Wisconsin W.O.M.E.N. reception

Cindy Alvarez is the featured speaker for the Wisconsin W.O.M.E.N. reception, Thursday, Sept. 29 at Findorff in Madison. The W•O•M•E•N (Women, Opportunities, Mentors, Entrepreneurs and Networking) reception, held in each of the last seven years, features women who have made a difference. She’ll talk about the Alvarez era in University of Wisconsin athletics and her interests today.

Cindy Alvarez, who was a behind-the-scenes force in the rise of UW-Madison athletics over the course of three decades, will speak Sept. 29 at the annual W•O•M•E•N reception in Madison.

Cindy Alvarez is the wife of Barry Alvarez, the retired UW-Madison athletic director and former head football coach who was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010. Over time, Coach Alvarez has credited Cindy for keeping them from becoming coaching “vagabonds” and for being a sounding board in good times and bad....