Distinguished Alumni Awards - Alphabetical Listing

  • A

  • Shirley Abrahamson, Madison, 1994, Chief Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court
  • Harry W. Adams, Beloit, WI, 1952, Wisconsin Director, Mutual Benefit Insurance Company and Mayor of Beloit
  • George R. Affeldt, Milwaukee, 1980, Attorney and National “W” Club President
  • Henry L. Ahlgren, Madison, 1977, U.S. Deputy Undersecretary of Agriculture
  • Marla Ahlgrimm, Madison, 1999, Founder and Chair Women’s Health America
  • Walter Alexander, Milwaukee, 1936, Entrepreneur
  • Stanley C. Allyn, Dayton, OH, 1949, Chairman National Cash Register Company
  • Stephen E. Ambrose, Helena, MT, 1997, Noted Historical Author
  • Alan D. Ameche, Philadelphia, 1971, NFL Football Player, Entrepreneur
  • Don W. Anderson, Madison, 1969, Publisher Wisconsin State Journal
  • W. G. Aschenbrenner, Scottsdale, AZ, 1980, President of American Bank & Trust Company of Racine
  • Edwin C. Austin, Chicago, 1945, Attorney

  • B

  • William Balderston, Philadelphia, 1966, Former Chairman Philco Corporation
  • Mrs. Henry Baldwin, Wisconsin Rapids, WI, 1970
  • Ineva Baldwin, Madison, 1981, Botanist
  • Ira L. Baldwin, Madison, 1981, Civic Leader
  • Joseph R. Barnett, Wauwatosa, WI, 1987, Partner Foley and Lardner
  • Robert Barnett, Washington D.C., 2010, Partner at Williams
  • Alma Baron, Madison, 1995, Emerita Professor of Management UW-Extension
  • Charlene Barshefsky, Washington, DC, 1999, U.S. Trade Representative
  • Gerald Bartell, Madison, 1978, Founder of Bartell Media Corporation
  • Jeffrey Bartell, Madison, 2006, Partner Quarles and Bradley
  • Joyce Bartell, Madison, 1978, UW and Community Service
  • Carol Bartz, Sausalito, CA, 1993, CEO Autodesk
  • P. Goff Beach, Madison, 1981, Chairman Oscar Mayer Corp.
  • Mildred M. Becker, Fond du Lac, WI, 1986, UW and Community Service
  • Norman O. Becker, Fond du Lac, WI, 1976, Surgeon
  • David E. Beckwith, Milwaukee, 1997, Partner at Foley & Lardner
  • William O. Beers, Chicago, 1977, Chair and CEO of Kraft Inc.
  • Martin P. Below, Chicago, 1973, Senior Vice President Kieffer-Nolde Engineering Co.
  • A. John Berge, Madison, 1962, Longtime Executive Director Wisconsin Alumni Association
  • Karl Beyer, Jr., Philadelphia, 1968, Pharmacology Researcher
  • Robert Beyer, Philadelphia, 1975, Former Managing Partner Touche Ross and Company
  • Jean Manchester Biddick, Madison, 1995, Chair Neesvigs Inc.
  • Frank V. Birch, Milwaukee, 1965, President and Treasurer BirchKraft Inc.
  • Walt Bogdanich, Port Washington, NY, 2009, Investigative Editor New York Times
  • Oscar C. Boldt, Appleton, WI, 1999, Owner and Chair The Boldt Group
  • Nelvia M. Brady, Chicago, 1992, Chancellor City Colleges of Chicago
  • Rita Braver, Washington, D.C., 2010, Reporter with CBS News Sunday Morning
  • Thomas E. Brittingham, Jr., Wilmington, DE, 1948, Director Brittingham Fund
  • Timothy Brown, Madison, 1966, Wisconsin State Supreme Court
  • Robin C. Buerki, Detroit, 1965, Former Executive Director Henry Ford Hospital
  • Harry A. Bullis, Minneapolis, 1937 and 1963, President Wisconsin Alumni Association
  • Helen L. Bunge, Madison, 1969, Dean School of Nursing
  • James E. Burgess, Madison, 2002, Publisher Wisconsin State Journal
  • Robert Burris, Madison, 1998, Biochemistry Professor Emeritus UW-Madison
  • Porter F. Butts, Madison, 1975, Inaugural Wisconsin Union Director and Student Union Pioneer
  • Erik Bye, Norway, 1999, Norwegian Television Journalist, Poet and Author
  • Charles L. Byron, Chicago, 1947, President Wisconsin Alumni Association

