News: Alumni News
Alumni News – June 2022
Natalie Solverson (MPA ‘05) ♦ Nina Carlson (MPA ’07) ♦ Megan Stritchko (MPA ‘09) ♦ Austin Frerick (MPA ‘14) ♦ Mitchell Running (MPA ’17, MPH ’18) ♦ Madeline Morgan (MPA ‘19) ♦ Oindrila Chattapadhyay VanMeter (MIPA ’21) ♦ Nova Tebbe (MPA, MPH ’22)
Alumni News – May 2022
Bryan Gadow (MPA ’05) ♦ Peter Tempelis (MPA ’06) ♦ Colin Higgins (MPA ’16) ♦ David Specht-Boardman (MPA ’16) ♦ Sam Alhadeff (MIPA ’18) ♦ Atiya Siddiqi (MIPA ’18) ♦ Claire Zautke (MPA ’19) ♦ Jess Rutstein (MPA ’20) ♦ Michael Zell (MPA ’20) ♦ Kara Savitt (BA ‘20) ♦ Blake Buege (BA ’21) ♦ Andrew Busker (MPA ’21) ♦ Dylan Helmenstine (MPA ‘22) ♦ Will Keenan (MPA ’22) ♦ Ethan Kenney (MPA ’22)
Alumni News - April 2022
Martin Preizler (MA ’86) ♦ Ken Meyer (MA ’91) ♦ Jonny Hunter (MPA ’11) ♦ Timothy Williams (MPA ’16) ♦ Richelle Andrae (MPA ‘17) ♦ Elizabeth Doyle (MPA ‘17) ♦ Ken Smith (MPA ’18) ♦ Stephanie Marburger (MPA ’18) ♦ Hannah Stephens (MPA ’19) ♦ Shireen Ohadi-Hamadani (MPA ‘20) ♦ Lauren Jorgensen (MPA ’20) ♦ Nathaniel Haack (MPA ’20) ♦ Tolgonai Sopukeeva (MIPA ’21)
2022 Offner Lecture features Anne Case
On April 14, Princeton University Professor Anne Case will address the recent decline in life expectancy in the U.S. and the social and economic factors that are making life harder for the working class.
Alumni News - February 2022
Demetri Vincze (MPA ’16) ♦ Timothy Williams (MPA ’16) ♦ Miranda Ehrlich (MPA ’17) ♦ Ruanda McFerren (MPA, MS ’18) ♦ Craig Vruwink (MPA ’19)
Alumni News - January 2022
Of the 50 La Follette School 2021 Master of Public Affairs (MPA) and Master of International Public Affairs (MIPA) graduates, 14 accepted state government positions, 13 are employed in non-profits, and seven are pursuing PhDs. Others are making an impact in local government, the private sector, and federal government offices.
La Follette School alumni listed among Wisconsin's most influential Black leaders
Theola Carter (MA ‘91) and Lamont Smith (MPA ‘07) have been named among the most influential Black leaders in Wisconsin by Madison365.
Alumni News - December 2021
Lamont Smith (MPA ’07) ♦ Justin Rivas (MIPA ’09) ♦ Jonny Vannucci (MIPA ’19) ♦ Jacob Ginn (MPA ’20) ♦ Tamanna Akram-Turenne (MIPA ’21) ♦ Peter Mosher (MIPA ’21)
Alumni News - November 2021
Peter Tempelis (MPA, JD ’06) ♦ H.J. Waukau (MIPA ’12) ♦ Brett Halverson (MPA ’14) ♦ Ron Steinhoff (MPA ’20) ♦ Tamanna Akram-Turenne (MIPA ’21)
Alumni News - October 2021
Randy Romanski (MA ’95) ♦ Eric Tempelis (MPA ’03, JD ’06) ♦ Ceri Jenkins (MPA ’04) ♦ Lamont Smith (MPA ’07) ♦ Pamela Ritger de la Rosa (MIPA, JD ’13) ♦ Caroline McCormack (MPA, URPL ’14) ♦ Kevin Lee (MIPA ’18) ♦ Noah Roberts (MPA ’19) ♦ Abby Swetz (MPA ’19) ♦ Eli Tsarovsky (BS, public policy certificate ’21) ♦ Emily Capodarco (MPA, JD ’21)