Port High honors one of its own with Wall of Fame induction

Port Washington High School graduate Melissa (Spagnolo) Sherman (center) was joined by relatives and friends on the Port Washington-Saukville Performing Arts Center stage after being named to the Port High Wall of Fame on Thursday, Oct. 22. With her were (from left) her sister Sue Orvis, mother Judy Spagnolo and high school friends Julie Dzwinel, Amy Wilke and Christa Karrels. Sherman, a nationally recognized scientist, entrepreneur and business leader, is CEO of MOBILion Systems and has helped advance innovative technologies aimed at improving how diseases are diagnosed and treated. After graduating from Port High in 1989, Sherman earned a chemistry degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and a Ph.D. from the University of Akron. Her accomplishments have been recognized with an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year regional award and UW-Eau Claire Distinguished Achievement Award.                  Photo by Sam Arendt