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Notable alumni
Nobel Laureates
Herbert Spencer Gasser , B.S. 1910, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1944John Bardeen , B.S. 1928 and M.S. 1929, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1956 and 1972Edward Lawrie Tatum , B.A. 1931, M.S. 1932, Ph.D. 1935, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1958Stanford Moore , Ph. D 1938, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1972John H. van Vleck , A.B. 1920, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1977Theodore Schultz , M.S. 1928, Ph.D. 1930, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1979Erwin Neher , M.S. 1967, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1991Paul Boyer , M.S. 1941, Ph.D. 1943, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1997Günter Blobel , Ph.D. 1967, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1999Jack Kilby , M.S. 1950, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics for the integrated circuit in 2000Alan G. MacDiarmid , M.S. 1952, Ph.D. 1953, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2000Saul Bellow , completed graduate work, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1976
Academics
Frederick Jackson Turner Stephen Ambrose , author and historianHenry H. Barschall , physicistDavid T. Beito , author and historianRichard Bellman , noted mathematician and inventor of dynamic programming May Louise Cowles , noted home economics instructor and lecturerWilliam Cronon (1976), noted environmental historianMerle Curti , historian of U.S. intellectual historyLloyd Gardner , historian of U.S. foreign relationsJ. Martin Klotsche , first chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Walter LaFeber , historian of U.S. foreign relationsSuzanne E. Moranian , historianRichard Nelson , cultural anthropologistStephen Nissenbaum (PhD 1968), noted cultural and intellectual historianAlton Ochsner , UW medical professor and cancer researcher who later cofounded the Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans .Gerald North , climatologistAndrew C. Porter , former president, AERA ; professor, Vanderbilt University Walter Ristow , noted librarianGil-Sung Park , prominent Korean sociologistSumner Slichter , labor economistFrederick Jackson Turner (1884, MA 1888), noted historian and professor, Pulitzer-prize winnerT. Harry Williams , historianWilliam Appleman Williams , historian of U.S. foreign relationsErik Olin Wright , noted sociologistJames Wright , 16th president of Dartmouth College
Athletics
Alan Ameche , 1954 Heisman Trophy winner, NFL player, Baltimore Colts Ken Behring , former owner, Seattle Seahawks Michael Bennett , NFL player, Kansas City Chiefs Brooks Bollinger , NFL player, Minnesota Vikings Rene Bourque , NHL player, Chicago Blackhawks Maureen Brunt , curler, OlympianAdam 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 WinnerEddie Cochems , Father of the Forward PassKen Criter , retired NFL player, Denver Broncos Ron Dayne , 1999 Heisman Trophy winner, NFL player, Houston Texans Mark Doran , 1983 first round draft choice California Angels MLB Jason Doering , NFL player, drafted by Indianapolis Colts , played for Washington Redskins Lee Evans , NFL player, Buffalo Bills Eric I Farness , wrestler, 1986Suzy Favor-Hamilton , track and field, OlympianMichael Finley , 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, New Jersey Nets Dany Heatley , NHL player, Ottawa Senators Phil Hellmuth , Texas holdem champion 11 bracelets Aaron Hohlbein , MLS player, Kansas City Wizards Beau Hoopman , Olympic rowing gold medalistBert Husting , football and baseball teams, later a major leaguer (1900-02)Erasmus James , NFL player, Washington Redskins Al Johnson , NFL player, Dallas Cowboys Mark Johnson , National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) women's ice hockey coach, NHL player, member of 1980 Miracle on Ice gold medal Olympic team that beat the USSR.Curtis Joseph , NHL player, Phoenix Coyotes Addie Joss , former MLB player, member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Matt Katula , NFL player, Baltimore Ravens Harvey Kuenn , retired MLB player and managerJim 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 skipperJames Menon , nine-time NCAA All-American Track and Field Cross CountryAhmad Merritt , NFL playerBrian Mullen , former NHL player and current New York Rangers broadcasterJim O'Toole , retired MLB playerLance Painter , retired MLB playerJoe Panos , retired NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills Kirk Penney , former player for ALBA Berlin in basketball's Euroleague , former NBA player for LA Clippers and Minnesota Timberwolves , currently playing for the New Zealand Breakers 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 winnerPaul Quantrill , retired MLB playerBrian Rafalski , NHL player, Detroit Red Wings Steve Reinprecht , NHL playerBarry Richter , NHL playerMike Richter , NHL player, New York Rangers Pat Richter , retired NFL player, Washington Redskins Bud Selig , Baseball Commissioner Beom-Seok Shim , former PGA golferTony Simmons , Canadian Football League (CFL) player (B.C. Lions ) and former NFL playerJim 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 playerRyan Suter , NHL playerMark Tauscher , NFL player, Green Bay Packers Joe Thomas , NFL player, Cleveland Browns Alando Tucker , NBA player Phoenix Suns Kyle Turris , drafted into NHL 3rd overall in 2007 NHL Draft Phoenix Coyotes Troy Vincent , NFL player, Buffalo Bills Brandon Williams , NFL player, San Francisco 49ers
