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How Gifts Help Recruit & Retain Outstanding Faculty
The College of Letters and Science is internationally respected for the caliber of its 800 member faculty.
But in today’s competitive environment, reputation attracts attention, and the College’s best faculty regularly receive offers. On average, L&S faculty earn $21,000 less than their peers making them ideal targets to be “picked off” by competing institutions, who are sometimes our peers and sometimes less prestigious.
Losing a faculty member directly affects the College’s ability to teach undergraduates, acquire federal funding, provide research and lab experience, and sustain jobs in the state of Wisconsin.
To help stem the tide of faculty departures, in 2007 the College implemented the innovative Faculty Fellows Program, thanks to the generosity of donors. This program uses private support to recognize outstanding recently-tenured faculty and to provide them with $50,000 in research funds to be used over a five-year period.
In addition to the faculty fellowships, the College fosters lasting allegiance by bestowing the Leon D. Epstein Distinguished Faculty Research Award and the Phillip R. Certain Award.
Both quantitative and qualitative data indicate that the L&S Faculty Fellows Program has been a resounding success in meeting the goal of faculty retention.
Since the inception of the program, faculty fellowships have been granted to 28 professors. In addition, Epstein Awards have been granted three professors and the Certain award to two professors.
To date, of the 33 recipients of faculty fellowships, Epstein Awards, and Certain award, a full one hundred percent remain on the faculty of the College of Letters & Science.
Sustaining and building an outstanding faculty
Faculty Fellows Program
The L&S Faculty Fellows Program is an innovative model that retains young faculty members who are lured away by outside offers at peer institutions. The Faculty Fellows Program provides $10,000 annually over five years to meritorious faculty to use in their research, teaching and public service.
The program was spearheaded by the L&S Board of Visitors and piloted in 2007. Since then, the program has achieved a 100% retention rate for all 28 Faculty Fellows. It is now being used at a model across UW-Madison to retain top faculty and reward rising stars.
- Professor Martha Alibali, Department of Psychology
- Professor David Baum, Department of Botany
- Professor Craig Berridge, Department of Psychology
- Professor Matthew Bershady, Department of Astronomy
- Professor Barry Burden, Department of Political Science
- Professor Jill Casid, Department of Art History
- Professor Monika Chavez, Department of German; Ph.D. Program in Second Language Acquisition
- Professor John Coleman, Department of Political Science
- Professor Scott Gehlbach, Department of Political Science
- Professor Theodore P. Gerber, Department of Sociology
- Professor Pupa Gilbert, Department of Physics
- Professor Sara Guyer, Department of English
- Professor Stephen Kantrowitz, Department of History
- Professor Young Mie Kim, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
- Professor B. Venkat Mani, Department of German
- Professor Jonathan Martin, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
- Professor Judith Mitchell, Department of English; Director of The Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing
- Professor Junko Mori, Department of East Asian Languages and Literature
- Professor William H. Sandholm, Department of Economics
- Professor Dhavan Shah, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
- Professor Edgar Spalding, Department of Botany
- Professor Shannon Stahl, Department of Chemistry
- Professor Aili Tripp, Department of Political Science and Gender & Women’s Studies
- Professor Matthew Turner, Department of Geography
- Professor Arun Yethiraj, Department of Chemistry
- Professor Richard Young, Department of English
- Professor Susan Zaeske, Department of Communication Arts
- Professor A-Xing Zhu, Department of Geography
For information or questions about supporting outstanding faculty, please visit Make a Gift.
Jerry J. and Mary M. Cotter Fellow Award
Distributed annually, the Jerry J. and Marry M. Cotter Fellow Award is designated for faculty researching the improvement of hte U.S. Congress or state legislatures.
In 2011, Professor Kenneth Mayer (Political Science) received the award.
Leon D. Epstein Distinguished Faculty Research Award
Named in honor of Leon Epstein, a professor political science and dean of the College of Letters & Science tumultuous late 1960s, this estate gift honors faculty.
The Leon D. Epstein Distinguished Faculty Research Award is used to provide flexible research awards.
The fund's recipients include:
2011-12: Professors Patricia Devine (Psychology), Bob Kaiser (Geography) and Ken Mayer (Political Science).
2010-11: Professors Bruce Hansen (Economics), Maryellen C. MacDonald (Psychology) and Zhongdang Pan (Communication Arts).
2009-10: Professor Jon Pevehouse (Political Science)
Philip R. Certain Award
The Philip R. Certain Award supports outstanding teaching of L&S faculty. The fund was established in 2004 by the L&S Board of Visitors to honor former L&S Dean Phillip R. Certain.
The fund provides $16,000 annually. Previous recipients include Professors David Canon (2011, Political Science) and Scott Straus (2010, Political Science and International Studies).
University Awards & Top Honors
Evjue Chair for the Wisconsin Idea
The Evjue Chair for the Wisconsin Idea was created with an endowment from the William T. Evjue Foundation, and recognizes outstanding contributions to outreach and service.
2011-2012
- Bassam Shakhashiri, Professor, Chemistry
Hilldale Professorships
Hilldale Professorships are awarded to faculty who excel at scholarly activity. They have records of outstanding research or creative work and show promise of continued productivity.
