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Photo Gallery: Alumni and Friends Celebrate Return of WSB’s Homecoming Bash

By Alumni Relations | Photography by Sharon Vanorny and Taylor Wolfram

October 13, 2026

Over 200 alumni and friends gathered at Union South on a beautiful October day for WSB’s Homecoming Bash, which returned after a one-year hiatus. Dressed in their best Badger gear, guests had a blast playing new games, clowning with Bucky Badger, and reconnecting with one another over a delicious tailgate breakfast. After the Bash, many alums headed to Camp Randall for the Homecoming football game, which resulted in an epic Wisconsin victory!

There’s nothing quite like having breakfast with a sweater-clad Badger! Here, Mike Gannon enjoys a visit from Bucky Badger during WSB’s 2026 Homecoming Bash on October 3.
Vallabh “Samba” Sambamurthy, WSB’s Albert O. Nicholas Dean (center), mingles with Business Badgers over brats and other tailgate fixings.
These Badgers look so fetch! Guests have fun getting ready for the big game with UW-inspired face painting at WSB’s Homecoming Bash.
Winner, winner! With Badger-themed prizes on the line, Jackson Prehn tries his hand at new games and activities, like Plinko.
Members of WSB’s Madison BOLD (Badgers of the Last Decade) Circle pose in front of a stunning balloon display. From left to right, Sarah Maruyama (BBA ’23), Ryan Haehlke (BBA ’15), and Jaqueline Sanchez (BBA ’23).
With over 220 guests in attendance, there was no shortage of Badger pride at WSB’s Homecoming Bash! Just ask these alumni and friends, whose smiling faces lit up Varsity Hall.
Where can we get one of those? Sporting cozy Badger hats, these event attendees take their UW–Madison pride to the next level!
WSB’s Jan Heide (right), a professor of marketing and the Michael E. Lehman Distinguished Chair in Business, joins the Homecoming fun.
Say cheese! Displaying the “W”, these Badgers smile big for a festive photo at WSB’s Homecoming Bash.
Dressed in both Michigan State and Wisconsin apparel, Katie Joosten would have been happy with any game outcome—but we’re over the moon that Bucky took down Sparty by a final score of 31–3.
During the Fifth Quarter of the Homecoming football game, Bucky Badger and UW–Madison Spirit Squad alumni hoist Theo Chyou—the son of Bucky Badger alum Gene Chyou (BS ’05)—into the air while singing Varsity.

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