In 2022, alumnus Paul Wolff ’63 and his wife, Rhea Schwartz, generously created an exciting fellowship — the first of its kind at UW–Madison — for the College of Letters & Science (L&S). The Wolff Fellowship grants $45,000 each year to a graduating senior from L&S.
Tag: impact of gifts
When the Recipient Becomes the Donor
Raymond C. Lauver — modestly raised in rural Pennsylvania in the 1930s — attended a one-room schoolhouse in a county without any public libraries. Had it not been for the generous support of scholarships, his dream of earning a degree at Susquehanna University would not have been possible.
Building Business Leadership at Lambeau
The Wisconsin School of Business (WSB), one of the first five business schools in the nation, has been shaping leaders for the last 125 years. The school prepares students for the careers that lie ahead, and its world-class undergraduate program empowers students of all backgrounds to succeed — about 13 percent of undergraduate students are… Read more »
Paying It Forward for Future Pharmacists
The oldest pharmacy school in the state, the University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy is a globally recognized leader in education, research, and service. For more than 135 years, the school has offered an excellent and evolving curriculum, and prospective students flock to Madison for a chance to become a Badger. However, over the last… Read more »
Innovative Plastics Recycling Research Inspires Transformational Gift
In 2022, the College of Engineering received an unprecedented $5 million pledge from Michele ’68 and Ross ’67 Annable. The Annables were initially inspired after reading an article — posted by the college in 2020 — about a groundbreaking recycling method termed “solvent-targeted recovery and precipitation processing.” Their generous contribution offers remarkable advancements in new… Read more »