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UW-Eau Claire Foundation to receive
$6 million in
estate gifts
Commencement ceremonies
to be held at
UW-Eau Claire
UW-Eau Claire Alumni Association
to present awards Dec. 20
Five UW-Eau Claire faculty
members announce retirement
Four members of university's
classified staff retire
UW-Eau Claire Web site redesign
in progress
Programs offered by UW-Eau Claire
Preparatory Arts Music Program
Nursing students de-stress with
pizza and gift boxes from
Luther Hospital
Happy Holidays!
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UW-Eau Claire Foundation to receive
$6 million in estate gifts
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| George Simpson Jr. played football for
Eau Claire State Teachers College in 1941. |
Two Chippewa Valley organizations
will receive an estimated $10 million in estate gifts from the son of
a longtime UW-Eau Claire faculty member who retired more than a half
century ago.
The UW-Eau Claire Foundation announced Dec. 9 it will receive at least
$6 million in estate gifts — its largest contribution to date
— from the son of a longtime UW-Eau Claire faculty member who
retired more than a half century ago. The gift is the Foundation's eighth
gift of $1 million or more.
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| George Simpson Sr. and Marie (Stannard)
Simpson in a photo from the 1943 Eau Claire State Teachers College
Periscope. |
Foundation and the Eau Claire YMCA announced Dec.
9 they will receive at least $4 million each as beneficiaries of a trust
from the estate of Lt. Col. George L. Simpson Jr. He was the son of
Col. George L. Simpson Sr., one of UW-Eau Claire’s first faculty
members, and Marie (Stannard) Simpson, a member of the university’s
first graduating class in 1917.
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| “It’s an amazing
gift,” said Foundation President Carole Halberg during a press
conference Dec. 9. |
The Foundation also will receive $2 million in December
as an outright gift from the estate, bringing the total gift to the
university to at least $6 million, said Foundation President Carole
Halberg.
“I can’t begin to adequately express the
immense gratitude of the university community and our foundation,”
Halberg said. “This family’s incredible gift has the ability
to literally transform programs at UW-Eau Claire.” Full
story. 
Commencement ceremonies
to be held at UW-Eau Claire
 Winter
commencement exercises for 643 students at UW-Eau Claire will be held
Saturday, Dec. 20, in Zorn Arena.
Candidates from the College of Arts and Sciences and candidates for
master’s degrees will receive degrees during a 9:30 a.m. ceremony.
Candidates from the College of Business and the College of Professional
Studies will receive degrees during a 2 p.m. ceremony.
A total of 623 students are candidates for bachelor’s degrees,
18 students are candidates for master’s degrees and two students
are candidates for education specialist degrees. Full
story.
UW-Eau Claire Alumni Association
to present awards Dec. 20
The UW-Eau Claire Alumni Association will present awards to five alumni
and friends of the university Dec. 20 at a special luncheon and ceremony
in conjunction with winter commencement.
 Peter
Fernholz, a 1973 graduate will receive
the President’s Award, which recognizes outstanding professional
or personal achievements or service to UW-Eau Claire. Fernholz, who
earned a bachelor of science degree in environmental and public health
from UW-Eau Claire, is research and development vice president for the
food and beverage division of Ecolab, Inc., of St. Paul, Minn. Robert
Nelson, professor emeritus of allied health professions, who taught
Fernholz when he was still a young faculty member, said he still remembers
his outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, as well as his
exceptional writing and research abilities.
 Elizabeth
Difanis Phillips, also a recipient of
the President’s Award, is senior academic specialist in the department
of mathematics at Michigan State University. She received a bachelor
of science degree with a double major in mathematics and chemistry education
from UW-Eau Claire and a master’s degree in mathematics from the
University of Notre Dame. Difanis Phillips, who has been teaching both
students and other teachers for 45 years, has said that her “lifelong
interest in teaching and learning in mathematics” began at UW-Eau
Claire.
 Congressman
Mark Green will receive the Alumni Distinguished
Achievement Award, which recognizes distinguished service to the community,
state or nation in a manner that brings credit upon the recipient and
the university. Green, who represents Wisconsin’s 8th congressional
district in the U.S. House of Representatives, earned a bachelor of
arts degree with a double major in English and political science from
UW-Eau Claire in 1983.
 Richard
D. Larson, chairman of Larson Companies,
will receive the Honorary Alumnus Award, presented to a non-alumnus
who has demonstrated great love of and service to UW-Eau Claire. Larson,
an Eau Claire native, opened his first business, Northwest Fabrics,
in his hometown in 1963 at the age of 26. His success with that venture
led to a string of business accomplishments that have made him one of
Eau Claire’s most successful entrepreneurs and a widely recognized
business leader.
