Inspiring evidence-based policymaking
The La Follette School is excited to announce two new Board of Visitors (BOV) members in 2022. Jack Salzwedel is board chair of American Family Insurance, where he started his career in 1983 as a claim adjuster and worked his way up to serving as CEO until his retirement in 2021. Jack and his wife, Sarah, …
Theola Carter (MA ‘91) and Lamont Smith (MPA ‘07) have been named among the most influential Black leaders in Wisconsin by Madison365. Madison365 began the annual recognition of Wisconsin leaders from different racial and ethnic groups in 2015. The purpose of the lists is to “highlight the beauty of the diversity across our state” and to lift …
An estate gift from Michael and JoAnn Youngman will create the La Follette School’s first endowed chair.
This past spring, the La Follette School launched Elevating Equity in Policymaking and hosted two outstanding alumni. Theola Carter (MA ’91) and Frances Huntley-Cooper (MA ’94) shared brief information about their careers in public service and answered questions from students. Graduate student Carte’cia Lawrence (MPA) moderated the hour-long events, which grew out of a schoolwide conversation last …
A very special thank you to the 111 alumni and other donors who contributed to the La Follette School during UW–Madison’s second Day of the Badger.
The La Follette School welcomed two members to its Board of Visitors in October – Roger Ervin and Luther Olsen. BOV members help the School identify resources that can enhance its stature and standing, provide fundraising assistance, and act as goodwill ambassadors for the School.
Two members of the La Follette School’s Board of Visitors took advantage of a one-to-one matching gift from Ab and Nancy Nicholas to boost funding for students pursuing master’s degrees in public affairs at UW-Madison.