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o you remember the good ole days, when you could go to a bank and they knew who you were and could call you by your name? You could take your children and your pets to the bank and they could get a treat. Well alot of things have changed through the years and not just in banking.
Samuel Prince is credited with being Whitewater’s first permanent settler in July of 1837, since his log home is the first to be constructed. Soon to follow are William Birge, Leander Birge, Charles Hamilton, and Dr. Edward Brewer.
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The First National Bank of Whitewater is established, having received its charter November 12, 1863. It shows assets of more than $33,000 at the end of the first day. (In 1931, The First National Bank of Whitewater and
the Citizens State Bank merge to become The First Citizens State Bank.)
1863 - 1872
Dr. James W. Trippe arrives from East Troy to construct a grist mill, which requires the building of a dam. Residents of the neighboring towns welcome this mill as they must travel to Milwaukee or Elgin, Illinois for this service.
Sanger Marsh was one of the original founders of the First National Bank of Whitewater in 1863. He served as the bank’s first President until 1872 when he was killed in a runaway horse and carriage accident.
1840
William Birge completes the first farmhouse in Whitewater.
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The First National Bank of Whitewater was first located at what is now Bergey Jewelry at 173 West Main Street in 1864.
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1868
Egbert and William Wheeler build a blacksmith shop. The first school, a log cabin, is erected. The first Post Office is established. The first regular town meeting is held April 5, 1842.
The State of Wisconsin Normal School (UWWhitewater) opens in Whitewater. Oliver Arey is the first Principal.
A new brick school house is erected on the present site of the Birge Fountain.
1852
William DeWolf and Lucius A. Winchester form a new hardware business. They also produce plows. The Milwaukee & Mississippi railroad extends their line from Waukesha to Whitewater. The line is part of the connection from Milwaukee to the Mississippi River.
Whitewater’s population is 4,158. The Village of Whitewater becomes the City of Whitewater May 5.
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1857
The Whitewater Register begins publishing as a weekly paper. Hannibal L Rann is the first editor.
1858
The Village of Whitewater is incorporated April 21.
1860
Whitewater’s population is 2,831.
1861
The first public library opens. Robert McBeath is the librarian.
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The First National Bank bought this building at First and Main Streets in 1892, having occupied it since 1876. In 1931, two banks merged and the newly formed First Citizens State Bank purchased the building and occupied the space until 1964.
1915
The Whitewater fire department purchases its first motorized truck.
1934
Dean Coburn and Ronald Coburn establish the OneWire Electric Fence Company. It becomes known world-wide as the oldest and best fence company.
1935
The new Whitewater Post Office is erected on Center Street.
1948
Frawley Oil Company, Inc., is established by John “Jack” Frawley.
1951
The last passenger train runs out of Whitewater on November 12.
1964
First Citizens State Bank moves into its new building on the corner of Second and Main Streets. The grand opening is June 13, 1964. For the first time in Whitewater, customers can use the bank’s new drive-up window.
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150 years and still going strong
The University of WisconsinWhitewater got its start on Feb. 28, 1866, when the Wisconsin Board of Normal School Regents awarded a normal school to the Village of Whitewater, whose citizens raised $25,000 to secure the bid over 16 other proposals from across the state.
