Philanthropy
Philantrophic investment in UW-Madison promises to provide a tremendous return as the anniversary applies its resources to bring greater understanding of our world and to find answers to society's most crucial problems. For more information about the University of Wisconsin Foundation or Create the Future: The Wisconsin Campaign, call (608) 263-4545.
Dance Is Moving... and Thinking, Observing, Creating, Talking, and Notating
As Jody Gottfried Arnhold '65 will attest, the UW is a place where a student can choose a major in one area and chase a dream in another. “Dance has always been an important part of my life,” she says. “I am forever grateful that I was able to pursue my passion for dance during my years in Madison. I took dance every semester and two summers, and probably had close to a dance major, although my degree was in English.”
After graduation, Arnhold moved to New York City, where she earned a master's degree in dance education at Columbia University, founded the Dance Education Laboratory at the Ninety-Second Street Y, and became a certified movement analyst through the Laban Institute of Movement Studies. Today, Arnhold is a dance educator, a doctoral candidate at Teacher's College, Columbia University, and an active advocate for the arts.
She has added a new project to her record of contributions to the teaching, appreciation, and advancement of dance. Arnhold established the NYC Scholarship Award in Dance to give an undergraduate student from the UW dance program the opportunity to spend an intensive month at the Dance Education Laboratory. The course for dance professionals is a collaboration among the laboratory, the dance education program of the New York University Steinhardt School of Education, and the Language of Dance Center® (LOD).
After graduation, Arnhold moved to New York City, where she earned a master's degree in dance education at Columbia University, founded the Dance Education Laboratory at the Ninety-Second Street Y, and became a certified movement analyst through the Laban Institute of Movement Studies. Today, Arnhold is a dance educator, a doctoral candidate at Teacher's College, Columbia University, and an active advocate for the arts.
She has added a new project to her record of contributions to the teaching, appreciation, and advancement of dance. Arnhold established the NYC Scholarship Award in Dance to give an undergraduate student from the UW dance program the opportunity to spend an intensive month at the Dance Education Laboratory. The course for dance professionals is a collaboration among the laboratory, the dance education program of the New York University Steinhardt School of Education, and the Language of Dance Center® (LOD).
Amy Ward, the first recipient of this scholarship, is a UW senior working toward a bachelor of fine arts degree in dance. She has performed and showcased her own choreography in student concerts.
“It was really intense,” says Ward of her first trip to New York. “We had classes six days a week, including Sundays, and I took extra classes.” Somehow, she also managed trips to the Guggenheim Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Ward earned her level one certificate in the Language of Dance during her month at the laboratory. “There were ... people from everywhere, including South America, but it was most exciting to meet [Arnhold] and Ann Hutchinson Guest, who is eighty-six years old and developed LOD,” she says.
Arnhold adds, “Amy was able to work with a diverse group of dancers, dance educators, classroom teachers, and other university students and faculty, including an international contingent. Her experience was rich in theory and practice. She learned that dancers can inspire and teach young people, along with performing and choreographing. We hope that she will be turned on by this material and realize that working with children can be an exciting option down the line in her career.”
— Merry Anderson
“It was really intense,” says Ward of her first trip to New York. “We had classes six days a week, including Sundays, and I took extra classes.” Somehow, she also managed trips to the Guggenheim Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Ward earned her level one certificate in the Language of Dance during her month at the laboratory. “There were ... people from everywhere, including South America, but it was most exciting to meet [Arnhold] and Ann Hutchinson Guest, who is eighty-six years old and developed LOD,” she says.
Arnhold adds, “Amy was able to work with a diverse group of dancers, dance educators, classroom teachers, and other university students and faculty, including an international contingent. Her experience was rich in theory and practice. She learned that dancers can inspire and teach young people, along with performing and choreographing. We hope that she will be turned on by this material and realize that working with children can be an exciting option down the line in her career.”
— Merry Anderson
Loving Care Inspired "Miracle Dog" Scholarship
John “Jack” '65 and Margo Edl of Wayne, Illinois, have long been associated with UW-Madison. Both attended the university in the 1960s, and met in a lunch line in the commons of the Elm Drive dorms. Following Jack's graduation, throughout their marriage, and several moves around the United States, the Edls have remained in touch and engaged with UW-Madison.
Their experience with the School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) prompted them to create a scholarship and provide support for the school's capital campaign. The Mac the Miracle Dog Scholarship memorializes their Brittany spaniel, who was seen at the SVM from 1999 until his death in 2001.
When Mac fell ill in 1999, his local veterinarian believed nothing could be done to save his life. Undaunted, the Edls drove Mac to UW-Madison for a second opinion. UW veterinarians diagnosed Mac with an E. coli infection and gave him a 2 percent chance of survival.
When later visiting Mac, Margo Edl is certain she saw a big smile on his face as he walked down the hall — with an IV pole and a veterinary technician trailing close behind. Although his kidneys had been heavily damaged by the bacteria, Mac was able to return home after a seventeen-day stay.
