Over the course of her life, she donated more than $250 million to the community and through her Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation.[7] She donated $90 million to the BMO Harris Bradley Center.[1][2][5] Her US$20 million donation to build the Lynde & Harry Bradley School of Technology & Trade, which replaced 100-year-old Milwaukee Technical & Trade High School, was the largest single private gift ever to a public school in the United States.[1] She also donated $9 million to the Pettit National Ice Center, an indoor skating facility with two Olympic-sized hockey rinks and a 400-meter skating oval.[1] In 1999, she bought 14 percent of the Milwaukee Brewers.[1] She was inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame because of it.[4] She also donated more than US$100,000 to the United Way of Great Milwaukee.[8] The Jane Bradley Pettit Building, home to the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, is named for her. She founded the Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation.[9]
In 1994, Pettit and her husband Lloyd were honored with the "Lombardi Award of Excellence" from the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation. The award was created to honor Vince Lombardi's legacy and is awarded annually to an individual who exemplifies his spirit.
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jane, bradley, pettit, 1918, 2001, american, philanthropist, bornjane, bradley, 1918, october, 1918diedseptember, 2001, 2001, aged, river, hills, wisconsin, usspousesdavid, vogel, uihlein, 1945, divorced, lloyd, pettit, 1969, 1998, parentharry, lynde, bradley,. Jane Bradley Pettit 1918 2001 was an American philanthropist 1 2 3 4 5 Jane Bradley PettitBornJane Bradley 1918 10 29 October 29 1918DiedSeptember 9 2001 2001 09 09 aged 82 River Hills Wisconsin USSpousesDavid Vogel Uihlein Sr m 1945 divorced wbr Lloyd Pettit m 1969 div 1998 wbr ParentHarry Lynde Bradley Milwaukee Wisconsin Contents 1 Early life 2 Philanthropy 3 Personal life and death 4 ReferencesEarly life editHer father was Harry Lynde Bradley co founder of Allen Bradley and the Bradley Foundation with her uncle Lynde Bradley 2 3 6 She attended the Lake School for Girls Milwaukee Downer Seminary and Milwaukee University School 6 She graduated from The Principia in St Louis Missouri and studied drama at Finch Junior College 6 She was a member of the Service Club of Milwaukee 6 She entered society as a debutante on January 1 1938 at the Milwaukee Country Club 6 Philanthropy editOver the course of her life she donated more than 250 million to the community and through her Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation 7 She donated 90 million to the BMO Harris Bradley Center 1 2 5 Her US 20 million donation to build the Lynde amp Harry Bradley School of Technology amp Trade which replaced 100 year old Milwaukee Technical amp Trade High School was the largest single private gift ever to a public school in the United States 1 She also donated 9 million to the Pettit National Ice Center an indoor skating facility with two Olympic sized hockey rinks and a 400 meter skating oval 1 In 1999 she bought 14 percent of the Milwaukee Brewers 1 She was inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame because of it 4 She also donated more than US 100 000 to the United Way of Great Milwaukee 8 The Jane Bradley Pettit Building home to the Milwaukee Institute of Art amp Design is named for her She founded the Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation 9 In 1994 Pettit and her husband Lloyd were honored with the Lombardi Award of Excellence from the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation The award was created to honor Vince Lombardi s legacy and is awarded annually to an individual who exemplifies his spirit Personal life and death editIn 1945 she married David Vogel Uihlein Sr heir to the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company 6 Their daughter Lynde Bradley Uihlein is President of the non profit organization Brico Fund 1 Their son David Vogel Uihlein Jr is vice chairman of the Bradley Foundation President of Uihlein Wilson Architects and chairs the David amp Julia Uihlein Charitable Foundation 1 10 11 She was married to Lloyd Pettit from 1969 to 1998 4 She died of lung cancer on September 9 2001 3 In 2002 her estate in River Hills Wisconsin was sold to David Kohl the son of Allen Kohl of Kohl s and the nephew of U S Sen Herb Kohl D Wis 3 She also owned homes in Land O Lakes Wisconsin and Naples Florida where she wintered 3 References edit a b c d e f g Jane Pettit was philanthropist beyond compare Milwaukee Journal Sentinel September 16 2001 a b c Bradley Center won t sell name Milwaukee Journal Sentinel April 23 2008 a b c d e Jane Bradley Pettit estate sold to Kohl s heir Milwaukee Journal Sentinel June 2 2002 a b c Pettit wife built Bradley Center Milwaukee Journal Sentinel November 12 2003 a b Mary Van de Kamp Nohl Jane s Gift Milwaukee Magazine 1 31 2008 a b c d e f Jane Bradley Wed Here to David Vogel Uihlein Milwaukee Journal Sentinel January 12 1945 Philanthropist Jane Pettit dies United Way of Greater Milwaukee amp Waukesha County unitedwaygmwc org Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation Welcome www jbpf org Bradley Foundation Board of Directors Archived from the original on 2014 02 16 Retrieved 2013 01 03 Bloomberg BusinessWeek David V Uihlein Jr dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jane Bradley Pettit amp oldid 1219212246, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