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UW-Whitewater celebrates its sesquicentennial The University of By Tracy Ouellette Wisconsin-Whitewater kicked off its sesquicentennial EDITOR celebration with the Purple and White Gala April 21 in the Hamilton Room of the James R. Connor University Center. “We have a series of events planned over the next two years, when the 150th graduating class walks across the stage to celebrate our sesquicentennial,” Assistant Director of University Marketing and Communications Jeff Angileri said. The gala was a ticketed event and featured keynote speaker alumnus Jeffrey Glasbrenner, Class of 1998, who is a world champion wheelchair basketball player, Paralympian and Ironman competitor and was the first American amputee to summit Mount Everest. In a follow-up event on May 3, the university hosted Willie Warhawk’s birthday party in the Perkins Stadium parking lot for the students, staff, alumni and community members. “We wanted to have a big party for everyone,” Angileri said. “Not everyone could attend the gala, but all were invited to Willie’s birthday party.” Angileri said the birthday party was the first of a series of community events the university would be having over the next two
years. “Our goal with the sesquicentennial celebration it to open up the campus to the public, and we’re looking at ways to bring the community to the campus to show what we have to offer,” Angileri said. “Throughout the summer we’re going to have free concerts on the university mall and other events, a little bit of everything really, to reach out into the community.” The 150 Concert Series kicks off June 8 at the Andersen Library. Other concert dates planned include June 25, July 3 and Aug. 9 and 15. One of the big events this summer is UWWhitewater Day at Miller Park on June 23. “We’ll be at Miller Park for the BrewersCardinals game and we’re having a special tailgate before the game,” Angileri said. “We’re also having a golf and lake outing in Lake Geneva on Sept. 13. We’re still working on the details for that,” Angileri continued. The university also will have a Half Marathon/5K as part of the Discover Whitewater Series on Sept. 23. “Those are just some of the bigger events we have planned, and we’ll be adding more into the mix,” Angileri said. 150,000-hour challenge
The university has issued a challenge to all students, staff and alumni in the form of a community service project as part of the sesquicentennial. Over the next two years, the Warhawk family has been asked to donate 150,000 hours of community service. “They can do the service anywhere in the world and they can self-report their
hours to us online,” Angileri said. “Since the beginning this campus has always had a culture of service and we wanted to focus on ways to serve and make the community stronger with this. It was something we felt really passionate about when planning the
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater Normal By Carol Cartwright School was one of several state teachers’ colleges WHITEWATER founded throughout HISTORICAL SOCIETY Wisconsin in the 19th century. Work on the normal school building began in the fall of 1866, and the building was finally completed by April of 1868. Between 1868 and the end of Whitewater’s industrial era in the 1890s, the Whitewater Normal School grew steadily, and the school building, soon named “Old Main,” grew as well. The first addition to the building, which doubled its space, was constructed in 1876. Old Main burned in 1891 but was quickly rebuilt. In 1897, an addition on the front of the building was completed. After World War II, Whitewater became known almost exclusively as a “college town.” There was still a lack of strong industrial development in town, and commercial development did not grow much beyond its boundaries in the existing downtown. The Whitewater Normal School, however, was transformed between 1950 and 1975. During this period, student enrollment went from under 1,000 students to over 10,000 students, and the normal school became a university. The Whitewater Normal School began its meteoric rise when, in 1913, the school developed a program for training business teachers. The program soon became nationally recognized, and with the addition of a four-year education degree, the normal school became the Whitewater Teachers College in 1927. After World War II, two national trends resulted in major expansion at the college. One was the GI Bill, which brought thousands of World War II veterans to colleges between 1945 and the early 1950s. The second trend was the “baby boom,” a skyrocketing birth rate between 1946 to 1964 that, beginning in the mid-1960s, brought thousands of students to colleges.
The good economy of the 1950s and 1960s, and the general support for college education from the state government, also helped expand enrollments. In 1951, the Board of Regents approved a plan to allow the Whitewater Teachers College (and most other state teachers colleges) to grant liberal arts degrees along with education degrees. At that point, Whitewater became part of the Wisconsin State College system and was then renamed the Wisconsin State CollegeWhitewater. In the 1960s, recognizing the expansion of the state college system beyond liberal arts and education, the Board of Regents changed the system to the Wisconsin State Universities. In 1972, the Wisconsin State University system merged with the University of Wisconsin system, and all state universities became affiliated with the University of Wisconsin. Since 1972, Whitewater’s campus has been known as the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. The influx of more students at the university meant that the classrooms and facilities in Old Main were not sufficient. The first dorms were built in the 1950s, and additional facilities were added in the 1950s and 1960s. Much of the campus classroom space, however, was still located in Old Main. In 1970, a devastating arson fire destroyed 80 percent of Old Main. Only a portion of that building, Hyer Hall, could be salvaged. The important result of that fire was that a number of new classroom buildings were erected in the 1970s, including a center for the arts. At the present time, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is still the city’s largest employer, and Whitewater will probably always be known as a “college town.” Source: Carol Cartwright, “A (Very) Brief History of Whitewater,” 2014, Whitewater Historical Society website, www.whitewaterhistoricalsociety.org.
