Summer 2025 Volume 66, #4
The Journey Continues... Appleton: March 12-14, 2026
Set your calendars for next year’s conference, The Journey Continues in Appleton at the Hilton Paper Valley Hotel on March 12-14, 2026. The 2026 Conference in Appleton is brought to you by co-chairs Terry Schwaller and Kristin Kyde, and features Michael Waasegiizhig Price from the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission as the keynote speaker. Make sure you have reserved the dates and plan to continue your journey in Appleton next spring!
From the President WSST President, Dennis Rohr
What a Conference in Oshkosh this year! Congratulations to Stacey Strandberg and Jamie Groark, along with their entire Conference planning team for a job so well done! From the early Thursday morning Registration desk team to the 11am Saturday morning presenters and attendees, it was a whirlwind of awesome events and great times. And we learned so much along the way from the incredible list of presenters! And to whomever secured my Larry Scheckel’s inspired “red seat of nails” from the Equipment Adoption area, I hope it can add fun to your students’ continued on page 4
Inside this Issue! Page 1, 4-5 Page 6-9 Page 10-11 Page 12 Page 13-19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22-23 Page 25-28 Page 30-33 Page 34-35
President’s Address & Conference Info WSST and Other Awards Foundation Grants WSST Election Results Pictures from Conference 2025: OshVegas WSST Essay Winners WSST Baseball: July 20 WSST Historian Membership Submissions Equity Sessions at the Conference NASA’s Night Sky Notes