"Thousands of Marquette alumni across the country share our pride in Dwyane Wade. Through his excellence both on and off the court, he has shown the world what it means to be from Marquette," Brigid O'Brien Miller, Director of University Communications told us.
The ad features Wade in his MU uniform with the following text:
"The World is watching your game. We’re watching you, and have never been more proud."
"Dwyane Wade. 2006 NBA Finals MVP -- Miami Heat NBA Champions.
"Excellence. Faith. Leadership. Service. These are the pillars of the Marquette Mission, we see them shining in you."
The University’s logo, Web site and tagline "Be the Difference," close the ad.
Wade is alum of Marquette based upon total undergraduate credits, but he has yet to fulfill requirements to receive his degree. There is talk in the campus community that Marquette will retire Wade’s jersey No. 3 after he earns his degree.
The open rate for a one-time, half-page, national ad in USA Today is $108,070. University officials negotiated a substantially discounted rate by working directly with the publication. USA Today claims an audience of over 5.2 million readers.
A life-long and passionate community leader and Milwaukeean, Jeff Sherman is a co-founder of OnMilwaukee.
He grew up in Wauwatosa and graduated from Marquette University, as a Warrior. He holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and is the founding president of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM)/Fuel Milwaukee.
Early in his career, Sherman was one of youngest members of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and currently is involved in numerous civic and community groups - including board positions at The Wisconsin Center District, Wisconsin Club and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. He's honored to have been named to The Business Journal's "30 under 30" and Milwaukee Magazine's "35 under 35" lists.
He owns a condo in Downtown and lives in greater Milwaukee with his wife Stephanie, his son, Jake, and daughter Pierce. He's a political, music, sports and news junkie and thinks, for what it's worth, that all new movies should be released in theaters, on demand, online and on DVD simultaneously.
He also thinks you should read OnMilwaukee each and every day.
