By Site staff
Apr 27, 2021 3:46 PM
MADISON, Wis. The Boys & Girls Club of Dane County has raised more than $300,000 toward efforts to create a statue in honor of Vel Phillips.
Boys & Girls Club of Dane County CEO Michael Johnson shared the update Tuesday after the Greater Milwaukee Foundation Board approved a $30,000 grant. The donation puts the total well above the club’s $275,000 fundraising goal.
If the state does not approve the proposal, BGCDC will set up an endowment in Phillips’ name to help children throughout Wisconsin.
Thank you to the Greater Milwaukee Foundation Board for your donation. This brings us to over $300,000 raised for the…
Paul J. Jones. Photo courtesy of Marquette University.
Paul Jones as its new vice president and general counsel, President
Michael R. Lovell announced today. Jones, who has served as intrapreneur-in-residence in Marquette’s 707 Innovation Hub since February 2020, will begin in his new role on Jan. 4, 2021.
Jones joins Marquette after spending 10 years as an executive officer at Harley-Davidson as the company’s chief legal officer, as well as other strategic business roles. He represented Harley-Davidson in co-founding the Near West Side Partners, of which Marquette is an anchor institution, and served as a member of the NWSP Board of Directors and chair of the Steering Committee.