2008 fall | terrace views

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T H E W I S C O N S I N U N I O N

INSIDE: Isthmus Jazz SeriesPage 3

Fall Mini CoursesPage 7

PhotoMidwest 2008Page 8

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TerraceViews

Editorial DirectorsGlenda Noel-Ney

Shayna Hetzel BA ’07 MPA‘08

Membership CoordinatorIan Stewart

Contributing WritersEsty Dinur

Claire Leake ’07Amanda McGowan ’08Jim Rogers MS ‘92Jeff Rolling ’09

Emily Semmelman ’09Ben Young ’11

Editorial AdvisorsGeorge Cutlip ’71Chris DuPré

Marc Kennedy ’87Jan Montgomery ’59Ann Prisland ’69

Assistant EditorMelissa Mamayek ‘06

Design, Layout andProduction

Melissa Mamayek ‘06Jan Montgomery ‘59Connie ReevesMary RohrdanzJanet Trembley

Terrace Views is published threetimes a year by the WisconsinUnion and funded in part by the

Memorial Union BuildingAssociation (MUBA).

Address Comments orQuestions to:Ian Stewart

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Cover photo by Ralph Russo,Wisconsin Union

Letter From the DirectorI am often times amazed at how seemingly coincidental the events are thatoccur between what is happening at the Union and what is taking place in mypersonal life – and this summer was no exception. I’m not sure if thephenomenon in general is truly happenstance or the result of a self-fulfillingprophecy. At the very least, it’s my own personal example of art imitating lifeand it provided several parallels and connections between those two worlds forme as we moved from UW’s commencement in May to welcoming the Classof 2012 to campus in mid-August.

The overriding lesson on both fronts was something I learned from afriend a few years ago and relearned this summer: At some point, you need toquit packing, close the suitcase, and start traveling.

On the personal side, this summer our family vacationed in New York City in late June. We hadplanned for this for over a year, knowing that our three oldest children were scheduled to participatein a dance competition there. We decided to search for the most economical flight we could find andbook it early, adding a few days to the trip for sightseeing. Our remaining two children (seven-year-old twins) were more than happy to come along for the ride, even though their interest in seeing NewYork City had very little to do with the trip’s original purpose. As we drew closer to the departuredate, every member of the family had an idea of what was most important to them about the trip.Meeting all of those expectations individually would have resulted in a three-month sojourn –something we could neither afford time-wise nor financially.

At the same time, planning for the new south campus union was picking up speed as part of myday-job. As many of you are aware, this is a project that has been in the works for almost two yearsnow since the UW student body approved a fee increase to rebuild the current Union South.Countless numbers of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and Union members have provided input on theproject – some two years ago and some just yesterday. Not everyone necessarily understands why westarted the project, but that certainly doesn’t diminish the importance of their input. And just like myvacation example, if we were to implement every individual idea we’ve received, the building wouldeasily cover three city blocks.

This is where my friend’s advice became invaluable – it was time to quit packing, and time tostart traveling.

Before any of us closes the proverbial suitcase, we usually ask ourselves, “Do I have everything?”Then once we double-check, something usually causes us to close the lid – time, lack of space,something – but once we do, that’s it. We’re off on our trip with the best set of luggage, clothing, andamenities we could assemble. We made choices that maximized our options, covered our bases, andkept it all under 50 pounds. But we did it.

That’s exactly what happened this summer – at the Wisconsin Union and in New York City. Thenew building is not going to cover three city blocks, but it is going to dynamically fill most of one.The programs and services that the new union will support are being designed to take place in sociallyengaging spaces where multiple things can occur simultaneously, maximizing the overall space we canafford and creating a vibrant sense of community on that side of campus. I encourage you to visit ourwebsite (www.newunion.wisc.edu) to see the newest drawings. It was an exciting three months thissummer as the plans started to come together.

And in New York City, everyone in my family got their first choice on a sightseeing destination(it helped that some of them were the same!) Unfortunately, not everyone got their second choice.But that was okay, because we all got to experience the things we could see together. We’ll have thoseshared memories forever – the summer of 2008. And really, that’s the best outcome I could havehoped for.

Here’s hoping your summer was full of memories to share!All my best,

Mark C. GuthierDirector, Wisconsin Union

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Every year, the Wisconsin Union Theaterthrills audiences with a variety of music andperformers. Theater-goers listen to timelessclassical music, talented artists from aroundthe world and the hidden gem that is jazz!

The 2008 – 2009 Isthmus Jazz Seriesfeatures Trombone Shorty and OrleansAvenue, Andy Bey and Isthmus Jazz Festheadliner David Sánchez. Former AssociateDirector of Jazz programming, CourtneyByelich, said that she is excited about theupcoming season because there is a mix of jazzfrom all generations. “We have artists who arejust getting popular and artists who have beenin the jazz world for a long time. There’s reallysomething for everyone.”

Named Performer of the Year by Offbeatmagazine in 2007, Troy “Trombone Shorty”Andrews has been performing as a musiciansince age six. A graduate of New OrleansCenter for the Creative Arts, Andrews hasperformed with Lenny Kravitz, U2 and GreenDay. His current project is Orleans Avenuewhich fuses jazz with hip-hop, funk and pop.“We knew we wanted to bring Trombone

Shorty back after he played to a huge crowdon the Terrace last summer. He will be greatbecause he plays more than jazz,” Courtneysaid. “He adds his own funk to the music thatcan’t be compared to other artists.” Andrews issupported by a spectacular band as well -Orleans Avenue is made up of Mike Ballardon bass, James Martin on tenor sax, PeteMurano on guitar and Joey Peebles on drums.Don’t miss their performance Thursday,October 2, 2008.

Andy Bey, another child prodigy in bothvoice and piano is a genuine veteran of thejazz world. A noteworthy performer in Europeand the United States, Bey has recorded withMcCoy Tyner, Lonnie Liston Smith, EddieHarris and others. One of his recent albumswas a stunning collection of balladsaccompanied by his own piano playing. Atnearly 70 years old, Bey continues to tour,perform and impress audiences around theworld with his silky bass-baritone voice. Seehim on Friday, February 13, 2009.

The series wraps up with WisconsinUnion Theater’s annual Isthmus Jazz Festival.

Headlining the 2008-2009 Festival will beLatin Grammy Award Winner David Sánchez.A renowned and talented tenor saxophoneplayer from Puerto Rico, Sánchez enteredNew York’s jazz scene in the late 1980’s. Hismusic explores the coupling of standard jazzwith Latin and African sounds. Sánchez’s2005 album, Coral, was named BestInstrumental Album by Latin Academy ofRecording Arts and Sciences. He will bringthat exciting mix to the Theater on Saturday,June 6, 2009.

“It should be a really fun year,” Courtneysaid. “I can’t even tell you which performanceI am most excited for, because they are allgoing to be great!”

For more information on these artists,including audio and video clips, please visitthe Theater’s Web site:www.uniontheater.wisc.edu.

—Emily Semmelman ‘09

David SanchezAndy BeyTrombone Shorty

Something to be Jazzed About


The Wisconsin Union Theater is currentlyon the brink of much-needed renovationsthat will upgrade the Theater to meet theneeds of the twenty-first century. However,as these major changes occur, it is importantto reflect on the history of the UnionTheater and to note the world-class artsvenue it has provided for a parade of high

caliber talent over the decades.True legends have performed on its

stage, in music, dance, theater and thespoken word. Among them—JohnColtrane, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington,and Henry Fonda, just to name a very few.The Theater has hosted engaging andrenowned speakers, such as John F.Kennedy, Eleanor Roosevelt, James Baldwinand Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Each year, the Theater season hasconnected audiences with contemporarymasters of theater, dance, and music. Tworecent grand festivals—the Madison WorldMusic Festival and the Isthmus JazzFestival—have created a space for eclecticperformances—free to the public.

It must also be mentioned that in no

small way was the achievement broughtabout by and influenced by ProfessorFannie Taylor, the Theater’s director from1946–1966. Her work, dedication, andcommitment helped establish a national artsmanagement program, the Association ofPerforming Arts Presenters. (Fan Taylorpassed away on April 15, 2008.)

The Wisconsin Union Theater hasstood since 1938 as an historic, cultural,and artistic centerpiece for the entirecommunity. As the years bring changes, thecore mission of high quality artspresentations will continue.

—Ben Young ‘11

Most theaters have a backstage roomcalled “the green room” where walls aretypically decorated in that hue. It iswhere artists are fed, powdered andprepared to perform. This year, theWisconsin Union Theater green roombecame “greener” by joining theworldwide movement to reduce its“carbon footprint.”

For Union Theater staff, goinggreen was a “natural” step. Esty Dinur,Director of Marketing andCommunications said, “Like many otherorganizations and individuals, theTheater is concerned about the globallydeteriorating environment. We decidedto do what we can.”

The Theater’s Green Campaignbegan in the 2007-2008 season with aninvitation to patrons to take advantageof Theater services available online.Theater staff correctly sensed that manytheatergoers would support themovement and help the campaign bygoing electronic. “One of our biggestcarbon producers is the seasonbrochure,” Esty said. “The trees that arecut for paper, transporting them to thepaper mill, then to the printer, theenergy it takes to convert wood to paper

and then to print and transport themagain—to the thousands of people onour mailing list.”

To encourage patrons to join theelectronic effort, the Theater’s Web sitehas been transformed and provides aricher experience in the bargain. “Lookat any of our events and you’ll findvideo, audio, reviews, bios…a lot morethan is included in the seasonbrochure,” Esty said. “The Web being alive, easily modified medium, you’ll alsofind updates there which, naturally,cannot be included in a printedbrochure.” Esty added that the Theaterplans to go paperless within the next fewyears.

The Theater’s Web site also houses ablog by students from the WUDTheater Committee, and a regularlyupdated photo blog with shots from thelatest season performances.

As well as the season brochurereductions, the marketing departmenthas reduced its paper news releases tonearly zero, sending them almostexclusively by email. Theater DirectorRalph Russo adds that Theater staff isasking its performers to join thecampaign. “We now ask all artists,

artists’ agents and managers to send usdigital press kits instead of printeditems. We used to receive over 300paper press kits and artist promotions ina typical year,” Ralph said. “Receivingthese electronically cuts down on paperuse as well as the resources necessary toship these items.”

To go paperless, the Theater willneed help from its many patrons. “Sincelaunching our Green Campaign, we’vereduced our mailing list, but not bymuch,” Esty said. “We’re proud of ourbeautiful brochures and are happy thatour patrons want to receive them, butwe hope that they will check out ournew Web site, see the wealth ofinformation on it and take themselvesoff the mailing list for next season.”

Interested in joining the WisconsinUnion Theater’s Green Campaign?Send an email to [email protected] givingyour full name, address, city, state, zipcode and telephone number and expressyour desire to GO GREEN!

www.uniontheater.wisc.edu/


A Short Reflection on the Union Theater’s History

The Green Room Just Got Greener


Secrets of the Union: Students and theWisconsin Union TheaterThe Wisconsin Union Theater presentsmany performances throughout the year,from elegant classical music to innovativeinternational dance—to just about anythingthe talented UW–Madison students care toperform. In addition to offering its ownseason, the Theater works with over 40student organizations and numerouscommittees of the Wisconsin UnionDirectorate throughout the year.

