Eight named professorships announced

The UW System Board of Regents this month approved the following appointments as named professors effective July 1:

Daniel M. Albert, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, as the Lorenz E. Zimmerman Professor.

John F. Fallon, professor of anatomy, as the Harland Winfield Mossman Professor of Anatomy.

Janet S. Hyde, professor of psychology and women’s studies, as the Helen Thompson Woolley Professor of Psychology.

James E. Lawler, professor of physics, as the Arthur and Aurelia Schawlow Professor of Physics.

Velcheru N. Rao, professor of languages and cultures of Asia, as the Krishnadevaraya Professor of Languages and Cultures of Asia.

Blair D. Savage, professor of astronomy, as the Karl G. Jansky Professor of Astronomy.

Ronald W. Wallace, professor of English, as the Felix Pollak Professor of Poetry.

Ann Smart Martin, assistant professor of art history, as the Chipstone Professor of American Decorative Arts, retroactive to August 1998.