Meet more UW-Fond du Lac alumni!  

Sandi Roehrig (1969-70)

Executive Director - Fond du Lac Area Foundation

Bachelor's Degree - UW-Oshkosh

Sandi has been an active volunteer in the community for youth sports, education and public service.

At UW-Fond du Lac, Sandi met fellow student and her first husband, Joe Braun, who died in 1982. Sandi raised their three sons, Joe, Rocky and Mike. In 1995 she married Bob Roehrig.

Sandi has been with the Fond du Lac Area Foundation since 1992 and has served as the executive director since 1995.

In the community, Sandi has served as president of the YMCA Board of Directors, vice-president and secretary of the Quarterback Club Board of Directors, former president of the UW-Fond du Lac Foundation and is a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Fond du Lac Arts Council. She is the recipient of the Wisconsin Cluster of YMCA’s “Key Leaders Award” and serves as a member of the Fond du Lac YMCA Board of Trustees.

Sandi has also held leadership positions in numerous community organizations including the Fond du Lac County Volunteer Center, Women’s Fund, Chapter BD of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, Noon Rotary, Women’s HOPE Network, Arts Advisory Steering Committee, Safe and Stable Families Advisory Council, Healthy Communities Steering Committee, Leadership Fond du Lac Steering Committee, Fond du Lac Area Association of Commerce Education Committee and Service League along with many others.

The campus has impacted several members of Sandi’s family. Her sister Cheri Royea Basler, her brother Rob Royea and her sons Rocky Braun and Joe Braun, all attended UW-Fond du Lac.

2008

Oscar Kraus (1969-72)

Retired Controller, St. Agnes Hospital

Bachelor's Degree - UW-Oshkosh

C.P.A.

When Oscar began attending UW-Fond du Lac part time in 1969, he was 30 years old, was married with three children and was working full time at Giddings & Lewis. He went on to graduate from UW-Oshkosh with a degree in accounting and then earned his CPA license.

Oscar began working at St. Agnes Hospital in 1974 and retired as the hospital’s controller in 1998. He has an impressive record of leadership in many community organizations including ASTOP, Blandine House, Noon Kiwanis, FDL Area Children’s Chorale, Loaves and Fishes and the Boy Scouts.

He is past president of the Sacred Heart Parish Council and currently works part time at Holy Family. Oscar served in the United States Marine Corps from 1957 to 1961, reaching the rank of Corporal.

The campus has impacted several members of the Kraus family. Oscar’s wife, Delores, attended the campus on her way to earning a teaching degree and two of their four children were UW-Fond du Lac students.

2007

Robert (Bob) Carew (1973-74 / 1975-76)

President and Publisher, Action Advertising, Inc.

Publisher, The Reporter

Retired

Bachelor's Degree in Journalism, UW-Oshkosh, 1978

Bob’s notable career in the newspaper and printing business began over 38 years ago. Throughout high school and while attending UW-Fond du Lac, he worked at Action Advertiser and Action Printing. He assisted his father, Jim Carew, founder of Action Advertising, Inc., and other family members by setting type, designing and selling advertising, collecting and writing news and running a printing press.

With his family, Bob created a community newspaper which became the first free newspaper in history to win back-to-back General Excellence or Best of Show awards from the Association of Free Community Papers as the best free newspaper in North America. Action Advertiser has captured that award over 20 times and recently won the award for an unprecedented sixth straight year.

The printing division of Action Advertising, Inc. has received the National Association for Printing Leadership’s Gold Top Management Award seven out of the past nine years.

Gannett purchased Action Advertising, Inc. in 2002 and Bob remained as president and publisher at Action. Last year, Bob was also named publisher of The Reporter.

Bob’s involvement in the community is wide reaching. He has served on the board and was the chairman of the Fond du Lac Area Association of Commerce, has served as chairman of Walleye Weekend, is a member of Fond du Lac Noon Rotary where he was awarded the prestigious Paul Harris Fellowship for exemplary service to his community, has served as a director of National Exchange Bank and Trust since 1995 and was a member of and served as president of the UW-Fond du Lac Foundation Board.

2006

Paul Rosenfeldt (1974-76)

Partner at Edgarton, St. Peter, Petak & Rosenfeldt Law Office

Member of the American Bar Association

Rosenfeldt attended UW-Fond du Lac from 1974 to 1976 and then went on to UW-Stevens Point. He then continued his education at Marquette University, earning his law degree in 1987.

Rosenfeldt is currently practicing in the areas of business law, commercial litigation and municipal law.

He is recognized for his many contributions to community organizations in our local area including the YMCA, Exchange Club and Lutheran Home Board. A member of the UW-Fond du Lac Foundation Board of Directors until 2004, Rosenfeldt held various positions on the Board over a period of 17 years.

2005

Don Noe (1969-71)

Chief Meteorologist, WPLG Channel 10 in Miami, FLa.

Bachelor of Science Degree in meteorology from UW-Madison

2005 UW-Fond du Lac Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient

Don's first job out of college was forecasting the weather in the Green Bay area for radio stations, ski resorts, power companies and show removal crews while working weekends for television station, WFRV-TV.

Don estimates he has done over 780 school visits during more than 30 years of service to schools in Wisconsin, Oregon and Florida. He presents lectures on science and weather to elementary, secondary and high school students. He has received numerous awards including the Silver Circle Award for 28 years of excellence in broadcasting by the Florida Suncoast Chapter of National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2001.

2004

Brenna Garrison-Bruden (1992-97)

Former Chair, Fond du Lac County Board

Elementary School Teacher

2004 UW-Fond du Lac Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient

Brenna completed her foundation courses at UW-Fond du Lac and then transferred to UW-Oshkosh where she earned a degree in education. She currently team teaches grades 2-3 at an elementary school in Oshkosh where she is known for her use of innovative techniques with students.

Brenna attended the campus for a semester in 1981, returning later as a non-traditional student. Both she and her mother were non-traditional students at the same time and she remembers doing "group homework" with her husband also in school at that time.