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UW System Board of Regents leadership re-elected

 

By - Jun 4th, 2020 04:43 pm
Andrew S. Petersen

Petersen

MADISON, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents today re-elected Andrew S. Petersen to another one-year term as president. The vote was unanimous. The Regents also re-elected Michael M. Grebe as vice president.

Regent Petersen has served on the Board since 2013 and is theSenior Vice President of Corporate Affairs for TDS Telecom (TDS), the seventh largest wireline telecommunications company in the United States, with headquarters in Madison. Petersen earned his Master of Business Administration from UW-Madison and Bachelor of Arts in History and Leadership Studies from Ripon College in Ripon.

Regent Grebe has served on the Board since 2015 and is the Chief Legal Officer for Aurora Health Care, the largest integrated health care system in Wisconsin. Grebe graduated from Dartmouth College and earned his law degree from the UW-Madison Law School.

Grebe

Grebe

Each June, the Board elects a President and Vice President. Among other duties, the Board President designates Board committee membership, signs all diplomas and contracts issued by the Board, and speaks on behalf of the Board with the Governor and legislative groups.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.

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