The University of Wisconsin–Stout is a public university in Menomonie, Wisconsin. In the past, the university was known as the Stout Institute, Stout State College, and Stout State University. Following are some of its notable alumni.
Art
Name | Class | Major | Notability | References |
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Leslie Barlow | 2011 | Studio arts | Visual artist | |
Karen Heagle | 1990 | Fine arts and studio arts | Artist | |
Alonzo C. Webb | Non-degreed | Etcher, architect, painter, and illustrator | ||
Eliza Wheeler | 2006 | Graphic design | Children's book illustrator |
Business
Name | Class | Major | Notability | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cindy Pawlcyn | 1977 | Hotel, restaurant, and tourism management | Chef and cookbook author known for the restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area | |
Jill Soltau | 1989 | Retail merchandising and management | CEO of JCPenney and CEO of Jo-Ann Fabrics | |
Todd R. Wanek | 1988 | Industrial Technology | President and CEO of Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. |
Education
Name | Class | Major | Notability | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adelaide Steele Baylor | 1928 | Sc.D. | Chief of the Home Economics Education Service in the United States Office of Education | |
Harvey Schofield | President of the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire and college football coach |
Entertainment
Name | Class | Major | Notability | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
Emily Zugay | 2019 | Graphic Design | YouTube/TikTok personality and graphic designer | |
Gus Johnson | 2018 | Entertainment Design | YouTube personality and comedian | |
Nettie McBirney | Home Economics | Writer of a cooking column under the pseudonym Aunt Chick for the Tulsa Daily World from 1935 to 1955 | ||
Nancy Zieman | 1975 | Textile design and journalism | Host of the television show Sewing with Nancy |
Military
Name | Class | Major | Notability | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
Harvey M. Haakenson | 1967 | Administration of vocational education (Master's) | United States National Guard Brigadier General | |
Hubert C. Hegtvedt | 1987 | Industrial technology and manufacturing engineering | United States Air Force Major General | |
Emil C. Kiel | 1917 | United States Air Force Brigadeir General | ||
Scott D. Legwold | 1998 | Human resources (Master's) | United States National Guard Brigadier General |
Politics
Name | Class | Major | Notability | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vera C. Bushfield | 1912 | Domestic science | Former United States Senator from South Dakota and First Lady of South Dakota | |
Roy Carl Carlson | 1968 | Vocational education (Master's) | Minnesota House of Representatives | |
Alice Clausing | 1970 | Guidance and counseling (Master's) | Former member of the Wisconsin State Senate | |
Gary Drzewiecki | 1973–1974 | Non-degreed | Former member of the Wisconsin State Senate | |
Robert J. Larson | 1966 | Guidance (Master's) | Former Wisconsin State Assembly | |
Terry Link | Member of the Illinois Senate | |||
Clint Moses | 1999 | Human biology | Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly | |
Joe Plouff | 1986 | M.S. | Wisconsin State Assembly | |
Ewald J. Schmeichel | Non-degreed | Former Wisconsin State Assembly | ||
Richard Shoemaker | 1975 | BS | Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate | |
David Zien | 1975 | MS | Member of the Wisconsin Senate |
Sports
Name | Class | Major | Notability | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
Parks Bailey | College football player and coach | |||
Tony Beckham | 2002 | Professional football player | ||
Paige Decker | 2016 | Professional stock car racing driver | ||
Oties Epps | 2002, 2006 | B.S. Human development and family studies; M.S.Education | Head coach of the women's basketball program at the University of Evansville | |
Rikard Grönborg | Management leadership (Master's) | Ice hockey coach | ||
Frank Haege | 1992 | College and professional football coach | ||
Jeff Hazuga | 2013 | Training and development (Master's) | Former professional football player | |
Reggie Holmes | Professional gridiron football player in Canada | |||
Gary Inskeep | Professional gridiron football player in Canada | |||
Barney Klecker | Former record holder for the fifty-mile ultramarathon | |||
Bob McRoberts | Former professional football player | |||
John Peterson | 1971 | Industrial education | Wrestler and Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling | |
Bob Raczek | 1962 | Master's | Hall-of-fame high school football coach | |
Harvey Schofield | College football coach and the president of the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire | |||
Tony Storti | Non-degreed | Former head coach of the Montana State Bobcats football team | ||
Joe Vavra | 1982 | Industrial technology | Quality control coach for the Detroit Tigers |
Other
Name | Class | Major | Notability | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
Luke Helder | Non-degreed | Domestic terrorist known as the Midwest pipe bomber |
References
