Prominent Real Estate Alumna Dianne Orbison Dies
Dianne M. Orbison, long one of the most successful and active alumni of the School of Business, died April 12. Orbison was chief investment officer of Securian Financial Group & president of Advantus Capital Management in the Twin Cities.
She was a graduate of UW-Madison, with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and French, and a Master of Science in Real Estate Investment Analysis, which she earned in 1977. A former member of the Dean’s Advisory Board, Orbison remained active with the School of Business, especially the real estate program. She was one of the first speakers in the business school’s Executive Leadership Speaker Series and has been one of the prominent alumni featured in Wisconsin MBA viewbooks.
Memorials may be given to the UW Foundation, YMCA Camp Menogyn or YMCA Camp Nan-A-Bo-Sho.
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