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VIP Award Recipients

Nominated by graduating students;
presented at MSOE Commencement ceremonies


Christopher Kraly was recognized as a VIP
at MSOE's Spring 2012 Commencement
The list below contains the names and schools of those "Very Influential Persons" nominees from our graduates. Our congratulations and appreciation for all you have done and continue to do for students are extended to these dedicated teachers.

For some of our working professional students are encouraged to nominate a "Very Influential Person" from their workplace or profession who has guided, influenced, or mentored them in a manner comparable to that described above. Past recipients of this recognition include:

(Clarksburg, WV)
Thomas E. Bell (Spring 2009)

CG Schmidt (Milwaukee, WI)
Michael Hoffman (Spring 2009)

Columbia St. Mary's Hospital (Milwaukee, WI)
Kathryn P. Nichol, M.D. (Winter 2009)

Conduit Financial Services Inc. (Chicago, IL)
Eric January (Winter 2000)

GE Medical Systems- Information Technologies (Milwaukee, WI)
Michael Younger (Winter 2002)

HK System (New Berlin, WI)
David Bartley (Spring 1998)

Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, WI)
Dr. Anne Hoch (Spring 2009)

Reinz Wisconsin Gasket (Brookfield, WI)
Jerry Kashmerick (Spring 2006)

STERIS Corporation (Mentor, OH)
Thomas Robinson (Fall 2010)

 

