Membership Manager Dawn Dever retires after years of enhancing membership value, making membership experiences special
Dawn Dever With a combination of sadness and happiness, we share that Wisconsin Union Membership Manager Dawn Dever will retire in April. Since joining our team, Dawn has dedicated herself to creating a valuable, enjoyable membership experience for our more than 120,000 lifetime and annual members and to ensuring our members’ voices are part of every aspect of our team’s work. She always asked herself how she could make...
Marketing Director Vicki Keegan Retires, Leaving Lasting Impact on Wisconsin Union and Colleagues
The day Marketing Director Vicki Keegan left the Wisconsin Union team would have always been too soon, but that day came on Dec. 15, 2023, when she retired from a long career of making a difference, innovating, and leading with kindness and determination. Vicki’s Wisconsin Union career spans two periods: 1990-1994 and 2019-2023. The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire alumna spent most of her career in higher education marketing and...
Leadership, Mentorship, and Finding One’s Voice: Mae Hurtado-Thiele Receives 2023 Women’s Leadership Award
For a while, Mae Hurtado-Thiele says she lost her voice. As a child, she felt alone as the only girl in the upper level math classes and the only Spanish-speaking student at a new school. She felt less inclined to speak up, or even to speak Spanish in front of others. But when she found her voice again years later, it was that of a burgeoning leader – and that of the 2023 recipient of the Anne Louise Martino Leadership Award. The...
Onstage at the Wisconsin Union: Nate Gibson & the Stardazers
Nate Gibson’s love of music runs deep – he’s an audio-visual preservation archivist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Mills Music Library, radio show co-host at WORT’s Wednesday “Back to the Country,” author of “The Starday Story: The House That Country Music Built,” lecturer at UW–Madison’s Mead Witter School of Music, and a musician specializing in vocals, guitar, upright bass and trumpet. In short, if there’s a way to study,...
From Spaceship-Making to Helping Create Gameday’s Best Tailgate, Soon-to-Retire Tim Gloeckler Leaves a Legacy of Flair, Kindness, and Service at the Wisconsin Union
Over the course of his time in the Wisconsin Union team, Tim Gloeckler has helped build a spaceship to make a Badger Bash tailgate experience special, coached a bowling team, and helped make the Union’s spaces safe – to name a few of his endless contributions. After 38 years at the Union, Tim is embarking on the adventure of retirement. Tim Gloeckler is pictured second from the left with Wisconsin Union and NBC15 team...
Celebrating Our Graduating Wisconsin Union Interns
Spring brings the return of wonderful things to the Wisconsin Union – brightly colored Terrace chairs, sunny weather and live outdoor music. But, behind the scenes, it also means it’s time to say farewell to our wonderful graduating student interns as they embark on their next journey (and come back to visit us later!). As hard as it is to see them go, we are so excited for their next adventures. Join us as we celebrate two of our...