John A "Johnny" LechnerLechner, John A
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Retrieved 16 April 2010. is an American film and television actor best known for his role as Alan Reese on the television series ''Girls of Sunset Place'' (Showtime, 2012) and his role as Greg "Fossil" Karanowski in the movie ''Fraternity House'' (2008). He is also known for being a

perpetual student A perpetual student or career student is a college or university attendee who re-enrolls for several years more than is necessary to obtain a given degree, or who pursues multiple terminal degrees. Perpetual students are similar to polymaths, and m ...

at the

University of Wisconsin–Whitewater The University of Wisconsin–Whitewater (UW–Whitewater) is a public university in Whitewater, Wisconsin. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System. Student enrollment in the 2014–2015 academic year was more than 12,000. The universi ...

, having studied there from 1995 until 2010.

Academic career

Lechner was born in Fort Hood, Texas, but grew up in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. Lechner graduated from

Waukesha North High School Waukesha North High School is one of three high schools located in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Operated by the Waukesha School District, the school opened in mid-year, at the start of the second semester, during the 1974-1975 school year. The school is ...

in 1994. Lechner did not graduate from the

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', whic ...

in 2006,Maternowski, Kate.
Lechner aims to graduate, finally
''

The Badger Herald ''The Badger Herald'' is a newspaper serving the University of Wisconsin–Madison community, founded in 1969. The paper is published Monday through Friday during the academic year and once during the summer. Available at newsstands across campus ...

'', 20 April 2006. 2007,Smith, Susan Lampert.
AN OLD STORY GETS A LITTLE OLDER
''Wisconsin State Journal'', 20 May 2007. 2008,Longtime UW-W student plans one more year
" ''The Janesville Gazette'', 16 May 2007. or 2009,"Durhams, Sharif

''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'', 18 May 2009. despite having enough credits to graduate with nine majors and five minors. Lechner announced that he had transferred to a different college in California in 2010. At Whitewater, Lechner won a campus "Big Man on Campus" beauty pageant, studied abroad in, "Paris, London, Amsterdam, Rome, Florence, Venice and Switzerland," and South Africa,
The Associated Press, 11 May 2006. appeared on ''

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'' and ''

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'', was named one of ''

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s "Hot Bachelors",They Really, ''Really'' Need a Woman
''People'', 26 June 2006. ran for

student body president The student government president (sometimes called "student ''body'' president," "student ''council'' president" or "''school'' president") is generally the highest-ranking officer of a student union. While a student government group and a class ...

, and appeared in two films, including ''Minor League: A Football Story'' and a starring role in ''Fraternity House''.Welch, Chris.
HE'S MAKING MOVIES, BUT DON'T COUNT ON A 'GRADUATE' REMAKE
''Wisconsin State Journal'', 9 August 2009.

The "Johnny Lechner rule"

The Wisconsin Board of Regents instituted a "Johnny Lechner rule"Erickson, Doug.
The Real World Can Wait
''

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'', 7 April 2005.Dillon, Sam.
For One Student, a College Career Becomes a Career
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'', 10 November 2005. requiring long-term students to pay twice the standard in-state tuition rate.

References

External links

www.JohnnyLechner.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lechner, Johnny Living people People from Waukesha, Wisconsin Students in the United States University of Wisconsin–Whitewater alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Male actors from Wisconsin