V.I.P. Excellence in Teaching Award Recipients

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School Name First Name Last Name Year City State
Advanced Language & Academic Studies Jesus Castellon 2005 Milwaukee WI
Alan B. Shepard High School Dmitri Cooper 2011 Palos Height IL
Appleton North High School Mark Popelia 2001 Appleton WI
Appleton West High School Loren Daane 2008 Appleton WI
Aramco College Preparatory Center Carlos, Dr. Maeztu 2008 Gainesville FL
Arrowhead Union High School Steve Urban 2011 Hartland WI
Ashwaubenon High School Kenneth Rudie 2006 Green Bay WI
Bay Port High School Ralph Grusnick 2007 Green Bay WI
Bay View High School Bernell Allen 1998 Bay View WI
Bayfield High School Rick Erickson 2009 Bayfield WI
Beaver Dam High School David Brusky 1998 Beaver Dam WI
Bellevue Christian School Mare Sullivan 2010 Clyde Hill WA
Bonduel High School David Hedtke 1995 Bonduel WI
Bonduel Middle School Mark Margelofsky 2012 Bonduel WI
Brookfield Central High School Elyce Moschella 2007 Brookfield WI
Brookfield Central High School Anna Zimmerman 2003 Brookfield WI
Brookfield East High School Tom Erickson 1999 Brookfield WI
Brown Deer High School James Sadowski 2005 Brown Deer WI
Brown Deer High School James Sadowski 1994 Brown Deer WI
Burlington High School Casey Miller 2011 Burlington WI
BZM Mortzfeld Luebeck Perween Salih 2009 Lubeck
Calvary Baptist High School Timothy Gallert 2001 Menomonee Falls WI
Cashton High School Gary Dickinson 2004 Cashton WI
Cass Technical High School Carole Baker 1998 Detroit MI
Catholic Memorial High School Nancy Knapp 2008 Waukesha WI
Catholic Memorial High School Julie McHale 2006 Waukesha WI
Central Community High School Michael Zimmer 2002 Dewitt IA
Chosen Valley High School Mary Jane Christopherson 2007 Chatfield MN
Christian Life School Patricia Blount 2009 Kenosha WI
Clinton Community High School Mitch Tucker 2000 Clinton IL
Clintonville High School Gary Iwinski 1998 Clintonville WI
Concordia Academy-Bloominton Jason "Doogie" Neel 2008 Blooming IL
Crivitz High School Valerie Diaz 2010 Crivitz WI
Crystal Lake Central High School Peter Cook 2004 Crystal Lake IL
Custer High School Barry M. Zmudzinski 1992 Milwaukee WI
De Forest High School Dan Hertel 2009 DeForest WI
Deerfield High School John Polzin 2007 Deerfield WI
Deerfield High School John Polzin 2007 Deerfield WI
Dominican High School Gregg A. Trojanowski 1993 Whitefish Bay WI
Eau Claire North High School James Schmitt 2003 Eau Claire WI
Ellsworth High School Curt Dummermuth 2008 Ellsworth WI
Ellsworth High School Curt Dummermuth 1995 Ellsworth WI
Ellsworth High School Curt Dummermuth 2004 Ellsworth WI
Evansville High School William Hartje 2008 Evansville WI
Evansville High School Richard Schwarts 1994 Evansville WI
Evansville High School Richard Schwarts 2000 Evansville WI
Fachgymnasium Oldenburg Theodor Struck 2012 Holstein Germany
Fennimore High School Weston Glasbrenner 2007 Fennimore WI
Ferris State University Bruce C. Dilg 1997 Big Rapids MI
Fort Atkinson High School Charles "Chick" Westby 2008 Fort Atkinson WI
Franklin High School Paula Dryer 2005 Franklin WI
Franklin High School Bruce Pearson 2008 Franklin WI
Franklin High School Alan Berendt 2006 Franklin WI
Freedom High School Dennis O'Grady 2004 Freedom WI
Germantown High School James Barnes 1999 Germantown WI
Glenbard East High School Bruce Beiersdorf 2009 Lombard WI
Glenbeulah High School Lei Lund 2003 Glenbeulah WI
Good Shepherd Christian Academy Jennifer Beierman 2009 River Falls WI
Grayslake Community High School Courtney O'Berry 2003 Grayslake IL
Greendale High School Gerald Hitchler 1995 Greendale WI
Greendale High School Gerald Hasting 2004 Greendale WI
Greendale High School Steve Carlson 2002 Greendale WI
Greendale High School Leni Dietrich 2008 Greendale WI
Greenfield High School Paul Ahrens 2006 Greenfield WI
Greenfield High School Melinda Carother 2005 Greenfield WI
Greenwood High School Kathleen Weeks 2009 Greenwood WI
Guilford High School Bruce Keyzer 2004 Rockford IL
Hammond Schools William C. Beatty 2007 Hammond IN
Harrison High School Susan Schultz 2001 Farmington Hills MI
Hastings High School Robert E. Kraftson 2008 Hastings MN
Heritage Christian High School Jerry Ryan 2002 Brookfield WI
Hobart High School Henry Jarvis 2000 Hobart IN
Home School Educators John Radewahn 2012 Wauwatosa WI
Home School Educators Carla Radewahn 2012 Wauwatosa WI
Homestead High School Tom Gulorich 2000 Mequon WI
Homestead High School Tom Fugate 2006 Mequon WI
Homestead High School Nancy Lakam 2004 Mequon WI