The Union Theater also hosts manycampus international and cultural groups.Student performances include plays,musicals, films, and “culture nights” such asChinese New Year, India Night, HmongCultural Night, Black Essence Program andothers. The campus variety show“Humorology” is presented in the Theaterevery year.

“Working with students is the lifebloodof this organization. The Theater wasdesigned to be a learning laboratory forstudents on this campus, and we havecarried that mission through almost seven

decades,” said Heather Good, WisconsinUnion Theater Assistant Director forDevelopment and Outreach. The Theaterhas developed important relationships withmany student organizations and offers aperformance space with professionaltechnical capabilities, as well as productionadvising, to every student organization.

“Students who perform on our stageshare in our rich history. We’ve hosted anamazing variety of world-class artists andspeakers on our stage through the decades,”Heather said. “Students can feel proud thatthey’re standing in the same spot whereLouis Armstrong, Eleanor Roosevelt,Martha Graham, Sergei Rachmaninoff andother greats have stood.”

The resources available also mean thatthe Theater is in high demand. Accordingto Heather, “During the semester, we havevery few ‘dark’ days. Our Theater is in useseven days a week during the months ofMarch and April, except for portions ofspring break.”

Besides serving performers, the Theateremploys students as door staff, ushers,stagehands, box office staff, and marketingand administrative interns. In addition,students produce events for the WisconsinUnion Theater Season through theWisconsin Union Directorate TheaterCommittee, which is led by a differentstudent each year.

Theater staff work hard all year to keepappreciation for the arts alive, and they areproud of the work they are doing.According to Heather, “Our Theater makesit possible for students to enjoy theperforming arts, not just those majoring inthe arts discipline. We provide a space forstudent organizations to ‘strut their stuff,’share their talents, celebrate their heritage,and entertain and enlighten each other.”


The summer music season is in full swingin Madison and students and staff havebeen working on the Madison World MusicFestival. It will take place on September 12,

13, and 19 in theMemorial Union andon the September 20 atthe Willy Street Fair.Internationally themedevents during the weekin between these twoweekends are also ontap.

The committeeis excited to have a stageat the Willy Street Fair,and is working withlong-time Fairprogrammer BobQueen to make for agreat day.

Bob and EstyDinur, Chair forArtistic Selection, both

attended the Festival International deLouisiane in April, where they saw andheard some great new acts, several of whichmay end up in the Madison festival.

Lafayette, Louisiana, was warm andwelcoming, the food was great, and thefestival was full of fine performances, theyreported. In May, Esty was invited by theDutch government to a world music festivalin Rotterdam, where she saw acts fromaround the world and was able to discussperformance possibilities with artists,managers and agents.

To whet your appetite, the MadisonWorld Music Festival will again haveDragon Knights, the stiltwalking puppeteerswho captured so many hearts last year. Thistime they’re coming with Corto the pinkflamingo. Two Indian acts during thefestival will be Dya Singh, a groupperforming the devotional and meditationalmusic of the Sikh people; and Prasanna,known as the “Indian Jimi Hendrix.” Theyrepresent different sides of Indian music andculture, but are only two artists on a fullplate of artistic medley. Stay tuned!

Etran Finatawa: Nomad blues from Niger

The Joys of World Music Festivals


Though he readily admits he has forgotten afew of the steps, Tom Gering’s great historywith the Union began in 1958 when hetaught dance as an undergraduate.

“It began with rejection,” Tom saidwith a chuckle. “At first, the Union SocialCommittee thought my eight-week courseplan was too long. Then, when I shortenedit to four weeks, they didn’t think class-weary students would be interested inlearning to dance after a long academic day.They explained how they had weekenddances often enough, along with pool,bowling, etc. for entertainment. Despite thedouble rejection, I wasn’t ready to give upyet.”

Tom then walked up State Street andbegan teaching adults basic ballroomdancing at the YWCA. After the coursefinished, he took a survey of the class.“Eleven of the 20 were UW students,” Tomsaid. “So, I went back to the Union andtold them, ‘If a majority of the students areUW kids willing to walk up State Street totake the class, why not teach it right in theUnion?’ Then they said ‘OK.’”

This meant Tom would be the firstperson to teach a class at the Union, whichnow offers many Mini Courses. He startedwith swing dancing, basic ballroom, thefoxtrot, moved to Latin-American andfinally advanced swing dancing. The costwas $2.50 per person and $4 per couple. Bythe third semester, the class grew to 76students and had to be moved from the OldMadison room to Tripp Commons.

“I was in charge of advertising the classat first,” Tom explained, reflecting on aglossy snapshot, which shows himdemonstrating a dance step with a youngwoman before a group of students. “There

were always far more guys than girls signingup for dance, so I recruited at the sororitiesand Lathrop Hall to balance the class. I wason the UW boxing team at the time, so theguys on the team participated.

“Once the dance courses becamesuccessful,” Tom added, “the Union tookover everything. They really came throughon advertisements, giving me posters, fliers,handouts and even little diplomas for whenclass members graduated.” From there,dance became hugely popular and trulysnowballed into what it is today. Tom isastonished by the sustained popularity ofdance courses within the Union. “It’sfantastic. There are up to 18 dance coursesoffered. Sometimes I visit the classes, andI’m really impressed with what they’vebecome.” He credits the excellentmanagement of the Mini Course programto the skills of Director Jay Ekleberry andhis assistant Scott Spychalla.

Tom worked with the Social SecurityAdministration for 30 years before retiringat age 56. His main job was helping citizensreceive their benefit checks, and heconducted more than 20,000 interviewsduring his career. He then taught a college-level psychology course for 12 semestersand, a retirement planning course atMadison Area Technical College for 15years. Now, you can find Tom teaching“Your Healthy and Rewarding Retirement,”a non-financial Mini Course focused onfinding enjoyment after retirement. Thecourse will run again on October 23, 2008.“It’s been 50 years since I taught dance here,and to be teaching again in the same roomgives me a warm and fuzzy good feeling.Think about it, that’s spanning half acentury!” Tom said.

To Tom, Mini Courses are one of thebest features of Union. “Don’t you think it’sfantastic they have this many courses?” heasked, brandishing a Mini Course catalogue.“They’re great classes, and they’re shortclasses.”

Tom feels everyone can benefit fromtaking Mini Courses. For students: “Theyneed an active release from studying andworking hard…something physical yetmentally relaxing. Students need somethingdifferent to sort of recreate themselves.”

For faculty and staff: “They’re lookingfor something interesting to improve andaugment their lifestyle,” Tom said. “Thesecourses do so; they’re practical courses: howto write a will, how to buy a digital cameraif you’re confused by them, yoga, craftclasses, just a wide range of eclecticcourses.”

For the general public: “This is wherethe Wisconsin Idea comes into play,” saidTom. “Broadly speaking, the Idea urges theUniversity to use its great educationresources and spread it to all the residents ofWisconsin. This applies to Mini Coursesbecause at the Union, anyone can become amember. It’s a nice idea, an introduction tothe Union.”

Tom enjoys the Union in many ways.He has attended writing courses, which heabsolutely loves, and he likes to sit on theTerrace and have a bratwurst. “It’s a greatway to unwind, relax and view the lake.There are always interesting people to meetout on the Terrace.”

Tom’s first date in the Wisconsin UnionTheater was with his future wife, Joan.They watched a Pulitzer Prize-winning playtitled “JB” by Archibald MacLeish. Tomand Joan will celebrate their 47thanniversary on October 21, 2008. Theyhave three children and five grandchildren.“My kids all now live in Dane County,” hesaid. “I’m lucky and thrilled I don’t have tojump on a plane to visit them.” He will be75 this fall, something he believes is “asgreat an accomplishment as teaching at theUnion 50 years ago and then teaching atthe Union again now.”

— Ben Young ‘11

Tom Gering teaches “Your Healthy and RewardingRetirement.”

In time to the music, Tom Gering teaches ballroomdancing in 1960.

Pioneer Mini Course Dance TeacherReviews 50 Years of Footwork


Fall is the perfect time to take a Mini Course. Whether you are looking to extend yoursummer or fulfill an old New Year’s resolution, there’s lots to choose from! Here are afew examples...

This will be the thirteenth year that the Sandhill Crane Weekend Odyssey hastraveled to Northern Indiana to see the crane staging/migration. Scheduled for theweekend of October 25 the group will also stop at the Indiana Dunes NationalLakeshore. Course fee includes transportation and lodging.

Autumn is the perfect time to Make Your Own Jams & Jellies. There are twochoices for this hands-on course. Travel to a wonderful farm setting just past Verona onSaturday, September 20 and 27 or November 1 and 8 to learn all the basics.

Reenergize and refresh your outlook on life in Renew At Noon. Former UW-Madison women’s tennis coach Pattie Henderson will lead you through exercises tocreate your own space for learning and renewal. This lunchtime class meets Tuesdays atMemorial Union, September 29 to October 20.

Parenting a teen can be a huge challenge. The Human Volcano is a unique parentand child Mini Course offered this fall. This one-session workshop will meet Saturday,October 18 and offer both parents and teens ways to communicate and understand eachother.

August 1 -September 16, 2008

PORTER BUTTS GALLERY“The Art of College Humor,” curatedby John Dobbertin, as featured inTerrace Views Summer 2008

CLASS OF 1925 GALLERYartwork by Dawn Hunter

THEATER GALLERYartwork by Charles Phillip Brooks

LAKEFRONT ON LANGDONGALLERYselections from the Wisconsin UnionArt Collection, curated by WisconsinUnion Gallery Assistants LynetteDavis/Nicole Rodriguez/Sara Woldt

opening reception 7-9pm, August 1(Main Lounge, Memorial Union)

September 26 -November 11, 2008

PORTER BUTTS & CLASS OF 1925GALLERIESPhotoMidwest 2008 Seven State JuriedCompetition Exhibition

THEATER GALLERYartwork by Connie J. Frisch-Cherniak

LAKEFRONT ON LANGDONGALLERYartwork by Shana Wittenwyler

opening reception 7-9pm, September26th (Main Lounge, Memorial Union)November 19-21, 2008Student Art Sale

December 5, 2008 -January 20, 2009

PORTER BUTTS GALLERYartwork by Susan White and KalpanaPrakash

CLASS OF 1925 GALLERYartwork by Pritika Chowdry

THEATER GALLERYselections from the Wisconsin UnionArt Collection, curated by members ofthe WUD Art Committee

LAKEFRONT ON LANGDONGALLERYartwork by Hongdi Liu

opening reception 7-9pm, December5 (Main Lounge, Memorial Union)

Mini Course’s Fulfilling Fall

Art Gallery Schedule

These are just a few examples of the approximately 120 unique learning opportunities offered bythe Wisconsin Union Mini Course program. Full course listing at www.wisc.edu/minicourses orin the Break Away catalog – Call 262-3156 for the Fall 2008 edition!

