REBECCA A. SWENDER ’95

REBECCA A. SWENDER, 36, a doctoral candidate in the film studies program of the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she also earned a master’s degree, died June 14, 2008. A published author, she was twice an invited scholar at the Pordenone Silent Film Festival in Italy and had received many academic awards and honors. Survivors include her parents, two sisters, her maternal grandmother, a large extended family, and her boyfriend, Alexander P. André.