Alumni & Friends

Founding Director of CDIS, Tom Erickson left the small town of Mondovi, Wisconsin to study electrical and computer engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an experience that opened the door to interesting jobs and world travel.

Jack Koziol (History ’00) heads a company that teaches employees how to recognize and avoid hacks and security breaches.

Communications Arts alum and Board of Visitors member Barbara Wilson has been named president of the University of Iowa.

The relationship between the College of Letters & Science and the Peace Corps, which celebrates its 60^th anniversary this year, has always been robust.

To help address the greatest needs on the UW–Madison campus, the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association will hold the second annual Day of the Badger event. This virtual fundraiser will bring alumni and friends of UW–Madison together to help the university in one of its greatest times of need.

Linda Thomas-Greenfield (MA '75), the newly appointed Ambassador to the United Nations, has used her “adversity muscles” to carry her from Louisiana to Wisconsin, across the globe and into the President’s cabinet.

Jeremy Vuernick (’11) makes it his mission to find the next big breakout music star.

You never know where a language degree can take you. Tim Butler’s Russian studies helped him land his dream job
with the National Hockey League.

The Humanities Building has outlived its usefulness, and serious maintenance costs and outdated classrooms are driving the push for a new, forward-looking building for L&S. Part of the university's biennial capital budget request to the State of Wisconsin, the new building would be sited at the corner of West Johnson and North Park Streets and would provide 1800 seats in 19 classrooms that support active, collaborative learning and modern technology.