Judy graduated from Bowling Green University in 1962 and married Dave McClain, former UW Head Football Coach. After Dave died, Judy became the executive director of the Henry Vilas Zoo Zoological Society. From there she became a fundraiser for the Madison Community Foundation and was involved in the development of the Fund for Women.
Her last job was with the Spanish & Portuguese Department at UW.
Greiner received all of his degrees from the University of Madison-Wisconsin … (and) upon receiving his doctorate he was appointed assistant professor of electrical engineering in that department. He was promoted to associate professor in 1959 and to full professor in 1961 at … His research of and expertise in included many fields through his professional life: electronics, vacuum tube design, transistor design, solid state devices, acoustics, digital signal processing, digital control systems, acoustic noise control and others. In addition to his teaching and research he took a leave from teaching from 1973 to 1980 to serve as senior academic planner in Academic Affairs in the UW System Administration.
Carl Djerassi, an eminent chemist who 63 years ago synthesized a hormone that changed the world by creating the key ingredient for the oral contraceptive known as “the pill,” died on Friday at his home in San Francisco. He was 91.
He joined the faculty of the Soil Science Department in 1950; he did agricultural extension work throughout the state and taught and researched in soil and water conservation. His early work in planting corn without plowing no till is now widely accepted. In 1960, he developed a unique statewide frost depth-reporting network in cooperation with cemetery officials, funeral directors and the State Crop Reporting Service to provide frost depths from November to April. This network still continues. Land application of bio-solids occupied most of his work in later years. For 30 years his Soil and Water Conservation course had a 120-mile aerial field trip to study the erosion and drainage problems associated with the glaciated and unglaciated areas of Wisconsin. He retired from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1994.
She was a librarian at the University of Wisconsin Memorial Library as head librarian in periodicals and later worked in the reference department.
e took early retirement in 2004 and in 2005 took a position with UW-Madison, Police/Security where he worked for the past eight years. He spent much of his time securing the Chazen Museum of Art as well as securing the entire UW campus.
He worked at Gardner Bakery and then the U.W. Sheet Metal Shop from 1951 until 1989, where he retired as supervisor.
Dave joined the UW in 1967 as a professor in the History of Science department, where he spent the rest of his career until he retired in 2001. He was devoted to his colleagues, department, and the UW, also teaching in the Integrated Liberal Studies program, and serving as director of the Institute for Research in the Humanities.
Radcliffe became assistant to the chairman of the UW Art Department in 1967, retiring in 1985.
Keach retired from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Upon completing a Ph.D. in mass communications in 1983, he also joined the faculty of the U.W. Agricultural Journalism Department. Professor Schomisch taught advertising, market research and marketing campaign courses. His collegues elected him department chair in 1999. He retired in 2004.
Janice was a founder of Children’s House in Racine, a school for mentally handicapped children, and worked for many years for the medical school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Tess was employed … as a psychometrist at the Neuropsychology Lab at UW Hospital and Clinics 1967-2000.
After moving to Madison, Margaret worked as a telephone operator at the University of Wisconsin’s telephone office.
This led her to employment in the back shop of the Daily Cardinal student newspaper at the UW where her exposure to electronic composition started her on a career in information technology.
Noted: An obituary for Alec Johnson that appeared in the Dunn County Wis. News noted that Johnson, who was single, earned a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2011, and was an astrophysicist and mathematician by trade. He worked at a university in Belgium “on computer modeling to predict the timing and strength of the effect of solar flares on the northern lights, the power grid, computers and satellites,” the obituary said. He also worked with Ugandan farmers on sustainable farming and had a long history of helping the poor, the obituary reported.
He worked as a carpenter at the University of Wisconsin until his retirement in 1989.
In June, 1994, Tom returned to Madison to serve as director of the Forest Products Laboratory FPL. After 37 years in the Forest Service, Tom retired in 2001.
His 52 year teaching career included Chair of Mathematics at London School of Economics, Visiting professor at Cornell University, Hebrew University, Gottingen University, University of London, University of Warwick, Imperial College, Williams University, London School of Economics, University of Erlangen, Republic of Germany, Tulane University, and was assistant professor, associate professor, professor of math at the University of Wisconsin. During his time at the University he was co-founder and he served as president of the Wisconsin University Union, and was a longtime activist member of University Faculty Senate.
Laura worked for the UW Hospital in the housekeeping department for 30 years.
Mathematics professor emeritus Anatole Beck died Sunday at Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg. Art professor emeritus Frances Myers died Wednesday, a few weeks after suffering a stroke while visiting campus.
He was employed at the University of Wisconsin, School of Agriculture and the Medical School. J
After the war, he returned to Michigan State University, earned a Ph.D. in reproductive physiology, and accepted a position at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1960, where he remained until his retirement in 2005.
After completing his degree, Jalam was employed by WARF Laboratories as an analytical chemist, working in the development of methods to analyze pesticides, pharmaceuticals, environmental contaminants and fats and oils.
After devoting her time to raise her family, she joined the workforce at the Cottage Café and then at the University of Wisconsin (DoIT).