  • C

  • Mrs. C. R. Carpenter, Madison, 1942, First Woman President Wisconsin Alumni Association
  • Jerome Chazen, New York, 2007, CEO
  • Simona Chivian Chazen, New York, 2007, Psychotherapist
  • Florence Chenoweth, New York, 2005, Executive Director of Food & Agriculture Organization United Nations
  • Russell Christesen, Destin, FL, 1996, Former President and COO Ebasco Services Inc
  • Kenneth W. Ciriacks, Chicago, 2002, Former Vice President of Technology Amoco Corporation
  • Kathryn F. Clarenbach, Madison, 1992, Co-Founder and First Chair National Organization for Women
  • F. H. Clausen, Horicon, 1937, President Van Brunt & Wilkins Manufacturing Co.
  • Margaret H'Doubler Claxton, Madison, 1972, UW Dance Professor and Founder of Modern Dance in Higher Education
  • Harvey W. Clements, Chicago, 1985, Senior Vice President Foote Cone and Belding
  • Catherine B. Cleary, Milwaukee, 1968, Executive Vice President and Director First Wisconsin Trust Co.
  • James W. Cleary, Northridge, CA, 1990, President California State University-Northridge
  • M. J. Cleary, Milwaukee, 1945, President Northwestern Mutual Life Company
  • Lester Clemons, Milwaukee, 1973, Attorney and UW Foundation President
  • Paul Collins, London, 2005, Retired Vice-Chair Citigroup
  • Barbara Crabb, Madison, 1991, Chief Federal Judge Western District U.S. District Court
  • E. David Cronon, Madison, 1995, Longtime Dean of the College of Letters & Science and History Professor UW-Madison
  • Wilbur J. Cohen, Washington, DC 1969, Seventh U.S. Secretary of Health Education and Welfare
  • Anthony Curreri, Madison, 1968, Director Division of Clinical Oncology UW Medical School
  • Joseph A. Cutler, Milwaukee, 1964, Chairman Johnson Service Co.

  • D

  • Ernest Darkoh, Washington, DC, 2007, Chair Broadreach Healthcare
  • Ralph E. Davis, Houston, TX, 1965, Prominent Geologist and Petroleum Engineer
  • Susan A. Davis, Washington, DC 1991, Chair and CEO of Susan Davis Companies
  • Anthony G. DeLorenzo, Detroit, 1971, Vice President Public Relations General Motors
  • Hector F. De Luca, Deerfield, WI, 1987, Biochemistry Professor UW-Madison Vitamin D Pioneer
  • Andre De Shields, New York, 2001, Actor and Director
  • Alfred S. DeSimone, Kenosha, WI, 1987, Agent Equitable Financial Services
  • Dennis Dimick, Arlington, Virginia, 2011, Executive Editor, National Geographic Magazine
  • Joanne Disch, Minneapolis, MN, 2008, Professor School of Nursing University of Minnesota
  • Carl Djerassi, San Francisco, 2012, playwright, author, and co-inventor of the birth control pill
  • Robert F. Draper, Ridgeway, WI, 1979, President Western Community Planners
  • William A. Draves, Fond du Lac, WI, 1982,
  • Raymond F. Dvorak, Madison, 1972

  • E

  • Lawrence S. Eagleburger, Charlottesville, VA, 2002
  • Bernard C. Easterday, Madison, 2003, Managing Editor Fond du Lac Reporter
  • Herman L. Ekern, Madison, 1949, Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
  • Mrs. Constance Elvehjem, Madison, 1958, UW’s “First Lady,” University and Community Service
  • Krishna Ella, Hyderabad, India, 2011, Founder, Bharat Biotech
  • Conrad Elvehjem, Madison, 1954, Biochemist and UW President
  • Fayette H. Elwell, Madison, 1949, Dean UW-Madison School of Commerce
  • Leon Epstein, Madison, 1996, Emeritus Political Science Professor UW-Madison
  • Joyce M. Erdman, Madison, 1984, Director Marshall Erdman and Associates
  • Glen G. Eye, Madison, 1975, UW Emeritus Professor and Chair of the Education Department

