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Mary Cornelia
Bradley Society
2011 Report to Donors

Turn to page 4
and meet other amazing kids during
“A Visit to the Pediatric
Intensive Care Unit”
Meet
Makayla
With her beaming smile, beautiful
blue eyes and happy temperament,
one would never guess that little Makayla Kuehn of
Juneau, Wisconsin, has needed her share of advanced
care at American Family Children’s Hospital.
Born three months early, measuring 13.5 inches and
weighing not quite two pounds, Makayla was soon
diagnosed with a grade 4 intraventricular hemorrhage
(IVH), meaning that the blood vessels in her ventricles
(fluid-containing spaces in the brain) were leaking.
These ventricles were obstructed as a result of her
premature birth.
Makayla also developed hydrocephalus, a condition in
which too much of the cerebral spinal fluid accumulates
in the brain. The fluid can only drain properly with
surgical insertion of a shunt, a procedure performed by
UW Health pediatric neurosurgeons.
“Makayla requires a shunt, but they don’t always work
perfectly,” says her father, Adam Kuehn. “When they
need repair, she comes here and her care is always
top-notch.”
Adam, his wife, Stacey, and Makayla’s twin sister,
Madyson, all appreciate the little touches from everyone
the family encounters at the children’s hospital.
“They’re always asking, ‘Can we get you something?’ or
‘What can we do?’ and that goes a long way when you
just want to focus on your child.”
Makayla is also featured on the cover.
Dear Friends,
Since opening American Family Children’s Hospital (AFCH) in 2007, we have cared for more than
10,000 inpatients from Wisconsin and beyond. In this year’s report, we feature some of these children
whose incredible stories help unite us in our commitment to make AFCH the best that it can be. These
are children who were recently treated in our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), where patients in the
most vulnerable situations are cared for by our expert medical staff.
As we are experiencing increased need for our specialized pediatric services at AFCH, demand for our
PICU continues to grow each day as well. Thankfully, we have never turned a child away, but future
predictions show that our inpatient volume will rise by 50 percent by 2015. With this in mind, the time
has come to increase our capacity to serve.
We are already addressing our capacity issue by raising money to complete the shelled spaces,
including adding 26 new critical-care beds to the 6th floor and building a pediatric cardiac
catheterization lab. Our Advisory Board co-chairs, John Flad and Jack Salzwedel, address this project
in their message on page 9.
It is important for families to know that there will always be room for their children at AFCH. And due
in large part to your continued benevolence, we are adding the infrastructure, technology and services
necessary to care for those who need it most. On behalf of our staff and the patients and families we
serve, thank you for your ongoing support.
Sincerely,
Donna Katen-Bahensky Jeff Poltawsky
President and CEO Vice President
UW Hospital and Clinics and American Family Children’s Hospital
American Family Children’s Hospital
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American Family Children’s Hospital
American Family Children’s Hospital
• Location: 1675 Highland Ave., Madison, Wisconsin
(next to University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics)
• Year opened: 2007, replacing the former University
of Wisconsin Children’s Hospital that was located within
UW Hospital and Clinics
• number of beds: 61
• number of inpatient admissions: 3,464*
• number of speciaLtY cLinics: 34
• number of cLinic visits: 146,672*
• number of surgicaL procedures: 5,192*
• Wisconsin counties represented bY american
famiLY chiLdren’s hospitaL patients: 72 of 72
• states represented bY american famiLY
chiLdren’s hospitaL patients: 49 of 50
• Has received, along with University of Wisconsin Hospital
and Clinics, the prestigious Magnet ® designation for
nursing excellence.
• Is a national model for patient- and family-centered care.
• Is one of three children’s hospitals in the United States to
reach the highest level of electronic medical health record
adoption.
American Family Children’s Hospital is a non-profit health
care provider that is part of University of Wisconsin
hospital and clinics, a 501 (c) (3) organization, located in
Madison, Wisconsin. American Family Children’s Hospital
was constructed without any state taxpayer dollars, and,
like UWHC, operates without any state subsidy. For more
information or to support its mission, please visit
uwhealth.org/kids or call (608) 264-KIDS.
*for fiscal year 2010
OUR MISSION:
American Family Children’s Hospital’s fourpronged
mission, like that of UW Health, not only
reflects our commitment to children who need
sophisticated medical care, but to advancing
a healthier community for kids of all ages. We
pledge to do this without compromise—that
is, always in the best interests of patients and
citizens, and with treatments and programs that
provide the right care at the right time by the right
person in the right place.
Our four core purposes, shown in the
accompanying photos, are:
• SERVICE – providing the best possible
patient care experience and outcomes for
all those who need our services as well as
programs that support the health and wellness
of individuals and citizen populations.
• SCHOLARSHIP – delivering outstanding
educational experiences to the current
and future generations of pediatric health
professionals.
