UW-Oshkosh alumni Class Notes: May 2026

'64 Betty Lange, of Oakfield, has worked in education since she was 19 years old. Following a career in teaching, Lange continues to serve students at age 90 as a daily classroom volunteer at St. Luke's Lutheran School.

'76 Rob Richardson, of Racine, was a product system engineer and special projects developer with IBM in the late '80s and '90s. Richardson developed the go-no-go system which was recently used in the launch of the Artemis II mission around the moon.

'79 Rick Gundrum, of Slinger, has served as a State of Wisconsin Assembly representative since 2018. Gundrum has served in local, county and state government for 20 years and will not seek another term this fall. He looks forward to more time with family.

'85 Joy Smith, of Lakeland, Florida, wrote Taboo Tech, a new science fiction book which was mentioned in Carolyn Howard-Johnson's New Book Review.

'89 Robert Liddy, of Longwood, Florida, authored a new book entitled Rise of the Crew: The Phoenix Diaries, Book 5. Liddy has a diverse background including service in the Peace Corps, law enforcement, agriculture and more than a decade in the U.S. Army with deployments in Bosnia and Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.

'89 John Matz, of Oshkosh, is retiring after 16 years as Winnebago County Sheriff and 36 years of law enforcement. Matz is a former 30-year veteran who retired from the military in 2017 as Command Sergeant Major of the 120^th Field Artillery Battalion.

'91 Mark Roloff, of Madison, retired after 31 years as a cartographer and Geographic Information System (GIS) specialist with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service.

'94 Jolene (Brandl) Schneider, of Oshkosh, is chair-elect of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin, comprised of over 1,000 attorneys, guardians ad litem, family court commissioners and judges. Schneider is a shareholder and family law attorney at Remley Law, S.C. in Neenah.

'95, '02 and '20 (MS) Brian Borchardt, of Neenah, was elected mayor of Neenah. Borchardt was formerly a teacher in the Neenah Joint School District.

'97 Jamal Scott, of Oswego, Illinois, was named the tenth president of Highland Community College. A respected leader in higher education, Scott has more than 25 years of experience.

'00 Lisa (Greening) Wright, of Combined Locks, is an honorary guest cancer survivor for the 2026 American Cancer Society Sole Burner 5K Walk-Run in Appleton. Wright is a two-time breast cancer survivor and an oncology nurse navigator with ThedaCare.

'16 Eric Milburn, of Lakewood, Colorado, started his business Healthy Hemp Homes in 2018, building eco-friendly, sustainable housing. After working five years as a carpenter, project manager and subcontractor, Mulburn became licensed as a general contractor and built his first off-grid hemp house in Littleton.

'18 Jack Taschner, of Neenah, is a captain with the Appleton Police Department's Investigative and Community Resource Unit. Taschner is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.

'20 Jordan Quade, of Markesan, is the operations manager at Continental Laundry Solutions.

'24 Kelly Garrett, of Freedom, is the senior events coordinator for A-mazing Events.