2009 Winter / Spring | Terrace Views

T H E WINTER/SPRING

2009 VOL. 3, NO. 2

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INSIDE:

The Hamel Family Page 5

Living the Wisconsin Idea Page 7

New Building Incorporates Salvage Page 9

Tribute: Union South Page 12

Letter From the Director Terrace Views Editorial Directors Glenda Noel-Ney Shayna Hetzel BA ’07 MPA‘08 Editor Melissa Mamayek ‘06 Editorial Advisors George Cutlip ‘71 Chris DuPre Marc Kennedy ‘87 Jan Montgomery ‘59 Ann Prisland ‘69 Contributing Writers Esty Dinur Amanda Green ‘08 Emily Semmelman ‘09 Ashley Spencer ‘09 Ben Young ‘11 Design, Layout and Production Melissa Mamayek ‘06 Jan Montgomery ‘59 Mary Rohrdanz Laura Skala ‘09 Membership Coordinator Ian Stewart Terrace Views is published three times a year by the Wisconsin Union and funded in part by the Memorial Union Building Association (MUBA).

Address Comments or Questions to: Ian Stewart Membership Office Rm 410 Memorial Union 800 Langdon Street Madison, WI 53706 Phone: (608) 262-2263 membership@union.wisc.edu union.wisc.edu Cover photo by Jeff Miller, UW-Madison University Communications

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As winter descends on the campus closing another calendar year for the Union, it reminds me that almost every instance of an “ending” brings a new “beginning.” This has certainly been the case recently at the Union—and in some pretty remarkable ways.

Like the rest of the campus, we have enjoyed getting to know our new chancellor, Carolyn “Biddy” Martin. Transitions between leaders on a campus provide wonderful opportunities for everyone to examine what they do. It also reminds us of the importance of aligning our individual organizational priorities. The Union is no exception. We are eager to bring people together as the campus moves forward under the Chancellor’s new leadership during these difficult times. We look forward to meeting the challenges together with our colleagues and with the support of our Union family.

In mid-October, we honored one of the Union’s truly special family members and great personalities, Fannie Taylor, with a memorial concert in her name—the final performance by the Guarneri String Quartet on the Union Theater stage. In previous publications of Terrace Views, you have undoubtedly read about how indelibly Fan influenced the Union Theater and the greater Madison arts scene. It seemed fitting that the inaugural Fannie Taylor Memorial Concert was performed by one of the very group’s Fan booked on the stage during her tenure as Theater Director—as they are currently on their farewell tour across the country. The imagery of “endings” and “beginnings” was alive and well that evening, as the Theater honored its past by continuing to present the best in quality performances today.

And, of course, the new south campus union continued to become more and more of a reality as we moved toward year’s end. In the next issue of Terrace Views, we will chronicle and highlight for you the closing events and activities we sponsored for the current Union South. Perhaps many of you were able to participate in some of them— the final Badger Bash on the current site with the UW Marching Band, complete with confetti cannons or the “Wrecking Ball,” a building-wide dance and party that was held prior to finals week. By the time you read this, Union South will have closed its doors for the last time and plans will be underway to literally move forward on the new building. It’s an exciting time in the Union’s history and we’re glad you are going to be part of it.

So please take some time to read through this issue of Terrace Views and catch up on what’s happening at your Union. While it may be winter outside and the end of the seasons, spring is just around the corner, and new things are beginning all the time.

Come inside and warm up!

All my best,

Mark Guthier Director Wisconsin Union

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Singing and Dancing with the Stars

Diavolo

It’s not just the same old song and dance: the Wisconsin Union Theater has a fresh program with diverse performances from around the country and the world.

Danielle de Niese makes her Wisconsin Union Theater debut this February.

Equipped with a beautiful and powerful soprano voice, de Niese rose to critical acclaim in 2005 with her portrayal of Cleopatra in a David McVicar production of Handel’s Giulio Cesare. Also famous for her operatic performance in the film Hannibal, de Niese will perform classical works of Wolf, Bizet, Barber, Poulenc and Handel.

February continues the sizzle with Diavolo, one of the most unique dance troupes ever to grace the Theater’s stage.

Diavolo’s large-scale performances explore how individuals interact with their environment. The troupe, made up of dancers, gymnasts and actors, incorporates large metal fixtures to accentuate its story.

Spring Awakening, the winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical in 2007, is the hottest sensation on Broadway

Danielle de Niese

today. Duncan Sheik’s performance in March features the singer-songwriter and composer of the musical alongside original cast members.

The world’s foremost professional belly dance troupe brings the ancient art onto the Theater stage with a show this March that has been named the next big dance show phenomenon. Featuring America’s most famous and talented belly dancers, the troupe has danced on television and in over 18 countries.

Fado is Portugal’s fervent and bittersweet style of music, full of passion, sorrow, envy, anguish and sometimes satire.

Mariza began singing Fado as a child in Portugal, even before she could read! In 2000, she received the Voice of Fado award and has been named one of the 100 most important women in Europe. Mariza, who performs throughout the world, will visit the Wisconsin Union Theater this April.

The song and dance edition of the Union Theater season concludes with a triple threat: Dobet Gnahore, the female star of Acoustic Africa, is coming back to

the Theater with her own band. Gnahore dances, plays percussion and sings in seven African languages and French. Her lyrics address important issues, such as the AIDS pandemic, the importance of family, life in the village and the value of never forgetting where you came from. Gnahore performs on May 1.

They say a picture is worth 1,000 words. Well, how about a picture, a video, audio files and artist links? More information about this exciting season, including videos and other resources, is available on the Union Theater Web site.

Tickets can be purchased online for all events, including events featuring many talented instrumentalists not highlighted here. To check out the full Union Theater program, visit the Web site at uniontheater.wisc.edu.

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—Emily Semmelman ‘09

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Union Theater’s New Web Site How do we stay current with our rapidly evolving world and remain relevant to students? Subscriptions are becoming outdated, and last minute ticket purchases are more and more prominent. Is there a way to cut paper waste and save money?

We also wanted to go “green” and use as little paper as possible. That, of course, saves money. We let our patrons know, through a number of means, that we would love them to switch from a paper brochure to the Web. To entice them, we promised a content-rich Web site that has more information about the artists than we could ever cram in a brochure. We also told them that it would be a good way to find out about changes and additions.

We love the way it looks and the availability of audio, video, articles, interviews, reviews and more for each artist. The ability to add information at any time has proved priceless. It is easy to buy tickets from any of the site’s pages, as there are many ways to navigate. Visitors can subscribe to our monthly newsletter, read breaking news, or enjoy the student committee blog. The new site also allows us to better promote events, which take place in and out of the Theater.

Here is what we know so far: we

prevented sending thousands of season brochures, saving money and doing our bit to help the planet. Our average daily Internet sales revenue has more than doubled. A few events, such as Idina Menzel and Yael Naim, had sales in which half or more of the tickets were purchased online.

This is just the beginning. We hope to stop producing a paper brochure altogether within a few years. We plan to continue booking acts later in the year and are using various methods, such as the e-newsletter, to let patrons know.

We welcome you to peruse our Web site. You will find a lot more than just the current season. Read about our interesting history (our Concert Series goes all the way back to 1929 and includes every big name in classical music— we have ghost stories too). Find out where to park, or read the guide to the Madison World Music Festival. Feel free to use the “About Us” link to email me with your thoughts and suggestions.

A segment of this article appeared in the UW-Madison paper of record, Wisconsin Week.

—Esty Dinur

Mini Courses Swing into Spring Mike and Deb Moe, married since 1968, began teaching West Coast Swing dancing after taking "So You Wanna Teach a Mini Course?" in 2006. "We have a great time teaching, and it's definitely helped us improve as dancers," Deb said. The Moes started dancing in 1992 and have taken every dance Mini Course the Union has to offer.

"When Mini Course Director Jay Ekleberry asked us what we wanted to teach, we said West Coast Swing Dance.

Apparently, there was a great demand for it. Jay was thrilled," Deb commented.

West Coast Swing is offered twice a semester in five-class segments. "We get to teach a wide variety of people, many of whom have never danced before," Mike said. "It's a mix of students through grandparents." Deb and Mike like to keep

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the class size under 20 for the best instruction.

"A lot of times there will only be a male or female dance teacher,” said Mike, “which makes teaching rather one-sided.

We teach as a couple to demonstrate both perspectives.”

