For 32 years, students working for the Badger Engagement Center at UW–Madison (formerly known as Badger Call) have raised critical funds for the UW. Team members call UW alumni and friends on behalf of the university to share Badger experiences, discuss new developments on campus, and ask for financial support. Each year, the Badger Engagement… Read more »
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The UW Foundation (UWF) is a division of the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA), an independent, nonprofit organization devoted to advancing the interests of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The UW Foundation was founded in 1945 as a steward of private support to accept, administer, and distribute gift dollars on behalf of the flagship campus… Read more »
People and Programs Campaign a Big Winner for School of Pharmacy
MADISON – The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy raised more than $22 million in its six-year People and Programs Campaign, topping its goal of $18 million. “Our donors and their most generous gifts have laid the groundwork for a very bright future,” says Jeanette Roberts, dean of the school. “We have received critical support… Read more »
Two Receive Women’s Philanthropy Council Champion Awards
MADISON – An emeritus professor of public affairs and political science and a professor in the departments of Bacteriology and Plant Pathology are the recipients of the Women’s Philanthropy Council (WPC) Champion Awards at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Champion Awards are presented to a man and a woman from campus nominated by their peers… Read more »
Tom Olson named CIO for the University of Wisconsin Foundation
MADISON, Wis. — Tom Olson has been selected as the new chief investment officer for the University of Wisconsin Foundation. Olson, a UW-Madison alumnus who has been with the UW Foundation since 2005, succeeds David Erickson, who left to become chief investment officer for Ascension Health, a hospital conglomerate with home offices in St. Louis.… Read more »