Day: May 17, 2014
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Harden’s commencement farewell has big finish
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Alec Brown of Winona, Minn., a Business Administration graduate, had the distinction of being on the receiving end of what Tom Harden says was the final diploma presentation and congratulatory handshake of his career as a university chancellor. Brown was last in line when UW-Green Bay May 2014 commencement wrapped up at the Kress Events…
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100 reasons to celebrate as great-grandson graduates
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Honoria Huila, 100 years old, had a great seat for Saturday’s UW-Green Bay commencement. She watched from the concourse level, straight up from the stage, as great-grandson Youcef Boubenider received his bachelor’s degree in economics. (He joined her a few minutes after the ceremony for an impromptu family reunion.) Saturday’s event wasn’t the first university…
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Her commute to ceremony? 2,000 miles
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Well over 50 nursing graduates were eligible to participate in Saturday’s Commencement, but none had a longer distance to cover in order to make the short walk across stage to receive his or her diploma. Lehi Lazo (left) took time off from work and traveled in from Oxnard, Calif., to claim the distinction, it is…
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Will in the spotlight
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Nicole Will posed for a snapshot immediately after receiving her bachelor’s degree at Saturday’s UW-Green Bay commencement. Will was acknowledged during the ceremony as recipient of the Outstanding Student Award from among the 900 students eligible to graduate. The Luxemburg native earned her degree in Human Biology with an emphasis in exercise science. She is…
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Chancellor’s Award, citation for Janet, Charlie Lieb
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Chancellor Thomas K. Harden honored four individuals by presenting them with UW-Green Bay’s highest community honor, the Chancellor’s Award, at May 2014 commencement before an audience of nearly 5,000 at the Kress Events Center. Those honored were Mike Kline, Janet and Charlie Lieb, and Larry L. Weyers. In reading the citation for the Liebs, Harden…
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Chancellor’s Award, citation honor Weyers
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Chancellor Thomas K. Harden honored four individuals by presenting them with UW-Green Bay’s highest community honor, the Chancellor’s Award, at May 2014 commencement before an audience of nearly 5,000 at the Kress Events Center. Those honored were Mike Kline, Janet and Charlie Lieb, and Larry L. Weyers. In reading the citation for Weyers, Harden read:…
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Chancellor’s Award, citation honor Kline
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Chancellor Thomas K. Harden honored four individuals by presenting them with UW-Green Bay’s highest community honor, the Chancellor’s Award, at May 2014 commencement. Those honored were Mike Kline, Janet and Charlie Lieb, and Larry L. Weyers. In reading the citation for Kline, Harden read: “In the 25 years since he graduated from this institution, whether…
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A UW-Green Bay education passes the eye test, commencement speaker Carroll ’97 tells graduates
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Commencement speaker Joseph J. Carroll, Ph.D., a rising star in the world of ophthalmology research, told the Class of 2014 at UW-Green Bay Saturday that he has always believed his college education was a terrific investment. Carroll is a 1997 Human Biology graduate of UW-Green Bay who today is an associate professor of ophthalmology, biophysics,…