Alison Fett

Allison Fett, a native of Waukegan, IL, studied radio/TV/film at UW Oshkosh from 2002-2004 and returned in 2005-2007 to receive her Master’s in education leadership. Fett spent her first year playing women’s basketball at Bemidji State University in Minnesota before transferring to UWO her sophomore year to be closer to her family. The university appealed to her because she admired women’s basketball Coach Pam Ruder and loved the campus, Athletics Department, and academic life. This interview is a comprehensive discussion of Fett’s successful and varied experiences with UWO. She discusses the RTF program, which she credits for teaching her life principles and how to communicate with others, and she expresses deep appreciation for the university’s athletic community, which she praises for their adherence to excellence and tradition. Fett discusses the rigorous training schedule and the lessons about resilience she learned while playing at UWO. After graduation, she worked for the Milwaukee Bucks as a salesperson for a year and a half before accepting a NCAA Women and Minority Internship sponsored through UWO. The internship enabled her to travel around the country and paid in part for her graduate degree. While completing her degree, she served as an assistant to UWO Athletic Director Al Ackerman and helped bring the first wildly successful Relay for Life program to Oshkosh. She currently works at Verve Credit Union in a position she loves and is proud to be part of the Oshkosh tradition.