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Laura Gramann, BBA ’07, was promoted in late 2012 after expanding the Google Alumni Network’s philanthropic efforts and creating Hack4Good. She also visited friends in Denmark, England, and Japan. She continues to enjoy California’s sunshine and wine, though she definitely welcomes shipments of Spotted Cow beer. Nicole Knothe, BBA ’07, and Nathan Grede, BS ’04, got engaged in October 2012 and are planning a wedding in Madison this summer. They relocated from New York City to Chicago in January 2012. Nicole an Associate Brand Manager-Packaging Innovations for MillerCoorsand is co-chair of WAA-Chicago’s marketing and communications committee. Nathan is a senior account executive at AddThis. Dennis Hull, MBA ’09, and his wife Barbara welcomed future Badger Emma Kathleen April 3, 2012 in Chicago. Dennis works at The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, and Barbara is a pediatric nurse practitioner at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Troy Vosseller, MBA ’09, recently launched Sconnie Beer, a classic American lager positioned to compete with other premium domestics such as Budweiser, Miller, and PBR in taste and price. Troy is also the founder and owner of the Sconnie Nation t-shirt company.
2010-2012 Joshua Monifi, BBA ’10, enrolled in the full-time MBA program at Portland State University. His focus is on business sustainability.
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Jenna Weber, BBA ’10, created an exclusive group for young professionals called Connect Madison through her involvement in Leadership Greater Madison (LGM). LGM is a leadership program that uses board service and skills-based volunteering to help young professionals learn ways to make an impact in their community. Anna Lyman, MBA ’12, recently began working at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in Boston, and she looks forward to connecting with other business alumni in the area!
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Brad Glocke, MBA ’12, started a company called FiscEx (Fiscal Excellence), which provides business solutions to companies worldwide with a focus on responsible business practices, respect for cultures, and environmental sustainability. Don’t see your class note? View more online and submit your own at bus.wisc.edu/update/class-notes.
Remembering Lyle Knudson Lyle Knudson (BBA ’10) passed away on September 10, 2012 at age 96 on Marrowstone Island, Washington. Knudson is believed to be the eldest person to receive a degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Knudson, originally from Racine, missed the last two exams of his senior year when the U.S. Navy called him to active duty on June 13, 1941. A commerce student in the School of Letters and Science (the Wisconsin School of Business did not exist yet), he left the university to fight in World War II and never received his degree. Years later, fellow Badger Joseph Battenburg developed a friendship with Knudson and advocated for his friend to get the degree he had earned. Finally, in 2010, after 69 years, Knudson was awarded a BBA with a major in finance, investment, and banking. Knudson joined the Navy without any flying experience and was in training when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He was assigned to the Navy’s first squadron of four-engine heavy bombers and later flew low-level solo missions in the Solomon Islands. After the war ended, Knudson worked in the construction and roofing businesses, eventually starting an industrial machinery sales business in Kent, Washington in 1962. He lived out the rest of his life on the northeast corner of the Olympic Peninsula. According to family and friends, Knudson was a proud Badger fan who watched the football games religiously, and he was on “cloud nine” when he finally received his diploma, Battenburg said. “I have many fond memories of my time in Madison, where I met my future wife while we were both students,” Knudson said in 2010. “I still am an avid Badger fan and don’t miss a game, even at 94 years of age.”
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