A versatile dancing style, West Coast Swing is set to a slightly slower tempo than East Coast Swing. "We dance to a variety of music: country, blues, classic rock, even pop music. We really want to keep people thinking about dancing, and how it's not just a thing of the past." Deb explained. Mike and Deb encourage anyone interested to take West Coast Swing for a fun and active learning experience. For more information, look in the Mini Course catalog or go to union.wisc.edu/minicourses.

Wisconsin Union Gallery Schedule January 30 - March 10, 2009 PORTER BUTTS GALLERY: Brian DeLevie exhibition CLASS OF 1925 GALLERY: Michael Wodyn exhibition THEATER GALLERY: Jsun Laliberté exhibition LAKEFRONT ON LANGDON GALLERY: Zsuzsanna Nagy exhibition Opening Reception on January 30, 7-9 pm, Main Lounge (Memorial Union)

April 3 - 26, 2009 PORTER BUTTS & CLASS OF 1925 GALLERIES: 82nd Annual Student Art Show LAKEFRONT ON LANGDON & THEATER GALLERIES: WUD Art Committee student curated exhibitions Opening Reception on April 3, 7-9 pm, Main Lounge (Memorial Union)

May 1 - 13, 2009 PORTER BUTTS & CLASS OF 1925 GALLERIES: 3rd Year Masters of Fine Arts Candidate Exhibitions LAKEFRONT ON LANGDON & THEATER GALLERIES: WUD Art Committee student curated exhibitions continue

May 18 - 23, 2009 PORTER BUTTS & CLASS OF 1925 GALLERIES: Wisconsin Public Television Art & Antiques Auction Preview LAKEFRONT ON LANGDON & THEATER GALLERIES: WUD Art Committee student curated exhibitions continue The Porter Butts Gallery and Class of 1925 Gallery are open 10am-8pm daily when exhibitions are in place.

Theater Gallery and Lakefront on Langdon Gallery are open during building hours when exhibitions are scheduled. All shows are selected, installed and maintained by members of the WUD Art Committee.

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Hamels Family History Celebrated at the Union More than four decades after receiving his graduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, George Hamel, Sr. attended a concert in the Wisconsin Union Theater for the first time last October—a performance by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. After countless visits, George Sr. proved the Union is truly a place for new experiences.

George Sr. was the beginning of his family legacy at UW-Madison.

“I was in the Army at the time, and they needed some PR expertise,” George said. “They sent four colonels to UWMadison every year to get a master’s in journalism. Right away, I loved Madison. A lot of great things have happened to us since my two years there, and I feel the affection for the campus was passed onto my children.”

George’s son, George Jr., graduated from UW-Madison with a bachelor’s degree in Communication Arts in 1980, and his grandson John is currently in his fourth year majoring in Journalism.

After witnessing summer on the Terrace, George Jr. developed his own affinity for the Union. “One summer I was on the Terrace, watching the lake,” George remembered. “It wasn’t a particularly windy day, and I got great amusement watching a determined windsurfer tip over, then get slowly back up, then fall over again. These types of memories grow on you and make you really love a place.”

George Hamel Jr. and his wife, Pam, enjoy life in the San Francisco Bay Area where George is a founder of ValueAct Capital, an investment management firm.

They look to Madison as a routinely wonderful place for family trips. “As devoted UW sports fans, we travel to Madison for basketball, hockey, and football games. My children certainly have had their share of red clothes, and enjoy the music at the Union where a few of the bands they have seen perform at Union venues became favorites.”

The Hamels have actively supported UW-Madison through gifts to various areas of campus. The Hamel family recently made a generous gift to the Union Building Campaign and restoration of Memorial

From left to right: George Hamel III, Jeff Bartell (MUBA Trustee) Arline Hamel, John Hamel, George Hamel Sr., George Hamel Jr., Pamela Hamel and Mark Guthier (Director of the Wisconsin Union).

Union, accepting an opportunity to name what is now known as the Hamel Family Browsing Library, formerly the Travel Center, Multicultural Center and Browsing Library for books, music and news. “The Browsing Library really stood out to us; it’s got good bones. We look forward to the plans they have for the room,” George Jr. said.

To honor the Hamels’ gift to the Wisconsin Union, members of Union staff, friends, and three generations of the family dined and celebrated in the Hamel Family Browsing Library. George Sr. described his emotions towards the naming opportunity and his family’s gift: “I am proud of it; I’ve always spent time at the Union. It is a thrill to have our family name over a room in the Union, which has always been a place for warm memories.”

George Jr. believes the Union’s location and purpose make it a unique and welcoming building. “It’s the one place people can go any time,” George Jr. said.

“Gray hair or no hair, student, grandparent, or grandchild: it doesn’t matter which stage of life they’re in; people love spending time at the Union. And it is nearly impossible for us to visit Madison without going to the Union for some Babcock Hall ice cream.”

“I don’t know how someone can have ties to the University without loving the Union,” Pam said, reflecting on her years of continued support.

“It’s where the heart resides, whether it’s with friends or simply whiling away the time by your self. There is no place quite like it anywhere else on campus.”

—Pam Hamel It is rare and beautiful to have such deep and giving affection for a place, but the Union, which is much more than just a place, remains in the hearts of all who spend time here. We offer our sincerest thanks to the Hamel family members for their continued support of the Union. We can look forward to what their gift will provide for members, alumni, and, like the Hamel family, generations of students to come.

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—Ben Young ‘11

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Erosion Control at Hoofer Riding Club The Hoofer Riding Club operates the 40acre Equestrian Center on a farm in Belleville, WI. Offering many opportunities for students, youth and the community, the stable accommodates around 30 horses, both club-owned and boarding. "The Riding Club is amazing," said Hoofers Advisor Linda Bentz.

"They're responsible for figuring out how to earn enough revenue to pay for everything, and it's not an easy job. They receive no university funding and rely on donated funds, horses, equipment, and volunteers who assist us with maintenance."

Two years ago, the Hoofer stables suffered a great deal of damage. Massive summer rains pummeled southern Wisconsin. The Hoofer stables are located in a valley, not far from the highest point in Dane County, and the 400-foot gravel path leading from the horse pasture down toward the stables acted like a riverbed.

"The water eroded the ground bit by bit until we had trenches as deep as one foot in some places. This was extremely dangerous and was finally deemed impassable, affecting how the horses were able to get to the pasture. Temporary repairs washed away with every rain and we knew we had to make a more permanent fix," said Linda.

The following year, Andrew Jacque, a

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PhD candidate in environmental engineering at UW-Madison, graciously donated his time to design a complete set of plans and specifications to repair the path and fix the drainage problems. The repair added various erosion control features, including geo-textiles, culverts, check dams and breaker runs.

Now, the path is fully repaired and rainwater is safely redirected, but it could not have been done without the help of the Memorial Union Building Association (MUBA).

"MUBA provided the funds for the erosion project. They have been wonderfully supportive and it was truly a blessing that they were willing to help.”

Though the erosion repair is complete, the Hoofer Equestrian Center still requires other maintenance. With today's economy, it is a constant struggle to generate enough revenue to cover the expenses. The club can only hope that it will find ways to continue offering the same unique programming and educational opportunities for years to come," says Linda.

For more information and updates on all Hoofer programming, or for information on how to donate to Hoofers, please visit www.hoofers.org —Ben Young ‘11

Memorial Union Movies (aka MU Movies) From arthouse darlings to blockbuster hits, MU Movies brings you recent screen gems.

MU Movies screen on Friday and Saturday evenings when classes are in session at 7:00pm & 9:30pm in the Play Circle Theater (MU).

Real to Reel Cinema From real life to the screen...Real to Reel Cinema presents the best in documentary and non-fiction films.

Real to Reel Cinema screens on alternating Thursdays when classes are in session, at 7:30pm in the Play Circle Theater.

International Cinema International Cinema brings you simply the best in contemporary and classic films from around the globe.

International Cinema screens on the last Friday and Saturday evenings of each month when classes are in session, at 7:00pm & 9:30pm in the Play Circle Theater.

Midnight Movies Midnight Movies presents the best in cult classic films, in a casual lounge setting, perfect for checking out with a group of your friends.

Midnight Movies screen on Saturday nights when classes are in session at 11:59pm in the Play Circle Theater.

Starlight Cinema One of Madison’s longest-running avante garde film series, Starlight Cinema features classic and contemporary experimental films and videos.

Starlight Cinema screens on alternating Thursdays when classes are in session at 7:30pm in the Play Circle Theater.

