Alumni News & Stories

• Steve Schultz '92 is the executive vice president of special projects for the Boldt Group.
• Mark Wilson '94 retired from Ford Motor Company after 30 years. He has started his second career at ARB 4X4 Accessories as the vice president for OE business development. 
• Kelly Nelson '94 published Brownie the War Dog: Veterans’ Best Friend. 
• Diane Deering-Gaston '00 and her husband built their dream Euro-Chic chalet home in Colorado. 
• Danny Gissing '14 is the director of TRIO student support services and learning support center at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
• Lindsey Reynolds Shoemaker '11 received the 2024 Victim Coordinator of the Year from the Ohio Department of Corrections. She is now a corrections specialist and has been with the department for 10 years. 
• James “Jim” Kriha '85 retired on December 31, 2023, after 38 years with Amcor Packaging. 
• Todd Holland '87 retired as a program manager after a combined 38 years with Intelsat, Motorola, Unisys, Glenayre and AlliedSignal. He resides in this Prescott, Ariz. With his partner Judy who he met at Stout 40 years ago. 
• Barbara White Nehls '80 retired in June after 26 years in education and 18 years in non-profit social services. 

Arrivals:

• LaNae Maass '15 and her husband, Collin Euteneuer '15, welcomed a daughter in May 2024. 

Wedding: 

Anniversary:

• Bob and Christy Berry  '83 Gutke celebrated 40 years of marriage on June 30, 2024. They have 2 grown sons, Robert III and Budd, and 3 grandchildren: Owen, Robert IV and Amelia. 
• Brad '69 and Linda Adam Johnson celebrated their 55th anniversary in June. They celebrated by taking a cruise with their sons, spouses and grandchildren. 
• Robert '54 and Beverly Peterson '54 Spinti celebrated 70 years of marriage. 
• Ron '68 and Darlene Aikens '69 Withrow celebrated their 55th anniversary in June 2024. 
• Steve “Ray” Richardson '85 and his wife, Terri, celebrated their 30th anniversary on July 17, 2024. 

Passing:

• Warren Barberg `51, August 18, 2024, Eau Claire
• Rosemary Vae Davis `75, August 27, 2024, Cumberland 
• Dave Tieff `72, July 20, 2024, Hudson, Flor. 
• Jack Capelle `72, August 8, 2024, Wisconsin Dells
• Jerome Portnoy `10, July 26, 2024, Aiken, SC
• Todd Blum `73, July 25, 2024, Beloit 
• Joseph O’Leary `65, February 17, 2024, Portage
• Joanne Fritz Troupe `55, July 15, 2024, Manitowoc
• Kathleen Barnett Gaard `71, July 20, 2024, Anchorage, Alaska
• Cindy Stellpflug Paulson `92, July 18, 2024, Menomonie
• Cheryl Sorensen Matthias `77, July 10, 2024, Manitowoc
• Marilyn Miller Streif `65, July 16, 2024, Elk Mound
• Nancy Houda Klahn `97, July 7, 2024, Nekoosa
• Thomas Fleter `73, July 3, 2024, Wauwatosa
• Richard Manthei `88, June 27, 2024, Eau Claire 
• Debra Robole `77, May 17, 2024, Menomonie 
• Bradly “Brad” Heard `81, July 2, 2024, Hazelhurst
• Jeffrey Reitsma `77, June 20, 2024, Crystal Lake, Ill.
• Robert Mitchell `60, July 8, 2024, Cohasset, Minn. 
• Lois Spaulding `53, July 5, 2024, Neillsville

Friends of UW-Stout: 

• Richard Zeithaml, June 12, 2024, Eau Claire

Faculty/staff passing:

• Virginia "Ginny" Schober, 99, of Menomonie, died peacefully on Aug. 8 at Comforts of Home in Menomonie. Ginny retired from UW-Stout's Human Resources in 1985.