Reichert leading Advancement Greg Reichert has been named Assistant Chancellor for University Advancement. Reichert, former vice president for Advancement at Avila University in Kansas City, brings a wealth of advancement experience, most recently heading Avila’s four-year, $16.5 million “Embracing the Future” campaign. Prior to Avila, Reichert was senior director of development at Northwest Missouri State University where he helped raise almost $19 million for scholarships. Reichert, who was raised in Kansas City, earned a bachelor’s in business management and economics from Northwest Missouri State University. He is working toward a master’s in management with an emphasis in fundraising.
Other 2009-10 Retirements Mary Borland; Robert Boszhardt; M. Donald Campbell; Barbara Chaney; Paul Currier; Lamont Eide; Gayleen Eilers; Pamela Erickson; David Follendorf; Jan Gallagher; John Gardner; Jon Hageseth; Randall Hoelzen; Wayne Jacobson; Marcia JohnsonSage; Joseph Lucas; Mark Malachowski; Steve Mc Cabe; Marcia Naber; Jeanette Olson; Ronald Parker; Paul Prochnow; Phillip Quackenbush; Curtis Reithel; Beth Satory; Shirley Shufelt; James Theler; and David Waters.
THE CLASS MUST GO ON!
volcano ash couldn’t stop professor Wilkie
Last spring’s disruption of air travel in Europe due to ash from the volcano eruption in Iceland kept English assistant professor Rob Wilkie in Estonia, but didn’t stop him from having class back on campus. Wilkie taught via Skype despite being thousands of miles away in an Estonian hotel. He was attending a conference on, appropriately, transforming culture in a digital age.
Alums remembered Slawomir Skrzypek and Alexander Szczyglo die in European plane crash
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his spring’s tragic plane crash that killed 97 Polish officials heading to a commemoration service in Russia had ties to UW-L. Two members of the delegation attended classes on campus in 1996 and 1997 as part of the East Central European Scholarship Program. Slawomir Skrzypek, an MBA graduate and president of the National Bank of Poland, and Alexander Szczyglo, chief of the National Security Bureau and former Minister of Defense, died in the crash. “They were wonderful human beings, fathers and professionals,” says Bill Colclough, Dean of the College of Business Administration. “We are deeply saddened by this tragedy. We are proud of their accomplishments and hope comfort can be found in knowing that they touched the lives of many people around the world and contributed so much to their beloved Poland.”
Connect with your old college The university’s three colleges have websites and alumni newsletters. Keep your address info updated at www.uwlalumni. org/whatsnew.htm
College Websites College of Business Adminstration: www.uwlax.edu/ba College of Liberal Studies: www.uwlax.edu/LS College of Science and Health: www.uwlax.edu/sah
UW-L Alumnus magazine Summer 2010
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