Sneak Previews Massive rains created a dangerous trench along the horse path. The path has been preserved with various erosion control features and fencing.

Sneak Previews are your chance to see movies BEFORE they hit the theaters!

Previews are scheduled as movie studios make them available to the WUD Film Committee. Watch WUD Film website (union.wisc.edu/film) for title updates and screening details as Sneak Previews are confirmed!

Watch the WUD Film Web site (union.wisc.edu/film) for schedule updates.

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The Wisconsin Idea: Badgers Return to Campus Alumni often revisit their college campus and reflect on their experiences. This year University of Wisconsin-Madison’s most prominent and celebrated young alumni will do just that—except this time—they’ll be lecturing.

The Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS) Committee has teamed up with the Wisconsin Alumni Association to bring in dynamic and successful former Badgers to speak. The string of lectures, entitled “The Distinguished Alumni Series: Living the Wisconsin Idea,” will continue throughout the academic year.

Each lecture will be followed by a question and answer session and an informal reception giving students the opportunity to network and connect with the alumni. Each lecture will take place in the Class of 1924 Reception Room in the Memorial Union at 7:30 pm on scheduled Thursdays throughout the year.

This series is similar to other DLS programs, only every speaker is a former UW student who cheered at Badger games, studied on the Terrace on sunny afternoons and made the daily trek up Bascom Hill.

Dr. Linnea Smith, '81, M.D. '84, was the first alum to give her lecture. Smith gave up her Wisconsin medical practice in 1990 to provide medical services to the indigenous people of the Peruvian Amazon. Dr. Smith painted a detailed account of her groundbreaking humanitarian work, and what the

Wisconsin Idea has meant to her life.

Badger couple Kaleem Caire '00 and Lisa Peyton-Caire BA‘96 MS '99, spoke to students about the creative ways they’ve improved education, including founding the Next Generation Education Foundation in Washington D.C. and leading the formation of the District of Columbia Association of Chartered Public Schools.

One of America’s youngest judges, Justice Amanda Rockman BA '01 JD '05, will discuss her work as an associate judge of the HoChunk Nation Tribal Court. Her case load ranges from family law to inter-governmental disputes.

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Anthony Shadid '90, who landed a position with the Associated Press as a Middle East correspondent in Cairo, will also speak this year. His daily work ranged from reporting on events in the West Bank to interviewing Taliban fighters on the Afghanistan front.

After September 11, 2001, Shadid was hired by the Boston Globe as foreign affairs writer on Arab and Muslim issues.

Each of these speakers is a leading figure in their respective fields, but all are first and foremost living the Wisconsin Idea.

“Each of them are living proof that Badgers can and are changing the world and leading extraordinary lives,” said Eric Schmidt, Director of Distinguished Lecture Series Committee.

Bringing alumni back is important because it gives students the chance to meet with accomplished individuals who draw on their UW experience to achieve outstanding

“Each of them are living proof that Badgers can and are changing the world and leading extraordinary lives.”

—Eric Schmidt work beyond the campus community.

“We have a wealth of brilliant alums who came through the same buildings that we came through and are doing incredible things,” Eric said. “It gives students an opportunity to realize their university has turned out some really great people and that they could be one of those people some day.”

For more up-to-date information on “The Distinguished Alumni Series” visit union.wisc.edu/ DLS. —Ashley Spencer ’09

News in Brief Capital Cafe

Highland Grounds

This past fall, Capital Cafe opened in the recently remodeled Grainger Hall at 975 University Avenue. The new Wisconsin Union Restaurant has a fresh take on simple food and serves a variety of delicious soups, salads and sandwiches.

Each order is prepared as you order it with the freshest ingredients, including local items from Clasen’s European Bakery and Wisconsin cheese companies.

Capital Cafe is also our first location to serve Peet’s Coffee & Tea, including blended and iced espresso drinks.

The Wisconsin Union Deli Division opened Highland Grounds in the Waisman Center, 1500 Highland Avenue, to expand services in the West Campus.

The Waisman Center, which is dedicated to advancing knowledge about human development, developmental disabilities and neurodegenerative diseases, will now have Seattle’s Best Coffee®, bakery, snacks and Gotham New York Style Bagels from the local bagel company.

The Memorial Union Terrace: A Landscape History Written by Susan K. Olsen, this publication will be available online at union.wisc.edu/terrace. Learn everything about the Terrace—the land the Terrace sits on, the Native American presence at the site, and facts about those famous chairs.

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Student Involvement with Sustainable New Union As the primary users of Wisconsin Union facilities and a majority of Union Council members, students possess a powerful voice in the decision-making process. Two veteran Student Union Initiative supporters, Josh Clements and John Sinclair have continued to commit countless hours of their time making sure students have every opportunity to participate.

A veteran Design Committee member, John Sinclair will graduate in December 2008 with a bachelor's degree in Journalism and Communication Arts. He has always been interested in architecture and planning, so it was natural for him to get involved with the Student Union Initiative campaign.

"Students were excited to have such an important voice in the process," John commented. A few student groups have shown tremendous interest and concern for the new union. "The Hoofer climbing wall is a big point of interest for many students.

In addition, martial arts and dance students

have played a big part. Questions of space and versatility always surface at the meetings, and the feedback we get is very helpful."

Josh Clements graduated in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in Biological Aspects of Conservation, is working toward his master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning and is the Chair of The Green Builder’s Association on campus. He began in spring of 2005 with the Emerging Green Builders and worked with Gwen Drury, a PhD student and master plan project assistant, doing exploratory research studying trends in "green" building.

"We're aiming for LEED-certified Silver rating of green technology for the new south campus union," Josh explained.

Current designs for the building are at the Gold certification level.

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification requires buildings to incorporate multiple technologies to increase and maintain energy efficiency. The building will likely be 3740 percent more efficient than code. Using Wisconsin wood and stone and a passive heating system will make the new building ecofriendly. Passive heating utilizes an atrium where heat rises out naturally, without air-pumps Josh knows quite a bit about student involvement in this The design committee contemplates the character of the new south project. "Union Council campus union and its interior design. has the ultimate decision-

making authority and is made up primarily of students," Josh explained. Union Council receives proposals and ideas from the Design Committee, a Union Council subcommittee which is composed of nine students, two staff, two alumni, the Director and Associate Director of the Union. The Design Committee has worked closely with various design sub-groups throughout the process, which focus on specific features, like the arts entertainment space, food service, green design group, etc.

These are not decision-making groups; they research and brainstorm options to present to Design Committee.

"There are members of Union Council on the Design Committee," Josh said, "so nothing is lost in translation." Anyone can become a member or attend the design meetings—Josh says that attending meetings is the easiest way for students to get involved, since there are no time expectations. "Anyone can check out the Web site, the blog, or send an e-mail," Josh said. "Every comment is heard and compiled."

Both Josh and John have put significant amounts of time into this project for the benefit of the UW and future students. "I think what's most important for students now to realize is that the Union is so much more than just a bar and grill, or a lounge," John said. "When you walk in, you should realize that students have built this place.

Right now is an important time in the project for everyone to be involved."

Visit newunion.wisc.edu for more information and how to get involved.

—Ben Young ‘11

NEWS FLASH! Terrace Views is now online!

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The New South Campus Union Incorporates Pieces of Our Past When the new south campus union is unveiled in 2011, it won’t be an entirely brand new building. Parts of it will be made from recycled materials and architectural salvage —ranging from copper from the old Union South roof and pipes to a piece of the Kohl Center floor to decorative terracotta from the former Schlimgen building.

Gwen Drury, a PhD student and project assistant, has been working with students on ideas for the new south campus union.

During Gwen’s conversations with students, three themes kept resurfacing: students wanted a green building, a warm building with character and most importantly, a meaningful structure that houses Wisconsin pride, tradition and history.

From this trifecta, the idea of a Salvage Project emerged. By collecting salvage and new building materials from all over the state, the project aims to capture something from all 72 counties in Wisconsin, from Adams to Wood.

The Salvage Project is aiming to make this building unique by using as many native materials as possible. The project created a registry for people to donate salvage materials.

The first supplies on the list are concrete and copper from the old Union South building. The project will also reach out to state craftsmen and artisans for materials like iron. Pieces from the past with great Wisconsin spirit and origins make up the core of the project.