• SCIENCE – conducting a broad range of
research to discover the most promising ways
to promote health and to prevent, detect and
treat illness in children.
• SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY – doing what is
best for the children, families and communities
we serve through policy advocacy, health care
delivery and public health.
Service, Scholarship, Science
and Social Responsibility
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SERVICE
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
SCHOLARSHIP
SCIENCE

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A visit to the
Pediatric
Intensive
CareUnit
Nothing captures the heart and soul of
a children’s hospital like its Pediatric
Intensive Care Unit or PICU. Each of the
children featured in this report – Makayla,
Austin, Camryn, Kennedy and Brayden –
were patients at American Family
Children’s Hospital’s PICU in early 2011.
Scott Hagen, MD
While life can literally hang in the balance for any
hospitalized child, patients admitted to the PICU –
including several you will read about here – receive
the highest level of medical attention because of their
vulnerable conditions.
“The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit is where we care
for the very sickest children in the hospital,” says
PICU Medical Director Scott Hagen, MD. “These are
kids who may have sustained a traumatic injury, are
experiencing a serious infection or just coming out of
major surgery. These patients typically require a higher
level of attention from staff or more sophisticated
equipment such as a ventilator. Fortunately,” Dr. Hagen
adds, “most of the children we see have a very good
recovery and go on to lead normal lives.”
Dr. Hagen says a well-functioning PICU must be both
nimble and collaborative. “The status of our patients
can change by the minute or even by the second,” he
says. “Our staff has the training, expertise and teambased
approach to respond quickly to any change in a
child’s condition.”
Visit uwhealth.org/mcbsociety to view a multimedia
slideshow featuring Makayla, Austin, Camryn,
Kennedy and Brayden along with Dr. Scott Hagen
discussing pediatric intensive care.
Austin
Meet
“Austin’s such a great kid,” says Pediatric Transplant
Coordinator Beth Spaith, RN, “and he knows it, too!
Everyone in the Intensive Care Unit knows him by name.”
Not so many years ago, 8-year-old Austin Wells from
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula was perilously close to the end
of his life.
Diagnosed before birth with a rare condition known as
gastroschisis – his intestines were actually out of his body
through a defect on his umbilical cord – Austin spent
most of his first 20 months at American Family Children’s
Hospital. In 2004, after suffering from very serious liver
disease, Austin underwent a multi-organ transplant,
receiving a new liver, intestine and pancreas.
“Austin faces his share of complications,” says his father
Matthew. “Yet despite everything he has been through,
I have never heard him complain once. He is a happy,
outgoing boy who takes on every day with a smile. He is
also an amazing big brother to our 2-year-old son, Tanner.
My wife Crystal and I take everything one day at a time and
do whatever we can to make Austin’s life as normal
as possible.”
Meet
Camryn
Sitting in a large recliner in her room
at American Family Children’s Hospital,
12-year-old Camryn Porter of Reedsburg, Wisconsin,
looks up at her parents, Jen Engebretson and Alex Porter.
Camryn’s voice is soft, but the words capture a harsh truth.
“I was this close to going up to heaven,” she says, holding
her thumb and forefinger a half-inch apart.
Indeed, she was. Just days after Christmas 2010, a
perfectly healthy Camryn suddenly became acutely ill with
no apparent cause. Her abdomen began swelling with
fluid as she went into a coma-like state for several weeks,
unable to breathe, speak or eat on her own.
After weeks of undergoing nearly every medical test
imaginable, Camryn was finally diagnosed with a rare
streptococcal infection in her abdomen that triggered
septic shock syndrome – resulting in a near total
shutdown of her body’s vital organs.
“Camryn’s body underwent countless chemical reactions,
causing infection-fighting cells to also attack her kidneys,
lungs and digestive system,” says UW Health Pediatric
Critical Care Nurse Practitioner Lynne Sears, RN, MS.
“About six weeks in the hospital went by before her fever
subsided and we knew she would come around.”
Scott Hagen, MD, Medical Director of the Pediatric
Intensive Care Unit, says Camryn’s recovery illustrates
the team-based approach at American Family Children’s
Hospital.
“Throughout her 10 weeks in the hospital, Camryn was
cared for by pediatric specialists from cardiology, general
surgery, pulmonology, endocrinology, infectious disease,
critical care and health psychology,” Dr. Hagen says. “It
took many great minds working together to get this girl
back to health.”
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Meet
Kennedy
Kennedy Brown was two months old when her UW Health
pediatrician, Richard Ellis, MD, noticed an abnormality
in her head shape. Her parents, Matt and Vanessa of
Fitchburg, Wisconsin, were told that their daughter’s skull
was expanding in length, but not in width.
A condition known as sagittal craniosynostosis was
ultimately diagnosed, meaning that bones within
Kennedy’s skull had fused together instead of stretching
and producing new bone to accommodate normal brain
growth. To remedy the situation, Kennedy’s skull was
surgically repaired in January 2011 by UW Health Pediatric
Plastic Surgeon Delora Mount, MD and UW Health
Pediatric Neurosurgeon Bermans Iskandar, MD.
