JANESVILLE — Tricia Clasen, the dean and assistant vice chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater at Rock County, has been named a 2024 YWCA of Rock County Woman of Distinction.
Clasen will be among the honorees at YWCA of Rock County’s 49th annual Women of Distinction Awards dinner at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8, at the Celtic House, 1417 W. Airport Road, Janesville.
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