Tag Obituaries

Campus mourns death of Kenneth Newman following accident

April 19, 2013

Kenneth Newman, 63, an instrument maker with the Physical Plant Machine Shop, died Tuesday, April 16 when a loading dock lift fell on him while he was conducting repairs on the unit at the Art Lofts on North Frances Street.

UW employee killed in Tuesday accident

April 16, 2013

A University of Wisconsin–Madison employee was killed in an on-the-job incident Tuesday afternoon at the Art Lofts, 111 N. Frances.

Campus offers support after talented student’s death

April 11, 2013

University Health Services and the Division of Student Life are offering support to all students affected by the loss of UW–Madison senior Henry Mackaman.

Renowned statistician George Box dies at 93

April 10, 2013

George E. P. Box, professor emeritus of statistics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, passed away March 28 at his home in Madison at the age of 93.

Jerry Marwell, expert on social movements, dies at 76

March 28, 2013

Gerald Marwell, Richard T. Ely Professor Emeritus of sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, died on Sunday, March 24 in New York City. He was 76.

Passionate, student-focused psychology instructor Hendricks dies

March 12, 2013

Bryan Hendricks, who became a student favorite during 12 years as an instructor in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Psychology Department, died Friday morning at age 66 following an illness that had recently forced his retirement.

Former secretary of academic staff dies

February 14, 2013

Stephen A. Myrah, who devoted more than four decades to UW–Madison, died Feb. 6 at the age of 74 from heart disease.

Urban planning pioneer Kaufman remembered

January 14, 2013

Jerry Kaufman liked to joke that he didn’t see a tree until he was 16. And yet the man who grew up in an apartment in Queens, New York, went on to become a huge advocate for the land he so cherished, teaching urban planning for more than 30 years at UW–Madison. Kaufman died Thursday, Jan. 10, at the age of 79 after a long battle with cancer.

Gerda Lerner, women’s studies pioneer, dies at 92

January 4, 2013

Gerda Lerner, Robinson Edwards Professor Emerita of History at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, died on Wednesday, Jan. 2 in an assisted-living facility in Madison. She was 92 years old.

Campus historian John Jenkins dies

November 1, 2012

John W. Jenkins, who carried on the work of documenting the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s history through a widely acclaimed book series, died in Madison on Tuesday, Oct. 23. He was 66 years old.

Knox, research pioneer in streams and soils, dies

October 9, 2012

Jim Knox, Evjue-Bascom Professor Emeritus of Geography at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, died at his home in Madison on Saturday, Oct. 6.

UW-Madison mourns the loss of First Wave Scholar John “Vietnam” Nguyen

August 30, 2012

The University of Wisconsin–Madison community is mourning the loss of John "Vietnam" Nguyen, who died in an apparent drowning in Lake Mendota this morning (Aug. 30).

Graduate School’s Knickmeyer dies unexpectedly

August 28, 2012

James F. Knickmeyer, the UW–Madison Graduate School associate dean for administration, died unexpectedly early Monday, Aug. 27 at his Madison home. He was 61.

School of Medicine and Public Health mourns death of Kurt Saupe

June 25, 2012

UW community mourns business graduate Roelse

June 23, 2012

The University of Wisconsin–Madison community is mourning the loss of a young alumnus who is believed to have drowned in Lake Mendota early on Friday, June 22.

Creator of Bucky dies, but legacy of mascot lives on

May 22, 2012

It would be easy to think that Bucky Badger always existed. That he always magically appeared at every single game, every single event. That we always knew “how to Bucky.”

Paul Boyer, influential scholar of religious history, dies

March 26, 2012

Paul S. Boyer, Merle Curti Chair Emeritus in American History at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, died in Madison on Saturday, March 17, at age 76 after a short bout with cancer.

Noted anthropologist, student of the “dark side,” dies

March 23, 2012

Neil L. Whitehead, a professor of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, died Thursday, March 22 in Madison following a bout with illness.

Anthony Shadid: A journalist’s life remembered, a legacy that lives on

February 17, 2012

The world knew Anthony Shadid as a two-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who covered the Middle East. The University of Wisconsin–Madison knew Shadid when he was just a young journalism student on deadline for the Daily Cardinal.

Howard Zimmerman, pioneer in organic chemistry, dies at 85

February 16, 2012

Howard Zimmerman, a professor of chemistry from 1960 until his retirement in 2010, died on Saturday, Feb. 11 as a result of a fall.