UW-STOUT - Key Persons
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- Member of the Honors Advisory Board
- Professor of Biology
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- Multicultural Student Services Advisor
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- Director of TRIO Student Support Services and Fostering Success
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- Member of the Honors Advisory Board
- UW Stout Alum - Graphic Designer, Bill 's Distributing, Menomonie, WI
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- University Services Program Associate
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- Academic Department Associate / Mathematics
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- Office Operations Associate / Rehabilitation & Counseling
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- Academic Department Associate
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- Accountant - Senior / Provost
Brandon Cross. is one of the core faculty for the Cybersecurity Research & Outreach Center (CyROC) at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. He develops hands-on IT curriculum and leads hands-on training for many Fortune 500 in the area of IT & security. He has over eight years of experience teaching face to face and online IT & Cybersecurity classes at the UW-Stout. He served as the network administrator for U.S. Air Force for more than five years. Brandon has published many papers on IT & cybersecurity curriculum and laboratory development. He has years of experience leading workshops in Wisconsin and Minnesota promoting cybersecurity & IT curriculum in minority institutions. Brandon holds many valuable IT & cybersecurity certifications including CCIE-R&S, CCNA-Security, CCNA, CCNP, A+, etc.
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- Member of the Honors Advisory Board
- Professor
- Professor of Technical Education
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- Director of First Year Experience
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- Teaching, Learning & Technology Specialist
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- Education & Pupil Services
- Professor
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- Member of the Stout University Foundation Board
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- Chancellor
- Chancellor 's Investiture
- Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin - Stout
- Chancellor of University of Wisconsin - Stout
- Chancellor, 2020 -
Katherine P. Frank became the eighth chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Stout, after a distinguished career as an administrator and faculty member.
Before her appointment as chancellor, Chancellor Frank served from 2016 in two roles at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Wash., as Provost and Vice President of Academic and Student Life and Vice President of Academic Innovation. She also held the rank of Professor of English.
From summer 2014 until spring 2016, she was Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Northern Kentucky University. Frank served as Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences at Indiana University East, Chair of English and Foreign Languages at Colorado State University-Pueblo, and a faculty member and administrator of programs involving student writing, faculty professional development, and student success.
Chancellor Frank, the first female leader of UW-Stout, grew up in Colorado and has a bachelor's degree in English from Bates College, Lewiston, Maine. She has master's and doctorate degrees in English from the University of Washington, Seattle. Frank's research interests include Romantic and Victorian English Literature, rhetoric and composition, the scholarship of teaching, and academic leadership.
"I am delighted to join UW-Stout," Chancellor Frank said. "Throughout the search process, I became increasingly impressed by the high-quality work and creative thinking exhibited by faculty, staff, and students at UW-Stout, as well as the strong, reciprocal relationships among the university, community, and regional partners. Everyone demonstrated dedication to the university and exhibited true focus on ensuring student success.
Katherine P. Frank became the eighth chancellor of University of Wisconsin-Stout, after a distinguished career as an administrator and faculty member.
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- Chancellor, 1988 - 2014
- Remembering Chancellor Emeritus
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- Member of the Honors Advisory Board
- Honors College Director
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- Director of Enterprise Information Systems
Enterprise Information Systems (EIS) provides administrative data and enterprise resource planning (ERP) services, including PeopleSoft (Campus Solutions) student information system application development, support and maintenance; data warehouse and reporting development; campus website technical support and operation, support and administration of servers for the UW-Stout community.
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- Student Success Librarian
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- Administrative Program Manager I / Financial
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- Member of the Honors Advisory Board
- Research Services
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- Financial Specialist Senior
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- Power Plant Operator - Senior
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- Services Program Associate
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- Academic Department Associate / Rehabilitation & Counseling
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- Operations Program Associate / Police and Parking
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- Student Services Coordinator
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- Operations and Management
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- University Services Program Associate / College of STEMM
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- Special Assistant to the Chancellor / Chancellor
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- Assistant Professor
- Director
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- Associate Professor
- Program Director / Professor
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- Assistant Chancellor of Equity, Diversity
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- Instrument Shop Coordinator / Engineering & Technology
Duey Naatz is responsible for all aspects of the athletic department. Duey reports directly to the Chancellor.
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- Vice Chancellor for Enrollment & Strategic Initiatives / Enrollment & Strategic
Ediz Kaykayoglu provides leadership and strategic direction for the Enrollment and Strategic Initiatives division, which is responsible for all aspects of university enrollment management. The division includes Admissions, the Advisement Center, Student Financial Aid Services, Registration and Records, Stout Online, Professional Education, and Continuing Education.
