books: “Pink Think,” “College
Girls” and “Swimming in the Steno Pool,” and
many articles that explore images and roles of
women in American popular culture. She has
been a guest lecturer/speaker on many college
campuses. She lives in Oakland, California.
Ann M. Stone (’84 BBA Marketing) and Jeffrey
S. Mueller (’85 BBA Marketing) met in school
and have been together ever since. Today, they
are full-time residents in Cape Coral, Florida,
and their latest endeavor began in 2009 with
the creation of Pro-Gulf Properties, LLC, a
residential real estate brokerage firm
servicing southwest Florida.
Dan Morgan, AIA, EDAC (’86 BS
Architectural Studies, ’88 MARCH Architecture),
a leader of Kahler Slater’s Health Care Team, was
named a vice president. He recently served as
principal in charge for the Sauk Prairie Hospital
project, named a 2014 Top Project by the Daily
Reporter and received a Silver Award from
the American Society of Interior Designers in
Wisconsin.
Molly Gribb (‘88 MS Engineering, ’93 PhD
Engineering), civil and environmental engineering
department head and professor at the South
Dakota School of Mines and Technology since
2010, became dean of UW-Platteville’s College
of Engineering, Mathematics and Science in
July. Gribb was previously professor of civil
engineering at Boise State University and
associate professor at University of South
Carolina. Gribb is a licensed professional
engineer and a Fellow of the American Society of
Civil Engineers.
Terry Westfahl (’86 BS Communication)
was elected principal for GRAEF’s Milwaukee
office for 2015. Westfahl was vice president of
human resources. She has been with GRAEF,
a Wisconsin-based engineering and consulting
firm, for 13 years.
Gribb
Westfahl
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CLASS NOTES
1990s
Captain Andrew J. Schulman,
U.S. Navy, (‘91 MARCH Architecture) was
appointed director of military construction
for the Department of Navy, in the Pentagon.
His previous Navy assignments include duty
at Headquarters, Naval Facilities Engineering
Command, Washington, D.C.; branch chief
for construction, NATO Training Mission,
Afghanistan, Kabul; executive officer, Naval
Amphibious Construction Battalion ONE, San
Diego, California; a DoD Legislative Fellow, U.S.
Senate, Washington, D.C.; and numerous other
architecture, facility engineering and construction
management positions across the Department of
Navy and Marine Corps. Schulman is a member
of the DoD Acquisition Professional Community
and a Certified Energy Manager through the
Association of Energy Engineers.
Schulman
Kristen Wright (’94 BA French, ’99 MS
Management) is senior vice president of Global
Marketing & Sales Enablement, responsible
for driving Cielo’s brand and its reputation as
a global authority on talent acquisition, talent
management and human resources. She
supports the lead generation efforts of the sales
team and oversees all advertising, branding,
marketing, public relations and social media
initiatives.
Dan Weninger (’94 BA Journalism and Mass
Communication) attended the White House
Community Leader Briefing on April 29. In
addition, the event was held to honor the 100th
Anniversary of Kiwanis International. Weninger
has been a member of the Fond du Lac Lakeside
Evening Kiwanis Club since 1995 and serves as
secretary. He is a self-employed financial adviser.
Jennifer Schommer (’97 BA Mass
Communication) is assistant director of public
relations for Smithsonian Institution Traveling
Exhibition Service, responsible for developing
and implementing publicity campaigns, and
coordinating promotional activities with
museums that host the exhibitions.
Weninger
Glenn Roby, AIA (’95 BS Architectural
Studies, ’98 MARCH Architecture), a leader for
the Kahler Slater Business Environments Team.
As an expert in commercial design, he is sought
out for his insights on workplace strategies,
design trends and commercial real estate
activities. Roby is the principal in charge of the
17-story 833 East commercial office building
under construction in Milwaukee. He serves on
the board of the Real Estate Alliance for Charity.
Al Krueger, AIA, ACHA, EDAC (’96 BS
Architectural Studies), a leader of Kahler Slater’s
Health Care Team. He served as the principal in
charge of the Martha Jefferson Hospital project,
which was named the Most Beautiful Hospital
by Soliant in 2012. He is also a member of the
American College of Healthcare Architects and
the Lean Construction Institute.
