Bio: Meyer, John/Cook, Jeff (UW Madison Graduates – 1969)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Meyer, Cook

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 03 Apr 1969

John A. Meer, Colby, and Jeff C. Cook of Unity were awarded Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degrees, respectively, by the University of Wisconsin at Madison as the first semester of the university's 1968-69 school year close recently.

A total of more than 1,900 students received their bachelor's and higher degrees at the end of the fall-winter semester, bringing to almost 179,000, the total number of degrees granted by Wisconsin's university at Madison during its 120 year history since its first class of 20 students met on February 5, 1849. The complete list of degree recipients for the past semester was just released by the university registration and records office following final compilation of all grades of all the students.

Of the total receiving degrees at this time, about 1,000 were granted their first, or Bachelor's degrees, and over 900 received their higher degrees, including 621 Master's degrees, 14 doctor of law degrees, and 305 doctor of philosophy degrees.