Carl Lindstrom, MA’72, and his wife Sandra in Antarctica
Carl Lindstrom graduated from UW–Madison with a master’s degree in Geography in 1972, and then he set out to see the world.
Now, Carl has provided a generous endowment that will give geography students more opportunities to see the world and make the types of cross-cultural connections that he cherishes.
For grad students in Associate Professor Christian Andresen’s interdisciplinary Earth Sense Lab, research often means traveling to Alaska to study local permafrost thaw and tundra ponds.
We talked to two graduate students in the lab, Katie Braun and Genevieve Kell, about their recent fieldwork trips.
Geography students, staff, and Ayres Associates employees pose together
If you're at this year's AAG Annual Meeting this week, join us for the annual Wisconsin/Minnesota party! Details below:
Wednesday, March 18
6–8 p.m.
Rec Room by East Brother Beer Co.
135 4th St, San Francisco CA 94103
Appetizers provided, cash bar
Alumni Updates
From Sandy Scherer, BA'87: "After 38 years of employment, 35 years with Waukesha County, I retired in March 2025. The last 25 years of my career I served as a Senior Planner and Supervisor as well as providing planning consultant services to the towns of Ottawa and Lisbon in Waukesha County. I was a member of WCCA and APA, and served on the board of APA-WI as VP of Membership for seven years. I also enjoyed mentoring a number of UW Madison students through the job shadowing program over the past several years. I served on the board of the Waukesha-Milwaukee Chapter of the Ice Age Trail Alliance and currently serve on the board of the Food Pantry of Waukesha County."
Our biggest fundraising day of the year, Day of the Badger, is coming up on April 14–15. Follow our social media or stay tuned to your email for more info on how to support the department!
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