Brenda Dockery (’96 MS Nursing), who died
in April 2015 at age 60, was a member of the
College of Nursing Alumni Board and also served
as president of the Milwaukee Chapter of the
National Black Nurses Association from 20002004. Dockery became director of community
wellness and patient education at Wheaton
Franciscan in October 2104 after five years at
Milwaukee Health Service, a community health
center.
Drake/Schommer
Eric Mayne, AIA, RIBA (’97 BS Architectural
Studies), a project architect on Kahler Slater’s
Health Care Team who also champions Kahler
Slater’s Ambulatory Care Design initiative,
was named an associate principal. Mayne has
presented nationally on the topic of ambulatory
care, and has been recently published for his
whitepaper on ambulatory care design trends. He
is based in Milwaukee.
2000s
Andrew Fefer (BA 2000) was recently named
news director at WEAU TV in Eau Claire,
Wisconsin. Fefer began his television news
career as a photojournalist at WSAW-TV in
Wausau, Wisconsin. In his free time, he enjoys
volunteering with the Indianhead Area Special
Olympics and reading to students on Read
Across America Day.
Ursula Ann Lande (’00 BS Criminal Justice
and Political Science), a professor at Georgia
Military College attended the 13th United
Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and
Criminal Justice in April in Doha, Qatar. She
worked as an individual expert involved in
deliberations of the Congress as well as working
with committees, subcommittees and other
working groups. Attendance as an individual
expert was by invitation only from the SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations. While at the
conference, she also received the SAGE Junior
Faculty Professional Development Teaching
Award.
Saul Sopoci Drake (’01 BA Anthropology, ’05
Graduate Certificate Museum Studies, and ’07
MS Cultural Anthropology) is a project director
with the Smithsonian Institution Traveling
Exhibition Service. Drake coordinated the
development and production of a recent traveling
exhibit – 60 handcrafted iconic movie costumes,
“Rebel, Jedi, Princess, Queen: Star Wars™ and
the Power of Costume” – working with exhibition
designers, curators and archivists.
Kristin Flora (’03 MS Psychology, ’07 PhD
Clinical Psychology) was recipient of the Clifford
and Paula Dietz Award for Faculty Excellence.
She occupies the Roscoe W. Payne Chair in
Philosophy and Psychology and serves as the
division head for social sciences at Franklin
College. Flora has taught psychology at Franklin
College since 2007, becoming the department
chair in 2009. Before coming to Franklin, Flora
was a clinical outcomes analyst and research
coordinator at a regional hospital in Wisconsin.
She has served on the steering committee for
the Midwest Region of Psi Chi, an international
honor society in psychology and currently serves
on the Psi Chi External Affairs Task Force.
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Adam Bastjan, AIA (’06 MAR Architecture),
architect and designer on Kahler Slater’s Higher
Education and Sports/Wellness Teams, is now
an associate principal. He regularly serves as
an adjunct professor and guest critic at UWM’s
School of Architecture and Urban Planning. He is
based in Milwaukee.
Chris Ludwig, AIA (’06 MARCH Architecture),
a project architect on Kahler Slater’s Higher
Education Team, is now an associate principal.
His designs have been recognized for excellence
by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and
several higher education industry publications.
He is based in Milwaukee.
Stephanie Hacker (’07 MUP Urban Planning)
was elected to serve as an associate of GRAEF,
a Wisconsin-based engineering and consulting
firm. Hacker is the practice area leader of the
Planning & Urban Design Group and has been
with GRAEF for six years.
Rachel L. Kuske (’11 BS Nursing) finished
her 4B clinical rotation at Children’s Hospital
of Wisconsin, and took a job on the same
floor immediately following graduation and the
NCLEX. She just finished her third year at the
hospital.
Kuske
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin posted
the following picture and caption on
their Facebook:
“We snapped this CUTE picture of
6-week-old Analia getting some tender
loving care from Nurse Rachel Kuske
this morning. Although baby Analia was
just waking up, Nurse Rachel was just
finishing her shift after working all night.
Analia is in our hospital because her liver
needs some special care and attention.
Stay strong Analia!”
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Scott Lousier, AIA (’00 BS Architectural
Studies, ’02 MARCH Architecture), a project
architect on Kahler Slater’s Higher Education and
Sports/Wellness Teams, is now an associate
principal. He is based in Milwaukee.
