UW Athletic Hall of Fame

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Donna E. Shalala

  • Class
  • Induction
    2018
  • Sport(s)
    UW Chancellor
  • UW Madison Chancellor 1987-1993
  • First Woman Names Chancellor of a Big Ten Instiution
  • Oversaw the University of Wisconsin during a time of renaissance for the UW Athletic Department
  • Hired Pat Richter as UW Director of Athletics on December 15, 1989.
  • With Richter, was instrumental in the hiring of Barry Alvarez as UW's Head Football Coach
  • Left UW in 1993 to become the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Bill Clinton
  • Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2008
Donna E. Shalala
Donna E. Shalala
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