List of University of Wisconsin–La Crosse alumni explained

The University of Wisconsin–La Crosse is a public university in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Following are some of its notable alumni.

Entertainment

NameClassMajorNotabilityReferences
Mark BellingConservative talk radio host, local newspaper columnist, and former television host[2]
Dan DaviesActor and screenwriter
Don HerbertHost of the Mr. Wizard television show[3]
Gaetano Kagwa1997Uganda media personality
Sandra Lee1987Host of The Food Network's Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee and author[4]
Kirsten Olson2014Actor in the Disney film Ice Princess and former and figure skater
Robert SchulzJazz cornet player

Government and civil service

NameClassMajorNotabilityReferences
Mabel DeutrichAssistant archivist for the Office of the National Archive (now NARA)
Cindy Marten1988United States Deputy Secretary of Education[5]

Military

NameClassMajorNotabilityReferences
Gerald W. ClusenU.S. Navy admiral[6]
Rodney R. HannulaU.S. National Guard major general[7]
Richard Severson1971U.S. Air Force general[8]

Politics

NameClassMajorNotabilityReferences
M. Julian BradleyWisconsin State Senate - first African American Republican elected
Sharon Weston BroomeLouisiana State Senate and mayor of Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish[9]
Steve DoyleWisconsin State Assembly and La Crosse County Board of Supervisors
John Gard1986former Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly[10]
Thomas S. HansonWisconsin State Assembly
Edmund HittWisconsin State Assembly
G. Erle IngramWisconsin State Senate
Dan Kapankeformer member of the Wisconsin State Senate[11]
MaryAnn LippertWisconsin State Assembly and educator[12]
John L. Merkt1971Wisconsin State Assembly[13]
Lewis T. MittnessWisconsin State Assembly
Leland E. MulderWisconsin State Assembly
James D. H. PetersonWisconsin State Assembly
Robert Quackenbush1950Wisconsin State Assembly and educator[14]
Marlin Schneider1965Wisconsin State Assembly[15]
Jennifer Shilling1992Wisconsin State Senate
William H. Stevenson1912United States Congress
Gregg UnderheimWisconsin State Assembly

Sports

NameClassMajorNotabilityReferences
Jerry AugustineProfessional baseball player[16]
Will BerzinskiProfessional football player[17]
Ben BraunCollege basketball coach
Roman BrummProfessional football player[18]
Non-degreedProfessional football player[19]
Mike DeeBaseball coach at University of Illinois at Chicago
Brian Gutekunstgeneral manager of the Green Bay Packers
Don Iverson1968Professional golfer on the PGA Tour
1980Professional football player[20]
Don Kindt Jr.Professional football player[21]
Tom KlawitterProfessional baseball player[22]
Craig KusickProfessional baseball player
Craig Kusick Jr.Arena Football League quarterback
Ace Loomis1950Professional football player[23] [24]
Mike MaslowskiProfessional football player
Ric Mathias1997Professional football player
Greg Mattison1970College football coach and professional football player
Neal NelsonCoach for basketball, tennis, and golf, as well as an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin–Waukesha[25]
Tom Newberry1986Professional football player
Kirsten Olson2014Figure skater and actor in the Disney film Ice Princess
Dick RitgerProfessional ten-pin bowler and PBA and USBC Hall of Fame member[26]
Andrew Rock2004 Olympic Gold Medalist in track and field
Vinny RottinoProfessional baseball player[27]
Bill Schroeder1994Professional football player
Webb SchultzProfessional baseball player
Ed Servais1981Baseball coach at Saint Mary's and Creighton[28]
Ellen Tronnier1944All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player[29] [30]
Jeremy Unertl2001Arena Football League player
Joel William1978Professional football player

