My gifts stem from a dual sense of gratitude, to the University itself for all it has done for me, and to this program for its work with developing nations and the people who live in those places.
Margaret “Meg” E. Osborne McLane (’69 MS L&S, ‘92 PhD L&S), donor to the Development Studies PhD Program
Previous Class Gifts
Previous class gifts to the University include:
Class of 1945- LEED Scholarship Fund (Women & Minorities in Engineering)
Class of 1946- Lakeshore Nature Preserve – Frautschi Point
Class of 1947- Endowed Scholarship
Class of 1948- UW Band Endowment – Six trumpets
Class of 1949- Preservation and Digitization of rare books, documents and atlases
Class of 1950- Memorial Union Main Lounge, Children’s Hospital
Class of 1951- Memorial Union Lakefront Project
Class of 1952- Botany Gardens
Class of 1953- Lakeshore Path (Lakeshore Nature Preserve)
Class of 1954- Memorial Union 2nd Floor Renovation – Memorial Hall
Class of 1955- Teaching Excellence Award, Lakeshore Nature Preserve
Class of 1956- Memorial Union Tripp Commons
Class of 1957- Memorial Union Play Circle
Class of 1959- Red Gym Restoration (unrestricted)
Class of 1962- Wisconsin Alumni Association Endowment Fund
Class of 1963- Lakeshore Path (Lakeshore Nature Preserve)
Class of 1964- Memorial Union Façade Lighting
Class of 1972- Murray Mall Renovation (Library Mall, exact use tbd)
Class of 1973- Red Gym Restoration(unrestricted)
Class of 1974- Memorial Union(electronic kiosks)
Class of 1975- Memorial Union/PEOPLE Program
Class of 1976- PEOPLE Program
Class of 1977- McBurney Disability Resource Center
Class of 1978- Memorial Union Main Entrance, MU Memorial Hall