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- Student Staff Member
- Social Media Coordinator
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- Multicultural Student Services Program Advisor
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- Financial Specialist Senior
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- UW - Stout 's Chief Business Officer
- Vice Chancellor for Business, Finance & Administrative Services / Business, Finance & Administrative Services
Erik Guenard serves as UW-Stout's chief business officer, overseeing the university's budget, advising the chancellor on financial management, and working with faculty, staff, students and community members to accomplish university initiatives.
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- Physician / Student Health
Initiative for the Creation of the Center for the Study and Promotion of Health and Wellbeing
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- Provost / Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Glendali Rodriguez works with the deans, department chairs, directors and the Division of Academic Affairs to ensure the best possible environment for teaching and learning, scholarship, research, creative activities, and student services. The Provost's Office, working with the deans, department chairs, directors and others, has oversight of the Division of Academic Affairs.
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- Member of the Stout University Foundation Board
- Secretary of the Board
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- Office Assistant
- Student Staff Member
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- Director of Learning Technology Services, Training and Communication
Learning Technology Services (LTS) is the first level of contact for instructional technology support. LTS serves as an instructional technology center focusing on teaching and learning for instructors of the UW-Stout teaching community. Offering a range of services, LCTS partners with faculty to provide expertise, training and support to assist instructors with incorporating instructional technology into their teaching practice and creating technology-enhanced instructional materials.
Communication and training are key components in the successful delivery of technology services. The LIT department works to ensure that IT service and project communications between our department and the campus community are accurate, consistent, timely and responsive to the needs of intended audiences. In addition, the department coordinates training for staff and faculty on a variety of supported hardware, software and services and helps develop technology documentation that meets the unique needs and expectations of all learners.
Holly Yuan, Ph.D (POC). is a Professor and Program Director of Computer Networking & Information Technology, and Director for Cybersecurity Research & Outreach Center (CyROC) at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Her work on cybersecurity & IT laboratory curricula for undergraduate and graduate has been published in the country as book, book chapters, and conference paper. Dr. Yuan actively engages her students in the research. She has co-authored many book chapters and conference paper with her students. She has won several DoD and NASA cybersecurity grants. She has years of experience leading training and workshops and promote cybersecurity & IT curriculum in minority institutions. She is a member of the ACM and IEEE. Dr. Yuan also holds many valuable IT& cybersecurity certifications including CISM, CEH, AWS-SSA, Linux, VMware, CCIE-R&S, CCNA-Security, CCNP-Security, etc.
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- Associate Dean of Students
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- University Services Associate II / Teaching, Learning & Leadership
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- Director of Multicultural Student Services
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- Advisor and Writing Specialist
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- Senior Instructional Designer
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- Associate Administrative Specialist / College of Science
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- Member of the Stout University Foundation Board
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- Director, Computer Services
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- UWEC Honors College Director
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- Fostering Success Advisor / TRIO Student Support Services Advisor
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- Education & Pupil Services
- Professor
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- Member of the Stout University Foundation Board
- Treasurer of the Board
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- Facility Maintenance Specialist Advanced
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- Collections Specialist / Business & Financial Services
Kadi is the campus Sustainability Manager, working on ways to improve sustainability on campus.
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- University Services Program Associate / Dean of Students
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- University Services Associate II / Human Development
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- Professor / Program Director
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- Vice Chancellor for University Advancement & Alumni Relations
The Vice Chancellor for University Advancement is responsible for oversight of the University's fundraising and alumni programs, and for representing those to the university's senior administration. Katharine Reed also serves as executive director of the Stout University Foundation and represents the university to alumni, parents and corporate constituencies.
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- Member of the Stout University Foundation Board
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- Associate Instructional Specialist
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- Member of the Honors Advisory Board
- Student Representative
As the principal aide to the Chancellor, Kristi coordinates all Chancellor's office operations and activities in support of institutional priorities. Kristi advises the Chancellor on policy, procedural, and operational issues of the university. Kristi is also responsible for records requests, and liaison activities with the state legislature, state and local officials, and the community.