See the Sandhill Crane migration.


This fall, theWisconsinUnion and thecity of Madisonare the places tobe forphotographyfans.

Beginningin lateSeptember, theWisconsin

Union will host Photography Midwest: ASeven State Juried Exhibition in the PorterButts and Class of 1925 Galleries. It is co-sponsored by the Center for Photography atMadison or CPM (a non-profit artsorganization) and the Wisconsin UnionDirectorate (WUD)Art Committee.

This juried exhibition is part of a muchlarger biennial festival of events calledPhotoMidwest 2008, from October intoNovember. The Seven State Juried Exhibitionis one of approximately 80 photographyexhibits that will be on display incoffeehouses, restaurants, galleries and artspaces throughout Madison, Dane County,and beyond. The Union exhibition willinclude lectures by Seven State Juror LisaHostetler, assistant curator of photography

at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Guestartists arriving for the festival, includingVirginia L. Hunter, Danny W. Frazier,Patrick Nagatani, Beth Moon and ElizabethOpalenik, are photographers with nationalreputations.

The goal of PhotoMidwest 2008 is to“celebrate photography, and to highlight thefact that it is alive and well in the Midwest,and not just on the East and West Coasts,”commented Patricia Delker, chair of thefestival. “If you add up all of the exhibits,lectures, workshops and other special eventsaround Madison, there should be over 100photo-related events under thePhotoMidwest 2008 umbrella.”

The Wisconsin Union galleries will fillwith photos by artists with Midwesternroots. Specifically, the Seven State JuriedExhibition requires artists to be currentlyresiding in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa,Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan or Missouri.The overall purpose is to encourageMidwestern artists to submit photographyand emphasize that photography is thrivinghere.

Past PhotoMidwest exhibitions haveprovided the Union galleries with excitingand cutting-edge photo work. WUD hasparticipated in these photo events since

2002, when they hosted the Keith Carterexhibit. “I feel we have something of amutual admiration going on,” Patriciaexplained. “WUD has always been great towork with, and I believe the feeling must bereciprocal.”

PhotoMidwest was originally calledPhotofest in 2000, the year it began. Thename change coincided with its expansioninto a regional destination event. Theexpanded festival included more events andactivities on October weekends.Photography enthusiasts can enjoyphotography lectures in the Union, ChazenMuseum, the Madison Museum ofContemporary Art and the CPM facilities.

Plans and speakers are still a work inprogress, so for updated information,and a snazzy website, check outwww.photomidwest2008.org. Findphotography at its finest!

—Ben Young ’11

News in BriefBADGER BASHBadger Bash, Madison’s largest, noisiest,and most colorful tailgate party, is heldtwo hours before every Badger footballhome game at Union South. Unionmembers and Badger fans can indulge inWisconsin favorites like ice coldbeverages, brats, burgers and more grillfavorites and plenty of activities! Jamwith the University of WisconsinMarching Band, cheer with the UWCheerleaders, hang out with Bucky andwatch pre-game coverage on the bigscreen. The party continues throughoutthe game so all those without game

tickets can stay at Union South andcheer on the team.

Badger Bash will find a new homenear Engineering Hall while UnionSouth is under construction in the fall of2009, but prepare for an even biggerbash once the new and improved southcampus Union is open in 2011! Visitwww.union.wisc.edu/badgerbash formore information.

UNION TAILGATESNow’s the time for Union members toreserve space for personal tailgate partiesduring the 2008 UW Football season!Let the Union’s Catering services makeyour game day even better by bringingthe food! Call Wisconsin Union Central

Reservations at (608)262-2511 to reserveyour space and plan your meal.

75TH ANNUAL TUDORHOLIDAY DINNERCONCERTSJoin us for one of the Wisconsin Union’smost festive traditions – Tudor HolidayDinner Concerts – on December 3-7 or9-10, 2008. Hors d’oeuvres are served at5:45 p.m., dinner at 6:45 p.m. and thePhilharmonic Chorus of Madison singsall night. For more information and toplace an order, please visitwww.union.wisc.edu/tudordinners or call(608) 262-2201.

Midwestern Photography ComesAlive this Fall in Madison


Some say college is about finding out whoyou are. After attending two universities inthree years, I had no idea who I was until Ijoined Hoofers. Here’s my story.

It was the summer of 2006, my firstsummer in Madison. After transferring fromSt. Olaf University, I just finished my firstyear at UW-Madison as a junior.Heartbroken as a result of the end of a long-term relationship, I began that summerfeeling lost and alone. I decided to go hometo be with my mom and dad. My dad hasnever been the one for comforting andcounseling during times of boy trouble, butthis time was different. He made me aproposal that literally changed my life. Ivividly remember the moment when Ilearned about Hoofers. My dad and I werepulling out of the driveway when he said,

“I’ve been thinking about a birthday presentfor you, but I want to make sure that youwill like it.” He then said, “You need to meetsome new people and stay busy this summer,so I’ve been thinking about giving yousailing lessons. What do you think of that?”Desperate for anything to fill my summerdays, I accepted the idea.

Soon thereafter my dad sent me the linkto the Hoofer Sailing Club website(www.hoofers.org) and told me that I couldsign up for a free ground school to learnmore. I took ground school and signed upfor my first lesson. I was nervous and excitedabout doing something completely new. I amsure that everyone who was down at thelakefront the day of my first lesson will neverforget it. I was known as the “Peter, I’mgoing towards the rocks” girl. I spent muchof my first lesson lying on the bottom of myboat, going in circles, and screaming.Somehow, I miraculously managed to makeit to the pier without going into the rocks.I’ve never been more proud of myself thanwhen I stepped off the Tech Boat and backonto the pier that day. I had sailed!

I continued to sail all throughout thesummer and with every lesson my self-confidence grew. I captained a Commodore’sCup team without knowing anyone and thendecided to join the UW Collegiate SailingTeam. During my first race the wind wascrazy. My skipper and I capsized within thefirst twenty seconds after leaving the pier andwere turtled at two minutes in the startingsequence. We somehow still managed to takethird in the race. My mom and dad came to

watch me sail that weekend for the first timeand my feelings of pride andaccomplishment were unrivaled in showingthem how far I had come.

At the end of the summer I was asked tobe the marketing director and serve on theBoard of Captains, the Hoofer Sailing Club’sgoverning board. Now, a year-and-a-halflater I am the Vice Commodore (‘07-‘08)and a volunteer instructor.

The truth is, I don’t know where Iwould be right now if it wasn’t for Hoofers. Ispent years trying to be somebody I wasn’tfor the approval of somebody else and whenthat all failed I had no idea who I really evenwas. I don’t know exactly how Hoofers didit, but now I hardly recognize the person Iwas when I first joined. I started the summerwith little faith in myself and what I wascapable of and now I feel like I can do justabout anything. My dad thought he was justgetting me sailing lessons, but they turnedout to be lessons on life. The Hoofer SailingClub was about challenging myself in newways and meeting new people. Themembership fees may have been $185, butto me the confidence I have in myself andthe relationships I’ve made with others arepriceless.

[Note to parents or partners: Hoofer giftcertificates in any amount make great gifts,sometimes for a lifetime.]

—Claire Leake ‘07

Claire Leake on Lake Mendota.

Sink or Sail: A Note about Hoofers and Life

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As the Wisconsin Union works to build anew south campus union and looks aheadto renovating, restoring, and upgradingMemorial Union, the arts remain central tothe Union’s future. Many of the spaces inthe new union will increase accessibility forall patrons while providing newtechnological capabilities related to music,film and live performances.

The new building will house a space,currently referred to as Badger Hall, whichwill accommodate 1000-2000 patrons. Itwill have a built-in stage, ideal for largerconcerts, dances and events.

In addition, the new south campusunion will boast a 400-seat auditoriumserving as a state-of-the-art film venue; itwill accommodate larger crowds andbecome “the home for film” on campus.There will be a grill with a stage, high-endlighting fixtures and a dressing room.“Think ‘Rathskeller’ plus better lighting andsound technology,” said Ralph Russo,Union Theater Director.

The Play Circle in Memorial Unionnow accommodates both live performancesand film screenings, so when the new southcampus union is complete, the two facilitieswill be able to host more films,performances and events.

“The Play Circle is a ‘black box’ theater,which essentially allows us to play with thespace,” said Ralph. “However, its designprovides very little accessibility, and thereare no real dressing rooms. I’d like to see thePlay Circle become more versatile, because

right now it’s very specific in what it cando.”

Expect major changes to the WisconsinUnion Theater. At 69 years old, it is tryingdesperately to keep up with continuallyevolving art and theater performance needs.Improvements will happen on both sides ofthe curtain.

“The renovations will not all be visibleto the audience,” said Ralph. “Most will bebehind-the-scenes. For example, the HVACis malfunctioning and noisy, the dressingrooms are cramped and outdated, and thereis no area backstage set aside for rehearsalspace. Add this to an unamplified stage, andsound quality becomes difficult tomaintain.” The Union Theater featuresmany large group performances, often all inone night, so backstage traffic can quicklyintensify.

Another problem with the Theater isthe loading ramp, which leads directly fromPark Street onto the stage. It is hidden bycurtains during performances, so theaudience never sees it. “The loading ramp isa huge issue. We would like to see acovered, sheltered loading dock that doesn’tinterfere with the theater space.” Ralphadded, “It’s dangerous to park in that spotto load cargo because of Metro Transitbuses. It’s also noisy; you can hear everytime a bus or a snowplow drives upObservatory Drive.”

Sound bleeding into the Theater createsanother problem. Occasionally, a Terraceevent can interfere with events on stage.

Also, the Hoofer steam whistle, which keepssailors on Lake Mendota safe, sounds loudand clear from within the Theater walls.

“We would like to achieve acousticisolation within this space,” said Ralph. “Inreality, we would love to have thingshappening at the same time, both insideand outside the building, and not haveinterference between the events.”

Aside from film and theater spaces, artgalleries in Memorial Union will receivesignificant upgrades. There will be a newgallery in the new south campus unionlarger than the Porter Butts Gallery inMemorial Union. The new space will differfrom conventional gallery spaces toaccommodate all types of art, includingdigital projections and advanced computerart.

“We’re trying to rethink the galleries,and to acquire what we don’t have,” saidRobin Schmoldt, Wisconsin UnionDirectorate Art and Film Advisor. “We’vegot a really cool group of people planningfor the art spaces, so it’s exciting to think ofwhat will happen.”

“The main ideas behind the theater andart space renovations are versatility,accessibility and ‘connectedness.’ We’d liketo make these spaces more flexible, andrethink the roles they have in the artscommunity,” said Robin.

—Ben Young ’11

Preliminary architectural rendering of one of the proposed designs

Big Plans for the Arts in the Union Buildings


In December of 2008 Union South will close its doorsafter being part of the UW-Madison campus for morethan 37 years.

With the 2005 Campus Master Plan in action,the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery is going upwhere other buildings once stood, across the streetfrom Union South. Union South also will be razed tobring life to the campus plan. The new south campusunion, yet to be officially named, will open forbusiness in time for the Engineering ScienceOlympiad in March 2011.