So far, the project has been working to integrate a piece of the Kohl Center floor into the new south campus union. There has been no final decision as to how it will be incorporated—but the potential uses are endless. The floor could be used in the new recreation area (complete with bowling, a climbing wall, and pool and ping-pong tables) in the new grill or perhaps a conference room.

Other materials made available include a cornice and corbels from the old Schlimgen Building, which once stood

Pieces of the Kohl Center floor will be salvaged for the new south campus union.

where the new Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery are currently being constructed.

This ornate terracotta border was part of campus scenery for generations of former students and residents. It also has state roots: the building was constructed by Claude and Stark, a famous local architectural firm. Louis Claude was a UW Engineering graduate who worked with world famous architect Louis Sullivan in Madison and Chicago. Sullivan was a mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright, who also studied engineering at UW. Additionally, a staff member has offered stone quarried by hand out of a bluff to build a creamery on a family farm.

The architects will pick from a menu of available salvage and integrate the pieces they can use in the design to make the building feel like home and feel like Wisconsin.

Drury hopes “the salvage project at the new south campus union will keep the state of Wisconsin at the front of our minds as we build relationships and develop innovative ways to contribute to the public good. Collecting these materials might be a challenge, but incorporating the salvage is important to keep the spirit of Wisconsin present in our minds.”

The Union was founded to give the university community a place to interact,

build relationships and create a strong university culture committed to the Wisconsin Idea. In 1904, President Charles Van Hise called for a student union to be built because he felt the University could serve the public good better if students understood each other’s viewpoints. That’s what the Union became, “the heart and soul” of the University—a place to come together, relax, have fun and get to know people on campus in an informal, yet still educational setting.

“It’s called a union…because it’s all about the people,” said Drury. “It’s a way for people from all over to connect to each other. This project focuses on bringing the state right here with us into the Union where we all meet and get to know each other.”

“After the new union is completed, everyone will sense the Wisconsin Idea and the traditions of the state in the very walls of this special building,” Gwen says.

The bulk of the registry has already been created, but if you have something outstanding that you would like to place on it, please contact Gwen Drury right away at masterplan@wisc.edu or (608) 890-0955.

For the latest project updates, visit newunion.wisc.edu.

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—Ashley Spencer ’09

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Wally Douma Remembers Union Roots Wally Douma’s ties with the Union began in May 1958, when he was hired as personnel director and advisor to the Forum Committee. He held these posts until 1964 when he began his tenure as the University of Wisconsin-Madison student financial aid director.

Wally said that while he had a great time in his 44 years in financial aid, his six years at the Union were a marvelous starting point.

“The president, E.B. Fred, was the first person I ever met on campus; Ted Crabb, then the assistant director, was the second. Ted and I have been friends ever since, and Ted was best man at my wedding. One other thing I remember from that start was that the big issue for the student government (WSA) was that the Union had just raised the price of a cup of coffee from a nickel to seven cents. They were ready to really get upset until Rennebohm’s, the main local student lunch counters around campus, raised their coffee price to a dime.”

Wally recalled joining “an extraordinary staff ” in 1958. “What I call the ‘senior’ staff consisted of Porter Butts, Doug Osterheld and Fan Taylor, all nationally recognized in their respective fields. They set standards for the rest of us,” he said.

“What might be called the ‘junior’ staff, also turned out to be made up of extraordinary individuals. Jim Wockenfuss, the Union Theater manager and a protégé of Fan Taylor’s, became the director of university theaters at Louisiana State University, the University of Iowa and the University of California-Davis. Paul Cleary, the food service director and a protégé of Doug Osterheld’s, went on to oversee food service for the entire University of Wisconsin System,” he said. “Mollie Buckley, the Union’s PR person, later became a vice president for publications for the UW Foundation; Joel Skornicka, an assistant business manager, later became mayor of Madison; Roger Rodzen became the director of the Union at UCLA; Ron Loomis became the Union director at Cornell University; Corky Sischo oversaw the opening of Union South; Ted Crabb became director of the Wisconsin Union following Porter Butts. It was indeed an imposing group.”

As Forum Committee advisor, Wally worked with a wonderful group of students, including Barbara Brandiff Crabb, Carol Nechrony Skornicka, Peggy Krug Douma, Carol Hoppenfeld Hillman and Joan Wilkie Murdock, all of whom continued their association with the Union after graduation. The Forum Committee also included Fred Kessler, a current Wisconsin assemblyman; Mort Allin, who became a personal advisor to President Nixon; Charlie Meissner who became an assistant secretary of Commerce in the Clinton administration; and many others who were equally as successful. Looking at the names, Wally mentioned that he was bemused by the number of “junior” male staff members who seemed to find some young women members of the Forum committee to be of more than passing interest.

Wally’s memories of the Union include many important historical figures. “I remember escorting Eleanor Roosevelt to the train station early in the morning after she spoke on campus,” he said. "Another time, I had to sneak Sen. Barry Goldwater from the theater back to the loading dock so we could avoid some hecklers who were waiting in front of the theater after his speech."

Wally remains active with the Office of Student Financial Services and with Student Orientation and Registration (SOAR), giving humorous but informative presentations annually to students and parents about financial aid. He also serves on the Chancellor's Scholars selection committee. As one of the “founding fathers of financial aid" Wally had several opportunities to leave Madison, but, as he said, “It was just too hard to leave UW and the Union Terrace.”

Winter Wonderland Memories Former Hoofers share their memories just in time for ski season.

Thank you for the most recent issue of all the exciting news. The note about Kayo Hall brought back some fond memories because her sister, Helen Hall, was on the first Hoofers ski trip to Colorado in the spring of 1940. This prompted me to a write a note about that trip because it inaugurated many trips that followed.

I was a VP and Hiking chairman at the same time (1936–1940). Our president was Russell Jorgensen, who was proceeded by Foster Curtis and Dan Turner in different years.

Our first meetings were held in a small frame house on the corner of Langdon opposite Science Hall. The idea of a ski trip for the flatlanders of Wisconsin was thought to be a good one, and if I recall correctly, there were four carloads for the trip.

The trip was chaperoned by Norris Hall, professor of chemistry. I cannot recall all the enthusiasts, but among were Jim MacDonald, Betty Mae Nelson, Dorothy Stemmler, Lulu Moore, John Dennis, Walter Loewenherz, and Ken Kupfer, who broke his leg and limited his skiing. Our guide was George Beck, an Austrian, who showed us how to put on seal skins and climb up the mountain. We stayed at the University of Colorado Mountain Club cabin at West Portal and skied Berthoud Pass, which had a rope tow. We also skied at Loveland Pass, where there were no facilities, only snow. I wonder how many of those on the trip recall the fantastic time we had skiing on real powder in the spectacular Rocky Mountains. It was a memorable time.

Sincerely, Howard A. Winkler ‘40 The American Birkebeiner, the largest cross-country ski race in North America, is held annually in northern Wisconsin and is part of the life of many Hoofers.

Dave Nelson, ‘61, former Hoofer sailor, recently retired from the National Forest Service as chief ranger of the Chequamegon National Forest. In addition to finishing the Birke more than 20 times, Dave was the lead trail designer for the new diagonal classic trail inaugurated this year as part of the first 13 km of the race. The trail will soon be extended to OO, the unofficial halfway point of the race, to allow separation between the classic and skating trails in the critical early part of the race.

I was also a Hoofer sailor and served as Commodore. I still work with Peter Harken,’63, and his brother, Olaf, at Harken, Inc., Pewaukee, WI, the premier sailboat hardware company in the world. I finished my 30th consecutive Birke this past year.

In addition, there are hundreds of other Hoofers who have many Birke races among their experiences. It’s a grand event. And for those of you who long for sunny, warm weather, plan ahead for the 101st Mackinac Race, taking place this summer from Chicago to Mackinac Island. Amid the 3,500 sailors on 465 boats, it’s easy to imagine there will be hundreds of Hoofer sailors.

What a great start so many skiers and sailors have had through Hoofers and the Wisconsin Union!

Thanks and best regards, Art Mitchel ‘59 (Sailing Club Commodore)

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Fan Taylor Remembrances 15

Two If By Peru— Ken and Ruth Wright 16

Grapevine News 18

Reflections From Ted Crabb

In last spring’s issue of Terrace Views I traced the building history of a branch union on the southwest side of the campus—from the Breese Terrace Cafeteria that opened following World War II until the move to The Downstairs in the late ‘60s, to the opening of Union South in March 1971. The official name was Memorial Union South and the building was dedicated “to those who lost their lives in the quest for peace and freedom outside of war.” The opening theme was “Fewer Walls and More Bridges” and various meeting rooms were named for those who fought for peace and for women’s rights.

