UW–Madison: 32 Faculty Honored With Vilas Professorships And Awards

Madison WI

08 June, 2022

12:08 AM

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Press release from the University of Wisconsin-Madison: June 7, 2022 Extraordinary members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been honored during the last year with awards supported by the estate of professor, U.S. senator and UW Regent William F. Vilas (1840-1908). Seventeen professors were named to Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorships, an award recognizing distinguished scholarship as well as standout efforts in teaching and service. The professorship provides five years of flexible funding — two-thirds of which is provided by the Office of the Provost through the generosity of the Vilas trustees and one-third provided by the school or college whose dean nominated the winner. The recipients are: Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau, Computer Sciences Alex Dressler, Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies Emily Fletcher, Philosophy Jason Fletcher, La Follette School of Public Affairs John Hitchcock, Art Baron Kelly, Liberal Arts and Applied Studies and Theatre and Drama Irena Knezevic, Electrical and Computer Engineering Erika Marín-Spiotta, Geography Shigeki Miyamoto, Oncology Mario Ortiz-Robles, English Xuejun Pan, Biological Systems Engineering Jonathan Patz, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and Population Health Sciences John Rudolph, Curriculum and Instruction David C. Schwartz, Genetics and Chemistry Weiping Tang, Pharmaceutical Sciences Thad Walker, Physics Rebekah Willett, Information School Nine professors received Vilas Faculty Mid-Career Investigator Awards, recognizing research and teaching excellence. The award provides flexible research funding for three years. The recipients are: Hanna Vandegrift Eldridge, German, Nordic, Slavic+ Hiroshi Maeda, Botany Greg Nemet, La Follette School of Public Affairs Kristin Shutts, Psychology Anjon Audhya , Biomolecular Chemistry Warren Rose, Pharmacy Practice Damon Smith, Plant Pathology Vlad Dima, African Cultural Studies Carey E. Gleason, Geriatrics and Gerontology Six professors received Vilas Faculty Early Career Investigator Awards, recognizing research and teaching excellence in faculty who are relatively early in their careers. The award provides flexible research funding for three years. The recipients are: Adrien Couet, Engineering Physics Laila Amine, English Hung Vinh Tran, Mathematics Dan Ludois, Electrical and Computer Engineering Leslie Smith III, Art Jingyi Huang, Soil Science This press release was produced by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The views expressed here are the author's own.