Milestones

APPOINTED

Stephen Carpenter, professor of limnology and zoology, was elected as one of seven new foreign members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, an independent organization that annually awards the Nobel Prizes in physics and chemistry.

HONORED

John W. Suttie, professor emeritus, biochemistry, has received the Conrad A. Elvehjem Award from the American Society for Nutritional Sciences in recognition of his outstanding service to nutrition as a scientist, editor, adviser and communicator on behalf of the profession.

James Ntambi, professor, nutritional sciences and biochemistry, has received the Osborne and Mendel Award from the American Society for Nutritional Sciences for outstanding contributions toward the understanding of adipocyte differentiation and the regulation of gene expression involved in lipid metabolism.

Charles Elson, professor emeritus, nutritional sciences, was named a 2003 American Society for Nutritional Sciences fellow. Elson has shaped how many cardiovascular and cancer researchers think about cholesterol and lipid metabolism.

Roseanne Clark, associate professor psychiatry, received a 2004 Champion in Women’s Health Award from the Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation for her commitment to the research and treatment of postpartum depression, and contributions to the field of infant mental health.

Emily Dickmann, associate adviser, Cross College Advising Service, has been selected as an Outstanding New Advisor Certificate of Merit recipient in the Academic Advising-Primary Role category as part of the 2004 National Academic Advising Association’s National Awards Program. The award will be presented at the NACADA National Conference in October in Cincinatti. NACADA, in cooperation with ACT Inc. honors individuals and institutions making significant contributions to the improvement of academic advising.

Jiwan Palta, professor, horticulture, will receive the outstanding researcher award from the American Society for Horticultural Science at the society’s annual meeting July 17 in Austin, Texas.

Dan Ross, information processing consultant, Institute for Research on Poverty, was the recipient of a volunteer award from the YWCA of Madison in April. Ross sets up and maintains computers in labs available to residents of the YWCA’s affordable housing program for women.

At an April 26 banquet, 19 electrical and computer engineering students received the Grainger Outstanding Power Engineering Student Award, which recognizes excellence in and dedication to the field of power electronics. Each student received a plaque and a $6,000 cash stipend. Undergraduate student winners were Nathaniel Brown, Daniel Gutzke, Joshua Kagerbauer, Michael Motkowski, Tyler Perry, Brandon Bierquet, Kevin Resch, Daniel Statz, Chris Streufert, Paul Van Opens, Nathan West and Jonathan Zenker. Master’s student winners were Jeff Connors, David Farnia, Jesse Krase, Mark Spickard, Hong-Yue Tang, Ricky White and Jared Winters.

Teaching and research skills were the main criteria for multiple awards bestowed on School of Veterinary Medicine faculty and staff during the school’s annual Awards Celebration May 1: Yoshihiro Kawaoka, professor of pathobiological sciences, received the Pfizer Award for Research Excellence, which recognizes a faculty member for outstanding research efforts and productivity. Kawaoka studies influenza.

Michael Collins, professor of pathobiological sciences, received the Pfizer Norden Distinguished Teacher Award. Collins was selected based on nominations from veterinary medical students and departments. Collins teaches bacteriology.

Ryan Dickinson, resident in pathobiological sciences, was chosen as Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association Instructor of the Year. Classes nominate the instructor they feel exhibits distinguished teaching and exemplary contributions to the students of the school.

Gerianne Holzman, a certified veterinary technician in the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital’s dentistry and surgery service, received the Distinguished Veterinary Technician Award. Students vote on the veterinary technician who demonstrates distinguished teaching and exemplary contributions to the students of the school.

Nichole Danova, resident in small animal surgery, and Fernando Marques, resident in large animal internal medicine, both in the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, received the SVM Small Animal Resident of the Year Award and SVM Large Animal Resident of the Year Award, respectively. Danova and Marques were elected by a vote of the fourth-year class based on outstanding contribution of time and expertise as a teacher.

Arts Institute awards
A string teacher, a furniture designer, a choreographer and a mixed-media artist have received awards from the Arts Institute this year. The winners are: Janet Jensen, associate professor of string pedagogy, Joyce J. and Gerald A. Bartell Award for the Arts in recognition for outreach, public service and community activities. Jensen is a director of the National String Workshop, Orchestral Conducting Seminar and String Instrument Repair Clinics. She is president of the Wisconsin American String Teachers. Tom Loeser, professor of art, Arts Institute Creative Arts Award. Loeser has achieved international acclaim for his experiments in fusing furniture form and function. His work has been featured in exhibitions around the world. Most recently he is exhibiting at the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters (see page 11). Jin-Wen Yu, associate professor of dance, Emily Mead Baldwin-Bascom Professorship in the Creative Arts. Yu has created, performed, directed and produced more than 50 works. Currently chair of the UW–Madison Dance Program, he founded Madison-based Jin-Wen Yu Dance in 1999. Megan Lotts, master of fine arts student, Department of Art, David and Edith Sinaiko Frank Fellowship for a Woman in the Arts. Lotts uses drawing, painting, digital imaging and more to create mixed-media collage.