The building will go down in February, but the memories linger on. Old timers will remember the eye-popping multi-colored carpet that enlivened the building. Some called it psychedelic. Others simply closed their eyes. One hotel guest wrote, “We had a great stay, but the carpet was so loud it kept us awake at night.” They will remember that the snack bar on the first floor started out as Union Station before it became Einsteins, and that what is now the “Quick Byte Deli” was originally a checkroom and “Ye Olde Sweet Shoppe.”

The cafeteria on the second floor was known as “The Carousel” and featured a “revolving wheel” cafeteria serving line that had definite limitations. Rather than moving customers through the line quickly, it slowed them down as they waited for the wheel to revolve fully, and maybe, once again to be sure they’d seen every option before they made their choice. The second floor Listening Room featured what was a novel service in those days: a student could check out a set of head phones at the Main Desk on the first floor and proceed to the Listening Room to listen to music tapes on one of several channels.

Remember the tree in the atrium? The one that survived against all odds? Many suggest that a more than occasional beer wash was the secret to its long life. Remember those cold concrete stairwells that were the only way to get from floor to floor, unless you had all the time in the world to wait for the elevator?

Sixteen years after the building opened, a new atrium stairwell took the chill off.

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Almost anyone who’s attended a Wisconsin football game knows about Badger Bash at Union South. Few will remember that the first band pep rallies started on the Intramural Fields near the Elm Drive residence halls or that it was building director Corky Sischo who convinced Band Director Michael Leckrone to move to Union South.

Badger Bash might be the best known Union South program, but there were many others: Jazz Hot Off the Grill, Fasching, Diversions (that eventually morphed into dmf ), after game Badger Bash with Doc DeHaven, GUTS/HASH, the first campus Blood Center, football movies narrated by the coach, football training table, international programs, International Cinema, Midnight Movies, midnight bowling, table tennis tourneys and the Volunteer Service Center. continued on page 19 W i n t e r / S p r i n g 2 0 0 9 • W W W. U N I O N . W I S C . E D U / T E R R A C E V - - I E W S

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A TRIBUTE TO UNION SOUTH This spring the Wisconsin Union will say a heartfelt goodbye to Union South. To honor its 37 years of service to the UW campus and community, the Union started an electronic collection of Union South memories. By logging on to the Union Memories Wiki (unionmemories.wikispaces.com) you can select a year and see what others have contributed to this personal timeline, and add your own thoughts and remembrances, including pictures and videos.

I'd have to say that I'm really proud of getting Club 770 off the ground back in 1996-1997 (I was Union South Entertainment Committee Director that year). Who knew that a few years later the club would have the reputation it does for cutting edge programming and a stellar list of bands that played there before they were huge? A few of the big names that come to mind: Fall Out Boy, Bright Eyes, Ted Leo, Girl Talk, Brother Ali, Melt Banana, the Soviettes, Of Montreal, the Detachment Kit, Mates of State, TV on the Radio, and Alkaline Trio.

—Robin Schmoldt ‘97 My first program for Outreach and Services, in the fall of 1972, was to resurrect Bucky Badger Days, but at Union South and on Sundays to increase building use. I took on the challenge much to Corky Sischo’s chagrin. I arranged Jack-o-lantern carvings on the new Dag Hammarskjold Hall floor. Cries of laughter were heard through the well on Super Bowl Sunday. Corky was always greeted on Monday mornings with released helium balloons in the ceiling of the well. On my last Family Day, the children drew chalk pictures on the concrete steps to thank Corky for opening Union South to them. I can still picture him hosing down the concrete that Monday morning. Building use was up, but somehow I don’t think it was what Corky had in mind.

—Paula Perrone Neumann ‘75

The Carousel Cafeteria in Union South.

YoungBlood has been around since the early '70s; I was on the Directorate at the time and was involved, with many others in the Union and the Red Cross, with the idea of a permanent Blood Donation Center on the campus. The blood drives required a ton of effort that yielded results for only a week at a time while the Red Cross needed blood on a continuous basis. Additionally, having a predictable same day delivery of blood filled another need of some blood components having an under 24 hour life.

Once we completed the planning and room set up, the Blood Center finally opened. Trouble was, we were a little behind on our advertising (meaning none had happened yet). On the first day, only one student trekked up to the third floor of Union South to give blood, and only because he was lost in the building and felt sorry for the nurses sitting there with nothing to do.

Well, this humbling experience motivated us to get our act together, and quickly. You know the result: a program founded by members of the Union Directorate that is still going strong 36 years later.

After I left school, I would call the Center on it's anniversary for many years and I could always remember the number. It was a pleasure and thrill every year to dial and talk to the student or Red Cross nurse who answered the phone.

—John Krieck BS ’74 MBA ‘76

The Memorial Union Building Association posing at their meeting at Union South in October.

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I believe Union South opened in 1971 and I was a student officer at the time. What does remain indelible is I was asked to help “open” the bowling alley with throwing the first ball.

When I did so it went into the bowling lane gutter (I was never very good) and instead of rolling down, it broke through the gutter! amidst much laughter, amusement and some embarrassment by those present. Ah, the aches and pains of an early opening.

I presume the bowling lanes have since worked well to the satisfaction of thousands of UW students and hope the new one will again have bowling lanes, just a bit sturdier gutters.

Warm memories, —Alan Silow ‘72

Main Lounge at Union South with its infamous original carpeting.

As a student supervisor at Union South in the late 1970s, we knew you could never ask off on a football Saturday. It was all hands on deck, and often double shifts were the rule.

There was no shift more feared than supervising the "Badger Bash," the post football game party at the Union. Even the 4 a.m. prep shift was more popular. This was not only due to the legendary well-lubricated enthusiasm of Badger fans, but also that this shift was notorious for employee no-shows.

Many employees went to the game, and frankly some of them were in no condition to work a large event afterwards.

As a new student "soop," I naively volunteered to work the Badger Bash. In those days, the games always started at 1:05 p.m. because the team was deemed not TV worthy, and I liked the afternoon shift. My preparations had gone exceedingly well, until it was clear that several employees weren't showing up. To make a long story short, I think I lost 20 pounds running from the party down to the basement beer room to change the barrels on the beer lines. I tapped almost as much beer on myself as I did into glasses. At the end, the party was a big success—and I was hooked!

I supervised two seasons of Badger Bashes, and was careful to recruit employees for the shift with NO interest in football. We got a great adrenaline jolt out of making it a fun party—even though the football team usually lost, it was a victory to us. I still smile when I pass the Union on a football Saturday. The smell of beer taps never fails to remind me of the good old days. Thanks, Union South.

From SOAR in summer 1994, to attending movie nights on my Sellery Hall dorm pass, to taking a Mini Course in yoga during summer 1997, Union South was always there for me. When I needed a break from my apartment in Randall Towers, I could run across the street for ice cream, or a quiet air-conditioned space, or just to get change from the little stores in the Union. But my very best memory of Union South was that my now-husband and I had our first date at the bowling alley in February, 1996. He was an avid bowler, and despite my lessthan-skilled display, we kept dating and have now been married for seven years.

Union South never had the cachet of Memorial Union, but like Humanities and other buildings slated for demolition, I spent many hours there and my memories will always be dear to me.

—Rachel Gavelek Konkle ‘98

Former student leaders Carl Reiche (left) and Steve Schaffer (right), MUBA Associate Trustees, return to Union South to reminisce about all of their memories.

—Karen Walsh ‘81 Before the Corner Store, there was “the cart.”

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WUD 2008-2009

Madison is well known for its student activism. A famous protest occurred in 1969: Martin Luther King, Jr. had recently been assassinated and students were demanding an African American Studies program for the University. Involving anywhere from 3,000 to 8,000 demonstrators, the three-week protest turned to rioting and the National Guard was called in to regain control. Activism on campus then was much louder and more visual than today's version, but this should not imply that students today are any less active. In fact, I would argue that activism is

even more prevalent. It just looks different.

What has made this change? I believe the answer lies in the wider range of issues students work on and the new channels of action available to them.

In earlier generations, students tended to focus on a handful of issues, most relating to either the Vietnam war or civil rights. Thanks in part to new technology; they now have access to a virtually endless supply of causes with which to identify.

