University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Awards

UW-Stout WGS Professor Rickie-Ann Legleitner Receives 2020-21 Outstanding Teacher Award

UW-Stout WGS Professor Rickie-Ann Legleitner has received the Outstanding Teacher Award for 2020-21, on behalf of UW-Stout Academic Affairs.  Evaluation criteria for the award included 1) scholarly approach and creativity regarding methods for teaching and learning; 2) overall contributions to the discipline, university, community, and education as a whole; 3) impact on student engagement and …

2 WGSC Members Named UW System Teaching Fellows and Scholars Program Participants

Two WGSC members have been named UW System Teaching Fellows & Scholars Program participants, Co-Chair and UW-Green Bay Women’s and Gender Studies Professor Jessica Van Slooten and UW-River Falls Women’s and Gender Studies Professor Desiree Wiesen-Martin. The UW System Teaching Fellows & Scholars Program “provides UW faculty and teaching academic staff a unique opportunity to …

UW-Platteville Professor Dong Isbister Received Outstanding Women of Color Award

Dr. Dong Isbister, Professor and WGSC Coordinator for the UW-Platteville WGS Program, received the UW System 2019 Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award for her outstanding work. This award was presented at a ceremony at UW-Madison on on November 7, 2019. Professor Isbister has been leading the growth of Platteville’s WGS program, and is …

Professor Deb Hoskins of UW-La Crosse Received P.B. Poorman Award

Dr. Deb Hoskins, Professor of the UW-La Crosse Women’s and Gender Studies Department, received the UW System Dr. P. B. Poorman Award for Outstanding Achievement on Behalf of LBGTQ+ People. Professor Hoskins is one of 13 honorees of this award, “an annual honor given to LGBTQ+ people or their allies who have helped to create …