“Dr. Iskandar and I treated
Kennedy by creating an ear-to-ear incision,” says
Dr. Mount, “and then removing the prematurely fused
bones in her skull, creating room for her head to grow in
width as well as length. Within just a few weeks, her head
began assuming a more normal shape. She did just great
and her family was wonderful.”
Having a child undergo neurosurgery is never easy, but
the Browns say American Family Children’s Hospital
caregivers did everything possible to alleviate the stress.
“During surgery, the nurses came out every hour to assure
us that things were going just fine with Kennedy,” says
Matt. “That very day, we got to hold her after surgery
and it really just made the whole experience so very
comfortable for us and for her.”
Vanessa agrees, noting that staff frequently assisted in
many ways, including keeping friends and family aware of
Kennedy’s developments.
Just one month after surgery, Kennedy’s head became
noticeably more normal in shape. Aside from a few routine
follow-up visits this year, Kennedy should be on her way to
a completely healthy life.
“She’s doing just awesome,” Vanessa says. “We’re very
happy.”
Meet
Brayden
UW Health pediatrician
Carleen Hanson, MD, has performed many routine
check-ups on newborns throughout her practice at the
UW Health East Clinic in Madison. In January 2011,
however, she witnessed something highly unusual when
two-week old Brayden Greiber of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin,
came in for a visit.
“At the end of Brayden’s check-up,” says Dr. Hanson, “I
was talking with his mom, Marisa, when Brayden suddenly
turned pale. He got very quiet and was breathing shallowly.
I listened to his heart, and his heart rate was low – a sign
that his blood oxygen level also was low. We started
oxygen, which helped him perk up and immediately sent
him by ambulance to American Family Children’s Hospital.”
Four hours later, while being admitted to his hospital room,
an even more frightening episode occurred. Brayden
stopped breathing and his skin began to turn blue.
“Things started moving very fast,” remembers Marisa.
“They immediately inserted a breathing tube to get him
oxygen. After what happened that morning at his check-up,
we could not believe how close he came to his last breath.”
After a few days in the hospital and very close monitoring
by critical care physicians, nurses and staff, Brayden was
doing well enough to come home. Marisa, her husband
Ryan and their two-year-old son, Austen, could not believe
their good fortune.
“We are so grateful Brayden was in the right place at the
right time,” says Marisa. “Had he stopped breathing in the
car, he would have died. For him to be at the hospital when
this happened, we know there was an angel watching over
him somewhere.”
Since January, Brayden has been doing just fine. Everyone
is literally breathing easier.
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Mary Cornelia Bradley
S O C I E T Y
B e n e f i t i n g pa t i e n t s a n d f a m i l i e s
o f a m e r i c a n f a m i ly c h i l d r e n ’ s h o s p i t a l
A History of Giving
American Family Children’s Hospital traces its roots to the story of Mary Cornelia
Bradley, a little girl born to Dr. Harold Cornelius Bradley, a UW biochemistry
professor and his wife Mary Josephine (Crane) Bradley of the renowned Chicago
industrialist Crane family.
Stricken with measles at age 6, Mary died in 1916 from meningitis shortly before
her seventh birthday.
Deeply heartbroken by the loss of their firstborn child, the Bradleys’ loving
tribute to Mary would become a pediatric research and teaching hospital built in
connection with the UW Medical School.
This hospital—funded primarily by the Bradleys’ efforts—opened in 1920 as the
Mary Cornelia Bradley Hospital for the Study of Children’s Diseases.
After several moves and expansions over the next nine decades, the Bradleys’
legacy would emerge in 2007 as the world-class American Family Children’s Hospital.
Mary Cornelia Bradley and her
grandfather Cornelius Beach
Bradley, circa 1915.
To ensure that children and families from Wisconsin and beyond continue to receive the very best medical
care, we have established the mary cornelia bradley society. its purpose is simple: to recognize philanthropy
committed to continued excellence at American Family Children’s Hospital.
the mary cornelia bradley society recognizes four levels of philanthropic commitment: Legacy (estate gifts);
Legends (one-time or cumulative gifts of $25,000 or more); Guardians (one-time or cumulative gifts of $10,000
through $24,999); and Ambassadors (gifts of $1,000 or more within a single calendar year).
Learn more
As every gift designation is a very personal decision, American Family Children’s Hospital development staff is
available for consultation with anyone interested in learning more about joining The Mary Cornelia Bradley Society.
Please call us at (608) 264-KIDS, visit uwhealth.org/mcbsociety or e-mail afch@uwhealth.org to learn more.
