WE LOVE OUR BUCKY MASCOTS
The Greater Bucky Open was founded by a mascot with the purpose of supporting future student mascots. We have since created an endowed fund at the Foundation to specifically support the current Bucky Badger student mascots.
Giving link here, www.supportuw.org/giveto/buckyscholarship
Giving link here, www.supportuw.org/giveto/buckyscholarship
The GBO proudly partners with the Bucky Badger Mascot Alumni Association (BBMAA)
to support all things related to Bucky Badger student mascots.
BBMAA MISSION STATEMENT:
The Bucky Badger Mascot Alumni Association is dedicated to providing scholarships, recognition, and networking opportunities to current Bucky Badger student athletes, while engaging a vibrant community of Bucky Badger mascot alumni to support the current program and cultivate lifelong friendships.
to support all things related to Bucky Badger student mascots.
BBMAA MISSION STATEMENT:
The Bucky Badger Mascot Alumni Association is dedicated to providing scholarships, recognition, and networking opportunities to current Bucky Badger student athletes, while engaging a vibrant community of Bucky Badger mascot alumni to support the current program and cultivate lifelong friendships.
Bucky Related Articles
- takes to be Bucky - April 2025, Cap Times article, by Becky Jacobs; https://captimes.com/news/education/what-it-takes-to-be-bucky/article_c795d3b6-df84-428d-b923-f55ec75462cb.html
- Bucky Badgers's Game Day - March 2025, Performing as the legendary mascot is a high-pressure gig that - if all goes well - pleases a stadium worth of UW fans. By Doug Erickson | Photos by Bryce Richter; https://onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/bucky-badgers-game-day/
- Creating The Badger Brand - Winter 2023, The quirky origins of the UW's world-famous logos. By Preston Schmitt; onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/creating-the-badger-brand/
- 80 Facts About Bucky - September 2020, Your favorite sweatered mustelid is turning 80 years old — we have no idea how old that is in badger years — but to celebrate a new decade of life, we’re taking a look back and sharing some of our favorite facts about Bucky Badger. https://www.uwalumni.com/news/80-facts-about-bucky/
- The Birth of Bucky Badger's Push-Ups - Fall 2019. By Stephanie Awe; https://onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/the-birth-of-bucky-badgers-push-ups/
- Becoming Bucky - Spring 2018. By Jenny Price '96 https://onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/becoming-bucky/
- Bucky Badger Always Warms My Heart - Winter 2011,. By Michael Mentzer; https://onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/bucky-badger-always-warms-my-heart/
- Badger Beauty - Spring 2010. By John Allen; https://onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/2208/
- History of Bucky (VIDEO) - 2024 by Nathan Spies, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e97ERE03k00