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Jed Barton
Scholarships Made Volunteer Service Year Possible for Barton
Scholarships helped Jed Barton '17 graduate debt free, and that made it possible for him to spend the year after he graduated doing volunteer service at a homeless respite center.
Jay and Barbara Nick
Retiring Trustee Loves Leaving a Legacy

When Barbara Nick thought about setting up a Viterbo University scholarship fund, she wanted to be sure to give preference to nontraditional students. She knows what it’s like to be one.

Adam Dickinson Grateful for his Viterbo Launchpad

Sport and spirituality attracted Adam Dickinson ’12 to Viterbo University, and he remains grateful he had the opportunity to be a V-Hawk. Viterbo was Dickinson’s springboard to a full and fulfilling life that is still unfolding.

Viterbo Angel Put Emmy-winner Moe on His Path
If Barry Lee Moe '01 had a chance to give a speech after winning his first Emmy in September, he would have expressed gratitude for the “angels” who have dropped into his life, including an important angel at Viterbo.
Viterbo Alums Take Giving to the Next Level

JayVon and Megan Adams reflect often on how fortunate they are, even in the midst of a pandemic. It’s common for that gratitude to become good fortune for someone else, sometimes in a big way. A very big way.

Transfer Mentor and Future Nurse, Miranda Zipp Enjoys Helping Others

Being a college transfer student can present a unique set of challenges. From feelings of loneliness to uncertainty about where to find the answers to a variety of questions, adjusting to life at a new school is rarely easy. Viterbo nursing major Miranda Zipp understands this as well as anyone.

Carol Klitzke Retires after 34 Years at Viterbo University

Nutrition and dietetics education at Viterbo University was much different when Carol Klitzke began as a faculty member in 1986.

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.

Nikki Beyer
Pandemic Tests Beyer’s Mettle as a Nurse in NYC Corps
Nikki Beyer '15 did a 13-week stint last spring at Elmhurst Hospital, a city-run facility treating only patients with COVID-19 when she started. When she got done with a 12-hour shift at the hospital in Queens, she'd go back to Manhattan, where she took the stairs to her fourth floor apartment, reminding her of her days at Bonaventure Hall.
Spotlight on…Sonja Larson ’14
When Sonja Larson graduated from Viterbo University in 2014 with a vocal performance degree and a Fulbright Scholarship to continue her studies of music of the Holocaust, she wasn’t sure where life would lead her. But she knew one thing. “I knew I wanted to give my life to God, in whatever He willed for me."