Wendell and Janet Sisson

Wendell E. Sisson received a Bachelor’s degree from UW-Platteville with a Broadfield Social Science major (History emphasis and Geography minor) in 1966. He went on to receive a Master’s degree in American History (1968) and a Master’s degree in Traffic
Safety (1979) from UW-Whitewater.

Janet Dreher Sisson received a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from UW-Platteville in 1969. She went on to earn a Master’s degree in Teaching from UW-Whitewater in 1974.

Wes began teaching in Johnson Creek, Wisconsin (1966) and then moved on to graduate school at UW-Whitewater and taught part-time at Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin (1967). After receiving his first Master’s degree he taught at Milton, Wisconsin from 1968 to 1978. Jan taught at Milton from 1969 to 1978. Then Wes and Jan took positions with the Department of Defense, Dependents Schools located in Mannheim and Heidelberg, Germany.

Jan taught first grade for the Department of Defense, Dependents Schools until her retirement in 2009. Wes taught and also coached basketball, baseball, and golf. He assisted with football and track. He became Heidelberg High School’s athletic director in 1993, a position he maintained until retirement in 2006.

Upon retirement, Wes and Jan returned to their home in Milton, Wisconsin