Editor’s note: The following announcement was received from UW-Whitewater.

Mark Zimmermann, from Whitewater, who is majoring in history at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, has won the Outstanding Nontraditional Student Award for 2022-2023.

There are approximately 900 nontraditional students (ages 25 and older) at UW-Whitewater. These students’ drive and intellectual engagement is impressive as they work to juggle school, work, family and other obligations to accomplish their educational goals.

Each year, faculty and staff are asked to nominate individuals who have made notable contributions in the classroom and to campus, and they are recognized during National Nontraditional Student week (Nov. 7-11). This is a time to recognize and celebrate the many accomplishments and contributions that our adult students bring to our campuses.

The Adult Student Outreach, which offers resources to adult students at UW-Whitewater – whether they are returning students or are attending for the first time – coordinates the awards program. In addition to student awards, faculty and staff members are eligible for the CARE (Concern for Adults Returning to Education) Award. These faculty and staff members have provided extraordinary support and encouragement to returning adult students. This year’s CARE recipients are Teri Alder in the Department of Mathematics and Karl Brown in Department of History.