News: Thorp Area - Campus Highlights (18 Feb 2015)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Bichanich, Plansky, Jarocki, Bacha, Palmer, Weyenberg, Gordon

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co., WI) 2/18/2015

Campus Highlights (18 February 2015)

UW-PLATTEVILLE Fall semester diplomas

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville awarded diplomas to more than 500 graduates after the fall 2014 semester. The College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture ceremony was in the morning of December 13, 2014, while students in the College of Liberal Arts and Education and the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science graduated in the afternoon.

Stanley, WI: Mara Bichanich, Business Administration

UW-GREEN BAY Academic Honors

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has made public the names of students receiving academic honors for the fall semester. Students who earn a 4.0 gradepoint average, which represents all ‘A’ grades, receive highest honors. High honors go to those earning 3.99 to 3.75 gradepoint averages. Honors are given to students earning 3.74 to 3.50 gradepoint averages.

Thorp, WI: Denette Plansky, Honors; Withee, WI: Sarah Jarocki, High Honors

UW-STOUT Chancellor’s Award

The following students from the area have received the University of Wisconsin-Stout Chancellor’s Award for the fall 2014 semester. The award is presented to students who have a grade point average of 3.5 or above.

Lublin, WI; Jayd Bacha, BS packaging; Stanley, WI: Tyler Palmer, BS applied mathematics and computer science; Jamie Weyenberg, BS packaging; Withee, WI: Alyssa Gordon, special education.