WUD alone has 12 different committees, which only touches on the over 750 different organizations students can join at UW-Madison. This has led to a vibrant new wave of activism, allowing students to work on several issues at the same time.

Computers, internet, radios, and television have created new channels and outlets for students to speak their minds and if we could hear what was happening online right now, the sound would be deafening. Thousands of Web sites, blogs, and videos connect activists from around the world and allow them to do their work from any location.

UW-Madison has renewed its reputation for its activism in the sixties and seventies, and although it is a little different today, social movements are still central to this city and to this campus. It is important for us to understand that student activism truly shapes a campus. We all should strive to open up opportunities and the methods for students to create change. Evan Stark, a student leader at UW Madison in the seventies, said, "We must stop looking at events as pictures on a wall and enter the arena of action to make the kind of history we want." This motto rings as true today as it did 30 years ago. As leaders of the Wisconsin Union, I believe it is our responsibility to aid students in creating that history.

Peace, Jeff Rolling President Wisconsin Union

Faces at the Union: Chris Hurt The Wisconsin Union is like a play, without all the behindthe-scenes work, the show could not go on.

Chris Hurt is one of those people who plays an instrumental Chris Hurt role in keeping the Union running—he is, after all, a building manager. But he is also a Theatre major who loves plays, and is working as an assistant stage manager for a University Theatre production “Love of the Nightingale,” and was assistant master electrician for last semester’s production of “A Streetcar Named Desire.”

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owner of a dog named Mavry. He’s an avid sports enthusiast and a loyal Cub’s Fan. He’s a friendly face at the Essentials Desk, who loves interacting with people. He’s also a fifth year senior, and besides Theatre, he’s also a History major, and an American politics and foreign policy fanatic, whose favorite historical figure is Teddy “T.R.” Roosevelt. He served as a Design Committee member for the new south campus union this past summer. He’s a busy guy.

Chris manages to balance his three biggest roles as a student, a Union employee and a stagehand. His dedication to his work as a building manager and stage manager means he has to fit in homework and walking his dog whenever he has a free moment in his jam-packed schedule.

Chris always finds time to amuse himself with his own performing skills—by singing in the shower. “I think I have a pretty good voice, and like to think of the bathroom as my own little recording studio,” Chris says.

But Chris has a serious side too. After graduation, he hopes to make a successful

career in the theatre, working behind the scenes as a stage manager or director. If that doesn’t pan out, Chris said he would like to be involved with politics, ideally serving as a Mayor. “If elected, I would declare that every Friday is Hawaiian Shirt Day,” Chis said.

It’s easy to see someone as friendly as Chris being a mayor and serving a community, especially with his hard work and dedication to the Union as evidence.

Chris has worked at the Union for four years, and loves it because he has gotten to know all the people he works with and developed strong friendships. “The sense of camaraderie among workers, along with the unique atmosphere is what makes the Union the place to be—and work,” Chris said.

“I love being able to work in a place with so much going on—an iconic place that seamlessly blends business, academia, and entertainment, it’s great,” Chris said.

—Ashley Spencer ‘09

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F a n Ta y l o r R e m e m b r a n c e s I was active at the Union from ‘53-‘57 (staff from ‘55-‘57)... and as a student Fan scared me to pieces!!

She was such an expert in her field that whatever she said had to be right!

So...I would never ever think of questioning her....or Fan Taylor 2004 suggesting she might be wrong! And....I must say I can't remember her ever being wrong. She also had a great sense of humor even in her times of calling us to task. I think what I gleaned most from her is to perform my task to the very best of my ability...and always go for quality and not to be discouraged or quit because someone is correcting you or taking you to task over your ideas or performance!! My domain was more in the social activities but her theater was so well done. I'm pretty sure the theater committee had a high level of performance under her guidance...but I was most happy to function under Anne Minahan and Jo Yeager! Sometimes it was a toss up as to who created the most fear, Fan or Porter!!

I will say that my love for organizing (events etc.) was honed by folks like Fan, Porter and Anne and it became my life long adventure whether volunteering in Girl Scouts, YMCA or in my current career as a member of Wycliffe Bible Translators!! (or even in raising my family) They taught me skills and accountability that has been the backbone of all the multitude of life long experiences I have had! They asked for excellence and showed us how to achieve it!

—Marty Meyer ‘55

Fan Taylor 1995

Right to Left: Fan Taylor, Porter Butts, Mary Lou Butts and Lowell Frautsehi at the Wisconsin Union Theater’s 25th anniversary

There is nothing that I do professionally that I don’t do better because of my association with Fan. She was a tough, smart, and wonderful teacher. I remember in the early 60’s—when Porter Butts wanted to do away with modern dance performances on the theory that they did not sufficiently fill the theater and pay their way, and the Theater Committee thought we should nevertheless continue presenting those performances—telling Fan she was going to have to make the argument for modern dance at the next Directorate meeting. Fan looked at me (there was a look that told you, you were sadly mistaken) and indicated in no uncertain terms that it was not she who was going to make the case for modern dance, but if the Committee wanted Paul Taylor, we would have to do it.

So we did, and we learned from the process. Fan would leave you just enough rope to hang yourself or pat yourself on the back if you did not.

I also remember that each time I had a cold or was feeling miserable, somehow Fan would be there to take me out to lunch for a bowl of soup.

Everyone who had anything to do with Fan will miss her greatly.

—Bob Perlstein ‘66

Fan Taylor was what the French call, un cas d’espece, one of a kind. When I think of her I think of how much alike she and my mom were.

They met and hit it off completely—being two women of the theater. And I can never think of one without the other. Now, both are gone.

But what I most remember about Fan—in addition to my years as a student acolyte and beyond—was a Christmas we spent together at our home in Vermont. Fan and a friend met us in New York for the long car ride up to Stratton Mountain. I think she’d been in Washington for a meeting and came north to spend the holiday with my husband, Howard, and me. We’d gotten a Christmas tree for the first time in our lives so that they would both feel at home and of the season and we decorated it together. Fan loved her stay in Vermont, and frequently mentioned it to me over the years. And she provided me with another first that week—my first effort at cross country skiing. How do you stop? I asked at the top of an incline. Grab a tree! she said.

Fan was unique, gutsy, smart, loving and just plain wonderful. She so loved her children and grand-children and I hope you all don’t mind if I count myself among her children. As you do, I miss her terribly.

She was a great woman and a dear friend.

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Two If By Peru Kenneth and Ruth Wright’s contributions to the study of ancient Peruvian ruins and cultures have earned them a great deal of recognition. These include a proclamation from Peruvian President Alan Garcia, and a medal each from the US Foreign Minister for Scientific Research and contributions to the Cultural Patrimony of Peru. Most recently, they were each awarded Professor Honoraria in anthropology at Universidad National de San Antonio Abad del Cusco for their research of the Inca.

Ken and Ruth have authored or coauthored several publications about Machu Picchu, the Incan Civilization and other Peruvian cultures. Ruth’s “Machu Picchu Guidebook: A Self-guided Tour,” has sold over 80,000 copies. It was so successful that her publisher has asked her to develop a follow-up offering a visual tour of Machu Picchu with Ruth’s own candid photography–the recently published “Machu Picchu Revealed.”

“Hoofers and the Union introduced us to a spirit of adventure, to take risks and help teach us how to interact with other people in a positive way.”

—Kenneth Wright Ken has published several articles and books on the history of civil engineering and the techniques that ancient civilizations used to manage water resources, including two books on the prehistoric water management at Mesa Verde National Park.

His bio includes over 100 articles for engineering publications and manuals throughout his career. These have earned him respect, not only in the field of engineering, but also among anthropologists, historians and novice enthusiasts alike.

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degree in civil engineering in 1957 after spending five years in Saudi Arabia at his first engineering job with the Arabian American Oil Company. Ruth received her undergraduate degree at One of the highlights of the Wrights' work at Machu Picchu was helping National Geographic Magazine with a map insert of Machu Picchu, Marquette University in As Ken reminisced about his stint as Milwaukee and completed her first year of Winter Carnival chairman, he flipped law school at the UW, where she was through a scrapbook of Hoofer and Union apponted to the Wisconsin Law Review. The memories and came across an invitation to couple then moved to Colorado, where Ken the Wisconsin Union Winter House Party, got a job with the US Bureau of on Friday, February 9, 1951. The event Reclamation and Ruth finished her law included such varied felicities as a knitting degree at the University of Colorado. Ruth contest, a re-creation of a Swiss chalet in der went on to serve as a representative in the Rathskeller--complete with dancing, Colorado State Legislature for 14 years, six yodeling, and accordion music--giant of these as the House Minority Leader. Ken flapjacks and even a life-sized chess game in founded Wright Water Engineers, LLC, a the Theater lobby. highly awarded engineering firm with The Wrights currently reside in Denver, offices in Denver, Durango and Glenwood CO. Ken credits Hoofers for their move to Springs.

