Milestones

Honored

Football coach Barry Alvarez has been named the North team head coach for The Villages Gridiron Classic College All-Star Game. Mark Richt, University of Georgia, will lead the South team. The game will be played at The Villages Polo Stadium in The Villages, Fla., on Jan. 31.

The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems has been selected by the Environmental Protection Agency as a 2003 Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program Champion for its extraordinary level of commitment to protecting human health and the environment. One of 16 selected nationwide, CIAS was honored for its efforts to reduce pesticide risk through sustainable agricultural practices.

Donald Kettl, professor in the La Follette School of Public Affairs, received the 2003 Louis Brownlow Award for his book “The Transformation of Governance: Public Administration for the 21st Century.” The award is presented annually by the National Academy of Public Administration to the best book in the field.

The Neuroscience Training Program was selected as one of the Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate’s 19 Partner Departments in history and neuroscience. Partner Departments will analyze all aspects of their doctoral programs in this multi-year research and action project aimed at improving doctoral education at American universities.

“Dances for Television,” directed by Douglas Rosenberg and co-produced by Wisconsin Public Television, has been nominated for two EMMY Awards, including Outstanding Achievement for Entertainment Programs. Rosenberg, an award-winning video artist, is an associate professor of dance and teaches in the Interarts & Technology program.

Edgar Spalding, professor of botany, has been elected by his peers in the national and international science community to serve as secretary of the American Society of Plant Biologists, a nonprofit science society representing nearly 6,000 plant scientists from around the world. His three-year term commenced Oct. 1.

Published

Two School of Social Work faculty, Distinguished Lecturer Ada Deer and Emeritus Professor Alfred Kadushin, are prominently featured in the new book, “Celebrating Social Work: Faces and Voices of the Formative Years,” Council on Social Work Education, 2003. The book highlights the contributions of 51 social workers and captures the story of the maturation of a profession in its first century.

Other milestones

In its third race of the season, the UW men’s cross country team claimed its third consecutive first-place finish, sweeping the 17-team competition at the Jim Drews Invitational on Oct. 18 in La Crosse, Wis. Coached by Jerry Schumacher, the team is ranked No. 2 in the nation.