News: Thorp Area - Campus Highlights (UW-Madison - 2015)

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

Surnames: Mahal, Peterson, Orzechowski, Hanson, Quinnell

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co., WI) 8/26/2015

Campus Highlights (UW-Madison - 2015)

An estimated 6,700 graduates participated in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s spring 2015 commencement exercises. Approximately 5,800 bachelors’, masters’ and law students celebrated in the main ceremony, held on Saturday, May 16 at Camp Randall Stadium. Television journalist, writer and cancer prevention advocate Kate Couric delivered the charge to the graduates. In addition, 900 candidates receiving doctoral, Master of Fine Arts and medical professional degrees celebrated in a ceremony held at the Kohn Center on Friday, May 15.

Stanley, WI: Tyler Mahal, School of Business, Bachelor of Business Administration, Business: Actuarial Science, Business: Risk Management and Insurance;

Jarek Peterson, College of Letters and Science, Bachelor of Science, Legal Studies, Political Science, Graduate with Distinction;

Thorp, WI: Kari Orzechowski, College of Ag & Live Sci, Farm & Industry Short Course One Year Certificate, graduated with Highest Distinction;

Withee, WI: Shayne Hanson, College of Ag & Life Sci, Farm & Industry Short Course One Year Certificate;

Darren Quinnell, School of Pharmacy, Bachelor of Science-Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences.