Samantha Dietel
Samantha covers education, healthcare and nonprofits for BizTimes. She recently graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a journalism degree. She wrote for the Columbia Missourian newspaper, and covered Congress as an intern at States Newsroom’s Washington, D.C. bureau. She loves exploring new cities, listening to music and watching Star Wars.
🔒 Quad commits another $1 million to nonprofit The BrandLab
Sussex-based Quad and the Quadracci family’s Windhover Foundation has extended its support for The BrandLab's efforts to diversify the marketing industry.
After previously committing $1...
🔒 Medical College of Wisconsin announces School of Medicine leadership transition
Dr. Joseph Kerschner, the executive vice president, provost and dean of the Medical College of Wisconsin School of Medicine will step down from his...
UW-Madison receives $75 million gift for new engineering building
The University of Wisconsin-Madison received a $75 million gift for its new $347 million College of Engineering building, the university announced Wednesday.
UW-Madison alumni Marvin...
🔒 Milwaukee Rep reaches $78 million fundraising goal to rebuild theater...
The Milwaukee Repertory Theater announced Tuesday that it has reached its $78 million fundraising goal for the Associated Bank Theater Center project.
Nearly 600 donors...
Parents of Marquette University alumni give $7 million for scholarships
Two Marquette University parents bequeathed $7 million to be used for university scholarships, Marquette announced on Thursday.
Clifford and Mildred Huck, the parents of five...
Friends of the Domes pitch $134 million renovation plan for Mitchell...
The nonprofit group Friends of the Domes on Tuesday unveiled a proposed $134 million renovation plan to ensure the future sustainability for the Mitchell...
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County launches $57.5 million...
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County announced on Thursday its annual fundraising campaign goal of $57.5 million.
This is an increase from the...
Milwaukee County officials recommend Villa Terrace continue as a museum
While the future of Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum is still uncertain, there are now four proposed avenues for its next steps.
Milwaukee County issued...
🔒 Penfield Children’s Center gets $2.4 million in federal Head Start...
Penfield Children's Center, an early childhood education and development organization based in Milwaukee, has received more than $2.4 million in Head Start funding.
This funding...
🔒 ‘We couldn’t afford to wait’: Serenity Inns opens new substance...
As opioid overdoses continue to affect lives across Milwaukee, Serenity Inns aims to reach more men seeking treatment for substance use disorder.
Serenity Inns, a...
🔒 Q&A: Milwaukee Bucks icon Marques Johnson discusses relationship between his...
Marques Johnson, a former Milwaukee Buck and five-time NBA All Star, turned his recovery from drug addiction into a mission of helping others.
Johnson serves...
🔒 From nurse to CEO: Peggy Troy guided by a ‘north...
Standing up for children has been a driving force throughout Peggy Troy’s career in pediatric care.
Troy, president and chief executive officer of Wauwatosa-based Children’s...
