A great town anytime of the year, at its heart, Minocqua is a summer town, and Jack Idlas ’12 would go so far as to say it is the perfect summer town. Idlas is an assistant public …
Alumni Life
Producer Robert Trondson: Why I Had to Tell the Vel Phillips Story
By Tammy Kempfert If you were mapping American civil rights struggles in the 20th century, you’d likely stick a pin in Jackson, Mississippi, as well as Montgomery and Selma, Alabama. You’d include Topeka, Kansas, where …
James E. Jones, Jr. inducted into Hall of Fame
Professor Emeritus James E. Jones has been inducted into the Lincoln University Alumni Hall of Fame. Jones graduated magna cum laude from the university in 1950, when he earned his bachelor’s degree in government. He …
Cody Splitt ’49 named a ‘Woman of Distinction’
Recently named a Woman of Distinction by the Midday Women’s Alliance, trailblazer Cody Splitt ’49 became interested in the law at an early age. “ During the Great Depression, there was never an extra dime …
Geraldine Hines ’71 on being named the first African-American woman to serve on the Massachusetts Supreme Court
Geraldine Hines ’71 on being named the first African-American woman to serve on the Massachusetts Supreme Court, after growing up in the segregated South: “ I could never have imagined getting here from there, a place where the spirit-crushing regime …
Rick Raemisch ’88, Colorado prisons chief, on his voluntary stay in solitary confinement
Rick Raemisch ’88, Colorado prisons chief, on his voluntary stay in solitary confinement: “ I would spend a total of twenty hours in that cell. Which, compared with the typical stay, is practically a blink. On average, …
A Perfect Day in Madison
Novelist and 2004 UW Law alumna Susan Gloss, author of Vintage (HarperCollins, 2014), describes what a perfect day in Madison looks like to her. 8:45 a.m. Ground Zero Coffee One of my favorite ways to start …
A New Appreciation for Memorial Day
— A reflection by Matt Jalandoni ’10, US Army judge advocate After graduating from UW Law School in 2010, I was commissioned into active duty in the US Army JAG Corps and was stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Over …
Thirteen UW Law Alumnae Receive Women in Law Award
Thirteen alumnae and Professor Alta Charo received the 2014 Women in the Law award, presented by the Wisconsin Law Journal. The distinction is given annually to women who have achieved excellence in their legal careers and who have influenced …
Mark Nordenberg ’73 on his retirement from University of Pittsburgh
Mark Nordenberg ’73, on a successful nineteen-year run as University of Pittsburgh chancellor: “ I am proud of what we have accomplished together — taking our university through a period of truly remarkable progress in the face of numerous …