Honorary Alumnus Award
2012 Recipients

Dan and Debbie Market

Dan and Debbie Market of Eau Claire will receive the Alumni Association's Honorary Alumnus Award, which is presented to non-alumni who have demonstrated great love of and service to UW-Eau Claire.

Dan Market is CEO of Market & Johnson, the largest general building contractor/construction firm in western Wisconsin. He also serves on its board of directors, is a key member of the senior management team and oversees the business development department.

Market & Johnson was founded by Juel Market and Milt Johnson in 1948, and Dan joined his father's firm in 1970. He began his career as a laborer, later supervised projects and then performed project management until 1999, when he became president of the company.

Dan Market and his wife, Debbie, have played an integral role in the success of the Blugold women's basketball program — in the stands and behind the scenes. Dan has served for the past five years on the Blugold Women's Basketball Advisory Board and is one of the founding members of the Fast Break Club, a booster club of more than 200 members that annually raises more than $25,000 for the basketball program. The Markets have often scheduled their vacations around the women's team's out-of-town games to help ensure there are Blugold fans in the stands. They also have attended alumni gatherings in Florida on behalf of the UW-Eau Claire Alumni Association, welcoming former Blugolds to the women's games being played there.

The Markets have been instrumental in involving the women's team in meaningful service-learning opportunities, including the Eau Claire Marathon, which donates proceeds to the Eau Claire YMCA. They also actively volunteer in the community. Dan Market has served on the boards of the UW-Eau Claire Foundation, United Way, Career Development Center and Chippewa Valley Technical College Foundation. He currently serves on the boards of the Eau Claire Community Foundation and the Eau Claire Area School District Foundation. Debbie Market serves on the board of directors for Bob's House for Dogs, an area foster care and adoption facility for dogs.

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