Category: Obituaries

Veronica A. King, 85 of Madison, Wis., passed away on Thursday, November 6, 2025 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. Veronica was employed as a secretary in the Department of Plant Pathology at UW-Madison.

Peter Kaufman, age 65, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. He was born on March 29, 1960, in Seoul, South Korea.

Peter was a graduate of UW-Madison, earning a degree in Computer Science. After graduation, he started working at UW-Madison in the university’s technology operations department (DoIT) excelling in many areas. His final career focus was on computer security and intrusion protection. After spending his entire career at UW-Madison, he retired in July 2017.

Charles Daniel (“Dan”) Cornwell was born in Williamsport, PA, on Dec. 27, 1924, son of John Gibson Cornwell, Jr., and Anna Moul Cornwell, the latter of Hanover, PA. Dan joined the Chemistry faculty of UW-Madison in 1952. His best-known research was a study of the iodine and chlorine resonances in the nuclear quadrupole resonance spectrum of crystalline alkali chloroiodides.

Professor Emeritus Edris Makward passed away peacefully on October 9, 2025 at his home in Seattle at the age of 92, after several years of declining health. He served as the Department Chair of African Languages and Literature from 1971-1975, followed by serving as Chair of the University African Studies Program from 1977-78.

She taught Women’s Studies, Public Policy and Political Science and the University of Wisconsin-Madison for five years.

Ralph’s professional career began in Cambridge, Mass. as assistant-professor at the Harvard School of Business. He then went on to Earlham College in Richmond, IN, for a professorship, and finally to UW-Madison as professor of economics from 1965-1997.

Jean was employed by the University of Wisconsin Library from 1971 to 1975. Beginning in 1975, Jean was an academic staff member in the Dean’s Office for Undergraduate Education in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the U.W. She retired in 1995 after 20 years and was granted Emerita Status.

Troy worked in healthcare for over thirty years and was currently the System Vice President of Business Integrity and Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer for UW Health.

Asheville, NC Professor David W. Tarr, emeritus professor of Political Science, Univ. of Wisconsin, died on August 3, 2025 at Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community.

He was a managing attorney at Legal Action of Wisconsin, employed as a Public Defender and worked as a clinical instructor at the U.W. Law School.

He built a successful career in health and safety management at the University of Wisconsin, where his dedication and professionalism left a lasting impact.

After specialty training in radiation oncology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Richard and family moved to Madison in 1980. Richard joined the faculty of Human Oncology at the University of Wisconsin and remained as emeritus professor.

While working full-time and raising four children as a young widow she returned to school, earned an undergraduate degree in Art Education, and started a career as a network administrator in 1984 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Marvin became a professor of Educational Administration and eventually served as Department Chair until his retirement. He leaves a legacy as Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin.

Bob was a distinguished University of Wisconsin professor who was gaining an international reputation for his groundbreaking analysis of the threat to democracy posed by corporate control of media.

After a brief stint working for the State of Kentucky in Frankfurt, he returned to Madison, Wis. and worked the rest of his career as a Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Department of Agricultural Economics. He worked for the UW extension outreach service primarily advising state and local governments on legal aspects of natural resource management issues such as the conservation of wetlands, shorelines, and farmland.

In 1970, he became a Professor at the University of Wisconsin, serving joint appointments in Medicine and Human Oncology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison. He was a clinical staff member of the University Health Service until 1987.

Ann was a professor of virology and biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Professor Emeritus 2023-present of Biochemistry and Institute for Molecular Virology. Her journey started in Zurich, Switzerland for her post-doctoral work and she continued her work at the University of Wisconsin often traveling the world in support of her research. She has been recipient of multiple global and national awards in the field of virology. Ann was also very involved with both women’s and men’s sports teams at University of Wisconsin serving on the Athletic Board.

Greg moved to Madison, Wisconsin and worked at the University of Wisconsin for 34 years, first as a custodian and then as a custodial supervisor.

In 1991, Williamson served as one of the lead attorneys in a lawsuit against the University of Wisconsin system’s Board of Regents, which had banned students from using racist or discriminatory language. The court found the hate speech code unconstitutional.

At UW, Stan was appointed Assistant Professor of Pathology and Assistant Director of the WSLH in 1960. He became Director of the WSLH in 1966, a position he held until 1979, when he was asked by the UW Medical School to create a Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

He was Professor Emeritus of Oncology and Medical Genetics, and Streisinger Professor of Experimental Biology at UW-Madison.

At UW, Stan was appointed Assistant Professor of Pathology and Assistant Director of the WSLH in 1960. He became Director of the WSLH in 1966, a position he held until 1979, when he was asked by the UW Medical School to create a Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. During his long career at WSLH, Stan pursued many different lines of medical research and public health intervention.

He also worked in finance for the University for his entire career, serving most recently as a budget design team lead.

Williamson also taught periodically at UW-Madison’s Law School and worked on constitutional and election law projects internationally, including in Iraq, Sudan and Ukraine. In addition, he was a trustee for the William T. Evjue Charitable Trust.

Ken was cajoled out of retirement to join the University of Wisconsin engineering faculty. In that capacity, he lectured around the world.

Steve was a professor in the Bacteriology Department at the University of Wisconsin.

In 2016, Tim and Molly moved to Madison, Wis., where their three Badger children also lived, and she began her dream job as a fundraiser for the UW-Madison School of Business through the UW Foundation and Alumni Association. Her commitment to her craft and passion for the university translated into professional exceptionalism in her role as managing senior director of development.

In 1978 Dr. Test joined the social work faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.