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- "Karen Heagle". Artspace. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "Alonzo C. Webb - Biography". www.askart.com. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- Poling, Jerry (2019-01-17). "Art exhibit features two alumni: author/illustrator, sports logo designer". University of Wisconsin - Stout. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- Poling, Jerry (2021-06-22). "Resilient alum chef bouncing back from 'horrible year' with pandemic, Napa Valley wildfire". University of Wisconsin - Stout. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- Poling, Jerry (2018-10-03). "New CEO of J.C. Penney is retail management alumna". University of Wisconsin - Stout. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- Poling, Jerry (2017-10-23). "CEO insight". University of Wisconsin - Stout. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "Dr. Adelaide Baylor Dies in Washington". The Indianapolis Star. 1935-12-19. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-10-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Alum's comedic redesigns of iconic company logos are a hit on Tik Tok". University of Wisconsin -Stout. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- "emilyzugay". Instagram. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
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- "Graduate's social media comedy sketches viewed a billion times". University of Wisconsin - Stout. 2018-05-05. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- Wilson, Linda D. "Aunt Chick (McBirney, Nettie Caroline Williams) | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture". Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "Nancy Zieman The Blog - Nancy Zieman History Exhibit on Display this Summer in Beaver Dam WI at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio". 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "Brigadier General Harvey M. Haakenson". National Guard Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2023-09-23 – via web.archive.org.
- "Hubert C. Hegtvedt". Air Force. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "Bridgadier General Emil C. Kiel". Air Force. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "Brigadier General Scott D. Legwold". National Guard Bureau. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- Wasniewski, Matthew A.; United States Office of History and Preservation (2006). Women in Congress, 1917-2006. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-16-076753-1 – via Internet Archive.
- "Obituary for Roy Carl Carlson". Star Tribune. April 12, 2011. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "Clausing, Alice 1944". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "Drzewiecki, Gary F. 1954". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1993). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1993-1994. Madison: Department of Administration. p. 80 – via Google Books.
- "Larson, Robert J. 1932". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "About Terry Link « Terry Link For Mayor". 2013-01-23. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "Representative Clint P. Moses". Wisconsin State Legislature. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "Plouff, Joe 1950". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "Schmeichel, Ewald J. 1889". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Democrat Printing Company, State Printer. 1958. p. 47 – via Google Books.
- "Shoemaker, Richard A. 1951". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "Zien, David A. 1950". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "David Zien's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "Tony Beckham (2011) - UW-Stout Athletic Hall of Fame". University of Wisconsin-Stout Athletics. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "Getting To Know Paige Decker". Rev Racing. 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "Oties Epps - Women's Basketball Coach". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "Former Blue Devil assistant is Sweden's Olympic men's hockey coach". University of Wisconsin-Stout Athletics. 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- Vogl, John (April 24, 2019). "'I like to break barriers': How Swedish national team coach Rikard Grönborg has put himself into contention for the Sabres' job". The Athletic. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "Frank Haege - Football Coach". Augsburg University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "Jeff Hazuga". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "Barney Klecker (1986) - UW-Stout Athletic Hall of Fame". University of Wisconsin-Stout Athletics. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "Bob McRoberts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "John Peterson (1978) - UW-Stout Athletic Hall of Fame". University of Wisconsin-Stout Athletics. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "John Peterson (2015) - Hall of Fame". Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "Bob Raczek (2013) - UW-Stout Athletic Hall of Fame". University of Wisconsin-Stout Athletics. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "Tony Storti (1979) - UW-Stout Athletic Hall of Fame". University of Wisconsin-Stout Athletics. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "Former Blue Devil coach passes away in January". University of Wisconsin-Stout Athletics. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "Joe Vavra (1995) - UW-Stout Athletic Hall of Fame". University of Wisconsin-Stout Athletics. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- "21 years ago a Pine Island man sent pipe bombs around the country. He's still being held in Rochester". Rochester Post Bulletin. 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-09-23.