L&S professors received 10 of 13 Hilldale Professorships in 2011-12
2011-2012
- Stephen Carpenter, Professor, Zoology
- Fleming Crim, Professor, Chemistry
- Francis Halzen, Professor, Physics
- Daniel Hausman, Professor, Philosophy
- Laura Kiessling, Professor, Chemistry/Biochemistry
- Ronald Numbers, Professor, History of Medicine/History of Science
- Mark Seidenberg, Professor, Psychology
- Charles Snowdon, Professor, Psychology
- Steve J. Stern, Professor, History
- Grace Wahba, Professor, Statistics
John D. MacArthur Professorship Chair
The John D. MacArthur Professorship Chair is considered one of the most prestigious research chairs on campus. The Professorship was established by a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
2011-2012
- Ken West, Professor, Economics
Named Bascom Professorships
Named Bascom Professorships support teaching and scholarly activities by promising faculty members. Professorships may be awarded to areas or individuals designated by the donor.
In 2011-12, L&S professors received 29 of 75 Named Bascom Professorships.
2011-2012
- Hans Adler, Professor, German
- James L. Baughman, Professor, Journalism
- Rachel Brenner, Professor, Hebrew & Semitic Studies
- Julie D'Acci, Professor, Gender & Women's Studies
- John DeLamater, Professor, Sociology
- Henry Drewal, Professor, Art History
- Sharon Dunwoody, Professor, Journalism
- Susan Stanford Friedman, Professor, English
- H. Hill Goldsmith, Professor, Psychology
- Anthony Ives, Professor, Zoology
- Lynn Keller, Professor, English
- James C. Knox, Professor Emeritus, Geography
- Judith W. Leavitt, Emeritus, History of Medicine
- Michael Leckrone, Professor, Music
- Stephen Lucas, Professor, Communication Arts
- Catherine Middlecamp, Associate Professor, Chemistry
- William H. Nienhauser, Professor, East Asian Languages & Literature
- Nora Cate Schaeffer, Professor, Sociology
- Harold E. Scheub, Professor, African Studies
- Gay Seidman, Professor, Sociology
- Marsha M. Seltzer, Professor, Social Work
- Dhavan Shah, Professor, Journalism
- Aliko Songolo, Professor, French
- Anthony Stretton, Professor, Zoology
- Freida Tesfagiorgis, Professor, Afro-American Studies
- Ronald W. Wallace, Professor, English
- Gary Weismer, Professor, Communicative Disorders
- Arun Yethiraj, Professor, Chemistry
- Martin Zanni, Professor, Chemistry
Vilas Associates
The Vilas Associate Competition is open to tenure-track and tenured faculty, from the assistant professor level to professors within 20 years of their tenure date. The award is made possible by the generosity of the Vilas Trustees.
2012-13
- Anna V. Andrzejewski, Associate Professor, Art History
- Andrea C. Arpaci-Dusseau, Professor, Computer Sciences
- Robert Asen, Professor, Communication Arts
- Thomas Brunold, Professor, Chemistry
- Lewis Friedland, Professor, Journalism & Mass Communication
- Matthew Herndon, Associate Professor, Physics
- Florence C. Hsia, Associate Professor, History of Science
- Rania Huntington, Associate Professor, East Asian Languages & Literature
- Song Jin, Associate Professor, Chemistry
- Alexandre Lazarian, Professor, Astronomy
- Eric Roden, Professor, Geoscience
- Ellen Sapega, Professor, Spanish & Portuguese
- Irina Shevelenko, Assistant Professor, Slavic Languages
- Kristin Shutts, Assistant Professor, Psychology
- Kristen Slack, Professor, Social Work
- Katherine Cramer Walsh, Associate Professor, Political Science
2011-12
- Sandra Adell, Professor, Afro-American Studies
- Amy J. Barger, Professor, Astronomy
- Lawrence Berger, Associate Professor, Social Work
- Christina Ewig, Associate Professor, Gender & Women's Studies
- Mikhail Feldman, Professor, Mathematics
- Anna M. Gade, Associate Professor, Languages & Cultures of Asia
- John Hall, Assistant Professor, History
- Anne R. Hansen, Associate Professor, Religious Studies Program
- Wen Li, Assistant Professor, Psychology
- Marlys Macken, Professor, Linguistics
- Ann Smart Martin, Professor, Art History
- Larry Nesper, Associate Professor, Anthropology
- Jack R. Porter, Professor, Economics
- Peter Vranas, Professor, Philosophy
- David Wood, Professor, Computer Sciences
- Susan Webb Yackee, Associate Professor, LaFollette School of Public Affairs
2010-11
- Helen E. Blackwell, Professor, Chemistry
- Nicholas D. Cahill, Professor, Art History
- Nicole Xincun Huang, Associate Professor, East Asian Languages & Literature
- Shi Jin, Professor, Mathematics
- Carol E. Lee, Professor, Zoology
- Caroline Levine, Professor, English
- Grazia Menechella, Associate Professor, French & Italian
- Yuri Miyamoto, Assistant Professor, Psychology
- James Raymo, Professor, Sociology
- Mark Saffman, Professor, Physics
- Karl Shoemaker, Associate Professor, History
