[Leica] An Honor (Email from the University)

[Don Dory]

Well deserved for the dedication to preserving a treasure trove


On Wed, Jul 24, 2024, 11:59 PM Alan Magayne-Roshak via LUG <
lug at leica-users.org> wrote:

> I didn't seek this out, but I'll take it!  This status used to only apply
> to faculty, but since my retirement it was modified to include others.
>
> [I've been doing all I can to preserve the UWM Photo Services slide
> collection.  Most of the transparencies were going to be abandoned in the
> former studio as it was turned over to the Anthropology Department, but I
> emailed the Chancellor and his office got the university archives to do
> more than they had so far.  It looks like I might be given a
> space on campus to help identify, prioritize, and organize the images.  The
> B&W and color negatives had been transferred to the archives years ago, but
> the slides had never made it.]
>
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>
> Dear Mr. Magayne-Roshak:
>
>
>
> I am very pleased to inform you that I concur with the recommendation of
> MarComm’s Director of Media, Mary Baylor, that you be granted emeritus
> status as a member of the UWM university staff. I want to congratulate you
> on this distinction. It represents a fitting achievement to your long and
> distinguished career with UWM.
>
>
>
> Your many years of service to the university community are appreciated by
> your friends and colleagues alike. Your service has helped UWM grow into an
> esteemed university. Even in your retirement, the university is still
> benefitting from your store of knowledge.
>
>
>
> On behalf of our university, I want to recognize and thank you for your
> service and to wish you many happy and productive years of retirement. All
> the best.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Liv
>
> --
>
> Olivia (Liv) Hwang
>
> Vice Chancellor for Marketing, Communications & University Relations
>
> University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
>
> --
> Alan
>
> Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer
> University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services
> (Retired)
> UPAA Photographer of the Year 1978
> UPAA Master of the Profession 2014
> amagayneroshak at gmail.com
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/>
>
> "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate
>  for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt
>
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