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I’m currently a Staff Sergeant in the Wisconsin Army National Guard (WIARNG) and first enlisted in December 2010 as a Human Resources Specialist. After completion of my initial entry training, I started my bachelor’s at UW-Madison in 2012. I deployed to Afghanistan in 2014 and Iraq in 2016, causing me to step away from classes …
I graduated from UW-Madison in 2000 with a BSN in nursing. On September 2, 2001 I went active duty in the United States Air Force, where I spent 4 years as an Intensive Care Unit Nurse. Following completion of my active duty commitment I completed both a MSN in Education and a DNP in Executive …
Zoe Sullivan Atkins studies food science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison while working as a research assistant in Dr. Rich Hartel’s ice cream and candy lab. As a Sergeant in the Wisconsin Army National Guard, Zoe is a licensed operator of the largest vehicle in the U. S. Army (the HET). In previous years, she …
I enlisted in the Army in the Spring of 1982 following HS graduation and spent two years on active duty, stationed state-side for most of that time at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. I enlisted for educational benefits, but continued my military service in the Illinois National Guard in the Fall 1984 and spent the next …
Ken Becker is a lifelong fan of UW-Madison but didn’t have high hopes of enrolling as the youngest child of what he describes as “one of the poorest families in Johnson Creek, Wisconsin.” After high school, Ken joined a sheet metal apprenticeship program in Milwaukee where he worked full-time, earning 40 cents an hour, while …
I enlisted during my senior year of high school in September of 2019 as a combat medic in the WI national guard. I went to training at Fort Sam Houston Texas where I received my EMT license and am currently a line medic attached to an infantry company. I am currently majoring in biomedical engineering …
I graduated from Port Washington High School in 1969. Studied pre-pharmacy at UW Milwaukee. Transferred to UW Madison and graduated with a BS in Pharmacy in 1974. I interned for 1 year at Medical Arts Pharmacy in Ashland, WI and passed my board exam in 1975. I still maintain my pharmacy license. The Medical Arts …
I am currently an Associate Director of Cybersecurity Programs and Business Systems within the Office of Cybersecurity at DoIT. As for my military service, I am a retired Army Reserve Master Sergeant with 28 years of military service both on active duty and in the Reserves. I have received my Master of Business Administration with …
Commander Kris Bradsher served 23 years in the Navy. She began her Navy career as an Ensign in the Medical Service Corps in 1995 through the Direct Commission Officer program in the Navy Reserves. Her duty stations included both military hospitals and expeditionary medical facilities. She was mobilized to active duty in support of Operations …
2022 Enlisted in the Air Force in 2012. Received my B.A. in History from UMGC in 2021. Decided to pursue my master’s degree in Sports Leadership as my plan after retiring from the Air Force is to teach/coach. 2023 Justin grew up in Wisconsin and always wanted to be a Badger. He enlisted into the …