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
The Board of Regents at its November meeting approved the appointment of William M. Sugden, professor of oncology, as American Cancer Society Research Professor, effective Jan. 1. In addition to providing research, American Cancer Society professors are spokespersons for the society and for cancer research as well. Sugden also is the associate director of the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research.

Honored
Mary P. Anderson, professor, geology and geophysics, has been elected to a three-year term on the Council of the Geological Society of America.

Jean M. Bahr, professor of geology and geophysics, has been appointed to the Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem, by The National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences.

Phillip Barak, associate professor of soil science, was honored last month by the 1999 EDUCAUSE Medal Awards Program. The American Society of Agronomy, an EDUCAUSE partner organization, selected Barak for his creative applications of technology in crafting and promoting multimedia educational tools in soil and related sciences, including his course web sites. EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit consortium of colleges, universities, nonprofit organizations and corporations.

Ian D. Duncan, a professor in the School of Veterinary Medicine, was invited to present the 30th annual Schofield Memorial Lecture at University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College Oct. 21, in honor of his scientific accomplishments. He spoke on “Novel Therapies for Devastating Human Neurologic Disease: Contributions from Veterinary Medicine.”

Menahem Mansoor, professor emeritus of Hebrew and Semitic studies, won the 1999 Friedman Prize from the Histadruth Ivrith, the Hebrew Language and Culture Association of America, for his distinguished lifetime service and accomplishments for the Hebrew language and Judaic studies. The award, which was presented in New York Oct. 24, carries a $5,000 prize.

Wendy Garland Saltzman, assistant scientist in the Primate Research Center, is the principal investigator with Dave Abbott, professor, and Ian Bird, associate professor, both in obstetrics and gynecology, on a four-year, $874,000 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health-NIH, entitled “Mechanisms of Psychosocial Suppression of Cortisol.”

Harv Thompson, professor and chair of Liberal Studies and the Arts, was honored as the 1999 Fellow by the American Association of Community Theatres in recognition of his work with managing directors from theatres throughout the U.S. Also, the Alliance for Wisconsin Theatre Education presented Thompson with the Jon Bailey Distinguished Service Award honoring him for “devoted service to education theatre,” especially his commitment to providing lifelong learning theatre opportunities for all citizens.

Richard Vilstrup and the late Donald R. Peterson, both of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, were inducted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame Oct. 16 in San Antonio, Texas. Vilstrup, a professor emeritus of animal science, founded the University of Wisconsin Center Cooperatives and developed the National Cooperative Leadership program used in director training programs of most major regional cooperative and state co-op councils. Peterson directed the Agricultural Research Stations from 1962 to 1974 and was associate dean for Extension and state Extension program leader for agriculture and agribusiness from 1974 to 1990, when he retired.

Published
Robin Chapman‘s fourth collection of poetry, “The Way In” (Tebot Bach Press, 1999), appeared this month. Her poetry CD “Banff Dreaming” was released last year by Fireweed Press. She is professor emerita of communicative disorders and principal investigator at the Waisman Center.