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List of Class Gifts

Class Gift Designations

  • Class of 1872: Elm tree (Bascom Hill)
  • Class of 1875: Ivy plant at University Hall
  • Class of 1897: Stone bench
  • Class of 1901: Oak chair designed for president’s office
  • Class of 1904: Alumni House Fund
  • Class of 1908: Marble-pedestal sundial
  • Class of 1909: Auditorium addition to the Wisconsin Center
  • Class of 1910: Alumni House
  • Class of 1911: Golden Jubilee Fund
  • Class of 1912: Alumni House
  • Class of 1913: Student Loan Fund
  • Class of 1914: Elvehjem Art Center
  • Class of 1915: Elvehjem Art Center
  • Class of 1916: Golden Jubilee Fund
  • Class of 1917: Defray cost of Lakeshore Rehabilitation Project
  • Class of 1918: Natural Marsh landscaped
  • Class of 1919: Bell Fund for Carillon Tower
  • Class of 1920: Class of 1920 Memorial Plaza
  • Class of 1921: Defray cost of furniture for Vilas Community Hall
  • Class of 1922: University Bay Project
  • Class of 1923: Clock Tower Project
  • Class of 1924: Memorial Union
  • Class of 1925: University History Project
  • Class of 1926: McKay Center/Elvehjem Art Center
  • Class of 1927: 12.3 acres of wetlands
  • Class of 1928: Class of 1928 Scholarship Fund (restricted/unrestricted)
  • Class of 1929: Class of 1929 Scholarship Endowment Fund (restricted/unrestricted)
  • Class of 1930: Wisconsin Union Theater Program/Art Purchase Fund
  • Class of 1931: Arboretum/Music Hall
  • Class of 1932: Lakeshore Safety Tower
  • Class of 1933: Bascom Professorship/Class of 1933 (restricted)
  • Class of 1934: Class of 1934 Endowment Fund (unrestricted)
  • Class of 1935: Bascom Professorship/Horticulture Garden
  • Class of 1936: Memorial Union Terrace
  • Class of 1937: Horticulture Garden, McBurney Resource Center, Class of 1937: Fund (restricted & unrestricted)
  • Class of 1938: Class of 1938 Scholarship Fund (restricted & unrestricted)
  • Class of 1939: Class of 1939 Scholarship Fund (restricted & unrestricted)
  • Class of 1940: Class of 1940 Loan Fund/Wisconsin Union Theater Endowment Fund
  • Class of 1941: Class of 1941 Scholarship Fund/Union Theater Endowment Fund
  • Class of 1942: Class of 1942 Scholarship Fund, Allen Centennial Garden Fund, Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge Fund
  • Class of 1943: Class of 1943 Scholarship Fund/Alumni House Expansion Fund
  • Class of 1944: Landscaping project on Murray Street Mall
  • Class of 1945: Artwork for the Elvehjem Museum, LEED Scholarship (Women & Minorities in Engineering)
  • Class of 1946: Landscaping project on Murray Street Mall, Lakeshore Nature Preserve – Frautschi Point
  • Class of 1947: Endowed Scholarship
  • Class of 1948: “Adopt-a-Member” Band Endowment Six Trumpets
  • Class of 1949: Library - Preservation and Digitization (rare books, documents and atlases)
  • Class of 1950: Distinguished Lecturer Fund, Union Main Lounge Renovation
  • Class of 1951: Union Plaza (Memorial Union/Langdon St.), Union Lakefront
  • Class of 1952: Memorial Union Botany Gardens Plaza
  • Class of 1953: Information Center/Memorial Union Lakeshore Path Project
  • Class of 1954: Information Center/Memorial Union Second Floor Restoration
  • Class of 1955: Teaching Excellence Award Lakeshore Nature Preserve
  • Class of 1956: Artwork for Elvehjem Museum Union Tripp Commons
  • Class of 1957: Elvehjem Museum of Art Endowment Fund/Memorial Union Endowment Fund and Class of 57 Scholarship Fund – Arboretum Endowment Memorial Union Play Circle
  • Class of 1958: Alumni House Fund, Union Terrace Fund
  • Class of 1959: Red Gym Restoration (unrestricted), Picnic Point Fund
  • Class of 1960: McBurney Center & McClain Athletic Facility, Union Terrace Expansion
  • Class of 1961: McBurney Center/McClain Athletic Facility, Muir Knoll Benches, Alumni Park/Great People Scholarship
  • Class of 1962: Wisconsin Alumni Association Endowment Fund
  • Class of 1963: Lakeshore Path Project
  • Class of 1964: Memorial Union Façade Lighting
  • Class of 1965: Announcement Board for the Carillon Tower
  • Class of 1972: Murray Mall Renovation (Library Mall, exact use tbd)
  • Class of 1973: Red Gym Restoration(unrestricted)
  • Class of 1974: Memorial Union(electronic kiosks)
  • Class of 1975: Memorial Union/PEOPLE Program
  • Class of 1976: People Program
  • Class of 1977: McBurney Disability Resource Center
  • Class of 1978: Gateway Marker/located next to Humanities Building, Memorial Union Main Entrance and Loggia
  • Class of 1984: Information Center/Memorial Union

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