Lloyd Linden, ’53 UWP

UW-Platteville Student Services Administration (Retired)

Platteville, Wisconsin

After Lloyd’s first stint in military service in Korea, he returned to Pioneer College for one semester. He continued his education at Madison and received a BS in Sociology in ’55 and later a Master of Science in Social Work. Further education was at the University of Illinois. Lloyd came to UWP in 1961 and within a month was back in service with the local Guard unit. He married a UWP graduate, Marian Kies ’55, in 1966. She died in 1999. Lloyd has a daughter and a son-in-law who also have degrees from UWP. “I also have two grandchildren who will get guidance when choosing a college,” per Lloyd. "My career at UWP lasted 30+ years and I enjoyed every minute of it."