MADISON – Cancer claimed the life of Wayne McGown on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009, at HospiceCare, Fitchburg. He was a professional in the Boy Scouts of America for seven years before beginning his 40 years of state service: 20 years at the top of State Street as senior administrator under governors Nelson, Reynolds, Knowles, Lucey, Schreiber and Earl; and another 20 at the campus end of State Street serving as special assistant to chancellors Shain, Cohen, Shalala and Ward. Wayne capped his career as the first director of the UW Research Park, 1984-1999.
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