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siblings vanguards alums FROM LEFT: Monica (Sjoquist) Dinauer, ’00, Maggie Sjoquist, ’10, Molly Sjoquist, ’07, Corey Sjoquist, ’96 & ’03
The four children of a Cannon Falls, Minn., family knows the campus forward and backward — literally and figuratively. That’s because for nearly the past two decades, the siblings have given campus tours as members of the Admissions Office’s Vanguard team. At least one Sjoquist has been walking campus since the early ’90s. Oldest brother Corey, ’96 & ’03, earned his degree following a three-year stint as a Vanguard. He ended up staying in admissions and is currently operations manager in the Admissions Office. His sisters joined him on campus — and continued the family tradition of giving campus tours. They included: Monica (Sjoquist) Dinauer, ’00; Molly Sjoquist, ’07, and Maggie Sjoquist, ’10. When Molly graduated, she stayed in the college admissions field and currently recruits at the University of Minnesota in Rochester. “We likely all have different reasons for coming to UW-L,” says Corey. “I know that each of my sisters considered other campuses, but certainly they had become familiar with UW-L by visiting siblings.”
’93 David, ’93, and Catherine (Pierce) Christie, ’94, live in Maple Grove, Minn. David was named senior manager of Facility & Event Sales for the Minnesota Twins Baseball Team. Catherine is a stay-at-home mom. Sara M. Keuler married Brad Werner in April 2009. They live in Kaukauna. They share four children, Zachary (16), Annalise (14), Haley (9), Maya (6). Sara works at the Wisconsin Resource Center.
Katy (Bellile) Sommer (see photo), Milwaukee, a partner with Milwaukeebased accounting firm RitzHolman CPAs, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network – Greater Milwaukee Chapter. Dawn (Weber) Thaves, ’93, Sheboygan, is the eastern Wisconsin regional director of the NMSS-WI Chapter. She and her husband, Mark Thaves, have four daughters: Jordyn (12), Lindsay (9), and twins Ashley and Abby (6.)
Stan Davis, Sun Prairie, was elected president of the Wisconsin Technical College System Board in June. He will preside over the board that runs Wisconsin’s 16 state technical college districts and sets statewide policy for the system. In July, he also began serving as a member of the UW System Board of Regents. And, Davis recently began to serve on the board of the Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation. He continues to serve on the UW-L Foundation Board, the Wisconsin Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund Board of Governors, and the Governor’s Commission on Judicial Selection. Davis practices law as a partner in the Madison law firm of Axley Brynelson, LLP and serve as COO of iMpact HR Consulting.
’95 Matthew Rubey, New Braunfels, Texas, was promoted regional account manager specialist in the Southwest region by sanofiaventis US. Matt, his wife Lisa (daughter of retired professor emeritus and coach Al Freeman), and their two daughters, Sydney and Haley, have relocated to New Braunfels. Joanne Slawson, Madison, is a regional healthcare recruiter for Medical Staffing Network/ InteliStaf.
’96 Kristen (Emer) Glomski, West Allis, earned a master’s in educational psychology from the UWMilwaukee in 2002. She and her husband, Dan, have three children — Ryan, Jack and Brady. Kevin Svoboda, attended ’93-’96, has taken on an expanded role with Rehab Management Solutions, a national physical therapistowned company who partners with physical therapists to enter into private practice. He is clinical growth and development director.
friendship. character. conduct.
Kaye Schendel, ’04, lives by the mantra: “To receive much, you must give much.” UW-L’s assistant director of University Centers has made a lifetime commitment to the mission of the Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority: friendship, character and conduct. Schendel joined the sorority in 1975 as a UW-River Falls undergraduate. Now she’s heading the national organization. In July, Schendel began a three-year term as the 13th national president, one of 26 National Panhellenic Conference Sororities with more than 120 undergraduate chapters and 100+ alumnae chapters. “Being in the sorority is all about lasting friendships, being a woman of character and thinking about how you conduct yourself,” Schendel explains. Schendel has held numerous volunteer positions with the national organization and received the Mabel Lee Walton Award, the organization’s highest national honor. Along with her sorority service, Schendel is president of the La Crosse Friends of St. Patrick organization. And, she serves on the La Crosse Irishfest board of directors. Find out more about Sigma Sigma Sigma at www.trisigma.org. UW-L Alumnus magazine Summer 2010
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