Category: In Memoriam
- Posted on November 19, 2018
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Posted on September 24, 2018
Jeff Wyman, longtime entomology professor and extension specialist, dies at 73
Jeff Wyman enjoyed a fulfilling career as a Professor of Entomology at UW-Madison, specializing in Extension-based pest management research in vegetable crops. He chaired the […]
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Posted on August 27, 2018
Susan Nitzke, professor emerita and former chair of nutritional sciences, dies at 71
Susan Nitzke, professor emerita in the Department of Nutritional Sciences who taught people how to apply nutritional science to their lives for over 30 years, […]
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Posted on June 29, 2018
Peter Dorner, emeritus professor of agricultural and applied economics, dies at 93
Peter Dorner, emeritus professor in the UW–Madison Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, early director of the university’s Land Tenure Center and former dean of […]
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Posted on June 4, 2018
Dick Smith, professor emeritus of agronomy, dies at 81
Richard “Dick” Smith, 81, passed away on Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 under Agrace HospiceCare. There will be a visitation on Monday, June 11, 2018 from […]
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John Pendleton, professor emeritus and former chair of agronomy, dies at 96
John W. Pendleton, Ph.D. of Milwaukee, formerly of Madison, age 96, died peacefully in Milwaukee on May 15, 2018, surrounded by family. Born on a […]
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Posted on April 23, 2018
Donald R. Field, emeritus professor and former CALS leader, dies at 78
Donald Reed Field, a CALS emeritus professor who also served on the college’s leadership team, passed away on Saturday April 7, 2018. He was 78 […]
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Posted on March 2, 2018
John Pagel, CALS Honorary Recognition Award recipient, dies at 58
John Pagel, a devoted dairy farmer and a pioneer in the dairy industry, died in a plane crash on Feb. 22, 2018. He was 58. […]
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Posted on February 5, 2018
Glenn Barquest, professor emeritus of biological systems engineering, dies at 99
Glenn Barquest, a UW-Madison professor emeritus in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering and former UW-Extension woodworking and farm mechanics specialist, died on Jan. 22, […]
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Posted on February 1, 2018
John Fett, professor emeritus of life sciences communication, dies at 85
John Fett, a professor emeritus and former chairman of the Department of Life Sciences Communication who shaped the department’s course for more than three decades, […]