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Alumni Spotlight: Susan (Bergfeld) Williams (BS'76)
When I applied to the University of Illinois as a high school senior, I was planning to be a math teacher. Then a co-worker at the local fast food restaurant where I worked after school brought her psychology textbook along to work one evening, and I was hooked. My small rural high school didn’t offer a psychology class, so this was my first exposure to the subject. I quickly switched my major to Psychology with plans to combine this new interest with my love of education and become a school psychologist. What I did not fully appreciate during my undergraduate years at the University of...
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Recent Award Winner: Stephan G. Wiet
Stephan G. Wiet is a Consumer Psychologist within the Johnson & Johnson family of companies. He is currently Director of Consumer Sciences at McNeil Consumer Healthcare, the over-the-counter pharmaceutical arm of J&J. In this capacity, Wiet manages a team of consumer researchers that translate deep insights into action that drive company growth worldwide. He is responsible for leading domestic and global activities that enhance the company’s consumer understanding - translating consumer insights into new healthcare products and claims, and optimizing the functional and aesthetic...