I really believe in the Wisconsin Idea, and I have seen young men and women expand their horizons intellectually and socially. I think it’s incumbent upon the alumni in a sense to protect the investment they have made in money, time and experience at Wisconsin.

Randall “Jabo” Jablonic (’60 BS ALS), former rowing coach

Second Chance Scholarship Brings Older Women Back

When the youngest of Alma Baron's three children was grown, Alma decided to go back to school to get her doctorate. She is now offering other women the same opportunity with a new scholarship she has funded. The first Alma Baron Second Chance for Women Scholarship will be awarded for the fall 2002 semester. The $1,000 scholarship is renewable for up to five years and is designed to help women older than 45 continue their education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

"Second chance means exactly that--here's your chance to go back to school and get a degree," Alma said. "At the age of 50, when I completed my doctorate, my whole life changed."

Her commitment to women's leadership has naturally evolved into the area of philanthropy. A long-time philanthropist herself, Alma was a founding member of the UW Foundation's Council on Women's Giving. Alma, who resides in Madison, Wisconsin, with her husband Lee, has helped to train women on the power of philanthropy. "The joy of giving is to see the reality of what your gift has done or will do over time," she said. "Women must understand that if they begin giving a little each year that this will develop into a very nice gift that they can enjoy with their families. This is what is passed on from generation to generation."