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The first commencement exercises at Whitewater Normal School are held in June of 1870. Six students graduated with the class.
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In 2014, UW-Whitewater became the first university in any division to win NCAA championships in football, men’s basketball and baseball in the same year.
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A fire broke out in Old Main on Feb. 7, 1970, destroying the building. Only the east wing, known today as Hyer Hall, survived the blaze.
The university’s first business education courses were offered in September 1913. Thirty-seven students enrolled for the classes, which were known as commercial education at that time.
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(Continued from page 3) sesquicentennial.” Angileri said the university wanted a way to recognize and celebrate the myriad ways students, faculty, staff and alumni contribute their time, talents and expertise to the city, state, nation and the world. The challenge began this semester and Angileri said the plan was to update the hour count at the end of each semester on the 150th anniversary website at www.uww. edu/150.
Sesquicentennial campaign
The university is running a fundraising campaign during the 150th anniversary celebration with the goal of raising $15 million. Angileri said there were two priorities for the money raised. One is to fund more teaching and mentoring to ensure the university can hire and retain high-quality professors and staff. The other is to make improve overall student satisfaction. “We want the best student experience and we want to make sure we can continue to offer exceptional in- and out-of-class experiences that enhance the life here on campus,” Angileri said. The university already has raised $6 million in the campaign with donations from alumni, faculty, staff, community members and businesses.
Sing a new song
A contest was held in spring to rewrite the university’s alma mater. Submissions for new lyrics closed April 30 and the university will premier its new
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Part of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s sesquicentennial celebration is the 150,000-hour community service challenge issued to all students, staff and alumni.
alma mater at the Oct. 20 homecoming football game. The new tune was chosen by a sub-group of the Alma Mater Committee comprised of Music Department faculty. The committee’s top four selections were forwarded to the UW-Whitewater Sesquicentennial Committee, which
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The University of WisconsinWhitewater, founded in 1868, is known for its award-winning programs, students organizations and athletic achievements, including national championship football, men’s basketball, men’s wheelchair basketball and rugby teams. UW-Whitewater provides 50 undergraduate programs and 15 graduate programs to a campus of more than 12,000 students. The campus, voted one of the Top 100 Workplaces in southeastern Wisconsin, is located on 404 rolling acres with 40 major buildings, a nature preserve and an arboretum. The university maintains institutional accreditation through the Higher Learning Commission and holds a variety of specialized accreditations at academic college and program levels. The institution’s teacher education programs are also approved by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The university serves the community and region through various cultural events and volunteer efforts. These events include theatrical and musical productions, art and cultural exhibits, visiting artists, speakers and lecturers. On and off campus, students have donated thousands of hours of volunteer time over the past year to help improve the lives of others in Whitewater and its surrounding communities. The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is home to one of the finest collegiate athletic programs in the nation. With each season, the Warhawks build on a tradition of academic and athletic excellence. In fact, the decade has seen the Warhawks capture national
championships in baseball, volleyball, football, gymnastics and men’s basketball. The success of Warhawk sports teams parallel the accomplishments inside the classroom of UW-Whitewater student-athletes. With 39 chancellor scholar-athletes and a grade point average over 3.0, Warhawk student-athlete success happens both in the classroom and on the field of play. Athletics are just part of the social life at UW-W. The James R. Connor University Center is the heart of campus. It is the central gathering place for students to socialize, enjoy meals and attend academic and cultural activities. There’s always something happening at the Young Auditorium or Crossman Gallery. There’s even a bowling alley on campus. So, check out all the college has to offer.
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recommended three tunes to the Chancellor’s Cabinet. Members of the Chancellor’s Cabinet chose the traditional Scottish tune, “Candler.” “The current tune of the alma matter is based on a Beethoven song and it’s a bit difficult to sing,” Angileri said. “We wanted to have one that’s more uplifting and thought
this was a good time to engage alumni, or anyone, in creating a new one.” The lyrics contest was open to all UWWhitewater students, faculty and staff members, alumni, administrators and community members. Members of the UW-Whitewater Alma Mater Lyrics Committee were ineligible.
