Student Fellows

Abbey Fedie

Abbey is from Mondovi, WI. She is a senior at Viterbo and is majoring in nursing. This will be her third year as a student fellow. She loves to travel, fish, hunt, hang out with friends, and try new things. Her favorite season is fall and enjoys being outside any chance she can get! 

 

 

 

Gwen Schroeder

Gwen lives in LaCrescent with her husband of 26 years and has two adult kids. She is a CPA and enjoys running with friends, reading, cooking and baking, and being outside as much as possible. She is also in the MASL program, which she loves and finds personally challenging. She is excited for a chance to be a bigger part of the Viterbo community! This will be her second year as a student fellow!

 

 

Alyamr Ismaili

Alyamr is a sophomore at Viterbo and is majoring in Computer Science. This is his first year as a student fellow. He has a passion for exploration, whether that be through hiking on a trail not yet explored or through giving a chance to a music genre he hasn't heard before. He's excited to make an impact at Viterbo this year! 

 

 

 

Kelcie Karweick

Kelcie is a sophomore business major with a marketing minor from Seymour, Wisconsin. She is on the women's soccer team here at Viterbo and have enjoyed playing since a young age. She also loves working out and staying active, along with enjoying the outdoors, hunting, and fishing. In the summer, you can find her up north at her cottage on a lake where she enjoys enjoying all the different water sports, jet skiing, boating, and more. This is Kelcie's first year as a student fellow!

 

 

Noah Nelson

Noah Nelson is a senior Sports Management and Leadership Major at Viterbo and is starting his first year as a student fellow in Fall 2023. He has an English Writing Minor and enjoys using those skills to write creatively or journalistically. Noah demonstrates his passion for sports by competing on the university's golf team.

 

 

 

Emma Wagner

Emma Wagner is a senior Business Administration major at Viterbo and a captain of the Women's Basketball team. This is her first year as a student fellow, and she also interns for the Center for Professional Learning. She loves to spend time with friends and family, especially while playing board games and watching movies. During her fellowship, Emma is most looking forward to connecting with the inspiring folks the Ethics Institute brings to campus!

 

 

Faculty Fellows

Shannon K. McManimon

Shannon joined the Viterbo faculty in 2023 as Program Director of the new Ethical Leadership Doctorate in Education. Her research has used narrative, arts-based, and participatory methods to study equity-focused teaching and learning in both informal and formal settings. As a research fellow, she will inquire into how ontoepistemologies (ways of being and knowing) can inform the practice of research ethics, particularly in leadership studies. She lives in Minnesota with her spouse and enjoys kayaking, gardening, reading, and knitting.

 

Alexander J. Ashland

Alexander lives in Onalaska, WI, with his wife and two children. He is an Assistant Professor of English who specializes in nineteenth- and twentieth-century U.S. literature. Alexander's teaching and research focus on the aesthetics of witness and testimony, and he is most interested in exploring the intersections of literature and documentary modes of representation. He is currently finishing a book on this topic, titled The Documentary Turn: U.S. Literature in the Age of Compromise.

 

 

Advisory Council

• Alyamr Ismaili, Viterbo University
• Bob Van Wicklin, Viterbo University
• Caitlin Wilson, Marine Credit Union
• Darryle Clott, Community Member
• David Saunders-Scott, Viterbo University
• Denise Nicholson, Gundersen Health System
• Diane Monahan, Viterbo University
• Jane Korducki, Mayo Clinic Health System
• Jeff Thompson, Community Member
• Jenny Waters, Viterbo University
• Kelcie Karweick, Viterbo University
• Rusty Cunningham, Community Member
• Sam Scinta, IM Education
• Shannon McManimon, Viterbo University
• Sr. Mary Ann Gschwind, FSPA
• Stacy Shapiro, Shapiro Strategies
• Sue Durtsche, Community Member
• Terressa Bubbers, Viterbo University
• Tom Thibodeau, Viterbo University