2025 Annual Dinner
The 2025 Forward Janesville Annual Dinner featured Mark Johnson, eight-time NCAA Championship Head Coach of the University of Wisconsin women’s hockey program and player on the 1980 U.S. Olympic “Miracle On Ice” team, as the featured speaker.
The event was presented by ABC Supply Co., Blain’s Farm & Fleet, Boomerang Home Rentals, JP Cullen, Nowlan Law and Zilber Property Group, and held Nov. 6 at the Woodman’s Sports & Convention Center.
2024 Annual Dinner
We held our 2024 Annual Dinner on Nov. 12 at the Holiday Inn Express and Janesville Conference Center.
The event was highlighted by a fireside chat with Frederick W. Smith, the Founder and Executive Chairman of FedEx Corporation. It also included time for networking, a catered meal from Hoffman House Catering and remarks from: Forward Janesville President and CEO Shar Hermanson; Board Chair Derek Greene; and past Board Chair David Hiller.
Previous speakers have included: Frederick W. Smith, Founder and Executive Chairman of FedEx Corporation; Congressman Bryan Steil and Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Xochitl Torres Small; General Andrew Poppas, the 24th commander of United States Army Forces Command; former University of Wisconsin athletic director and football coach Barry Alvarez; and more.