PLATTEVILLE, WISCONSIN (February 19, 2019) — The University of Wisconsin-Platteville celebrated its 201st commencement ceremonies December 15 in Williams Fieldhouse, and the ceremonies featured local students. UW-Platteville, founded in 1866, has been named the best in Wisconsin for annual return on investment for the fourth consecutive year by Payscale and the best in the state (and seventh nationally) for employment by Zippia, the Career Expert. For more information on the university, located in Southwest Wisconsin, visit uwplatt.edu. Students from this area who earned their bachelor's degrees, with their major(s), include:

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, MAJOR(S)  

Atkinson, IL  Jarred Bruce, Mechanical Engineering Bettendorf, IA  Ian Burklund, Industrial Technology Management Alexandra Carter, Civil Engineering Tori Wood, Industrial Engineering Calamus, IA  Nicholas Costello, Civil Engineering Cambridge, IL  Aaron Leander, Agricultural Business Coal Valley, IL  Alec Ewers, Industrial Technology Management Torin McCaw, Agricultural Business Karsten Taets, Mechanical Engineering Davenport, IA  Tammie Lamfers, Elementary Education Ariel Schlue, Biology Port Byron, IL  Becca Askew, Business Administration Michaela Wainwright, Soil and Crop Science Prophetstown, IL  Matthew Wagenecht, Agricultural Business Taylor Ridge, IL  Jenna Preston, Agricultural Business Wilton, IA  Tanner Greenwald, Industrial Technology Management

 

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