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Alumni Events

The Education Alumni Office hosts several major events on campus each year, including a Homecoming Tailgate celebration and several events during American Education Week in November. The office also hosts the Distinguished Alumni Awards celebrations and the Partners in Education event. For more information on any of these events, contact Nancy Nelson at (608) 262-0054 or njnelson@education.wisc.edu.

 

Upcoming Events:

November 4-5 - Art Dept. Open Studios

      Nov. 4 - Art Lofts Open Studios - 111 N. Frances St. 11:30 - 1:30 and 7:00 - 9:00 pm

    

      Nov. 5 - 7th Floor Humanities Studios - 11:30 - 1:30 and 7:00- 9:00 pm

 

Partners in Education Banquet - Tues. Nov. 17 5:00 pm

American Education Week - Nov. 16 - 20

 

Recent Events

 

Homecoming 2009 - A Big Success

Three hundred and eight-six alumni and friends celebrated Homecoming 2009 with the School of Education at the Engineering Centers Building on campus.

Kevin Henkes Receives Honorary Alumni Award

September 15, 2009

        

More than 250 faculty, staff, students and members of the public attended a talk by children's book author and illustrator Kevin Henkes on September 15.  During her introduction, Dean Julie Underwood presented Henkes with an Honorary Alumni Achievement Award, as well as a UW-Madison version of "Lily's Purple Plastic Purse."


Art Lofts Grand Opening

May 5-9, 2009
Formerly a university warehouse, the Art Lofts celebrated the grand opening, housing the Art Department’s glass lab, metal sculpture foundry, ceramics and papermaking areas, along with studio spaces for more than 60 faculty and graduate students, and public spaces for the display of student and faculty artwork. During the week of the opening celebration, over 300 guests visited the lofts.

Returning to celebrate the opening of the Art Lofts were distinguished Art alumni Marvin Lipofsky, Alumni Award winner, David Dahlquist, and the family of Harvey Littleton. The Littleton Family presented a talk on Harvey Littleton and a video from Dale Chihuly was shown.

Art faculty and graduate students showed their artwork and several demonstrations took place over the course of the 4 day celebration.

For an overview of the Art Lofts opening celebration with photos, please visit the Art Department website.

For additional photos of the event you can visit the following facebook page:

Art Lofts Grand Opening Celebration photos

 

Distinguished Alumni Awards

On May 6th, 60 Art faculty, staff, and alumni met over lunch to celebrate the presentation of a Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award to David Dahlquist, BS '80 and to honor the art graduates from the class of 1959.


David Dahlquist with Emeritus Professor, Bruce Breckenridge.

On May 7th, at the Spring School of Education Board of Visitors dinner, emeritus Dean, Charles Read, presented a Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award Emeritus Dean, Ralph Fessler, PhD '68, and the Outstanding Recent Graduate Award to Megan Johnson, BSE '00.

Emeritus Dean, Charles Read, presents 2009 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award to Ralph Fessler and the Outstanding Recent Graduate Award to Megan Johnson.

Read more about the alumni award recipients.

Honors Banquet

The School of Education honored its students and benefactors at the annual Honors Banquet on April 29, 2009.

 

Faculty & Staff Awards

The School of Education recognized outstanding academic staff, classified staff, and faculty with Distinguished Achievement Awards presented by Interim Dean Adam Gamoran at a reception on April 22, 2009.

 

Lisa Armstrong, Wisconsin Center for Education Research

 

Martha Fisher, Student Diversity Programs

 

Cheryl Hanley-Maxwell, Department of Rehabilitation Psychology & Special Education

 

Joyce Hemphill, Department of Educational Psychology

 

Catherine Loeb, Wisconsin Center for Education Research

 

Ann Ward, Department of Kinesiology

 

Jin-Wen Yu, Department of Kinesiology - Dance Program

 

Partners in Education Banquet

Robert and Carroll Heideman with the winner of the Carroll and Robert Heideman Distinguished Secondary Education Award, Monica Urbanik

 

Ruth and Roland Rockwell and the recipients of the Ruth and Roland Rockwell Distinguished Education Awards, Suzanne Folberg, Jane Stimac, Leslie Kebbekus, and Geoffrey Herman

 

Recognition of Outstanding Cooperating Personnel Award: These exceptional educators have worked with eight or more student teachers or practicum students.

 

Recipient of the Lois Gadd Nemec Distinguished Elementary Education Award, Carlettra Stanford

 

 

Homecoming 2008 Tailgate Celebration

UW School of Education Alumni celebrated Homecoming at the annual tailgate at Union South before going on to watch the Badgers beat Illinois. Check out more pictures at the School of Education's Facebook group.