- Richard Staley, Assicate Professor, History of Science
- Max Statkiewicz, Associate Professor, Comparative Literature
- Christopher Taber, Professor, Economics
- Claire Wendland, Associate Professor, Anthropology
2009-10
- Anthony P. Auger, Associate Professor, Psychology
- Silvia Cavagnero, Professor, Chemistry
- Jo Ellen Fair, Professor, Journalism & Mass Communication
- Donna E. Fernandez, Professor, Botany
- Stephen C. Gammie, Associate Professor, Zoology
- John Hawks, Associate Professor, Anthropology
- Judith A. Houck, Associate Professor, Gender & Women's Studies
- Amaud J. Johnson, Associate Professor, English
- William P. Jones, Associate Professor, History
- Luis Madureira, Professor, Spanish & Portuguese
- Katherine Magnuson, Associate Professor, Social Work
- Giovanna M. Merli, Associate Professor, Sociology
- Barton P. Miller, Professor, Computer Sciences
- Nancy M. Mithlo, Associate Professor, Art History
- Jon C. Pevehouse, Professor, Political Science
- Michael Ramsey-Musolf, Professor, Physics
- Timothy T. Rogers, Associate Professor, Psychology
- David C. Schwartz, Professor, Chemistry
- Manon van de Water, Professor, Theatre & Drama
2008-09
- Matthew A. Bershady, Professor, Astronomy
- Jin-Yi Cai, Professor, Computer Sciences
- Juan M. Comesana, Philosophy
- Charles W. Dill, Professor, Music
- Anne Enke, Associate Professor, Gender & Women's Studies
- Ivan Ermakoff, Professor, Sociology
- Sara Guyer, Associate Professor, English
- Laura L. Kiessling, Professor, Chemistry
- Marc Kleijwegt, Professor, History
- Bret R. Larget, Associate Professor, Botany
- Ernesto Livorni, Professor, French & Italian
- Travis R. Pickering, Associate Professor, Anthropology
- Stephanie A. Robert, Professor, Social Work
- Eric Schatzberg, Associate Professor, History of Science
- Gary Shiu, Professor, Physics
- Bradley S. Singer, Professor, Geoscience
- Lloyd M. Smith, Professor, Chemistry
- Scott Straus, Professor, Political Science
- Kenneth D. West, Professor, Economics
- Ethelene Whitmire, Associate Professor, School of Library & Information Studies
- A-Xing Zhu, Professor, Geography
2007-08
- David A. Baum, Professor, Botany
- Ksenija Bilbija, Professor, Spanish & Portuguese
- Cary B. Forest, Professor, Physics
- Jan Greenberg, Professor, Social Work
- Melanie Manion, Professor, LaFollette School of Public Affairs
- Paul A. Milewski, Professor, Mathematics
- Judith Mitchell, Professor, English
- Julie C. Mitchell, Associate Professor, Mathematics
- Kristopher N. Olds, Professor, Geography
- Ana Carolina Sartorio, Philosophy
- Cherene M. Sherrard, Professor, English
- Basil Tikoff, Professor, Geoscience
- J. Randolph Valentine, Professor, Linguistics
- M. Jake Vander Zanden, Professor, Zoology
- Eric M. Wilcots, Professor, Astronomy
- Jason Yaeger, Anthropology
- Louise C. Young, Professor, History
2006-07
- Martha Wagner Alibali, Professor, Psychology
- William Aylward, Professor, Classics
- C. Eric Bach, Professor, Computer Sciences
- Nigel Boston, Professor, Mathematics
- David S. Danaher, Professor, Slavic Languages
- Gelsomina De Stasio, Professor, Physics
- Joan Fujimura, Professor, Sociology
- Mark D. Hill, Professor, Computer Sciences
- Francine Hirsch, Associate Professor, History
- Mark L. Louden, Professor, German
- Douglas M. Mcleod, Professor, German & Mass Communication
- Gregg A. Mitman, Professor, History of Science/Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
- Lisa C. Naughton, Professor, Geography
- Leigh A. Payne, Professor, Political Science
- Lauren V. Riters, Associate Professor, Zoology
- Rebecca L. Walkowitz, Professor, English
- Arun Yethiraj, Professor, Chemistry
2005-06
- Judith N. Burstyn, Professor, Chemistry
- Thomas E. A. Dale, Professor, Art History
- Charles M. Engel, Professor, Economics
- Theodore P. Gerber, Professor, Sociology
- Kenneth M. Goldstein, Professor, Political Science
- Joanna E. Lambert, Anthropology
- Ruth Y. Litovsky, Professor, Communicative Disorders
- Colleen F. Moore, Professor, Psychology
- Gilbert M. Nathanson, Professor, Chemistry
- Jamie A. Peck, Professor, Geography
- Mary Louise Roberts, Professor, History
- Gay W. Seidman, Professor, Sociology
- Hemant G. Shah, Professor, Journalism & Mass Communication
- Lawrence A. Shapiro, Professor, Philosophy
- Leslie M. Smith, Professor, Mathematics
- Edgar P. Spalding, Professor, Botany
- Jeremi A. Suri, Professor, History
- Peter T. Timbie, Professor, Physics
- Gregory J. Tripoli, Professor, Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences
- Kirsten Wolf, Professor, Scandinavian Studies
2004-05
- Steven A. Ackerman, Professor, Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences
- Amy Quan Barry, Professor, English
