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\u201cFor decades, Bud\u2019s leadership and innovation have inspired not only Milwaukeeans but also baseball fans and business leaders across the nation. This generous gift will inspire our students to follow in his footsteps,\u201d UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone said. \u201cIncreasing innovation in our region and state is critical. I am so appreciative of Bud and Sue Selig for making this essential investment in 51ÁÔÆæ.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bud and Sue Selig are well known for their support of arts and education in Milwaukee. Bud is the commissioner emeritus of Major League Baseball and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2017.<\/p>\n
In 1970, he was the primary force in bringing major league baseball back to Milwaukee. After the Braves moved to Atlanta, Bud led the group that bought the Seattle Pilots and moved the franchise to Milwaukee. He ran the Milwaukee Brewers until 1998 when he was appointed commissioner. Selig was awarded an honorary Doctor of Business degree from 51ÁÔÆæ in 2013, and the Chancellor\u2019s Innovation Award in 2015, both in recognition of his outstanding leadership and entrepreneurial spirit.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am excited to support the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center because I believe it is essential that our young people think creatively to find solutions to the world\u2019s problems,\u201d Bud Selig said. \u201cMy father was a sophisticated business person who taught me to take calculated risks. Through this entrepreneur-in-residence program at 51ÁÔÆæ, his legacy as an innovative leader will live on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although the center\u2019s programs have been operational for several years, it opened its campus home in May 2019. The new Lubar Entrepreneurship Center and 51ÁÔÆæ Welcome Center building provides a space where faculty and community business leaders teach students from across the university how to think entrepreneurially. An initial $10 million gift from local philanthropists Sheldon and Marianne Lubar led the endowment for the center and leveraged UW System funds to enable construction.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Lubar Entrepreneurship Center would not exist as it is now without the generous support of our donors,\u201d Director Brian Thompson said. \u201cThe Seligs\u2019 gift to our entrepreneur-in-residence program will give our students opportunities to learn from people who have launched new business ideas and who know what it takes to be successful. There is absolutely nothing like having a seasoned entrepreneur share his or her strategies for success. I am most grateful to Bud and Sue for extending Ben Selig\u2019s entrepreneurial legacy to our students.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Seligs\u2019 gift supports 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s comprehensive fundraising effort, Made in Milwaukee, Shaping the World: The Campaign for 51ÁÔÆæ. The largest in 51ÁÔÆæ history, this campaign focuses on student success, research excellence and community engagement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Their gift will support the entrepreneur-in-residence program, where successful entrepreneurs share their experiences and insights with students.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40008,"featured_media":73526,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"categories":[174,200],"tags":[],"section":[132,246],"display_categories":[],"related-coverage":[267],"uwmnews-feed":[],"class_list":["post-73522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-in-brief","section-business","section-business-world-affairs","related-coverage-entrepreneurship"],"yoast_head":"\n