Friends and Support

The Center for Limnology gratefully acknowledges the generous gifts which provide additional funding to support the ongoing mission of research, education and service.

How to Give

Since 1945, the University of Wisconsin Foundation has worked with those who care about the University to enable them to provide continuing support for its teaching, research, and outreach programs. The Foundation is the official fund-raising and gift-receiving organization  for UW Madison and other designated UW System institutions. See the UW Foundation website for more information on this non-profit organization.

Gifts Online

The UW Foundation also provides a secure website for making online contributions to the Center for Limnology.  If you wish to further specify a fund listed below, please add that information to the comment box provided on the online form.

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Gifts by Mail

If you would like to make your gift by mail, please print out this form and mail it in with your gift. Be sure to designate that you are contributing to the Center for Limnology and, if you choose, to a specific fund at the Center. Please send your gift to the following address:

University of Wisconsin Foundation
US Bank Lockbox
PO Box 78807
Milwaukee WI 53278-0807

Including the Center in your Estate Planning

If you are interested in making gift of securities or including the Center for Limnology in your estate plans, please do not hesitate to get in touch with Chris Glueck, our director of development at the UW Foundation. His information is:

Chistopher Glueck
Univeristy of Wisconsin Foundation
1848 Univeristy Avenue, PO Box 8860
Madison, WI 53708-8860
Telephone: (608)265-9952
Fax: (608)263-0781
Email: chris.glueck@uwfoundation.wisc.edu

Thank you for your support!

Designated Funds at the Center for Limnology

The Center for Limnology has several funds, many of them designated for specific goals.  You are welcome to make a gift to the Center as a whole or designate your contribution to a specific focus.

Center for Limnology General Endowment Fund - This fund was established in 1983 and provides general support for programs in the Center for Limnology. We sincerely welcome contributions and bequests from interested alimni, friends, corporations and foundations.

Arthur D. Hasler Limnology Fund - This is an undesignated fund, providing general support for the Center for Limnology in teaching, research and public service.  This fund honors Arthur D. Hasler, a 1937 Ph.D. graduate of the Univerisity of Wisconsin. Professor Hasler served as the Center's Director from 1937 to 1978, and was responsible for the creation of the Limnology Laboratory.

Anna Grant Birge Memorial Scholarship Fund - This fund provides summer support to graduate students in the field of limnology. Preference is given to those who are to be engaged in projects focusing on the lakes of Wisconsin. 

Chase Noland Scholarship in Limnology - This fund provides support to undergraduate students who are interested in limnology.  Each summer this fund provides a cash award to one or two oustanding undergraduate students who wish to pursue a summer research project.

William V. Kaeser Visiting Scholar Fund - This fund supports visiting national and international scholars in the field of limnology and other closely related fields. Its name honors William Kaeser, the architect and designer of the current limnology building which stands on the shores of Lake Mendota.

Dorothy Powers Grant and Eugene Lodewick Grant Memorial Scholorship Fund - This fund offers crucial summer support to one or more graduate students investigating the lakes of Wisconsin.  Its name honors Eugene Grant, a 1917 graduate of the UW, and his wife Dorothy Powers Grant.

Chauncey Juday Limnological Data Fund - This fund allows for the development of modern data management and archival systems at the Center for Limnology. It also ensures that key measurements and samples are documented and preserved for future limnologists in Wisconsin.  Its name honors Chauncey Juday, one of the founders of limnological sciences and the instructor of the first course in limnology at the UW in 1908.

Donald Halverson Limnology Fund - This fund allows for faculty development and national/international excellence. Its name honors Donald Halverson who received his MA in Letters & Science at the UW in 1918.  He also became the first Director of the Department of Dormitories and Commons at the UW.

John J. Magnuson Limnology Library Fund - This fund supports the Limnology Library's mission of providing quality resources for students, faculty, and researchers around the world.  The fund honors John Magnuson, Professor Emeritus of Zoology and Limnology at University of Wisconsin, and the Director of the Center from 1983 to 2000.

Kenneth W. Malueg Limnology Scholarship Fund - This fund provides support for graduate students at the Center for Limnology who show interest in limnological projects focused outside of the Madison area. This fund honors Kenneth Malueg, a Ph.D. graduate of Zoology at the University of Wisconsin.

Center for Limnology Community Fund - This fund is designated to support events and projects that establish and reaffirm the sense of community among the faculty, staff, students, and friends of the Center for Limnology.  The fund allows for the members of the CFL to celebrate achievements, grieve the loss of family and friends, helps to support continuing relationships, and form new bonds with other members of the limnology community.

Jean B. and E.T. Juday Fund - This fund is designated for scholarships in support of undergraduate students who are interested in the environmental sciences relevant to Northern Wisconsin. The name honors Jean B. and E.T. "Tug" Juday, long-time friends of the Center for Limnology and family of Chauncey Juday.