Milestones

Romnes Early-Career Awards
Four professors received the 2003 Romnes Fellowships, a program that helps younger faculty members further establish their scholarly careers. The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation supports the program. This year’s winners are: Gelsomina “Pupa” De Stasio, physics, explores questions at boundaries of physics and other disciplines. Jiming Jiang, horticulture, has established one of the best plant molecular cytogenetics labs in the world. Victoria Nourse, law, is known for her work on feminist analyses of criminal law, and on conceptual and historical bases of the separation of powers in constitutional jurisprudence. Pamela Potter, music and German, has developed an interdisciplinary teaching and research program that deals with cultural politics and national identity.

WARF Mid-Career Awards
Five professors have received the Kellett Mid-Career Awards, which enhance the scholarly research of established faculty. The awards, which support faculty between five to 20 years past tenure, are funded by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. This year’s recipients are: Michael C. Fiori, medicine, is internationally recognized for his extraordinary accomplishments in the field of smoking cessation. Fiori is director of the UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, professor of medicine at UW Medical School and chair of the Cessation Subcommittee of the U.S. Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health. Ivan Rayment, biochemistry, has an international reputation in structural biology. In establishing a state-of-the-art X-ray crystallography laboratory at Wisconsin, Rayment has created a campus resource that also contributes to research training and teaching. Ronald J. Reynolds, astronomy, is well-known for the discovery of a dilute ionized gas between the stars in the Milky Way galaxy. This plays a central role in studies of the galaxy’s structure, evolution and sources of energy. Marc D. Silberman, German, is a scholar in 20th-century German drama, German cinema history and East German literature. Karen B. Strier, anthropology, conducts long-term field studies of the endangered Brazilian muriqui monkeys. Her work is at the interface of conservation and behavioral ecological research.

Academic Staff Professional Development Grants Awarded
Sixty-two UW–Madison grant proposals have been approved for funding as a result of the 2002-03 part I and part II Academic Staff Professional Development Grant Program competitions. The Board of Regents provides matching funds with UW–Madison departments for projects that enhance academic staff professional development of. Check http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/grants/asprofdevgrtinfo.html for applications for the upcoming 2003-04 competition for grants July 1-Dec. 31.

The 2002-2003 winners include: Aggie Albanese, Population Health Sciences; Katarzyna Allen, Classics; Gordon Bain, Chemistry; L. Stuart Baker, Plant Pathology; Ann Batiza, Laboratory of Molecular Biology; Erica Baumer, Student Academic Affairs; Andrea Boulanger, Cross-College Advising Service; Janet Branchaw, Center for Biology Education; Matt Briggs and Steve Narf, Physics; Patricia Brown, Institute for Research on Poverty; Emily Carlson, University Communications; Chiu-Chuang Chou, Data & Program Library Service; Maury Cotter, Office of Quality Improvement; Elizabeth Cox and Mary Plane, Center for Women’s Health; Ron Cramer, Learning Support Services; Alfonso del Rio, Horticulture; Tricia Dickinson, University Communications; Paul Dillenburg, LEAD Center; Lynn Edlefson and Jill Riley, Office of Campus Child Care; Mary Ann Fitzgerald, Environment, Textiles & Design; B’Ann Gabelt, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences; Rachel Grimm, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine; Jennifer Hansen, Land Information & Computer Graphics; Randy Hentschel, Environmental Health Program; Sheri Hicken, Biological Systems Engineering; Greg Iaccarino, Student Academic Affairs; Elizabeth Jansen, Learning Support Services; Jason Jonely, International Student Services; Lois Komai plus staff, Steenbock Library; Song-Charng Kong, Engineering Research Center; Kathleen Konicek, Learning Technology & Distance Education; Greg Konop, Professional & Technical Education; Charlene Krembs, Administrative Computing; Cindy Kuhrasch, Kinesiology; Dan LaValley, New Media Center Program; Kristine Lee, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences; Ann Lloyd, Student Academic Affairs; Katherine Loving, University Health Services; Nancy McDermott, Social Science Computing Cooperative; Chad Moritz, Radiology; Lisa Munro and Sybil Pressprich, Adult Career & Education Counseling Center; Kari Nelms, Physics; Bruce Neumann, Synchrotron Radiation Center; Tracy Perkins, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences; Dean Pribbenow, Office of Quality Improvement; Matthew Renfro-Sargent, Comprehensive Cancer Center; Nancy Rinehart, University Communications; Lance Rodenkirch, Neuroscience; Erica Rosch, Academic Technology Solutions; Ibrahim Saeed, Soil Science; Joann Samuels, Learning Support Services; Cynthia Severt, Data & Program Library Service; Jane Smith, Institute for Research on Poverty; Denise Smith, Plant Pathology; Thomas Steele, Research Station; E. Andrew Taylor, Bolz Center for Arts Administration; Sandra Tomany, Ophthalmology & Visual Science; Kate Washabaugh, Psychology; Joanne Weber, Medical Microbiology & Immunology; Ralf Wehlitz, Synchrotron Radiation Center; Bonita Weisel, Synchrotron Radiation Center; and Alan Wolf, Academic Technology Solutions.