Horace Mann Middle School Donna Berndt 2008 Wausau WI
Horlick High School Don Sponholtz 2006 Racine WI
Howards Grove High School Kimberly Hager 2008 Howards Grove IL
Iola-Scandinavia School District Tom Sanders 2004 Iola WI
Iowa-Grant High School Eric Amweg 2010 Livingston WI
J.I. Case High School David Smerchek 2004 Racine WI
James Madison Memorial High School Gordon Perkins 2011 Madison WI
Joseph A. Craig High School Patricia Phillips 2009 Janseville WI
Kewaunee High School Jennifer Brann 2009 Kewaunee WI
Kiel High School John Mitchell 2004 Kiel WI
Lake Country Lutheran Gregory Brazgel 2010 Hartland WI
Lake Country Lutheran High School Gregory Brazgel 2010 Oconomowoc WI
Lake Park High School Michael Crofton 2007 Lake Park MN
Lake Park High School Ed Rimkus 1994 Lake Park MN
Lakewood High School David Chittum 2005 St. Petersburg FL
Libertyville Donald Totter 2005 Libertyville IL
Little Wolf High School Kelly Koller 2010 Manawa WI
Little Wolf High School Kelly Koller 2010 Manawa WI
Lowell P. Goodrich High School Joseph Ciontea 1997 Fond du Lac WI
Madison East High School Paul Du Vair 2007 Madison WI
Madison East High School Paul Du Vair 2010 Madison WI
Mahtomedi High School Mark Le Feber 2007 North Mahtomedi MN
Manitowoc Lutheran High School James Carolfi 2005 Manitowoc WI
Manteno High School Brian Leopold 2012 Manteno IL
Marian High School Marge Jumper 2006 Mishawaka IN
Marshall College Preparatory School John, Dr. Haire 2008 Duluth MN
Mayville High School Rof Holt 2003 Mayville WI
Menomonee Falls High School Brenda Larson 2008 Menomonee Falls WI
Menomonee Falls High School Ruth Ann Petroff 2005 Menomonee Falls WI
Milton High School Nancy Becker 2002 Milton WI
Milton High School Carol Ann 2002 Milton WI
Milwaukee Alexander Hamilton High School Brian Brzezinski 2006 Milwaukee WI
Milwaukee Area Technical College Richard Tupta Jr. 2006 Milwaukee WI
Milwaukee Area Technical College Mary Cantrell 2009 West Allis WI
Milwaukee Juneau High School Phil Musickant 2002 Milwaukee WI
Milwaukee Lutheran High School Steve Krause 2007 Milwaukee WI
Milwaukee Lutheran High School Steve Krause 2003 Milwaukee WI
Milwaukee Lutheran High School Eric Pankow 2001 Milwaukee WI
Milwaukee School of Languages Todd Everson 2012 Milwaukee WI
Milwaukee School of Languages Joan Hartung 2012 Milwaukee WI
Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School Joyce Diels 2008 New Ulm MN
Monroe High School Jerome Romy Cherney 2008 Monroe WI
Monticello High School Mike Korth 2005 Monticello WI
Morrison High School Anne Frame 2005 Morrison IL
Mount Carmel High School Curt Ehrenstrom 2006 Chicago IL
Mukwonago High School Lynett Havelka 2008 Mukwonago WI
Mukwonago High School Daniel Loberg 2007 Mukwonago WI
Naperville Central High School Deverne Coleman 1996 Naperville IL
Nathan Hale High School Jennifer Kuhlenbeck 2008 West Allis WI
Neenah High School Rich Frost 2012 Neenah WI
Negaunee High School Paul Jacobson 2007 Negaunee MI
New Berlin West High School Johanna Halffman 2007 New Berlin WI
New Holstein High School Grace Flora 2003 New Holstein WI
Nicolet High School Carl Jette 2005 Glendale WI
North Middle School Thomas Bauer 1995 Menomonee Falls WI
North Scott High School John Hawley 1999 Eldridge IA
Northland Lutheran High School Ryan Wiechmann 2009 Mosinee WI
Northland Lutheran High School Ryan Wiechmann 2011 Kronenwetter WI
Oak Creek High School Jerry Kazmierski 2003 Oak Creek WI
Oak Creek High School Robert Hinderholtz 2000 Oak Creek WI
Oak Creek High School Jerry Kazmierski 1996 Oak Creek WI
Oak Creek West Middle School Don Kreuser 2002 Oak Creek WI
Oak Forest High School Michael McGarry 2004 Oak Forest IL
Oak Forest High School Donald Mohar 1995 Oak Forest IL
Oconomowoc High School Cathy Popelka 2009 Oconomowoc WI
Oshkosh North High School Jeff Elmer 2006 Oshkosh WI
Oskosh West High School Christopher Arps 2010 Oshkosh WI
Overton High School Leonard Hasenauer 2005 Amarillo TX
Palmyra-Eagle High School Todd Voss 2006 Palmyra WI
Park s High School Edward Busby 1998 Park s WI
Parkway Christian Academy Richard Garcia 2002 Oak Creek WI
Peshtigo Middle/High School Donna Kalafut 2009 Peshtigo WI
Pewaukee High School Michael Spoerke 2010 Pewaukee WI
Pius XI High School Peter Reeves 2010 Milwaukee WI
Plainwell High School Darlene Kohn 2004 Plainwell MI
Port Edwards High School John Piotrowski 1994 Port Edwards WI
Port Washington High School Curt Sauer 2011 Port Washington WI
Port Washington High School Robert Koch 1997 Port Washington WI
Port Washington High School Wayne VanderVelden 2011 Port Washington WI
