Teaching Excellence
The Concordia University Wisconsin Ronald L. Berg Faculty Laureate Award is an honor bestowed by the Concordia faculty on one of its own in recognition as the Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year. The recipient exemplifies Concordia as a way of life, is a model of Christian life, excels in teaching, engages in scholarship, and supports the community life of the campus. We are pleased to announce this year’s recipient, Dr. Cynthia Witte.
Dr. Witte is a native of Fredonia, Wisconsin, with a long history with CUW, as both a scholar and an athlete. She received her BS in nursing from CUW in 1990 with Magna Cum Laude and Alpha Chi honors. As a member of the Falcon basketball team, she was first-team All-Conference for four years, an NAIA Academic All-American, and was inducted into the CUW Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002.
Dr. Witte continued her education here at Concordia as she earned her Master of Science in Nursing degree in 2002. In 2011 she completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in Leadership and the Business of Health Care through Rush University in Chicago, Illinois. She has presented her doctoral research, numerous times at national and international nursing conferences.
Dr. Witte serves the university, her church, and community in many ways. She is actively involved in her church and serves as a member of St. John XXIII Pastoral Council, is a member of the Human Concerns Commission, and is also a Eucharistic Minister. She has served as an adult leader for two mission trips through Catholic Heart Work Camp to Puerto Rico and St. Croix to assist with hurricane relief efforts. She is happily married to Ken and they have been blessed with two wonderful children, Katelyn and Matthew.