Colorado as he fell in love with the state Ken and Ruth look fondly on their while on a Hoofers ski trip. They maintain experiences at UW-Madison, especially of contact with several Union and Hoofer their experiences with the Wisconsin Union family in the Denver area, including Hart and Hoofers. Ken touts that “Hoofers and Axley, one of Ken’s best friends still in the Union introduced us to a spirit of Denver.

Hart was a member of the Hoofer adventure, to take risks and help teach us ski team from 1950-1951. Ruth and Ken how to interact with other people in a have also maintained close contact with Bill positive way.” This, they added, cultivated Bradley, son of Hoofer founder, Harold C. their passion for exploring other cultures, Bradley, and his wife Alice Babcock, whom which led their great accomplishments and they have long admired. contributions in Peru.

In honor of Elizabeth Wright, Ken and Ken was a Hoofers Ski Club trip leader Ruth created a fund to support internships in 1950 and the Winter Carnival chairman at the Union early last fall. Their generosity in 1951, and Ruth actively participated in provides opportunities for students at the the Hoofer Sailing Club in 1956. When UW and broadens the Union family. asked about their Hoofer memories, Ruth Although the Wright’s haven’t made it back recounted a story about a canoe trip down to Madison since 2002, they treasure the the Flambeau River they took in the time they spent at the Union honing their summer of 1956. Having recently returned sense of adventure, fostering their leadership from Saudi Arabia, the pair was not quite skills and of course, making lifetime used to the swarming masses of mosquitoes connections. that constitute the northern Wisconsin waterways. She remembers having to put —Amanda Green ’08 their sweatshirts on inside out and her hands being attacked while attempting to wash dishes. Despite the obstacles, Ruth declared it a “beautiful trip.”

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Awards Celebrate Hard Work and Dedication to the Union Dee Hughes, Wisconsin Union food service, received the Porter Butt’s Creative Achievement Award. This award honors nonstudent Union employees demonstrating outstanding creativity in the workplace. Porter Butt’s served as Director of the Wisconsin Union from 1926 until 1968. During this time Porter implemented a number of innovative firsts at the Union including the art gallery, and helped to instill creative ways of thinking into Union workers.

Verne Scholl, Wisconsin Union food service, received the Chalis Sherven award for having a positive attitude and displaying remarkable teamwork skills and dedication.

Chalis Sherven was a storeroom supervisor who worked at the Union for 42 years. Like the recipients of this award, Chalis was an extremely dedicated, friendly and considerate worker.

Archive photo of Tim and Tom Schultz

Members of the Wisconsin Union Silver Club are staff members who have worked for the Wisconsin Union for at least 25 years. In July, twin brothers Tom and Tim Schultz, who both work in building services, were each inducted, and in October, Jay Ekleberry of Mini Courses and James Allen of the Craftshop, were also inducted.

Archive photo of James Allen and Jay Ekleberry

Congratulations to Dee, Verne, Tim, Tom, Jay and James!

Thank you for all that you do for the Union!

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Grapeviner News 1940’s SYLVIA (GILLING) BENHAM (Advisor ’40) Orange, CA, celebrated her 90th birthday in April, but still remembers her years in Madison well. It was here that she met her future husband, Harvey Benham.

After they married in 1941, they moved to Montreal, where Harvey taught at McGill and SYLVIA had her hands full with her three children. Since then, SYLVIA has been traveling and seeing the world—she’s lived in Chicago, New Jersey, Afghanistan, her native Green Bay, Little Rock, New York, and now Southern California. SYLVIA has seen the world on other adventures too—she’s walked around Ireland, rode the Tran-Siberian Railway from China to Warsaw and circumnavigated the globe in 1981 visiting family and friends. SYLVIA now lives with her daughter Barbara and would love to hear from old friends. SYLVIA can be reached at 435 N. Harwood Street, Orange, CA, 92866.

ANNE BOEGHOLT CLINARD (Service and Operations ‘43-’44, Vice President and President ’44-‘45), Lake Placid, FL, is just getting older year by year- still enjoying the Grapevine! Keep it coming!

LENORE SIPES GRIBBIN (Library ‘43’44), Gainesville, FL, is now corresponding with a Library School classmate, Jeanne Nicholas. She and LENORE might be the only survivors of the class. LENORE, along with her husband and cat, have been in a retirement home for over seven years.

SANFORD H. LEVY (Games ’42-’43) New York, NY, is still partially working in insurance brokerage. His son is now running the show. Fortunately, SANFORD and his wife are still in good health and married 63 years. Luckily, children, grand children and great grand children all live near SANFORD in N.Y.C. KAYO HALL SANDS (President '43-'44), Lebanon, NH. Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC is a group of M.D.'s with 4,000 staff and employees), KAYO mans the information desk. She sees 4000 patients a day. You count your blessings every day when you see the 18

incredibly diverse patient load that comes in for help. KAYO has racked up over 17,000 hours of volunteer work, almost 8 full years of 8 hour days. She loves it and would be lost without it. KAYO has been on the Board of Trustees of the Hospital, Head of Volunteers etc. but this job is the best.

MARGUERITE JACQMIN SOFFA (Vice President ’45-‘46), Fond Du Lac, WI. Four Jacqmin siblings graduated from UW: Harris ‘40, Ralph ‘42, Kathleen ‘45, and MARGUERITE ‘46. Except for Ralph, deceased, the other three were present at a large family reunion held in August at Lake Tahoe. MARGUERITE was vice president of the Union in 1945 and acted as president that summer when the war ended. She was part of a committee, including President Fred, which planned the campus celebration.

There were many activities, one of which was a dance on the Union Terrace. Happy days!

1950’s TED CRABB (President '53-'54, Director '68-'01), Madison, WI. Barb and TED Crabb went on a bird watching trip in October. They went to Brazil to a location in the southern Amazon Rain Forest and to the mountains just west of the Rio de Janeiro.

Great Time with many wonderful birds.

JOANNA GEWERTZ HARRIS ( Theater ’54-‘55 ), Berkeley, CA. JOANNA’s new book Beyond Isadora, Bay Area Dancing, 1915-65 will (hopefully) be published by December, 2008. Meanwhile, JOANNA teaches at OLLI in Berkeley and at other senior centers.

BETSY (JOHNSON) INGLE (Gallery ’59’60), Indianapolis, IN. At last year’s 50th West High School reunion, BETSY met with former Union board members, Barbara Gordon Furstenberg and Judy Schwartz Hamel. As the Union Gallery chair in 195960, BETSY found a “home at the Union” along with several other townies from Madison. As a zoology major, her contact with the Union gallery committee, and the artists and art faculty at UW was especially rewarding. BETSY began her art collection at UW with an Alfred Sessler wood block

print and some Clayton Bailey pottery.

STANLEY KRIPPNER (Forum ’53-’54), San Francisco, CA, gave workshops in Expressive Arts Therapy in Wuhan, Guangzhou and Beijing, China in September. STANLEY also spoke on recent neurocognitive research in dreams and dreaming at the Normal University in Wuhan and visited several art centers and studios in Beijing.

CAL “SKIP” MUTH (Film ’50-‘51), Palm Bay, FL. In spite of major surgery on June 24 for colon cancer, CAL traveled to Wauwatosa on August 16 for his sixty-year high school reunion! CAL saw many classmates who went to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. CAL hopes to travel after chemotherapy ends in December.

JUDITH HICKS STIEHM, Ph.D. (Gallery ’55-‘56), Santa Monica, CA. Since last reporting JUDITH has published both Champions for Peace: Women Winners of the Nobel Peace Prize and Inside Defense, a look at our military’s new missions. JUDITH also received the Frank Goodman Award from the American Political Science Association.

1960’s RICHARD HALVERSON (Forum and UC WUD Rep ’62-63, President ’63-’64), Brooklyn, NY, and his wife both retired this year, and they’re dividing their time between Brooklyn and Long Island. Next trip: China!

