Tanya (Egeness) Schmid
Class of 1981
Humanitarian

• University of Colorado, BA in Anthropology - 1987
• International Institute of Chinese Medicine, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Doctor of Oriental Medicine: Acupuncture, Herbology, Tui Na Massage and Dietary Therapy – 1999
• President of Zukunft statt Kohle (Future instead of Coal), an independent environmental group, Graubünden, Switzerland - present
• Founder of Musical-Haiti, helping to establish the Haitian-run Nick Contorno Music School of Gonaives, providing refurbished musical instruments to the poor – present
• Owner of Salgina Acupuncture, Schiers, Switzerland - present
• Opened White Crane Studios in Zurich, Switzerland (1992-95) and in Santa Fe, New Mexico (1995-2000): teaching Tai Chi, Qigong, Kyudo, Reiki and Feng Shui

Mary Claffey Walgren
Class of 1988
Professional | Community Service

• Mount Mary College - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, BA Interior Design - 1994
• Academy of Art - San Francisco, CA, MFA Interior Architecture - 2005
• Milwaukee Area Technical College -Technical & Applied Sciences Division Chairperson, Interior Design Faculty - present
• Owner and designer, m.walgren design studio –present
• Community Service - Art awareness programming for Boys and Girls Club of Southeastern Wisconsin, Urban Ecology Center, Milwaukee, Kettle Moraine Education Foundation, Dousman PTO
• Designer and student design advisor for Wisconsin Breast Cancer Show House for a Cure
• American Society of Interior Design Silver Award - 1998, 2008
• NARI Design Competition 1^st Place Award - 2007, 2008, 2009
• Kimball International Platinum Designer - 1996, 1998, 2000

Elizabeth Whitmore Giese
Class of 1993
Medicine | Military & Community Service

• University of Wisconsin - River Falls, BS in Speech-Language Pathology - 1997
• Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine - 2002
• Residency, DeWitt Army Community Hospital, Family Medicine Chief Resident - 2005
• Family Physician, Alexandria Neighborhood Health Services, Inc.- community based healthcare for low income and homeless residents - present
• Physician and Officer in Charge, Camp Liberty, Baghdad, Iraq – 2006-2007
• Physician for Service Members and their families at Wiesbaden, Hanau and Buedingen Army Medical Clinics – 2005-2009
• Major in the United States Army – 2008
• Bronze Star Medal for service - 2007; Army Commendation Medal - 2009, 2005, 2005; Army Achievement Medal - 2004, 2003