I wanted to do something for my university, of which I am very proud. I wanted to recognize and support an excellent teacher.
Alice Mortenson (’62 BS History), who created the Alice D. Mortenson/Petrovich Chair in Russian History
About Us
The University of Wisconsin Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt Wisconsin corporation. We are the official fundraising and gift-receiving organization for the University of Wisconsin-Madison and other donor-designated units of the UW System.
Thanks to the generosity of alumni and friends, total gifts received by the Foundation since 1945 now stand at more than $2.41 billion.