- Thomas A. DuBois, Professor, Scandinavian Studies
- Christina R. Greene, Associate Professor, Afro-American Studies
- Tao Han, Honorary Associate/Fellow, Physics
- Igal E. Hendel, Economics
- Monica A. Macaulay, Professor, Linguistics
- Robert D. Mathieu, Professor, Astronomy
- Lynn K. Nyhart, Professor, History of Science
- Seth D. Pollak, Professor, Psychology
- Arun Ram, Mathematics
- Arthur J. Reynolds, Professor, Social Work
- Amos Ron, Professor, Computer Sciences
- Russ Shafer-Landau, Professor, Philosophy
- Brett Sheehan, Professor, History
- Benjamin I. Singer, Associate Professor, Communication Arts
- Andrew Wolpert, Associate Professor, Classics
2003-04
- Alejandro Adem, Professor, Mathematics
- Richard J. Begam, Professor, English
- Alda Blanco, Professor, Spanish & Portuguese
- Michael J. Curtin, Communication Arts
- Nan Enstad, Professor, History
- Diane C. Gooding, Professor, Psychology
- Philip A. Haile, Economics
- Eddie A. Harmon-Jones, Psychology
- Matthew H. Hitchman, Professor, Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences
- John G. Hoessel, Professor, Astronomy
- James P. Leary, Professor, Scandinavian Studies
- Kenneth R. Mayer, Professor, Political Science
- Carole Newlands, Professor, Classics
- Gerhard H. Richter, Professor, German
- Patrick A. Rumble, Professor, French & Italian
- Sissel Schroeder, Professor, Anthropology
- Dhavan V. Shah, Professor, Journalism & Mass Communication
- Alan G. Sidelle, Professor, Philosophy
- Emily H. Stanley, Professor, Zoology
- Kenneth J. Sytsma, Professor, Botany
- Susan M. Zaeske, Professor, Communication Arts
- Hongming Zhang, Associate Professor, East Asian Languages & Literature
2002-03
- Margaret H. Beissinger, Slavic Languages
- Paul E. Berry, Botany
- David T. Canon, Professor, Political Science
- Monika Maria T. Chavez, Professor, German
- Andrey V. Chubukov, Professor, Physics
- Brenda L. Dingus, Physics
- Kenneth M. George, Professor, Anthropology
- Raymond A. Harris, Professor, Spanish & Portuguese
- Rick L. Jenison, Professor, Psychology
- Stephen D. Kantrowitz, Professor, History
- Maryellen C. MacDonald, Professor, Psychology
- Yong-Geun Oh, Professor, Mathematics
- Zhongdang Pan, Professor, Communication Arts
- Patricia Rosenmeyer, Professor, Classics
- Edwin L. Sibert, Professor, Chemistry
- Michael Scott Taylor, Economics
- Elizabeth J. Thomson, Professor, Sociology
- Matthew Turner, Professor, Geography
- David A. Zimmerman, Associate Professor, English
2000-01
- William M. Bement, Professor, Zoology
- Seth S. Blair, Professor, Zoology
- Katherine A. Bowie, Professor, Anthropology
- Rachel F. Brenner, Professor, Hebrew & Semitic Studies
- Stefania Buccini, Professor, French & Italian
- Gudrun Buhnemann, Professor, Languages & Cultures of Asia
- Ivy A. Corfis, Professor, Spanish & Portuguese
- Dennis Charles DeMets, Professor, Geoscience
- Alexander A. Dolinin, Professor, Slavic Languages
- Steven N. Durlauf, Professor, Economics
- Adam Gamoran, Professor, Sociology
- Samuel H. Gellman, Professor, Chemistry
- Arthur M. Glenberg, Professor, Psychology
- Lester H. Hunt, Professor, Philosophy
- Priya Joshi, English
- Robert J. Kaiser, Professor, Geography
- Nietzchka Keene, Professor, Communication Arts
- Steffen Lempp, Professor, Mathematics
- Yafei Li, Professor, Linguistics
- Zheng-Yu Liu, Professor, Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences
- Catherine A. Marler, Professor, Psychology
- Robert J. McMahon, Professor, Chemistry
- Silvia Montiglio, Classics
- Jeffrey F. Naughton, Professor, Computer Sciences
- Kenneth H. Nordsieck, Professor, Astronomy
- Pamela M. Potter, Professor, Music
- Jenny R. Saffran, Professor, Psychology
- Nora Cate Schaeffer, Professor, Sociology
- Robert W. Staiger, Professor, Economics
- Mary K. Vernon, Professor, Computer Sciences
- Thad G. Walker, Professor, Physics
- Lee Palmer Wandel, Professor, History
1999-00
- Michael Barnett, Professor, Political Science
- Craig W. Berridge, Professor, Psychology
- Michael Harry Brighouse, Professor, Philosophy
- Thomas H. Broman, Professor, History of Science
- Judith G. Croxdale, Botany
- Julie Dacci, Professor, Communication Arts
- Raymond J. Deneckere, Professor, Economics
- Michael C. Ferris, Professor, Computer Sciences
- Jonathan A. Foley, Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences
- John S. Gallagher III, Professor, Astronomy
- Morton A. Gernsbacher, Professor, Psychology
- Thomas J. Givnish, Professor, Botany
- David S. Griffeath, Professor, Mathematics
- Sabine D. Gross, Professor, German
- Jeffrey D. Hardin, Professor, Zoology
- Michele Hilmes, Professor, Communication Arts
- Vance Holliday, Geography
- Anthony R. Ives, Professor, Zoology
