Charlotte Wright, '79, Iowa City, Iowa, edited An Iowa Schoolma'am: Letters of Elizabeth "Bess" Corey, a collection of letters written by a one-room school teacher that describe, in colorful and honest detail, what teaching was like in rural Iowa from 1904 to 1908. The book was published by the University of Iowa Press, where Charlotte is a managing editor. She is the author of Plain and Ugly Janes: The Rise of the Ugly Woman in Contemporary American Fiction. Both books are available at www.uiowapress.org.

Mary (Sheedy) Adamski, '78, Eden Prairie, Minn., was named to the Top Women in Finance list, as chosen by Minneapolis-based Finance and Commerce, Inc. Mary is senior vice president-financial consultant for RBC Wealth Management in Minneapolis and is a President's Council member with her firm as one of its top brokers. She also volunteers with Loaves and Fishes, the Ovarian Cancer Run, the Minnesota AIDS Walk and Friends of the Mississippi River. She is married to Lance Ihinger.

Marge (Niespodziani) Andersen, '78, Stevens Point, was named one of six Registry Commissioners for Wisconsin. The registry is an early childhood education recognition system for professional credentials. Marge has worked at UWSP's Helen R. Godfrey University Child Learning and Care Center for 28 years. She and her husband, Kurt Andersen, '78, have a daughter, Evelyn Andersen, '08, Stevens Point.

Rebecca Boehm Shaffer, '78, Decorah, Iowa, has taught horn and brass methods as an adjunct professor of music at Luther College in Decorah since 2009. She holds additional degrees from UW-Madison and the University of Northern Colorado.

 
Vickie (Thompson) Carson, '77, Glasgow, Ky., the public information officer for Mammoth Cave National Park, received an Emmy Award from the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for her part in helping coordinate Mammoth Cave: A Way to Wonder, a documentary about the park in a partnership with WKYU-PBS in Bowling Green, Ky. It can be seen on PBS stations across the country and may also be purchased through the Friends of Mammoth Cave National Park and WKYU-PBS.
"I coordinated locations and arranged for assistance from park staff, who played an integral role in the project," said Vickie. "We went everywhere – down ropes, on the river, and off trail in the back country. Mammoth Cave is a beautiful place and the high definition footage captures its every detail."

Robert Wise, '77, Appleton, is a professor of biology at UW-Oshkosh, where he was recently honored with the Edward M. Penson Distinguished Teaching Award. He created a comprehensive teaching guide for all biology laboratory instructors and laboratory manuals and concept maps for his students and includes undergraduate and graduate students in his research projects. He earned a master's degree at Duke University. He is married to Nancy (Elsner) Wise, '78.

Michael Kesselhon, '74, Neenah, has owned and operated Little Miracles day care ( http://discoverlittlemiracles.com/index.html ) in Neenah with his wife, Roxane, for many years.

 
Theron Meyer III, '74, Eau Claire, is retired after working more than 32 years as a professional soil scientist in Idaho, most recently for the U.S.D.A Soil Conservation Service and Natural Resources Conservation Service. He also spent a summer working in Alaska. Since his 2009 retirement, Theron says he's "Gone fishin'!" He is married to Carol.

Steven Novak, '74, Endeavor, is an accountant for Del Monte Foods in Cambria.

Jerome Briski, '72, Greenwood, has been dairy farming with his wife, Gay, since 1974 and contribute to the making of prize-winning Black River bleu cheese. The couple has two girls. Jerome enjoys hunting, fishing, trapping and gardening.

Stephen Junge, '71, Wausau, is interested in hearing from fellow classmates. Contact him at cyte60@gmail.com.