Class Notes
Your fellow alumni readers want to know want what you're up to these days. Share your news about job changes, promotions, awards/recognition, retirement, and family milestones with us. Class notes are featured in our Outlook email newsletter and annual magazine.
Here are some common reasons to send us a class note:
- A new job or promotion
- A baby or adopted a child
- You got married or entered into an official union
- Published a book
- A fellow alumni has passed away
- Alan Masnek `80 retired after 45 years in various roles within the transport and flexible packaging industries located in California, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee, Mexico, Singapore and Malaysia.
- Daniel Johnson `84 retired at end of 2024. In his 40-year career he held positions as an Industrial Engineer, Process Engineering Manager and Director of Manufacturing for a German American Manufacturing company.
- Jeff Brown `89 retired after 36 years of teaching Architecture, Engineering, CAD and Animation at High School level. He will now be teaching part-time at the Junior College level.
- Steve Kleist `93, `95 will celebrate 30 years of marriage to Michelle Royer Kleist `93 in September 2025. They met on campus at UW-Stout.
- Sarah King `19 was promoted to Director, Grants at Mid-State Technical College in Wisconsin Rapids.
Career News: new jobs, promotions, awards and retirements
- Dr. Ron Hull `66 has published his 16th book, LA 2032: Starting Over, an
apocalyptic novel about two teens rebuilding Los Angeles after a virus wipes out most of the world's population. He also has a story in Legacy of Whispers: Unsuspecting Orphan, an anthology from The Final Twist Writers Society. His work is available on Amazon, and more can be found at ronhullauthor.com and authorsden.com. - Sandra Anderson Herzog `79 retired in October 2022 after a 40+ year career providing services to Licensed Family Child Care Providers nation-wide.
- Jeff Johnson `85 retired in 2024 after 30 years as a systems programmer for Marshfield Clinic.
Life events: births, marriages, anniversaries and deaths
Arrivals:
- Nancy Werner Yow `70 and husband Ron welcomed a grandson, Rhodes Larson Yow on April 20, 2025.
Wedding:
Anniversary:
- Mike Lenth `74 and Margaret Goedjen Lenth `75 are celebrating their 50th anniversary on June 28, 2025.
Passing:
- Leland “Lee” Appleyard `60, June 13, 2025, Sparta
- James “Jim” Carlson `61, June 20, 2025, Minneapolis, Minn.
- James Friday `76, June 10, 2025, Eau Claire
- Zita Yublitz Stanley `76, February 4, 2025, Greenwood, Ind.
- Gary Colby `82, June 5, 2025, Osseo
- Jerry Retallick `84, June 12, 2025, Fayetteville, Ark.
- William “Bill” Maves `88,June 12, 2025, Elk Mound
- Benjamin Wiebusch `03, June 14, 2025, Minneapolis, Minn.
Faculty/Staff News: awards, retirements and deaths
Faculty/staff passing:
- James “Rich” Lawrence, 78, died on June 14, 2025. Rich served as a football coach at UW-Stout from 1986-1992.
Outlook Magazine
Our Outlook Magazine is an annual printed publication highlighting alumni success stories from across the country. If you would like to submit an Outlook magazine story, please email alumni@uwstout.edu.