While the Wisconsin Union is thrilled about thenew south campus union and all it will bring, wehope you will join us in saying a heartfelt goodbye toa building that has been home to thousands of greatevents, large and small, as well as the recreationalcenter of the south campus area.

For information on the building project and theclosing of Union South visit www.newunion.wisc.edu.To share memories of Union South [email protected].

Seating outside Union South. Photo by Jeff Miller UW-Madison University Communications.

Union South Closing in December 2008

For more information please visitwww.union.wisc.edu/support or contact GlendaNoel-Ney at 608-262-2687 or [email protected].

To make a gift simply visitwww.union.wisc.edu/support and designate yourgift, checks (payable to the UW Foundation--Wisconsin Union) can be mailed to : UWFoundation, US Bank Lock Box, P.O. Box 78807,Milwaukee, WI 53278-0807.Please remember to indicate which fund you aresupporting.

Current priorities for support include:Wisconsin Union Building Fund (12904520)Wisconsin Union Theater Endowment (1290659)Morgridge Center for Public Service (12901311)Hoofers Fund (12904606)

We appreciate your support!

Support theWisconsin Unionand help us secure our place as the"heart and soul" of UW-Madisonfor the next 100 years. Yoursupport will make a difference tothe thousands of students, faculty,staff, annual and lifetime membersand community residents who enjoythis institution.


In fall, the Memorial Union will open anew coffeehouse, Peet’s Coffee and Tea. Itwill be housed on the first floor ofMemorial Union in the former STA travelspace, once the home of the barbershop,with seating where the arcade once was.

According to Carl Korz, AssistantDirector of Food Service for the WisconsinUnion, the coffeehouse was developed inresponse to a 1,500-person survey fromMarch 2007. Respondents expressed theirwants and needs in a coffeehouse. TheUnion formed a committee of staff andstudents and received information fromlocal, regional and national coffeehouses.After viewing proposals from seven firms,the committee chose Peet’s to be part ofMemorial Union operations.

“Peet’s most closely fit what everyonewas looking for,” Carl said. “We tookresponses from the surveys, we applied thecriteria, and on the whole, Peet’s came up asthe number one choice. We think peoplewill be pleasantly surprised with what Peet’scan offer and it will be in keeping with theUnion tradition,” Carl said.

The survey also showed Union coffee-

drinkers want a coffeehouse dedicated toserving fair-trade coffee. Peet’s will serveboth fair-trade and conventional coffee, butCarl assured guests will always have a fair-trade option. Beyond the flavorful array ofcoffee Peet’s offers, the company is knownfor its environmentally friendly buildingsand operations.

Based in Berkeley, California, Peet’sCoffee and Tea pioneered the gourmetcoffee trend in the United States 40 yearsago, with a special focus on dark and slowroasted coffee. The founders of Starbuckswere trained and worked at the first Peet’sStore, and moved to Seattle in 1987. WhileStarbucks has grown to approximately8,000 stores around the world, Peet’snational presence amounts to 116 stores.

According to Carl, Peet’s has succeededat other universities including Stanford,Berkeley, Harvard, MIT and Penn State.The company is just starting to establishitself in the Midwest.

Although Peet’s Coffee and Tea is anational chain, Carl assured it would notchange the character of the Union. “Peet’s isstudent friendly and flexible in working

with student organizations. It’s providingthat collaborative space,” Carl said. Peet’sstrong training program and consistentlyhigh standards ensure a successful, Union-run coffee shop, providing 30 student jobsand three staff positions.

Peet’s will contribute in the greatest waypossible – by enhancing the Union’s role asthe University’s “living room,” a placebetween students’ houses and work they canfrequent and still feel at home.

—Amanda McGowan ‘08

All DLS lectures take place at 7:30 p.m. Forticket information, contact the WisconsinUnion Theater Box Office at 608-262-0234

REBECCA WALKER (Mon., Sept. 29,2008): A recipient of the Women WhoCould Be President Award from the Leagueof Women Voters, Walker is an expert onintergenerational feminism,multiculturalism and transformationalhuman awareness. Walker takes acourageous and panoramic look at race.

ROBIN WRIGHT (Wed., Oct. 22,2008): Wright is an American journalistcurrently covering U.S. foreign policy forThe Washington Post. She has reported andwritten for many other news publications,including The New Yorker, CBS News, TheNew York Times, and the InternationalHerald Tribune. She served as a foreigncorrespondent in the Middle East, Europe,and Africa. Her most recent book is Dreamsand Shadows: The Future of the Middle East.

FRANCISCO J. AYALA (Mon., Nov.10, 2008): Ayala is the Donald BrenProfessor of Biological Sciences andProfessor of Philosophy at the University ofCalifornia, Irvine. His philosophical workdeals with the intersection betweenDarwinism and religion, which championsscience without displacing faith.

ISHMAEL BEAH (Mon., December 8,2008): Beah is a former child soldier, andthe author of the memoir, A Long WayGone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. He relatesthat at age 13, he was pressed into service asa child soldier during the civil war in SierraLeone. According to Beah, he fought foralmost three years before being rescued byUNICEF.

AMIRA HANANIA (Jan. 26, 2009):Hanania, one of the few femaleindependent investigative journalists in theWest Bank, risks her life daily to reportobjectively on the region’s religious andethnic turmoil. Hanania is the subject of

the recent film, Live from Bethlehem, whichwill be screened before her lecture.

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON (Feb. 2,2009): As Director of the HaydenPlanetarium and the new host of the PBSmagazine “NOVA Science NOW,” Dr.Tyson is one of the most high-profileastrophysicists in the U.S. His recent booksinclude One Universe: At Home in theCosmos, Death by Black Hole: And OtherCosmic Quandaries, and Origins, thecompanion book to his mini-series on PBS.

DANIEL DENNETT (Mar. 2, 2009):Dennett is a prominent Americanphilosopher whose research centers onphilosophy of the mind, science, andbiology. He is currently the Co-Director ofthe Center for Cognitive Studies and theAustin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophyat Tufts University.

Peet’s Coffee and Tea, a Great Contribution to the Union

A Sampling of the Distinguished Lecture Series 2008-2009


A remembrance written by Barbara ConnellManley (Chairman of the Wisconsin Union MusicCommittee two years, President of the Union 1952,a Union Trustee and on the UW FoundationBoard), and read by Barbara Crabb at Fan Taylor’smemorial service on May 25th, 2008 in theMemorial Union Main Lounge.

I first met Fan when I was a freshman at UW and decided to join aUnion Committee. The one I chose, in 1949, was called the MusicCommittee. Our meetings were in the famous Green Room. That wasthe real beginning of my college education.

Fan became my mentor – she had many, many students shementored. Yet she made me feel special. Fan was the penultimate of aperfect Union Advisor — a Union Director of Social Education. Shemade the Music Committee the greatest adventure.

She included us in everything: the decisions regarding the famousUnion Concert Series –• the budget we had to work with,• the open theater dates,• the artists’ fees we had to pay,• the concert program,• the publicity we needed to generate,• how many tickets had to be sold to make a profit,• what problems there could be at the ticket office the night of theperformance.

Best yet, we students would get to meet the famous artists aftereach concert – artists like Arthur Rubenstein. Lotte Lehman, MackHarrell, Burl Ives, Sir Thomas Beecham, Joseph Szigeti, and manymore. We got to meet them all — except for Rise Stevens; she turnedus down - period.

Our Committee had ideas about expanding our music programs toattract more students to the Union. Fan was convinced, for example,that I could lead an afternoon Sunday Sing at 4 o’clock in the UnionLounge for international students. I did it for a year and I can hardlysing! No matter what ideas we came up with, Fan worked with us totry them out, make it fun, and in doing it, that we learned somethingfrom the experience.

We students felt we were part of Fan’s family. In fact we were. Doyou remember the little car Fan had? The little British Crossley Wagonthat might hold four students on occasion? Frank, now my husband,and I even used to babysit for daughters Kathy and Annie on a numberof occasions. Fan would pick us up and bring us back to campus inthat car. All through college, I would take my problems to Fan. I knewI could absolutely trust her to give me the straight forward, right on,politically adept and very practical answer to all my dilemmas. In mysenior year, when I became President of the Union, Fan guided methrough strategic Union Council and University issues. She interpretedPorter Butts for me on more than one occasion and added greatinsight.

Fan was a University of Wisconsin treasure. Frank and I alwaysrecall the many wonderful times we had with her, and through her, thefriends we’ve made. Fan went on to do great things nationally and forthe state, but we will always remember the glorious days of Fan Taylorand The Green Room.

Wild GRAPEVINEF A L L 2 0 0 8 C O N N E C T I N G Y O U T O W I S C O N S I N U N I O N F R I E N D S & F A M I L Y

In Remembrance of Fan Taylor

Barbara Manley


Fan with Claude Cobbs, stage electrician

From left: Frank and Barbara Manley, Fan Taylor, and Ted Crabb

“…I was truly in awe of her brilliance, the clarity of her mind,and her ability to see the big picture.”—Jane Pizer, friend

“I was fortunate to spend several wonderful lunches with Fan inmy first few years at the Union. I always came away from themwith a renewed sense of purpose for what we were doing – a fewmore bits of historic gossip that were priceless.”—Mark Guthier, Wisconsin Union Director

FANNIE T. TAYLOR (1913-2008)

“Fan believed in presenting only the highest quality—a legacythat continues. The University of Wisconsin and the Madisoncommunity benefited tremendously from her efforts to bring thegreatest artists of the 20th century to our Theater.”—Ralph Russo, current Union Theater Director

Fan (left) and Marge Rickets publicizing Theater events

Fan with Naomi Rhodes

"And the students love her, partly because of theever-present candy jar on her desk, partly because sheknows what she's doing, partly because she listensunderstandingly to their love affairs."—Porter Butts,Wisconsin Union Director 1928-1968

“Her presence and her impact locally and nationallywas powerful and pervasive. She taught and she led byexample.”—Michael Goldberg, friend and formerUnion Theater Director


As Fan was committed to presenting excellence in programming classical musicon the Union Theater stage, in 2000 James Wockenfuss, Emeritus Trustee of theMemorial Union Building Association, created a fund in her honor to supportthe continuation of Fan’s philosophy, “Book to your audience, only better.”

To contribute to the Fan Taylor Fund (12903043) visit www.union.wisc.edu/support or you can mail a check payable to the UWFoundation—Wisconsin Union to: UW Foundation, US Bank Lock Box, P.O. Box 78807, Milwaukee, WI 53278-0807.

For more information on giving to the Union contact Glenda Noel-Ney, Director of Development for the Wisconsin Union [email protected] or 608-262-2867.

Fannie T. Taylor

With the passing of Fannie Taylor—longtimeUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison artsadvocate and Union Theater Director—colleagues, former students, theater fans, andlifelong peers lost a creative, beloved anddedicated voice for arts leadership andmanagement. Fan, as she was universallyknown, helped pioneer a place for the arts atthe Union and led the Wisconsin UnionTheater’s operation for many years. Shepassed away at age 94 on April 15, 2008.