CAROL (NECHRONY) SKORNICKA (President, ’62-’63), Milwaukee, WI, retired from Midwest Airlines in February 2008 and has traveled to Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Prague, Vienna, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. CAROL also went to New York City to visit old Union friend Roger Erickson.

1970’s BOB PINGRY (MU Social ’77-‘78), Fishersville, VA, married Kristen Wilson in February on the big island of Hawaii and honeymooned on Kauai. They are completing the renovation of their historic Shenandoah Valley farm house and

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attempting to develop a reliable source of organic vegetables for the local Stanton, VA market. Come visit!

1980’s MICHAEL PRASAD (Union South Social ’84-’85), Fanwood, NJ. MIKE has moved from financial services to emergency services and is now the director of emergency services for the Tri-County Chapter of the American Red Cross in New Jersey.

1990’s MARK GILLEN, Ph.D., (Outdoor Programs/Hoofers Advisor ’99), Ellsworth, WI, was recognized as the 2008-2009 College of Education and Professional Studies Outstanding Faculty Member in the University of Wisconsin-River Falls Graduate Counseling Program. MARK was director of outdoor programs (Hoofers) from 1999 until 2001.

BRIAN LANE (Science And Society, ’91’92), Killingworth, CT, made a career change this summer from the American Hospital Association to Vice President of Corporate Development at Simpson Healthcare, a leading medical communications agency. BRIAN says “it’s great to be on the shoreline and making a difference within the healthcare landscape.

Come out and visit.”

SHANA MATHUR (Art ’92-93), Los Angeles, CA, lives with her husband Brian

and two sons, Brijen, four, and Sajan, 16 months. SHANA started a new job at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association where she is the vice president for marketing and communications. They operate Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl— LA’s iconic venue. In her spare time, SHANA tries to make her garden grow and help elect Barack Obama as the next president.

JENNIFER MEYER (Travel ’92-’93), Plainsboro, NJ, has taken a position as the assistant to the curator of rare books at Princeton University.

LAURA PESCATORE (Art ’98-’99), Redondo Beach, CA, married Brian Boland on June 7, 2008 in Madison. They are currently living in the Los Angeles area.

ELIZABETH WATERS (Vice President ‘90’91), New York, NY, had an exciting year.

ELIZABETH, her husband Chris (Memorial Union Catering ’94), and their first daughter, Aurelia, welcomed daughter and sister Diana to the family. ELIZABETH has been doing a postdoctoral fellowship at Rockefeller University, which is wrapping up and she is looking forward to job hunting— maybe Madison?

JUDY (LABINER) WOLFE (President ’92’93), Washington, D.C., welcomed a new addition to her family! Humphrey Leopold Wolfe was born July 27, 2008. He’s looking forward to his first trip to Madison already!

STEVE YUN, M.D. (Science and Society ’91-92), San Clemente, CA, had the honor

of being selected by the Orange County Medical Association as a “Physician of Excellence” in a recent survey.

2000’s JENNY DAHLBERG (Hoofers & Union Council WUD Rep’04-’05), Madison, WI, recently accepted a new position as the Program Coordinator for the Neuroscience Training Program at UW-Madison. JENNY will also be completing her master’s in Comparative Biosciences this fall.

LINDSEY MUELLER, (Film ’04-‘05) Los Angeles, CA, recently accepted a job at Yari Film Group and is working hand-in-hand with previous WUD Film Committee Directors, Michelle Reed and Bill Immerman. LINDSEY has replaced Michelle Reed (and officially owns the longest title) at the Yari Film Group as their new "Executive Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer and Business Affairs Department."

MICHELLE REED, (Film, 03-'04), Los Angeles, CA, has been promoted to Creative Executive at the Yari Film Group where she has previously worked as an assistant to fellow UW graduate, Bill Immerman.

NOU VANG (Student Performance Membership Coordination,’04-’05), Wisconsin Rapids, WI, graduated in May 2008 with a Masters of Social Work. NOU is now an Elementary School Social Worker for the Wisconsin Rapids Public School District.

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A FEW OF THE STUDENTS and STAFF—who made things happen at Union South Staff members include Corky Sischo, Jerry Mock, Rundi Christianson, Mary Ryan, Susan Vande Hei Dibbell, Harry Webne-Behrman, Randy Waller, Cam Smith, Paul Algiers, Ralph Sundling, Tom Gresser, Dave Heil, Cathy Krushke, Tim Gloeckler, Jacque Girard, Monna Kolbe, Hannah LaFlure, Susan Lampert Smith, Fred Marsh, Frank Powell, Irv Gillette, Steve Patterson, Milt Hanson, Dorothy Rounds, Rich Watson, Keith Gale, Rick Brown, Dennis Harbort.

Among the students who added so much life and activity to the building were: Carl Reiche, Steve Schaffer, Jim Wessing, Steve Schleifer, Don Kao, Connie Smith Barr, Linda Olson, Joe Lillis, Linda Larkin, Bob Schroeder, John Krieck, Paula Peronne Neumann, Michael Frohna, Brent Helt, Robin Schmoldt, Jeff, Annie, Chris, Susie and Nancy Byers.

A new south campus union will open in the spring of 2011. It will be almost twice the size of Union South and will include many new features. Among them will be Badger Hall—a large multi function room seating 950, a cinema seating 350, a first floor gallery, a large grill with direct access to a new outdoor terrace and to a lower level games room featuring eight bowling lanes. There will be student organization office space, meeting rooms, a climbing wall, 60 hotel rooms and underground parking. With the opening of the new union we’ll celebrate another facility that, like its predecessor, will bring exciting programs, hospitality and vibrancy to the south campus.

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Hoofers Tech boats were displayed in the Chazen Museum of Art on the UW Madison campus as part of the Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas exhibit. The Hoofer Sailing Club also worked with the Chazen on the Mami Wata Regatta in conjunction with the exhibit.

Special Note: In submitting photographs to the Wisconsin Union, the Wisconsisn Union will have the right to use and reproduce the submitted photographs in publications and other materials

The Memorial Union Building Association MUBA CHAIR Jeff Kunz ‘71 VICE CHAIR Janet Pratt Montgomery ‘59 William Johnson ‘50 TREASURER Theodore Crabb ‘54 ASSISTANT TREASURER Hank Walter EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Mark Guthier UNION PRESIDENT Jeff Rolling ‘10 UNION VICE PRESIDENTS Dan Cornelius JD ‘09 MS ‘09 Jacklyn John ‘09 Shira Weiner ‘09

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Jeff Bartell ’65 Miriam Boell Boegel ‘68 Catherine Colyer ‘91 Henry Brad Elsesser ‘88 Dan Erdman ‘80 Sheryl Facktor ‘84 Pam Garvey ‘85 Miguel Esteban Guevara ‘95 Carol Hoppenfeld Hillman ‘61 Bill Kasdorf ‘71 Lucy Lloyd ‘69 Barbara Connell Manley ‘52 David Milofsky ‘69 Joan Wilkie Murdoch ‘65 Mark Musolf ‘63 Walter Pancoe ‘47 Ann Prisland ‘69 Lynn Stathas ‘88 Doris Weisberg ‘58

ASSOCIATE TRUSTEES Ken Antaramian Betsy Behnke ‘64 Todd Berry ‘73 Adam Briggs ‘01 Michael Brody ‘80 Ruth Reiter Brown ‘69 Marcia Carlucci ‘68 Judith Crain ‘58 David Cross ‘76 George Cutlip ‘71 Thea Lerner Daniels ‘84 Susan Dibbell ‘84 Peggy Douma ‘63 Carol Falk ‘63 Sheldon Friedstein ‘61 Thomas J. Gulick ‘78 Sharon Hadary ‘63 Mark Haebig ‘72 Jeff Haupt ‘95 Brent Helt ‘00

Roger Howard William Immerman ‘59 John Krieck ‘75 Jane Lichtman ‘66 Barbara Schulz Linnenbrink ‘67 David Maraniss Kiersten Marshall ‘94 Karen Johnson Mathews ‘99 Margaret McCormick ‘90 Gregg Mekler ‘79 Marty Small Meyer ‘55 David Nemschoff ‘76 Paula Perrone Neumann ‘75 Bill Niemeyer ‘94 Jim Norton ‘99 Ellie Oppenheim ‘72 Lynne Parish ‘78 Robert Perlstein ‘66 Elizabeth Preston ‘98 Noel Radomski ‘88 Glenda Dewberry Rooney

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

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