And the Alumni Awards Go To…
March 21, 2011
Contact: Kate Dixon, (608) 265-8769, news@uwalumni.com
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Alumni Association is awarding honors this season to generations of University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates who make positive impacts on campus, across Wisconsin and in communities throughout the world.
Eight UW-Madison graduates are receiving WAA’s 75th annual Distinguished Alumni Awards, the association’s highest honor. Young alumni are being recognized with the Forward under 40 awards, alumni chapters are honoring local graduates with Badger of the Year awards, and WAA is honoring outstanding UW-Madison faculty with the Distinguished Teaching Awards for their role in preparing future graduates.
Information about all WAA award recipients is at uwalumni.com/awards.
“We’re inspired by how these honorees advance the Wisconsin Idea across the globe through their lives and work,” said Paula Bonner MS’78, WAA’s president and CEO. “Their ideas and contributions are truly changing the world, and we are proud to call them Badgers.”
The Distinguished Alumni Award celebrates outstanding UW-Madison graduates whose professional achievements, contributions to society and support of the university exemplify the Wisconsin Idea. This year’s honorees include alumni who have made significant impacts on an international level. These alumni will be recognized during Alumni Weekend in April and at the International Convocation on campus in July.
Now in their fourth year, the Forward under 40 awards recognize UW-Madison alumni under the age of 40 who live the Wisconsin Idea by using their UW education to improve and enhance the lives of others. The 13 honorees are featured in the Spring 2011 issue of Forward under 40, a publication distributed to 80,000 alumni and WAA members. Full profiles of the honorees are at forwardunder40.com.
The Badger of the Year awards are bestowed by WAA alumni chapters to recognize alumni who make a positive impact on their communities as leaders, volunteers, educators and advocates. The awards have traditionally been awarded from chapters in Wisconsin, but this year, as the association celebrates its 150th anniversary, chapters around the United States are honoring alumni at this season’s Founders’ Day events.
In cooperation with the Office of the Secretary of the Faculty, WAA is honoring 10 faculty members with the Distinguished Teaching Awards in recognition of excellence in teaching. Nominated by department faculty, the awards include the Class of 1955 Distinguished Teaching Award, the William H. Kiekhofer Distinguished Teaching Award, The Emil Steiger Teaching Awards, the Van Hise Outreach Award, and six Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Awards. These recipients will be honored at a campus reception on April 27.
WAA also provides financial support for the Wisconsin Alumni Association Awards for Excellence in Leadership, presented to academic staff at UW-Madison by the Academic Staff Assembly's Professional Development and Recognition Committee.
Contact: Kate Dixon, (608) 265-8769, news@uwalumni.com
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Alumni Association is awarding honors this season to generations of University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates who make positive impacts on campus, across Wisconsin and in communities throughout the world.
Eight UW-Madison graduates are receiving WAA’s 75th annual Distinguished Alumni Awards, the association’s highest honor. Young alumni are being recognized with the Forward under 40 awards, alumni chapters are honoring local graduates with Badger of the Year awards, and WAA is honoring outstanding UW-Madison faculty with the Distinguished Teaching Awards for their role in preparing future graduates.
Information about all WAA award recipients is at uwalumni.com/awards.
“We’re inspired by how these honorees advance the Wisconsin Idea across the globe through their lives and work,” said Paula Bonner MS’78, WAA’s president and CEO. “Their ideas and contributions are truly changing the world, and we are proud to call them Badgers.”
The Distinguished Alumni Award celebrates outstanding UW-Madison graduates whose professional achievements, contributions to society and support of the university exemplify the Wisconsin Idea. This year’s honorees include alumni who have made significant impacts on an international level. These alumni will be recognized during Alumni Weekend in April and at the International Convocation on campus in July.
Now in their fourth year, the Forward under 40 awards recognize UW-Madison alumni under the age of 40 who live the Wisconsin Idea by using their UW education to improve and enhance the lives of others. The 13 honorees are featured in the Spring 2011 issue of Forward under 40, a publication distributed to 80,000 alumni and WAA members. Full profiles of the honorees are at forwardunder40.com.
The Badger of the Year awards are bestowed by WAA alumni chapters to recognize alumni who make a positive impact on their communities as leaders, volunteers, educators and advocates. The awards have traditionally been awarded from chapters in Wisconsin, but this year, as the association celebrates its 150th anniversary, chapters around the United States are honoring alumni at this season’s Founders’ Day events.
In cooperation with the Office of the Secretary of the Faculty, WAA is honoring 10 faculty members with the Distinguished Teaching Awards in recognition of excellence in teaching. Nominated by department faculty, the awards include the Class of 1955 Distinguished Teaching Award, the William H. Kiekhofer Distinguished Teaching Award, The Emil Steiger Teaching Awards, the Van Hise Outreach Award, and six Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Awards. These recipients will be honored at a campus reception on April 27.
WAA also provides financial support for the Wisconsin Alumni Association Awards for Excellence in Leadership, presented to academic staff at UW-Madison by the Academic Staff Assembly's Professional Development and Recognition Committee.
Events
- Wisconsin Evening and Executive MBA Information Session - June 5
- Wisconsin Science Festival - September 27
