The field school is a collaborative project. Many individuals and institutions are involved in this process and we will like to thank everyone who made this project successful. But the heroes of this project are the students. Everything you see here: every bit of data collection, analysis, dissemination, documentation, and organization is because of the diligence and dedication of these individuals. They did all this in six weeks, working continuously, some driving more than an hour daily, back and forth, to get the work done. We thank the residents and organizations from the neighborhood. The Sherman Park Community Association, The Center Peace Neighborhood, the Community Baptist Church, Matt Bohlman and Mark at the Finney Library, Dominic Inouye of ZipMKE, Neighborhood News Services and the members of the Men’s Network — who provided us with time, resources and knowledge with much patience and poise. You were perfect hosts, learned teachers, trustworthy friends, and wise guides and we learnt a lot from you. You didn’t lecture us, rather you inspired us with quiet acts and by the principles you live by. From Ms. Cheri Fuqua we learnt what citizenship means, from Ms. Tremerell Robinson we learnt what leadership entails. From Ms. Jackie Smith we learnt how patience and courage is practiced in daily life. From Fred and Mary Kaems the lesson was of stewardship. Reverend Christie Melby-Gibbons never preached, yet she touched our hearts in ways that taught us how morals and ethics work when we relate to each other, and the Men’s network filled our hearts and stomachs and taught us how to acknowledge and explore our often ignored past. The Community Baptist Church provided us with goods and resources — in sharing they taught us how neighborliness and hospitality is practiced in real life.
Thank you all for reminding us how this world is a wonderful place and that our history and present is also strewn with kindness, wisdom, hope and determination.
Thank you all for reminding us how this world is a wonderful place and that our history and present is also strewn with kindness, wisdom, hope and determination.
Thank you!
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Local residents and Sherman Park Community
Arthur and Brenda Ward Charles and Bama Grice Charles Dupree-Hawkins Dionicio Hernandez Izetta Hall James Hiller Jan Weiler Jermaine Alexander Ka Lovang Mabel Lamb Marianne Hondel Mary Criss Mee Yang Mayhoua Moua Tamesha McKinney Thelma Berry Thomas Littelmann Vicky Hunt Willie Weaver-Bey Yaw Bart Mine Mu Yvette Washington Matt Bohlmann Donna Johnson Danyelle Brock Arthur Brown V.W. Chambers Abie Eisenbach Bernadette Davel Roy Evans Deborah Ford-Lewis Cheri Fuqua Geoff Grohowski Shante Hullum Fred Kaems Mary Kaems Dr. Tom Lifvendahl Camille Mays Patrice Olin Rev. Christie Melby-Gibbons Tremerell Robinson Jackie Smith Mike Staples Reggie Jackson Diane Tharpe Charles Carmichael Fred Curzan Geoff Grohowski Marianne Hondel David Melby-Gibbons Dominic Inouye, ZIPMKE Members of the Men’s Network |
University and City Partners
Ronal E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, UWM Office of Undergraduate Research, UWM Sherman Park Community Association Community Baptist Church of Greater Milwaukee Finney Arts Incubator/ Finney Public Market David and Julia Uihlein Charitable Trust Wisconsin Preservation Trust Ben Barbera and the staff at the Milwaukee County Historical Society Phyllis Reske and the UWM Library Archives Robert Greenstreet, Chris Ciancimino, Sharadha Natraj, Jarad Parker, Lisa DiSalvo, Michael Mandelman, Julie Reindl, Kurt Meingast and staff at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, UWM Martha Brown, Christella Juarez-Villarreal, Karen Taylor, Amy Turim, Shaunta Kidd, and Deborah McCollum-Gathing at the Department of City Development, City of Milwaukee ZIPMKE |
Field School Participants
Bella Biwer Bescent Ebeid Chelsea Wait Denise Zahran Jared Schmitz Joy Huntington Kaitlin Malliet Kalin Reed Kelly Seniuk Kostyn Tyksinski Lena Jensen Lena Leuci Seung Youp Lee Stephanie Geaslin Teonna Cooksey Tesia Zietlow Tess Troschuk Yi Chen Adam Carr Arijit Sen Guha Shankar Judith Weiland Jeffrey Klee Jasmine Alinder Michael Frisch Stephen Wetzel |