Celebrating our sesquicentennial
Our university is about to mark a significant milestone in our history. In 2018-19, UW-Whitewater will celebrate its 150th anniversary. This is an outstanding accomplishment and speaks both to our legacy of excellence and our ever-growing impact in our region and in Wisconsin. We have big plans to celebrate. The theme of our sesquicentennial is 150 Years: Inspire. Engage. Transform. When I think about the purpose of our celebration — honoring our past and focusing on an even brighter future — those are the perfect words to get us thinking about UW-Whitewater’s impact. Who inspired you at this campus? What activities and organizations engaged you? How did this great university transform your life? And, most critically, how can we make sure these transformational experiences By Chancellor continue for generations of Warhawks to Beverly Kopper come? UNIVERSITY OF I look forward to working with all of you WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER to answer that question, and I hope that you will take time to reconnect, to reminisce, to get involved and to show your Warhawk pride. Festivities kicked off with a Purple and White Gala on April 21, a concert series, golf outing, special Family Fest and Homecoming events in the fall, community service challenge and the commissioning of a new alma mater. UW-Whitewater’s celebration will officially conclude in April of 2019, when campus hosts the Board of Regents. We’ll be sharing more information as the anniversary approaches. It is certain to be a memorable and exciting time in our history.
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University of WisconsinWhitewater international student Naomi Fultang speaks with Washington Elementary fourth-grade students about culture in her native Cameroon, and in Whitewater and southern Wisconsin.
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School District, UWW work together for exchange of cultures By Ryan Spoehr STAFF WRITER
Students at Washington Elementary and international students attending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater recently took time out of their days to meet, chat and tell stories of each
other’s cultures. On March 15, Washington Elementary students took a field trip to meet with UW-Whitewater international students. The fourth-graders were prompted to take items with them from home and explain their significance in group settings at the Andersen Library. One fourth-grader took a stuffed monkey into a group discussion with one of the international students. Another took a bracelet that his mother gave him. Another took a nutcracker. “This project allows our students to be the experts in the classroom, as they share something that others in the audience do not know. The audience, the fourth-graders and their teachers and perhaps the students’ parents, could truly learn from what our students have to say,” said Rossi Ivanova, an assistant professor in languages and literature at the university. From there, discussions developed about American customs, such as Christmas and New Years. “We hope the cultural exchange helps our students feel valued and included in the community,” Ivanova said. “Oftentimes, international students do not have any contacts or connections to the local community, and may feel isolated or unwelcomed. “This shows our students that they bring value to the community and that their different cultural backgrounds are important.” This was the first time something of this sort was done by the elementary school and the university. It was done through a community based learning grant administered by the School of Graduate Studies and
Continuing Education at the university. “We hope that our students feel empowered. For example, through the project, we give them the opportunity to be like mentors for the younger students, and also to present their cultures and their differences in a positive way,” Ivanova said. “Also, as international students, our students constantly have to adapt to what the U.S. culture requires, they have to follow U.S. academic and cultural models, etc., for success here. It can be quite draining and disempowering for our students to constantly adapt to something new, to constantly follow U.S. models and to be catching up with local standards. The event gave the university’s international students a chance to further develop speaking skills with the English language. “Our students also develop speaking confidence as they practice their English in a receptive, nonthreatening and authentic environment rather than always in a classroom,” Ivanova said. The hope is there that events like this can become an annual, or semi-annual event in the community. “We hope that we could do something similar every year or every other year, depending on the interest, curriculum and schedules of our school partners and on funding,” Ivanova said. The event was in preparation for an appearance by Wisconsin poet laureate Karla Huston at Laurentide Hall. Poems of place and identity from the community-based project between the international students and the fourth-graders were on display. Huston read her poetry and spoke about some of her projects and experiences as the poet laureate.
