Milestones

Milestones covers awards, honors and major publications by faculty and staff. Send your items to Wisconsin Week, 19 Bascom Hall, or e-mail: wisweek@news.wisc.edu

Appointed
Ramon J. Aldag, business professor, has been named the Glen A. Skillrud Family Chair in Business.

Greg Gard has been named assistant coach of the men’s basketball staff.

Barry Gerhart, business professor, has been named the John & Barbara Keller Distinguished Chair in Business.

Pamela Douglas, chief of UW Hospital and Clinic’s section of cardiovascular medicine, has been named the Herman and Ailene Tuchman Chair in Clinical Cardiology. The principal objective of the chair is to advance patient care through clinical and translational research.

Ann S. Miner, business professor, has been named to the Ford Motor Company Distinguished Chair in Management and Human Resources.

Honored
Arnold R. Alanen, professor of landscape architecture, received the Antoinette Forrester Downing Award from the Society of Architectural Historians for his work as primary editor and author of the book, “Preserving Cultural Landscapes in America” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000). The book was termed “the most outstanding publication devoted to historical topics that enhances the understanding and protection of the built environment in the U.S.”

Liz Beyler of University Communications was the recipient of the Robert A. Alesch Award, which recognizes an individual who has shown leadership and involvement in multiple SECC-Dane roles. Beyler has served on the campaign’s board since 1993 and chaired its publicity and marketing committees for the past several years.

Barbara Borns, senior student services coordinator of the Institute for Environmental Studies, received the Wisconsin Indian Education Association’s Friend of Indian Education award this month. Borns was cited for “giving unselfishly of herself and her talents to bring about change for American Indians.”

Diane Gooding, assistant professor of psychology, will receive a $56,560 Young Investigator grant from the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression for research on identifying individuals who may be at risk of schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders.

Frank Kooistra, associate dean in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, and Donece Thomas of the Chancellor’s Office were honored by the State, UW and UWHC Employees Combined Campaign of Dane County at its annual volunteer recognition event on March 6. Both received Secretary’s Awards from Department of Administration Secretary George Lightbourn for their dedication.

Betty Kramer, associate professor in social work, has been selected as a Hartford Foundation Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholar. She will receive funding to identify care dilemmas, barriers and resources that interdisciplinary teams experience in caring for frail elders with advanced chronic disease.

The Teaching Academy inducted seven new fellows: David Antonioni, executive education; Susan Brantly, Scandinavian studies; Steven Cramer, civil and environmental engineering; Jay Martin, mechanical engineering; Michael Patrick, medical genetics; Christine Seibert, medicine; and Linda Roberts, human development and family studies.

Published
Michael W. Apple, John Bascom Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Policy Studies, has published a new book, “Educating the “Right’ Way: Markets, Standards, God, and Inequality” (New York: Routledge, 2001).