Bio: Runzheimer, Beverly (UW Madison Graduate – 1969)

Transcriber: Pam Harders
Email: posted4u@charter.net

Surnames: Runzheimer, Proxmire

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 29 May 1969

Miss Beverly Runzheimer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Runzheimer, Colby, will be among the graduates of the class of 1969 of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, who will receive degrees at Camp Randall Stadium, Monday, June 9, 1969. She will receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in French. She was among the outstanding women graduates of Wisconsin honored at the annual Bader "swing-out," held at Great Hall, Memorial Union, Sunday, May 18. Highlights of the reception included the guest speaker, Sen William Proxmire.

While at the university, Miss Runzheimer has been a four year resident at Bayliss Scholarship House, for which she has served as president, floor and house judicial chairman, president of the judicial council, president of the student-faculty board of directors, a member of the inter-cooperative council, a Badger beauty nominee, a coed's congress representative, and a fraternity buyers cooperative member delegate.

She was also an active member and pledge class secretary of the Alpha Chi chapter of Gamma Sigma Sigma national service sorority, a member of Calvary Lutheran student center, a member of the Calvary folk choir and social program co-chairman.

During the summer of 1968, Miss Runzheimer was selected as a participant in the international student information service, international society for training, and culture "Jobs Abroad" program of Brussels, Belgium, was employed in Alpine Chesieres Villard, Vaud Conton, in Switzerland, near the French- Italian-Swiss border.

In September Miss Runzheimer will enter the University of Wisconsin graduate school to continue her studies in working for a Master's degree.