Alumni
Klappa surprised with lifetime achievement award at UWM alumni event
Eleven other alums and university partners were honored at the annual event, which recognizes alumni and friends of UWM for their career achievements and their impact on their communities and the university.
For these couples, love bloomed at UWM
One of our favorite annual traditions is the Valentine’s Day photo gallery. Check out this year’s edition, where eight couples tell us their stories of meeting and falling in love at UWM.
UWM Alumni Association announces 2024 awardees
The UWM Alumni Association has announced its 2024 roster of awardees, which includes 11 UWM alumni and partners. The awards ceremony will be at the Pfister Hotel on Friday, Feb. 23.
UWM administrators and alums make list of top 100 power brokers
UWM is well represented on the Milwaukee Business Journal’s list of top 100 power brokers in Milwaukee for 2024. Three UWM officials and numerous alumni made the list, which the newspaper compiles annually.
Alums still thrilled by ‘once-in-a-lifetime, surreal’ World Cup experience
Olivia and Chandler McDaniel, 2020 UWM alums, played integral parts in the Philippines’ historic World Cup run and attempt to qualify for the Olympics.
UWM grad’s ghost walk tours bring history to life
Allison Jornlin is a writer, ghost hunter and, in her words, a professional weirdo. She’s also the tour developer for a family business that takes guests on haunted history tours of cities in seven states and Puerto Rico.
It’s not quite CSI, but state crime lab is rewarding work for chemistry alum
When law enforcement wants to know whether illegal drugs are involved in a potential crime, they turn to analysts like Lexie Lanphere.
Norway knocks Philippines and UWM alums out of World Cup
The No. 12 ranked team in the world overwhelmed the Philippine squad 6-0. Olivia and Chandler McDaniel, both 2020 graduates of UWM, played for the Philippines, which was the first ever from the country to qualify for a World Cup.
UWM alum stars as Philippines shock New Zealand in World Cup
UWM alum Olivia McDaniel made a spectacular save Tuesday with just minutes left in a stunning 1-0 victory over co-host New Zealand. The win puts the round of 16 within reach for the first-time cup qualifiers.
Sorority sisters continue a tradition of support and service
About 150 members of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority at UWM gathered on campus recently to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the chartering of UWM’s Kappa Eta chapter.