UW-Madison Band Director to Speak at Brown County Alumni Event
April 23, 2008
Contact: Kate Dixon, Wisconsin Alumni Association, (608) 265-8769, news@uwalumni.com
MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni in the Green Bay area will celebrate the founding of the university with a talk from the UW director of bands on Wednesday, April 30.
Michael Leckrone, director of bands at UW-Madison, will present his lecture, “The UW Varsity Band” at the Wisconsin Alumni Association: Brown County Chapter Founders’ Day event.
The Founders’ Day event will start at 5:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn City Centre, 200 Main Street, in Green Bay. News media are welcome to attend. For more details, visit uwalumni.com/browncounty.
The guiding force behind the UW Marching Band since 1969, Leckrone also has created an impressive body of work as an arranger, composer and performer with more than 200 of his compositions being published. Among numerous accolades, Leckrone was inducted into the Wisconsin Hockey and Football Halls of Fame, appointed to a John Bascom Professorship, and named a Badger Legend by the Governor of Wisconsin.
Harold Maier, who graduated from UW-Madison in 1951 with a degree in journalism, will be honored as the 2008 Badger of the Year. Badger of the Year award recipients are alumni who live in Wisconsin and are making a difference as business or community leaders, volunteers, educators, philanthropists or UW-Madison advocates.
Founders’ Day 2008 is presented in cities nationwide by the Wisconsin Alumni Association, a nonprofit organization, in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin Foundation.
These events are hosted annually by UW-Madison alumni chapters to bring the latest in University of Wisconsin research to alumni in their hometowns, raise funds for student scholarships and celebrate the founding of the university. Proceeds from the Wisconsin Alumni Association: Brown County Chapter Founders' Day event will benefit the chapter's local scholarship fund.
Participation and membership in the Wisconsin Alumni Association and its chapters are open to all alumni, students and friends of UW-Madison.
Founded in 1861, WAA offers UW alumni and friends a wide variety of services, including the award-winning On Wisconsin Magazine, Badger Insider Magazine, career services, international travel opportunities and lifelong learning events. Learn more at uwalumni.com.
Contact: Kate Dixon, Wisconsin Alumni Association, (608) 265-8769, news@uwalumni.com
MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni in the Green Bay area will celebrate the founding of the university with a talk from the UW director of bands on Wednesday, April 30.
Michael Leckrone, director of bands at UW-Madison, will present his lecture, “The UW Varsity Band” at the Wisconsin Alumni Association: Brown County Chapter Founders’ Day event.
The Founders’ Day event will start at 5:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn City Centre, 200 Main Street, in Green Bay. News media are welcome to attend. For more details, visit uwalumni.com/browncounty.
The guiding force behind the UW Marching Band since 1969, Leckrone also has created an impressive body of work as an arranger, composer and performer with more than 200 of his compositions being published. Among numerous accolades, Leckrone was inducted into the Wisconsin Hockey and Football Halls of Fame, appointed to a John Bascom Professorship, and named a Badger Legend by the Governor of Wisconsin.
Harold Maier, who graduated from UW-Madison in 1951 with a degree in journalism, will be honored as the 2008 Badger of the Year. Badger of the Year award recipients are alumni who live in Wisconsin and are making a difference as business or community leaders, volunteers, educators, philanthropists or UW-Madison advocates.
Founders’ Day 2008 is presented in cities nationwide by the Wisconsin Alumni Association, a nonprofit organization, in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin Foundation.
These events are hosted annually by UW-Madison alumni chapters to bring the latest in University of Wisconsin research to alumni in their hometowns, raise funds for student scholarships and celebrate the founding of the university. Proceeds from the Wisconsin Alumni Association: Brown County Chapter Founders' Day event will benefit the chapter's local scholarship fund.
Participation and membership in the Wisconsin Alumni Association and its chapters are open to all alumni, students and friends of UW-Madison.
Founded in 1861, WAA offers UW alumni and friends a wide variety of services, including the award-winning On Wisconsin Magazine, Badger Insider Magazine, career services, international travel opportunities and lifelong learning events. Learn more at uwalumni.com.