- Jaques Lezra, English
- Tomislav Longinovic, Professor, Slavic Languages
- Laura K. McClure, Professor, Classics
- Michael Cottman Morgan, Professor, Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences
- Pamela E. Oliver, Professor, Sociology
- Raghu Ramakrishnan, Computer Sciences
- Yongbin Ruan, Mathematics
- Carol Ryff, Professor, Psychology
- John Karl Scholz, Professor, Economics
- Jude W. Shavlik, Professor, Computer Sciences
- Denise H. Solomon, Communication Arts
- John W. Valley, Professor, Geoscience
- Anne C. Vila, Professor, French & Italian
- Neil L. Whitehead, Professor, Anthropology
- Thongcai Winichakul, Professor, History
1998-99
- Florence Bernault, Professor, History
- Philip E. Brown, Professor, Geoscience
- Joseph P. Cassinelli, Professor, Astronomy
- Mark D. Ediger, Professor, Chemistry
- Franc Forstneric, Mathematics
- Mimmi K. Fulmer, Professor, Music
- Theodore Garland Jr., Zoology
- H. Hill Goldsmith, Professor, Psychology
- Robert J. Hamers, Professor, Chemistry
- Linda Hunter, Professor, African Languages & Literature
- John F. Kennan, Professor, Economics
- Jesse L. Kercheval, Professor, English
- Mary N. Layoun, Professor, Comparative Literature
- Jean B. Lee, Professor, History
- Ann Orloff, Sociology
- Thomas M. Record Jr., Professor, Chemistry
- Joseph C. Salmons, Professor, German
- Marshall Slemrod, Professor, Mathematics
- Karen B. Strier, Professor, Anthropology
- Paul W. Terry, Professor, Physics
- Graham K. Wilson, Professor, Political Science
- Steven Winspur, Professor, French & Italian
- Dieter Zeppenfeld, Professor, German
- Karl S. Zimmerer, Professor, Geography
1997-98
- Douglas M. Bates, Professor, Statistics
- Donald J. Bennet, Classics
- Edward B. Churchwell, Professor, Astronomy
- Catherine Connor, Spanish & Portuguese
- Susan C. Cook, Professor, Music
- James L. Dannemiller, Psychology
- Cecilia E. Ford, Professor, English
- Charles N. Halaby, Professor, Sociology
- Pekka K. Hamalainen, Professor, History
- Rogers Hollingsworth, Professor, History
- Lea Jacobs, Professor, Communication Arts
- Jonathan M. Kenoyer, Professor, Anthropology
- Clark R. Landis, Professor, Chemistry
- Wei-Yin Loh, Professor, Statistics
- Dan McCammon, Professor, Physics
- Kirin Narayan, Professor, Anthropology
- Thomas W. Reps, Professor, Computer Sciences
- Thomas H. Schaub, Professor, English
- Andreas Seeger, Professor, Mathematics
- Marion Smiley, Political Science
- Gurindar S. Sohi, Professor, Computer Sciences
- James C. Weisshaar, Professor, Chemistry
1996-97
- Sigurt B. Angenent, Mathematics
- Rima D. Apple, Computer Sciences
- Jeffrey R. Baylis, Zoology
- Deborah L. Brandt, English
- Steven D. Burke, Chemistry
- Jane L. Collins, Sociology
- Robert M. Corn, Chemistry
- Martine M. Debaisieux, French & Italian
- Daniel F. Doeppers, Geography
- Halina Filipowcz, Slavic Languages
- Tyrone D. Greive, Music
- Clark M. Johnson, Geoscience
- Keith R. Kluender, Psychology
- James C. Knox, Geography
- Jack Kugelmass, Anthropology
- Thomas McCormick, History
- Judith G. Miller, French & Italian
- Marshall F. Onellion, Physics
- Michael Pfau, Journalism & Mass Communication
- Sherry L. Reames, English
- Wesley H. Smith, Physics
- Panagioti Souganidis, Mathematics
- Linda S. Sparke, Astronomy
- James D. Steakley, German
- Karen L. Steudel, Zoology
- Clifford H. Thurber, Geoscience
- Jane C. Tylus, Comparative Literature
- James R. Walker, Economics
- Donald M. Waller, Botany
Vilas Professorships
Vilas Professorships recognize excellence in research and learning. Vilas Professors must have contributed significantly to the research mission of the University and be widely recognized both nationally and internationally for the quality of their research.
L&S professors received 13 of 15 Vilas Professorships in 2011-12
2011-2012
- Vernon Barger, Professor, Physics
- David Bethea, Professor, Slavic Languages
- Susan Coppersmith, Professor, Physics
- William Cronon, Professor, History
- Richard Davidson, Professor, Psychology
- Steven Durlauf, Professor, Economics
- Morton Gernsbacher, Professor, Psychology
- Gregg Mitman, Professor, History of Science
- Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney, Professor, Anthropology
- Elliott Sober, Professor, Philosophy
- Karen Strier, Professor, Anthropology
- Erik Olin Wright, Professor, Sociology
- Sau Lan Wu, Professor, Physics
WARF Kellet Mid-Career Award
The Kellett award, supported by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), recognizes outstanding mid-career faculty members who are five to 20 years past the first promotion to a tenured position. Each winner, chosen by a Graduate School committee, receives a $60,000 flexible research award.
