Tag: impact of gifts

A Recipe for Success

One day Richard King, a shareholder and director at Capital Brewery, asked Thomas O’Guinn, professor of marketing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin School of Business, if his MBA students would be interested in a project on beer.

Dangerous Currents

Spending time on the Great Lakes is a primary form of recreation for many people every year. However, all too often the weather patterns of the lakes can rear their ugly heads, causing damage and tragedy. Massive wave systems and rip currents can claim the lives of swimmers, and have been labeled “sneaky waves” because the currents catch people off guard. They have been attributed to 85 deaths and 256 rescues between 2002 and 2013, but the idea of “sneaky waves” didn’t sit well with College of Engineering professor Chin Wu.

Succeeding On and Off the Field

Support to Wisconsin Athletics allows for the university to provide scholarships to recruit the nation’s best student-athletes.

Hardware Security Made Easy

Support from donors to the College of Engineering made it possible for Edward Tashjian to work with hardware security.

Chancellor’s Annual Fund

High priority. Actually, the Chancellor’s Annual Fund is one of the highest fundraising priorities for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. But keeping this fund viable and impactful will take the help and support of alumni and friends.