  • F

  • Philip H. Falk, Madison, 1971, Superintendent Madison Schools
  • Wade Fetzer III, Chicago, 1991, Partner Goldman Sachs & Company
  • Lawrence J. Fitzpatrick, Madison, 1976, President Chase Fitzpatrick Ltd.
  • Thomas B. Fitzpatrick, Boston, 1983, Harvard Dermatology Professor and Department Chair
  • Lowell Frautschi, Madison, 1973, UW and Community Service Leader
  • Walter A. Frautschi, Madison, 1957, Chairman of the Board Webcrafters Inc
  • Robert F. Froehlke, Minneapolis, 1988, CEO IDS Mutual Fund Group

  • G

  • Marie Davis Gadsden, Washington, DC, 1988, Deputy Director National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
  • E. B. Gordon, Madison, 1952, UW Music Education Professor
  • Howard T. Green, Genesee Depot, 1949, Owner Brook Hill Farms
  • Jeff Greenfield, New York, 1994, TV Journalist and Columnist

  • H

  • Frederick W. Haberman, Madison, 1976, Professor and Chair Speech Department UW-Madison
  • William G. Hagenah, Chicago, 1946, National Expert on Public Utilities and Executive Director UW-Foundation
  • Eric Hagerup, Milwaukee, 1988, Former Vice President First Wisconsin Trust Company; UW and Community Service Leader
  • George I. Haight, Chicago, 1946, Attorney
  • William H. Haight, Chicago, 1944, Attorney
  • Oscar Hallam, St. Paul, MN, 1944, Justice and Second District Court Judge Minnesota Supreme Court
  • Newman Halverson, Cleveland, 1978, Former Partner Ernst & Ernst
  • L. M. Hanks, Madison, 1939, Secretary and Treasurer Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
  • Myron T. Harshaw, Chicago, 1938, President Wisconsin Alumni Association
  • Abner A. Heald, Milwaukee, 1947, President Milwaukee Alumni Club
  • Thomas R. Hefty, Elm Grove, WI, 2003, CEO of Cobalt Corporation
  • Evan P. Helfaer, Milwaukee, 1972, Philanthropist
  • Elzie Higginbottom, Chicago, 1996, CEO East Lake Management and Development Corporation
  • Carlton Highsmith, Hamden, CT, 1999, President Specialized Packaging Group Inc.
  • Elroy L. Hirsch, Madison, 1969, UW Director of Athletics
  • Wm. D. Hoard, Jr., Ft. Atkinson, WI, 1955, President and Manager Hoard’s Dairyman Farm
  • Mrs. Marcus Hobart, Winnetka, IL, 1956, Member of UW Board of Visitors and Conservation Activist
  • Louis A. Holland, Glen Ellen, IL, 1990, Financial Advisor and Co-Founder of Hahn Holland & Grossman
  • Carleton A. Holstrom, Doylestown, PA, 1992, Retired CFO Bear Stearns & Co
  • F. O. Holt, Madison, 1942, University Administrator, UW-Extension
  • Olaf A. Hougen, Madison, 1979, Emeritus Professor and Chair of Chemical Engineering Department UW-Madison
  • Arthur O. Hove, Madison, 1992, Longtime Assistant to UW-Madison Chancellor and Unofficial Campus Historian
  • Kate D. Huber, Indianapolis, 1967, Social Worker and Indianapolis Alumni Chapter Leader
  • Dong-soo Hur, Seoul, South Korea, 2011, Chair, GS Caltex Corporation

  • I

  • Mark Ingraham, Madison, 1973, UW Mathematics Professor and Former Dean of College of Letters & Science

  • J

  • Joseph W. Jackson, Madison, 1956, WWI Colonel; Helped Establish UW Arboretum
  • Mrs. Carl A. Johnson, Madison, 1941, Former President UW Board of Visitors
  • Diane Johnson, Madison, 1981, Assistant to Director of Athletics UW-Madison
  • Haynes Johnson, Washington, D.C., 2010, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist and Author
  • Pam M. Johnson, Ithaca, NY, 1993, Publisher of Ithaca Journal
  • Ralph B. Johnson, New York, 1964, Partner Smith Barney and Co.
  • Jenkin Lloyd Jones, Tulsa, OK, 1970, Editor and Publisher Tulsa Tribune
  • Earl C. Jordan, Chicago, 1980, General Agent Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance

