Founders' Days commemorate the first class held at UW-Madison, taught by Professor John Sterling on February 5, 1849. Founders' Days celebrations got their official name seventy years ago, although the events marking the founding of the university started several years before that, instigated by Robert Crawford '03, who was then serving in the position of general secretary (now executive director) of WAA.
The Madison 1924 Founders' Day was a doozy. UW archivist Frank Cook says "that rowdy celebration opened with bells and factory whistles all over the city chiming in to congratulate the university on reaching its 75th anniversary."
Founders Day is this chapter's premier annual event. Whilst we don't often take over an entire city, we do hold the event at a pleasant venue to allow us to enjoy each other's company, have a nice meal, and listen to an interesting talk from a visiting luminary (Numen lumen) from Madison.
Founders' Day Dinner 2010 - A Badger Legend Speaks
The Connecticut Chapter of the Wisconsin Alumni Associated will hold its Founders' Day Celebration dinner on Thursday, May 20, 2010 at the Hartford Club in Hartford.
The Founders' Day Dinner is open to alumni of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, family of alumni/students and friends of the University.
If you are a member of the Alumni Club of CT or the WAA you should receive an invitation in the mail which needs to be returned to us before the RSVP date of May 13.
If you don't receive a formal invitation, please accept our apologies and simply mail your check, indicating how many will be attending and your choice of entree to arrive before May 13 (more details below).
The Celebration!
The Hartford Club
46, Prospect Street, Hartford, 06103 ... map ... parking
Parking Update
Guests of The Hartford Club will now be required to ENTER the garage from the GROVE STREET entrance on LEVEL G4 and drive up and park on LEVEL G5. You will now leave the garage to enter the CLUB through the RAMP entrance (the ramp normally used to enter the garage). The RAMP will be closed to vehicle traffic and be for pedestrian use ONLY. Guests will return to the garage via the ramp and then exit the garage in their vehicle through the exit on G5. ALL of these directions will be clearly marked with appropriate signs. |
Reception and Cocktails from the cash bar: 6:00 pm
Dinner: 7:00 pm.
Entree selections:
- Grilled Salmon Filet with Lemon Caper Sauce
- Stuffed Chicken Breast with Cider Creame, Thyme, Walnuts, Cranberry and Orange Stuffing
Following dinner, Mike Leckrone - Director of Bands: University of Wisconsin-Madison will give a presentation.
The guiding force behind the UW Marching Band since 1969, Mike Leckrone has created an impressive body of work as an arranger, composer and performer with more than 200 of his compositions being published.
Among numerous accolades, Leckrone was inducted into the Wisconsin Hockey and Football Halls of Fame, appointed to a John Bascom Professorship, and named a Badger Legend by the Governor of Wisconsin. At Founders’ Day, hear from Leckrone as he shares stories from a lifetime of performing all across the country with the “hardest working band in America.”
Your Invitation
The cost of the Founders' Day Celebration is $50 per person (parking included). If you'd like to attend the Founders' Day Celebration, please send a check payable to: UW Alumni Club of Connecticut and your choice of dinner entree to the following address:
Univ of Wisconsin-Madison Alumni Club of CT
David Rose
274 Wall Street
Hebron, CT 06248
Please indicate your choice of Chicken or Salmon
Founders' Day is also one of our main fundraisers for the club's annual scholarship awards. Any donations to the scholarship fund will be matched by the UW Foundation.
Hope to see you on May 20th!
Founders' Day Dinner 2009
The Connecticut Chapter of the Wisconsin Alumni Associated will hold its Founders' Day Celebration dinner on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at the Quinnipiack Club in New Haven.
Invitations
The Founders' Day Dinner is open to alumni of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, family of alumni/students and friends of the University.
If you are a member of the Alumni Club of CT or the WAA you should receive an invitation in the mail which needs to be returned to us before the RSVP date of April 21st.
If you don't receive a formal invitation, please accept our apologies and simply mail your check, indicating how many will be attending and your choice of entree before April 21st (more details below).
The Celebration!
Reception and Cocktails from the cash bar: 6:00 pm
Dinner: 7:00 pm.