2012-13
- Jin-Yi Cai, Professor, Computer Sciences
- D. Charles DeMets, Professor, Geoscience
- Thomas A. Dubois, Professor, Scandinavian Studies
- Michael A. Newton, Professor, Statistics
- Robert Nixon, Professor, English
- Larry Shapiro, Professor, Philosophy
- Christopher Taber, Professor, Economics
2011-12
- Craig Berridge, Professor, Psychology
- Rachel F. Brenner, Professor, Hebrew & Semitic Studies
- Kenneth M. George, Professor, Anthropology
- Ted Gerber, Professor, Sociology
- Lynn Nyhart, Professor, History of Science
- Michael Witmore, Professor, English
2010-11
- William M. Bement, Professor, Zoology
- Michael Bernard-Donals, Professor, English
- Kathryn Hendley, Professor, Political Science/Law School
- Mark Hill, Professor, Computer Sciences
- Robert D. Mathieu, Professor, Astronomy
- Jan Miernowski, Professor, French & Italian
- William Sandholm, Professor, Economics
- Kirsten Wolf, Professor, Scandinavian Studies
2009-10
- Russ Castronovo, Professor, English
- Jeffrey D. Hardin, Professor, Zoology
- Lea Jacobs, Professor, Communication Arts
- Kirin Narayan, Professor, Anthropology
- John Karl Scholz, Professor, Economics
- Aili Tripp, Professor, Gender & Women's Studies
2008-09
- Harry Brighouse, Professor, Philosophy
- Mark Ediger, Professor, Chemistry
- Kenneth Goldstein, Professor, Political Science
2007-08
- Susan N. Coppersmith, Professor, Physics
- Charles M. Engel, Professor, Economics
- James P. Leary, Professor, Scandinavian Studies
- Lee Palmer Wandel, Professor, History
2006-07
- Maryellen C. MacDonald, Professor, Psychology
- Joseph C. Salmons, Professor, German
- Mary K. Vernon, Professor, Computer Sciences
- Karl S. Zimmerer, Professor, Geography
2005-06
- Alexander A. Dolinin, Professor, Slavic Languages
- Bruce E. Hansen, Professor, Economics
2004-05
- Michael Barnett, Professor, Political Science
2003-04
- Ronald J. Reynolds, Professor, Astronomy
- Marc D. Silberman, Professor, German
- Karen B. Strier, Professor, Anthropology
2002-03
- Patricia G. Devine, Professor, Psychology
- David C. Schwartz, Professor, Chemistry
- David J. Sorkin, Professor, History
- Dieter Zeppenfeld, Professor, Physics
2001-02
- Timothy B. Baker, Professor, Psychology
- Steven M. Nadler, Professor, Philosophy
- Brenda G. Plummer, Professor, History
- John W. Valley, Professor, Geoscience
2000-01
- James Andreoni, Professor, Economics
- Mary A. Fitzpatrick, Professor, Communication Arts
- Michael V. Fox, Professor, Hebrew & Semitic Studies
- Richard E. Goodkin, Professor, French & Italian
- Robert J. Hamers, Professor, Chemistry
- Gary D. Sandefur, Professor, Sociology
- Thomas D. Sharkey, Professor, Botany
- Gurindar S. Sohi, Professor, Computer Sciences
1999-00
- Lyn Y. Abramson, Professor, Psychology
- Stephen R. Carpenter, Professor, Zoology
- David A. Loewenstein, Professor, English
- Lloyd M. Smith, Professor, Chemistry
- Wesley H. Smith, Professor, Physics
- Bernard Yack, Professor, Political Science
1998-99
- Hans Adler, Professor, German
- Joanne R. Cantor, Professor, Communication Arts
- Donald F. Kettl, Professor, Political Science
- James C. Weisshaar, Professor, Chemistry
1997-98
- Akif Baha Balantekin, Professor, Physics
- Stephen M. Dembski, Professor, Music
- Terri E. Moffitt, Professor, Psychology
- Steve J. Stern, Professor, History
- John C. Wright, Professor, Chemistry
1996-97
- Georgia M. Benkart, Professor, Mathematics
- Charles Camic, Professor, Sociology
- Dan Hausman, Professor, Philosophy
- Florencia E. Mallon, Professor, History
- Marie Lorrie Moore, Professor, English
- Hans J. Reich, Professor, Chemistry
1995-96
- Mary P. Anderson, Professor, Geoscience
- Denis Feeney, Professor, Classics
- Ullrich G. Langer, Professor, French & Italian
- Robert D. Mare, Professor, Sociology
- James L. Skinner, Professor, Chemistry
- Kenneth D. West, Professor, Economics
WARF Named Professorship Award
The WARF Named Professorship Award is intended to honor those faculty who have made major contributions to the advancement of knowledge, primarily through their research endeavors, but also as a result of their teaching and service activities.
