1970-1979

            Francine Corcoran, `71 (Minneapolis, MN) made it her goal to walk the 1,071 miles of Minneapolis streets and parkways. A Feb. 22, 2005, article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune highlighted her motivation and determination to accomplish this goal. A walker all of her life, she walked in Winona, where she earned a college degree in theater; she walked in Cleveland, where she was a VISTA worker; and continues walking in the Twin Cities, where she moved in 1991.

            Trisha (Flueger) Hood, `71 (Denver, CO) and her husband Donald served as honorary chairs of the Heart Ball held in Denver, Colo. They have spent the last 32 years in Denver pursuing their passion for helping others as volunteers for the American Heart Association, as well as other charitable organizations and activities. Trisha has received national acknowledgement in such publications as Family Circle, Entrepreneurial Women, Executive Female and Philadelphia Enquirer for her environmental work in the 1990’s.

            Roberta (Steiner) Akalin, `73 (Kenosha, WI) was inducted into the 2005 Southeastern Wisconsin Educators Hall of Fame. Most of her career has been in the Kenosha Unified School District as a junior and senior high counselor and the first dean of students in the district. 

            Randy and Marge (Foegen) Karsten, `77 (Platteville, WI). Marge is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. In 1983, she developed the Women in Management course and 15 students took the class. Today, there are three full sections of the course and additional students take the course online. She has recently authored a book, Management, Gender and Race in the 21st Century, which she began writing during a 2004 sabbatical. She has previously written books on this topic for UW-Extension and Greenwood Press. Marge and Randy live in Platteville and have three children. 

Last Modified: Monday, November 26, 2007 15:25 by Rhone Richard