Fan was an accomplished educator, andby looking at her long list of awards,nominations, and recognitions, it is clear thather memory will endure in the history of theuniversity, the Union and arts organizationsnationwide. Fan was involved with theUnion Theater as a student from its openingin 1939 as Publicity Director. She wasTheater Director for 20 years beginning in1946. In that position, Fan worked tirelesslyto establish the Association of College and

University Concert Managers, now theAssociation of Performing Arts Presenters.She also helped create the arts administrationgraduate program within the School ofBusiness, the first of its kind in the country.She also served as faculty advisor to theUnion’s Music and Theater committees.

After her tenure as Theater Director, Fanleft UW-Madison for Washington D.C., inspreading her spirit and efforts to a broader,national spectrum. She worked for the therecently established National Endowment forthe Arts as their first Music ProgramDirector, then later as the Endowment’sprogram information officer. When Fan leftUW-Madison for the NEA, she carried withher UW’s idea of artist residency, whichbecame vital to developing what are nowmodern dance touring programs.

While many students at this universitymay arrive and leave without hearing FannieTaylor’s name, it is virtually impossible forthem not to be aided in their culturaleducation by her accomplishments. Fan’smentorship extends beyond her lifetime; shetaught students to educate others. Hercontributions to this University will live onfor generations to come.

The great gifts to the university are thepeople who dedicate themselves to helpingothers grow and realize their own talents. Fangave freely of her many gifts. With herguidance, experience, and genuine love forthe arts, the university gained brilliant artsleadership. In addition, the city of Madisonenjoyed wonderful artistic counsel, as didnational arts programs.

Fannie Taylor will be remembered bythis university for all she has done in hercareer, and for the opportunities sheprovided for others. More intimately, Fanwill be missed dearly by those whose lives shepersonally enriched, for they can recall thetrue value of her guidance.

—Ben Young ’11

The Fan Taylor Fund

Fan Taylor in 1984

Contributionsthrough Time1939 Publicity Director for

Union Theater1946-1966 Union Theater Director1957 Established Association of

College and UniversityConcert Managers, whatis now the InternationalAssociation of PerformingArts Presenters

1966-1976 First Program Directorand Programs InformationOfficer for the NationalEndowment for the Arts

1969 Established the artsadministration graduateprogram within theSchool of Business with E.Arthur Prieve, now theBolz Center for ArtsAdministration

1976-1984 Coordinator for theUniversity Consortium forthe Arts

1980 Helped establish theMadison Children’sMuseumProfessor Emeritus inSocial Education andLetters and ScienceAdministration

Fan counseled these organizations as aboard member:Madison Civic Music AssociationMadison Civic Center FoundationThe Elvejhem Museum of Art CouncilThe Wisconsin Foundation for the ArtsBach Dancing and Dynamite SocietyThe Nature Conservancy

This is an abbreviated list, as we could not enumerateall of Fan’s activities and contributions over the years.

Read more memories of Fan Taylor in the Winter/Spring issue of Terrace Views

How do you describe a group of studentleaders at the Union? Dedicated, powerful,passionate all come to mind but they don’tfully capture that extra something thatmakes them extraordinary. There is a wordthough that comes close and when you sayit aloud, you begin to understand who weare: Ballyhoo!

Bally-huh?? By definition, “ballyhoo”(pronounced bal-ee-who) means asensational or clamorous attempt to advanceany cause. Could there be any better wayto describe this year’s family of studentleaders? Nope. We even checked a

thesaurus. No other word came close! Ifyou have had the chance to meet any of thenew Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD)Directors or Union Officers, then youalready understand these students areextraordinary people and exceptionalleaders. Our cause is to provide the highestquality programs and activities and advanceour commitment to social education atUW-Madison. We will stop at nothing toachieve that goal.

We are WUD and like strong trees, wehave helped to build a strong Union. Likethe great canopy of a forest, we cover a lotof ground. Any issue, from Art to OutdoorActivities, from Global Connections toCommunity Service, we take onenthusiastically and wholeheartedly, and thisprocess makes the Union become the heartof campus.

We branch out this year through thefive WUD pillars: Sustain, Diversify,Collaborate, Promote, and Cultivate. Eachpillar describes an important aspect of nextyear. We aim to lead the campus into asustainable 21st century, translating thoughtinto meaningful action and giving our

committees far-reaching visions. We will beproactive in building committees thatrepresent of the entire campus and breakingdown any barriers that inhibit diversitywithin the Union. We will foster unity oncampus and actively pursue meaningful andcontinuous collaboration with otheruniversity institutions. We will increasestudent awareness of the Union mission anduse WUD programs as a vehicle forrecruiting new Union leaders andvolunteers. Finally, we will ensure that theUnion programs remain a pathway tolearning, personal growth and socialeducation.

I’ve run out of metaphors but I hope itis clear that we mean business. We are theWisconsin Union Directorate for 2008-2009 and I am honored to serve asPresident. We are ready for a Unionballyhoo. I hope you’ll join us!

Peace,Jeff RollingPresidentWisconsin Union


View from the Fifth Floor

Shira Weiner, a UW-Madison senior in theSchool of Business, believes the best way toreach students is through other students. Shehas also witnessed the power of aninternational experience in shaping students’lives. After spending a summer in Mexico anda year in Ecuador, Shira served as Director ofthe Wisconsin Union Directorate GlobalConnections Committee. This past spring,Global Connections Committee worked withthe Publications Committee to produceSouvenirs, a publication written for students,by students, about international opportunitieson the UW-Madison campus.

“We want to encourage internationalexperiences,” Shira said. “It totally makes adifference in a college experience. Goingabroad was the most important thing I’ve donefor myself in college.”

Souvenirs consists mainly of articles fromstudents who have studied, volunteered orworked abroad throughout the world. Articlesin the spring 2008 issue tell of amazingexperiences as well as offer advice and tips forstudents planning to go abroad.

“Souvenirs is a good way to work on that

student-to-student connection that you losewhen you do all your research online,” Shirasaid.

The issue contains information onresources to plan a trip, health issues abroad,ecotourism, and even an article by Sen. RussFeingold. The Senator is working to passlegislation to help promote internationalexperiences. One student writes of herexperience “Dancing the Cumbia inColombia,” while another student records hertime spent interning in Rome. A third studentdocuments his first haircut while studying inParis and one article describes the learningexperience of finding her way around inBuenos Aires.

“Going abroad is a good way to learnabout the world outside your comfort zone,”Shira said. “You learn a lot of yourself andcome back with a different perspective.”

According to Shira, Souvenirs is just oneof many efforts the Global ConnectionsCommittee has embarked on to encourageinternational experiences. The committee hostsTaste of Cultures, where international studentsat UW-Madison present aspects of their home

culture. Offering music, dance and food fromtheir native cultures, students from SoutheastAsia, Burma, Pakistan and Spain wererepresented at last year’s Taste of Cultures. Thecommittee also hosts international dances andweekly international conversation and coffeehours for international and domestic studentsto mingle in Union South.

With its inaugural issue in spring 2008,the Global Connections Committee and thePublications Committee hope Souvenirs willbecome a valued resource for studentsplanning to go abroad. The PublicationsCommittee also produces Emmie MusicMagazine and Illumination: The UndergraduateJournal of Humanities. Shira will serve as a VicePresident on Wisconsin Union Directorate thisfall and is grateful to the Union for providingthe publication a chance to encourageinternational experiences among students.

“[The Union] is a very open place forpeople to come,” Shira said. “It’s a great placeto create that student-to-student connection.”


Souvenirs: A Collection of International Experiences

WUD 2008-2009


“I’d rather be on the water than looking atit.” –John Kirsch (1941-2007)

A legacy lives on in the Hoofers SailingClub, a legacy that embodies the love ofsailing, of teaching and of life. This legacy isthat of John Kirsch.

John Kirsch was a University ofWisconsin-Madison professor of zoologyand director of the Zoological Museum.After retiring in 2006, John dedicated histime to the activity he loved even more thanscientific research – sailing.

“John was at Hoofers seriously all the

time,” said Head of Sailing InstructionBrian Borkovec. “It seemed like there wasnothing else he ever had to do in thesummer but come here and go sailing. Andif the wind wasn’t blowing, you could findhim sitting on a bench just waiting for it topick up.”

John received his first tech rating inthe summer of 1997. After obtainingcertification on several of the Hoofer fleets,he volunteered much of his summer timeas a Hoofer instructor from 2000 throughthe summer of 2006.

“He would teach anything, which wasanother great thing about John,” Borkovecsaid. “When I became head of instruction,he just said, ‘Brian, you just let me knowwhat lessons you need and when you needthem and I’ll teach them.’”

Aside from volunteering as aninstructor for the club, John could often befound sailing on Eidolon, his co-ownedsailboat moored on Lake Mendota. He alsoraced in the Mendota Yacht Club races.

“He was really into going fast,”Borkovec said. “He loved the boats thatwent fast. Sometimes, you could actuallyhear him screaming when he was going fast.He would be all giddy and jumpy when thewind was really blowing and he could getout there.”

In 2007, John was diagnosed withpancreatic cancer, and after a brief battle, hepassed away on April 5, 2007. However, hislove for sailing lives on in the HoofersSailing Club, in part through an estate giftthat the club will use to buy boats for

future use and instruction.John was at home while on the water,

and his incredible gift proves and continueshis desire for others to appreciate sailingwith the same passion he did. John’scontributions, as well as the time he spentsailing at the Union before his passing, willbe valued by the Hoofer Sailing Club foryears to come and his love of sailing will liveon forever through the lives he affected.


John Kirsch, a Hoofer Legacy

Steve Exner, a Hoofer sailing instructorfrom 1999 to 2001, experienced a continentfew of us will ever visit.

Between August 2007 and February2008, Steve was a cook at McMurdoStation, a scientific research facility on RossIsland. Describing his location, Steve said:“Across the sound and 60 miles away is theAntarctic continent. The mountains arebeautiful and the sun glinting off of thesnow covered peaks is breathtaking.”

Extended daylight and extreme coldwere part of the new experiences. “Our lowtoday (in August) was minus 11, and the

high was 3 degrees Fahrenheit. The windchill brought it down to minus 42 andminus 29; it really isn’t that bad when onehas the proper gear.” Steve shared thatMcMurdo Station has between 350 and1,100 people on-site at different times, andthat its location is a desert with less thanone inch of snow per year. Most of thatsnow blows away due to the coldtemperatures and wind.

Describing a hike out to nearbyObservation Hill, Steve said that “a cross isstanding at the top of the hill in memory of(explorer) Robert Scott and his men, Henry

Bowers, Edgar Evans, Laurence Oates andEdward Wilson, with a quote from Ulysses:‘To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield.’They died on their return from the SouthPole.”

What else do Hoofers do for fun? Steveand his girlfriend, Kirsten, taught cha-chadance classes, along with enjoying drinking“home-brewed beer.” Steve and Kristin areenjoying living in Christ Church, NewZealand.