Entree selections:
- Chicken Breast with Feta
- Pepper Seared Salmon
Following dinner, Teri Balser, the Director of the Institute for Cross-College Biology Eduction and Associate Professor of the Department of Soil Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison will present a brief program. Ms. Balser will look at the role of soil (yes, soil!) in human civilizations, in the discovery of antibiotics and the spread of antibiotic resistance, and fears of how it may contribute to climate change. Ms. Balser is the recipient of numerous awards for her work, including the 2006 CAREER Award in Environmental Biology from the National Science Foundation.
The cost of the Founders' Day Celebration is $48 per person (parking included). If you'd like to attend the Founders' Day Celebration, please send a check payable to: UW Alumni Club of Connecticut and your choice of dinner entree to the following address:
Univ of Wisconsin-Madison Alumni Club of CT
David Rose
274 Wall Street
Hebron, CT 06248
Please indicate your choice of Chicken or Salmon
Founders' Day is also one of our main fundraisers for the club's annual scholarship awards. Any donations to the scholarship fund will be matched by the UW Foundation.
Hope to see you on April 28th!
Those necessary details: The Quinnipiack Club is located at 221 Church Street in New Haven. Directions can be obtained at the Quinnipiack Club's website at www.qclub.org
. With respect to parking, you can park in the Courthouse lot across from the front door of the Q Club after 5 pm. There is a guard shack and it does say "courthouse employees only" but the Q Club has an agreement with them for after 5 pm.
The Founders' Day dinner was held on Thursday, 24 April 2008 - at The Hartford Club.
Speaker Ken Mayer gave a very interesting talk on campaign finance. The Hartford Club provided an excellent dinner, and about 30 Badgers were able to attend.
A very enjoyable evening all round.
The Hartford Club
46, Prospect Street, Hartford, 06103 ... map ... parking
6:00pm Reception and Cocktails from the cash bar
7:00pm Dinner with Guest Speaker - Ken Mayer
Dinner Choice of:
Frenched Chicken with Wild Mushroom Sauce
Grilled Salmon Filet with Dilled Cream Sauce
The meal will include salad and dessert with coffee/tea service. Cost: $50.00 per person (including Parking).
Checks to - Univ of Wisconsin-Madison Alumni Club of CT
David Rose
274 Wall Street
Hebron, CT 06248 Please indicate your choice of Chicken or Salmon | | Invitations The Founders' Day Dinner is open to all alumni of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and accompanying family and friends. If you are a member of the Alumni Club of CT or the WAA you should receive an invitation in the mail which needs to be returned to us before the RSVP date of April 17. If you don't receive a formal invitation, please accept our apologies and simply mail your check, indicating how many will be attending and your choice of entree to David, before April 17 |
There will be ample time for Badgers to socialize before dinner, and then after a few words from the Alumni and Wisconsin Foundations representatives, the guest speaker will entertain us all.
Guest Speaker
Professor Kenneth R. Mayer
E-Mail: kmayer@polisci.wisc.edu
His teaching and research interests are in American government and institutions (especially Congress and the Presidency) and campaign finance.
His current research focuses on last-minute policy making by lame-duck presidents, and evaluating the effectiveness of recent state-level campaign finance reforms
Webpage: http://www.polisci.wisc.edu/~kmayer/
Founders Day 2006
The UW Alumni Club of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts held its annual Founders' Day in April 2006 at the Colonnade in Glastonbury.
This year's dinner featured biochemistry professor David Nelson, who entertained the audience with a little history of the impact of Wisconsin scientists on the university and world. Did you know that warfarin (also known under the brand name Coumadin®) is named for the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, since it was a Wisconsin chemist, Karl Paul Link, that developed the anticoagulant in 1948?
Thursday, April 26, 2007
The Founders' Day dinner 2007 was a great success.
The meal was held in the Library at the charming Quinnipiack Club in Downtown New Haven in the Library.
There was ample time for Badgers to socialize before dinner, and then after a few words from the Alumni and Wisconsin Foundations representatives, Provost Farrell gave an interesting view on his tenure.
Quinnipiack Club 221, Church Street, New Haven CT .... directions
6:00pm Reception and Cocktails from the cash bar
7:00pm Dinner with Guest Speaker
Patrick Farrell, who is Provost (chief operating officer of the university):
www.provost.wisc.edu/bio.html
Dinner (3-courses plus salad):
Choice of: Chicken Francaise or Seared Salmon
Cost: $45.00 per person
Checks to -
UW-Madison Alumni Club of CT
Linda H. Hammerling
125 Hitchcock Rd.
Southington, CT 06489
Please indicate your choice of Chicken or Salmon
