Category: Obituaries

In 1977, she then moved to Madison and worked for UW as an auditor but spent most of her time at UW Physical Plant accounting until her retirement in 1998.

He was born on April 4, 1959 in Omu-Aran, Nigeria, the son of Fako Olaniyan and Bolajoko Aborisade Sajiku. He married Mojisola Adeyemo on August 22, 1988 in Ithaca, NY.

He was the Louise Durham Mead Professor of English and Wole Soyinka Professor of the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In his 18 years at UW–Madison, he served as department chair of African Cultural Studies, as well as a Senior Fellow and Interim Director at the Institute for Research in the Humanities. He was an internationally-recognized scholar of African, African American, and Caribbean literatures, post-colonial studies, genre studies and popular culture studies.

He is survived by his wife, Mojisola Olaniyan, who is the assistant dean and director, Academic Enhancement at University of Wisconsin, Madison Law School and children Bolajoko and Olabimpe.

Beloved UW Professor Tejumola Olaniyan died suddenly on Saturday. He was 60 years old.

Walker joined the faculty at the School of Library and Information Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison. He remained in that position until he retired in January 1995.

Joel returned to Madison in 1960, and over the following 19 years assumed various administrative positions at UW-Madison: program advisor at the Wisconsin Union; student organization advisor at the Dean of Students Office; assistant director at the Academic Computing Center; and assistant chancellor at the Chancellor’s Office.

After World War II, he worked for the University of Wisconsin-Madison as Professor of Engineering Drawing and Descriptive Geometry, and Associate Dean of Engineering-Freshmen. He won the Benjamin Smith Reynolds award and stipend for excellence in teaching in 1979. He retired as Dean Emeritus in 1982.

He was employed at the UW-Primate Center for 36 years, retiring in 1995.

Skornicka received a bachelor’s degree in political science from UW-Madison in 1959 and a master’s of public policy and administration in 1975. He served as assistant chancellor at the university before his term as mayor from 1979 to 1983.

Edwin William Stephan Jr. , known as Ed, was born Dec. 15, 1931, in Madison, Wis. He studied mathematics, accounting and economics at the University of Wisconsin but didn’t finish his degree before being drafted into the Army.

Klaus retired in 2007 as the Weinstein-Bascom Professor of German and Jewish studies, having been awarded prizes, including an Integrated Liberal Arts Teaching Award, the Hilldale Award for Excellence in Research and Teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

At UW Lucy first worked with the department of Landscape Architecture and then the Army Math Research Center at Sterling Hall.

He dedicated 32 years of service passionately tending to the lands of the UW-Madison Arboretum.

He retired from UW-Madison Waisman Center.

Coach Ritcherson was recruited to become the first Black coach, in any sport, hired by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the second Black football coach hired by a Big Ten School. He coached from 1966-1972 before being named Assistant to the Chancellor at the UW-Madison.

She was a graduate of Horicon High School and MATC and worked the last 22 years as a Senior Grade Recorder at The UW Law School.

He joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin—Madison in 1964 in the Department of History, and in 1985, he was appointed to the Sociology Department.

He joined the University of Wisconsin Mathematics department in 1963 and retired in 2003. Dick was the world’s foremost authority on Special Functions.

He was a co-founder of UW Opera Props and between 1981 and 2006 produced 61 issues of “The Prompter,” extended journals for the University opera productions.

Fannie Hicklin, the fierce and beloved theater professor who became the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s first African American faculty member and who left a creative legacy that both transformed and transcended campus, has died at the age of 101.

Neil accepted an offer from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1966, as an assistant professor. He was promoted to associate and full professor and later served as chair of the Marketing Department at the Wisconsin School of Business for several years. Neil retired as professor emeritus in 1996.

Schueb, who started teaching at UW in 1970, was known for studying African oral traditions and folklore. With over two dozen books and 70 articles published, he was well-respected in his field.

Harold E Scheub, Emeritus Professor of African Languages and Literature of the University of Wisconsin Madison, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 16, 2019.

Harold Scheub joined the UW faculty in 1970 and served three times as chair of the Department of African Languages and Literature.

