By the time Gundersen Health System CEO Dr. Scott Rathgaber enrolled in Viterbo’s Master of Arts in Servant Leadership Degree program in 2018, 30 years after earning his doctoral degree, he’d already had a lifetime of learning. But growing up in Indiana, his parents instilled in him a strong love of education, and Rathgaber felt the obligation as a CEO to be the best possible leader he could be.

Dean Yohnk he knew when he came to Viterbo in 1982 that he wanted to become a theatre arts and English teacher himself. He became that and more, a much honored college professor and administrator in a career that saw him teaching at Viterbo from 1992-2001.

Linsie (Sanger) Clements ’08, a labor and delivery nurse at Gundersen Health System, has a strong sense that she is right where she is supposed to be, and that comes from a sense of openness to new paths. After first specializing in cardiac care, Clements switched to labor and delivery with a passion for supporting the birth process and helping parents going through the grief she had when she lost her child.

Barbara Quillin and her late husband, Phil, were honored by Viterbo University in 2014 with the St. John XXIII Award, the university’s highest non-academic honor, in recognition of the impact their philanthropy has had on the community. This year, she is being recognized for her impact at Viterbo in particular.

First-year undergraduate students applying to Viterbo University will be able to do so using the Common App beginning Tuesday, Aug. 1.

When Dr. Scott Rathgaber ’22 became Gundersen Health System’s chief executive officer in 2015, you would think he already knew all he needed to know about leadership. That’s not how he saw it.

Ta Her ’19 has had a remarkable journey, from growing up in a poor family in Laos to being on the brink of earning her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Viterbo and becoming a nurse practitioner. A journey this summer for a VUSM class helped put her life’s path into a new perspective.

Enrollment is now open for Viterbo University’s newest academic degree offering, a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MSSLP).