Alumni Notes
You can learn about fellow University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates and submit your own professional and personal news here.
You can also share your memories and tributes of UW alumni who have passed in obituaries.
WAA Alumni Notes
Steven Shu Chen MS’91 passed away on Dec 11, 2025. A beloved, husband, father, and friend. He is survived by his wife and daughter.
Sarah Gerarden ’21 (bachelor of science degree in civil engineering) is currently deployed to Antarctica for a year supporting scientific research ...
Derek Klett ’85, the CMO of Fred Klett Comedy, LLC, is the executive producer of Fred Klett: A Family Affair. This one-hour stand-up comedy special...
Joseph Russell Avdek ’71 passed away on January 6, 2026, in Minneapolis, MN. Joe graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1971 with a ...
Japan Educational Press, the oldest newspaper in Japan specializing in educational issues, featured an interview with Takeo Fujikura PhD’06 — a pro...
Kirk ’89 and Lisa Gramoll and John Halama, owners of TeamLogic IT in Germantown, have been named “Franchisee of the Year” by TeamLogic,...
Gary Jahnke EMBA’11, founder and president of Huzzard Data Systems, shares that Huzzard Data was acquired in January by Click Theory Capital. Jahnke started Huzzard Data while part of the 2009–11 Wisconsin School of Business (WSB) executive MBA co...
Life feels especially full this year – continuing to work as a financial advisor with Edward Jones, partnering with clients helping them achieve their goals. Proudly looking forward to my son’s graduation from the Air Force Academy and upcoming fl...
Joseph Landon Coleman, of Superior, Colorado, passed away on February 4, 2026, surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 59. Joe was born April 1, 1966, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Walter and Ann Coleman. His childh...
Steven Shu Chen MS’91 passed away on Dec 11, 2025. A beloved, husband, father, and friend. He is survived by his wife and daughter.
Sarah Gerarden ’21 (bachelor of science degree in civil engineering) is currently deployed to Antarctica for a year supporting scientific research ...
Derek Klett ’85, the CMO of Fred Klett Comedy, LLC, is the executive producer of Fred Klett: A Family Affair. This one-hour stand-up comedy special...
Joseph Russell Avdek ’71 passed away on January 6, 2026, in Minneapolis, MN. Joe graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1971 with a ...
Japan Educational Press, the oldest newspaper in Japan specializing in educational issues, featured an interview with Takeo Fujikura PhD’06 — a pro...
Kirk ’89 and Lisa Gramoll and John Halama, owners of TeamLogic IT in Germantown, have been named “Franchisee of the Year” by TeamLogic,...
Gary Jahnke EMBA’11, founder and president of Huzzard Data Systems, shares that Huzzard Data was acquired in January by Click Theory Capital. Jahnke started Huzzard Data while part of the 2009–11 Wisconsin School of Business (WSB) executive MBA co...
Life feels especially full this year – continuing to work as a financial advisor with Edward Jones, partnering with clients helping them achieve their goals. Proudly looking forward to my son’s graduation from the Air Force Academy and upcoming fl...
Joseph Landon Coleman, of Superior, Colorado, passed away on February 4, 2026, surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 59. Joe was born April 1, 1966, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Walter and Ann Coleman. His childh...
Steven Shu Chen MS’91 passed away on Dec 11, 2025. A beloved, husband, father, and friend. He is survived by his wife and daughter.
Sarah Gerarden ’21 (bachelor of science degree in civil engineering) is currently deployed to Antarctica for a year supporting scientific research ...
Derek Klett ’85, the CMO of Fred Klett Comedy, LLC, is the executive producer of Fred Klett: A Family Affair. This one-hour stand-up comedy special...
Joseph Russell Avdek ’71 passed away on January 6, 2026, in Minneapolis, MN. Joe graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1971 with a ...
Japan Educational Press, the oldest newspaper in Japan specializing in educational issues, featured an interview with Takeo Fujikura PhD’06 — a pro...
Kirk ’89 and Lisa Gramoll and John Halama, owners of TeamLogic IT in Germantown, have been named “Franchisee of the Year” by TeamLogic,...
Gary Jahnke EMBA’11, founder and president of Huzzard Data Systems, shares that Huzzard Data was acquired in January by Click Theory Capital. Jahnke started Huzzard Data while part of the 2009–11 Wisconsin School of Business (WSB) executive MBA co...
Life feels especially full this year – continuing to work as a financial advisor with Edward Jones, partnering with clients helping them achieve their goals. Proudly looking forward to my son’s graduation from the Air Force Academy and upcoming fl...
Joseph Landon Coleman, of Superior, Colorado, passed away on February 4, 2026, surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 59. Joe was born April 1, 1966, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Walter and Ann Coleman. His childh...