News: Clark Co. - Colleges Name Top Local Students (1980)

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

Surnames: Noeldner, Kuchenbecker, Edwards, Van Gorden, Gasik, Gabbers(?), Hoernke, Lamovec, Larson, Havlicek, Mayer, Sischo, Richtmyre, Embke, Lukes

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 1/24/1980

Colleges Name Top Local Students (1980)

A number of area students were recently named to the various colleges and universities as obtaining dean’s list and ranking for the fall semester.

For the UW-Madison College of Engineering, named were Hans Noeldner, Greenwood, in mechanical engineering and Jim Kuchenbecker, Neillsville in nuclear engineering.

In the UW-Madison College of Letters and Sciences, named was Robert Edwards, Greenwood.

In the UW-Madison School of Education, named was Holly Van Gorden, Neillsville.

Making the list at the UW-Marshfield campus were Lois Gasik, Loyal, Ed Gabbers(?), Granton, Sheila Hoernke, Colby, Germaine Lamovec, Neillsville and Carol Larson, Withee.

At UW-La Crosse, making the top scholars list were Diane Havlicek, Neillsville, a junior majoring in medical technology, Barbara Mayer, Humbird, a junior majoring in elementary education, and Judy Sischo, Neillsville, a senior majoring in recreation therapy.

On the Pillsbury Baptist Bible College, Owatonna, Minnesota, were Brian Richtmyre, son of Mr./Mrs. Dale Struensee, Neillsville, and Sharon Embke, daughter of Mr./Mrs. Ronald Embke, of Neillsville.

Gary B. Lukes received top honors and was named in the Dean’s List for Southern College of Optometry, Memphis, Tenn. Gary is a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse.