2015 Gala Sponsors
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Benefactor
Associate
Altria
Consumer Rights WI
Kikkoman Foods Foundation
Von Briesen & Roper S.C.
Wisconsin Bankers Association
Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
Sponsorship Opportunites Available
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History & Humor: Honoring Wisconsin's First Political Women
About This Year's Event
The 28th Annual Gala will be honoring Wisconsin Women Making History, those who have achieved Political Firsts at the State Level, with entertainment provided by Milwaukee's ComedySportz! This year's event will take attendees back to WWIG's roots at the Edgewater Hotel. WWIG was started in 1987 by a group of women who regularly met on the pier at the Edgewater Hotel and were looking for ways to support and connect women working in government throughout the State. Since those sunny afternoons 28 years ago, WWIG has raised over $1,000,000 for scholarships and programs that celebrate and support the talented women who choose a career in government service. Come visit the newly renovated Edgewater Hotel and help WWIG continue its efforts! |
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Wisconsin Women Making History
First Political Women
(The Gala committee is in the process of inviting and confirming all of the women listed below) A special Thank You to The Wisconsin Women's Council for the timeline.
*Attending Gala in person
Helen Brooks: One of the first three to be elected to the WI State Assembly
Marcia Coggs: first African-American to be elected to the WI State Assembly Susan Engeleiter: Youngest woman to be elected to the State Legislature, to serve as Senate Minority Leader Margaret Farrow: First to serve as Lieutenant Governor Virginia Hart: to be appointed to a cabinet post as Secretary of the Department of Regulation and Licensing Shirley Krug: to serve as Democratic Assembly Minority Leader Peg Lautenschlager: to be elected as the Wisconsin Attorney General *Barbara Lawton: to be elected as Lieutenant Governor *Mary Lazich: to serve as Senate President Gwen Moore: African-American elected to the WI Senate and U.S. Congress Kathryn Morrison: to be elected to the Wisconsin Senate Betty Jo Nelsen: to serve as Assembly Minority Leader *Mary Panzer: to serve as Senate Majority Leader *Vel Phillips: to be elected as Wisconsin Secretary of State and African American woman to be elected in the nation to a statewide office. *Judy Robson: to serve as Democratic Senate Minority Leader and Majority Leader Dena Smith: to be appointed as State Treasurer, then to be elected to a statewide constitutional office. *Patricia Strachota: to serve as the Assembly Majority Leader Barbara Thompson: to serve as state superintendent of public instruction Helen Thompson: One of the first three women elected to the Wisconsin State Legislature and the first woman to chair a legislative committee JoCasta Zamarripa: Wisconsin’s first Latina elected to the State Legislature |
Program registration
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2015 Gala Registration Rates |
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*VIP Includes private rooftop reception and premier seating
Tax Deductible Donations are Included with the following:
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Program Details
5:00 - 6:30 pm Networking Reception
Heavy Appetizers & Cash Bar
6:30 - 7:00 pm Scholarship and Recognition Awards
Coffee & Dessert will be served
Master of Ceremonies: Laura Rose
First Lady Tonette Walker will recognize our 2014-2015 Undergraduate Recipients
- 2015 Undergraduate Scholarships
- 2015 Badger Girls State
- Recognition of Wisconsin Firsts Women
7:00 pm An Evening of ComedySportz and WWIG!
ComedySportz® you'll see one Referee and two teams of Players, one red and one blue-- competing against each other in improv games based on the suggestions of the audience watching the match! There are seven to ten games per match, with the occasional willing volunteer joining us up on the field to help the hilarity ensue! Everything is made up totally on the spot. Nothing is rehearsed.
Interested in Volunteer to join ComedySportz onstage? email WWIG
For Sponsors & VIP tickets
4:15 - 5:15 pm SkyBar Private Reception
A chance to catch up with Wisconsin's History making women and enjoy the Edgewater's Skybar!