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UWW hosts Undergraduate Research Day UW-WHITEWATER 150TH 2018
The 23rd annual By Tom Ganser University of CORRESPONDENT Wisconsin-Whitewater Undergraduate Research Day on March 22 displayed the results of the work of 162 students, working alone or in teams under the guidance and mentoring of 76 staff and faculty members and presented in 117 projects as oral presentations, dramatic monologues or research posters. Chancellor Beverly Kopper described the event as “a testament to all your hard work and wonderful creativity.” “I’m just amazed at the creativity, the intellectual prowess, the rigor and the results that you all are presenting here today,” Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Susan Elrod said in her greeting. Elrod and Kopper emphasized the importance of undergraduate research as a “high impact practice” that leads to student success in terms of graduation as well as postgraduation futures. The projects range from the highly technical, like the “Expression and Purification of N-terminal Chimeras of CCL19 and CCL21 for Analysis of CCR2 Biased Sampling” to projects with titles more easily understood (e.g., “Oral History of Wisconsin Farms”). Shaunie Rasmussen graduated from Whitewater High School in 2013 and is a senior at UW-Whitewater majoring in geography with a minor in environment studies. Her project was titled “Predicting Leaf-Area Index in Alfalfa, Oats, Spring Wheats Crops Using Field Spectroscopy.” “Each crop has its own spectral
signature, like a unique fingerprint. Using field equipment, I gathered the spectral fingerprints for each crop once a week during the summer of 2016,” Rasmussen said. “I used this information to design a model that can be used to predict the crop’s LeafArea Index, which is essentially an indicator of the crop’s health. “I’ve always had an interest in satellite imagery, which is an example of remote sensing, but I knew so little about the subject. When my mentor stated she was looking for a student to conduct a research project on remote sensing, I figured it would be a great opportunity to learn more about the subject.” Rasmussen cited the influence of her math teacher, John Houwers. “Being my math teacher and my track coach, he always motivated me to be the best I could be, which is really what helped put me on the path I am on now,” Rasmussen said. “I ended up spending two years on my research project, and the skills I’ve learned will come in handy in my next chapter.” Rasmussen plans on pursing a master’s degree after her graduation from UW-W. To date, she has received graduate school funding offers from San Diego State University, Colorado University at Denver and Central Washington University, and is a potential candidate for the NASA DEVELOP Program, which gives individuals the opportunity to collaborate on research projects with professionals in the field. The tradition of UW-Whitewater students conducting undergraduate research projects with the residents at Fairhaven Senior Services in Whitewater continued this year
with Savannah Harper and Rachael Miller’s research project, “Project BIGG: Skills, Attitudes and Strategies of Facilitators.” The acronym “BIGG” stands for “Bridging the InterGenerational Gap.” Harper and Miller graduated from Brodhead High School in 2015 and are majoring in communication sciences and disorders. Harper’s minor is in family, health and disability studies and Miller is minoring
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University of Wisconsin-Whitewater senior Shaunie Rasmussen discusses her project “Predicting Leaf-Area Index in Alfalfa, Oats, Spring Wheats Crops Using Spectroscopy” with attendees of the university’s Undergraduate Research Day in March.
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LEIPOLD INDUCTED IN WISCONSIN FOOTBALL COACHES HALL OF FAME
Former University of WisconsinBy Daniel Schoettler Whitewater football coach Lance Leipold added another honor to his CORRESPONDENT list of accomplishments in March. The six-time national championship winner was honored with induction to the Wisconsin Football Coaches Hall of Fame. “It is humbling for multiple reasons to be recognized by your peers like that and to be in a group of some of the people that I grew up admiring and wanted to be like,” Leipold said. “The other part that I look at is to quickly turn back to the players and assistant coaches that made that possible, as well as university support.” Leipold, a Jefferson native, was the head football coach at UW-Whitewater from 2007 to 2014. He also played for the Warhawks in the 1980s. He played for his two coaching predecessors, Forrest Perkins and Bob Berezowitz. During his tenure as head football coach at UWWhitewater, Leipold went 109-6 with six national championships and seven conference championships. He was the fastest in NCAA history to 100 wins among coaches. When Leipold looks back at his tenure, he appreciates the small things that went into all the winning he enjoyed. “The biggest thing is more appreciating of the work of the players and the ability of our coaches to maintain the success,” Leipold said. “You see a lot of programs at all levels, sometimes you are fortunate to win a title of a high level, but getting back there and consistently doing it in the way we were able to was really remarkable.” His successor, Kevin Bullis, thinks it will be the first of many honors for Leipold, and that it is a great tribute to his success and to football in Wisconsin. Bullis feels that the biggest thing he has learned from his predecessor is the process. “One of the biggest things that I think about Coach Leipold is he emphasized the process of the day to day of the organization, for a football team and program, and for a young man that is part of our team,” Bullis said. “Making yourself a better student, football player, man and person, and Lance was really able to tie together all those pieces for every man and coach that was a part of this program.” Prior to his position as UW-Whitewater athletic director, Todd Garzarelli worked with Leipold at the University of Buffalo. “I’ve been around college athletics for over 20 years and been around some of the best coaches in the country, there is no one more passionate and determined to succeed than Lance,” Garzarelli said. “At every turn, he is going to find a way to get better himself, his coaching staff, the student-athletes and the folks around them.” After leaving UW-Whitewater as head coach, Leipold is in his third season at the University of Buffalo and has a record of 13-23. Last year, he led his Bulls to bowl eligibility for the third time in program history and a tie for third in the MidAmerican Conference’s East Division.