Hacker
Flora
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Mary Pat Gage (’04 MLIS Library & Info
Science) was promoted to library manager-north
market for Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare
SEWI, covering hospitals and clinics in
Milwaukee, Brookfield and Wauwatosa. She
previously published “Using a ‘Survivor’ Style
Game to Guide Nursing Research into Practice.”
She is a member of the healthcare organization’s
North Market Nursing Research Committee and
treasurer of the Southeastern Wisconsin Health
Science Libraries Consortia (SWHSL). She is a
licensed and registered nurse.
Sol Caceres (’11 BS Community Education)
was a star soccer player on the men’s varsity
team. Now he is sharing his talent and passion
for the sport with students at Success Academy
Upper West in New York. Together with other
soccer coaches, he is growing a one-of-a-kind
program that helps second begin to gain the
skills they need to compete at the highest levels.
He recently received a special award from the
school’s parent council for “making a difference
in their children’s lives.”
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In 20 years in public accounting,
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services for Wisconsin Fortune
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multinational clients reduce
global risk and enhance their
earnings per share.
And giving back to the community
has been a priority. Bertler serves
on the board of directors for the
Kettle Moraine YMCA and for
Sharp Literacy. He has worked
with the United Way and United
Performing Arts Fund.
Alumni Association: What was
your favorite place on campus?
Brad: Hands down, the real
Gasthaus from the early ‘90s.
Alumni Association: Why are
you excited to join the board?
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a diversity perspective, of the
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Todd Brennan, ’14,
MS in Freshwater
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Watershed Project Manager
– Alliance for the Great Lakes,
serving as a liaison to Great Lakes
communities and a voice for
the Alliance in Wisconsin.
Todd Brennan was in the
first graduating class of
UW-Milwaukee’s School of
Freshwater Sciences, focusing
on watershed planning and policy,
researching farmers’ conservation
behavior in the Green Bay
watershed. His research helped
develop a model for engaging
farmers in watershed planning
and sub-watershed prioritization
within Wisconsin’s phosphorus
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Social Media Marketing Manager
and Strategist – Boelter + Lincoln
In 2009, Michael Kuharske
founded Gravity Marketing LLC
to help small- and medium-sized
organizations grow revenue
through its innovative Virtual
Marketing Officer (VMO) service.
With 12 years of interactive
media and project management
experience, Katie KleinMurphy manages the strategic
development and implementation
of digital and social media within
advertising and communications
plans at Boelter + Lincoln. In
2015, Klein-Murphy was selected
as one of Milwaukee Business
Journal’s 40 Under 40.
Brennan works in planning, policy
and education to address issues
surrounding the health of the
Great Lakes watershed.
Alumni Association: What was
your favorite place on campus?
Alumni Association: What’s
your favorite memory of UWM?
Todd: Most of my time was
spent at Freshwater Sciences.
They have a tradition and
atmosphere that is supportive
and family-like.
Katie: The energy that radiated
throughout the campus. Whether
it was during a sporting event
or everyday conversations
in between classes, the energy
was palpable and inspired the
feeling of being part of a larger
global community.
Todd: The UWM network in
action! For my work, there are
maybe two degrees of separation
between me and most folks at
Freshwater Sciences. I have
collaborated with a former
professor who is a titan of
Great Lakes research, recruited
students to help on a watershed
project, hired another student
and cohosted a workshop with
Freshwater Sciences-affiliated
staff and scientists.
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Michael Kuharske, ’04,
BBA Marketing
Passionate about giving back,
Klein-Murphy was integral
in the social media-driven
#Saveteecycle fundraiser. She
also volunteers with the Midwest
Athletes Against Childhood
Cancer (MACC Fund) and Special
Olympics Wisconsin.
Alumni Association:
How has UWM helped you
since graduation?
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Katie Klein-Murphy,
’01, BS in Political
Science and
International Studies
Alumni Association: Why are
you excited to join the board?
Katie: To connect with
alumni around the world. I’m
able to inspire former and future
graduates of UWM to remain
connected with the university
and to reaffirm the Alumni
Association as one of UWM’s
leading recruitment and
support structures.
Founder and President of Gravity
Marketing LLC
Gravity Marketing serves as chief
marketing officer for dozens of
organizations and companies
across the United States.
Located in Milwaukee’s historic
Pritzlaff building, the company
also houses Gravity Connect, a
free community coffee house
and gathering place. Kuharske is
active in the community, serving
on the Walker’s Point Association
Board of Directors.
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