Biography Grant Showerman was born in Brookfield and received his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was a brilliant student and was named a fellow in Latin at both the University of Wisconsin and the American School of Classical Studies in Rome. He served as a professor of …
Biography Robert George Siebecker was born in Sumter and earned his Bachelor of Science in General Science and English, a law degree (1880) and an honorary doctorate (1922) from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Siebecker was one of the best students in his class at the University of Wisconsin. He was an excellent orator …
Biography Charles S. Slichter received a B.S. degree in 1885 and an M.S. degree a year later at Northwestern University. In 1916 he was awarded the Honorary degree Sc.D. by his Alma Mater. During his 48 years at the University of Wisconsin he became successively Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Professor of Applied Mathematics, and finally …
Biography This was true for Benjamin Warner Snow an Illinois native, possessing a first degree from Cornell University (B.S., 1885), extensive training at German universities, and a Ph.D. from the University of Berlin (Ph.D., 1892). In 1893, newly resigned from a professorship at Indiana, he assumed the chair of physics at the University of Wisconsin …
Biography Richard E. Sullivan joined the University of Wisconsin in 1941, a student then, living in Showerman House of Kronshage Hall. After departing for service in World War II, Sullivan returned to Showerman as a House Fellow. In this role, the veteran was from World War Il service. The living symbol — leader, sympathetic counselor, …
Biography Warren D. Tarrant was born in Durant and received his Bachelor of Science and law degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He had three years’ experience in the mercantile business before joining the law firm of Tarrant and Kronshage in Milwaukee. Tarrant was a member of the American Bar Association, the Wisconsin State Bar …
Biography Blanche Trilling attended Belmont College, the Cincinnati College of Music, and was certified in Physical Education from Wellesley College before becoming Director of Physical Education for Women at the University of Missouri from 1909-1910. During the next two years, she was an Associate Director at the Chicago Teachers’ College, and in 1912, she became …
Biography J. Stephen Tripp was born in Duanesburg, New York and taught school part-time while he was attending Schoharie Academy. After leaving the academy, he worked for the law office of Judge Charles Goodyear in Schoharie, New York and remained there until he passed the bar and moved to Baraboo, Wisconsin. In 1854, Tripp left …
Biography William F. Vilas, a native of Chelsea, Vermont, received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and his law degrees at Wisconsin and Albany Law Schools. After his graduation from Albany, he returned to Madison to establish a law practice, but he left two years later in order to serve as …
Biography Elizabeth A. Waters, a native of Fond du Lac, earned her Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1885 with Phi Beta Kappa honors and pursued graduate study at the University of Minnesota, the University of Chicago, and the Milwaukee German Academy. She taught at Neenah High School and in the Minneapolis …