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UW-Whitewater to celebrate Founders Day

Released: April 18, 2003


The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater will celebrate 135 years as an institution and honor five alumni during its annual Founders Day celebration on Saturday, April 26. The day is highlighted by the recognition of alumni award recipients.


— Mark A. Cullen ’76, Janesville, Wis.
President, J.P. Cullen & Sons, Inc.
— Sandra K. (Rusch) Dunst ’79, Fox Point, Wis.
Vice President, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation
— W. Craig Esrael ’81 and ’82, Cordova, Tenn.
President/CEO, First South Credit Union
The recipients of the Outstanding Recent Alumni awards are:
— Janet (Bilgen) Craggs ’89, Whitewater, Wis.
Associate Director, UW-Whitewater Office of Leadership Development
— Michael J. Schumacher ’88, Whitewater, Wis.


Corporate Management Information Systems Manager, Weiler and Company, Inc.
The public is invited to attend the Founders Day luncheon and festivities to be held at the James R. Connor University Center. A social hour begins at 10:30 a.m., followed by lunch at 11:30 a.m. and concluding with alumni recognition at 12:15 p.m. The cost is $13 per person.

- Melissa DiMotto,dimottom@uww.edu