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 2009
We are planning on holding the Founders' Day dinner April 23, 2009
Founders' Day Dinner 2008
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
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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 |
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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
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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/
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
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?
