Carl Markestad ’07 Opens New Business Headquarters
- Mar. 30, 2023

Carl Markestad, the founder and CEO of Carl’s Place, has opened a new company headquarters facility in Milton, Wisconsin. Carl’s Place is a leader in custom indoor golf simulators and home entertainment products. The new 65,000-square-foot space is more than double the size of its previous home and features additional space for product development, testing, and production, as well as a golf simulator showroom for potential customers to test setups, a cafeteria, and two bowling lanes. In the past three years, the Carl’s company has more than tripled its number of employees en route to becoming the leading provider of golf simulator screens, enclosures, and accessories.
More Alumni Notes
Carol Kobak Abrams BS’62 was elected to the Hall of Fame of the Indiana Jewish Historical Society as a Hoosier Legend in 2024.
Enid Gruszka MA’94 retired after 30 years of service at the Milwaukee Public Library. Enid served most recently as the branch manager of the fabulous East Branch.
Liza Meredith ’09 was recently promoted to associate teaching professor of psychology, in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota. Additionally, she is the recipient of the UMN Award for Excellence in Academic Service Unit.
Carol Kobak Abrams BS’62 was elected to the Hall of Fame of the Indiana Jewish Historical Society as a Hoosier Legend in 2024.
Enid Gruszka MA’94 retired after 30 years of service at the Milwaukee Public Library. Enid served most recently as the branch manager of the fabulous East Branch.
Liza Meredith ’09 was recently promoted to associate teaching professor of psychology, in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota. Additionally, she is the recipient of the UMN Award for Excellence in Academic Service Unit.
Carol Kobak Abrams BS’62 was elected to the Hall of Fame of the Indiana Jewish Historical Society as a Hoosier Legend in 2024.
Enid Gruszka MA’94 retired after 30 years of service at the Milwaukee Public Library. Enid served most recently as the branch manager of the fabulous East Branch.
Liza Meredith ’09 was recently promoted to associate teaching professor of psychology, in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota. Additionally, she is the recipient of the UMN Award for Excellence in Academic Service Unit.