Other

NameClassMajorNotabilityReferences
Eric ForemanTeacher
Yia Vang2010Hmong-American chef[31]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archdiocese for the Military, USA . July 18, 2015.
  2. http://www.newstalk1130.com/script2/print.php?page=/pages/markbelling.html&article_id=365137&feed_id=120322 Mark Belling WISN Biography
  3. "Milford Cowley ", Celebrate 75, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
  4. Web site: Oops... page not found . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150721223818/http://www.uwlax.edu/universityrelations/eagleconnection/2009/spring/april/29/index.html . July 21, 2015 . July 18, 2015.
  5. News: wire . Staff and . Biden names UW-La Crosse grad as deputy secretary of education . en . La Crosse Tribune . 19 January 2021.
  6. Web site: Dan Petty . Navy.mil Leadership Biographies . July 18, 2015.
  7. http://www.ng.mil/ngbgomo/library/bio/hannula_rr.htm Major General Rodney R. Hannula
  8. Web site: Biographies : Brigadier General Richard "Ric" Severson . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20130405230012/http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=8051 . April 5, 2013 . April 26, 2016 . archive.org.
  9. http://www.lpb.org/programs/lectures/information6.htm Senator Sharon Weston Broome biography
  10. John Gard, UW–La Crosse Commencement Address, May 17, 2003
  11. State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2009–2010. biographical sketch of Daniel E. Kapanke, p. 82.
  12. Wisconsin Blue Book 2001–2002. Biographical Sketch of MaryAnn Lippert, p. 69.
  13. Web site: 2009–2010 Wisconsin Legislature Documents . July 18, 2015.
  14. George R. Gilkey, A History of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 1909–1979
  15. Web site: 2015 Wisconsin State Representatives . July 18, 2015.
  16. Bob Wolfley "Ex-Brewer joins telecasts" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 6, 2009.
  17. Web site: Will Berzinski: Career Stats at NFL.com . July 18, 2015 . NFL.com.
  18. Web site: Roman Brumm . July 18, 2015 . Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  19. "Unusual Praise Given Former Local Athlete ", The Racquet, December 7, 1921.
  20. Eugene E. Williams The Harring Era: The History of Football at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse: From 1969 to 1997 1998.
  21. Web site: Don Kindt . July 18, 2015 . Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  22. Web site: Untitled Document . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921133908/http://murphylibrary.uwlax.edu/digital/uwl/Alumnus/2004_summer.pdf . September 21, 2013 . November 13, 2016 . mdy-all.
  23. "Coaches Select All-Stars; Name Schumann, Loomis " The Racquet March 29, 1951.
  24. http://murphylibrary.uwlax.edu/digital/uwl/Alumnus/2004_summer.pdf UW-La Crosse Alumnus/Summer 2004
  25. Web site: Hall of Fame Record: Coach Nelson . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150721112615/http://www.uwobserver.com/2012/11/12/hall-of-fame-record-coach-nelson/ . July 21, 2015 . July 18, 2015 . mdy-all.
  26. "Dick Ritger selected as first Bowling Coaches Hall of Fame inductee"
  27. Web site: Untitled Document . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921132844/http://murphylibrary.uwlax.edu/digital/uwl/Alumnus/2008_summer.pdf . September 21, 2013 . November 13, 2016 . mdy-all.
  28. Web site: Lincoln Regional Capsules . dead . https://archive.today/20240527020757/https://www.webcitation.org/6QrwrqwQz?url=http://www.theindependent.com/huskershq/lincoln-regional-capsules/article_1cef697f-3859-504b-8848-28995967ed01.html%3Fmode=jqm . May 27, 2024 . July 6, 2014 . TheIndependent.com.
  29. Web site: Ellen, Tronnier, Death, Obituary . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150912041523/http://www.aagpbl.org/index.cfm/articles/tronnier-ellen-j--hornet--6-28-1927--5-21-2015/303 . September 12, 2015 . November 13, 2016.
  30. Heaphy, Leslie A; May, Mel Anthony. Encyclopedia of Women and Baseball. McFarland & Company.
  31. Web site: 2022-07-21 . From dishwasher to 'Iron Chef' . 2023-01-22 . All in Wisconsin . en-US.

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