1960s Class notes

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1961
Rick Fulwiler (BS-E) reports that after graduating from UW-Eau Claire, he earned a master's degree in occupational health and a doctorate in environmental health from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He then had a 28-year career at Procter & Gamble, where he started as an industrial hygienist and retired as director of health and safety worldwide in 1994. Rick currently is president of Technology Leadership Associates, an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and course director for the leadership and management course at the Harvard School of Public Health. He also has published widely on occupational health and safety and is a frequent speaker at conferences. Rick, who received the Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award from the UW-Eau Claire Alumni Association in 1979, recently was included as one of the four "gurus" in EHS Today magazine's 2010 list of the 50 most influential leaders in environmental health and safety.

1965
Jill (Powell) May (BA) retired from her position as professor of literacy and language at Purdue University in spring 2011. Her career at Purdue spanned 40 years. Jill and her husband, Robert, will have their first co-authored book, titled "Howard Pyle: Imagining an American School of Art," published by the University of Illinois Press in September 2011.

1966
Jim Derouin (BA) has been named the Phoenix (Ariz.) Best Lawyers Environmental Lawyer of the Year for 2011 by "The Best Lawyers in America," the oldest peer-reviewed publication in the legal profession. After more than 25 years in publication, Best Lawyers now designates Lawyers of the Year in high-profile legal specialties in large legal communities. One lawyer in each specialty in each community is chosen for the honor, which is based on peer ratings in the Best Lawyers surveys.

Charles Hanson (BA-E) served as a U.S. delegate to the World Library and Information Congress in Gothenburg, Sweden, in August 2010. In November 2010 he received the Michigan Library Association's 2010 Award of Excellence for his service to the library profession. Hanson currently is director of Library Services at Kettering University in Flint, Mich., and president of the Friends of Michigan Libraries.

1968
Gloria (Oehrlein) Derge (BA-E) has issued the first chapbook of her poetry, "Patches." Each book is individually designed and handmade. She continues to read her work at Cobalt Poets and Barnes & Noble in Los Angeles, Calif., using her stage name, Lady G.

1969
Roger Miller (BS) retired in March 2010 after a total of 41 years with two different manufacturing companies: Donaldson Co. Inc. of Bloomington, Minn., and Kaydon Corp. of La Grange, Ga. He also spent two years on active duty for the U.S. Army during the Vietnam conflict. Most of Roger's career was spent in engineering, culminating in the position of director of engineering at Kaydon Corp. for 15 years. Roger would like to express his highest gratitude to UW-Eau Claire for providing him with an extraordinary level of higher education which allowed him to be successful in business, provide for his family and retire comfortably. He still makes trips to Wisconsin on a yearly basis to visit family and friends, but the South is now his home. Roger and his wife, Susan, live on a lake in east central Alabama.

Judith (Burmeister) Moorhead (BS-E) retired in June 2009 after teaching for 40 years in the Ontario-Montclair (Calif.) School District. She also served her local teachers' association in many leadership roles, including serving as president and chairing the bargaining team for more than 25 years. Judith lives in Corona, Calif., with her husband, Randy.

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