2011-12
- Laura Kiessling, Professor, Chemistry
- Myra Marx-Ferree, Professor, Sociology
- Joseph Salmons, Professor, German
2010-11
- Susan Coppersmith, Professor, Physics
- Donald Downs, Professor, Political Science
- Ullrich Langer, Professor, French & Italian
- David Loewenstein, Professor, English
- Marsha Mailick Seltzer, Professor, School of Social Work
- James L. Skinner, Professor, Chemistry
2009-10
- Gregg A. Mitman, Professor, History of Science
- Alberto Palloni, Professor, Sociology
- Lloyd M. Smith, Professor, Chemistry
- Karen B. Strier, Professor, Anthropology
- Ellen G. Zweibel, Professor, Astronomy/Physics
2008-09
- Robert J. Hamers, Professor, Chemistry
- Bruce E. Hansen, Professor, Economics
- Steven M. Nadler, Professor, Philosophy
- Carol Ryff, Professor, Psychology
- Monica G. Turner, Professor, Zoology
2007-08
- Mary P. Anderson, Professor, Geoscience
- John D. Niles, Professor, English
- Gurindar S. Sohi, Professor, Computer Sciences
2006-07
- John S. Gallagher III, Professor, Astronomy
- Florencia E. Mallon, Professor, History
- Frank L. Salomon, Professor, Anthropology
- Wesley H. Smith, Professor, Physics
2005-06
- Lyn Y. Abramson, Professor, Psychology
- Keith R. Busby, French & Italian
- Samuel H. Gellman, Professor, Chemistry
- Rudy J. Koshar, Professor, History
- John W. Valley, Professor, Geoscience
2004-05
- Akif Baha Balantekin, Professor, Physics
- Stephen R. Carpenter, Professor, Zoology
- Alfred W. McCoy, Professor, History
- Mark S. Seidenber, Professor, Psychology
2003-04
- Dan Hausman, Professor, Philosophy
- Grace G. Wahba, Professor, Statistics
2002-03
- Edward B. Churchwell, Professor, Astronomy
- Steven N. Durlauf, Professor, Economics
- Keith E. Yandell, Professor, Philosophy
2001-02
- Claudia F. Card, Professor, Philosophy
- Christopher Coe, Professor, Psychology
- John C. Wright, Professor, Chemistry
2000-01
- Franz J. Himpsel, Professor, Physics
- John W. Moore, Professor, Chemistry
- Marie Lorrie Moore, Professor, English
1999-00
- Janet S. Hyde, Professor, Psychology
- James E. Lawler, Professor, Physics
- Velcheru N. Rao, Professor, Languages & Cultures of Asia
- Blair D. Savage, Professor, Astronomy
- Ronald W. Wallace, Professor, English
1998-99
- Heather Dubrow, Professor, English
- H. Hill Goldsmith, Professor, Psychology
- Stephen Wainger, Professor, Mathematics
- Kenneth D. West, Professor, Economics
- Hyuk Yu, Professor, Chemistry
1997-98
- Kelly Cherry, Professor, English
- Anatoly Khazanov, Professor, Anthropology
- Edwin Vedejs, Professor, Chemistry
1996-97
- Sally Banes, Professor, Theatre & Drama
- Thomas G. Kurtz, Professor, Mathematics
- Stewart C. Prager, Professor, Physics
- Theron D. Price, Professor, Anthropology
1995-96
- Noel Carroll, Professor, Philosophy
- James F. Kitchell, Professor, Zoology
- Donald S. Passman, Professor, Mathematics
- Don D. Reeder, Professor, Physics
- Larry W. Samuelson, Professor, Economics
- Virginia Shapiro, Professor, Political Science
- David A. Woodward, Professor, Geography
1994-95
- Wilmer L. Anderson, Professor, Physics
- F. Fleming Crim Jr., Professor, Chemistry
- Morton A. Gernsbacher, Professor, Psychology
- Robert D. Sack, Professor, Geography
- Joseph Wiesenfarth, Professor, English
1993-94
- Richard J. Davidson, Professor, Psychology
1992-93
- Charles P. Casey, Professor, Chemistry
- Susan S. Friedman, Professor, English
- Maurice Meisner, Professor, History
- Lee G. Pondrom, Professor, Physics
1991-92
- Chun C. Lin, Professor, Physics
- Gerald Marwell, Professor, Sociology
- Ronald L. Numbers, Professor, History of Science
- Charles T. Snowdon, Professor, Psychology
1990-91
- David J. Bordwell, Professor, Communication Arts
- Linda Gordon, Professor, History
- M. Thomas Record Jr., Professor, Chemistry
- Erik O. Wright, Professor, Sociology
- Sau Lan Yu Wu, Professor, Physics
1989-90
- Larry L. Bumpass, Professor, Sociology
- Charles F. Manski, Professor, Economics
- Stephen F. Nelsen, Professor, Chemistry
- Elliott R. Sober, Professor, Philosophy
- David Ward, Professor, Geography
1988-89
- William J. Courtenay, Professor, History
- Ray F. Evert, Professor, Botany
- Elaine Marks, Professor, French & Italian
- Hans Schneider, Professor, Mathematics
1987-88
- Charles R. Bentley, Professor, Geoscience
- John M. Cooper Jr., Professor, History
- William Denevan, Professor, Geography
- Irwin Garfinkel, Professor, Social Work
- Francis L. Halzen, Professor, Physics
- Eldon Newcomb, Professor, Botany
1986-87
- Richard Askey, Professor, Mathematics
- F. Douglas Kelly, Professor, French & Italian
- Patrick T. Riley, Professor, Political Science
1985-86
- Paul Boyer, Professor, History
- Frederick Dretske, Professor, Philosophy
- Paul H. Rabinowitz, Professor, Mathematics
- Ivan Szelenyi, Professor, Sociology
- Yi-Fu Tuan, Professor, Geography
WARF Romnes Faculty Fellowship
The Romnes awards recognize exceptional faculty members who have earned tenure within the last four years. Selected by a Graduate School committee, winners receive an unrestricted $50,000 award for research, supported by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF).
