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Merrill Lynch private wealth advisor John Ver Bockel recently was recognized by Barron’s as one of “America’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors.” John also was named to Barron’s Top 1,200 Advisors list in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Merrill Lynch wealth management advisor, Benjamin Klein (CFP, CRPC), recently was recognized by Barron’s as one of “America’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors.”
Going through some old stuff found this cartoon book dated 1949 (cartoons by Randy Harrison, published in the Daily Cardinal or Wisconsin Octopus) with a page I thought was probably 180° from the campus today.
On April 1, 2017, the Renaissance Society of America awarded its Paul Oskar Kristeller Lifetime Achievement Award to Paul Grendler (M. A. 1961, Ph. D. 1964, History, supervisor George Mosse).
Charles Kenyon Eckels, Jr. (Chuck) of Jacksonville, OR, passed away on December 27, 2016. He was born on March 4, 1932, in Spokane, WA, to Charles K. Eckels, Sr. and Kathleen (Kelley) Eckels.
Mike Kestly ’81 and Ernest Oxenknecht ’90 collaborated on the design and development of a new 5-layer steel transmission pump gasket manufactured by Dana Incorporated for end use in 6, 8, and 9-speed automatic transmissions. The innovative technology earned Dana Incorporated a 2017 Automotive News PACE Award, presented in Detroit MI on Monday April 3, 2017.
Stephanie Wolf ’13, has been awarded a Medal of Excellence from the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) for outstanding performance in her bankruptcy coursework and for her membership in the Chicago-Kent College of Law team that submitted the highest-ranked U.S. brief at the 2017 Ian Fletcher International Insolvency Law Moot.
Teddy Wiggins received his M.M. in violin performance in 2014 and will be joining the Miami New World Symphony this fall.
The American Planning Association (APA), a membership and education organization with nearly 37,000 members domestically and internally, welcomes Christine Ott as its new Senior Development Officer, effective April 18, 2017. Ott comes to APA with nearly 20 years of experience in non-profit fundraising, networking and marketing, filling a position new to the organization.
James Joseph Clumpner, age 81, of 902 High Street, Marquette, finished this life and went on to the next. He succumbed to cancer on April 2, 2017, at home, in the loving care of his family and Lake Superior Hospice.