Alumni Awards

A Letter from Sarah Schutt It is an honor to share with you the recipients of our 2023 alumni awards. The individuals featured in this publication are a living reminder of the tremendous impact that UW–Madison has on the world through the achievements and contributions of alumni. We’re pleased and proud to celebrate these accomplished Badgers and tell their stories. The Forward Award acknowledges rising stars who exemplify the Wisconsin Idea. These alumni within 15 years of graduation have demonstrated exceptional early-career achievement and have demonstrated the ideas of progress, service, and discovery. The Luminary Award, offered this year for the first time to alumni at least 15 years from graduation, recognizes alumni who serve as aspirational examples for others through their accomplishments in their professions and/or service or philanthropy. The Distinguished Alumni Award is the preeminent and most longstanding honor conferred by the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA). Past recipients have included environmentalist Gaylord Nelson LLB’42, Epic founder Judy Faulkner MS’67, and Broadway star André De Shields ’70. This marks the 87th year that WAA has acknowledged outstanding alumni like these for contributions to their professional fields, their alma mater, and the world. We solicited nominations from the campus and alumni communities for these awards. We’re grateful to the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association staff, campus colleagues, and alumni on the selection committees for their time, insights, and efforts to recognize these deserving Badgers. In these pages, we also celebrate chapter award honorees, who are being recognized by their respective alumni chapters for career success, community service, or service to their local alumni organizations. If you’d like to nominate someone for one of next year’s awards, please visit uwalumni.com/awards .

On, Wisconsin!

Sarah Schutt Chief Alumni Engagement Officer and Executive Director Wisconsin Alumni Association

Andy Manis

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