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Former University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football coach Lance Leipold leads his team onto the field for a game. Leipold was inducted into the Wisconsin Football Coaches Hall of Fame in March.
“This is going to be a building project, and we knew that when we took the job,” Leipold said. “What we have done in three years, we’re pleased with the process and happy with the way we are trending and excited about next year.” Leipold said the biggest difference from coaching at the Division III level to coaching at the Division I level is recruiting and having more resources. “There are some more resources at a school like ours (Buffalo), the recruiting is more nationally,” Leipold said. “We’re traveling from Canada to Florida to find players, and that recruiting never stops.”
With the honor of being inducted into the Wisconsin Football Coaches Hall of Fame, Leipold feels it would not be possible if it weren’t for support from his family and from those who support the football program at UWWhitewater. “Things like this opportunity would not be possible without great support from family,” Leipold said. “Equally important, the university with the support given the football program, and our loyal community boosters like the Kachel family and all the people in the quarterback club.” For more, go to wifca.org.
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In memory of
Chancellor Emeritus Jack Miller and Warhawk athletics, Miller was instrumental in UW-Whitewater’s pursuit of national athletic championships. The Warhawks won their first of 16 team titles in a 15-year span during his tenure (volleyball, 2002). He was inducted into the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Hall of Fame as part of the 2018 class. Miller was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Outstanding Leadership Award from the Brothers of the Academy for commitment to access, retention and graduation of underrepresented students in higher education in 2005, and the Pacesetter Award from the National Academic Advisory Association as CEO of the Year in 2003. His annual study of America’s Most Literate Cities was published by USA Today and recognized in more than 100 of the largest daily newspapers and on National Public Radio. Miller earned his bachelor’s degree from Ohio University in 1969, his master’s degree in education from Northern Illinois University in 1972 and his Ph.D. from Purdue University in 1975. He was named chancellor at Central Connecticut State University in 2005, where he served until his retirement in 2016.
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John “Jack” W. Miller, the former University of Wisconsin-Whitewater chancellor who served from 1999 to 2005, died April 2. He was 70 years old. The UW-Whitewater flag was lowered to half-staff in Miller’s honor from April 9 through April 14. “Jack Miller contributed to a legacy of excellence at UW-Whitewater,” said Chancellor Beverly Kopper. “Through his efforts and leadership, the physical campus underwent a major transformation, and the Warhawk brand gained national prominence. I want to express my condolences to Jack’s wife, Barbara, and their children and grandchildren during this difficult time.” As chancellor, Miller oversaw the completion of the $14.5 million Kachel Fieldhouse, home of the campus’s recreation sports and indoor track and field facilities, and site of UW-Whitewater’s commencement ceremonies. Miller also headed a highly successful campaign to raise more than $5 million in private funds for Timothy J. Hyland Hall, home to the College of Business and Economics. He also oversaw a $28 million renovation and addition to the science facilities of Upham Hall. An ambassador for UW-Whitewater
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