Category: Named professorships
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Posted on November 9, 2015
Laura Kiessling, Ken Raffa appointed Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professors
Biochemistry professor Laura Kiessling and entomology professor Ken Raffa have been appointed Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professors and Douglas D. Sorenson Professors. The five-year professorships come with […]
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Posted on September 8, 2015
Morgridge Match supports six CALS professorships, chairs
UW-Madison announced the results of John and Tashia Morgridge’s matching gift to support endowed faculty positions. Their gift totals $124 million, exceeding their original challenge […]
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Posted on June 24, 2015
$2M endowed chair will support organic plant breeding at CALS
A $1 million combined gift from two national organic brands – plus an additional $1 million in matching funds — will establish the Clif Bar […]
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Posted on June 12, 2015
John Doebley awarded Mendel Medal
John Doebley, the George Wells Beadle Professor of Genetics, has been awarded the 2015 Mendel Medal by The Genetics Society. Doebley is known internationally for his studies […]
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Posted on June 8, 2015
Stan Temple honored for 2014 passenger pigeon commemoration efforts
Stan Temple, an emeritus professor of forest and wildlife ecology and UW Beers-Bascom Professor Emeritus in Conservation, was recently given the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology’s first-ever Special Recognition […]
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Posted on May 29, 2015
Tim Van Deelen appointed Beers-Bascom Professor in Conservation
Tim Van Deelen, a professor in the forest and wildlife ecology department, was recently appointed the Beers-Bascom Professor in Conservation. The professorship was established by Mr. […]
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Jim Steele named William C. Winder Bascom Professor
Food science professor Jim Steele was recently named a William C. Winder Bascom Professor. The Winder-Bascom Professorship was established by William C. Winder, a CALS food science […]
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$1M gift establishes professorship in biological systems engineering
The biological systems engineering department recently announced the establishment of its first endowed professorship. Emeritus professor and former BSE Department Chair Patrick Walsh and his wife, Noreen Warren, […]
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Posted on May 26, 2015
AAE alumnus establishes $1M Henry C. Taylor Professorship
Agricultural & Applied Economics alum Dr. Robert H. Miller of Alexandria, Virginia (MS ’59, PhD ’67) visited Madison for the inaugural AAE Scholars & Sponsors Lunch […]