Education briefs News-Chronicle GREEN BAY Beideman, Harden selected as new trustees Paul Beideman, president and chief executive officer of Associated Banc-Corp and Donald F. Harden, a consultant to Bellin Health, have been named to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Chancellor's Council of Trustees. The 14-member council advises the Chancellor and University and serves as a liaison between UW-Green Bay and the community at large. Beideman assumed leadership of Associated in April 2003. He came to Green Bay from Philadelphia where he served as chairman of Mellon Financial Corp.'s Mid-Atlantic region and member of Mellon's senior management team. He managed Mellon's Retail Financial Services Division, with responsibility for management of retail banking, business banking and private banking operations. He previously served on the boards of trustees of Widener University and the Philadelphia Zoo. Prior to joining the Bellin Foundation, Harden served as a member of the UW-Green Bay faculty and administration from 1970-1994. As associate chancellor he had responsibility for a wide range of areas including academic support, student services, athletics, university advancement and community relations. In 1993 Harden was named a charter member of the UWGB Phoenix Hall of Fame for his efforts on behalf of the University's NCAA Divisioin I athletics program. In 1998, the University named a new residences hall "Donald F. Harden Hall" in his honor. Harden currently serves on the seven-member executive committee of the Green Bay Packers. MADISON Area school districts receive AODA grants The Green Bay Area School District has been awarded $174,533 in state grants for the development and expansion of the district's Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) program. It was one out of 112 districts to receive the more than $5 million in grants The grants target K-12 AODA prevention curricula, as well as prevention and early intervention programmings as part of a comprehensive school health program that includes parent and community and involvement and education. Howard-Suamico School District was awarded $15,000 in school tobacco grants. More than $330,000 in grant funds has been awarded to 28 school districts for 25 statewide tobacco prevention projects. The grants were awarded by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. PLATTEVILLE Local student instumental in campus project. There is a new water garden on the south side of the Pioneer Student Center of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville campus and senior Bill Borchardt of Green Bay was very instrumental in the creation of the project. Since an original idea of having flowers in the school colors of blue and orange, set in an ornamental plant site wouldn't work because of the soil type, a water garden was suggested. The garden features water sprouting down a gradual four foot six inch drop into a large pool on the south end. Borchardt, a horticulture student, drew up his own design under the guidance of horiculture professor Michael Compton. The design of the garden is a hybrid between Borchardt's design and what the grounds crew designed. Every fall some 3,000 plant bulbs are planted. Across the sidewalk from the water garden site hundreds of blue floss flowers and orange marigods have been planted. As the summer contiunes, more perennial flowers and some colorful shrubs will be added. The project, which was in the works for about a year, not only allowed for cooperation between facilities management and the horticulture program, but it also prompted collaboration between students and professionals.