Set Big Ten records in 200-yard freestyle and 200-yard medley relays
2009 U.S. Open champion in 200-meter backstroke
U.S. National Team member from 2009-2010
Heritage Era (Prior to 1971)
Lloyd M. Cooke – Men’s Track & Field(1935-37); Men’s Cross Country (1934-36)
Member of the 1936 co-Big Ten championship cross country team
First Black student-athlete to run cross country for the Badgers
Helped UW to a combined 9-2 record in 1935 and 1936
Second-leading scorer for Wisconsin in 1936, posting two first-place and three second-place finishes
Member of Phi Lambda Upsilon, a national chemistry honor society
Graduated with honors in 1937
Member of the American Chemical Society from 1938-2001
Had a career as a highly respected chemist, ending up as a top research chemist for Union Carbide
Received the William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement in 1970
Member of the National Science Board from 1970-82
Also served on the Economic Development Council of New York City, National Council for Minorities in Engineering, and New York State Science and Technology Foundation
Coach/Administration
Tamara Flarup – Women’s Sports Information Director; Director of Website Services
First women’s sports information director at Wisconsin from 1977-2001
Director of Website Services from 2001-16
Recognized nationally for her innovative ideas, technological advances and promotion of women’s intercollegiate athletics
Served on the board of directors of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) from 1998-2001; chaired numerous CoSIDA committees over her 40-year career
Inducted into the CoSIDA Hall of Fame in 2007
2004 Mel Greenberg Award winner by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association
Served for 16 years on the NCAA Women’s Final Four Communications Committee from 1995 - 2010
Upon her retirement in 2016 was granted Emerita status following a record of distinguished service to the UW
Special Service
Ron Leafblad
Member of the 1962 Big Ten Championship football team that competed in the 1963 Rose Bowl
1964 football team captain
Student representative on the UW Athletic Board in 1963
1965 Wisconsin graduate
CEO and founder of Gold Country Inc., a holding company with five separate companies involved in retail, license apparel manufacturing, website development and fulfillment, and corporate uniforms and sportswear
Owner and CEO of Leaf Industries Inc., a manufacturer of precision parts for the computer and medical equipment industries
Active in Young Presidents Organization and World Presidents Organization
Co-chair of the 1990 Twin Cities Campaign for Wisconsin
Involved in National W Club, serving as president in 1999, and Wisconsin Alumni Association
Member of the UW Athletic Board from 2008-12
Donated $1 million which helped build the Ron Leafblad Family Football Team Suite
Established the Ron and Diane Leafblad Family Scholarship Fund, providing scholarship support to a student-athlete on the Badger football team
Donated to the Letters and Science Career Initiative Fund (SuccessWorks) in 2016
Donated to the 150th Anniversary Campaign for Alumni Park in 2014
