University of Wisconsin Madison - Badger Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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WISCDIVSIIV ALUMIVI ASSDCIATIDIV ' 1 lie aim ol llif W iscoiisin Miiiiiiii ssu(iali(Hi is to promote. 1)) organized ellort. the best interests of the iniiversit . This is done h a large-seale program of organization and information ilesigned to reaeli every University of V isconsin ahiuiniis. The program is operated with the idea lliat the great- ness of the universit rests not oriK on tliose on the Madison rampus, hut also on the alumni who ha e moved out to many other parts of the worlil. The aluitmi represent the uni ersitN lieNond the rampus and outside the citN of Madison, and the in- fluence the have is ver important to the imiversit . It is through them that information can he spread about the research. Mlucation. and public service that is being done on the campus. One way in which the Munuii ssociation o| erales is through alunmi clubs. There arc nou 100 University of Vk isconsin alumni clubs scattered throughout the world. The last of these to be organized is a club in Mexico, vhi ' h came into existence on June 0. 1032. There are If Regent Wilbur Rank l;ilk hi mii -n(iation dii At the Alumnae luncheon.

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Officers HAIGHT, GEORCE 1. Chairman if tlw llinml BULLIS, HAKin . I itr-l ' rcsiili ' iit POTTER, now AKU I. President LL MM N. (;i;()|{(;k b. I it -l rrsiilcnt and Treasurer HAGENAH, WILLI Wl L Executite Director STROUD, RAY NL Secretary and Counse] ALLYN, STANLEY C. ( ice-President PETERSON. B S1L L , ( dm in istrati le Secretars Members of ihe executive committee are. clockwise arouiiil llie taljle. Joseph E. Cutler, Ray L Strourl. illiaiii J. Uu ciiali, Pres. E. B. Fred. George L Haight. Ilowaril I. Potter. Basil L Peterson. A. . Peterson. Chester E. Tucker, William F. Uoscher, and John Berge. Absent are Herman L. Ekern. Howard T. (ireene. Herbert V. kohler. (ieorge B. Luhman, and Oscar Rennebohm.

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The goId-hea le(l cane is presented anniiallv lo llic »lil ' st alumnus at the Half-Cenlurv Club hnieheun. iliilis ill the state of iseonsin: the rest ate listiihiite l in this eoiintrv ami in other plaees in the world. To inform them of the eurrent University of Wis- consin news, information on camijus anil alumni activities is mailed out periodically to all alumni mem- bers. ' J ' hese ptiblications include the V isconsin Alum- nus, a niontliK magazine: The Wisconsin Alinnmis Football Hulletin: the liadger Report, which serves as a imi crsit% newspa])er: the Cardinal (Communique, which louccnlratcs on budget news and similar univer- sit matters: and the Newsletters, publications which provide recent news. Special emphasis was put on the iMii ersitv ' s building and budget needs this year. The Alumni Association was designated by the Uni- versity Rose Bowl coiiunitlee as the agency to accept contributions for the SoO.OOO fimd to scud the uni cr- sit band to the Rose Bowl. Abner lleald, Milwaukee ahnmius and member of the Board of Visitors, was in charge of the fund operations. Contributions poured in from all over the state, mainly from alumni who were interested in having the band help represent the univer- sit on the W est Coast. W arren P. Knowles, state senator from ]New Rich- mond, was president of the Association this year. The president works with the directors in settling Associa- tion | olic . John Berge. executive secretary, serves as a conlacl between alumni and the a lministration. Warren P. Knowles is longralulateil as l9S2-5 ' i ] resiilenl i)f the Associalion li liis [ireilecessor. W. (». Ascheiiltreniirr. Bisiiiwn (ini i nil; i;iiiiiii Some of liir |iiililiralions of llie Associalion. The Association raised more llian SSO.dtK) lo send ihe hand to the Rose Bowl. 27