Milestones

APPOINTED

Richard D. Pierce, assistant director of the Wisconsin Union, has returned to the International Facility Management Association board of directors for 2003-04. Pierce, a member of the professional association for facility management since 1989, will serve in the capacity of past chair.

HONORED

Myra Marx Ferree, professor of sociology, is the winner of the 2004 Jesse Bernard Award from the American Sociological Association in recognition of scholarly work that has enlarged the horizons of sociology to encompass fully the role of women in society. The award will be formally presented at a ceremony at the August 2004 ASA meetings in San Francisco.

Richard N. Ringler, professor emeritus of English and Scandinavian Studies, was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Order of the Falcon by the President of Iceland, the Honorable lafur Ragnar Grimsson, on Jan. 4, in recognition of his contributions over the past fourty years to the study of Icelandic language, literature and culture.

GRANTS

Alexander Grunewald, assistant professor of psychology, has been awarded a three-year grant from the Whitehall Foundation to support his research on “Population coding of visual motion and depth.”

Thirty-six UW–Madison grant proposals have been approved for funding as a result of the 2003-04 part II Academic Staff Professional Development Grant Program competition. The Board of Regents provides matching funds with UW–Madison departments for projects that enhance professional development of academic staff.

The chosen academic staff are: Alice Anderson, Division of Information Technology; Sharon Blohowiak, pediatrics; Christopher Bundy, Division of Information Technology; Alfonso Del Rio, horticulture; Lynn Edlefson, University Housing; Laura Grossenbacher, engineering professional development; Michael Gruber, ophthalmology and visual sciences; Melissa Harrell Robinson, College of Engineering; Patricia Henrikson, Center For Biology; Jeffrey Hird, University Health Services; Gregory Iaccarino, College of Letters and Science; Lynette Karls, nutritional sciences; Susan Kirkpatrick, genetics; Muthusamy Kunnimaliyaan, surgery; Jordana Lenon, Primate Research Center; Jia-Ling Lin, physics; Ann Lloyd, College of Letters and Science; Katherine Loving, University Health Services; James Maynard, chemistry; Robert McGrath, University Health Services; Jeff Miller, University Communications; Bruce Neumann, Synchrotron Radiation Center; Julie Olsen, University Communications; Suh-Ruu Ou, Waisman Center; Lisa Oxton, ophthalmology and visual sciences; Judith Pretell, pathology and laboratory medicine; Carol Rasmussen, ophthalmology and visual sciences; Andrew Rubin, art; Ibrahim Saeed, soil science; Anna Shen, oncology; Shari Smith, educational administration; John Staley, Division of Information Technology; Nancy Thayer-Hart, Office of Quality Improvement; Dan Timm, kinesiology; Carole Turner, Division of Information Technology; and Lynn Wimer, Institute for Research on Poverty.

The following have been awarded the 2004-05 Faculty Professional Developmment Grants: Martine Debaisieux, French and Italian. Roxann Engelstad, mechanical engineering. Catherine Marler, psychology. Muhammad Memon, languages and cultures of Asia. Mariamne Whatley, curriculum and instruction, women’s studies.

PUBLISHED

Arthur Goldberger, emeritus professor of economics, has had a Japanese translation of his textbook, “Introductory Econometrics,” published in mid 2003 by Gakubunsha of Tokyo.

OTHER MILESTONES

Kyle Stiegert, associate professor of agricultural and applied economics, was deposed in an October 2003 U.S. District Court case. Stiegert provided testimony about the economic benefits of the “Pork: The Other White Meat” ad campaigns. In 2002 the U.S. District Court ruled that requiring payment for promotional campaigns violated the First Amendment rights of pork producers. This ruling was upheld.

UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention staff presented one workshop, five papers and four posters at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health, held Dec. 10-12 in Boston.

Thirty-six student-athletes have been named to the 2003-04 fall Academic All-Big Ten teams. To be named to the honor team, a student-athlete must be a non-first-year letterwinner with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above. Student-athletes were recognized in seven sports — men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, football, men’s and women’s soccer, and volleyball.

Men’s cross country: Josh Spiker

Women’s cross country: Linsey Blaisdell, Hilary Edmondson, Sarah Kolpin and Heidi Lane

Football: Nick Cochart, Matt Gajda, Jim Leonhard, Alex Lewis, Mike Lorenz, Joe Monty, Jason Palermo, Jason Pociask, Levonne Rowan, Scott Starks, Joe Stellmacher, John Stocco, Jake Wood and Mark Zalewski

Men’s soccer: Noah Goerlitz, Eric Hanson and Jed Hohlbein

Women’s soccer: Marisa Brown, Sarah Capel, Erin Dubina, Marla Froelich, Bethany Heine, Molly Meuer, Elly Patterson and Jessica Ring

Volleyball: Katie Lorenzen, Jill Maier, Jill Odenthal, Angie Sanger, Morgan Shields and Lisa Zukowski