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November 4, 1994<\/strong><\/td>Lowell E. Bahe, Professor, Chemistry, 1957-92
Edith N. Finlayson, Member, UW System Board of Regents, 1980-89
James J. Flannery, Professor, Geography 1963-87
Cornelius L. Golightly, Professor, Philosophy, 1955-69
Katherine G. Nelson, Professor, Geosciences, 1956-82
Donald R. Shea, Professor, Political Sciences, 1949-89
Leonard Sorkin, Distinguished Professor, Music, 1963-85
Samuel D. Stellman, Professor, Outreach and Continuing Education, 1975-88
Herman Weil, Professor, Psychology, 1943-76
Nancy A. Wright, Professor, Nursing, 1964-86<\/td><\/tr>
November 3, 1995<\/strong><\/td>Donald K. Gehrz, Associate Professor, Botany, 1946-79
W. Keith Hall, Distinguished Professor, Chemistry, 1973-86
Durward C. Layde, Professor, Chemistry, 1939-81
Yolanda Marculescu-Stern, Professor, Music, 1969-92<\/td><\/tr>
October 4, 1996<\/strong><\/td>John L. Blum, Professor, Botany, 1963-85
Lawrence J. Grennier, Transportation Dispatcher, Physical Plant Services and President, WSEU Local 82, 1959-79
Adolph A. Suppan, Professor, English & Philosophy and Founding Dean, School of Fine Arts, 1940-79
Helen L. Swain, Professor, Nursing, 1968-92
Caren L. Wesson, Associate Professor, Exceptional Education, 1985-93<\/td><\/tr>
November 7, 1997<\/strong><\/td>Esther K. Ansfeld, Lecturer, Comparative Literature; Student Activities and Advisor; Coordinator of Central Reservations, 1966-89
Philip E Lerman, Director, Employment and Training Institute, Outreach and Continuing Education Extension, 1978-88
Melvin Lurie, Professor, Economics; Associate Dean, Letters and Science; Director, Masters in Industrial & Labor Relations Program, 1966-87
Ruth Michelson McGaffey, Professor, Communication and Executive Assistant to the Chancellor, 1964-88<\/td><\/tr>
November 6, 1998<\/strong><\/td>Barbara Z. Borowiecki, Professor, Geography, 1960-92
Scott Greer, Distinguished Professor, Sociology and Urban Affairs\/Urban Studies, 1974-93
William K. Hoffman, Director, Student Health Center, 1973-91
Morris Marden, Distinguished Professor, Mathematical Sciences, 1930-75<\/td><\/tr>
November 5, 1999<\/strong><\/td>Mark M. Gormley, Director, 51ÁÔÆæ Library, 1962-70
Fred Landis, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Dean, College of Engineering & Applied Science, 1974-94
Russell D. Robinson, Professor, Administrative Leadership, 1963-94<\/td><\/tr>
November 3, 2000<\/strong><\/td>Carol Edler Baumann, Professor, Political Science, 1962-97
Martine D. Meyer, Professor, French, 1956-94
Harold M. Rose, Distinguished Professor, Geography & Urban Studies, 1962-95
Ethel L. Sloane, Professor, Biological Sciences, 1960-97
Forest W. Stearns, Professor, Biological Sciences, 1968-87<\/td><\/tr>
November 6, 2021<\/strong><\/td>George W. Keulks, Professor, Chemistry and Dean of The Graduate School & Research, 1966-97
Joan W. Moore,Distinguished Professor, Sociology & Urban Studies,1975-95
C. Edward Weber, Professor & Founding Dean, School of Business Administration, 1966-96<\/td><\/tr>
October 2, 2002<\/strong><\/td>Robert Greenler, Professor, Physics, 1962-1992
Carol Porth, Professor, Nursing, 1968-1997
John Solon, Assistant Chancellor of Facilities and Secretary of the University, 1965-1981
Gregoria Karides Suchy, Professor, Music, 1945-1998
William L. Walters, Professor, Physics and Vice Chancellor, 1961-1995<\/td><\/tr>
October 7, 2003<\/strong><\/td>Emma Felder, Professor, Nursing, 1973-1996
William F. Halloran, Dean, College of Letters & Science and Professor, English, 1966-1998
David R. Luce, Associate Professor, Philosophy, 1960-1997<\/td><\/tr>
October 5, 2004<\/strong><\/td>M. Kamil Dziewanowski, Professor, History, 1979-1983<\/td><\/tr>
October 11, 2005<\/strong><\/td>John F. Bibby, Professor, Political Science, 1962-1999
Donn K. Haglund, Professor, Geography, 1958-1990
Haig Khatchadourian, Professor, Philosophy, 1967-1994
Richard Norris, Data Administrator, 1969-1997
Richard W. Perlman, Professor, Economics, 1964-1997
Leon M. Schur, Professor, Economics, 1964-1995
Peter Watson-Boone, Director, 51ÁÔÆæ Libraries, 1990-2003<\/td><\/tr>
October 10, 2006<\/strong><\/td>George S. Baker, Secretary of the University and Professor, Materials, 1967-1998
Carlton E. Beck, Professor of Educational Policy and Community Studies, 1963-1990
Thomas Burton, Senior Advisor, College of Letters & Science, 1956-2003
Max Kurz, Professor, Social Work, 1955-1992
Jerry Leer, Professor, Accounting, 1946-1983
Donald G. Melkus, Vice Chancellor, Administrative Affairs, 1970-2003
Erland Olfe, Assistant Dean, College of Letters & Science, 1967-2003<\/td><\/tr>
October 2, 2007<\/strong><\/td>Marilyn E. Miller, Secretary of the University and Professor of Psychology, 1957-1999
William C. Roselle, Director of 51ÁÔÆæ Libraries, 1971-1989
Michael J. Rupp, Associate Vice Chancellor of Administrative Affairs, 1967-2004<\/td><\/tr>
October 13, 2008<\/strong><\/td>Kurtis P. Klumb, Senior Lecturer, Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, 1975-2004