Their experience with the School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) prompted them to create a scholarship and provide support for the school's capital campaign. The Mac the Miracle Dog Scholarship memorializes their Brittany spaniel, who was seen at the SVM from 1999 until his death in 2001.
When Mac fell ill in 1999, his local veterinarian believed nothing could be done to save his life. Undaunted, the Edls drove Mac to UW-Madison for a second opinion. UW veterinarians diagnosed Mac with an E. coli infection and gave him a 2 percent chance of survival.
When later visiting Mac, Margo Edl is certain she saw a big smile on his face as he walked down the hall — with an IV pole and a veterinary technician trailing close behind. Although his kidneys had been heavily damaged by the bacteria, Mac was able to return home after a seventeen-day stay.
“Mac's internist at the veterinary school was his advocate; she was always thinking about our dog,” Margo Edl says. “He got such loving care there.” The internist arranged for Mac to participate in a Cornell University study for dogs with kidney damage. The study ultimately improved Mac's quality of life.
The Mac the Miracle Dog Scholarship will be awarded to a veterinary student who exhibits a special presence and excellent bedside manner with patients and their families. “The scholarship gift from the Edls comes at an especially important time,” says Daryl Buss MS'74, PhD'75, the school's dean. “Many of our students struggle to achieve their dream of a career in veterinary medicine because of the debt burden they carry. This scholarship is a wonderful investment in the people who will become the future of veterinary medicine.”
The Edls also have made a gift to support the school's capital campaign, which is raising funds for a new hospital for small and large animals. Their gift, targeted for the commons area of the hospital, will help provide additional space for “students, faculty, and staff to gather and discuss difficult cases, share ideas about innovative care, and create linkages for new research,” says Buss. “It will help to draw the blueprint of veterinary medicine for the future.”
Having spent time in the existing commons and waiting area in the small animal hospital, Margo Edl says, “There is such positive interaction that happens there — students engaged in interesting conversations and pet owners discussing their situations.”
The Mac the Miracle Dog Scholarship will be awarded to a veterinary student who exhibits a special presence and excellent bedside manner with patients and their families. “The scholarship gift from the Edls comes at an especially important time,” says Daryl Buss MS'74, PhD'75, the school's dean. “Many of our students struggle to achieve their dream of a career in veterinary medicine because of the debt burden they carry. This scholarship is a wonderful investment in the people who will become the future of veterinary medicine.”
The Edls also have made a gift to support the school's capital campaign, which is raising funds for a new hospital for small and large animals. Their gift, targeted for the commons area of the hospital, will help provide additional space for “students, faculty, and staff to gather and discuss difficult cases, share ideas about innovative care, and create linkages for new research,” says Buss. “It will help to draw the blueprint of veterinary medicine for the future.”
Having spent time in the existing commons and waiting area in the small animal hospital, Margo Edl says, “There is such positive interaction that happens there — students engaged in interesting conversations and pet owners discussing their situations.”
She understands the need for more space. The SVM projected a caseload of 10,000 when it was built twenty years ago. Today, the caseload is more than 17,500 and continues to climb, due to the expansion of services and facilities for oncology, organ transplantation, and cardiology.
“This is where cases of last resort are seen,” she says. “Pet owners are confident their animals are getting the best care possible.”
Since the time that Mac was treated, Margo Edl has joined the school's board of visitors. She has become more aware of the school's commitment to research that can help both animals and humans — such as studies related to cancer, multiple sclerosis, and organ transplantation — and believes that the school is poised to take a leadership role in these critical areas. She also realizes that facilities need to be expanded and improved to accommodate this type of work.
— Sue Zyhowski
“This is where cases of last resort are seen,” she says. “Pet owners are confident their animals are getting the best care possible.”
Since the time that Mac was treated, Margo Edl has joined the school's board of visitors. She has become more aware of the school's commitment to research that can help both animals and humans — such as studies related to cancer, multiple sclerosis, and organ transplantation — and believes that the school is poised to take a leadership role in these critical areas. She also realizes that facilities need to be expanded and improved to accommodate this type of work.
— Sue Zyhowski
Faculty Excellence - Travels South
Wisconsin Weekend Away, sponsored annually by the University of Wisconsin Foundation, will take faculty from UW-Madison to historic Charleston, South Carolina, the weekend of March 26–28, 2004. Speakers from three diverse disciplines will be featured. Ann Smart Martin, professor of art history, will address eighteenth-century decorative arts and the rise of consumer culture. Dave Rakel, medical director of the UW Health Center for Integrative Medicine, will explore the connection of mind and body, as well as integrative approaches to breast and prostate cancer. And Karl Scholz, professor of economics, will speak on tax policy, poverty, and the 2004 election. Chancellor John D. Wiley MS'65, PhD'68 will provide an update on the state of the university. For more information on how you can attend, contact Linda Grace at the UW Foundation, (608) 263-4863.
— Chris DuPré
— Chris DuPré