  • K

  • Jane Kaczmarek, Los Angeles, 2004, Actress
  • Philip Kaiser, Washington, DC, 1995, U.S. Ambassador who served under Four Presidents
  • Max Karl, Milwaukee, 1981, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp.
  • Yoshiyuki Kasai, Japan, 1999, President Central Japan Railway Company
  • William R. Kellett, Neenah, WI, 1968, Former President Kimberly Clark Co.
  • Jack F. Kellner, Grafton, WI, 1989, President Western Industries Inc
  • Ted Kellner, Mequon, WI, 1998, Executive Chairman Fiduciary Management Inc.
  • Mrs. A. M. Kessenich, Hopkins, MN, 1940, Alumnae Editor the Wisconsin Alumnus
  • B. A. Kiekhofer, Madison, 1941, Secretary State of Wisconsin Board of Public Affairs
  • William H. Kiekhofer, Madison, 1949, UW Economics Professor
  • William S. Kies, New York, 1941, Attorney and Banker Co-Founder of WARF
  • Lucille Campbell Kimball, Madison, 1985, Pianist
  • Warren P. Knowles, Milwaukee, 1954, 37th Governor of Wisconsin
  • W. Robert Koch, Madison, 1989, CEO American Family Life Insurance Co.
  • Herbert V. Kohler, Kohler, WI, 1948
  • Kay Koplovitz, New York, NY, 2012, first female cable TV network president
  • Carl H. Krieger, Philadelphia, 1977, Vice President Campbell Soup Company

  • L

  • Melvin Laird, Washington, DC, 1966, Republican Congressman and U.S. Secretary of Defense
  • Mrs. William Lamont, Aberdeen, SD, 1975, Former South Dakota State Senator and South Dakota Mother of the Year
  • Dr. Henry A. Lardy, Madison, 1986, Biochemistry Professor UW-Madison
  • Lloyd G. Larson, Milwaukee, 1967, Sports Editor Milwaukee Sentinel
  • Tai Sik Lee, Korea, 1999, Professor of Civil Engineering Hanyang University
  • Elliot Lehman, Wilmette, IL, 2005, Illinois Co-Chair Emeritus Fel-Pro Inc.
  • Samuel Lenher, Hockessin, DE 1972, Former Vice President DuPont Company
  • Mrs. George Lines, Milwaukee, 1943, Chairman Alumni Association’s Women’s Affairs Committee
  • Louis P. Lochner, Milwaukee, 1943, Correspondent Associated Press and Pulitzer Prize Winner
  • John S. Lord, Chicago, 1940, Chairman Memorial Union Building Association and President Wisconsin Alumni Association
  • James Lovell, Jr., Seabrook, TX, 1970, Astronaut Apollo 13
  • Truman Lowe, Madison, 2008, Art Professor and Sculptor UW-Madison
  • Sheldon Lubar and Marianne Lubar, Milwaukee, 2008, Sheldon: Founder and Chair, Lubar Co. Marianne: Community Service
  • Larry Luberg, Madison, 1973, UW System Dean for Public Service

  • M

  • Irwin Maier, Milwaukee, 1966, Publisher Milwaukee Journal
  • Arthur W. Mansfield, Madison, 1970, UW Baseball Coach
  • Fredric March, New York, 1968, Academy Award-Winning Actor
  • Cora Marrett, Washington, D.C. and Madison, 2012, deputy director of the National Science Foundation
  • Oscar G. Mayer, Madison, 1980, Former Chairman of the Board Oscar Mayer Corp.
  • Bernhard M. Mautz, Sr., Madison, 1983, Chairman of the Board Mautz Paint and Glass Co.
  • Elizabeth F. McCoy, Madison, 1971, UW Bacteriology Professor and Researcher
  • James R. McManus, Westport, CT, 1984, Chair and President Marketing Corporation of America
  • Jerry C. McNeely, Beverly Hills, CA, 1983, Executive Producer 20th-Century Fox-TV
  • Doris Meissner, Washington, DC, 2000, Commissioner of U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
  • Mrs. V. W. Meloche, Madison, 1950, Founder and Director UW Student Employment Bureau
  • Harvey Meyerhoff, Baltimore, 1998, Philanthropist
  • Walter Mirisch, University City, CA, 1989, President and Motion Picture Producer Mirisch Corporation
  • John Morgridge, Madison, 2005, Philanthropist, Chair Emeritus Cisco Systems
  • Tashia Morgridge, Madison, 2005, Philanthropist, Teacher of Disabled Children
  • Arlie M. Mucks, Jr., Madison, 1990, Longtime Executive Director of the Wisconsin Alumni Association
  • Wm. Beverly Murphy, Philadelphia, 1967, President of Campbell Soup Company