A Message From the
Development Partners
Advisory Board
Advisory Board
Membership
John Flad, Co-Chair
Jack Salzwedel, Co-Chair
Christine Bohnsak
Cathy Coyle
Debbie Cray
Lea culver
Rick Fetherston
thomas grantham
Jim Hegenbarth
Susan Pierce Jacobsen
Jerry Kelly
rich Lynch
nick meriggioli
Julie Bush Metcalfe
Tim Metcalfe
Dan Rashke
Linda smith
Ken Thompson
Sylvia Vaccaro
Theran Welsh
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Spring 2011
A message from the Co-Chairs of the American Family Children’s Hospital
Development Partners Advisory Board: Jack Salzwedel (left in photo),
President and Chief Operating Officer of American Family Insurance and
John Flad (right in photo), President of Flad Development.
dear friends:
There really is something incredibly special about the way that American
Family Children’s Hospital just tugs at your heart. Maybe it is because we
wish the words “children” and “hospital” never had to be said together or
perhaps we personally know a child, grandchild or family friend who has needed
this world-class, yet warm and friendly pediatric medical facility.
Thanks to your generous support over the years, American Family Children’s Hospital is caring
for patients not only from throughout Wisconsin, but across the Midwest and beyond. In light of this growing demand, we have
already begun raising money to finish those spaces in the hospital earmarked for future expansion. Priority one is to complete the
now vacant 6th floor by adding: (1) a 12-bed, Level 4, high-acuity neonatal intensive care unit (nicu) serving babies requiring
complex surgery and medical intervention; and (2) a 14-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) to complement our existing
21-bed picu. our goal is to open both units by January 2013.
Your kindness and generosity makes a tremendous difference every single day. on behalf of the entire advisory board, thank you
for all you do for hospitalized kids.
Sincerely,
Jack C. Salzwedel, Co-Chair John J. Flad, Co-Chair
Development Partners Development Partners
Advisory Board Advisory Board

Donors and Gifts
We are deeply grateful to all those who have made a meaningful difference for the patients and families of American Family Children’s Hospital. On the next three pages, we
list the names of donors who have enrolled in, or qualify for, membership in the mary cornelia bradley society. these names can also be found on our donor report website
uwhealth.org/mcbsociety.
While we strive to get every donor name correct prior to publication, we apologize for any incorrect listing. Please contact Colleen Fraser at (608) 264-KIDS or by e-mail at
afch@uwhealth.org if your name is incorrect or if you would prefer not to have your name published in future publications. Your support means the world to us. thank you!
The Mary Cornelia Bradley Society
Legacy
Anonymous (1)
Estate of James Theron Barto
estate of ned e. bellerue
Estate of Emma J. Christensen
george and ann croal
estate of roman g. and elma K. haas
Estate of Eileen Hessling
estate of alvin f. and Loraine Lemoine
Estate of Melvin and Mary Palmer
Estate of Alice Piercy
Estate of Dorothy A. Sommers
Estate of Maurice B. Van Engel
Estate of Reed A. and Carolee Walker
Estate of John A. Warchol
estate of Lyle Weichmann
Legends
FOuNDING FAmILIES
American Family Insurance
The Employees and Agents of American
Family Insurance
Helen Bakke, Frederick and Deborah
Schwartz and the Sub-Zero
Foundation
Clear Channel Madison and Supporters
of the Champions for Kids
Radiothon
cindy crawford and rande gerber
Department of Pediatrics Faculty and
Staff, University of Wisconsin School
of Medicine and Public Health
Department of Surgery, University of
Wisconsin School of Medicine and
Public Health
george fait family
John and Coleen Flad Family
Friends of University of Wisconsin
Hospital and Clinics
Kohl’s Department Stores
Oscar Rennebohm Foundation
Pierce Family Foundation - Harvey,
Delores, Jeff, Steve, Julie and Susan
irwin f. and Linda s. smith
University of Wisconsin Medical
Foundation
University of Wisconsin School of
Medicine and Public Health
Reed A. and Carolee Walker
dr. Kok-peng Yu and dr. anna Lee shen
Family
Mortimer B. Zuckerman
Legends
AAA Wisconsin
Affiliated Engineers, Inc.
J. F. Ahern Co.
Alliant Energy Foundation
american girl
AnchorBank and Anchor Foundation
Anonymous (4)
Bob and Dyan Armstrong
Theodore W. Batterman Family
Foundation
Black Belt America
roger and Linda boettcher
Dr. Harold Cornelius Bradley and
Mrs. Josephine Crane Bradley
The Buchholz Planning Corporation
Bill and Signe Buchholz
Capitol Bank
Kristina P. Schultz - Caps for the Cure
Chartwell Wisconsin
Clear Channel Radio - Madison
Copper for Kids
Coyle Contract
george and ann croal
J. P. Cullen Family Foundation
craig and Lea culver family
Culver Franchising System, Inc.