 Randolph
J. Marten, president and chairman of the
board of Marten Transport Ltd., will receive the Lifetime Excellence
Award, presented to UW-Eau Claire alumni who have demonstrated longtime
and successful commitment to their career and community, who have made
a positive impact through dedication to service, and whose lives are
a testimony to UW-Eau Claire's motto, "Excellence." Marten
graduated in 1974 with a bachelor of business administration degree
in management.
Full story.
Five UW-Eau Claire faculty members announce
retirement
Five UW-Eau Claire faculty members have announced
their recent or upcoming retirements. Each has been awarded emeritus
status.
• Kathryn Hoehn Anderson,
professor in the department of family health nursing, retired in August
after 19 years at UW-Eau Claire.
• Richard E. Fuhrer,
professor of psychology, retired in June after 32 years at UW-Eau Claire.
• Douglas A. Hallatt,
professor in the College of Business and director of the Center for
Leadership, retired in August after 34 years at UW-Eau Claire.
• Margaret M. Hallatt,
associate director of Housing and Residence Life, retired in August
after 32 years at UW-Eau Claire.
• Janet M. Quarderer,
senior lecturer in the computer science department, will retire in January
after 20 years of service at UW-Eau Claire. Full
story.
Four members of university's
classified staff retire
Four members of the UW-Eau Claire’s classified
staff have announced their retirements.
• Arlene Adams,
a financial specialist 2 for the UW-Eau Claire Foundation Inc., retired
after 31 years of service to the university.
• David Gilman retired
after 19 years of service to UW-Eau Claire. Gilman began his career
as a facilities repair worker 3 and later worked as a bricklayer and
mason for facilities management.
• James Page retired
after working as a custodian for UW-Eau Claire’s facilities management
for 30 years.
• Cheryl VanderVoort,
an information systems technical services senior in McIntyre Library,
retired after 16 years of service to UW-Eau Claire. Full
story.
UW-Eau Claire Web site redesign in progress
Top-level pages of the UW-Eau Claire Web site
will have both a new look and navigation early next semester. For the
past several months a group of technology experts, writers and designers
have been working to create the new Web design.
The group is basing the redesign on feedback from a wide range of campus
Web users and Web publishers, the Electronic Communications and Publications
Committee (including Web design and Web functionality sub-committees)
and other key campus stakeholders. The group has undertaken an extensive
review of the current UW-Eau Claire Web site and hundreds of other higher
education sites, conducted surveys and consulted with faculty, staff
and administration to determine the direction of the redesign. Consultation
and review of the new site with various campus constituencies is ongoing.
In addition, off-campus Web users and a Twin Cities-based consulting
firm have been engaged to help determine best practices based on current
industry standards and to gather feedback from prospective students,
community members, alumni and other external audiences who have an interest
in the Web site.
The project objectives are to redesign
the UW-Eau Claire Web site so it:
• Establishes
a clear and consistent university image identity.
• Provides
easy navigation.
• Provides
understandable terminology.
• Provides
consistency across university Web sites.
• Improves
customer service.
Redesigning a Web site is
a time-consuming effort requiring the cooperative effort of a team of
employees from several units. The current redesign work group, with
Mike Rindo, executive director
of University Communications and Lillian
Hillis, university Web coordinator as team leaders, has been meeting
since the Project Charter and Plan was created in early 2003. The team
also includes Judy Berthiaume, director of the News Bureau; Mari Jo
Janke, director of Publications; Brian Hogan, Computing and Networking
Services; Mindy Merryfield, Publications; and Michelle Karstensen, Records
and Registration.
More details of the project will be shared with the campus community
as the project nears completion. An advance preview also will be provided
so faculty and staff have the opportunity to review the site prior to
launch.
The Web group also is in the
process of developing templates that will enable campus Web publishers
to create new sites or redesign current sites by incorporating the new
designs and navigation of the top-level pages. Training workshops to
familiarize publishers with the use of templates will be available through
CNS.
Programs offered by UW-Eau Claire
Preparatory Arts Music Program
UW-Eau Claire's Preparatory Arts Music Program
will provide lessons
in piano, voice and brass instruments for children and adults and
Suzuki Strings
lessons for children ages 4 and older during the winter and spring
2004. The 15-week programs run Jan. 26 through May 14.
Nursing students de-stress with
pizza and gift boxes from Luther Hospital
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| Kayla Sabelko, a junior from Durand, is
one of several UW-Eau Claire nursing students who enjoyed a semester
exam holiday gift box and pizza party provide by nurse recruiters
from Luther Hospital. The gift boxes are filled with items to help
students make it through finals, including popcorn, stress-reduction
toys, pens and bandages. |
Happy Holidays!
This is the last issue of the University
Bulletin for fall semester. The first
issue for the 2004 spring semester will be dated Jan. 26, 2004.
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