  • N

  • William A. Nathenson, Chicago, 1975, Senior Partner Nathenson & Gussin
  • Gaylord Nelson, Kensington, MD, 2004, Founder of Earth Day and Former Governor of Wisconsin
  • Charles O. Newlin, Chicago, 1976, Vice President Continental Bank
  • Albert O. Nicholas, Milwaukee, 1993, CEO Nicholas Company Inc
  • Harlan C. Nicholls, Madison, 1979, Executive Vice President First Wisconsin Bank of Madison
  • Arthur C. Nielsen, Sr., Chicago, 1952, Founder AC Nielsen Company and American Market Analyst
  • Arthur C. Nielsen, Jr., Chicago, 1983, Chair of the Board and CEO AC Nielsen Company
  • Margaret H. Nielsen, West Bend, WI, 1986, Nurse and Public Service Leader

  • O

  • Kathryn Oberly, Washington, D.C., 2010, Associate Judge on D.C. Court of Appeals
  • Sam E. Ogle, Sheboygan, WI, 1974, First Executive Secretary Wisconsin Retail Merchants Association
  • Tadashi Okamura, Tokyo, Japan, 2004, President and CEO Toshiba Corporation

  • P

  • Kamoltip Payakvichien, Bangkok, Thailand, 2011, Chair, Wangree Hotel and Resort
  • Pongsak Payakvichien, Thailand, 2000, Newspaper and Magazine Publisher
  • Jonathan G. Pellegrin, Milwaukee, 1986, Chairman of the Board Johnson Hill Press Inc.
  • Clara Penniman, Madison, 1982, Professor Political Science UW-Madison
  • LeRoy A. Peterson, New York, 1964, Chairman of the Board Otis Elevator Co.
  • Russell Peterson, Wilmington, DE, 2006, President National Audubon Society
  • Joy A. Picus, Woodland Hills, CA, 2002, Member of Los Angeles City Council; UW and Community Service
  • Conchita Poncini-Jimenez, Geneva, Switzerland, 2001, President of United Nations NGO Committee on the Status of Women
  • Howard I. Potter, Chicago, 1951 and 1960, Marsh and McLennen Insurance Broker; UW Foundation President
  • Glenn Pound, LaJolla, CA 1981, Former Dean College of Agriculture UW-Madison
  • Donald E. Procknow, Doylestown, PA, 1997, Emeritus Vice Chair of the Board AT&T Technologies
  • Herbert V. Prochnow, Chicago, 1973, Director and Former President First National Bank of Chicago
  • Thomas Pyle, Jr., Madison, 2000, Chair and President the Pyle Group

  • R

  • Phillip D. Reed, New York, 1955, Chairman International General Electric Company
  • Frederick R. Rehm, Milwaukee, 1985, Environmental Engineer
  • Frank J. Remington, Madison, 1987, Law Professor UW-Madison
  • Walter F. Renk, Madison, 1974, CEO and President Renk Enterprises
  • Mrs. Oscar Rennebohm, Madison, 1964, Civic Leader and Former Wisconsin First Lady
  • Oscar Rennebohm, Madison, 1951 and 1959, 32nd Governor of Wisconsin and President of the UW Foundation
  • Robert Rennebohm, Madison, 1989, Longtime President of UW Foundation
  • Clare I. Rice, San Diego, 1984, President Rockwell International
  • Pat Richter, Madison, 2006, Former UW-Madison Athletic Director
  • Aicardo Roa-Espinosa, Madison, Wisconsin, 2011, President, SoilNet, LLC
  • Stephen Roach, Hong Kong, 2011, Chair, Morgan Stanley Asia
  • Charles B. Rogers, Chicago, 1953, County Judge and City Attorney
  • Harlan B. Rogers, Portage, WI, 1964, Attorney Rogers and Owen Law firm
  • Haakon I. Romnes, New York, 1968, Chair of the Board AT&T
  • Ed Rosten, Madison, 1978, Managing Director WARF
  • John W. Rowe, Chicago, 2003, Chair Exelon Corporation
  • Raymond E. Rowland, St. Louis, 1965, CEO Ralston Purina Co.
  • Brenton H. Rupple, Milwaukee, 1985, Chairman of the Board Robert W. Baird and Co. Inc.
  • Harold P. Rusch, Princeton, NJ, 1970, Director UW McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research
  • Margaret Callsen Russell, Madison, 1974, UW and Community Service
  • H. L. Russell, Madison, 1943, Dean UW College of Agriculture

