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Abbey Hernandez

  • 2022
  • 2019

With 20+ years in financial services, I’ve built a career at the intersection of operational resilience and leadership. I currently…

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William Thien

  • 2016

William Thien, a graduate of The Lubar EMBA Program (2016) and a 1980 graduate of The College of Letters and…

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Rochelle Rogan

  • 1990

For the 2025-26 school year, I became the District Librarian overseeing the 10 school libraries serving PreK-12th graders for Richmond…

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Michael Larson

  • 1989

The Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll 1944-1964 by David Luhrssen (‘91, MA History) and Michael Larson (‘89, BS Political Science) was published in April by Bloomsbury Academic. This…

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David Luhrssen

  • 1991

The Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll 1944-1964 by David Luhrssen (‘91, MA History) and Michael Larson (‘89, BS Political Science) was published in April by Bloomsbury Academic. This…

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Hunter Turpin

  • 2023

Hunter Turpin has a new beat at BizTimes Milwaukee. Turpin, who has worked for the publication since 2023, covering real estate, will now be writing stories…

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Soham Patel

  • 2018

Soham Patel published their most recent work, a multi-genre collection titled The Daughter Industry, in April. The book examines the social and economic dynamics…

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Taufeeque Ali

  • 2024

Dr. Taufeeque Ali, together with UWM Chemistry & Biochemistry professor Dr. Xiaohua Peng, co-founded SynXT Therapeutics last year to develop…

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Susan Frost

  • 2001

Susan Frost of Green Bay has been elected to a three-year term on the board of Wisconsin Humanities. Frost, an…

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Marissa Cudworth

  • 2025
  • 2018

UWM alumna Marissa Cudworth recently started a full-time job with the Guatemalan organization Limitless Horizons Ixil as International and Operations Coordinator. Her career centers…

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Leonela Alejandro

  • 2020

Puerto Rican guitarist and UWM alumna Leonela Alejandro made her Carnegie Hall debut in April as part of the winner’s…

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Pakou Yang

  • 2003

The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities has named Pakou Yang to serve as president of…

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Robert Brinkmann

  • PhD
  • MS

Robert Brinkmann has been named the 16th chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. Brinkmann, currently dean of the College…

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Edith Chavez (right) receives the President’s Award from the National Vehicle Leasing Association (NVLA) President, Tarry Shebesta, at its 2026 March Annual Conference, held in Nashville, TN.

Edith Chavez

  • 2018

Edith Chavez Receives President’s Award from NVLA Menomonee Falls, Wis. – Edith Chavez received the President’s Award from the National…

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Dr. Andrea Carter-Robin, educator, author, and literacy leader, seated in a classroom.

Andrea Carter-Robin

  • 1999

Dr. Andrea Carter-Robin, Ed.D., is the lead author of an upcoming Routledge publication, Think Like a Reading Teacher: Foundations for…

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Julie Mazzarella Geredien

  • 1995

Julie Mazzarella Geredien, M.F.A. ’95, an educator, performing artist, and independent scholar has completed her first book, Arrows Tipped with…

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Eugenio Calderon

  • 2024

Eugenio Calderon, who graduated from UWM in 2024, is one of the Shedd Aquarium’s first bilingual educators on staff. The Chicago-based aquarium…

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Jennifer Hale

  • 2005

Jennifer Hale put her journalism minor to work, and she wrote and published book titled: Divorce Out Loud: From Heartbreak…

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Laura Bartels, MLIS 2009. Branch Manager-Berlin, Worcester County Library (MD)

Laura Bartels

  • 2009

Laura Bartels, MLIS, 2009.  After working in Milwaukee (2005-2011) and Chicago (2011-2024) area libraries and progressing through library positions as…

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Steve Everett Jr.

  • 2018

Steve Everett Jr. Named President of L.T. Hampel Corp. Veteran executive takes leadership reins from Paul Lorge CONTACT: Ashley Hansen,…

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