2014 - David Bonko

Dave Bonko has been named the 2014 UW-River Falls Adviser of the Year.

Dave has been with the University of Wisconsin-River Falls since 1998. He has taught a variety of classes in the Marketing Communications program and Intro to Mass Communication in the Journalism department since 2001. He also taught a wide array of Management, Marketing and Small Business classes in the College of Business & Economics from 1998-2009.

His background includes an MBA-University of St. Thomas, BA-University of St. Thomas. He also works as a small business consultant for a number of Twin City economic development non-profit organizations including the Neighborhood Development Center and Selby Area Community Development Corporation. his personal interests include coaching high school football (go North St. Paul High School Polars!) as well as other youth sports, Alfred Hitchcock movies, BBQ'ing, hiking and taking "Clark Griswold-like" family vacations.