ALUMNI UPDATE
Class Notes Jacob Heinen ’15
Bill Wambach ’43 won
perform 95,000 operations
John Stanchfield ’59 is
the Liberty Tree Found-
John Strassman ’71
the 85- to 89-year-old high
in 15 countries. He also
a nearly retired endocrin-
ation and the Peace Action
is an international race
jump and triple jump
teaches international
ologist in Salt Lake City.
Education Fund. Martin
officer with the Interna-
events at the Midwest
humanitarian surgery at
He lives part time in Teton
has been a delegate to
tional Sailing Federation.
Regional Track Meet in
Stanford University.
Valley, Idaho.
the World Peace Council,
He has been a certified
World Social Forum and a
U.S. national race officer
the high jump national
William Mulligan ’54
Andrew Rajec ’60 was
Non-Governmental Dele-
since 2009. He and his wife,
record, which he set three
received the Lifetime
named Slovak-American
gate to the United Nations.
Ann Gutzwiller Strassman,
years ago, by half an inch.
Achievement Award
of the Year by the Slovak
He is a former fellow of
live in Glendale, Wis.
as part of Marquette
Embassy and the Friends
the Marquette University
Ken Derdzinski ’47 and
University Law School’s
of Slovakia. He is president
Center for Peacemaking.
his wife, Aurora, celebrated
Alumni National Awards.
of the First Catholic Slovak
their 61st anniversary. The
He is a shareholder of
Union of the United
Matt Stano ’67 is president
chief information officer
couple, who live in Musk-
Davis & Kuelthau, S.C.,
States and Canada.
of Stano Landscaping,
at UW–Milwaukee. He is
ego, Wis., has nine children
where he represents in-
Inc. He received a 2013
also a faculty member
and 21 grandchildren.
dividuals, businesses and
Joel Kriofske ’61 authored
Gold Award for Residential
in the UWM Department
local government entities
the essay “My Father the
Landscape Design and
of Political Science. He,
in litigation matters.
G-Man,” which appeared
Construction from the
his wife Bernadette, and
in the January 2014
Wisconsin Landscape
their two children, Alex
Contractors Association.
and Maggie, live in Fox
Kenosha, Wis. He missed
Donald Laub ’53 received the Surgical Humanitarian
Robert Beck ’79 is associate vice chancellor and
Award by the American
Frank Probst ’58 was
edition of Milwaukee
College of Surgeons for
awarded the Alumni Ser-
Magazine, detailing the
his lifetime of service in
vice Award by the College
relationship with his fa-
Pat Dunphy ’69 was
providing surgical human-
of Business Administration
ther, Joseph Kriofske ’28,
named the 2014 Alumnus
Michael Griesbach ’79
itarian outreach to under-
and Graduate School
while in hospice care.
of the Year Award by
is author of the book The
served populations in
of Management at
Marquette University
Innocent Killer, a true-
developing countries. He
Marquette University.
Law School.
crime novel about Steven
is founder of ReSurge,
George Martin ’64 was
Point, Wis.
Avery, who was wrongly
honored with lifetime
an organization dedicated
Larry Siewert ’59 is
activism awards from the
Neal Devitt ’71 is a family
convicted and spent 18
to performing humani-
the 2014 recipient of the
Wisconsin Network for
physician and completed
years in prison. Griesbach
tarian surgical outreach
Distinguished Alumnus
Peace and Justice and the
his 30 year at La Familia
is a prosecuting attorney
and, since its founding,
of the Year Award from
Foundation for a United
Medical Center, a com-
in Manitowoc, Wis.
th
has had a network of
the Marquette University
Front. Currently, he serves
munity health center in
medical professionals
College of Education.
on the national boards of
Santa Fe, N.M. Aurora and Ken Derdzinski ’47 (Left to right): Tre Waldren ’73, Mark Spankowski ’73 and Chuck Strohbach ’73 unexpectedly reunite during a mission trip to Guatemala. Michael Griesbach’s ’79 new book
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