…to all who made it happen and to those who work protecting these special places. Let our generation’s birthday present be in saving the living wilderness, a gift that keeps on giving, growing in value to the benefit of generations to come. Mark R. Peterson is executive director of the…
…one of us, showered with daily gifts of the earth,” she said, pointing out that both commencement speakers were Native American women scientists. “Together we can be proud of this wonderful institution dedicated to liberal arts in service and sustainability, educating for the world we need and most importantly for…
…principal made it possible,” he said. In his off-hours, he maintained a private voice studio, giving private lessons at a music store in downtown LaCrosse. One of his voice students went on to appear in Broadway musicals. Fitzgibbon retired in 1989 and now lives in Florida. Asked if he has…
…a zoologist and persuading the Belize government to establish the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary and Jaguar Preserve. “Rabinowitz’s work carries Olson’s legacy through giving a voice to the wildness within and outside of each of us,” said SONWA selection committee member Eileen Van Pernis. The SONWA committees also recognized Margarita…
Name: Hattie Hoffman Majors: biology with a music minor Keeps busy with ECCO Haus, the Sustainability Department, REuse Room, and NCAA softball It’s not always easy to merge two distinct halves of a whole brain. Sophomore Hattie Hoffman grew up surrounded by music, harnessing intuition and creativity through instruments from…
…Fund Board, a volunteer advisory board whose mission is to promote private giving for the public good. As part of this, Trettin has chaired a grant writing workshop for local non-profits and chaired the grant awards committee for the last five years. Before her role as presidential spouse, Trettin was…
…said Moore. “I felt it represented the biggest issues of our day. What I saw was about extraction and contamination, but also about resilience and envisioning. It wasn’t just a resistance camp, it was about exploring new ideas of economy and giving people a space to be in touch with…
…population in check. In giving testimony, Johnson listed trillium—a popular and showy white-to-pink flower that appears in the Wisconsin woods in early summer – as one of the impacted understory species. She said a hunter testified after her, stating that he had lots of trillium in his woods. “I have…
…News & World Report uses such factors as classes with fewer than 20 students (70 percent at Northland College) and student-faculty ratio (11:1). Assessments by high school guidance counselors, freshman retention rates, the percentage of alumni giving and acceptance rates also are among the data included in the methodology. This…
