Alumni

Welcome to the alumni portal!

We are always interested in hearing from our many accomplished alumni. We have made available for you, at this site, our recent Alumni newsletters (Fall 2025 Newsletter now available!) and encourage you to catch up on the exciting developments in our dynamic department.

Robock Alumni Reception at AMS 2026 in Houston

Please join us for our annual AOS Robock Alumni Reception! There will be food, drinks, a slideshow of departmental photos, award presentations, and mingling with old and new friends. The event will be in Lanier Grand Ballroom L of the Hilton Americas-Houston, from 7–9 pm CT on Tuesday, January 27.

Register here: https://go.wisc.edu/xy0xxc

We hope to see many of you there!

Thank you for a record-breaking Fill the Hill campaign in 2025!

A huge thank you to all the AOS alumni who made the 2025 Fill the Hill the most fla-mazing one yet, for us and the university! We had a record-breaking campaign and climbed the campus leaderboard for total gifts and funds raised. We’re so grateful to be part of a community that invests in AOS students and their success.

Robock Alumni Reception at AMS 2025 in New Orleans

Thanks to all who attended the 2025 AOS Robock Alumni Reception at the AMS Annual Meeting in New Orleans. For those who were unable to join us, here is a video of the Chair’s remarks and award presentations.

Dr. Thomas Vonder Haar is the recipient of the 2024 AOS Alumni Award for Outstanding Achievement.

Dr. Claire Pettersen is the recipient of the 2024 AOS Early Career Alumni Award.

Dr. Ned P. Smith is the recipient of the 2024 Champion of AOS Award.

Our AOS 75th Anniversary celebration was held on October 6, 2023

THANK YOU to everyone who joined us for our open house and 75th-anniversary event last Friday. We had a blast and hope you did, too. It was so great to see the AOS community – alumni, students, faculty/staff, colleagues, and supporters – come together in celebration. Here’s to 75 incredible years and many more to come!

We will be adding pictures, videos and the rememberances powerpoint from the event here.