In addition, the Arts Institute recognized arts faculty who have received other awards this year. They are poet Amy Quan Barry, assistant professor of English, and metal worker Lisa Grahlik, assistant professor of art, Vilas Associates; artist Sonya Y. Clark, associate professor of environment, textiles and design, Romnes Fellowship; and Beverly Gordon, professor of environment, textiles and design specializing in materials culture scholarship, Kellett Mid-Career Award.

The UW chapter of Phi Delta Kappa International, the association of men and women in education, held its annual awards banquet April 28. Jessica Bradley of Randolph High School and Nicholas Jarvis of Brodhead High School each received $300 scholarships. Bradley will enroll at UW–Madison to study to become a foreign language teacher. Jarvis will enroll at UW-Whitewater to study to become a secondary-school science teacher.

Phi Beta Kappa
The following students have been inducted into the Alpha Chapter of the Wisconsin Phi Beta Kappa honor society for 2004: Michelle Abel, Joel Adler, Kyle Anderson, Rebecca Armbruster, Anne Baumgardner, Sara Beachy, Mark Been, Tessa Bemis, Molly Beran, Micah Berman, Sanjeev Bhatia, Patrick Bissen, Kyle Blake, Samuel Blatchley, Victoria Blocki, Carolyn Bonin, Catherine Bonin, Lisa Bosnjak, Claire Boylan, Rushin Brahmbhatt, Sarah Brehm, Vladimir Brik, Michael Bromberg, Mary Claire Brown, Melissa Brown, Luisa Bryce, Ann Bukowski, Allison Burck, Melissa Bussey, Benjamin Cain, Shaun Campfield, Jason Carey, Dustin Carlson, Katie Carlson, David Carrano, Ann Casper, Catherine Cerf, Shannan Chadek, Elizabeth Chapman, DeeAnna Chaput, Yusra Cheema, Chieh Chen, Neel Chopra, Kristen Cleary, Britnee Cole, David Connell, Joshua Cutler, Benjamin Dahl, Nicholas Dahl, Kelly Darmody, Michael Darnell, Konstantin Davydov, Sarah DeBruin, Daniel Dooghan, Michael Dungar, Matthew Eatough, Krista Erickson, Melissa Ertl, Dana Falkenberg, James Feix, Jessica Ferris, Amber Field, Elizabeth Finesilver, Margaret Fink, Elizabeth Fischer, Jaime Fischer, Melissa Flitsch, Cecilia Fok, Paul Fox, Nathan Fronk, Claire Gagnon, Jason Gendler, Matthew Gerend, Nancy Godinho, Teresa Gonzaga, Andrew Goodman, Leah Gordon, Michael Gordon, Michael Gorwitz, Melissa Gotlieb, Joshua Grice, Brian Grogan, Michael Gulotta, Annelisa Guries, Joseph Haas, Lauren Hansen, Brigid Harmon, Sasha Hays, Paul Heideman, Caroline Henry, Christine Hepper, Alexander Hess, Rebecca Hoffmann, William Hogg, Amy Holt, Josh Holzbauer, Austin Homer, Jaime Hook, Matthew Hron, Margaret Huebschen, Sean Ingham, Christopher Jarvis, Anne Jaspers, Nicolas Jelinski, Brian Jenks, Cristy Jensen, Ryan Jeske, Elizabeth Jewison, Hannah Johnson, Kristi Johnson, Noah Johnson, Stephanie Jones, Stella Joyce, Elizabeth Kaar, Adam Kadlec, Brian Kaufman, Drew Keppel, Elizabeth Kevern, Christine Khosropour, Jesse Klausmeier, Lynnette Kleinsasser, Molly Kliss, Benjamin Knox, Chad Koch, Anne Kolan, Christopher Kolar, Lauren Kolb, Elena Kouneski, Tessa Kowalski, Travis Kriplean, Erin Kron, Vanderlene Kung, Faith Kurtyka, Novi Kwok, Bill Kyriagis, Richelle Ladwig, Rachel Lang, Carrie Larson, Sonya Larson, Rajnath Laud, David Lazarus, Eva Lewandowski, Kristin Lewis, Amy Lin, Seth Lochen, Laura Luther, Elizabeth Mabee, Aaron Madlon-Kay, Sarah Maier, Sarah Mandigo, John Marino, Debra Marks, Karl Mazurak, Mary McCormack, Mimi McDonnell, Erica McGrath, Molly McGrath, Kara McGurk, Sarah Menkedick, Jonathan Mertzig, Lindsay Mikulsky, Eric Minikel, Sarah Minsloff, Roxanne Monticelli, Fredrick Moore, Susanna Moore, Patrick Morrell, Benjamin Moss, Grace Nam, Robert Nanz, Jeffrey Naumann, Kari Nelson, Matthew Neubauer, Adriane Neuenschwander, Kathleen Nichols, Dorothy Nieciecki, Kari Niedermaier, Katie Norwick, Michael O’Callaghan, Peter Orte, Christine Orth, Elenore Patterson, Terrah Paul, Eva Payne, Arthur Pedersen, Yael Peled, Joanna Peot, Abigail Peterson, Ana Peterson, Laura Peterson, Jay Peyer, Rebecca Pfender, Justin Podjasek, Miri Pogoriler, Erin Popelka, Aron Potash, Lindsay Potter, Sarah Prebil, Liana Prescott, Devon Raemisch, Melissa Ramsey, Brighton Ranney, Thomas Rausch, Margo Reeder, Jordan Reilly, Lindsay Renick Mayer, Eva Ringstrom, Tara Ristau, Hendro Riyadi, Mary Rodgers, Simona Rosu, Courtney Rothenbach,Michael Roud, Erica Roukema, Eric Rozner, Elizabeth Rullo, David Russell, Diane Russell, Matthew Sandretto, Elisabeth Saunders, Emily Sauter, Andrew Sawyer, Julie Scanlan, Parthy Schachter, James Scheurell, Stephen Schmall, Casey Schmitt, William Schmitt, Matthew Schneider, Meredith Schonfeld-Hicks, Joseph Schraven, Lauren Schubert, Meredith Schuman, Matthew Schwartz, Nancy Scibelli, William Sebern, Jun Seo, Ryan Shanovich, Rebecca Shapiro, David Shaw, Alison Sipkins, Tiffany Skemp, Melissa Smith, Matthew Smuksta, Emily Snyder, Kevin Springborn, Emily Steinmeyer, Adrinenne Stilp, Eileen Storm, Joseph Strosin, Britta Stunkard, Justin Sumner, Eduardo Sundaram, Amelia Swanson, Jozef Szwaja-Franken, Joseph Tatar, Megan Tellijohn, Ann Todd, Eric Tollefson, Annie Trimberger, Rebecca Vandenberg, Anton Vaynshtok, Emily Vraga, Adam Walsh, Morgan Webber, Erin Wicke, Sarah Wiener, Kathleen Wiertel, Stacia Wilke, Kathryn Will, Tamara Windau, Emily Winecke, Alison Wing, Lynne Wisnefski, Laura Witzling, Jason Wojcechowskyj, Diana Wu, Tanritai Wyllie, Calvin Wysocki, Jamie Yuenger, Virginia Zaunbrecher, Jacqueline Ziehr and Stephanie Zierke.