Dental Health Associates of Madison
Department of Anesthesiology Faculty -
UW School of Medicine and
Public Health
Department of Dermatology -
UW School of Medicine and
Public Health
Department of Human Oncology -
UW School of Medicine and
Public Health
department of neurological surgery -
UW School of Medicine and
Public Health
department of neurology -
UW School of Medicine and
Public Health
Department of Ophthalmology
and Visual Sciences -
UW School of Medicine and
Public Health
Department of Orthopedic Surgery -
UW School of Medicine and
Public Health
Department of Pathology and
Laboratory medicine -
UW School of Medicine and
Public Health
Department of Radiology -
UW School of Medicine and
Public Health
Dan DeSalvo Family
Design Circle
DV Trust
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation
Epic
J. H. Findorff & Son Inc.
fire fighters Local 311 charities
Joe and Pat Flad and Family
John and Jeanne Flesch
Rozanne Flesch
dr. gregory and mrs. nancy gallo
gregory and penny gallo
carl and sheila getto
george and candy gialamas
James and Kim gilmore family
tom and ruthann grantham
greater bucky open
green bay packers
christopher and ann green
group health cooperative of south
central Wisconsin (ghc-scW)
Diane and A.J. Heatley
Joe and Lydie arthos hudson
Hyundai Hope on Wheels
Kelly Family Foundation
Bernard and Sally Kuebler Killoran
The Kresge Foundation
Jerome and Joan Kuypers Family
dale Leibowitz and amy Kaster
irving Levy
marvin J. Levy
Loose change champions for children
dennis p. Lund, md and
Cynthia P. Spencer
matthew t. Lundgren and family
M&I Foundation
Maddie’s Miracle
Madison Area Friends of Piano
The Madison Club Foundation
Madison Community Foundation
madison gas & electric foundation
2010 mike and Jessica mccarthy golf
Tournament
Ronald McDonald House Charities of
Madison, Inc.
McKesson Health Systems
nick and barb meriggioli
Julie Bush Metcalfe
Mielcarek Family Foundation and
hallman/Lindsay paints
Milio’s Sandwiches
Mortenson Family Foundation
nfL alumni madison chapter
noodles & company
Promega Corporation
Dan and Patti Rashke (TASC) Family
Foundation
Jeff and Judi Raymond Family
Robert and Jean Rennebohm
J. P. and Beth Richards Family
Jack and Sarah Salzwedel
The Sekelsky Family
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity / Tour de
Touchdown
Sing for the Children
Kent and Donna Sollenberger Family
Staff Electric Co., Inc.
State Collection Service, Inc.
David and Jenny Stein
Steinhauer Charitable Trust
steve and nicki stricker
Sub-Zero Freezer Company
Total Administrative Services
Corporation (TASC) -
Dan and Patti Rashke
Jeff and Kristin Tracy Family and
Friends of Tyler’s Place
Tri-ing For Children’s, Inc.
Unity Health Insurance
u.s. banK
Sylvia and James Vaccaro
Robert and Mary Voss
Ellen and Arnold Wald
Helen and Terrence Wall
John E. Wall Family and DEMCO
Wisconsin Dance Marathon
WISC-TV
paul and Kay Young
Family of Julie Zdeblick
Guardians
Mark and Peggy Afable
American TV
Anonymous (6)
Associated Bank
Attainment Company
Automation Components, Inc.
Jim Bahensky and
Donna Katen-Bahensky
becker Law offices
Joanne Becker
Kim and Michael Bentz
gerry and vicki benusa
Bret Bielema
Richard and Carolyn Blum Charitable
Foundation
Terry Bolz
R.D. and Joy Boschulte
Jeff Bosco
Tami Bosco
Tom and Jennifer Brazelton
charles and Linda brei
Brink and Associates
Patrick and Mary Cotter
Department of Family Medicine -
UW School of Medicine and
Public Health
Department of Medicine - UW School
of Medicine and Public Health
Department of Obstetrics and
gynecology - uW school of
Medicine and Public Health
Department of Psychiatry - UW School
of Medicine and Public Health
Division of Pediatric Pulmonology
Edgewood High School and Wisconsin
Basketball Coaches Association
gary and barbara eiler
Jim and Mary Eldridge
Enterprise Rent-A-Car - Madison
The Entwistle Family
Evans Scholars Basketball-A-Thon
Famous Footwear
Fan 4 Ever
Rick and Judy Fetherston
Flad Development and Investment Corp.
golden eagle Log homes.com
sherry and al goldstein
gunder family charitable gift fund
Ann and Rob Hamilton
Mark and Debbie Hamilton
HDR Architecture
heery-hLm
hooper corporation and general
Heating and Air Conditioning
Bermans and Jenny Iskandar
David Jacobsen and
Susan Pierce Jacobsen
Brent and JoAnn Johnson
Junior League of madison inc.
Kaufman Hall and Associates Inc.
