{"id":41537,"date":"2016-12-16T15:57:05","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T21:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=41537"},"modified":"2016-12-16T15:57:05","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T21:57:05","slug":"uwm-awards-honorary-degree-bicycling-advocate-chris-kegel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-awards-honorary-degree-bicycling-advocate-chris-kegel\/","title":{"rendered":"UWM awards honorary degree to bicycling advocate Chris Kegel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Renowned bicycling advocate and business leader Chris Kegel received an honorary doctor of business degree Thursday night from Chancellor Mark Mone.<\/p>\n<p>Mone praised Kegel\u2019s success in building Wheel &amp; Sprocket into the largest bicycle retailer in Wisconsin, calling him \u201cthe ultimate entrepreneur.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41540\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41540 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2016\/12\/kegel2-250x300-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Kegel holds his honorary doctor of business degree aloft. (UWM Photo\/Derek Rickert)\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Kegel holds his honorary doctor of business degree aloft. (UWM Photo\/Derek Rickert)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBut that\u2019s only part of why Chris is so remarkable,\u201d Mone said. \u201cHe is not only one of the most successful business owners in the region, and respected nationally, he has had extraordinary impact on thousands of lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kegel began working at Wheel &amp; Sprocket as a bicycle mechanic while a student at UWM in 1973. He eventually left UWM and dove\u00a0into his work at the business. By 1989, he had become president and owner of the company.<\/p>\n<p>Kegel expressed his appreciation for the award.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am overwhelmed with gratitude to receive this honorary degree, Kegel said. \u201cI am thankful for everyone who is here to celebrate with me. The more the merrier \u2013 we join in community.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the best-known bicyclist in Wisconsin, Kegel also has been a leader nationally. He has spoken at hundreds of bicycle advocacy events across the country, helped to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for trail creation, maintenance and bike safety, and has served on numerous\u00a0boards of bicycle groups.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also been involved in charitable work. Through donations, sponsorships, and volunteer work supporting cycling events, he has helped local and national charities raise millions of dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Kegel received his honorary degree Thursday because he was unable to attend Sunday\u2019s commencement ceremony.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renowned bicycling advocate and business leader Chris Kegel received an honorary doctor of business degree Thursday night from Chancellor Mark Mone. Mone praised Kegel\u2019s success in building Wheel &amp; Sprocket into the largest bicycle retailer in Wisconsin, calling him \u201cthe ultimate entrepreneur.\u201d \u201cBut that\u2019s only part of why Chris is so remarkable,\u201d Mone said. \u201cHe [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3151,"featured_media":41538,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"categories":[174,200],"tags":[250],"section":[],"display_categories":[],"related-coverage":[],"uwmnews-feed":[167],"class_list":["post-41537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-in-brief","tag-student-success","uwmnews-feed-alumni-association"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UWM awards honorary degree to bicycling advocate Chris Kegel<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Renowned bicycling advocate and business leader Chris Kegel received an honorary doctor of business degree Thursday night from Chancellor Mark Mone. 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