He was employed at the UW Hospital as a mail room clerk for over 25 years

He worked for the University of Wisconsin Physical Plant for 25 years before retiring in 2000.

For many years, Rod was also an Associate Clinical Professor at UW-Madison where he taught surgery to Ophthalmology residents.

She taught in liberal studies at UW Madison until she retired.

He worked for the University of Wisconsin Madison for over 20 years, in the maintenance dept.

He worked for the University of Wisconsin Madison for over 20 years in the maintenance dept.

(Stoltman) was a devoted archaeologist who felt privileged to serve as a teacher, researcher, and counselor to those who entered UW-Madison’s Department of Anthropology. His contributions to the field of archaeology were many even though he never used a bullwhip or wore a fedora.

Harland worked at the UW-Madison from 1963-1993. As a Professor, he focused on continuing and vocational education, educational policy studies, marketing and retail merchandising. Harland served as the Associate Dean at the School of Education and then as the Dean of Summer and Inter-College Programs.

He served as a teacher, researcher, and counselor to those who entered UW-Madison’s Department of Anthropology.

Harland was a former Dean and Emeritus Professor at the University of Wisconsin.

Ron co-directed the University of Wisconsin-Madison Ocular Epidemiology Reading Center, where they were involved with developing and implementing protocols to grade ocular photographs for the severity of age-related macular degeneration and other eye diseases, and data analyses and paper writing from many large ongoing cohort studies and collaborations worldwide. Ron authored or co-authored over 1000 reports in peer-reviewed journals and over 50 book chapters.

Rosemary worked at the University of Wisconsin Union for 32 years, and retired as the Assistant Food Production Manager at the Union.

John worked as Curator of Exhibits at the State Historical Museum from 1956 to 1959. The remainder of his career was spent at the UW Zoology Dept. as Illustrator and Museum Curator, and later he added paleontologist to his job description.

In 1991, Wayne was recruited to the University of Wisconsin-Madison/UW-Extension to help establish the UW Solid & Hazardous Waste Education Center. In 1998, Wayne became director of the online graduate engineering programs at UW-Madison. He directed the Master of Engineering Management program starting in 1998, one of the nation’s top-ranked online graduate degree programs. Wayne also recently directed the Master of Engineering in Engineering Data Analytics program.

Professor Johnson received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in political science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. In 1976 she earned her Ph.D. there; her thesis was about women’s rights and family reform in China. Along the way she learned to speak Chinese fluently.

She worked as a waitress at the Memorial Union Rathskeller and then for the University of Wisconsin-Ag Sciences as an accountant for 30 years.

After the service, Jelly went to work at UW Provisions as a meat cutter. He retired from UW Provisions after 34 years of dedication.

He then moved to the University of Wisconsin, where he served in Employee Assistance and later consulted business and industry. He retired Emeritus from the University after 32 years as a senior lecturer in the Department of Professional Development and Applied Studies, specializing in supervisory strategies and employee retention.

He was employed as an animal care-taker at the University of Wisconsin Primate Lab for 29 years.

Marge was a zoologist, school teacher and medical illustration artist before eventually becoming program director of the University of Wisconsin health information system, “HealthLine.”

Dr. William F. Vogelsang, Professor Emeritus of Engineering Physics at University of Wisconsin, quietly passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at age 90.

John joined the UW-Madison Department of Veterinary Medicine in 1970, where he became Professor Emeritus after serving as Extension Veterinarian for 26 years.

At UW-Madison, he completed his masters at the Department of Wildlife Ecology where he spent his entire career. John mentored graduate students, taught graduate and undergraduate courses, created computer models with wildlife applications, and did field work all over the world.

Poss first caught his future wife’s attention as a standout basketball player in his hometown of Onalaska, Wis. They met at a dance hall in La Crosse, where he started working after graduating from the University of Wisconsin- Madison.

Bob earned a master’s degree in biogeography at the University of Arizona. He did graduate work in restoration ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Bill had a long, fulfilling career at the UW. He was a valued member of his department with a special interest in fusion technology and the education of his students

After a handful of years as a meteorologist, Aaron made his career at UW-Madison Transportation Services in numerous capacities for almost 25 years, most recently as Financial Services Supervisor.