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Doyle recognizes UW-L student in budget address
Drew Baillargeon
Issue date: 2/28/07 Section: News
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University of Wisconsin- La Crosse sophomore, Jacie Gamroth, was recognized statewide on Feb. 13 by Governor Jim Doyle in his speech concerning Wisconsin's new budget plan. Gamroth, District 5 La Crosse Common Council Alderwoman and District 5 La Crosse County Board Supervisor, had the opportunity to visit Madison and be recognized during Doyle's speech due to her usage of state financial aid and her large community and campus involvement. She traveled to Madison with Chancellor Gow, her parents, and fiancée. In Madison, Gamroth, who is a political science and public administration major, was able to meet Wisconsin state representatives and was in awe by the way the senators and representatives were introduced before the address.
Doyle's address was focused on his new budget plan dealing with healthcare, technical college job training, tobacco bans, renewable energy, and financial aid. Gamroth was recognized toward the end of his speech as the UW System representative of financial aid users and shown as an example of what students can do with financial aid from the state. As part of Doyle's proposed budget plan, financial aid for the UW System would be increased dramatically. Following the address, Gamroth was also able to visit the Executive Residence of Governor Doyle and actually meet with the governor.
Gamroth first became involved with the La Crosse County Board early in her freshman year at UW-L. Former Mayor John Medinger informed Gamroth of this opportunity and she was successful with her campaign for County Board. At first, Gamroth was not sure if that was what she wanted to do, but the more she became involved she "realized this is exactly what I [Gamroth] wanted to do." She enjoys her interactions with the students and citizens and dealing with the problems occurring in La Crosse.
Gamroth is not only involved with the City Council and County Board, she is also very involved on the UW-L campus. She is the current president of ALANA, vice-president of the College Democrats, and is a campus Vanguard. It is through her campus involvement along with her high academic standards that Gamroth was chosen to be honored during Doyle's address.
Eventually Gamroth would like to see more students run for local office. Gamroth believes UW-L students could gain a better representation in the city council. According to Gamroth, UW-L students encompass a large majority of several districts in La Crosse and if someone ran, he or she could easily get elected. She admits, "it would be cool to have city council run by students."
In the future, Gamroth initially planned to obtain her local government experience and "just move on" to use her public administration major and work in the health field. However, she does not believe she can "get politics out of [her] blood right now." She plans to continue to work her way up politically and eventually become a representative or senator for the state of Wisconsin.
Doyle's address was focused on his new budget plan dealing with healthcare, technical college job training, tobacco bans, renewable energy, and financial aid. Gamroth was recognized toward the end of his speech as the UW System representative of financial aid users and shown as an example of what students can do with financial aid from the state. As part of Doyle's proposed budget plan, financial aid for the UW System would be increased dramatically. Following the address, Gamroth was also able to visit the Executive Residence of Governor Doyle and actually meet with the governor.
Gamroth first became involved with the La Crosse County Board early in her freshman year at UW-L. Former Mayor John Medinger informed Gamroth of this opportunity and she was successful with her campaign for County Board. At first, Gamroth was not sure if that was what she wanted to do, but the more she became involved she "realized this is exactly what I [Gamroth] wanted to do." She enjoys her interactions with the students and citizens and dealing with the problems occurring in La Crosse.
Gamroth is not only involved with the City Council and County Board, she is also very involved on the UW-L campus. She is the current president of ALANA, vice-president of the College Democrats, and is a campus Vanguard. It is through her campus involvement along with her high academic standards that Gamroth was chosen to be honored during Doyle's address.
Eventually Gamroth would like to see more students run for local office. Gamroth believes UW-L students could gain a better representation in the city council. According to Gamroth, UW-L students encompass a large majority of several districts in La Crosse and if someone ran, he or she could easily get elected. She admits, "it would be cool to have city council run by students."
In the future, Gamroth initially planned to obtain her local government experience and "just move on" to use her public administration major and work in the health field. However, she does not believe she can "get politics out of [her] blood right now." She plans to continue to work her way up politically and eventually become a representative or senator for the state of Wisconsin.
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