Eight CALS faculty members, listed below, were among 42 UW–Madison faculty selected to receive Vilas professorships and awards this year. The awards are supported by the estate of professor, U.S. Senator and UW Regent William F. Vilas (1840-1908).

Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorships
Sixteen professors, including four from CALS, were named to Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorships, an award recognizing distinguished scholarship as well as standout efforts in teaching and service. The professorship provides five years of flexible funding — two-thirds of which is provided by the Office of the Provost through the generosity of the Vilas trustees and one-third provided by the school or college whose dean nominated the winner.

• Jean-Michel Ané, Bacteriology
• Claudio Gratton, Entomology
• Guilherme Rosa, Animal and Dairy Sciences
• Laura Schechter, Agricultural & Applied Economics

Vilas Faculty Early Career Investigator Awards
Fourteen professors, including two from CALS, received Vilas Faculty Early Career Investigator Awards, recognizing research and teaching excellence in faculty who are relatively early in their careers. The award provides flexible research funding for three years.

• Jacob Brunkard, Genetics
• Jing Fan, Nutritional Sciences

Vilas Faculty Mid-Career Investigator Awards
Twelve professors, including two from CALS, received Vilas Faculty Mid-Career Investigator Awards, recognizing research and teaching excellence. The award provides flexible research funding for three years.

• Erin Silva, Plant Pathology
• Heather White, Animal and Dairy Sciences