IN MEMORY OF ISABEL BADER

Isabel Overton Bader, a great friend and unwavering supporter of UWM, died Aug. 28, 2022, at age 95.

“Isabel Bader was a role model for everyone who knew her,” UWM Chancellor Mark Mone said. “At UWM, she was known for being a champion of those who needed opportunity, and she genuinely cared about the people she helped. We will remember her and the remarkable imprint she made on our university.”

Isabel advanced causes she believed in through the generosity of Bader Philanthropies and her own giving. Since 2001, she and her late husband, Alfred Bader, provided scholarships to more than 70 UWM students who needed financial assistance. Isabel and Alfred were also instrumental in making the Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex (KIRC) a reality, and they supported UWM students studying abroad.

Bader Philanthropies is one of UWM’s largest donors, and both Bader Philanthropies and Isabel Bader have supported the Electa Quinney Institute, providing resources to preserve Indigenous culture in Milwaukee and beyond. Isabel had long been an ally of First Nations, a preferred term for most Indigenous people in Canada. – Kari Pink