Kevin Opgenorth, a student at UW-Platteville who recently returned to school after three years in the U.S. Army, was appointed to the University of Wisconsin System’s Board of Regents by Gov. Jim Doyle on Thursday.
Opgenorth is replacing Thomas Shields as the non-traditional student representative. His appointment is effective June 9 and expires May 1, 2010.
Opgenorth is majoring in business administration and economics. Of the three years he spent in the Army, Opgenorth spent one year deployed in Iraq, where he served as an Ammo Team Chief and Radio Transmission Officer.