—Jim Rogers MS ‘92

Hoofers Plants Its Flag in Antarctica

John Kirsch

John Kirsch with fellow Hoofers

When Frances “Peg” Lamont Lauver speaksof the University of Wisconsin-Madison,she speaks for a family legacy dating back tothe 1800s.

“We definitely have a long connectionwith the University,” said Lauver, who liveswith her husband, Gregory, in Mesa,Arizona. Lauver’s brother, sister, mother,three grandparents, and great-grandfatherwere all students at UW-Madison.

Lauver’s great-grandfather on herfather’s side, Byron C. Lamont, graduatedin law from UW-Madison in 1881. Byron,originally from Lodi, Wisconsin, moved tothe Dakota Territory after he graduated,“He pioneered there before statehood. Ourfamily has been in South Dakota eversince,” Lauver said. Byron’s son, Maurice,was active in student government andgraduated from UW in 1911 with anengineering degree.

Two other grandparents attended UW:Lauver’s grandfather, Frederick Stiles, was astudent at Wisconsin from 1907 to 1909,while his sweetheart, Frances Kenney, wasmajoring in pharmacy. After her sophomoreyear in 1908 and short of funds, Kenneyreturned to South Dakota, where she“proved up” on a homestead claim near theBadlands. Kenney and Stiles were marriedthere in 1911. “My grandmother loved theUW. She had a wonderful, thrillingexperience,” Lauver said. She never forgotthe struggle facing young women seeking auniversity education then, and was alwaysgrateful for the opportunities open to her atWisconsin. “It was only natural that herdaughter—my mother—grew up to attendUW as well.” Lauver’s mother, Frances (Peg)Stiles Lamont graduated from UW-Madisonwith a BA in journalism in 1935. Shereturned in 1936 to achieve an MA inpolitical science.

Peg Stiles Lamont was deeply involvedin campus life as a member of Kappa AlphaTheta sorority, a writer for the DailyCardinal, on the editorial staff of the BadgerYearbook, and writer for the campus humormagazine, The Octopus. She was a memberon the Union Council governing board anda leader in Women’s Self-GoverningAssociation, or WSGA, as well as theWomen’s Affairs Committee. These Unioncommittees were very influential on campusat that time and were forums for students to

learn both leadership and equality. Herthree years with WSGA and with Women’sAffairs in the Union “shaped how sheconducted the rest of her life,” Lauver said.After the University, she married WilliamLamont in 1937 and they enjoyed a busyfamily life with four children. Lamontbecame an active community volunteer, andfor 14 years, served as a Republican SouthDakota state senator who authored andpassed legislation dealing with aging, mentalhealth, juvenile justice and domesticviolence. Lamont served on every WhiteHouse Conference on Aging from 1961 to1995. In 1972, she began a term as one ofSouth Dakota’s advisors to the NationalTrust for Historic Preservation and servednine years on the organization’s nationalBoard of Trustees.

“Many students worked for the moneyand others for work experience. My motherwas active because she absolutely loved herwork and this campus,” Lauver said.

“I attended my mother’s collegereunions from a young age,” Lauverexplained of her desire to attend the UW. “Iwas 8 when I met Porter Butts, UnionDirector from 1928-1968. “I rememberlooking out on Lake Mendota and tellingmy parents, ‘I like this lake. I want to gohere!’— and I did.”

Peg Lamont Lauver graduated fromUW-Madison in 1969 with a BA inGerman language and literature. Originally,Lauver wanted to study journalism, but shewas inspired to explore the integration ofliterature, language, history and culturewhile studying abroad in Germany as ajunior.

Lauver certainly has a passion forintegrating arts into academicestablishments. As a freshman, Lauverenrolled in Integrated Liberal Studies. It wasa significant course of study for her. “I’vespent the rest of my life integrating things,”Lauver said with a chuckle. “I’m definitely aliberal arts person. I feel we need to bringart into the mainstream as much aspossible.”

As a student, Lauver was in the UnionInternational Affairs Club her first year, wasalways active in Union events and had a lotof interest in the Union Board. Aftergraduating, she attended the University ofCalifornia-Berkeley, and with a major

change in career plans, returned to UW-Madison for graduate school in art history.

“I decided that art history wassomething I really wanted to study further.It was right when the Elvejhem—now theChazen—Art Museum was opened.” Lauversaid. “I was largely influenced by JimWatrous (who painted the murals in thePaul Bunyan Room of the MemorialUnion). His guidance and courses alwaysinspired me.”

After marriage and a move to


Peg Lauver—UW is a Family Tradition

Peg Lauver (left) with mother Peg Lamont (right).

Continued on page 19

“I hate to admit it, but I cutclass a few times on Fridaysbecause there was somethingreally great happening in thePlay Circle, I always tookadvantage of concert tickets atthe Union Theater. I saw“Madame Butterfly,” JohnColtrane, and Andres Segovia,then in his 80s, play guitar. Itwas phenomenal.”

—Peg Lauver

When MikeSchlindweinreceived the emaillast spring tellinghim he was one ofnine University ofWisconsin-Madisonengineeringstudents to receivethe Grainger

Undergraduate Student Scholarship, he felta satisfying wave of success. AUW–Madison senior majoring in electricalengineering, Mike was among the topstudents in six power engineering classes,earning him the scholarship.

“Knowing I’m one of the top nineengineering undergraduates—it’s definitelyan accomplishment,” Mike said.

Aside from his academic success, Mikehas worked with the Wisconsin Union’sInformation Systems office in computersupport for the past two and a half years.After graduating with a bachelor’s degree inelectrical engineering in May 2008, Mike

spent the summer in Dodgeville, interningat Lands’ End in the facilities engineeringdepartment. In the fall, he returns toUW–Madison, as well as to the Union, toearn his masters’ in electrical engineering.

“The experience at the Union definitelyhelped me,” Mike said. “The experience ofhandling different situations and workingwith different people really, really helpedme.”

Mike, who hails from West Bend,Wisconsin, said he grew up playing aroundwith computers, reading about them andteaching himself the way around themachines. His father is an electricalengineer, and Mike came to UW–Madisonknowing he wanted to follow that careerpath as well. He was attracted to the majorbecause of its versatility, knowing he couldwork in several fields with his degree. It wasthis variety of work that drew him to hiscomputer support job at the Union.

“I really like the fact that I am not justcoming to work and sorting paperwork,”Mike said. “I like that everyday, I come towork and something new comes up. It’s

great experience. You learn from it.”Working on a variety of tasks for nearly

200 Union staff, Mike is thrilled to be apart of the Union’s team. Toting a powerengineering student scholarship, the perfectway to cap his undergraduate career atUW–Madison, Mike anticipates graduateschool and a bright future as an electricalengineer. Meanwhile, the Union is lucky tobenefit from Mike’s computer expertise andeasygoing personality, and is proud toconsider Mike a part of the team.



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Minnesota, Lauver worked as curator andresearcher for a regional historical museum.Later in Arizona, as mother of twodaughters, she volunteered in the schoolsand community, and helped manage herhusband’s medical practice. She has been anart volunteer for nearly 10 years in the Mesapublic elementary schools, helping exposestudents to classical masterpieces (typicallypaintings or pictures of sculptures) andunderstand how literature and history feedinto art. “I get to use the tools I gained atUW-Madison in helping these childrenappreciate art at a young age,” Lauvernoted.

When asked about continuing thelegacy of attending UW-Madison in herfamily, Lauver said with a chuckle, “Itwould have been a long shot to get our twodaughters to go from sunny, warm Arizonato Wisconsin winters. They chose Californiacolleges, and are now pursuing their dreamcareers in government in Washington, D.C.,inspired by their grandmother’s legislative

work. The older just married in May.”You can now find Peg Lauver

volunteering around Mesa with the board ofdirectors of Southwest Shakespeare TheatreCompany, Arizona’s leading classical theatregroup, the Valley Citizens League, aPhoenix non-partisan policy organization,and other arts groups.

Lauver has many fond memories of theUnion. The Union Rathskeller “was THEplace to meet with people, it was the placeto be,” she said. “I really enjoyed sitting onthe Terrace and eating a bagel or theirfamous fudge-bottom pie.” After-classgroup discussions with professors wouldoften convene at the Rathskeller over a beer.We would watch classic films like “TheGrapes of Wrath” and “Casablanca,” whichI saw on a date with my future husband,played in the Great Hall crammed withfolding chairs because of crowding.

The Play Circle was another favoriteplace for Lauver. “I hate to admit it, but Icut class a few times on Fridays because

there was something really great happeningin the Play Circle,” Lauver said with alaugh. “I always took advantage of concerttickets at the Union Theater. I saw“Madame Butterfly,” John Coltrane, andAndres Segovia, then in his 80s, play guitar.It was phenomenal.” Lauver also learned tosail, downhill ski, kayak and canoe to PicnicPoint with Hoofers.

Lauver’s time spent at UW and theUnion shaped her life, adding a chapter to afamily legacy that began in the 1870s. Theexperiences passed down through thegenerations are a testament to the Union’srich array of opportunities and its uniqueplace in the campus community.

The Union is saddened to share that PegLauver’s mother, Peg Lamont, passed away asthis issue went to press.

—Ben Young ‘11

“Knowing I’m one of the topnine engineeringundergraduates—it’sdefinitely anaccomplishment.”

—Mike Schlindwein

Faces at the Union—Mike Schlindwein

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If you’re a true fan of unique, thrilling andskillfully crafted horror films, you’ve likelyexperienced some of Stuart Gordon’swork. Stuart’s widely known films rangefrom “Re-Animator” (1985) to “Honey, IShrunk the Kids!” (1989) and mostrecently “Stuck,” shown at the WisconsinFilm Festival this spring. Though his workhas taken him quite a distance from theMidwest, Stuart’s fascinating career beganat the University of Wisconsin-Madisonduring the height of the Vietnam War.

Stuart Gordon entered UW-Madisonin the mid-‘60s without any real idea ofwhat he wished to accomplish with hislife. He was unable to sign up for the oneand only film course at the time, soinstead he enrolled in an acting class.While working on a Union Mainstageproduction of Peter Weiss’ “Marat/Sade,”a ‘play within a play’ set in an asylum,Stuart realized what he wanted to do. “Itreally opened up my eyes to thepossibilities and power of theater,” Stuartsaid.

He was connected with the Unionfrom early on. “I feel the Play Circle is awonderful space for arts presentation,” hesaid. “Some folks may not relate to this,but the room has a particular smell to it.Anyone can agree that important places in

their life have distinct smells, and the PlayCircle is one for me. The Union Theaterand Play Circle are always going to have aplace in my heart.”

Winning a student playwritingcontest in 1967, Stuart was allowed todirect his own script, “The Game Show,”which was presented in the Play Circle.“When the audience was seated,” Stuartexplained, “they could hear chainsclattering across the doors. Of course, theywere breakaway chains, but the audiencedidn’t know that. They thought they werelocked in the room, forced to watch thisridiculous ‘television game show’ wherecontestants were chosen from theaudience, then asked inane questions,humiliated, even abused…but the secretwas most of the poor ‘contestants’ werereally actors in the play. Real audiencemembers eventually rose up and chargedthe performers onstage, demanding theshow be stopped.”

