Badger sports produce more than excitement. Licensing fees and Big Ten Network shared revenue enabled the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department (UWAD) to contribute more than $2.7 million to support need-based financial aid. That’s championship performance.
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Football a Winner for Nursing
The new School of Nursing building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was the biggest winner after the Badgers’ Spring Football game. Not only did 10,000 fans generate $50,000 in ticket revenues for the capital campaign, an unnamed donor, inspired by the game, gave $1 million to move the campaign forward to build a new home for the School.
Breaking Ground Thanks to Gifts
Sharon Cole, a captain on the first Badger women’s hockey national champions in 2006, is one of the donors making the LaBahn Arena possible at UW-Madison. The Wisconsin State Journal shared her story in its May 12 edition.
Spring Game Supports Nursing
Buy a football ticket. Support nursing. That’s the winning strategy for the Badger football team’s spring game. The $5 ticket price for the April 23 game at Camp Randall Stadium will benefit the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing’s new learning center.
US Bank Backs Great People Scholarship
Before the men’s basketball team played Purdue on snowy February 1, Scott Lockard, Madison Market President for U.S. Bank, presented a check to Chancellor Martin for touchdowns scored at Camp Randall Stadium during the 2010 Badger football season.