The Impact of Gifts

UW–Madison students are gaining hands-on experience while advancing campus sustainability thanks to generous donor support.

The Lakeshore Nature Preserve Frautschi Center will make history as the UW’s first net-positive energy building and the first living building on campus.

Inspired by a mentor at UW–Madison, physics alumna Casey Durandet ’89, MS’91, PhD’95 has turned her gratitude into lasting impact.

Growing up in Strum, Wisconsin, after his family emigrated from Norway, Bjorn Borgen ’62 worked at a Ford dealership and excelled in school, earning a scholarship to attend UW–Madison.

Since 1993, the Child Life program at the American Family Children’s Hospital has been helping pediatric patients and their families manage the stress and anxiety associated with hospitalizations.

At UW–Madison, the forces that propel students forward often arise from two very different sources: unexpected good fortune and steadfast determination.

Giving back is important. It’s a fundamental belief held by Jeffry Brown ’79 and Kristin Brown. It’s also the motivating factor behind their establishment of the Jeffry (Class of 1979) and Kristin Brown Endowed Professorship Fund at UW Law School, which is structured as a gift of carried interest.

In fall 2024, the family of beloved Badger Arun Pancholia ’23 made a generous contribution to establish a fund in honor of Arun’s life and his belief in the transformational power of education. The Arun Pancholia Scholarship supports dedicated undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds who are studying at the UW School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences.