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[edit] Notable alumni
[edit] Nobel Laureates
- Herbert Spencer Gasser, B.S. 1910, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1944
- John Bardeen, B.S. 1928 and M.S. 1929, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1956 and 1972
- Edward Lawrie Tatum, B.A. 1931, M.S. 1932, Ph.D. 1935, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1958
- Stanford Moore, Ph. D 1938, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1972
- John H. van Vleck, A.B. 1920, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1977
- Theodore Schultz, M.S. 1928, Ph.D. 1930, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1979
- Erwin Neher, M.S. 1967, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1991
- Paul Boyer, M.S. 1941, Ph.D. 1943, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1997
- Günter Blobel, Ph.D. 1967, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1999
- Jack Kilby, M.S. 1950, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics for the Integrated Circuit in 2000
- Alan G. MacDiarmid, M.S. 1952, Ph.D. 1953, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2000
[edit] Academics
- Stephen Ambrose, author and historian
- David T. Beito, author and historian
- Richard Bellman, noted mathematician and inventor of dynamic programming
- May Louise Cowles, noted Home Economics instructor and lecturer
- William Cronon (1976), noted environmental historian
- Merle Curti, historian (specialty: United States intellectual history)
- J. Martin Klotsche, first chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Suzanne E. Moranian, historian
- Richard Nelson, cultural anthropologist
- Stephen Nissenbaum (PhD 1968), noted cultural and intellectual historian
- Alton Ochsner, UW medical professor recruited to Tulane University. A cancer researcher, he cofounded The Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans.
- Gerald North, climatologist
- Andrew C. Porter, former President, AERA, Professor, Vanderbilt University
- Walter Ristow, noted librarian
- Gil-Sung Park, prominent sociologist in Korea
- Frederick Jackson Turner (1884, MA 1888), noted historian and professor
- T. Harry Williams, historian
- Erik Olin Wright, noted sociologist
- James Wright, the 16th President of Dartmouth College
[edit] Athletics
- Alan Ameche, 1954 Heisman Trophy winner, National Football League (NFL) player, Baltimore Colts
- Ken Behring, owner, Seattle Seahawks
- Michael Bennett, NFL player, Kansas City Chiefs
- Brooks Bollinger, NFL player, Minnesota Vikings
- Rene Bourque, National Hockey League (NHL) player, Chicago Blackhawks
- Adam Burish, NHL player, Chicago Blackhawks
- Brian Calhoun, NFL player, Detroit Lions
- Chris Chambers, NFL player, San Diego Chargers
- Chris Chelios, NHL player, Detroit Red Wings, 3-time Norris Trophy Winner
- Ken Criter, retired NFL player, Denver Broncos
- Ron Dayne, 1999 Heisman Trophy winner, NFL player, Houston Texans
- Luke Eber,2006, National Hopscotch Champion, 2002-04, '06.
- Lee Evans, NFL player, Buffalo Bills
- Suzy Favor-Hamilton, track and field, olympian
- Michael Finley, National Basketball Association (NBA) player, San Antonio Spurs
- Jamar Fletcher, NFL player, Detroit Lions
- Terrell Fletcher, retired NFL player, San Diego Chargers
- Ed Garvey, former Executive Director, National Football League Players Association
- Tom Gilbert, NHL player, Edmonton Oilers
- Tony Granato, retired NHL player, Los Angeles Kings
- Devin Harris, NBA player, Dallas Mavericks
- Dany Heatley, NHL player, Ottawa Senators
- Aaron Hohlbein, MLS player, Kansas City Wizards
- Beau Hoopman, Olympic Rowing Gold Medalist
- Bert Husting, football and baseball teams, later a major leaguer (1900-02)
- Erasmus James, NFL player, Minnesota Vikings
- Al Johnson, NFL player, Dallas Cowboys
- Mark Johnson, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) women's ice hockey coach, NHL player, member of the 1980 Miracle on Ice gold medal Olympic team that beat the USSR.
- Curtis Joseph, NHL player, Phoenix Coyotes
- Addie Joss, former Major League Baseball (MLB) player, member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
- Matt Katula, NFL player, Baltimore Ravens
- Harvey Kuenn, retired MLB player and manager
- Jim Leonhard, NFL player, Buffalo Bills
- D. Wayne Lukas, U.S. Racing Hall of Fame and American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame trainer
- Buddy Melges, America’s Cup Skipper
- James Menon, nine-time NCAA All-American Track and Field Cross Country
- Ahmad Merritt, NFL player, free agent
- Brian Mullen, former NHL player and current New York Rangers broadcaster
- Jim O'Toole, retired MLB player
- Lance Painter, retired MLB player
- Joe Panos, retired NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills
- Kirk Penney, player with ALBA Berlin in basketball's Euroleague
- Joe Pavelski, NHL player, San Jose Sharks
- Carly Piper, swimmer, gold medalist and world record holder in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games
- Joe Piskula, NHL player, Los Angeles Kings
- George Poage, athlete, first African American Olympic medal winner
- Paul Quantrill, retired MLB player
- Steve Reinprecht, NHL player
- Barry Richter, NHL player
- Mike Richter, NHL player, New York Rangers
- Pat Richter, retired NFL player, Washington Redskins
- Bud Selig, Baseball Commissioner
- Tony Simmons, Canadian Football League (CFL) player (B.C. Lions) and former NFL player
- Jim Sorgi, NFL player, Indianapolis Colts
- Scott Starks, NFL player, Jacksonville Jaguars
- Bob Suter, retired NHL player, 1980 Olympics Gold Medalist who played in the Miracle on Ice game.
- Gary Suter, retired NHL] player
- Ryan Suter, NHL player
- Mark Tauscher, NFL player, Green Bay Packers
- Joe Thomas, NFL player, Cleveland Browns
- Alando Tucker, NBA player Phoenix Suns
- Troy Vincent, NFL player, Buffalo Bills
- Beom-Seok Shim, former PGA golfer
- Kyle Turris, Drafted into NHL 3rd overall in 2007 NHL Draft Pheonix Coyotes
- Charlie Galanis, Wanted
[edit] Arts and entertainment
- Rick Berman, television/movie producer
- Oscar Brown, musician (no degree obtained)
- Gina Cerminara, author
- Lynne Cheney, Second Lady, writer
- Dale Chihuly, glass artist
- Joan Cusack, actress
- August Derleth, writer, editor, anthologist of H.P. Lovecraft, and founder of Arkham House publishing.
- André DeShields, Emmy Award-winning actor/singer/dancer/choreographer
- Daron Hagen (attended), composer, conductor, pianist
- Elizabeth Hoeller, Internet Phenomena
- Jane Kaczmarek, actress (Malcolm in the Middle)
- Michael Mann, movie director/producer
- Fredric March, Actor
- Steve Marmel, Comedian/Writer Fairly Odd Parents
- Steve Miller, musician (left school six credit-hours short of a degree)
- Walter Mirisch, Academy Award-winning film producer
- Kevin Murphy writer, actor, and puppeteer for Mystery Science Theater 3000
- Ken Navarro, jazz guitarist
- Joyce Carol Oates, novelist
- Meinhardt Raabe, Munchkin in the Wizard of Oz
- Boz Scaggs (Wm. Royce Scaggs), musician
- Dorothy Schwartz, violinist with the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Symphony Orchestra
- Ben Sidran, jazz pianist
- Daniel J. Travanti, Emmy Award-winning actor
- Charlie Trotter, chef/PBS host
- Butch Vig, musician, Garbage
- Eudora Welty, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist
- Tom Wopat, actor/musician
- Frank Lloyd Wright (attended), architect
- Frank Wu, science-fiction artist
- David Zucker, movie director/producer
- Jerry Zucker, movie director/producer
[edit] Aviators and astronauts
- Laurel Clark, astronaut
- Charles Lindbergh, aviator
- Jim Lovell, astronaut, Apollo 13 mission
- Brewster Shaw, astronaut, Space Shuttle Columbia; former director, Space Shuttle Operations, NASA
- Patrick Slane, astronomer, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
[edit] Business
- Carol Bartz, Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO of Autodesk, Inc.
- David J. Lesar Chairman, President and CEO of Halliburton Energy Services
- John P. Morgridge, Chairman of the Board, former President and CEO of Cisco Systems, philanthropist
- Daniel J. Piette, Director of Petroleum Geo-Services, President and CEO of OpenSpirit Corporation
- Tom Pyle, chairman and president, Pyle Group, former chairman and CEO, Rayovac Group
- Lee R. Raymond, former chairman and CEO, Exxon Mobil
[edit] Engineering
- George H. Brown, inventor, television pioneer, and recipient Edison Medal
- William S. Harley, founder of Harley-Davidson
- Reuben Trane, President of Trane
- Helmer Swenholt, commanding officer of the 332nd Engineer General Service Regiment
- Richard Southorn, geological engineer for Shaw Environmental
- Edward Schildhauer, a chief engineer on the Panama Canal project
- Samuel D. Wonders, consulting engineer, ink manufacturer and president of Carter's Ink Company
[edit] News, journalism, and broadcasting
- Ira Basen, producer, CBC Radio
- Deborah Blum, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author.
- Rita Braver, national reporter, CBS News
- Jane Brody, columnist, New York Times
- Scott Cohn, senior correspondent, CNBC
- Michael Feldman, Host of Public Radio’s Michael Feldman's Whad'Ya Know?
- Jeff Greenfield, news analyst, CNN
- Paul Ingrassia, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
- Ben Karlin, creator and former executive producer, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report
- Andy Katz, college basketball writer, ESPN
- Patricia McConnell, co-host of Public Radio's Calling All Pets
- Arthur C. Nielsen Sr., founder of AC Nielsen (TV ratings and market research)
- Phil Rosenthal, columnist, Chicago Tribune
- Leonard Shapiro, Sports writer, Washington Post
- Greta Van Susteren, broadcaster and news analyst, Fox News Channel
[edit] Law and politics
- Shirley Abrahamson, Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
- Iajuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh
- Tammy Baldwin, a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Wisconsin's Second Congressional District.
- Tom Barrett, United States House of Representatives representing Wisconsin's Fifth Congressional District from 1993 to 2003, Mayor of Milwaukee,Wisconsin from 2004 to present
- Rebecca Birget Certa, a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Alabama's Eighth Congressional District
- Dick Cheney, Vice President of the United States (attended as doctoral candidate; did not graduate.)
- Dr Jon Cruddas, British Member of Parliament. He was a visiting Fellow (1987-1988)
- Glenn Robert Davis, a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Wisconsin's Ninth Congressional District from April 22, 1947 to January 3, 1957 and again from January 3, 1965 to December 31, 1974. He attended the law school.
- Jim Doyle, Governor of Wisconsin
- Lawrence Eagleburger, former U.S. Secretary of State
- Russ Feingold, U.S. Senator
- Philip Gunawardena, former Sri Lankan Revolutionary, Cabinet Minister, Indian Freedom Fighter; "The Father of Socialism in Sri Lanka".
- Philip Mayer Kaiser, U.S. Diplomat
- Marcy Kaptur, Ohio Congresswoman
- Herb Kohl, U.S. Senator
- Belle Case La Follette, women's suffrage activist and wife of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
- Philip La Follette, former Wisconsin governor
- Robert M. La Follette, Sr., former Wisconsin governor and congressman
- Lien Chan, former Vice President of Taiwan and the Kuomintang.
- Laura Miller, former Mayor of Dallas, Texas
- Edmund C. Moy, 38th director of the United States Mint
- Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian freedom fighter and political leader. In 1998, he was awarded the Bharat Ratna
- Philleo Nash, government official, college professor
- Gaylord Nelson, former U.S. Senator, Wisconsin governor and founder of Earth Day
- Tawiah Modibo Ocran, Supreme Court judge in Ghana
- Russell W. Peterson, Governor of Delaware
- Paul Samuel Reinsch, appointed Minister to China in 1913
- William A. Steiger, Congress
- Nahathai Thewphaingarm, former Thai Minister of Education and spokesperson of Thai Rak Thai Party
- George Thompson, Attorney General of Wisconsin
- Tommy Thompson, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services; former Governor of Wisconsin (1986-2001)
- Ulysses S. Grant, 1879 honorary doctorate from the medical school
- Edwin E. Witte, Social Security advisor to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
[edit] Science and technology
- Gene Amdahl, Ph.D. Amdahl's law.
- John Atanasoff, Ph.D. 1930, inventor of the electronic digital computer
- Lynn Margulis, M.S. zoology and genetics 1960, author of the serial endosymbiotic theory of cell development, advocate of the Gaia hypothesis. Professor at University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
- Brian Paul, M.S. computer science 1994, computer programmer of the Mesa 3D open source graphics library
- Gerson Goldhaber, Ph. D physics 1950, discoverer of Charmed Meson, and Dark Energy
[edit] Other notable alumni
[edit] Notable faculty and staff (former and current)
- Ann Althouse, professor of law and well-known blogger.
