Tag Obituaries

UW-Madison remembers student who died in car accident

January 20, 2011

University of Wisconsin–Madison junior Anna Shoemaker is being remembered as a student with a bright future in the field of international environmental policy. Shoemaker, 20,…

Memorial service set Jan. 8 for history professor emeritus Robert Kingdon

December 27, 2010

Robert McCune Kingdon, Hilldale Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, mentor of generations of Reformation scholars and path-breaking historian of the Reformation,…

UW-Madison biochemist Henry Lardy dies at age 92

August 6, 2010

Henry A. Lardy, a distinguished professor emeritus of biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, passed away on Aug. 4 at the age of 92.

Emeritus CALS Dean Glenn Pound passes away

July 19, 2010

Longtime engineering professor dies at age 62

July 12, 2010

An entrepreneur and pioneer in applied physics, University of Wisconsin–Madison Professor Emeritus Franco Cerrina was found dead July 12 in his laboratory on the Boston University campus.

Herb and Eve Howe, veteran UW–Madison academics, die two days apart

July 6, 2010

Herbert M. Howe, emeritus professor and former chair of both Classics and Integrated Liberal Studies (ILS), passed away on Tuesday, June 29 in Fort Atkinson. He was 98. His spouse and colleague in ILS, Evelyn Mitchell (Eve) Howe, passed away two days later, at age 94.

Longtime atmospheric and oceanic sciences professor dies

July 6, 2010

University of Wisconsin–Madison professor Charles R. Stearns passed away on June 22, 2010. He was 85.

Biochemistry employee Rita Warden dies at age 59

June 4, 2010

Friends and colleagues in the University of Wisconsin–Madison biochemistry department are deeply saddened by the loss of Rita Warden, who died as the result of…

Noted UW–Madison biochemist Robert Burris dies at 96

May 12, 2010

Robert H. Burris, a noted University of Wisconsin–Madison biochemist, died on Tuesday, May 11 at the age of 96.

Campus mourns Robben W. Fleming, former chancellor

January 11, 2010

Robben W. Fleming, former provost who became the first chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, died on Monday, Jan. 11 at his home in Ann Arbor, Mich. He was 93.

Arthur D. Code, pioneering space astronomer, dies

March 16, 2009

Arthur D. Code, whose lifelong love of the stars and the night sky led to a meteoric career in astrophysics, died in Madison, Wis., on March 11 after a long illness. He was 85.

Steven Clark, engineering diversity leader, dies

October 15, 2008

Steven N. Clark, assistant dean for diversity affairs and student leadership programs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering, died unexpectedly Monday. He was 44.

Art Department mourns loss of faculty member

March 12, 2008

On Tuesday afternoon, March 11, Art Department staff learned that a beloved member of the department, Professor Gelsy Verna, passed away. This was very unexpected, and the cause of her death is currently unknown. Her young daughter Clara is being well cared for.

‘World-class’ UW violinist Vartan Manoogian dies

July 13, 2007

Vartan Manoogian, professor of violin at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Music, died on Thursday, July 12, in Spain. He was 71.

Former vice chancellor James Cleary dies at age 80

May 3, 2007

James W. Cleary, the former vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the tumultuous late 1960s, died on Saturday, April 28, at the age of 80.

Longtime Registrar’s Office employee Sharon Pero dies at 58

April 16, 2007

Sharon Pero, assistant registrar for Timetable and Classroom Scheduling in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Office of the Registrar, died suddenly at her home over the weekend of April 14-15. She was 58.

Historian, influential campus leader E. David Cronon dies at age 82

December 5, 2006

E. David Cronon, an influential and revered former dean of the College of Letters and Sciences and history professor for more than four decades at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, died early this morning (Dec. 5) after a brief illness. He was 82.

Japanese labor expert dies

November 15, 2006

Solomon B. Levine, an emeritus faculty member and one of the nation’s foremost experts on Japanese labor relations, died last month at age 86.

Legal scholar Gordon Brewster Baldwin dies in Italy

October 16, 2006

Gordon Brewster Baldwin, a distinguished constitutional and foreign relations law scholar at the University of Wisconsin Law School, died in his sleep this past weekend after attending an opera in Italy with his wife, Helen.

Joseph Kauffman, master administrator and Peace Corps pioneer, dies

September 29, 2006

Joseph F. Kauffman, emeritus professor of educational leadership at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, master administrator, one of the architects of the Peace Corps, and Dean of Student Affairs at UW–Madison during the turbulent student demonstrations of the 1960s, died today after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 84.