Barry Alvarez is now in his fourth year as Director of Athletics at the University of Wisconsin and second without the additional title of head football coach. Alvarez served as A.D. and football coach from 2004-05.

Alvarez guided Wisconsin’s football fortunes for 16 seasons (1990-2005). He has been at the forefront of the revival of the Badger athletic program during his entire tenure in Madison. He piloted Wisconsin to three Big Ten and Rose Bowl titles (including back-to-back in 1998-99) en route to becoming the winningest football coach in school history (118-73-4 record).

Alvarez was just the 10th coach in Big Ten history to win 100 games at one conference institution. His 8-3 (.727) record in bowl games with the Badgers is the best in college football history (among coaches with at least 11 bowl appearances). The 2004 AFCA Region 3 Coach of the Year, he also was the 1993 national coach of the year, a two-time (1993 and 1998) Big Ten coach of the year and a finalist for ESPN’s coach of the decade (1990s) honor.

Alvarez is a 1969 graduate of the University of Nebraska, where he played linebacker and went on to earn his master’s degree. He received a Distinguished Alumnus Award from his alma mater in 2003. Alvarez and his wife, Cindy, are co-campaign chairs in the effort to bring a Gilda’s Club (a free support center for families dealing with cancer) to Madison. In addition, Alvarez serves on the Board of Directors of the MACC Fund (Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer).

Alvarez and his wife are the parents of three grown children (daughters Dawn (Mrs. Brad Ferguson) and Stacy (Mrs. Mike Delzer); son Chad). Barry and Cindy are grandparents to Joe and Jake Ferguson; Grace and Jackson Delzer; and Scarlett and Barry John Thomas Alvarez.

Bill Shaw served as Big Ten Club President in 1994. For over a decade Bill was the producer of the highly successful Dinner of Champions. Bill Shaw received his undergraduate degree from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and went on to get his law degree from the University of Iowa in 1969. Five generations of his family have attended the University of Iowa.

Bill Served as professional Deputy District Attorney for the County of LA, assistant US Attorney in both criminal and civil divisions and worked as an assistant at the White House under the Ford administration.

Currently Bill is the President of Roxbury Properties Inc, a full service real estate development company in Beverly Hills. Bill is married to Debra and has two daughters, Catherine 14 and Genevieve, 12.

Bob Chapek is the President of Walt Disney’s Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment. He is responsible for the worldwide marketing, sales and distribution of the studio’s Disney, Touchstone, Miramax, Dimension and ABC properties in the home entertainment marketplace.

Bob has led the organization to record-setting performances on titles as diverse as The Lion King, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Finding Nemo, and the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, as well as dominance of the direct-to-video business through the Disney Video Premieres line of sequels to classic Disney movie franchises.

Bob also has an active role with his graduate school alma mater, Michigan State University, holding two different board positions. Bob holds a B.S. degree from Indiana University (’81) and an M.B.A. from Michigan State University (’84) and resides in Southern California with his wife and three children.

Ken Oberg served as club President in 1993. He has run the "Pick the Finish" contest for over a decade. Ken started at the University of Michigan in 1950 and finished in 1957. His time a the U of M was interrupted by 2 years in the U S Army stationed In Straubing Germany. Ken and his wife Lory have a daughter, Kathy, and a 4 year old grandson, Hagen. He is past President of the Sepulveda Mens Golf Club and current President of the Sepulveda Senior Golf Club. He is a member of the PLGA Foundation which sponsors junior golf programs and give scholarships to needy relatives of PLGA members.

Ken was born in Chicago. His family of 4 boys and one girl moved around the country. He attended high school in Grand Rapids, Mich about the time Gerald Ford got elected to Congress. He started at the University of Michigan in 1950 and finished in 1957. His time a the U of M was interrupted by 2 years in the U S Army stationed In Straubing Germany. Ken came to Los Angeles, where he met his wife Lory, in 1959. Lory and Ken have a daughter, Kathy, and a 4 year old grandson, Hagen. Besides golfing several days per week, Ken enjoys taking Hagen to the Zoo, the tar pits, or other local attractions.

Ken worked for Allstate Insurance for 37 years before retiring. He is past President of the Sepulveda Mens Golf Club and current President of the Sepulveda Senior Golf Club. He is a member of the PLGA Foundation which sponsors junior golf programs and give scholarships to needy relatives of PLGA members.

President/CEO, The Ohio State University Alumni Association, Inc.; and the NCAA’s Only Two-Time Heisman Trophy Winner.

A native of Columbus, Archie played football and graduated from Eastmoor High School. As a member of the College National Football Foundation Hall of Fame, Rose Bowl Hall of Fame, The Ohio State University Sports Hall of Fame, and the Columbus Public Schools Hall of Fame, Archie has won virtually all the top honors a single athlete could win in college football. He is the only two-time Heisman Trophy recipient (1974 and 1975). Archie holds the NCAA record for running 100 yards (or more) in 33 regular-season games and in 31 consecutive games (bowl games were excluded at the time), as well as for having the most average yards per carry of 6.13. He also ranks fifth among all ball carriers rushing for 5,177 yards.

Probably even more noteworthy, during his entire four year career at O.S.U., Archie was known to be a model student-athlete and received his B.S. Degree in 1976. He has the added distinction of being the first athlete in Ohio State history to have his number retired. In 1976, Archie was a first-round draft choice of the Cincinnati Bengals, served as co-captain and played with that franchise for eight years. In April of 1994, he was named associate director of athletics at Ohio State, overseeing 17 sports. On January 1, 2004, he became President and CEO of The Ohio State University Alumni Association. Archie and his wife, Bonita, and family reside in Westerville, Ohio.

Past President, Big Ten Club. Sadly, Dick passed away unexpectedly on October 9, 2005, from pneumonia and other complications shortly after returning from chairing his fraternity’s (Phi Epsilon Pi) reunion in Columbus.

He grew up and attended high school in Williamson, West Virginia. In 1956 he received his B.S. Degree in Pharmacy from Ohio State. In 1977 he founded and was president of Prescription Health Services, a California firm providing managed-care pharmacy services and promoting generic drugs to reduce client costs. As an alumnus, Dick served his university on various committees and advisory boards, including the National Major Gift Committee, Presidents Club and the Alumni Association (including the O.S.U. Alumni Club of Los Angeles). Dick and his wife, Karol, also established several endowed scholarship funds and the awards from his alma mater are voluminous.

With the Big Ten Club, he likewise served in many capacities including the Golf Committee, Board of Directors, Executive Committee and was President in 1998. Up until his untimely death, he chaired the Membership Roster Committee and maintained the data base for all financial and tax reports. He is greatly missed by us all. We are pleased to dedicate this tribute to him to his wife, Karol, their three daughters: Marla Eby, Caryn Dates and Julie Sobel, and their seven grandchildren.