- Michael Apple, leading educational theorist
- Stephen Babcock, inventor of the Babcock test for measuring the butterfat content of milk.
- Kevin Barrett, associate lecturer noted for publicly advocating a conspiracy theory regarding the September 11th attacks
- John Bascom, President of the University of Wisconsin.
- Deborah Blum, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author.
- David Bordwell, prominent neoformalist film theorist and author.
- Paul S. Boyer, prominent historian of American thought and culture, author of Salem Possessed
- Aaron Brower, professor of social work and Vice Provost for Teaching & Learning.
- John R. Commons, one of the architects of Social Security in the United States.
- Farrington Daniels, early researcher in Solar energy
- Richard Davis, jazz bassist
- Richard Davidson, professor of psychology and psychiatry, widely noted for his mind-body research, [1]
- Hector DeLuca, research on vitamin D
- Donald Downs, professor of political science
- Richard Theodore Ely (1854-1943), professor, social activist, economist
- Joseph Erlanger, 1944 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Michael V. Fox, professor of Hebrew
- Jeremy Freese, associate professor of sociology and popular blogger
- Adam Gamoran, professor of sociology and Director, Wisconsin Center for Education Research
- Morton Ann Gernsbacher, professor of psychology and President of the Association for Psychological Science
- James R. Goodman, professor of computer science and computer architect, known for his work on cache coherence protocols
- Harry Harlow, psychologist, known for studies on affection using rhesus monkeys with artificial mothers.
- Willard Hurst, seminal figure in the development of modern American legal history
- Har Gobind Khorana, 1968 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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- For describing the genetic code and how it operates in protein synthesis.
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- For his research in genetic structure and function in microorganisms.
- Gerda Lerner, Professor Emerita; historian of women's and gender history; considered a founder of women's history
- Harvey Littleton, founder of the modern American studio glass movement
- Aldo Leopold, author of A Sand County Almanac, which helped spawn the environmental movement and, specifically, interest in ecology as a science. He also founded the Wilderness Society
- Miron Livny, computer science professor and founder of the Condor High-Throughput Computing System.
- Abraham Maslow, psychologist, known for Maslow's hierarchy of needs
- Anne McClintock, Simone de Beauvoir Professor and author of Imperial Leather: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in the Colonial Contest.
- Nellie Y. McKay, scholar of African-American literature and co-editor of the Norton Anthology of African-American Literature
- Alexander Meiklejohn, philosopher and free-speech advocate
- Jack Mitchell, first employee of National Public Radio; first producer of "All Things Considered"
- George L. Mosse, professor; noted historian of European nationalism and gender
- Ronald Numbers, historian of science
- Harry Partch, avant-garde composer
- Zorba Paster, co-host of Public Radio's Zorba Paster On Your Health
- Andrew C. Porter, former Director of Wisconsin Center for Education Research, professor of education policy at Vanderbilt University
- Carl Rogers, psychologist and founder of "Client-Centered Therapy"
- Bo Ryan, current head Men's Basketball coach
- Matt Schiedler, Teacher and Top WR coach in the Nation
- Isaac Jacob Schoenberg, mathematician, best known for the discovery in 1946 of splines
- Harrison Schmitt, adjunct professor of Engineering Physics, 12th man on the Moon as Apollo 17 astronaut and geologist
- Donna E. Shalala, Chancellor 1987-1993; Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1993-2001.
- John Sharpless, History professor; former candidate for the United States House of Representatives, 2000
- Oliver Smithies, faculty 1960 to 1988, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2007
- Harry Steenbock, biochemist, vitamin D researcher.
- Scott Straus, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Studies, specialising in the study of genocide
- Cecil Taylor, jazz pianist
- Howard Temin, 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of reverse transcriptase.
- James Thomson, credited with first successful culturing of human embryonic stem cells.
- Timothy Tyson, professor of African-American history and author
- Alexander Vasiliev (1867-1953), Byzantinist and Arabist
- Eugene Wigner, 1963 Nobel Prize in Physics
- Efim Zelmanov, recipient of the Fields Medal in 1994
[edit] Chancellors and Presidents
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