2012-13
- Helen E. Blackwell, Professor, Chemistry
- Karen Britland, Professor, English
- Donald R. Davis, Jr., Associate Professor, Languages & Cultures of Asia
- John Hawks, Associate Professor, Anthropology
- Mark Hetzler, Associate Professor, Music
- Sunduz Keles, Associate Professor, Statistics
- Tim Rogers, Associate Professor, Psychology
- Scott Straus, Professor, Political Science
2011-12
- Anthony Auger, Associate Professor, Psychology
- Jill Casid, Associate Professor, Art History
- Scott Gehlbach, Professor, Political Science
- Jonathan Gray, Professor, Communication Arts
- Karsten Heeger, Associate Professor, Physics
- Katherine Magnuson, Associate Professor, Social Work
- Martin T. Zanni, Professor, Chemistry
2010-11
- Barry Burden, Professor, Political Science
- Qiang Cui, Professor, Chemistry
- Jordan S. Ellenberg, Professor, Mathematics
- Brad Robinson Postle, Professor, Psychology
2009-10
- Thomas C. Brunold, Professor, Chemistry
- Sara Guyer, Associate Professor, English
- Francine Hirsch, Associate Professor, History
- Donald P. Moynihan, Professor, La Follette School of Public Affairs
- Nita Sahai, Professor, Geoscience
- Ananth Seshadri, Professor, Economics
2008-09
- Michel Guillot, Associate Professor, Sociology
- Alexandru Ionescu, Professor, Mathematics
- Laura Schwendinger, Professor, Music
- Emily H. Stanley, Professor, Xoology/Limnology
- Jeremi Suri, Professor, History
2007-08
- John Curtin, Professor, Psychology
- Aparna Dharwadker, Professor, Theatre & Drama
- John L. Martin, Sociology
- Shannon S. Stahl, Professor, Chemistry
2006-07
- Amy J. Barger, Professor, Astronomy
- Caroline Levine, Professor, English
- William Sandholm, Professor, Economic
2005-06
- Amy Quan Barry, Professor, English
- Jenny R. Saffran, Professor, Psychology
2004-05
- Cary B. Forest, Professor, Physics
- Philip S. Gorski, Professor, Sociology
- Gerhard H. Richter, Professor, German
2003-04
- Gelsomina De Stasio, Professor, Physics
- Pamela M. Potter, Professor, Music
2002-03
- Craig W. Berridge, Professor, Psychology
- Michael Harry Brighouse, Professor, Philosophy
- Ken Ono, Honorary Associate/Fellow, Mathematics
2001-02
- Mitchell Duneier, Professor, Sociology
- Tao Han, Honorary Associate/Fellow, Physics
- Kathryn Hendley, Professor, Political Science/Law School
- Laura L. Kiessling, Professor, Chemistry
2000-01
- Florence Bernault, Professor, History
- Jonathan A. Foley, Professor, Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences
- Anthony R. Ives, Professor, Zoology
- Ronald M. Radano, Professor, Afro-American Studies/Music
1999-00
- Yeon-Koo Che, Professor, Economics
- Monica G. Turner, Professor, Zoology
- David A. Wood, Professor, Computer Sciences
1998-99
- Jillian F. Banfield, Professor, Geoscience
- Anthony Bleecker, Professor, Botany
- Clair A. Cavanagh, Associate Professor, Slavic Languages
- Jesse L. Kercheval, Professor, English
- Jan Miernowski, Professor, French & Italian
- Diana C. Mutz, Associate Professor, Political Science
- Gilbert M. Nathanson, Professor, Chemistry
- Guido A. Podesta, Professor, Spanish & Portugeuse
1997-98
- Colleen A. Dunlavy, Professor, History
- Mark D. Hill, Professor, Computer Sciences
- Judith Kornblatt, Professor, Slavic Languages
- Kirin Narayan, Professor, Languages & Cultures of Asia
- Robin Pemantle, Professor, Mathematics
1996-97
- Steven N. Durlauf, Professor, Economics
- Samuel H. Gellman, Professor, Chemistry
- Thad G. Walker, Professor, Physics
- Susanne Wofford, Professor, English
- Karl S. Zimmerer, Professor, Geography
1995-96
- Alejandro Adem, Professor, Mathematics
- David M. McDonald, Professor, History
- Steven M. Nadler, Professor, Philosophy
- Robert W. Staiger, Professor, Economics
- Dieter Zeppenfeld, Professor, Physics
1994-95
- Donald J. Bennett, Associate Professor, Classics
- Suzanne M. Desan, Professor, History
- Patricia G. Devine, Professor, Psychology
- Theodore Garland Jr., Associate Professor, Zoology
- Julia K. Murray, Professor, Art History
- Lloyd M. Smith, Professor, Chemistry
- Karen B. Strier, Professor, Anthropology
1993-94
- Avshalom Caspi, Professor, Psychology
- Nicholas T. Rand, Professor, French & Italian
- Johann P. Sommerville, Professor, History
- Efim Zelmanov, Professor, Mathematics
1992-93
- Robert J. Joynt, Professor, Physics
- David A. Loewenstein, Professor, English
- Terri E. Morritt, Professor, Psychology
- Steven Winspur, Professor, French & Italian
1991-92
- Stephen M. Dembski, Professor, Music
- James C. Weisshaar, Professor, Chemistry
- Kenneth D. West, Professor, Economics
1990-91
- Charles L. Cohen, Professor, History
- Ullrich G. Langer, Professor, French & Italian
1989-90
- Sara S. McLanahan, Professor, Sociology
- John W. Valley, Professor, Geoscience
1988-89
- Charles Camic, Professor, Sociology
- Florencia E. Mallon, Professor, History
- Dan McCammon, Professor, Physics
- Marie Lorrie Moore, Professor, English
- James L. Powell, Professor, Economics
1987-88
- David M. Bethea, Professor, Slavic Languages
- Ellery T. Eells, Professor, Philosophy
- James E. Lawler, Professor, Physics
- Thomas F. J. Martin, Professor, Zoology
- Tilottama, Rajan, Professor, English
- Steve J. Stern, Professor, History
1986-87
- Lyn Y. Abramson, Professor, Psychology
- Robert D. Mare, Professor, Sociology
- Arnold W. Miller, Professor, Mathematics
- Barbara B. Stallings, Professor, Political Science
1985-86
- David J. DeWitt, Professor, Computer Sciences
- Arthur B. Ellis, Professor, Chemistry
- Michael MacDonald, Professor, History
- Alberto Palloni, Professor, Sociology
