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Ceremony. Margaret retired in 2004 from a career in primary education in Wisconsin, and has served in various leadership and advisory roles since, including her appointment to the State Board of Nursing from 20052010. She now serves on the Viterbo University School of Nursing Advisory Board in La Crosse, where she lives with her husband, Daryl. µ3
Schools. She shared the news that she is retiring at the end of this school year. Martha graduated with a BS in Biology Teaching. She is the Racial Justice Program Manager at the YWCA of Greater Milwaukee. It was a great night of sharing Edgewood College memories with these 3 amazing alumnae. µ5
1970s Enjoying relief from the Midwest winter during a very fun Edgewood College reunion in Bonita Springs, Fla. are (Front L-R) Kathy “Piech” Emmerich ’74, RN ’84, Maureen Fleming ’74, Clare (Pandl) Bauer ’77, Patty (Pandl) Kuehn ‘74. (Back L-R) Patty (Meltz) Ludvigson ‘74, Marianne (Fitzpatrick) Duffner ’74, Kitty (Quinn) Haas ‘74, Jeanine (Gleason) Ranzen ‘74. µ4 genealogical compilation, “Rufus Orcutt, Father and Son,” published at the end of 2013. In his work, Zip writes of “tragic but fascinating events” in his family’s past. He shares that he is grateful for his degree in History, and for Sr. Jean Richter and Sr. Mary Ann Schintz, as they inspired him during his time at the College.
Karen “Kory” (Gleason) Bliske ‘79, Laura (Kezman) Yale ‘80 and Martha Barry ’79 met in Milwaukee recently for dinner to connect with each other and some staff from the Advancement Office. Karen graduated with a BS in Business and currently is the VP Investment Officer with Wells Fargo Advisors in Racine, Wis. Laura graduated with a BS in Education and Special Ed and is a teacher in the Milwaukee Public
Sue (Weidling) Neuhauser ’87 was recently recognized at the Madison area Top Notch Teacher Award Banquet for all 2013 recipients held on Thursday night, March 13th. Sue was the Top Notch teacher in the month of August 2013 for her dedication to students as the Preschool Director at Gymfinity. She earned her BS in Education. Lori Silverman, MBA ’88 published her fifth book, Business Storytelling for Dummies, in December 2013. In this book she explains how to capture, craft, and tell stories, and how it applies to her experiences in using business storytelling in sales, strategy, and organizational change. More information on the book is available at business-storytelling.com.
1990s Peter Casper ’91 has recently been promoted to Legal Team Manager for the New York State Thruway Authority’s New NY Bridge Project. The $3.9 billion project will replace the existing three mile long bridge, which spans the Hudson River. Peter received a BS in Business and later went on to law school.
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Robert “Zip” Raasch ’75 has completed his fourth
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