The Impact of Gifts

Alan Paberzs ’04, MPA’05 has built a careers inspired by the Wisconsin Idea and guided by his time spent with the Morgridge Center for Public Service.

The Food Research Institute has received a generous donation to establish two endowed graduate fellowships.

James Berbee ’85 and Karen Walsh ’81 support many different things, but nearest and dearest to their hearts is the University of Wisconsin–Madison. They’re giving back in a big way through a matching gift to the School of Veterinary Medicine, where they see exciting intersections between human and animal health.

World War II veteran Arthur Kautza ’49 attended UW Madison and for the rest of his life exemplified the Wisconsin Idea through his work and service to the community. Now, through her gift to the Meat Sciences Building, Arthur’s daughter Linda Procci ’72 is following her father’s example of giving back.

John and Inara Apinis honor the family’s founders with a UW professorship.

The Biochemistry Undergraduate Summer Research Scholarships help undergraduates gain focused, full-time research experience early in their academic careers. The funding is made available to students from generous donations made to the Department of Biochemistry.

Mark Cook, University of Wisconsin – Madison Animal Sciences – Robert G. F. and Hazel T. Spitze Land Grant Faculty Award for Excellence

Thea Whitman, assistant professor of soil science, has been appointed to the O.N. Allen Professorship in Soil Microbiology.