List of University of Wisconsin–Stout alumni

The University of Wisconsin–Stout is a public university in Menomonie, Wisconsin. In the past, the university was known as the Stout Institute, Stout State College, and Stout State University. Following are some of its notable alumni.

## Art

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Leslie Barlow | 2011  | Studio arts  | Visual artist  | [1]
Karen Heagle | 1990  | Fine arts and studio arts  | Artist  | [2][3]
Alonzo C. Webb |  | Non-degreed  | Etcher, architect, painter, and illustrator  | [4]
Eliza Wheeler | 2006  | Graphic design  | Children's book illustrator  | [5]

## Business

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Cindy Pawlcyn | 1977  | Hotel, restaurant, and tourism management  | Chef and cookbook author known for the restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area | [6]
Jill Soltau | 1989  | Retail merchandising and management  | CEO of JCPenney and CEO of Jo-Ann Fabrics | [7]
Todd R. Wanek | 1988  | Industrial Technology  | President and CEO of Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. | [8]

## Education

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Adelaide Steele Baylor | 1928  | Sc.D.  | Chief of the Home Economics Education Service in the United States Office of Education | [9]
Harvey Schofield |  |  | President of the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire and college football coach  |

## Entertainment

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Emily Zugay  | 2019  | Graphic Design  | YouTube/TikTok personality and graphic designer  | [10][11][12]
Gus Johnson | 2018  | Entertainment Design  | YouTube personality and comedian  | [13]
Nettie McBirney |  | Home Economics  | Writer of a cooking column under the pseudonym Aunt Chick for the Tulsa Daily World from 1935 to 1955  | [14]
Nancy Zieman | 1975  | Textile design and journalism  | Host of the television show Sewing with Nancy | [15]

## Military

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Harvey M. Haakenson  | 1967  | Administration of vocational education (Master's)  | United States National Guard Brigadier General  | [16]
Hubert C. Hegtvedt | 1987  | Industrial technology and manufacturing engineering  | United States Air Force Major General  | [17]
Emil C. Kiel | 1917  |  | United States Air Force Brigadeir General  | [18]
Scott D. Legwold | 1998  | Human resources (Master's)  | United States National Guard Brigadier General  | [19]

## Politics

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Vera C. Bushfield | 1912  | Domestic science  | Former United States Senator from South Dakota and First Lady of South Dakota | [20]
Roy Carl Carlson | 1968  | Vocational education (Master's)  | Minnesota House of Representatives | [21]
Alice Clausing | 1970  | Guidance and counseling (Master's)  | Former member of the Wisconsin State Senate | [22]
Gary Drzewiecki | 1973–1974  | Non-degreed  | Former member of the Wisconsin State Senate | [23][24]
Robert J. Larson | 1966  | Guidance (Master's)  | Former Wisconsin State Assembly | [25]
Terry Link |  |  | Member of the Illinois Senate | [26]
Clint Moses | 1999  | Human biology  | Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly | [27]
Joe Plouff | 1986  | M.S.  | Wisconsin State Assembly | [28]
Ewald J. Schmeichel |  | Non-degreed  | Former Wisconsin State Assembly | [29][30]
Richard Shoemaker | 1975  | BS  | Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate | [31]
David Zien | 1975  | MS  | Member of the Wisconsin Senate | [32][33]

## Sports

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Parks Bailey |  |  | College football player and coach  |
Tony Beckham | 2002  |  | Professional football player  | [34]
Paige Decker | 2016  |  | Professional stock car racing driver  | [35]
Oties Epps | 2002, 2006  | B.S. Human development and family studies; M.S.Education  | Head coach of the women's basketball program at the University of Evansville | [36]
Rikard Grönborg |  | Management leadership (Master's)  | Ice hockey coach  | [37][38]
Frank Haege | 1992  |  | College and professional football coach  | [39]
Jeff Hazuga | 2013  | Training and development (Master's)  | Former professional football player  | [40]
Reggie Holmes |  |  | Professional gridiron football player in Canada  |
Gary Inskeep |  |  | Professional gridiron football player in Canada  |
Barney Klecker |  |  | Former record holder for the fifty-mile ultramarathon | [41]
Bob McRoberts |  |  | Former professional football player  | [42]
John Peterson | 1971  | Industrial education  | Wrestler and Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling | [43][44]
Bob Raczek | 1962  | Master's  | Hall-of-fame high school football coach  | [45]
Harvey Schofield |  |  | College football coach and the president of the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire |
Tony Storti |  | Non-degreed  | Former head coach of the Montana State Bobcats football team  | [46][47]
Joe Vavra | 1982  | Industrial technology  | Quality control coach for the Detroit Tigers | [48]

## Other

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Luke Helder |  | Non-degreed  | Domestic terrorist known as the Midwest pipe bomber  | [49]

## References

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2. ^ "Karen Heagle". Artist Pension Trust. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
3. ^ "Karen Heagle". Artspace. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
4. ^ "Alonzo C. Webb - Biography". www.askart.com. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
5. ^ Poling, Jerry (2019-01-17). "Art exhibit features two alumni: author/illustrator, sports logo designer". University of Wisconsin - Stout. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
6. ^ Poling, Jerry (2021-06-22). "Resilient alum chef bouncing back from 'horrible year' with pandemic, Napa Valley wildfire". University of Wisconsin - Stout. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
7. ^ Poling, Jerry (2018-10-03). "New CEO of J.C. Penney is retail management alumna". University of Wisconsin - Stout. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
8. ^ Poling, Jerry (2017-10-23). "CEO insight". University of Wisconsin - Stout. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
9. ^ "Dr. Adelaide Baylor Dies in Washington". The Indianapolis Star. 1935-12-19. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-10-02 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Alum's comedic redesigns of iconic company logos are a hit on Tik Tok". University of Wisconsin -Stout. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
11. ^ "emilyzugay". Instagram. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
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13. ^ "Graduate's social media comedy sketches viewed a billion times". University of Wisconsin - Stout. 2018-05-05. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
14. ^ Wilson, Linda D. "Aunt Chick (McBirney, Nettie Caroline Williams) | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture". Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
15. ^ "Nancy Zieman The Blog - Nancy Zieman History Exhibit on Display this Summer in Beaver Dam WI at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio". 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
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22. ^ "Clausing, Alice 1944". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
23. ^ "Drzewiecki, Gary F. 1954". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
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25. ^ "Larson, Robert J. 1932". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
26. ^ "About Terry Link « Terry Link For Mayor". 2013-01-23. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
27. ^ "Representative Clint P. Moses". Wisconsin State Legislature. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
28. ^ "Plouff, Joe 1950". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
29. ^ "Schmeichel, Ewald J. 1889". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
30. ^ Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Democrat Printing Company, State Printer. 1958. p. 47 - via Google Books.
31. ^ "Shoemaker, Richard A. 1951". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
32. ^ "Zien, David A. 1950". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
33. ^ "David Zien's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
34. ^ "Tony Beckham (2011) - UW-Stout Athletic Hall of Fame". University of Wisconsin-Stout Athletics. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
35. ^ "Getting To Know Paige Decker". Rev Racing. 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
36. ^ "Oties Epps - Women's Basketball Coach". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
37. ^ "Former Blue Devil assistant is Sweden's Olympic men's hockey coach". University of Wisconsin-Stout Athletics. 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
38. ^ Vogl, John (April 24, 2019). "'I like to break barriers': How Swedish national team coach Rikard Grönborg has put himself into contention for the Sabres' job". The Athletic. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
39. ^ "Frank Haege - Football Coach". Augsburg University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
40. ^ "Jeff Hazuga". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
41. ^ "Barney Klecker (1986) - UW-Stout Athletic Hall of Fame". University of Wisconsin-Stout Athletics. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
42. ^ "Bob McRoberts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
43. ^ "John Peterson (1978) - UW-Stout Athletic Hall of Fame". University of Wisconsin-Stout Athletics. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
44. ^ "John Peterson (2015) - Hall of Fame". Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
45. ^ "Bob Raczek (2013) - UW-Stout Athletic Hall of Fame". University of Wisconsin-Stout Athletics. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
46. ^ "Tony Storti (1979) - UW-Stout Athletic Hall of Fame". University of Wisconsin-Stout Athletics. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
47. ^ "Former Blue Devil coach passes away in January". University of Wisconsin-Stout Athletics. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
48. ^ "Joe Vavra (1995) - UW-Stout Athletic Hall of Fame". University of Wisconsin-Stout Athletics. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
49. ^ "21 years ago a Pine Island man sent pipe bombs around the country. He's still being held in Rochester". Rochester Post Bulletin. 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-09-23.