{"id":1770,"date":"2025-01-21T12:38:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T18:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/?post_type=class_notes&#038;p=1770"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:41:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T19:41:44","slug":"alisha-gray","status":"publish","type":"class_notes","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/class-note-updates\/alisha-gray\/","title":{"rendered":"Alisha Gray"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alisha Gray received the 2025 Graduate of the Last Decade Award from the UWM Alumni Association. The award was presented during the Alumni Awards Evening on February 21, 2025, at The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alisha joined Tennessee-based Orgill in 2007 and has been with the company ever since. She started her career in the credit department and, in 2022, was named purchasing manager. 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