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Spotlight on…Lorraine Fernandes ’80

Lorraine (Grunewaldt) Fernandes credits her medical records administration degree and Viterbo’s broad curriculum for preparing her for a variety of roles in her career, including consulting, management, sales, and executive leadership.

Pandemic Prompts Thoughts of Legacy
Scott Romane, who graduated in 1986 with degrees in English and theatre arts education and came back for a master's degree in servant leadership, wanted something good to come of his pandemic furlough down time. So he wrote a will, designating a portion of his estate for a Viterbo scholarship fund.
Spotlight on…Nicole (Nikki) Miller ’98

Nikki Miller is a proud 22-year veteran of law enforcement. After graduating from Viterbo in 1998, Miller began working at the La Crosse County Juvenile Detention Facility. She later transferred to the La Crosse County Sheriff’s Office in 2001 and began working as a jailer.

Camille Orridge
Chance Meeting Brought 'Social Change Agent' to Viterbo
A 30-year-old Jamaican-born single mother from Canada comes to Viterbo University in the late 1970s to study medical records administration and goes on to become CEO of an organization responsible for 170-plus health care providers,a social change agent, and a major force in driving the ethics, equity, and quality of care agendas in Canada. How does something like that happen?
Jed Barton
Volunteer Year a Fine Fit With Viterbo Values
When Jed Barton ’17 came to Viterbo University, he planned to go on to medical school. During his time at Viterbo, though, he realized medical school was not the path he was meant to pursue, but he wasn’t quite sure how to discern his true path. So he did something that he hopes a lot more fresh college graduates will do. He committed to a volunteer year.
Meredith Hink
For Dietetics Grad, Service Is Food for the Soul
Meredith (Zondag) Hink ’01 grew up convinced of the importance of giving back to the community and helping those less fortunate. So when it came time to pursue her dream of becoming a dietitian, Viterbo University felt like home. Viterbo had at its core an emphasis on serving the community. “There always was an encouragement to give back, whether it was distributing bread to neighbors or working at Place of Grace,” she says.
For Jenna Larson, Viterbo Feels Like Home

Jenna Larson came to Viterbo University to study nursing, but soon started to feel like the major wasn’t quite the right fit for her.

“Then one day I was sitting down with my younger sister helping her do her math homework and I completely retaught her a math problem,” Larson recalled. “I had this amazing lightbulb moment. I was like ‘wow, this is the thing that I’m missing in my life.’” 

Brenna Grotegut
Detroit COVID-19 Duty Puts Brenna Grotegut to the Test
Brenna Grotegut '19 came back from serving in a Detroit COVID-19 unit, only to find too many people still don't take the virus seriously. She started to question her career choice, but a biking incident got her back on track.
Clement Puts Basketball, Classroom Skills into Action

Recent graduate Alex Clement has fond memories of sinking three-pointers for the Viterbo University men’s basketball team, and crunching numbers with his accounting classmates at the Dahl School of Business.

Staff Focus: Q&A with Dawn Mazzola
Dawn Mazzola is the assistant director of financial aid at Viterbo University. In this role she has many responsibilities, which include processing financial aid offers, managing the federal work-study program, financial aid advising, and acting as a private lending liaison.