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Alumni & Post-Grads

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Alumni Publications
  • Annual Report: This publication focuses on, "uniting alumni chapters, current students, affiliate groups, academic departments and the chancellor's office to better serve UW alumni and friends."
  • Resource Guide: For those who are members of the Wisconsin Alumni Association, this pamphlet discusses the various things like the benefits of being part of WAA, alumni travel trips, and alumni athletics teams.
Major Alumni Events
  • Badger State Game Triathlon
  • UW Alumni Gold Special
Alumni Services WAA provides an alumni directory, information on reunions, and dates for special alumni events. In terms of career aspects, WAA is part of a program that connects students with alumni already successful in their fields
Famous Alumni
  • George Poage (Class of 1903) – African American medal winner in track in the 1904 Olympics
  • Harry Steenbock (Class of '16) – professor, discovered and patented Vitamin D
  • Jerry Bock (Class of '48) – co-composer of "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Fiorello"
  • David W. Grainger (Class of '50) – senior chairman, W W Grainger Inc., Skokie, Ill.
  • Jim Lovell (Class of '50) – astronaut, Apollo 13 mission
  • Jane Brody (Class of '63) – health columnist, New York Times
  • Joan Cusack (Class of '84) – actress, "Working Girl," "In & Out," "Grosse Pointe Blank"
  • Charles Lindbergh – aviator who completed the first solo trans-Atlantic flight
  • Gena Rowlands – actress
  • Frank Lloyd Wright – architect
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Wisconsin Alumni Association
650 N. Lake St., Madison
Phone: (608) 262-2551 (888) WIS-ALUM
waa@uwalumni.com
www.uwalumni.com

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