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Dennis Rinzel

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About My Work

My work for the University of Wisconsin-Madison began in 1972 and since 1983 I have been the Director of the Video Resource Center(VRC)(VRC) which is the video and multi-media arm of Learning Support Services, a service organization of the College of Letters and Science.
Picture of Dennis and plants in his office.
The VRC has a reputation of producing award winning telecourses such as History 102-American History from the Civil War to Nixon and Scandinavian 375-The Writings of Hans Christian Andersen. For a full accounting of my work please see my Curriculum VITA. My office is located in 299 Van Hise Hall and has the usual computer and other media components but you'll also find it filled with many plants, as I enjoy indoor gardening as well as outdoors. I guess I like to be surrounded by growing things, which is probably why our family is larger than most.
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About My Family and Me:

Family Portrait of the Dennis & Kathy Rinzel Family.
I am a fun loving born again Catholic Christian and am at more than a half century, which is old according to most young people, especially my kids. I am happily married to Kathy Bodilly since 1978. She has a BA in Social Work from the UW-Madison and was raised about 3/4's of a mile from the Packer's Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI. Guess who's her favorite NFL team? We have been blessed with 6 wonderful children and live in a vintage 1917 home on Madison's east side isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona.
 
  Born 6/18/80, is currently working at O & A Manufacturing after receiving his BS degree in Industrial Engineering at the UW-Madison. He was married to our wonderful daughter-in-law, Jill Bren, in June 2005 and they live in Verona, WI. Jill is working on her PhD. in Education also at the UW-Madison. Micah has been in the Who's Who Among American High School Students and was in the Honor Society in high school, on the basketball and baseball teams at Abundant Life Christian School and continues to play different sports on city-wide teams. Born 9/25/82, is a 2006 graduate of UW-Whitewater majoring in Business focusing on advertising/art. He has been on the honor role for many semesters throughout his high school career at East Madison High School. He is an avid sports player and fan. He especially enjoys playing baseball, a pitcher like his grandpa Ben Rinzel who had signed with the St. Louis Cardinals many years ago. He also enjoys playing volleyball and basketball. Born 6/21/85, is finishing his second year at Christ for the Nation's Institute(CFNI), a non-denomiational Bible School in Dallas, TX. He graduated from Abundant Life Christian High School with honors. He's an accomplished violin player who began playing at 4 years old and has played in the Madison`s Youth Symphony Orchestra for 3 years. He has been playing guitar and is currently putting together a CD of original music written by himself and others in his Madison based band. He is one of the guitarists featured on the new CD that will be released sometime in summer 2006 by CFNI. He enjoys reading, singing and writing music. He also loves sports, basketball, track, and baseball. When he comes back to Madison you may see him working at Culver's on Cottage Grove Road. Born 6/22/87, is a tall 6'2" and is a 2006 graduate of Abundant Life Christian School. He was on the honor roll every semester and showed his prowess in football, basketball, baseball and if ALCS had track he would have done well there too as he did at St. James Grade School. He is very energetic and never can be still or without friends around him. He can do most anything he puts his mind to. His plans for the future are in God's hands as he is not sure what he will be doing. Born 11/19/89, is a warm, loving, bright, energetic young lady at Abundant Life Christian School. She continues to be on the honor roll every semester, plays volleyball, basketball and sings in the choir. She also plays piano and flute and has a beautiful singing voice. Born 10/11/94, is a super energetic blue eyed blond girl who everyone falls in love with at first sight. She's home schooled in fifth grade and has been doing well in playing violin for a couple of years. She enjoys singing, leaning piano and guitar too. She always loves to be with friends, like Timmy, Julia and Joel . She always has things to do for anyone around her, especially her God-father Steven.

dennis@lss.wisc.edu

Curriculum VITA

DENNIS JOSEPH RINZEL

WORK ADDRESS:

University of Wisconsin
College of Letters and Science
Learning Support Services
Video Resource Center
299 Van Hise Hall
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 263-3828
Email:dennis@lss.wisc.edu

EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

CURRENT UW COMMITTEES

  1. VRC Team Leader for LSS monthly meetings
  2. UW-Madison Academic TV Network Group
  3. UW-Madison Media Production Council
  4. UW-Madison Ad Hoc Cable/Video Committee
  5. UW System Educational Media Council(ad hoc member)

WORKSHOPS PRESENTED

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

CONTINUING EDUCATION

VIDEOTAPES PRODUCED

1968-Present

Approximately 300 videotape programs, many in which I operated camera, edited, directed and/or coordinated. Video excerpts from later sample programs are available upon request.

HONORS AND AWARDS

PERSONAL INFORMATION

INTERESTS

include: computer, video , photography, playing with my children, church related activities, gardening, biking, playing drums and percussion, choral singing, skating, cross country skiing, swimming, canoeing and hiking.

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Page last updated 17 March, 2006