Arts and entertainment
Frank Lloyd Wright Rick Berman , television/movie producerTamara Braun , actressOscar Brown , musician (no degree obtained)Gina Cerminara , authorLynne Cheney , Second Lady , writerDale Chihuly , glass artistJoan Cusack , actressOliver DelGado , TV personalityAndré DeShields , Emmy Award-winning actor/singer/dancer/choreographerJason Gerhardt , actorDaron Hagen (attended), composer, conductor, pianistElizabeth Hoeller , Internet Phenomena Jane Kaczmarek , actress (Malcolm in the Middle Michael Mann , movie director/producerFredric March , actorSteve Marmel , comedian/writer Fairly Odd Parents Steve Miller , musician (left school six credit-hours short of a degree)Walter Mirisch , Academy Award -winning film producerKevin Murphy writer, actor, and puppeteer for ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' Ken Navarro , jazz guitaristMeinhardt Raabe , Munchkin in the Wizard of Oz Boz Scaggs (Wm. Royce Scaggs), musicianDorothy Schwartz , violinist with the Cheyenne, Wyoming , Symphony Orchestra Ben Sidran , jazz pianistDaniel J. Travanti , Emmy Award -winning actorCharlie Trotter , chef/PBS hostButch Vig , musician, Garbage Matt White , singer-songwriterTom Wopat , actor/musicianFrank Lloyd Wright (attended), architectFrank Wu , science-fiction artistJoel Zimmerman , DJ/producerDavid Zucker , movie director/producerJerry Zucker , movie director/producer
Aviators and astronauts
Charles Lindbergh Laurel Clark Laurel Clark , astronautCharles Lindbergh , aviatorJim Lovell , astronaut, Apollo 13 missionBrewster Shaw , astronaut, Space Shuttle Columbia ; former director, Space Shuttle Operations, NASA Patrick Slane , astronomer, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Business
Carol Bartz, former chairman of the board, president, and CEO of Autodesk, Inc .
Brent A Gensler , president and founder of DefySupply.comWilliam S. Harley , founder of Harley-Davidson 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 , philanthropistWilliam Beverly Murphy , former president and CEO Campbell Soup Company 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 Reuben Trane , president of Trane Lee Youn Ho, Minister of Knowledge Economy, South Korea
Literature
Ira Basen , producer, CBC Radio Lowell Bergman , Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist[ 1] 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 , senior political correspondent, CBS Paul Ingrassia , Pulitzer Prize -winning journalist[ 1] Haynes Johnson , Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist[ 1] Ben Karlin , creator and former executive producer, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report Andy Katz , college basketball writer, ESPN David Maraniss , Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist[ 1] Patricia McConnell , co-host of Public Radio's Calling All Pets Robert D. McFadden , Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist[ 1] Edwin Newman , former NBC news correspondentArthur C. Nielsen Sr. , founder of AC Nielsen (TV ratings and market research)Phil Rosenthal , columnist, Chicago Tribune Anthony Shadid , Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist[ 1] Leonard Shapiro , sports writer, Washington Post Greta Van Susteren , broadcaster and news analyst, Fox News Channel
Law and politics
Shirley Abrahamson , Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Iajuddin Ahmed , President of Bangladesh Tammy Baldwin , 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 presentRebecca Birget Certa , a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Alabama's Eighth Congressional DistrictPhillip M. Chavez , City of Milwaukee municipal judge (graduated from UW Law and was a member of the 1994 Rose Bowl Team.)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 , member of the United States House of Representatives Jim Doyle , Governor of Wisconsin Lawrence Eagleburger , former U.S. Secretary of State Sergio Fajardo , former mayor of Medellin , ColombiaRuss Feingold , U.S. SenatorUlysses S. Grant , 1879 honorary doctorate from the medical school[citation needed Philip Gunawardena , former Sri Lankan revolutionary, cabinet minister, Indian freedom fighter; "the father of socialism in Sri Lanka".Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf , President of Liberia (2006-Present) Philip Mayer Kaiser , U.S. DiplomatMarcy Kaptur , Ohio CongresswomanHerb Kohl , U.S. SenatorBelle Case La Follette , women's suffragist and wife of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.Philip La Follette , former Wisconsin governorRobert M. La Follette, Sr. , former Wisconsin governor and CongressmanLien 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 mintJayaprakash Narayan , Indian freedom fighter and political leader. In 1998, he was awarded the Bharat Ratna Philleo Nash , government official, college professorGaylord Nelson , former U.S. Senator, Wisconsin governor and founder of Earth Day Tawiah Modibo Ocran , Supreme Court judge in GhanaRussell W. Peterson , governor of DelawarePaul Samuel Reinsch , appointed minister to China in 1913 William A. Steiger , CongressNahathai Thewphaingarm , former Thai Minister of Education and spokesperson of Thai Rak Thai PartyGeorge Thompson , Attorney General of Wisconsin Tommy Thompson , former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services ; former Governor of Wisconsin (1986-2001)Edwin E. Witte , Social Security advisor to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Gene Amdahl , Ph.D. Amdahl's law .John Atanasoff , Ph.D. 1930 , inventor of the electronic digital computer George H. Brown , inventor, television pioneer, and recipient Edison Medal Milton H. Erickson , MD, psychiatrist, founder of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis [ 2] Gerson Goldhaber , Ph. D physics 1950 , discoverer of Charmed Meson , and Dark Energy Willi Kalender , inventor of spiral scan computed tomography and full professor of medical physics at University of Erlangen-Nuremberg 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 libraryEdward Schildhauer , a chief engineer on the Panama Canal projectHelmer Swenholt , commanding officer of the 332nd Engineer General Service Regiment Stephen Taber III , apiologist, noted authority and author in the field of artificial insemination of queen bees for the purpose of developing disease resistant and gentle bee coloniesDr.Paul Williams , inventor of the Wisconsin Fast Plant®.Samuel D. Wonders , consulting engineer, ink manufacturer and president of Carter's Ink Company
Other notable alumni
Ann Althouse , professor of law and well-known blogger Rasmus B. Anderson , professor, author, diplomatMichael Apple , leading educational theoristStephen Babcock , inventor of the Babcock test for measuring the butterfat content of milkCharles Russell Bardeen , first dean of the University of Wisconsin Medical School Kevin Barrett , associate lecturer noted for publicly advocating a conspiracy theory regarding the September 11th attacks John Bascom , president of the University of WisconsinDeborah Blum , Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and authorDavid Bordwell , prominent neoformalist film theorist and authorPaul S. Boyer , prominent historian of American thought and culture; author of Salem Possessed Aaron Brower , professor of social work and Vice Provost for Teaching & LearningSean B. Carroll , professor of evolutionary biologyJohn R. Commons , one of the architects of Social Security in the United StatesJames F. Crow , professor of genetics, noted population geneticist and educatorFarrington Daniels , early researcher in solar energy Richard Davis , jazz bassistRichard Davidson , professor of psychology and psychiatry, widely noted for his mind-body research [1] Carl de Boor , professor emeritus of mathematics and computer science; winner of National Medal of Science , best known for pioneering work on splinesHector DeLuca , researcher of vitamin DDonald Downs , professor of political scienceRichard Theodore Ely (1854-1943), professor, social activist, economistJoseph Erlanger , 1944 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Michael V. Fox , professor of HebrewJeremy Freese , associate professor of sociology and popular blogger Adam Gamoran , professor of sociology and director, Wisconsin Center for Education ResearchMorton 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 protocolsMichelle Grabner , professor of artHarry Harlow , psychologist, known for studies on affection using rhesus monkeys with artificial mothersWillard Hurst , seminal figure in the development of modern American legal historyHar Gobind Khorana , 1968 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine For describing the genetic code and how it operates in protein synthesis 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 historyHarvey Littleton , founder of the modern American studio glass movementAldo Leopold , author of A Sand County Almanac 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 advocateJack Mitchell , first employee of National Public Radio; first producer of "All Things Considered"George L. Mosse , professor; noted historian of European nationalism and genderRonald Numbers , historian of scienceHarry Partch , avant-garde composerZorba 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 Carl Rogers , psychologist and founder of Client-Centered Therapy Bo Ryan , current head men's basketball coachMatt Schiedler , teacher and top WR coach in the nationIsaac 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 geologistDonna E. Shalala , chancellor 1987-1993; Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1993-2001John Sharpless , history professor; former candidate for the United States House of Representatives , 2000Oliver Smithies , faculty 1960 to 1988, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2007Harry Steenbock , biochemist, vitamin D researcherScott Straus , assistant professor of Political Science and International Studies , specialising in the study of genocide Cecil Taylor , jazz pianistHoward 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 authorStanisław Ulam , mathematician who joined the Manhattan Project during World War IIAlexander Vasiliev (1867-1953), Byzantinist and ArabistJan Vansina , historian of Africa and father of oral historical methodologyEugene Wigner , 1963 Nobel Prize in Physics Sewall Wright , professor of genetics, one of the fathers of population geneticsEfim Zelmanov , recipient of the Fields Medal in 1994Howard Zimmerman , organic chemist, discovered barrelene
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