Stuart added, “We were surprised bythe reaction to ‘The Game Show.’ Wethought the audience would stare blanklyat the stage for the duration, but theyresponded with anger and outrage.”However, as many recall, the audience’sresponse to “The Game Show” was notnearly as surprising as that of Stuart’s laterproduction.

Stuart’s legacy at the Union is markedby his counter-culture reinterpretation of“Peter Pan.” His adapted version includedriot-geared police officers as the pirates,peace-seeking hippies as the lost boys,and, quite famously, a group of nude co-eds dancing to “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” byIron Butterfly. “The original dialogue allremained true to James Barrie’s classic,”Stuart explained. “I realized during theanti-war protests at the 1968 DemocraticNational Convention that ‘Peter Pan’could be an allegory for the times.”

“Peter Pan” created intensecontroversy within the UW communitywhen Madison’s District Attorney declaredthe play to be obscene. Though the UnionTheater Committee did not feel the playwas immoral, they were forced byuniversity regulations to make sure it wasnot performed in the Play Circle again.

“In order to grasp the situation, you

have to understand the tenor of the times.This was the height of the Vietnam War,”explained Michael Goldberg, formerUnion Theater director. “UW-Madisonwas a very active place in terms ofprotesting. During the day, studentsmarched up and down State Streetdemonstrating against the war and weremet with tear gas and beatings. It was avery incendiary environment. At night, asmall group of those same students gottogether after midnight to rehearse ‘PeterPan’ in the Play Circle.”

Though it was seen by authorities ascrude and obscene, “the nudity was notincluded for sexual purposes in any way,”Michael said. “I feel it was a statement ofinnocence.” Michael was assistant to theDirector of the Union Theater. He andStuart were also good friends, so it puthim in an uncomfortable position whenhis head superiors demanded he lock the‘Peter Pan’ production out of the PlayCircle. “Michael had to follow his orders,”Stuart remarked. “But he was also the onewho let us sneak back in to get our propsand costumes so we could perform theplay in a lecture hall on Bascom Hill. He’sa great friend.”

Once the word spread that therewould be a nude scene in Stuart’sproduction, the show was shut down.“The authorities threatened to arrestanyone in the play if they performed itagain,” Michael Goldberg said.“Eventually, the students did perform at

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Stuart Gordon

“We really believed therewas going to be arevolution. We believed wecould change the world,and more importantly, webelieved this could beaccomplished by the powerof art.”—Stuart Gordon


GoodbyeAmanda McGowan

This spring, theWisconsinUnion said aheartfelt farewellto AmandaMcGowan, oneof the mainwriters forTerrace Views.Amandagraduated in

May 2008 with a bachelor’s degree inJournalism. Exactly one year earlier shebegan work in the Wisconsin UnionDevelopment office as an intern forGlenda Noel-Ney, Director ofDevelopment.

Amanda’s main duties as an internwere writing articles for and organizingTerrace Views as well as helping withmany other projects in the DevelopmentOffice. Look to the past few issues ofTerrace Views and you’ll find thatAmanda handled a majority of the articleson her own, using her sharp skills as ajournalist to provide quality writing.Amanda was phenomenal at multi-tasking, managing various assignmentswhile maintaining a superb GPA inclasses.

“My internship at the Union wastruly valuable in shaping my future aftergraduation,” Amanda said.

A Madison technology magazinehired Amanda less than a week after shegraduated. She is proud of thataccomplishment, and thrilled she found ajob so quickly. As many journalismgraduates know, securing employmentafter graduation can be a difficult andstressful process.

“I’m also glad to be working here inMadison where I’m close to my family andable to visit the Union. I really enjoyedworking with everyone. I’m sad to beleaving, but excited for the future.”

Amanda McGowan was, as coworkersand colleagues will agree, a fun, helpful,extremely considerate and valuablemember of the Union staff. We wish herthe best of luck and look forward to hervisits.

Letter to the UnionThe Wisconsin Union has employedhundreds of individuals who have made adifference in the institution’s 100 years. In2007, the Wisconsin Union received aletter from lifetime member Frank Rogers(B.A. ’49), who shared with us animportant figure in the Wisconsin Union’searly operations. Her name was CarylMiller and she was Frank’s aunt. Caryl washired as the Union secretary in 1929 andat her retirement 45 years later inSeptember 1973, Porter Butts delivered aspeech recognizing Caryl’s importance tothe Union. Below are some excerpts fromButts’ speech, recognizing all shecontributed to the Union’s early years.

I would give her a long memorandumto go with the budget to the President ormaybe 15 to 20 pages of notes for the Unionnewsletter, The Grapevine, and ask her whenshe might get it done. She would say, “Well,I am very busy it might be two or three days”so I would say something like “Do the bestyou can and let me know” and then beforenoon on the same day the whole manuscriptwould appear on my desk with hardly acomma out of place …

Over the years Caryl has issuedthousands of Union lifetime memberships sonow we want to issue her a membership card– a very special one – an Honorary LifeMembership. It is special because in our fiftyyear history only 11 honorary life membershave been elected. The first was CharlesLindberg, a classmate of mine, a man whofirst flew the Atlantic Ocean non-stop toParis and then two months later came backto the campus to help us dedicate thisbuilding.

And now, for her unequalled long andfaithful and expert services we want topresent Caryl a Union Honorary LifeMembership and maybe Lindberg’s examplewill inspire her to fly to Paris non-stopherself but wherever she may go our goodwishes and gratitude go with her all the way!

Thank you Frank, for sending such awonderful remembrance of Caryl.

Amanda McGowan

the Commerce Building on campus.Stuart and his wife Carolyn were latercharged with a felony offense forobscenity, but the charges wereeventually dropped.

“Many of the minds behind‘Peter Pan’ went on to become verysuccessful theater people,” Michaelcommented. “The cast includedBroadway star Andre de Shields,playwrights Dennis Paoli and LennyKleinfeld, film critic MichaelWilmington, actresses SandraDickinson and Carolyn Purdy-Gordonjust to name a few. The ‘Peter Pan’production was a definite startingpoint.”

In 1970 Stuart and Carolyn leftMadison for Chicago, and started theOrganic Theater. From there, Stuart’scareer grew into the success it is today.He returned to UW as an artist inresidence in 2000 and taught a filmproduction course. Stuart is stillinspired by the UW campusatmosphere. “Walking around campuscertainly brings back memories.”

Stuart feels his roots are here atUW. “It’s where I realized who I was,and what I wanted to do with mylife.” This epiphany took place duringturbulent times. Amidst the tear gasand Anti-War protests, NationalGuard troops with guns at the doorsof Bascom Hall, and the politicalupheaval in the streets of Madison, hecreated a nonviolent and visionarystatement of protest that is stillrenowned to this day, even by thosewho did not witness it.

“We really believed there wasgoing to be a revolution. We believedwe could change the world, and moreimportantly, we believed this could beaccomplished by the power of art.”Stuart said softly. He then paused afew moments, suspended in silentmemory. “What everyone wanted wasthe same thing we want today…apeaceful world.”

—Ben Young ‘11


1940’sELEANOR FERGUSON BOYD (Advisor tothe Concert Committee till ’46), NY. Betterknown to her friends as “Fergie”, she now livesnear her son Bill and daughter Susan in UpstateNew York. She enjoys talking about her days atthe Union, and loves to chat with fellowBadgers about their years at the University ofWisconsin! She also enjoys attending concertsand playing cards.

THOMAS BROWN (Activities Bureau ’42-’43), Rockford, IL, had a great visit north ofManzaillo, Mexico last January and February(for the 15th year). THOMAS returned toColorado for a month of skiing at Leadville(too high, had trouble with the altitude thisyear). He doesn’t think he’ll try it again. Patmay change his mind. He would like to hearfrom anyone of the class of ’45-’47 that heknew.

WALTER PANCOE (Concert Manager ’43-’44, President ’44-‘45, Vice President ’46-‘47MUBA Trustee), Wilmington, NC, attendedhis granddaughter’s graduation from EugeneLang of The New School in NY. WALTERtook a river cruise in the south of France in lateMay to help make up for his wife Beth’sbirthday on May 8, when he was at the MUBATrustee meeting in Madison. This and a lavishshopping spree in N.Y. make her a happycamper. Now WALTER needs to figure outwhat to do for his own birthday, October 18,when once again he’ll be at a MUBA Trusteemeeting, instead of with his family celebrating.

1950’sGAR ALPEROVITZ (Forum ‘55-’56, President’56-‘57), Washington DC. GAR and LewDaly’s new book Unjust Deserts: How the Richare Taking Our Common Inheritance and HowWe can Take It Back will be published inNovember of 2008.

JUDITH CRAIN (President’s Assistant ‘56-’57,Placement Chair ‘57-’58, MUBA AssociateTrustee), Green Bay, WI, has been named as anew member of the UW Hospital board ofdiretors.

ROBERT COPE (President ’55) and his wifeMargaret continue their active farm lives,

responding to the direction of their son Tom,who manages the operation. They raise RedDevon beef cattle, emphasizing Rotokawa (NZ)genetics, and sell their bulls and bull semennationwide. For their own use and respondingto local demand, ROBERT and Margaretproduce Jersey milk (raw) and eggs. They havea small flock of 50 sheep for meat and fenceline maintenance. Last Christmas, they boughtthe farm next-door (200+) acres. Their olderson, Oliver, is an architect in NYC and theirdaughter is a lawyer in Portland, ME.Altogether, ROBERT and Margaret have sixgrandchildren.

WALLY DOUMA (Financial and StudentServices ’58-present), legendary “dean offinancial aid”, is celebrating 50 years of serviceto UW-Madison! He began in 1964 as thedirector for financial services and “retired” in1994. WALLY never truly stopped his workwith financial aid; he still gives presentations toparents at SOAR and serves on the selectioncommittee for the Chancellor’s ScholarsProgram. When he began work with financialaid, there was a total of only $1 millionavailable for all students. By WALLY’sretirement, that amount had grown to $115million, and stands at $284 million today. Onlya handful of current employees can claim over50 years of service to UW. We thank WALLYfor his dedication and brilliant leadership.

JOANNA HARRIS (Theater ’54-’55) justcompleted her book titled Beyond Isadora: BayArea Dancing 1915-1965. JOANNA is headingto New York City, London, and Venice whereshe will be part of a NEH, UCSC Conferenceon Venice, the Jewish-Italian Culture.JOANNA is doing theatre and dance research.

STANLEY KRIPPNER (Forum ’53), SanFrancicso, CA, received the 2008 Ways ofKnowing Award from the University ofMinnesota’s Center for Spirituality andHealing. STAN was cited for his “explorationsof culturally based healing traditions andpractices.”

CAL “SKIP” MUTH (Film ’50-’51), Palm Bay,FL, had a great cruise of the Society Islands onthe MS Paul Gougin. Tahiti, Bora Bora,Moorea et al. CAL loved the Paul GouginMuseum and scenery. He hopes to make theMaritime Provinces this fall.