  • S

  • Ibrahim Saad, Malaysia, 1999, Deputy Minister of Transport
  • Chai-Anan Samudavanija, Thailand, 1999, Political Activist, Political Science Professor, Author
  • William B. Sarles, Madison, 1967, Professor and Chair of UW Bacteriology Department
  • Harold E. Scales, Madison, 1982, CEO Madison’s Anchor Savings and Loan
  • Gretchen Schoenleber, Milwaukee, 1953, President Ambrosia Chocolate Co.
  • Richard J. Schoofs, Moraga, CA, 2001, President Schoofs Inc.
  • Nancy J. Sennett, Fox Point, WI, 2003, Managing Partner Foley & Lardner
  • F. J. Sensenbrenner, Neenah, WI, 1946, President UW Board of Regents
  • Whitney North Seymour, New York, 1974, Past President American Bar Association
  • Bill Shernoff, Beverly Hills, CA, 2012, attorney who pioneered bad-faith insurance law
  • Ben Sidran, Madison, 2012, jazz musician and producer
  • Carol Skornicka, Milwaukee, 1998, Vice President Midwest Airlines Inc.
  • Allen M. Slichter, Milwaukee, 1969, Chair of the Board Pelton Steel Casting Co.
  • Donald C. Slichter, Milwaukee, 1961, President Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
  • Herman B. Smith, Atlanta, 1988, Professor of Higher Education and Consultant to the President University of Georgia-Athens
  • Linnea Smith, Black Earth, WI, and Peru, 2008, Physician and Founder of the Amazon Medical Project
  • Joan Edelman Spero, New York, 2004, President Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
  • Harry Spiegelberg, Appleton, WI, 2007, Vice President Kimberly-Clark Corp.
  • Robert Spitzer, Burlington, WI, 1972, President Murphy Products Co.
  • F. Frederick Stender, Madison, 1984, President Madison National Life Insurance
  • Harry Steenbock, Madison, 1949, Inventor and UW Biochemistry Professor
  • Carl E. Steiger, Oshkosh, WI, 1971, Director and Vice President UW Foundation
  • Judith Hicks Stiehm, Santa Monica, CA, 2006, Professor Political Science; Women’s Right Advocate and Author
  • Peter Straub and Susan Straub, New York, NY, 2009, Peter: Acclaimed Horror Novelist; Susan: Director of The Read to Me Project
  • Judith Sweet, LaJolla, CA, 1996, First Woman President of NCAA

  • T

  • Fannie T. Taylor, Madison, 1979, Professor and Former Union Theater Director UW-Madison
  • Frances Shuter Taylor, Madison, 2007, CEO BA Asia Ltd.
  • Rose S. Taylor, Berkeley, CA 1940, Teacher
  • Robert L. Teague, Monmouth, NJ 1991, TV Newscaster WNBC New York
  • Joy Griesbach Teschner, Milwaukee, 1976, First Woman President Milwaukee County Park Commission
  • Charles Thomas, Glencoe, IL, 1995, Former Superintendent of Schools Northern Chicago
  • Tommy G. Thompson, Washington, DC, 2003, Secretary of U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and Former Governor of Wisconsin
  • Peter Tong, Vancouver, WA, 2000, President Mandarin Management Partners Inc.
  • Carol Toussaint, Madison, Wisconsin, 2011, Consultant and Owner, Vantage Point
  • H. J. Thorkelson, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1950, UW Professor and Business Manager
  • Truman Torgerson, Manitowoc, WI, 1978, General Manager Lake to Lake Dairy Cooperative
  • ArthaJean Petrie Towell, Madison, 1990, Civic and Community Service
  • Daniel J. Travanti, Pacific Palisades, CA 1986, Actor