Port Washington High School Maureen Jajtner 1994 Port Washington WI
Porter County Career Center David Kenning 2005 Valparaiso IN
Prospect High School Keith Bellof 2011 Mt. Prospect IL
Pulaski High School Michael Berken 1996 Pulaski WI
Quantico High School N. Wayne Graig 2004 Quantico VA
Random Lake High School Rick Samson 2009 Random Lake WI
Rantoul Township High School Michael Novell 1995 Rantoul IL
Regis High School James, Fr. Kurzynski 2012 Eau Claire WI
Rhinelander High School Sherry Baker 2004 Rhinelander WI
Rietschle Thomas Sheboygan Mark Poppe 2005 Sheboygan WI
Ripon High School Noah Saecker 2009 Ripon WI
Robbinsdale Cooper High School Kathleen Lahouze 2007 New Hope MN
Rolling Meadows High School Mark Koch 2011 Rolling Meadows IL
Rome Corners Intermediate School Heather Molnar 2012 Oregon WI
Roncalli High School Ronald Seizert 2006 Manitowoc WI
Roncalli High School Joseph Rux 2010 Manitowoc WI
Roncalli High School Joseph Rux 2010 Manitowoc WI
Round Lake Senior High School Pam Liegl 2009 Round Lake IL
Rufus King High School Wanda Bussey 2003 Milwaukee WI
Sacred Heart Griffin High School Sr. Mary Alberta 2006 Springfield IL
Sauk Prairie High School Henry Netzinger 2009 Prarie du Sac WI
Seneca High School Lori Nelson 2003 Tabernacle NJ
Shawano Community High School Bruce "Brucie" Leizime 2000 Shawano WI
Sheboygan North High School Thomas Yedica 2006 Sheboygan Bay WI
Sheboygan s High School Leif Gigstad 2003 Sheboygan WI
Sheboygan South High School Sue Dennis 2002 Sheboygan Bay WI
Southland High School David Bosma 2001 Adams MN
Spencer High School Elli Wiemers 2005 Spencer IA
St. Francis High School Sue Kolasinski 2006 Wheaton IL
St. Francis High School Butch Bretzel 2010 St. Francis WI
St. Francis Senior High School Jeff Fink 2010 St. Francis MN
St. Mary Central High School Allan Clarke 1994 Menasha WI
St. Thomas the Apostle School Donna Furlano 2000 Crystal IL
Stevens Point Area Senior High School Mary Pat Dean 2010 Stevens Point WI
Stillwater Junior High School Bruce Deger 2006 Stillwater MN
Stillwater Junior High School Doug Long 2002 Stillwater MN
Sturgeon Bay High School William, Dr. Hoehm 2002 Sturgeon Bay WI
Superior Senior High School Dean Hecht 2001 Superior WI
Sussex Hamilton High School John Alexander 2003 Sussex WI
Sussex Hamilton High School Steve Akin 2012 Sussex WI
Taft High School Frank Stallons 2005 Lincoln City OR
Three Rivers High School Elaine Lalonde 1996 Three Rivers MI
Toledo High School Frank Stallons 2001 Toledo OH
Tremper High School John Matera 2006 Kenosha WI
Triton Junior-Senior High School Sam Davis 2006 Bourbon IN
Union Grove High School Karen Feldmeier 2010 Union Grove WI
UW-Washington County (formally) Dr. Jorge Estevez 2011 Green Bay WI
Valders High School Joseph Kinscher 2002 Valders WI
Warren Township Donald Haugh 2000 Gurnee IL
Warren Township Tom Witek 2008 Gurnee IL
Washington Park High School Steve Doelder 2010 Racine WI
Waterford Union High School Michael Schuster 2009 Waterford North WI
Watertown High School Tim Suski 2007 Watertown WI
Watertown High School Joseph Datka 2003 Watertown WI
Watertown High School Nancy Smith 2002 Watertown WI
Watertown High School Ron Graewin 2006 Watertown WI
Waukesha County Technical College Susan Sharkey 2004 Waukesha WI
Waunakee High School Jim Staskal 2009 Waunakee WI
Waupun High School Richard Lila 1998 Waupun WI
Wauwatosa East High School Jacqueline Shebesta 2009 Wauwatosa WI
Wauwatosa West High School William Lund 2006 Wauwatosa WI
Wellington High School Susan Kauffman 2001 Wellington OH
West Bend East High School Robbie Fackelman 2003 West Bend WI
West Bend East High School Skip Clark 2011 West Bend WI
West Bend East High School Christopher Kraly 2012 West Bend WI
West Bend East High School Richard Prost 2009 & 2012 West Bend WI
West Chicago Community High School Frank Burzynski 2007 West Chicago IL
Whitnall High School Scott Carter 2007 Greenfield WI
Whitnery M. Young High School James English 1998 Chicago IL
Willowbrook High School Mary Ann Janiak 2002 Villa Park IL
Willowbrook High School David Smith 2002 Villa Park IL
Winnebago Lutheran Academy Keith D. Lauber 2011 Fond du Lac WI
Winnebago Lutheran Academy Reverend Richard Zahn 2008 Fond du Lac WI
Wisconsin Lutheran High School Mark Steiner 2010 Milwaukee WI
York Community High School Kathy Van Hoeck 2008 Elmhurst IL
Zion-Benton Township High School Sarah Fay 2010 Zion IL
Zion-Benton Township High School David Lemon 2007 Zion IL
Zion-Benton Township High School Hal Lunsford 2011 Zion IL