Catherine A. Statz, ’96, received the 2006 Nathan M. Pusey Young Alumni Distinguished Achievement
Award, which recognizes Lawrence alumni of 15 years or less for significant contributions to and
achievements in a career field. The award honors the tenth president of Lawrence, an exemplary
figure in higher education in the 20th century.
Statz is education director for the Wisconsin Farmers Union, where she coordinates cooperative-education programs for Farmers Union members, their children, and the general public.
She graduated from Lawrence with a B.A. degree in English and a B.Mus. in voice performance and was encouraged by her voice professor, Patrice Michaels, to pursue further study and a professional career in vocal music. However, her commitment to the values of a cooperative lifestyle led her, in 1997, to employment with the Wisconsin Farmers Union.
Lawrence Today magazine, Fall 2006