Trey Sprinkman ’96 is a U.S. Army veteran and serial entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience in the private sector. As the president and co-owner of Sprinkman Real Estate and Sprinkman Design Collective, …
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A creative leader focused on people, pets and sustainability: Meet Francesca Mahoney
How does one start to shift the pet industry as a whole into a more sustainable direction? This is the complex challenge Francesca Mahoney ‘04 considers each day. At the start of her career, Mahoney …
A matchmaker of strategic partnerships: Meet Laura Hensen
Laura Hensen at the annual UW E-Business Consortium conference. Photo by Clint Thayer of Focal Flame Photo & Video. Laura Hensen ‘12 is a proud Wisconsin Badger through and through. The Business Administration in Marketing …
Meet Human Ecology’s new Dean’s Advisory Board members: Kurt Hardy and Elise Linehan
Two outstanding industry leaders have joined the School of Human Ecology Dean’s Advisory Board. A warm welcome to Kurt Hardy ’88 and Elise Linehan ’83! Hardy graduated from UW–Madison with a BA in Economics and …
The journey to a PhD: Four graduates of the Consumer Behavior & Family Economics program reflect on their experiences
Spring 2024 commencement celebrated the largest graduating cohort to date of the PhD Human Ecology: Consumer Behavior & Family Economics (CBFE) program. Upon graduating, Somalis Chy, Vivekananda Das, Xiangchen Liu and Yiling Zhang joined a …
Community and art making: Three graduating MFA students examine and celebrate the human experience
Whether it was happenstance or fate, the graduating 2024 cohort of the Human Ecology MFA in Design Studies program were meant to meet. Esther Cho, Heather Kohlmeier and Veronica Y. Pham found their home at …
Building long-lasting, supportive relationships: Meet Mark Swenson
Mark Swenson is the associate director of development at the School of Human Ecology. Alongside Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association colleagues, Swenson works closely with alumni and donors to advance private support for the school. …
Meet “Those Media Moms”: Human Ecology alumni Drs. Roxanne Etta and Elizabeth Horgan make their national debut on Good Morning America
Photo by Elizabeth Buergler When Roxanne Etta ’14, MS’16, PhD’22 and Elizabeth Horgan MS’18, PhD’22 saw an email from a Good Morning America producer in their inbox, they thought it was a joke. The two …
Textiles & Fashion Design students and alum win top spots in NEXTILE design challenge
Maia Rauh x’24, Lucy Weber ’23 and Emma Stavenhagen x’24 swept the competition in the inaugural NEXTILE: The Soy in Textiles Design Challenge. Working as a team, Rauh and Weber won first place, while Stavenhagen …
Sparking connections: Personal Finance alum Ryan McGuire on his passion for special needs financial planning
During his studies as a Personal Finance major at the UW–Madison School of Human Ecology, Ryan McGuire ’14 was convinced he found a good fit for a career as a certified financial planner. He wasn’t …