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Department of Economics

Your gifts, big and small, support current undergraduate and graduate students, recognize top-notch faculty, and advance cutting edge economics research — all of which keeps us consistently ranked among the best economics departments in the country.

Grateful Engineer Gives Back in Two Ways

It’s a good life John Bolender has lived since Boeing recruited him right off the UW campus, and that’s why he has established three charitable gift annuities with the University of Wisconsin Foundation and recently made a significant gift from the combined IRA belonging to him and his late wife, JoAnn, also a UW graduate with a degree in home economics education.

Honored Economist Builds on Wisconsin Roots

Noted economist Stephen Roach, who has supported career development in the Department of Economics, was honored as one of the recipients of the Wisconsin Alumni Association’s 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award.

Recruiting the Best

The Department of Economics in the College of Letters & Science is seizing the opportunity to bolster its already impressive national position by combining vigorous support from donors with Chancellor Biddy Martin’s Madison Initiative for Undergraduates.