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Athletics a top priority for UW chancellor

University of Wisconsin chancellor Carolyn ?Biddy? Martin was roughly 30 minutes and 20 questions into an interview when she casually invoked the name of her celebrated predecessor. Donna Shalala was the school?s chancellor from 1988 to ?93 whose tenure is remembered for kick-starting a process that took the UW Athletic Department from punch line to national prominence.