By several measures, students giving to support UW–Madison and their awareness of its importance leaped forward in 2011.
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Why I Give: Robert Mathieu
Robert Mathieu, an astronomy professor currently on sabbatical, was on the Faculty Senate’s University Committee in 2008 when he and Chair Ann Hoyt led the Faculty-Staff Great People Scholarship Campaign.He talked about the reasons behind the Great People effort and why it matters to students, faculty, staff and the campus as a whole.
Ben Davis- Invaluable to my Growth
The scholarships I have received from the School of Music and the Raymond F. Dvorak Scholarship have been very important for my family. The financial assistance provided through these scholarships really have been of much use in reducing the net cost of my schooling and that has allowed me to be able to continue experiencing all of these great things that I have been able to do up here at UW, so I am extremely thankful!
Morgridge match exceeds goal: $250 million raised for faculty positions
John and Tashia Morgridge issued a challenge last November to fellow University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni – they would match up to $100 million in donations to fund new and enhanced endowments for named professorships, chairs and distinguished chairs at the university. University leaders thought it would take two to three years to fulfill the match.… Read more »
Mead Witter Foundation Gives $25 Million To UW-Madison
The Witter and Mead families have been connected to the State of Wisconsin and to the University of Wisconsin since before the notes of “On, Wisconsin” were ever heard. For more than a century, the University’s expansion and achievements have played like an accompaniment to the accomplishments of the industrialist family that developed the coated-paper industry in the state and the nation. This fall, their 64-year-old Mead Witter Foundation commemorated that long and mellifluous history with a $25 million legacy gift to the University of Wisconsin.