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.
Noted: Bresciani was born on August 24, 1948 in New York City. He received his BA in Philosophy from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1970, his law degree from the University of California Hastings College of the Law in 1975, and then went on to start a practice in San Francisco.
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 Scheub, a UW-Madison professor who taught an African storytelling course to nearly 20,000 students over a 43-year university career, died Wednesday. He was 88.
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.
In recent years, Schneider wrote about higher education, covering issues like student hunger, sexual harassment and student debt, at times rankling University of Wisconsin officials with the same kind of persistence and impatience with bureaucratic inertia that she had previously taken to City Hall.
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.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a master’s at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
(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.
During World War II, Ms. Kuhlmann joined the Waves (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) and was sent to the University of Wisconsin, Madison, to take a three-month course to learn Morse code. Back in New York, she used that skill to communicate with ships at sea. She also had a radio show on WNEW for a time, “Navy Serenade.”
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.
She worked as a student status examiner for the University of Wisconsin, retiring in 2001.
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.
In 1966, Mike joined the University of Wisconsin Madison History Department, and joined the Classics department in 1968 and so remained until retirement in 2000.
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.
A knee injury ended his dream of playing football at the University of Wisconsin. After one semester, he dropped out and went to work as a car salesman.
“Palmer definitely brought about a deeper, more nuanced understanding of the African diaspora, one that extended well beyond African-American history or the history of the slave trade,” said James H. Sweet, who as a graduate student worked with Professor Palmer and is now Vilas-Jartz distinguished professor of history at the University of Wisconsin.
Martin was inducted into sports halls of fame in high school and college. He served as a basketball referee for more than 25 years and as an assistant football coach for the University of Wisconsin under John Jardine.
She found her second family while working at UW Madison, TRIO program.
He was a Professor and Head of section of Pediatric Orthopedics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health from 1978-1985.
In 1984 she attained the position of Clinical Assistant Professor in both the School of Nursing and the Department of Psychiatry while joining the Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society.
From 1987 until his passing, he worked for the U.W. Arboretum’s wildlife management program.
She was a social worker for the state of Wisconsin and then taught at the University of Wisconsin School of Social Work, serving as a fieldwork supervisor for a generation of social workers.
He was most proud of his work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as the director of Educational Placement and Career Services. For 28 years he advised thousands of students and alumni on career and employment decisions.
Marna joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Theatre and Drama in 1968. At UW, she was responsible for teaching costume history and design, designing costumes for university productions and overseeing the department’s costume shop. Between 1986 to 2000 … she retired from UW as Professor Emerita in 2002.
Eric was a Dean at the University of Wisconsin—Madison Graduate School for thirty-one years. He was proud to receive the national Outstanding Achievement in Research Administration Award from the National Council of University Research Administrators during his tenure at UW—Madison.
Madison joined the faculty at UW-Madison in 1973 with a joint appointment to the Soils Department and the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, retiring in 2011. The University of Wisconsin honored him with the Wisconsin Idea Award—given to a person who embodies the notion that education should influence people’s lives beyond the boundaries of the classroom.