Jerry and Carol Kelly
Connie Kinsella
Stuart and Mary Banks Knechtle Family
Lands’ end inc.
fred and mary Laufenberg
robert Lemanske, md
Jeff Levy
Joel London and cheryl Kendall
stephen and Jeri Lose
Maddie’s Fund
Madison Fireworks Fund
doug and patty malmquist
Mr. Mario Mancusi-Ungaro and
Dr. Maureen McCausland
dale and Lila mathwich
Al and Karen Meyer
Michael’s Frozen Custard
mid-state equipment
Fred and Mary Mohs
darnell, Loretta and maya moore
MyMenu
James and casey nick
Ken and carrie noonan family
novo nordisk pharmaceuticals
Oscar Mayer/Kraft Foods
Park Bank
Pepsi-Cola Company/Madison
Bruce and Deborah Pfaff
Philips Medical Systems
Jeffrey Pierce
Richard and Sheila Plotkin
Pointman Inc.
Ellen and Jamie Pollard
Polly ReQua
Restaino & Associates Realtors
Relocation
Family and Friends of
Laurie ricciardelli meade
claude rochon, rn
Alicia Rose “Victorious” Foundation
Roundy’s Supermarkets
(Copp’s & Pick ‘n Save)
rubloff development group
george and cheryl ryniak
Bret and Sara Saalsaa
Jeff and Joy Schleusner
Daniel and Patricia Schultz
Select Comfort
Sherman Plaza, Inc.
Michael and Paulette Siebers
Abby Smith
hans and mary Lang sollinger
alice and chris, noel and sean spencer
Rich and Amy Steffen
Subway Sandwiches and Salads
Tim and Ann Sweeney
Donald and Judith Taylor
TeamSoft, Inc. - Paul and Olga Heberer,
eric and nancy Larson, brian and
Karen Worden
TechlineUSA
TeleTracking Technologies Inc.
Thomas and Ruth Thielke
Joe and Kay Tisserand
Towers Perrin
U.S. Cellular
UW Class of 1950
Veridian Foundation
Wal-Mart Foundation
Peter and Julie Weil
Terry and Ann Wilkerson
Robert and Marlene Wilson
Wisconsin Built
Wisconsin Capital Management
WKOW-TV, Madison
Joe and Jan Zwettler
Ambassadors
CALENDAR YEAR 2010
ACS - A Xerox Company
Bill and Coreen Adamany
AE Business Solutions
Mark and Peggy Afable
Alliant Energy Foundation
American Bottling Company
American Family Insurance
American Family Insurance District 16
american girl
Amy Belle School (Colgate, Wisconsin)
API Software Inc
Bob and Dyan Armstrong
Attainment Company
Automation Components, Inc.
Jayde and Jazyn Babler
Jim Bahensky and Donna Katen-
Bahensky
Jim and Sue Bakke
Michael and Kim Bentz
gerry and vicki benusa
Bret Bielema
Black Belt America
Sheryl Blair
roger and Linda boettcher
Terry Bolz
Tom and Jennifer Brazelton
Brennan’s Farm Market
Robert Breunig
steve and Laurel brown
The Buchholz Planning Corporation
Bill and Signe Buchholz
Mike and Maureen Buhl
bill bula and beth neary
Len and Janice bultema
Paul and Rebecca Burcalow
Andy and Anna Burish
Rich and Angela Butkevic
John Butz
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Darren and Anne Campf
Capitol Bank
Kristina P. Schultz - Caps for the Cure
CareFusion
Celebrations Entertainment
Supporters of the Champions for Kids
Radiothon
Chartwell Wisconsin
Tim and Pam Christen
Peter and Erica Christman
Clear Channel Radio - Madison
James and Bridget Coffing
Copper for Kids
Michael and Catherine Coyle, MD
Coyle Contract Partnership
cindy crawford and rande gerber
nicholas and debbie cray
george and ann croal
CSM Companies Inc.
J. P. Cullen Family Foundation
craig and Lea culver family
Jim and Terry Dechene
Deerfield High School
Robert and Diane Dempsey
Dental Health Associates of Madison
Department of Anesthesiology Faculty -
UW School of Medicine and
Public Health
Department of Dermatology -
UW School of Medicine and
Public Health
Department of Family Medicine -
UW School of Medicine and
Public Health
Department of Human Oncology -
UW School of Medicine and
Public Health
Department of Medicine - UW School of
Medicine and Public Health
department of neurological surgery -
UW School of Medicine and
Public Health
department of neurology - uW school
of Medicine and Public Health
Department of Obstetrics and
gynecology - uW school of
Medicine and Public Health
Department of Ophthalmology and
Visual Sciences - UW School of
Medicine and Public Health
Department of Orthopedic Surgery -
UW School of Medicine and
Public Health
Department of Pediatrics - UW School
of Medicine and Public Health
Department of Psychiatry - UW School
of Medicine and Public Health
Department of Radiology - UW School
of Medicine and Public Health
Department of Surgery - UW School
of Medicine and Public Health
Department of Urology - UW School
of Medicine and Public Health
Design Circle
Division of Plastic Surgery
Kira, Thomas and Brayden Dott
Eastside Elementary School
(Sun Prairie, Wisconsin)
Jon Elenius
gordon and nancy enderle
Enterprise Rent-A-Car - Madison
Epic
Excellence in Dentistry
george fait family
Fan 4 Ever
Rick and Judy Fetherston
J. H. Findorff & Son Inc.
Flad Development and Investment Corp.
