• Buzz Williams, eight alumni named to Milwaukee Business Journal’s "Forty Under 40"
  Nine of the 40 individuals selected by The Business Journal’s 2009 "Forty Under 40," which recognizes young leaders in the Milwaukee area, have Marquette connections. Buzz Williams, men’s basketball coach, was selected along with eight alumni:
  
  

  - Julie Ledger, Eng ’99, Opus North Corp.
  - Jennifer Mattes, Grad ’00, Johnson Controls Inc.
  - Laura (Ellen) Piotrowski, GSM ’07, Robert W. Baird & Co.
  - John Reinke, Grad ’04, Generation Growth Capital
  - Ann Marie Ronsman, Nurs ’97, Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
  - Christine Specht, Arts ’96, Cousins Subs
  - Leslie Stewart, Jr., Comm ’05, Grad ’07, V & J Holdings Co.
  - Andrew Wronski, Arts ’91, Foley & Lardner LLP

  
  

• New communication dean named
  Dr. Lori Bergen has been named dean of the J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication. She previously served as director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Texas State University-San Marcos.

• Marquette to train Teach For America participants
  Teach For America will expand to Milwaukee this fall, bringing 90 top college graduates to teach in the city’s highest-need schools. Marquette has been named a Teach For America university partner and will provide teacher training. Read more

• Haggerty Museum to offer Current Tendencies exhibit March 12 - June 14
  Current Tendencies: Ten Artists from Wisconsin will present works in diverse mediums by emerging, mid-career and established Wisconsin artists. The featured artists include Jennifer Angus, Peter Bardy, Anne Kingsbury, Colin Matthes, Shana McCaw, Brent Budsberg, T. L. Solien, Sonja Thomsen, George Williams, Jr., and Xiaohong Zhang. For this exhibition, the lower level of the Haggerty Museum will be divided into 10 separate galleries.

• Follow Marquette on Twitter
  Many of you have already found us on Facebook and YouTube. Now you can get your latest
  Marquette news fix through our feed on the social networking site Twitter. Run by the Office
  of Marketing and Communication, the Marquette Twitter feed is another way for students,
  alumni and the university to stay in touch.

• McGuire play is back
  Dick Enberg's play, Don't Undress Until You Die: The Wit and Wisdom of Al McGuire, about the legendary Marquette basketball coach, will return to Milwaukee, Chicago, Las Vegas and Los Angeles this spring. Read more

• Marquette in the news
  Marquette men’s basketball coach Buzz Williams was profiled recently in the New York Times and USA Today.
  
  As featured in BizTimes.com, a team of students from Marquette University will compete
  at the national Chartered Financial Analyst Society’s annual competition in New York City on March 18.
  

Natalie Marie Zofkie

Mike Zofkie, Bus Ad '89, and his wife, Sarah, warmly welcomed the birth of their second child, Natalie Marie. Natalie was born on Veteran's Day, November 11, and weighed 7.9 pounds. Full Note

Christopher Nemeth, Arts '71, had two texts published by Ashgate Publishing, Improving Healthcare Team Communication, and Remaining Sensitive to the Possibility of Failure. Full Note

Ian and Harper
Antikainen

Lindsay (Littler) Antikainen, Arts '03, and Michael Antikainen, Law '05, welcomed twins Ian Michael and Harper Lynn. Full Note

Brian Dwyer, Grad '98, married Sara Neufeldt on October 18, 2008, at Christ King Parish in Wauwatosa, Wis. Brian is a senior I.T. test analyst for Manpower in Milwaukee. The couple lives in Wauwatosa.

Rachel Rosalie Hirsch

Michael P. Maxwell, Law '01, Grad '01, has been elected chairman of the Board of Directors of the $1.4 billion dollar Landmark Credit Union, based in New Berlin, Wis.

Rebecca (Begley) Hirsch, '99, and her husband, Jonathan, are proud to announce the birth of their first child, Rachel Rosalie. Full Note