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Sheila Cheek died peacefully
at home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 10, 2003. For almost 20 years,
Sheila was employed as an administrative assistant for the UW-Platteville
Extended Degree Program in Business Administration (which later became
the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program at a distance).
She was a key person in
developing an administrative records system for the program and organizing
the office structure. She was an advocate for distance learners, always
ready to answer their questions or do what she could to help them achieve
the goal of earning a degree.
Sheila possessed a special
gift of being able to make people believe in themselves. With her gift,
she encouraged students, faculty, and staff alike to succeed. To the Extended
Degree staff, Sheila was a role model both professionally and personally.
Her sense of humor and wit were appreciated by anyone with whom she communicated.
On behalf of the Distance
Learning Center staff and faculty, we extend our condolences and appreciation
to Sheila's husband, Frank, and their three children--Suzy, Cathy, and
Mike--and their families, and her mother Ruth.
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