{"id":153856,"date":"2026-02-25T16:25:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T22:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?post_type=uwmnewsgallery&#038;p=153856"},"modified":"2026-04-03T17:07:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T22:07:30","slug":"uwm-alums-honored-at-2026-awards-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"uwmnewsgallery","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/gallery\/uwm-alums-honored-at-2026-awards-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"UWM alums honored at 2026 awards ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">About 300 people gathered to honor a dozen awardees at the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/advance\/engage\/alumni-awards-evening\/\">2026 UWM Alumni Awards Evening<\/a> on Feb. 20 at the Pfister Hotel. 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