Micheala Slind – Featured Undergraduate Scholar
Congrats to CALS undergraduate Micheala Slind, recipient of the William & Janice Ward Family Agricultural Enrichment Scholarship!
The Impact of Gifts
Monsanto donates Middleton plant research facility to UW-Madison
A $10 million commercial biotech plant laboratory in Middleton, Wisconsin, first opened in 1982 with the help of University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists, will soon become part of UW–Madison following a donation from Monsanto Co.
Gift Establishes Endowed Graduate Fellowship in Vegetable Crops
The Department of Horticulture has received a donation from UW alumni Steve and Christa Slinger to establish an endowed graduate fellowship in vegetable crops in the department.
Potato Industry Commits $5M to Support UW-Madison Potato and Vegetable Research Program
Wisconsin’s potato industry has had a strong, decades-long partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s potato researchers, one that has helped place Wisconsin among the top three potato-producing states in the nation.
$1M Gift Establishes Professorship in Biological Systems Engineering
The biological systems engineering department recently announced the establishment of its first endowed professorship.
AAE Alumnus Establishes $1M Henry C. Taylor Professorship
Agricultural & Applied Economics alum Dr. Robert H. Miller of Alexandria, Virginia (MS ’59, PhD ’67) visited Madison for the inaugural AAE Scholars & Sponsors Lunch to announce his gift of $500,000 to establish the Henry C. Taylor Professorship.
Srinivasan Damodaran Appointed to Owen R. Fennema Professorship in Food Chemistry
Srinivasan Damodaran, professor of food science, has been appointed to the Owen R. Fennema Professorship in Food Chemistry and was honored at a reception on Friday, Oct. 14.
From Here to Opportunity
The UW helped McKenzie Capouch explore the world and use what she learned to help her home town.