GRANTS

John Rudolph, assistant professor of curriculum and instruction, has been selected as a 2004-05 Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow by the National Academy of Education for demonstrating the potential to make significant contributions with his research. The award comes with a $50,000 stipend. Rudolph plans to conduct a historical case study of laboratory materials used in classrooms during the early to mid 1960s to better understand the role of school science in connecting the scientific community and the public.

Six College of Engineering faculty members will collaborate with six faculty members from the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaquez on a program called Partnership in Research and Education in Materials, sponsored by the National Science Foundation. The program, which provides funding of $2.75 million during the next five years, couples major research universities with universities with many diverse students and is designed to encourage students from diverse backgrounds to pursue graduate degrees. The UW–Madison participants, all affiliated with the materials science program and the National Science Foundation-sponsored Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, are: Grainger Professor of Superconducting Materials and L.V. Shubnikov Professor David Larbalestier, professors Eric Hellstrom and Chang-Beom Eom, associate professor Donald Stone, and assistant professors Paul Voyles and Wendy Crone.

PUBLISHED

Severino J. Albuquerque, professor of Portuguese and director of Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies, has published “Tentative Transgressions: Homosexuality, AIDS and the Theater in Brazil” (UW Press, 2004).

Dean Bakopoulos, master of fine arts student, will publish the novel “Please Don’t Come Back from the Moon” (Harcourt, February 2005).

Luana De Abreu e Lim Monteiro, master of fine arts student, will publish “Fish in the Desert and Other Stories” (Delphinium Books, January 2005).