David H. Schultz, Professor Emeritus, Mathematical Sciences, 1970-2006
Ronald M. Umhoefer, Administrative Officer Emeritus, Administrative Affairs, 1972-2003<\/td><\/tr>
October 21, 2009<\/strong><\/td>Edward A. Beimborn, Professor Emeritus, Civil Engineering & Mechanics, 1968-2005
John F. Boatman, Senior Lecturer Emeritus, American Indian Studies, 1973-2005
Norman P. Lasca, Professor Emeritus, Geosciences, 1966-2006
Diane M. Pollard, Professor Emerita, Educational Psychology, 1972-2004<\/td><\/tr>
October 4, 2010<\/strong><\/td>Martin Haberman, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Curriculum and Instruction, 1962-2005
Elmer Hamann, Executive Director of Auxiliary Services, 1965-2005
Elam Nunnally, Professor Emeritus, Social Work, 1980-2010<\/td><\/tr>
October 4, 2011<\/strong><\/td>Theodore Steinke, Director, Educational Communications Division, 1974-1999<\/td><\/tr>
October 23, 2012<\/strong><\/td>Laurie K. Glass, Professor Emerita, College of Nursing, 1975-2005
Ian M. Harris, Professor Emeritus, Educational Policy and Community Studies, 1976-2007
Markos J. Mamalakis, Professor Emeritus, Economics, 1967-2004
Robert J. Trotalli, Assistant Dean of Students, 1959-1990
K Vairavan (KV), Professor Emeritus, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1968-2008<\/td><\/tr>
October 8, 2013<\/strong><\/td>Mary Jo Aman, Director of Technology Department, Division of Students Services and Outreach, 1985-2003
Winston Van Horne, Professor, Department of Africology, 1978-2012<\/td><\/tr>
October 22, 2014<\/strong><\/td>John H. Schroeder, Professor Emeritus, History and Chancellor Emeritus, 1970-2012
William J. Wainwright, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Philosophy, 1968-2003<\/td><\/tr>
October 20, 2015<\/strong><\/td>Wilfred Fong, Assistant Dean, School of Information Studies, 1985-2003
Clifford Mortimer, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Biological Sciences and Founding Director, Center for Great Lakes Studies, 1966-1981
Rachel Skalitzky, Associate Professor Emerita, Comparative Literature, 1972-2003<\/td><\/tr>
October 5, 2016<\/strong><\/td>Phillip A. Clark, Chief of Police, 51ÁÔÆæ Police Department, 1990-2004
Rhonda Jean Voigt Montgomery, Professor Emeritus, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, 2003-2014
Erika Sander, Associate Professor Emeritus, College of Health Sciences, 1970-2008
Welford Sanders, Professor, School of Architecture & Urban Planning, 2001-2015<\/td><\/tr>
October 11, 2017<\/strong><\/td>Connie Jo, Distinguished Academic Staff Emerita, College of Letters & Science, 1971-2016
James Sappenfield, Professor Emeritus, College of Letters & Science, 1967-2005
George Sosnovsky, Professor Emeritus, College of Letters & Science, 1966-1993<\/td><\/tr>
October 17, 2018<\/strong><\/td>Ewa Barczyk, Director and Associate Provost Emerita, 51ÁÔÆæ Libraries, 1985-2016
Karen Brucks, Professor Emerita, College of Letters & Science, 1990-2015<\/td><\/tr>
October 16, 2019<\/strong><\/td>Lawrence Baldassaro, Professor Emeritus, College of Letters & Science, 1972-2008
Sally P. Lundeen, Associate Professor Emerita and Dean, College of Nursing, 1985-2016<\/td><\/tr>
October 22, 2020<\/strong><\/td>Diane Ogimaa-giizhigokwe Amour, Coordinator, American Indian Student Services Office, 1976-2016
Allen B. Caucutt, Senior Lecturer, Peck School of the Arts, 1999-2003 and 2012-2017<\/td><\/tr>
October 13, 2021<\/strong><\/td>Larry G. Martin, Professor Emeritus, School of Education, 1983-2015<\/td><\/tr>
October 19, 2022<\/strong><\/td>Dennis Bennett, Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 1983-2017
Ed Burgess, Professor Emeritus, Department of Dance (posthumously), 1990-2011
Randall Lambrecht, Professor Emeritus and Dean College of Health Sciences, 1998-2009
Ron Perez, Dean, Zilber School of Public Health (posthumously), 1990-2020
Ruth Schwertfeger, Professor Emerita, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, 1979-2016
William Velez, Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, 1981-2017
David Yu, Professor Emeritus, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1984-2020<\/td><\/tr>
October 25, 2023<\/strong><\/td>Robert Greenstreet, Professor Emeritus, Department of Architecture and Dean, School of Architecture & Urban Planning, 1981-2021
David Petering, Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 1971-2021<\/td><\/tr>
October 9, 2024<\/strong><\/td>Joan Prince, Vice Chancellor Emerita, Global Inclusion and Engagement, 2000-2021
Douglas C. Stafford, Senior Scientist and Director, Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery, 2011-2021
Trudy R. Turner, Distinguished Professor Emerita, Anthropology, 1977-2021<\/td><\/tr>
October 15, 2025<\/strong><\/td>G. Richard Meadows, Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus, College of Letters & Science, 1971-2018
Stan Stojkovic, Professor Emeritus, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, 1983-2024<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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