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Explore the stories, experiences, and impact of donors who are investing in students, programs, and the next generation of the community.
A Family Legacy, Built on Lawrence
Shirley Spangler Steiner ’59, a voice performance student at Lawrence, still watches concerts online. She follows campus news, tracks what’s happening, and has done so long after her own time there. Her daughter, Janet Steiner Stevens ’82, went to Lawrence. Her grandsons went to Lawrence. Their wives went to Lawrence. And if the great-grandchildren have […]
Randy Mangelsen ’00 | The Kind of Connection That’s Unique
Football brought Randy Mangelsen ’00 to Lawrence. Rick Coles, the head coach at the time, reached out to Randy’s high school coach looking for players who could meet the university’s academic standards, and Randy’s name came up. “I grew up in a very small town, with very small schools,” Randy recalled. “Twenty-six kids in my graduating class. Even Appleton seemed huge to me at the time.” Still, Randy knew he wanted […]