John and Coleen Flad
Jonathan fliegel and tamara greco
Chris and Sara Fortune
greg and Jayme frank
Friends of University of Wisconsin
Hospital and Clinics
Scott and Christine Frodel
Rich and Erika Frohmader
gregory and penny gallo
carl and sheila getto
James and Kim gilmore family
brad and deborah gleason
Joseph and dina goode
goodman’s Jewelers
tom and ruthann grantham
greater bucky open
christopher and ann green
Judith green, md
group health cooperative of south
central Wisconsin (ghc-scW)
gunder family charitable gift fund
nate and Jeanna haas
The Haldeman Family
Mark and Debbie Hamilton
Camille Haney
Tim and Diane Hanson
Vicki Hanson
HDR Architecture
Diane and A.J. Heatley
John and Mary Jeanne Hecht
Jim and Amy Hegenbarth
bradley, Joelle, Lauren and grace hutter
Hyland Software Inc.
Hyundai Hope on Wheels
Bermans and Jenny Iskandar
David Jacobsen and
Susan Pierce Jacobsen
Josh Johannes and Jamie Appleton
daniel and Lena Kelly
Kelly Family Foundation
Craig Kent, MD
Michael and Beverly Kienitz
Bernard and Sally Kuebler Killoran
Mark and Mary Jo Kirschbaum
Kohl’s Department Stores
Krupp general contractors LLc
Pat and Shirley Kubly
Renee Kursel
Jerome and Joan Kuypers Family
Fred, Marjorie, Mary Bridget and
nicholas Lee
paulette Leedle
dale Leibowitz and amy Kaster
irving Levy
marvin J. Levy
K. don Lindsay
Joel London and cheryl Kendall
Loose change champions for children
michael Lubahn
dennis p. Lund, md and
Cynthia P. Spencer
matthew t. Lundgren and family
LYcon inc.
rich and mary Lynch
M&I Foundation
Maas Brothers Construction Company
Madigan Family Foundation
Madison Area Friends of Piano
Mr. Mario Mancusi-Ungaro and
Dr. Maureen McCausland
Margie Martin
McClaren Machine and Tool
2010 mike and Jessica mccarthy golf
Tournament
J Scott and Jane McMurray
Merge Foundation
nick and barb meriggioli
Julie Bush Metcalfe
Tim Metcalfe
Metcalfe’s Market
Midland United Methodist
(Mazomanie, Wisconsin)
don and gail midlikowski
Mid-West Family Broadcasting
Midwest Horse Fair
Milio’s Sandwiches
Tim and Cindy Morgan
Tom and Sandy Morris
Clara Marie Morrow
Loydd and gayle morrow
Mortenson Construction Company
Mortenson Family Foundation
Murphy and Desmond SC
blaise and stacy nemeth
robert and marianne nemeth
nfL alumni madison chapter
tom, Julia and Laura nicholas
James and casey nick
Ken and carrie noonan family
thomas nordland
robert nourse and de-ann pillers
Park Bank
James and Michelle Parks
Dr. Robert and Mrs. Margaret Pearce
Pepsi-Cola Company/Madison
Daniel and Mary Petersen
Scott and Kerin Peterson
Todd Peterson
Angella Pierce
Pierce Family Foundation - Harvey,
Delores, Jeff, Steve, Julie and Susan
Richard and Sheila Plotkin
Jeff Poltawsky and Tom Arnhold
Peter and Mary Popic
Chris and Carolyn Powers
Prairie Elementary School
(Waunakee, Wisconsin)
Pulaski Community School District
Kurt and Jeanne Pulvermacher
Steve and Heather Raffel
helen Yvonne ramsey
Dan and Patti Rashke (TASC) Family
Foundation
Jerry and Diana Rekowski
Oscar Rennebohm Foundation
gordon and Janet renschler
Reynolds Transfer and Storage Inc.
