Category: In Memoriam
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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, […]
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Posted on January 16, 2018
Philip Harris, professor emeritus of Agricultural and Applied Economics, dies at 66
Phil Harris, an educator of agricultural law at UW–Madison for more than 35 years, died on Jan. 12, 2018. He was 66. Born on June […]
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Posted on December 22, 2017
Daniel Carter, former CALS Board of Visitors chair, dies at 87
Daniel Carter, a savvy cheese marketer and longtime supporter of CALS, died on Dec. 19, 2017. He was 87. Born on March 17, 1930, Carter […]
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Posted on December 12, 2017
Dwayne Rohweder, professor emeritus of agronomy, dies at 91
Dwayne A. Rohweder, a gregarious and esteemed agronomist sought for his expertise on forage and agronomic crops, died on Dec. 8, 2017. He was 91. […]
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Posted on December 4, 2017
Robin Mittenthal, former global health certificate program manager, dies in accident
Robin Mittenthal, an active and valued member of the CALS community for six years until this past spring, died this weekend due to an accident […]
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Posted on October 13, 2017
Wayne Kussow, noted soil science instructor and CALS administrator, dies at 78
Wayne Kussow, a dedicated soil scientist who brought education to students on two continents, died on Oct. 7, 2017. He was 78. An ambassador of […]
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Posted on September 11, 2017
Mark Cook, noted educator, scientist and entrepreneur, dies at 61
Mark Cook, a professor of animal sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison whose research yielded advances in human health and food production, died from complications […]