  • V

  • John H. Van Vleck, Boston, 1967, Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist and Mathematician
  • James S. Vaughan, Chicago, 1978, Vice President Square D Company
  • Betty Erickson Vaughn, Madison, 1977, Community Service Leader

  • W

  • Gordon R. Walker, Racine, WI, 1970, President and Director Walker Forge Inc; UW Regent
  • Audrey Walsh, Madison, 1978, UW and Community Service
  • David Walsh, Madison, Wisconsin, 2011, UW Regent and Attorney, Foley and Lardner
  • John J. Walsh, Madison, 1974, Attorney and Former UW Head Boxing Coach
  • James S. Watrous, Madison, 1974, UW Art History Professor Who Helped Establish Elvehjem Museum
  • Jane Werner Watson, Santa Barbara, CA, 1979, Children’s Book Author
  • H. Douglas Weaver, Jupiter, FL, 1982, Attorney
  • John C. Weaver, Los Angeles, 1977, President UW-System
  • Ruberta Harwell Weaver, Los Angeles, 1977, UW’s “First Lady”
  • Lewis G. Weeks, Westport, CT, 1972, Geologist, Philanthropist, Former Standard Oil Executive
  • Peter Weil, Los Angeles, 2009, Managing Partner Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs Howard & Shapiro
  • Arnold Weiss, Chevy Chase, Md., 2010, Former Senior Vice President, Emerging Markets Corp.; Discovered Adolf Hitler’s Last Will and Political Testament
  • Kurt F. Wendt, Madison, 1971, Dean UW College of Engineering
  • Frank L. Weston, Madison, 1956, UW Professor of Medicine and Physician
  • Helen C. White, Madison, 1965, UW-Madison English Professor and Department Chair; Author
  • Malcolm K. Whyte, Milwaukee, 1966, Civic Leader, Attorney
  • Tawat Wichaidit, Bangkok, Thailand, 1993, Secretary to Prime Minister of Thailand
  • Jean Wilkowski, Naples, FL, 2009, Former U.S. Ambassador, Held Key Positions in the State Department
  • Sidney Williams, Kalamazoo, MI, 1994, Executive Director of Domestic Patents
  • Linda S. Wilson, Cambridge, MA, 1997, President of Radcliffe College
  • Robert J. Wilson, Madison, 1979, Senior Vice President Valley Bank
  • Moehammed Aman Wirakartakusumah, Indonesia, 1999, Rector of Bogor Agricultural University
  • Katharine W. Wright, Chicago, 1966, Vice President Medical Staff Fairview Hospital Chicago
  • Tsong-Shien Wu, Taiwan, 1999, Agricultural Professor Emeritus National Taiwan University

  • Y

  • Edwin Young, Madison, 1980, UW-Madison Chancellor and Economics Professor
  • William Young, Madison, 2001, Economics Professor and Founder of Center to Train International Students UW-Madison
  • Phyllis Smart Young, Madison, 1980, UW’s “First Lady”

  • Z

  • Rudolph C. Zimmerman, Milwaukee, 1967, VP of Pabst Brewing Company and President of UW Foundation

