Category Archives: Focus on Alumni

Join Us Oct. 8 for Engineers’ Day

The 63rd annual Engineers’ Day on Friday, Oct. 8, 2010, will showcase great ideas in the college, honor distinguished alumni and offer an inside look at the rapidly changing southwest campus.  Visitors will have the special opportunity to tour the … Continue reading

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Angela Pakes Ahlman: Building Sustainability at UW-Madison

Angela Pakes Ahlman has a scene from an old grade-school environmental education film seared into memory. It depicts a factory belching thick smoke into the sky, while in the foreground, a pipe spews an oily plume into a river. In … Continue reading

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Focus on Alumni: Building a Wireless World

Driving through San Diego’s Sorrento Valley, where rolling hills are populated with dozens of gleaming buildings bearing the Qualcomm Inc. logo, it’s hard to imagine a time when Qualcomm would have been considered a corporate underdog. But that time was … Continue reading

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Focus on Alumni: Making a Mark on Miller Park

While your typical Milwaukee Brewers fan might have a favorite moment to share about a game at Miller Park, Mike Duckett can narrow it down to his favorite time of day. Duckett, the executive director of the Miller Park Stadium District, says he … Continue reading

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