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BLACKMORE HONORED FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWS BRIEFS
Just before May Commencement,
Marissa Blackmore ’16, Summa Cum Laude received the Jack Keating Student Civic Leadership Award, presented by the Wisconsin Campus Compact. This annual award recognizes up to three students or teams of students that have taken a leadership role in creating change in their community. The award honors students who work toward fulfilling the civic mission of their institution and Wisconsin Campus Compact. Here, Blackmore is honored at a ceremony in Milwaukee. Rick Gilpatrick, Director of Engineering at Briggs and Stratton, presents the award.
WELCOME TO THE BOARD! Three outstanding leaders joined the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2016.
James Gallegos is a Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary with Alliant Energy. Previous professional positions include Trial Attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, and Law Clerk for a Federal District Court Judge. Mr. Gallegos also currently serves as a member of the board for the Madison Symphony Orchestra and the Urban League of Greater Madison.
Becky Splitt is Executive Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer of StudyBlue, Inc. a mobile, social study platform that has amassed the largest, fastest growing library of high school and college level study material on the web. Prior to that post, Ms. Splitt served as Microsoft’s Director of MSN International, managing teams located across more than a dozen countries outside the U.S.
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Francie Rowe, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair in the Biological Sciences Department at Edgewood College. Dr. Rowe’s scholarly research includes science education, aquatic invasive species, and developmental biology. In addition to her work at Edgewood College, Dr. Rowe currently serves on the Waushara County Watershed Lakes Council Board, the Pleasant Lake Management District Board, and the Central Sands Water Action Coalition Steering Committee.