The Impact of Gifts

The Mellon Foundation gift will provide “bridge funding” over several years to allow the university to prepare for the future.

Most of the students in the College of Letters & Science may be away, but that doesn’t mean the action has stopped on campus. Our faculty and staff are still living out the Wisconsin Idea, both in Madison and all over the world.

K. Gus Vlahadamis has established the Vlahadamis Law Firm Scholarship in the University of Wisconsin Law School, and once it is endowed, he would like it to support Wisconsin students outside of Dane and Milwaukee counties interested in practicing in rural Wisconsin.

After completing my first year at UW-Madison I have taken a new perspective on the value of education. Education not only is obtained through the classroom, but it also obtained through experience.

Financial support from scholarships enables students like Amanda to explore the many opportunities the UW has to offer.

After growing up in the heat of Mississippi and Louisiana, Dorothy Pearson felt the cool breeze off Lake Michigan in June and sensed it was the wind of change.

Many students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison take time to make a difference in the community. Evan witnessed the impact that his fellow students were making and was inspired to do the same.

Missy is a devoted and enthusiastic Badger who found her passion in Geological Engineering and Environmental Studies. A program called Engineers Without Borders provided her with the opportunity to take her enthusiasm to El Salvador where she helped improve the quality of life in a rural community.