UNIVERSITY of WISCONSIN
LA CROSSE
14th Annual
Chancellor Joe Gow presents the Classified Staff at the 14th Annual Classified Excellence Breakfast held Thursday, September 23rd.
Each Fall since 1991, UW-L has celebrated the many contributions of our classified staff with a breakfast in Valhalla Hall.
This year those attending the breakfast were treated to a guest speaker, Fred Kusch.
Classified staff members who reached five-year milestones
were recognized by Chancellor Joe Gow.
This year's recipients are:
5 Year Recipients
Front Row: Sue Gates (Health Center), Diane Clayton (Health Center), Carol Beckerjeck (University Advancement & External Relations)
Middle Row: John Laffey (Landscape Services), Cary Koel (Facilities & Planning Management), Dianne Hamann (Business Services)
Back Row: Timothy Wyant (Custodial Services), Scot Reed (Building Maintenance), Julie Puent-Nelson (Health Center)
Not pictured: Sarita Chang (Health Center), Cindy Davis (Residence Life), Catherine Fowler (Residence Life), Michelle Kern (Health Center), Calvin Mitchell (Custodial Services), Michael Taylor (Information Technology)
10 Year Recipients
Front Row: Joy Gutknecht (Human Resources), George Cummings (Custodial Services), Randall Amundson (Campus Stores)
Middle Row: Krista Shulka (Theatre Arts), Deborah Miller (Admissions), Karen Langaard (Continuing Education & Extension)
Back Row: Ken Weigel (Building Maintenance), Janice Ward (Information Technology), Scott Sonnenburg (Building Maintenance)
Not pictured: Dennis Mader (Custodial Services), Steven Malay (Custodial Services), Scott McCullough (Campus Police), Leroy Sandvigen (Custodial Services), Ronald Thomson (Building Maintenance), Marjorie Troka (Student Affairs)
15 Year Recipients
Don Hill (Health Center) and Steven Peters (Power Plant)
20 Year Recipients
Front Row: Nancy Jones (Records & Registrations), Alice Clark (Educational Studies), Margaret Agger (Health Center)
Back Row: Gail Vaughn (Information Technology), Don Breitzman (Custodial Services), Tom Nyre (Custodial Services), Terry Micks (Financial Aid Office)
Not pictured: Pam Glasshoff (International Education)
25 Year Recipients
Front Row: Al Patton (Custodial Services), Judy Molzahn (Purchasing), Janet Abnet (Economics)
Back Row: Don Venner (Residence Life), Bill Spencer (Information Technology), Pat Ring (University Centers)
Not pictured: Lavonia McCarty (Murphy Library) and Larry Menden (Power Plant)
Our 30, 35 & 40 Year Recipients
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Seated: Rosalyn Baumgarten-40 (Political Science), Kathy Schultz-35 (History), Cheryl Rolland-30 (Budget & Finance)
Standing: Bob Kramer-35 (Career Services)
Chancellor Joe Gow with Kathy Schultz and Rosalyn Baumgarten
Some other photos from the breakfast.

Many thanks to ALL classified staff members!