1960’sBOB BOHM (Film ’60-’61), Chesterfield,MO, traveled to China in 2007 andChatauqua, NY in 2008. BOB is also an activevolunteer as a CASA, 200 Docent mediator forBBB, a volunteer police officer and a CERTtrained volunteer. BOB has been retired for 5½ years after selling his Rep Business. He nowhas three grandchildren—two boys ages 7 and4, and a new 1-year-old granddaughter. BOB isenjoying life to the extreme.*The Summer 2008 issue of Terrace Viewsmisprinted Bob’s news under the name “BenBohm”. Our sincere apologies for the mistake.

CAROL HOPPENFELD HILLMAN (Forumchair ‘60-‘61, MUBA Trustee), Brookline, MA,and her husband Howard made their third tripto Africa in October, 2007 visiting gamepreserves in Namibia, Botswana and SouthAfrica. First sightings of leopards in Botswana.And, in early 2008 they became city folkagain, moving from Framingham, MA (20miles outside of Boston) to a condo in a 125year-old mansion in Brookline, Massachusetts(essentially in Boston). “We’re very excited atbeing able to walk to restaurants, take the T tothe ballet and symphony and in general leavethe car at home. Only Riva, the PortugueseWater Dog, is taking a while to adjust to beinga city dog.” CAROL said.

LOIS A. WITTICH (Gallery Director ’60-’61),Phoenix, AZ, Master Artist, can be seen withher work at www.loisawittich.com. Have aWittich original—a custom painting createdjust for you! Unforgettable. LOIS’s e-mailaddress is [email protected]

1970’sJEAN FROEHLKE CLOUGH (Forum ’71-‘72), Gainesville, FL, is alive and well and busy!JEAN’s three kids are out of the house, two areworking and one is still in nursing school. Thefamily is going to Oregon for vacation. A weekat the shore and a week in the mountains.JEAN recently completed her teachingcredential and hopes to start teaching history inSeptember. (She says “I’m so historic I shouldknow what I’m talking about!”) In March, theymet Nancy Morbeck and Stan Haack inSavannah, GA for the Savannah Home andGarden Show. They had a blast! Last summer,

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they attended Nancy’s son’s wedding inVirginia. Jeffrey is a Badger too. They dancedthe night away with cheeseheads on! They hopeto visit Madison this summer for her cousin’swedding.

DANIEL SWANSON SR. (Union South SocialDirector ’71-’72), Portage, WI, joins his sonUW Engineering grad BS ’04 MS ’06 inannouncing that their wife/stepmom hasgraduated with her PhD in History from UWMadison.

1980’sELIZABETH (LYZ) BODNER (Theater Arts’86-’87), Chicago, IL, has been living inChicago for 17 years. She lives in the city withher husband, Michael, and 8 month old son,Drew, with another expected in October! LYZhas been working at the University of Chicagofor over 10 years and is currently the ExecutiveDirector for the Department of Obstetrics andGynecology. LYZ loves the city and even runsinto Mark Kaplan (Art Chair ’86-’87) every sooften.

KITTY KOCOL (Art Area Chair ’80-‘81),Madison, WI, has joined the Wisconsin CourtAppointed Special Advocates Association as itsexecutive director. The association supportsvolunteer advocacy for abused and neglectedchildren in Wisconsin.

1990’sYUJIN AN (Travel ‘99-‘00, Union Council‘99-‘00, ‘01-‘02), San Francisco, CA, spent fiveyears back home in DC after graduation thenmoved to San Francisco in January 2008 topursue a new career in attorneyrecruiting. YUJIN is now the AttorneyRecruiting & Professional DevelopmentManager at White & Case. Though she missesDC, the past few months have been great andshe’s enjoyed exploring her new hometown!

CHRISTOPHER BOUDA (CommunityServices ’98-’99), Bloomington IL, and hiswife, Maureen, celebrated the birth of theirdaughter, Grace, at London’s Portland Hospitalon January 6, 2008. Maureen andCHRISTOPHER work for GE Healthcare inLondon.

GILLIAN C.B. FINK (Hoofers ’90-’95, MiniCourses ‘95-’97, Staff Education ’99-‘01),Monona, WI, married Adam Fink on October23, 2007 in Iowa City, IA. She is working atthe UW Foundation.

KAREN KERSTING (Vice President ’99-’00)Washington, D.C., will start a doctoralprogram in Counseling Psychology at VirginiaCommonwealth University in Richmond, VAin August 2008. Her research will focus onhealth psychology and professional leadership.

ADELIA (BUSSEY) POPE (Art Director ’97-’98), Amherst, MA, has a new daughter. LillianSylvie Pope was born on March 21, 2008. Thewhole family is healthy and happy!

IAN ROSENBERG (WUD Film Director ‘92-93; Wisconsin Union President ‘93-94; MUBAAssociate Trustee), New York, NY, waspromoted to Executive Counsel at ABC Newsin April. He is the pre-broadcast review lawyerfor ABC News Nightline, among other ABCprograms and stations. In his spare time, IANcontinues to produce documentaries. Hislatest, “Finishing Heaven,” about a man whotook 37 years to finish his first film, premieredat the LA Film Fest in July.

JESSICA (FISHER) SCHLUETER,(Community Services Committee Director ’97-’98, Morgridge Center Peer Advisor ’98-’99),Stoughton, MA, and her husband, Eric,welcomed the birth of their son, Samuel, onMarch 21, 2008.

STEVE YUN (Science and Society ’91-’92),San Clemente, CA, was selected as Physician ofExcellence by Orange County MedialAssociation and Anesthesiologist of the Year byFresh Start Surgical Gifts, a charity thatprovides free reconstructive surgery forunderprivileged children. Go Wisconsin!

2000’sCHRISTENA GUNTHER (Art CommitteeDirector ‘04-’05, ’05-’06), New York, NY,accepted a position at the MetropolitanMuseum of Art in their Education Departmentworking in Access Coordination, which is forvisitors to the Museum who have disabilities.

ADAM ROBINSON (Student PerformanceDirector ’04-’05, ’05-’06), Washington DC.After a year on the campaign trail for SenatorClinton, ADAM is returning to Washington,DC. He will serve as an account assistant atMSHC Partners, a leading political advertisingfirm for Democratic and progressive clients.ADAM would love to connect with any Unionalumni in the area, and can be contacted [email protected]

ALISON ROOTBERG (Theater Committee’03-’04) brought her dance company to UW-Madison for a performance in the MargaretH’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hallon June 26. ALISON’s company, KinesthetechSense, incorporates modern dance, visual art,and music, “creating ferocious interactiveexperiences for audiences throughout theworld.” For more information, visit theirwebsite at www.ksense.org.

STEPHANIE THOMAS (Hoofer President’00-’01), Jackson, WY, recently started a newjob. She is the Development andCommunications Director for Friends ofPathways, a non-profit organization in Jackson,WY, focused on promoting non-motorizedtransportation and complete pathway and trailsystems.

In MemoriumCURTIS J. BENEDITZ, a valued member ofthe Memorial Union custodial staff ’68-’96,passed away peacefully in the afternoon of May15, 2008 in Fresno, CA. CURTIS left theMemorial Union in 1996 because of M.S.which disabled him quickly He was cared forby his wife and daughter. A memorial servicewas held in Wisconsin this summer forCURTIS. Our condolences go out to CURTIS’family.

JUDITH (ZUELSDORF) EGGLESTON(Tournaments '61-'62), passed away on May 8,2008 after a courageous 28-year battle withcancer. JUDITH was a member of the AlphaXi Delta sorority. She married her husbandJerry in 1963, and enjoyed bridge, bowling,crossword puzzles, watching football, travelingand reunions. JUDITH is survived by herhusband Jerry, her brother Robert, and twosons, David and Thomas. We send our sincerecondolences to JUDITH's family.

KURT SCHALDACH, in ‘77-’78, KURT, aGerman painter from Milwaukee, arrived at theUnion to design and paint the murals in theStiftskeller, and to perform the first everrestoration of the Rathskeller murals. Hemoved in to one of the guest rooms and spentthe better part of two months painting andrestoring the German murals. One of hismurals carries the description: “When wine andbier make war on each other, who will win,who will lose?” which adorns the west wall ofthe Stiftskeller. KURT passed away on April 14,2008, in Napa, CA at the age of 95.

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MUBA CHAIRJeff Kunz ‘71

VICE CHAIRJanet Pratt Montgomery ‘59William Johnson ‘50

TREASURERTheodore Crabb ‘54

ASSISTANT TREASURERHank Walter

EXECUTIVE SECRETARYMark Guthier

UNION PRESIDENTJeff Rolling ‘09

BOARD OF TRUSTEESJeff Bartell ’65Miriam Boell Boegel ‘68Catherine Colyer Dyke ‘91Henry Brad Elsesser ‘88Dan Erdman ‘80Sheryl Facktor ‘84Pam Garvey ‘85Miguel Esteban Guevara ‘95Carol Hoppenfeld Hillman ‘61Bill Kasdorf ‘71Lucy Lloyd ‘69Barbara Connell Manley ‘52Doris Meissner ‘69David Milofsky ‘69Joan Wilkie Murdoch ‘65Mark Musolf ‘63Walter Pancoe ‘47Ann Prisland ‘69

Lynn Stathas ‘88Doris Weisberg ‘58

ASSOCIATE TRUSTEESKen AntaramianBetsy Behnke ‘64Todd Berry ‘73Adam Briggs ‘01Michael Brody ‘80Ruth Reiter Brown ‘69Marcia Carlucci ‘68Judith Crain ‘58David Cross ‘76George Cutlip ‘71Thea Lerner Daniels ‘84Susan Dibbell ‘84Peggy Douma ‘63Carol Falk ‘63Sheldon Friedstein ‘61Thomas J. Gulick ‘78Sharon Hadary ‘63Mark Haebig ‘72

Jeff Haupt ‘95Brent Helt ‘00Roger HowardWilliam Immerman ‘59John Krieck ‘75Jane Lichtman ‘66Barbara Schulz Linnenbrink ‘67David MaranissKiersten Marshall ‘94Karen Johnson Mathews ‘99Margaret McCormick ‘90Gregg Mekler ‘79Marty Small Meyer ‘55David Nemschoff ‘76Paula Perrone Neumann ‘75Bill Niemeyer ‘94Jim Norton ‘99Ellie Oppenheim ‘72Lynne Parish ‘78Robert Perlstein ‘66Elizabeth Preston ‘98Noel Radomski ‘88

Glenda Dewberry RooneyIan Rosenberg ‘95Rose Mary Rupnow ‘49Vinood Sahney ‘70Steven C. Schaffer ‘72Susan Edgerton Sell ‘58Peggy Shukur ‘81Tom Smith ‘66Marilyn Sprague ‘64Peg Gunderson Stiles ‘45Tom Sylke ‘82Stephanie Thomas ‘01Teri Venker ‘82Jim Wessing ‘72Cal Williams ‘70Derek Wilson ‘82Judy Labiner Wolfe ‘93Kate Young ‘92Susie Weber Younkle ‘00Sherry Zander ‘74

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