Fred Robertson
claude rochon, rn
Steve and Janice Ross
Roundy’s Supermarkets
(Copp’s & Pick ‘n Save)
Howard Rowley and Carol Diamond
Royal Oaks Elementary School
(Sun Prairie, Wisconsin)
Keith and Jennifer Ryniak
Bret and Sara Saalsaa
Jack and Sarah Salzwedel
Jeff and Joy Schleusner
Daniel and Patricia Schultz
The Sekelsky Family
Jeff and Rohy Seltz
Judene Sennott
Kurt and Kathy Siegel
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity/
Tour de Touchdown
Skipper Bud’s Madison/
Mad City Ski Team
Jennifer Scheller
Ron Skoronski
Ron and Chris Sliwinski
Abby Smith
irwin f. and Linda s. smith
Smokys Club
Kent and Donna Sollenberger Family
Steve amd Mary Sommer
alice and chris, noel and sean spencer
Jim stangel and nan peterson
Rich and Amy Steffen
David and Jenny Stein
Steinhauer Charitable Trust
Strand Associates Inc.
steve and nicki stricker
Subway Sandwiches and Salads
Sun Prairie High School
Jeff and Tara Swalve
Symphony Corporation
Donald and Judith Taylor
Ken, Kristine, Leah and
Lucas thompson
Thursday’s Child
Al and Jane Toon
Total Administrative Services
Corporation (TASC) -
Dan and Patti Rashke
tractors gone Wild
Tri-ing For Children’s, Inc.
Unity Health Insurance
800 university bay drive LLc
University of Wisconsin Medical
Foundation
University of Wisconsin School of
Medicine and Public Health
u.s. banK
UW Clinical Anesthetists
UW Credit Union
Valero Energy Foundation
nicole van ooyen
Jenni Vanden Wyngaard
Dave and Jill Vander Mause
Arnold and Ellen Wald
Tom and Jill Walker
Weather Central
Ron and Brenda Welhoefer
Theran and Julie Welsh
Brian and Jennifer Wiegand
Christine Williams
Stephen Williams
Robert and Marlene Wilson
Wisconsin Aviation
Wisconsin Built
Wisconsin Dance Marathon
Wisconsin Dancers and Friends
Wisconsin State Journal
WISC-TV
WKOW-TV
paul and Kay Young
Jeffrey and amanda Yunke
Family of Julie Zdeblick
The Zillners - Frank, Diane, Cole,
Dean and Blake
American Family Children’s Hospital
HOSPITAL LEADERSHIP
DONNA KATEN-BAHENSKY
President and CEO
UW Hospital and Clinics and
American Family
Children’s Hospital
JEFF POLTAWSKY, FACHE
Vice President
American Family
Children’s Hospital
ELLEN WALD, MD
Chair, Department of Pediatrics
UW School of Medicine
and Public Health
Pediatrician-in-Chief,
American Family
Children’s Hospital
CHRISTOPHER GREEN, MD
Professor and Vice Chair,
Department of Pediatrics
UW School of Medicine
and Public Health
Medical Director,
American Family
Children’s Hospital
PHILANTHROPY STAFF
NANCY FRANCISCO-WELKE
Managing Senior Director of Development
Health Care and Sciences
UW Foundation
BETH BLUM
Director of Annual Giving
UW Hospital and Clinics
JIM GILMORE
Development Program Manager
American Family
Children’s Hospital
JENNIFER BRAZELTON
Director, Pediatric Clinics
American Family
Children’s Hospital
BARBARA BYRNE, RN, MS, CPNP, CPON
Director of Pediatric Nursing
and Clinical Services
American Family
Children’s Hospital
NAN PETERSON, RN, MS
Program Director,
Child Health Advocacy
American Family
Children’s Hospital
TERRI SPRING
Development Program
American Family
Children’s Hospital
KRISTINE THOMPSON
Development Program
American Family
Children’s Hospital
TOM YOUNG
Development Program Manager
American Family
Children’s Hospital
Farewell,
Dr. Lund!
In 2011, American Family Children’s
Hospital Surgeon-in-Chief, Dennis
Lund, MD, accepted a new position as
Executive Vice President for Phoenix
Children’s Medical Group and Surgeonin-Chief
of Phoenix Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Lund, who also chaired the Division of
General Surgery within the UW School of
Medicine and Public Health Department
of Surgery, came to Madison in 1999
from Children’s Hospital Boston.
Throughout his 12 years in Madison,
Dr. Lund was an exemplary surgeon,
mentor, teacher and friend. Our worldclass
American Family Children’s Hospital
facility that opened in 2007 would not
have been possible without Dr. Lund’s
leadership and passionate support.
Thank you, Dr. Lund, for 12 years of
outstanding leadership and service as
Surgeon-in-Chief of American Family
Children’s Hospital. We wish you all the
best in your new position.
12 13

“A Visit to the Pediatric
Intensive Care Unit”
Follow Dr. Scott Hagen and several amazing kids
during a visit to American Family Children’s Hospital’s
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
CH-27055-11
University of Wisconsin
Hospital and Clinics
600 Highland Ave., H4/810
Madison, WI 53792
There’s more online!
Visit uwhealth.org/mcbsociety to see more, including a compelling
sound-slideshow featuring American Family Children’s Hospital
patients from the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.