Distinguished Young Alumni Award

  • Robert Barnett & Rita Braver, Washington, D.C., 2010; Robert: Partner at Williams; Rita: Reporter with CBS News Sunday Morning
  • Jeffrey Bartell, Madison, 2006, Partner, Quarles and Bradley
  • Walt Bogdanich, Port Washington, New York, 2009, Investigative Editor, New York Times
  • Susan Chapman, Brooklyn, New York, 2007, Global Head of Operations, Citigroup Realty Services
  • Jerome and Simona Chivian Chazen, New York City; 2007, Jerome: CEO, Liz Claiborne; Simona: Psychotherapist
  • Florence Chenoweth, New York City, 2005, Executive Director of Food & Agriculture Organization, United Nations
  • Paul Collins, London, England, 2005, Retired Vice Chair, Citigroup
  • Ernest Darkoh, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2007, Chair, Broadreach Healthcare
  • Dennis Dimick, Arlington, Virginia, 2011, Executive Editor for the Environment, National Geographic Magazine
  • Joanne Disch, Minneapolis, 2008, Professor, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota
  • Bernard Easterday, Madison, 2003, Founding Dean of UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine
  • Krishna Ella, Hyderabad, India, 2011, Founder, Bharat Biotech
  • Shihoko Fujiwara, Tokyo, Japan, 2008 Coordinator of Polaris Project (Fights Human Trafficking)
  • Jean Geran, Washington, D.C., 2006 International Human Rights Activist
  • Tricia Hamrin, Minneapolis, 2003, President and CEO, UpFront Productions, Inc.
  • Thomas Hefty, Elm Grove, Illinois, 2003, CEO of Cobalt Corporation
  • Haynes Johnson & Kathryn Oberly, Washington, D.C., 2010; Haynes: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist and Author; Kathryn: Associate Judge on D.C. Court of Appeals
  • Jane Kaczmarek, Los Angeles, 2004, Actress
  • Ben Karlin, Brooklyn, New York, 2006 Executive Producer, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  • Elliot Lehman, Wilmette, Illinois, 2005 Co-Chair Emeritus, Fel-Pro Inc.
  • Truman Lowe, Madison, 2008, Art Professor and Sculptor, UW-Madison
  • Sheldon and Marianne Lubar, Milwaukee; 2008, Sheldon: Founder and Chair, Lubar Co.; Marianne: Community Service
  • John and Tashia Morgridge, Portola Valley, California, 2005 Philanthropists; John: Chair Emeritus, Cisco Systems; Tashia: Teacher of Disabled Children
  • Gaylord Nelson, Washington, 2004, D.C., Founder of Earth Day and Former Governor of Wisconsin
  • Tadashi Okamura, Tokyo, Japan, 2004, Chair, President and CEO, Toshiba Corporation
  • Kamoltip Payakvichien, Bangkok, 2011, Chair, Wangree Hotel and Resort
  • Russell Peterson, Wilmington, Delaware, 2006 President, National Audubon Society
  • Pat Richter, Madison, 2006, Former UW-Madison Athletic Director< Monica, Santa Stiehm, Hicks>
  • Aicardo Roa-Espinosa, Madison, 2011, President, Soil Net LLC.
  • Stephen Roach, Hong Kong, 2011, Chair, Morgan Stanley Asia
  • John Rowe, Chicago, 2003 Chair, Exelon Corporation
  • Mark Saxenmeyer, Chicago, 2004, TV Reporter for Chicago’s Fox Affiliate
  • Nancy Sennett, Fox Point, Wisconsin, 2003, Managing Partner, Foley & Lardner
  • Anthony Shadid, Washington, D.C., 2005, Islamic Affairs Correspondent, Washington Post
  • Frances Shuter Taylor, 2007, Madison, CEO, BA Asia Ltd.
  • Linnea Smith, Black Earth, Wisconsin, and Peru, 2008, Physician and Founder of the Amazon Medical Project
  • Dong Soo-Hur, Seoul, 2011, Chair, GS Caltrex Corporation
  • Joan Spero, New York City, 2004, President, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
  • Harry Spiegelberg, Appleton, Wisconsin, 2007 Vice President, Kimberly-Clark Corp.
  • Judith Hicks Stiehm, Santa Monica, California, 2006, Professor, Political Science; Women’s Right Advocate and Author
  • Peter and Susan Straub, New York City; 2009, Peter: Acclaimed Horror Novelist; Susan: Director of The Read to Me Project
  • Tommy Thompson, Washington, D.C., 2003, Secretary of U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and Former Governor of Wisconsin
  • Carol Toussaint, Madison, 2011, Consultant and Owner, Vantage Point
  • Stephen Turner, Menlo Park, California, 2008, Founder, Pacific Biosciences
  • David Walsh, Madison, 2011, Regent and Attorney, Foley & Lardner LLP
  • Arnold Weiss, Chevy Chase, Maryland, 2010, Former Senior Vice President, Emerging Markets Corp.; Discovered Adolf Hitler’s Last Will and Political Testament
  • Peter Weil, Los Angeles, 2009, Managing Partner, Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs Howard & Shapiro
  • Jean Wilkowski, Naples, Florida, 2009, Former U.S. Ambassador, Held Key Positions in the State Department