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Local Students Graduate from UW Parkside, UW Stout, Ripon, Vermont, More

Brookfield area students are honored for their recent graduations and degrees.

These Brookfield area students earned degrees at colleges in and out of state. Feel free to add their graduation photos by clicking the "Upload Photos and Videos" button.

Bard College at Simon's Rock

William Meltsner, of Brookfield, graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science and Music

View the graduation online and a photo slideshow on the website for Bard College at Simon's Rock. Located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, it is the only residential college in the country designed to let bright, highly motivated students start college immediately after the 10th or 11th grade.

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Ripon College

Aimee Kaczmarek, of New Berlin, majored in Psychobiology. She is the daughter of Mark Kaczmarek of Brookfield and Kathleen Hinkle of New Berlin.

Matthew Paquette, of Waukesha, is a magna cum laude major in Chemistry and Spanish. He is the son of Nancy Lucchesi of Brookfield, and Gary Paquette of Waukesha.

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Richard Sternhagen, of Brookfield, majored in Computer Science and English. He is the son of Richard and Jeanne Gilbertson of Brookfield.

Ripon College, founded in 1851, prepares students of diverse interests for lives of productive, socially responsible citizenship. Ripon's website includes a video of the 2012 commencement, story and photos.

UW Parkside

Angel Cha, of Brookfield, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry

Founded in 1968, UW-Parkside offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs and serves as an academic and cultural resource. UW Parkside's graduation can be viewed online.

UW Stout

Thomas Ortell, of Brookfield, received a M.S. in Career and Technical Education

Joshua Schmidt, of Brookfield, received a B.S. in Engineering Technology

UW-Stout, Wisconsin's Polytechnic University, is a special mission university in the UW System. Details on 2012 graduates are on the university's website.

University of Vermont

Natalie S. Bishop, of Brookfield, received a Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude degree in Psychology

Chartered in 1791, the University of Vermont blends the academic heritage of a private university with services missions in the land-grant tradition. A story on the 2012 graduation ceremony is on the university's website.


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