After earning a B.A. in English, Art served in the U.S. Army but soon returned to the UW to serve as editor of the Wisconsin Alumnus, while also earning an M.A. in English. In 1967, he was hired as a project specialist in the office of UW President Fred Harvey Harrington and then became assistant to the UW Vice-President. From 1970 to 1989, he served as assistant to several UW chancellors while also acting as director of the Office of Public Information. From 1989 to 1996, he served as special assistant to the provost, working in communications, fund administration, commencement, public records and special assignments. Following his workday, Art taught various late-afternoon courses as a lecturer in the UW-Madison School of Business, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and the Department of Art. Art also … published books focus on UW-Madison history, The University of Wisconsin: A Pictorial History; The First Fifteen Years: University Research Park, 1984-1999; and Progressive Printmakers: Wisconsin Artists and the Print Renaissance co-authored with Warrington Colescott.
Henry began teaching at UW-Madison in 1948 in the Political Science Dept, where he remained until retirement … During his academic career he initiated the India Studies Program, now expanded as South Asia Studies, and helped found UW-Madison’s Water Resources Management program.
A fixture on campus for more than 60 years, retired UW-Madison administrator and arts journalist Art Hove died Tuesday from a neuromuscular disorder. He was 80.
Arthur O. Hove died on December 9th, 2014 at Capitol Lakes Health Center. He suffered from a rare neuromuscular disease, primary lateral sclerosis.
An important achievement for Gordy was also working on the scorer’s table at the UW-Madison Men’s basketball home games. He not only served as the timer, but coordinated table personnel at both the Field House and the Kohl Center for 40 years before retiring due to ill health … For 40 years, Gordy was the scoreboard operator at Camp Randall Stadium for the UW-Madison Badgers’ football games.
Dee Ann began her career at the UW-Madison Radiation Safety Department.
Arnold worked as a professor of mathematics at the University of Wisconsin in Madison for over 40 years.
He worked at UW Hospital, Madison, in maintenance for 27 years, retiring in 2000.
Most recently he worked for 20 years at UW-Madison as a carpenter on campus and at family housing, which he enjoyed.
In 1951 Ms. Hinkson and Matt Turney, her roommate at the University of Wisconsin, became the first black dancers to join the Graham company.
. In 1962 he began his career at UW-Madison as a faculty member in the math department. During the 1960s Howard moved his family to New York to work at the Rockefeller Institute. He returned to UW-Madison in 1968 and retired in 1995.
Jim left the Department of Labor to join the faculty of the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1969, where he served as Professor of Law and Industrial Relations, until his retirement in 1993. Early in his tenure, he originated the William H. Hastie Teaching Fellowship program. In 1991, he was named Nathan P. Feinsinger Professor of Labor Law.
Joan accepted the position of supervisor and instructor in the Occupational Therapy Department of the UW Hospitals – a position she held for fourteen years.
Connie was a current member of the UW Foundation board and a distinguished alumna of the year for the School of Nursing. She was an active supporter of the school, endowing a student scholarship and funding Curran Commons, a student gathering-area in the new the school’s new facility.
Joan worked at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison for 36 years as a medical technologist and laboratory supervisor.
After graduating from UW-Madison, she began her teaching career in the children’s unit of UW hospitals. She developed her career and eventually became director of Orchard Ridge Nursery School.
Alice worked for UW-Madison.
Sandy later worked as a research scientist in influenza and other animal viruses at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine until 1985.
Board of Regents President Emeritus Michael Spector passed away from complications with cancer Friday at the age of 74, according to UW System spokesperson Heather LaRoi.
Its a good thing Hans Schneider didnt listen to detractors of linear algebra, a once-obscure field the research mathematician from the University of Wisconsin-Madison devoted his life to reviving.
Noted: Joan attended Smith College, while Spector went to Harvard Law School after his graduation from UW-Madison.
She worked for the University of Wisconsin-Madison at Academic Personnel in Bascom Hall.
Hans Schneider, a UW-Madison professor for more than 30 years and a mathematician whose research in classical linear algebra led to algorithms that would help develop Google, died of esophageal cancer at age 87 Tuesday.
Dorothy was Registrar for the School of Nursing at UW-Madison from 1969 until 1985.
Schneider, 87, who taught mathematics at UW-Madison from 1959 to 1993, died Tuesday of cancer.
Umhoefer, who died in a car accident Friday, was poised to graduate with a masters of science in industrial engineering from UW-Madison in December, 2014.
Carmen worked for ten years as a docent at the Elvehjem Museum of Art.
David retired in 1995 from the University of Wisconsin-Extension where he was a professor of theatre and music.
Noted: Shively, who died Sept. 30, at 83, at home in Cambridge, is best remembered as a longtime state government reporter for the Milwaukee Sentinel. It was from the Sentinel that he retired in 1992. But after getting his degree in journalism from UW-Madison, in 1958, Shively?s career started with the Telegraph Herald in Dubuque, Iowa.
He served as Elroy Hirsch?s deputy athletic director from 1983 until 1989 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Schleicher worked at the UW-Madison Department of Wildlife Ecology for 30 years.
Lacy taught for a number of years in the English department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where her husband Edgar had been a professor.
Betty spent 19 years working at the UW Resident?s Hall until the time of her retirement.
Judy Kay Holt, age 69, died after a year-long battle with leukemia on Saturday, Oct. 11. In 1999, she went back to her old stomping ground, UW-Madison?s School of Education, to serve as its Public Relations Coordinator, handling its communications and events.
