Tom Caldie
Any number of circumstances or reasons may bring men to the Knights of Columbus, but Tom's story may very well be unique.  His son Andy has been honored by the Council as the winner of several youth contests over the years.  Tom wanted to set a good example but noticed that his son seemed to be more involved in the life of the community than he was.  One of the reasons Tom gave for finally accepting Rick Noe's invitation to come to the Knights was that he didn't want to look bad in relation to his son.  So, Tom helped out at one of the Council's cooking projects recently and also says he wants to learn to cook booyah.  He also likes the Catholic emphasis of the Knights, noting that, "All they do is good work."  

Working full time at Silver Lake College in Manitowoc since last July, Tom has a split job.  He is Assistant Professor of Business Management and Technology and also Director of Adult Accelerated Programs.  All of that keeps him pretty busy.  Rising early to get to day care, he heads out on the thirty-minute trip to Manitowoc.  At the College, all faculty are expected to serve as advisors to students, so he checks to see if there is anyone wanting to see him in that regard.  Then there's the usual circuit of meetings--faculty, department, and all the other things that tend to come up at educational institutions.  He also spends a good deal of time writing and revising curriculum, and working the telephone trying to find instructors.  Given the relatively good state of the economy, finding instructors is getting difficult since everyone is working full time and doesn't have a lot of time for teaching.  He also has to make time for teaching--Tom teaches six classes per year including Business Policy and Human Resource Management. A strong advocate of Silver Lake College, he encourages the continued support of such institutions which maintain theology programs.  Prior to coming full time to Silver Lake, Tom worked for the Oneida Tribe in organization development for a few years.  

A native of the area, Tom and his family lived elsewhere but returned to Green Bay in 1987.  He spent four years in the U.S. Navy, serving in a personnel position from 1975-79.  He and Theresa will be married twenty years this June and have three children: Andy (15), Chelsea (9) and Austin (5).  In those rare times when he is not occupied with his job, Tom enjoys fishing trips and takes great delight in planning those trips.  He and Andy also like walking along (or in) streams and 'urban hiking'--walking home from downtown or through the buildings and grounds at UWGB. We appreciate Tom's coming to the Knights of Columbus and we all look forward to getting to know him and his family and they blessings they bring to us.  

February 2001