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- University Services Program Associate
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- Member of the Stout University Foundation Board
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- Senior Management Engineer / Manufacturing
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- Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist / Student Health
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- Police Sergeant / Security & Police Services
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- Secretary of the Senate Office
Linda Borofka
Secretary of the Senate Office
Senates
39 Years of Service to UW-Stout
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- Academic Department Associate / Psychology
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- Office Operations Associate
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- Member of the Stout University Foundation Board
- Vice President of the Board
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- Student Status Examiner Associate
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- Member of the Stout University Foundation Board
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- Member of the Stout University Foundation Board
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- Member of the Honors Advisory Board
- Student Representative
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- Member of the Honors Advisory Board
- UW Stout Alum - Prevention Coordinator, Arbor Place, Menomonie, WI
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- Member of the Stout University Foundation Board
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- Member of the Honors Advisory Board
- Business Administration Program Director
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- Vice Chancellor for University Advancement
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- University Benefit Specialist / Human Resources
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- Director / Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute
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- Assistant Professor
- Program Director
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- Assistant Chancellor / Planning
Meridith Wentz is responsible for the University's strategic planning process, policies, accreditation and assessment. She is the director of Institutional Research and the Applied Research Center.
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- Academic Department Assistant
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- Strategic Marketing Officer / Marketing Communications
- UW - Stout 's Strategic Marketing Officer
Michael Huggins is UW-Stout's strategic marketing officer. He oversees major initiatives to manage the university's reputation, heighten visibility and generate revenue support through enrollment, fundraising and partnership development.
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- Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin
Nam S. Nguyen, Ph.D. is an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin - Stout CNIT program. Dr. Nguyen is generally interested in Cybersecurity, Big Data, and Natural Language Processing issues. Before joining the University of Wisconsin-Stout, Dr. Nguyen worked as a Senior ICT & Security Officer for an Oil and Gas company in Vietnam for ten years.
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- UW Stout Alum - Computer Engineer
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- Member of the Honors Advisory Board
- Provost
- Vice Chancellor / Provost
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- Communications, Global Language
- Professor
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- Associate Professor / Business
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- Professor / Communication Technologies
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- Vice Chancellor / Administrative and Student
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- Instructional Program Manager III / Nakatani Teaching and Learning Center
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- Dean of the College of Education, Hospitality, Health and Human Services
- Professor
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- Outreach Program Manager III
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- Dean of Students
- Dean of Students / Dean of Students
Sandra Scott provides leadership and administrative oversight as the Dean of Students and for the Student Life and Services unit. Scott reports directly to the Chancellor and manages special projects.
Sgt. Haskamp is currently assigned as the evening patrol supervisor.
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- Executive Director for Corporate Relations & Economic Engagement / Corporate Relations & Economic Engagement
Seth Hudsons directs UW-Stout's Office of Corporate Relations & Economic Engagement, including the Manufacturing Outreach Center, Stout Technology and Business Park, and a comprehensive range of industry, applied research, technical assistance and technology transfer efforts of the university.
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- Administrative Program Specialist / Administrative and Student
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- Associate Professor / Communication Technologies
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- Member of the Stout University Foundation Board
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- Chief Information Officer
- Assistant Chancellor for Learning & Information Technology / Chief Information Officer
- Chief Information Officer / Learning and Information
Sue Traxler is responsible for Learning and Information Technology (LIT) a support organization dedicated to providing efficient and effective state-of-the-art learning and information technology solutions and services to students, faculty, and staff for instruction, administration, and public service in support of the University's mission.
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- Director - Nakatani Teaching and Learning Center
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- Budget & Policy Analyst / Planning
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- Academic Department Associate / Biology
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- Student Status Examiner Associate
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- Member of the Stout University Foundation Board
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- Director of Infrastructure Services
The Infrastructure Services (IS) team serves UW-Stout's academic community by providing desktop management of campus computers and computer labs, network file storage, email, management and deployment of campus and lab-specific desktop software, server management services for departments, and authentication services. In addition, IS provides the campus voice and data network.
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- Honors College Assistant Director / Associate Professor of Anthropology
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- Financial Specialist Senior
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- Associate Professor and Program Director of Computer & Electrical
Wei Shi, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor and Program Director of Computer & Electrical Engineering, and one of the core faculty for the Cybersecurity Research & Outreach Center (CyROC) at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Dr. Shi has won multiple awards including Robotics REU program from NSF, Fulton and Edna Holtby Endowed Chair award, and Emerging outstanding researcher award from UW-Stout. Dr. Shi has published extensively in the area of robotics and artificial intelligence. She serves as a reviewer for multiple IEEE journals. She is a member of the IEEE, ASEE, and IEEE Women in Engineering.
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- Psychology / Senior Lecturer
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- Senior Management Engineer / Manufacturing
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- President / Chancellor, 1961 - 1972
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- Assistant Professor
- Apparel & Communications Tech