UW-Madison Chancellor Carolyn â??Biddyâ? Martin: A long honeymoon. Martin is following a tough act in retired Chancellor John Wiley, who helped elevate the university’s private fundraising into a different league. The combination of the financial market meltdown and the recession will make chasing donors harder, and it’s not as if the UW will get everything it asks in a tight state budget cycle. Tuition hikes, spending cuts, or both will test Martin’s first year.